It's a pandemic, not a productivity contest
But it is a time to embody the awkwardness of transformation!
Thank you!
I am so thankful to everyone who donated and shared our #GivingTuesdayNow campaign to raise money for the Sacramento Covid-19 Artist Relief Fund.
We raised $1,705 on Tuesday and have raised $7,711 since starting the fund in March.
If you donated over $15 on Tuesday & have’t heard from me yet regarding your Thank You gift, please email me at hello@broadroom.org!
Transforming Your Inner Critic into Your Ally
A close friend of creative burnout is the inner critic -- a jerk who likes to lurk in our head and offer unsolicited critiques...
Together, in this hour-long virtual workshop, we will explore the 'inner critic'. We will give it its moment to tell us where it came from, how it's protecting us, and what we can do to soothe its hurt.
This workshop is meant for anyone who identifies as a creative, who wants to integrate their inner critic, and learn to coexist with their 'dark passenger'. During the pandemic, while we are unable to indulge in escapism, our inner dialogue might be louder. Therefore, it's the ideal time to greet your inner critic and work with her/him/they to accept each other a little better.
This is a donation-based workshop, so just pay-what-you-can!
Week Ahead Tarot-scope
Message from the Body — Death (reversed): Death is always a jarring card to draw, but in this case the Body (our unconscious) is craving transformation. It is asking for us to allow ourselves to shed, let go, and cut off the parts of ourselves that no longer serve us. Think of it like pruning a plant — you have to cut away the dead in order to allow for new growth. And that new growth is always more resilient. So, where can you trim away the dead pieces and allow yourself to be uncomfortable with the awkward regrowth process? I like to think of the reversed Death card as an analogy for the tween years when we are awkward in transition between childhood and adolescence. It necessary, it’s transitional, it’s temporary, but it is incredibly awkward and almost no one is good at it. That’s the feeling of the coming week — it’s going to be an awkward transition, but it is also necessary to our growth.
Message from the Mind — 8 of Wands (reversed): This card represents so much of what we are missing while in quarantine — vacations, holidays, freedom, — as well as the feelings that are causing some to flout the stay-at-home orders and protest the measures to keep the pandemic’s casualties to a minimum — like hastiness and rushing forward. A reversal of this card asks us to consider how we can embody progress that benefits the collective, rather than ratifying our own selfish desire for unrestricted freedom. This week, when you feel the compulsion to rush towards “normalcy” try considering how you can bring some of what you’ve learned during this time into the world following the pandemic. How can we use this time in a transformative way?
Message from the Spirit — The Emperor (reversed): The Emperor asks us to synthesize ideas into systems. The Emperor reversed is asking us to reimagine the structures and systems we have constructed in a new way. The theme of this spread is transformation — our duty is to consider how we can transform into something that is resilient and benefits the collective. It is time to shed the old, reject the bad, and embrace the collective.
Stuff I’m into right now…
I’m on a history of feminism kick right now spurred by FX’s Mrs. America (available on Hulu) and Apple TV+’s The Morning Show. Both shows are smart, well-written and acted, and give me ~uncomfortable~ as well as ~I want to scream~ feels. Uncomfortable, because I recognize myself and other privileged white women in Rose Byrne’s Gloria Steinem as they push the Women’s Lib movement forward without taking much time to think critically about intersectionality. And I want to scream at the women who uphold the patriarchy in order to maintain their own tenuous grip on (although never quite equal to that of white men) power as is the case with numerous women in both shows, although none more obvious than Phyllis Schlafly.
Another podcast! In keeping with the feminist theme, Thread the Needle offers a nuanced look at actual everyday life and how it squares with being a feminist. From dating, to sexy moms, and doing the dishes — this podcast offers an interesting and thoughtful look at how feminism intersects with our lives.