Common Shapes

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 🖱️ Join me in Flexible Office: A Digital Co-working Space for all of us. We begin April 2nd!

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m deep in conversation with poet, teacher, and my dear friend, Jacqueline Suskin.Jacqueline is a poet and educator who has been teaching workshops, writing books, hosting retreats and creating spontaneous poetry around the world since 2009. She’s published eight books, and her most recent one, A Year In Practice, was just released with Sounds True press.Together we talk about seasonal practices, radically reconnecting with the Earth, Fern Gully, writing multiple books, having multiple calendars, and choosing to remember.Tune in to learn about—The radical nature of connecting to the Earth’s cyclesHow to tap into seasonal rhythmsJacqueline’s daily & weekly planning practicesWhat’s our work & what’s not our workHow to hold nuance in your writingLinksVisit Jacqueline’s websiteOrder Jacqueline’s new book, A Year in PracticeSubscribe to Jacqueline’s Substack newsletterGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday MondayFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes 🖱️ Join me in Flexible Office: A Digital Co-working Space for all of us. We begin April 2nd!

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 🖱️ Join me in Flexible Office: A Digital Co-working Space for all of us. We begin April 2nd!

I’ve been writing personal essays for over a decade, and I believe that my personal essay practice allowed me to leave social media.So in today’s episode, I share how I blend the personal, the poetic, and the political in my writing. And I unpack how that supports me in speaking up and sharing my work without shying away from what’s happening in the world.I hope this episode inspires you to share your writing with the people. Tune in to learn about—The importance of your life storyHow to share your political valuesFacing fear when we don’t know what to sayBeing willing to get it wrongWhy you should choose a container for your writingHow personal essays can help you leave social mediaLinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday MondaySign up for Writing the Personal, Dec 3 -17Mentioned in the episode — Body Work by Melissa Febos, 69herbs, Sister Spinster, Lukaza’s Substack, Fariha’s Substack, Friendship Village book, Bear Hebert, Off the Grid podcast, Ayana Zaire Cotton SubstackFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes 🖱️ Join me in Flexible Office: A Digital Co-working Space for all of us. We begin April 2nd!

Welcome to season two of Common Shapes! Since last season, I took a big step in my life and logged out of Instagram for good.So in this episode, I’m going to share why I left and how I did it. Not from a place of knowing-it-all, but by asking the question, “what does it actually mean to be done with social media?”I hope this episode inspires you to take supportive steps that are right for you. Tune in to learn about—What it’s like to leave InstagramThe portal of the validation loopA big business success moment since leavingIs Substack social media?Weaving the personal, poetic & politicalLinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday MondaySign up for my Skillshare class, Success on SubstackListen to Off the Grid podcast — especially the 5-step Plan to Leave Social Media & this conversation with Melissa WordFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes 🖱️ Join me in Flexible Office: A Digital Co-working Space for all of us. We begin April 2nd!

Making this podcast brought me into a business ecosystem crisis. Very little of my output changed, but my inner understanding of my work needed to shift.So in today’s episode, I’m sharing how my job description has changed since I launched this show. And I’m exploring how shifting your job description can transform your relationship to your work.Tune in to learn about—How to discover what you’re devoted toWhat are the themes of your jobWhat is not your jobHow to write your job descriptionAligning your job with your values & interestsWhat’s next for Common Shapes podcastLinksGet my mini-workshop Your Everchanging JobBook a Creative Advising SessionsGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday MondayFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes🔶 Interested in finding out more about placing an ad for next season? Fill out this form!  🖱️ Join me in Flexible Office: A Digital Co-working Space for all of us. We begin April 2nd!

Your offer ecosystem is how your creative offerings branch out of your artistry, fit together in the world, increase your income, and expand your reach.In this episode, I share how I’ve crafted my offer ecosystem over the past decade, and I tell you the stories of how a few of my offers have evolved and even ended.Tune in to learn about—What an offer ecosystem isMy favorite ways to get ideas for your offer ecosystemHow to choose a container for an offerWhy one-on-one work can be a great place to startCharging for your offeringsLinksLearn more about Teaching As A PracticeGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday MondayFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes 🖱️ Join me in Flexible Office: A Digital Co-working Space for all of us. We begin April 2nd!

Teaching online classes is how I’ve made the majority of my income since 2017. And it is a great joy of my career to have had such amazing, invested, weird, inspirational students.In this episode, I’m going to share my approach to creating an online class by walking us through how I teach my class A Quilt Is Something Human.I hope that this inspires you to become the teacher that you are meant to be. Grab a pen & paper, then tune in to learn about—How to decide what to teachReasons to teach onlinePricing your online class5 reasons the world needs your online classSome of my favorite tech for selling online classesLinksLearn more about Teaching As A PracticeGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday MondayLearn about Melissa Word’s class Grief ThreadsFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes 🖱️ Join me in Flexible Office: A Digital Co-working Space for all of us. We begin April 2nd!

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m joined by my internet friend Anna Fusco to discuss dedicating your life to art.Anna is an artist, writer, deep thinker, question asker and truth teller. Her practice consists of writing her Substack newsletter and making drawings.Together we talk about our daily list practice, creating a gallery show, the challenges of pricing your work, and what it means to be a full-time artist.Tune in to learn about—The List aka Project MiracleMaking art & having art showsPricing your workNewsletters & SubstackHow to get started as a self-employed artistLinksMake Miracles in Forty Days by Melody BeattieVisit Anna’s poster shop, Lord CowboySubscribe to Anna’s Substack newsletter, UnsupervisedFollow Anna on InstagramGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday MondayFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes 🖱️ Join me in Flexible Office: A Digital Co-working Space for all of us. We begin April 2nd!

I think the great fear of most creative people is that we’ll run out of ideas and not know what to do next.I come up against this time and time again in my own work, so I’ve developed a series of practices for releasing fear, removing blocks, returning to center, and discovering what’s next.Tune in to this episode to learn my six favorite tools for when I don’t know what to do, including—Morning pages & artist datesMovementPhoning a friendSetting up an easy practiceList-makingRecovery & spiritual practiceAfter you listen, go get my free Creative Ideation Portal, and join me in dreaming up what’s next for you and your work.LinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday MondayGet Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s WayFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes 🖱️ Join me in Flexible Office: A Digital Co-working Space for all of us. We begin April 2nd!