In this 35th and final episode, your host Pam Consear describes how the Accidental Muralist Podcast began, why it bears that title, and what new project is growing up in its place. She also tells you about a new home she's settling into on the interwebs, where you can continue to listen. ✨

In this episode, Pam shares a segment of recent writing from the workbook she's crafting on the topic of transitions.

Fallout from a surprise snowstorm in Portland prompted today's thoughts about how we normally handle difficulties. Is it worth trying to avoid trouble, or is our life-energy better spent mining hard times for the lessons they can gift to us? Also, how can a person actually create more soul?

Do you ever feel hijacked by your emotions, triggered unexpectedly by someone’s words or behavior, and ready to swing back? Or maybe you decide they're a jerk and that cutting them out of your life is the best way to prevent further injury. Today's episode unpacks the lessons and gifts that are hidden next to our wounds, and suggests ways to move through the pain, with self-compassion, toward healing.

From my vantage point at the end of 2022, in the midst of an ice storm, and near the conclusion of my month of grand jury duty, I offer you armloads of well-wishes, none of which include the word "happy." But not because I'm a Grinch! Find comfort and encouragement in this 10-minute message. ✨

"Growth demands discomfort" writes Danielle Dulsky. Michael Meade implores us to get in the right kind of trouble, before the wrong kind of trouble finds us. Despite the advertising industry's efforts to sell us material illusions of comfort, true comfort comes when we learn to trust ourselves. That happens the more we step outside of our comfort zone and find out what we're capable of.

Anyone else feel like they're still recovering from the 1980s? In this episode I explain why I'm actively skipping my 35-year college reunion this weekend. As an antidote, I offer "book reports" on three titles that assure me that what's important to me is actually... important.

In a note-to-self kind of way, today’s podcast episode reminds us how to follow our intuition into uncharted territory — which is what teaching and art-making consist of. And Life, too, if we’re honest. I've got a few suggestions for helping you take the next step toward what feels juicy (and probably illogical) to you right now. We need what you came here to give.

Today’s podcast episode delves into the art of picking green beans, spotting forgotten books, and turning popular beliefs about the dangers of nature upside-down.

When you're feeling despair about the state of the world, let your imagination and intuition show you where you can add soul and beauty. Little things are big things. With examples from my own life, I show how transformation begins with the small act of trusting yourself.

Where would such a question come from? In this episode I give the context and reasoning for why my answer is an emphatic (spoiler alert) Yes! Plus we'll do a thought experiment about artistry in the workplace.

The house next door burned down five years ago. Last week it went on the market. Wanna hear what I'd like to make happen over there?? (Dream-plans inside.)

Loss happens. It's part of being human. How do we heal from losses -- big and small -- without being consumed by them? What's the difference between honoring losses and wallowing in self-pity? Join me as I discuss things grief- and loss-related (with bouts of laughter!) with my dear friend Patti Bentson Carey.

When we make art a daily habit and not an event reserved for "someday when all the real work is done", it has the power, paradoxically, to make our daily lives more extraordinary. Join this exploration of art-making as a component of healthy living.

When I heard it said that, "'Original' doesn't mean 'first in time,' it means 'closest to the origin'" I felt a wave of relief. I could stop grasping for ideas that felt "more creative" than what I was naturally drawn to. The issue becomes, then, How can we learn to know our source, our authentic voice? I've got some ideas.

After revealing some unusual ways houses have figured in my life’s story, I shift the focus away from the four solid walls. What if home were a state of mind you could carry with you? Can we create the sense of home out in our communities? If we were born onto this Earth, can anyplace we go be our home? Join me for a very personal exploration of what it means to be "at home."

Our society saddles us with baggage around creativity -- namely who is allowed to be an artist, and what exactly can be called "art." In this conversation, Rhiannon unwittingly serves as my therapist as I unpack my own insecurities and examine the long, slow path I needed to trod in order to call myself an Artist. True, she has a few pitfalls of her own. Like, does "copying" nature through detailed botanical illustrations qualify as art, or is it scientific note-taking? Join us for a wild ride full of laughs and contradictions as we ask ourselves and each other: What is Creativity?

I’m so tempted to just blurt out what the word for module 4 of heART❤️SCHOOL is, but I’m going to resist and instead welcome you into the podcast episode. Hint: we're jumping off the treadmill, finding ways to create this deliciousness -- one of many great words that starts with S.

Everyone on this globe is currently in transition — in the “betwixt and between” as Michael Meade calls this time where one era has surely ended and the next one has not yet taken shape. In this conversation with Elena Consear Ramos and Teresa Fabbricino, two thoughtful 28-year-olds making life decisions from the heart, we talk about the limitations of things like "the 5-year plan" and what questions we'd be wise to ask ourselves instead.

This episode -- Season 2: Ep. 2 of heART❤️SCHOOL -- is a discussion of RITUALS. Turns out that we have agency to create our own! (Who knew?) I describe how I transformed my mornings, infusing them with connection, spaciousness, beauty, and inspiration. And I invite you to find or create your own rituals. Together, with intention and agency, we can build more soul back in to the world. ✨❤️