Have you ever felt like it’s much harder to make new friends and keep them the older you get? Between work and family obligations–and the time dedicated to pursuing your creativity or art–life can suddenly start to feel a bit less joyful or expansive with fewer friends around.

In the Season 2 finale episode of Art You Crazy?, Tessie and Erin get vulnerable about how we might inadvertently be hurting our chances at having deep friendships, and what we can do to foster them instead.

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Topics in this episode:

• Conditional friendships

• Circumstantial friendships

• Relying on your romantic partner to fulfill every relationship role

• The 5 closest people in your life

• Ways to stay connected to your most important friends

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As self-made artists, it’s necessary to have a strong, determined work-ethic. But when all you do is work, work, work, you don’t just risk burning yourself out–you risk burning your creativity out, too. If you’re feeling like your art has become boring, stale, or monotonous lately, you’re not alone! In this episode of Art You Crazy?, Tessie and Erin discuss how vacationing in a foreign place can help you refresh, refuel, and reignite your creative spark. Plus, Tessie swaps some crazy tales from her recent travels to Egypt–complete with video proof!

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In this episode you can find discussions on:

#travel

#vacation

#international

#culture

#culturalexchange

#creativity

#expansion

#learning

#curiosity

Can artists be truly creatively free while collaborating with others? Or is “collaboration” just a nicer word for “compromise”? When is creative control justified, and when is it just your ego talking? As we approach Independence Day in the United States, Tessie and Erin explore the concept of freedom in creative practice in our latest episode of Art You Crazy?

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In this episode you can find discussions on:

#creativity

#freedom

#compromise

#control

#success

#collaboration

#change

In a twist on our usual theme, Tessie and Erin speak with former actress-turned-psychotherapist, Andi Cabello. With generosity and impressive insight, Andi shares her journey of discovering her true calling by tuning back in to what creativity originally meant for her: connecting with people through sharing stories.

Hear about her process of hard realizations and self acceptance, the time to transition, and her views on art and creativity after the fact. Plus, listen out for two incredible book recommendations for anyone looking to reclaim their artistic purpose!

For more info on Andi, follow her on Instagram or check out her website!

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  In this episode you can find discussions on:

  #careertransition

  #acting

  #therapy

  #self-concept

  #failure

  #hustle

  #money

  #purpose

  #calling

  #priorities

  #personalsuccess

  #connection

  #wasteland

  #creativity

  #authenticity

  #hobbies

  #solocreativity

  #painting

  #gardening

  #homemaking

  #BigMagic

  #ElizabethGilbert

  #IfWomenRoseRooted

  #SharonBlackie

It’s sad but true: not every creative project we take on is destined for great things. But how we move past the grief of letting it go–or even if we are ABLE to let it go–can determine much about how quickly and resiliently we rebound with new work.

In this full-length installment of Art You Crazy?, Tessie and Erin examine the important role that creative “death” has in the cycle of artistic production, and reveal their personal ways of coping with the need to abandon work that is no longer effective or resonant.

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In this episode you can find discussions on:

#creativity

#death

#destruction

#rebuilding

#phoenix

#detachment

#hoarding

#evolution

#impermanence

#fossilized

#creativecycle

#museum

#selfgrowth

#beginnersmind

#writersblock

#rewrites

#BigMagic

#ElizabethGilbert

#Artisneverfinishedonlyabandoned

#daVinci

#BijeuxCollective

#QuickChange

#JewelsofLight

The weather isn’t the only thing heating up around here! Watch Erin and Tessie taste Headstone Hot Sauce’s most requested flavors, Arbol and Habañero … and live to tell the tale!

Tessie, as a self-proclaimed chili connoisseur, has danced with the devilishly hot flames of the underworld and emerged with a taste for the extreme. But beware, her spice tolerance might be your next culinary challenge. Can Erin withstand the heat, or will she end up with a headstone of her own???

You'll have to watch to find out!

Then head on over to www.flavormortis.com⁠ where AYC listeners can use code CRAZY to get 10% off the full line of Headstone Hot Sauce flavors...if you dare!

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In this episode you can find discussions on:

#HeadstoneHotSauce

#hotsauce

#tastetest

#artisans

Hey listeners, wanna meet up IRL? AYC's very own Erin Elizabeth Reed and Tessie Herrasti are co-hosting a very special in-person workshop with Joy and Mindfulness coach Jillian Schecher called, "Embodied Joy." It'll be a 2-hour experience all about leaning in to what lights you up so you can walk away inspired to get the most out of your life!

We don't want to give too much away... but spaces are limited and already filling up! If you'll be in NYC on June 5th, 2024 we'd LOVE to have you!

For more info, and to SAVE YOUR SPOT NOW while you still can, go to www.tessieherrasti.com/joy

We'll bring the "crazy"... all you gotta do is bring you, and the JOY will follow!

Pumped to see you!

xo Tessie & Erin

Let’s face it: as a creative, you’re not always sure where your next paying gig will come from. (In fact, it’s probably the #1 reason most well-meaning people call creatives “crazy” for pursuing their art!) In this episode of AYC, Tessie and Erin talk freely about the mental, emotional, and financial stresses that come with the creative territory–as well as share some tips for weathering the ups, downs, and in-betweens. Plus! We set some S.M.A.R.T. goals for our own careers. Stay tuned to see how they turn out…!

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In this episode you can find discussions on:

#money

#finances

#mentalstress

#emotionalstress

#bounty

#drought

#equilibrium

#innercritic

#control

#impostersyndrome

#self-care

#affirmations

#walking

#trees

#reframing

#beginnersmindset

#saving

#expenses

#s.m.a.r.t.goals

#goalsetting

#weightlifting

#strengthtraining

#hurdles

#sprints