FREEBIE over at marshabarrondesign.com/slowseasonspodcast - get your FREE quarterly check-in sheet. In this episode, we go over a quick quarterly check-in process, then talk about what makes an artist and what hats we wear. It’s a common perception that artists just paint all day, that art is not a real job, and that we don’t have real-life useful skills. If you are an artist or creative entrepreneur, it’s time to elevate your art as well as the truly amazing skills that you have. Artists possess transferable skills, meaning those who are artists can transfer their skills to all other areas of life. To me, that is a superpower. We are artists, but we are also project managers, creative directors, social media managers, copy writers, content writers, storytellers, and story branding experts. And so much more!

Warning: This episode contains explicit content (language). My husband says a bunch of crazy, dumb, smart, and wise sh*t. I once had a Twitter account dedicated to the #sh*tmyhusbandsays. This episode is a small sampling of some of his quotes. We also talk about some recent updates on Nick’s passion project The Brutal Barron Show and what is next for the podcast as well as his other creative endeavors. You’ll also hear me yell at our cat Monsoon as she tears up our couch 😒 Listen to The Brutal Barron Show on Spotify, and give the podcast a follow on instagram @brutal_barron_podcast.

Warning: This episode contains explicit content (language). Today’s special guest is my mom Martha Lay, who feels like a celebrity now 😂 We’re kind of just talking out of our butts today and remembering some memorable #shitmymomsays quotes from my old Twitter account. If you can hang in there while we go on tangents, you’ll discover some golden nuggets of wisdom. Maybe.

In this unscripted episode, I walk you through what I’ve been up to over the last two weeks creatively, rejection and perceptions that I deal with as a working artist, and allowing room for inconsistency within my schedule to create on my own terms while dealing with anxiety and other issues. Listen in to get a “behind-the-scenes” tour of my creative life in this season of life.

This week’s episode is a compilation of five “quick hit” tips for you to implement in your business this week. These are especially useful if you have not been in business very long or if you have not yet made the leap to officially opening the doors to your business. But make no mistake, if you have been doing this a long time, it’s a good refresher too! Sometimes we all need reminding. Listen to this episode, jot down your ideas and start doing it NOW!

This episode is a compilation of ten business and life lessons I would give my younger self. This is advice I would have loved to have known when I was younger - like 18 or fresh out of college at 22. I’m sharing them with you today because it’s good universal advice and great reminders for those of us who have been in business any number of years; And if you are on the younger side, I hope you receive this with the best of intentions. Good luck on your entrepreneurial journey! You can find more on marshabarrondesign.com/slowseasonspodcast.

You are the author of your own story. You create the narrative. The “imposter” will try to write a story for you, but frauds only know how to lie. It’s up to you to reveal what is truth. In this episode, we talk about: 👉🏼imposter syndrome and what it means 👉🏼how imposter syndrome might show up in our daily lives as creative entrepreneurs 👉🏼how imposter syndrome might affect our lives if left untreated - burnout, perfectionism, anxiety, depression, work addiction + more 👉🏼ways to combat imposter syndrome so that we can thrive 👉🏼how to write a new narrative to change our mindset, our businesses, and creativity

This episode’s special guest is Danielle Gartner DeFer, owner of Baker Street Skin Care - a local Tucson, AZ small business. Baker Street Skin Care is a line of plant-based skincare products supported by science and formulated for sensitive skin, all WITHOUT harsh and toxic chemicals. You can shop online with Danielle on her website bakerstreetskincare.com and follow her on Instagram @bakerstreetskincare. Join us as we chat about the start of Baker Street Skin Care and where it’s headed, reflecting back on one year of business - the doubters, the supporters and the ones who said nothing, changing the way we think so that we can show up for ourselves in business and life, the ups and downs of small business ownership, and how past trauma and childhood can affect the way we show up in our business/life and how to prevail and thrive. Visit the episode notes on marshabarrondesign.com/slowseasonspodcast to learn more about Danielle and see a full list of how to connect with her.

In this episode, we piggyback off last episode’s topics of annual planning and goal setting, but this time we go down some major rabbit holes as we entertain some “radical” ideas about space, time and what is possible, and we take a walk into our subconscious to find our future selves, the magic key to achieving our biggest dreams. This episode includes a guided meditation/visualization exercise - Please ensure that you are NOT driving or operating machinery that requires your full attention. Happy manifesting! Visit marshabarrondesign.com/slowseasonspodcast for more resources and episode notes.

In this first episode of 2023, I walk you through my annual planning and goal setting process and show you how to do it the easy way so you can just do the damn thing and just get your business going on the right path. Head over to https://marshabarrondesign.com/slowseasonspodcast to get your FREE printable worksheets and templates to get started on your own annual planning and goal setting to make 2023 your best year ever!

