Common Shapes

Dear Listener Thank you for tuning into Common Shapes Amelia's Website Softer Sounds Website Download the free Leaving Social Media Toolkit Download the free Creative Ideation Portal Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a five star rating on Spotify Thank you to : Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing Saltbreaker for our music Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo for our art Other links : Cody's newsletter Monday Monday Landscapes : A writing group for all genres 

The host shares an intriguing personal journey of leaving Substack, highlighting the emotional challenges of migrating subscribers. They delve into the importance of aligning creative practices with personal values while navigating the transition. The discussion also emphasizes the significance of community support for artists and small businesses, and expresses gratitude for collaborative efforts in podcast production. This episode is a thoughtful exploration of balancing business practices with integrity.

Brandi Cheyenne Harper is a passionate knitter, writer, and facilitator known for her newsletter 'Knitting as a Love Language' and her book 'Knitting for Radical Self-Care.' She discusses the powerful connection between knitting and personal storytelling, and how fluidity in creative work enhances expression. Brandi shares her journey in self-publishing and the importance of community, particularly for marginalized voices. She highlights the joy of creating inclusive spaces and the transformative nature of radical self-care in her artistic pursuits.

Dear listener,Welcome to our last episode of Common Shapes for the year! We will return with new episodes every Wednesday starting January 8In today’s episode I share a series of practices, systems, and rituals I am doing in place of using Instagram.Make sure you grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : A three day email guide to help you vision your projects and put them out into the world.ALL MY GUIDES :Creative Ideation PortalWeaving in Our Values ToolkitNote Taking Tools + PossibilitiesDaily Writing TrackerSublime - You can also subscribe to Sublimeon Substack - grateful to Alex Dobrenko`for folding me inAre.naOTHER THINGS I MENTION:Tiego Forte’s PARA methodhow a photo and video-sharing social networking service gave me my best friends, true love, a beautiful career, and made me want to die - on sale for $5!LIST MAKING PROMPTS :Make a list of five things you’re grateful forMake a list of ten things you can do instead of reaching for your phoneMake a list of five friends to call in the next weekMake a list of your seventeen favorite words - hang these upMake a list of the ten blessings social media gave you and then make a list of ten places where you can replace thatWAYS TO SUPPORT THE SHOW :Leave a review on Apple PodcastsLeave a five star review on SpotifyWHO MAKES THIS SHOW POSSIBLE :Editing and support by Softer SoundsPodcast art by Lukaza Branfman-VerissimoMusic by Saltbreaker

Welcome to another episode of Common Shapes. I am delighted today to share this interview with Nic Antoinette where we talk about doing business differently, unhooking from the loops of social media, self publishing our books, anti capitalist business frameworks, and so much moreYou can find more of Nic’s work by subscribing to Wild LettersYou can check out her website hereAnd her hiking memoirs hereDon’t forget to download the free three day Creative Ideation Portal to vision all of your beautiful projects as well as the new Daily Writing TrackerThanks for listening!

Dear listener,SEASON THREE OF COMMON SHAPES IS UPON USIt is my absolute pleasure to be back on the microphone and in your ears. Talking about all things business, art, values, deactivating social media, systems, rituals, and practices!Links mentioned :Landscapes : A writing group for all genresCreative Ideation Portal : Free three day guide to visioning your projectsDevon Price's essay about burnoutWriting The Personal : A three week class to bring the poetic, personal, and political together for essays of self discovery and service starting Dec 8Taught by Cody Cook-Parrott with guest teachers Anna Fusco and Fariha Róisín

In this week’s episode I bring us through both the process of creating a new suite of business offerings as well as presenting to you my very own.I bring you through how I invented these and where I started and how I worked back from that space. A little glimpse inside of my brain.But first : Make sure you download the free Creative Ideation Portal : A three day guide for visioning and planning your own work.Want to go straight to the booking links : Go here. This includes a free 15 minute call you can book if you want to see if any of these are the right fit for you! I am always open to finding exchanges that are right for us together.

Hello Common Shapes listeners. 🔸 I wanted to pop in with a little mini-episode to check in between seasons and share a few updates. Take a few minutes to hear why I changed my name and how you can join us in Flexible Office this spring. 🔹LINKSGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday MondayFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes

Poet, teacher, and author Jacqueline Suskin talks about seasonal practices, writing multiple books, having multiple calendars, and choosing to remember. They discuss the radical nature of connecting to Earth's cycles, tapping into seasonal rhythms, and Jacqueline's daily and weekly planning practices. They also explore holding nuance in writing, the power of calendars for task management, and the importance of trust and boundaries in the creative process.

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m joined by my dear friend Fariha Róisín for a conversation at the intersections of writing, politics, care, and liberation.Fariha is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Sydney, Australia. As a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, she is interested in the margins, liminality, otherness, and the mercurial nature of being. She’s the author of five books and writes the Substack newsletter, How to Cure a Ghost.In this episode, Fariha shares her experience telling the truth amidst propaganda and channeling righteous rage into writing. She explains how she approaches writing about Palestine during the genocide in Gaza and how she embeds the depth of her feelings and beliefs in her work.Tune in to hear about—Feeling the responsibility to speak outFariha’s process for working on two books at oncePouring your feelings into your writingDemystifying spiritual practiceThe importance of surrenderWhere the personal meets the politicalHow Fariha writes her weekly newsletterLinksVisit Fariha’s websiteOrder Survival Takes a Wild ImaginationSubscribe to Fariha’s Substack newsletterFollow Fariha on InstagramMentioned in the episode: James Baldwin, Mother Country RadicalsGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday MondayFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes