The Comparison Trap | January 2026
The Artist Cooperative Podcast
Do you ever get caught in the comparison trap? Lost scrolling Instagram, wishing your paintings looked like everyone else's? Let's talk about where that mindset comes from, how to take care of yourself while you're stuck in the spiral, and what to do to help your inner critic feel a lot more secure!
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Art History: Celebrating Stillness | December 2025
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Art has throughout history been a way for humans to rediscover and celebrate values and ideals for creating a beautiful life -- what better time than the busy holidays to explore how art has captured the beauty in stillness? How can we incorporate stillness more into our creativity in a way that feels empowering and nourishing? Let's talk about it! Video Replay:
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November 2025: Reclaiming Rest
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What is your relationship with rest, and what role does it play in your creative practice? Let's chat about it!
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October 2025: Creating a Creative Space
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Is your creative space (physically, mentally, emotionally) making it easier for you to create, or are there hidden barriers? Let's talk about ways you can intentionally curate spaces to help you find the magic in your creative practice!
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September 2025: Art History | Creativity + Activism
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How have artists used creativity and creative platforms to advocate for a better world? Let's discuss!
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August 2025: Reclaiming Creative Self-Care
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What does "self-care" mean for you, especially in your creative practice? How do we dig deeper into self-compassion and care work so it's not just surface-level, but actual self-discovery and healing? And what does creativity have to do with that? Let's talk about it!
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July 2025: Creativity + Grief
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How can we use creativity to help us hold grief? Life can get heavy, and creativity can absolutely be a tool to hold space for our humanity. Let's talk about it!
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June 2025: Art History | Stories of Hardship and Success
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It's an art history mindset chat! Let's explore some famous creatives (Emily Dickinson, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Frida Kahlo) who blazed trails while navigating tough life circumstances.
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May 2025: Reclaiming Mediocrity
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Is your deepest fear that you are, in fact, decidedly... average? If so, you're not alone! Fearing "mediocrity" is one of the top reasons why so many people never pick up a paintbrush! Let's chat about what's so scary about mediocrity, why we've been taught to fear it... and how to reclaim our own value regardless of how we measure up to societal expectations.
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April 2025: Giving + Receiving Criticism
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One of the challenges we're faced with as artists: How do we grow our skill but actually make it feel good? It's a tricky balance sometimes, trying to focus on self-compassion but also welcome the growth. Is "constructive criticism" a real thing? What kind of feedback do we really want -- and what kind of feedback does our community need from us? Let's chat about it!
info_outlineGoal-Setting can feel so good, but what happens when you don’t actually achieve your goals? What happens when you plan everything perfectly… and your progress still doesn’t go according to plan? Let’s discuss how to approach revisiting “failed” goals with self-compassion, and pivoting or plotting a course that may help you actually achieve them.