for the living with sami mckay
welcome to a collection of writings and a podcast by Toronto-based artist and writer Sami McKay. For the Living focuses on navigating the human experience, exploring themes of life, death, coping, and using beliefs and storytelling to shift our mindsets.
Episodes
this one is alllll about fate
this one is featuring guest crafter maia camara
this one is all about meaning and its place in the creative cycle
this one is allll about monetizing your hobbies
this one is all about durkheim's concept of collective effervescence and the religious function of live music and communal connection.
this one is all about receiving rejection & criticism as a creative
this one's allllll about trusting your intuition, why that's tough and how i got through it.
here are some field notes on the creative process and it's wider presentation as a cycle!
here are the top 20 mistakes i made as a creative ranging from poor pricing to self doubt.
this one is allll about planning mixed media, what you need to know (and not know) and the way you should probably let go of the pressure to plan a full composition.
on the process of coming up with ideas but most importantly allowing ideas to flow as they arise
this one is allll about people pleasing, integrity, and finding the courage to be disliked.
this is a haphazard video full of tips and tricks for building meaningful (but simple) creative rituals that make a difference.
this one is allll about acceptance, change and surrendering to fear
full written essay on samimckay.com
this one is about what creative burnout is, how you got it and tips for dealing with it
this one is alll ab out regret and the paradoxes that bring it to life.
read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack
https://samimckay.substack.com/
follow my socials if you haven't already
IG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay
this is allll about navigating doubt as a creative or just a person or maybe even a creative person
on western individualism, self-help language & sacrificing for others
read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack
https://samimckay.substack.com/
follow my socials if you haven't already
IG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay
this one's for the creatives out there, i'm answering my most frequently asked questions starting with the most common one: how do you find inspiration?
this one is allll about the symbol of the labyrinth
read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack
https://samimckay.substack.com/
follow my socials if you haven't already:
IG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay
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