There’s a FREEBIE in store for you! Next month (in December 2022), I will be sending you all a 2023 planner I designed, and I’m so excited to be sharing with you - just head to my website and subscribe to my newsletter to get it! Get it here: https://www.marshabarrondesign.com/newsletter-sign-ups. In this episode, I take you inside my business in 2022 and take a look at the fact that the biggest milestones and growth happened in - you guessed it - the SLOW SEASONS of my business! This will be the last episode of 2022, and we are ending it on a good note. I hope you take some time to discover your own milestones and growth over the past year, and next episode (January 3, 2023) we will start the new year off right! I have lots in store for you so stick around! Find full episode notes and resources on https://marshabarrondesign.com/slowseasonspodcast.

Today we are touching on the subjects of purpose (your “why”) and the importance of play in our creative practice. I also walk you through a quick 5-10 minute Core Values exercise, which helps to clarify your business objectives and lays a solid foundation for your creative career and even your personal life. Find the downloadable/printable worksheet and more resources on https://marshabarrondesign.com/slowseasonspodcast under “Episode Notes & Resources”.

Today we have a special guest - Mayra Loreto - owner of local Tucson small business called Flor Sin Retoño. Mayra offers beautiful handcrafted brooms, hand poured candles and sustainable ritual tools charged and blessed and ready to use in your home and altar. You can find her on instagram at https://instagram.com/flor.sin.retono and purchase her products on https://florsinretono.com. You can also shop her candles at the local “Rustic Candle” on 4th Ave in downtown Tucson, AZ. Today, we chat about business, magick, heritage, family and all things witchy. Come join us and listen now. *Please note: this episode contains strong language.

Please note: This episode contains strong language. In this episode, we have my hubby Nick back on the show to talk about recent updates on his own podcast The Brutal Barron Show, our thoughts on limiting beliefs, rejection, and well, we go on a lot of tangents. You can listen to The Brutal Barron Show on Spotify and follow along on Instagram at https://instagram.com/brutal_barron_podcast.

Episode 6 is part 3 of a 3-part mini lesson series tackling limiting beliefs. This episode wraps up everything we learned in episodes 4 and 5, and confronts false beliefs head-on in order to debunk them and prove how untrue they are. I also take you through an exercise you can do yourself in order to anchor new beliefs to replace the false ones that no longer serve you. These emotional skills lay down a strong foundation so that our creative entrepreneurial endeavors can truly succeed and flourish. Find more on https://marshabarrondesign.com/slowseasonspodcast.

This episode is part 2 of a 3-part mini lesson series on dismantling our limiting beliefs that interfere with our creative endeavors and sabotage us from reaching our full potential. Episode 5 includes a hypnosis/timeline therapy session, which will aid in releasing our limiting beliefs so that we can free ourselves of them and start to anchor new beliefs in their place. The hypnosis session in this episode is my own rendition of hypnotherapy techniques I have learned in the past, and greatly influenced by my own teachers Mark Yuzuik, Michael Stevenson of Transform Destiny and Matt Brauning. Check out the episode notes at https://marshabarrondesign.com/slowseasonspodcast and click on “resources” or “Slow Seasons Blog”. Time to dive into some deep rabbit holes! It’s about to get weird… in a good way!

In Part 1 today, we are uncovering what limiting beliefs are and the common ones we hear in a creative career/path. Limiting beliefs are the stories we tell ourselves, that hold us back from realizing our full potential in all areas of life. We will begin to unlock what these are for us, become neutral observers of our thoughts and belief systems and then take steps to tackle them so that we can start to thrive in both our careers and personal life. Part 2 of this mini-lesson will be released in episode 5. Please note: semi-strong language is used in this episode.

This week, with the full moon energy in full swing, I was thinking about my own art journey, where I’ve been, the pains I’ve endured, and where I am now. I hope that this trip down memory lane helps you in your own creative journey and emphasizes the point I’m trying to make in that we all go through the valley of the shadow of doubt, each and every one of us. It is part of the process of creating something wonderful and something worthwhile. To learn more about Bonnie Christine visit bonniechristine.com or surfacepatterndesigners.com (not sponsored).

In this episode, we have a very special guest (first guest of Slow Seasons) Nick Barron talk about his new podcast and finding his creative calling. This is a very laid back episode where we LOL quite a bit. Check out The Brutal Barron Show on Spotify and Anchor (https://anchor.fm/nicholas-barron7/) and follow him on Instagram @brutal_barron_podcast Please note: This episode includes explicit content (language).

I talk about why I started this Podcast, a brief background of my art journey and topics we will cover in future episodes as well as some intro “homework” to get your imagination going. In this episode, our main goal is giving ourselves permission to DREAM. Find more on instagram @slowseasonspodcast and on my website at https://marshabarrondesign.com/slowseasonspodcast.