This is Not Art Therapy (The Podcast)

In this episode John and Linnea meet with legendary maritime boxer, Arron Kinch. Boxing since age ten, this guys episode really backs some punch.
Have you ever waited two weeks to seek out medical attention after breaking your back? Well we don't recommend it, and neither does Aaron, and he speaks from experience.
Aaron is not only a tough fighter, but an awesome coach to many, of all ages and abilities?
Think you are too old to start boxing, tell that to one of Aaron's athletes who started boxing in their 90's.
Aaron teaches us that it is never to late to try something new.
He also shows us the power of getting back up. Never stop fighting, cause you never know where you might end up.

In this episode, we sit down with the incredibly multi-talented Taylor. Honestly, it would probably take a full hour just to list all the things she’s accomplished. Taylor is a proud Mi'kmaw women, national wrestler, a wrestling coach, a talented multimedia artist, a brand ambassador, a natural storyteller, and a proud dog mom. She also happens to do a very convincing impression of male wrestlers. Oh, and she’s a TV show winner too — seriously.
Taylor originally connected with John through the wrestling world, and in this conversation she shares stories from her journey in the sport, including making it to Worlds twice. Taylor speaks candidly about the role failure has played in her growth, and how resilience, persistence, and learning to get back up again are all part of the process.
Throughout the episode, the idea of balance keeps resurfacing. Together, they explore the many ways people define health and success, and how sometimes the most important thing is simply returning to who we are at our core.
Stay tuned for some shout-outs at the end.

In this episode, John and Linnea talk about the many aspects of growth. John shares his stories of his physical growth from scronny teenager to muscle man (with scronny teenager legs).
They discuss what helps us grow (what stops growth) and stress the importance of community in keeping moment and consistency.
They talk about learning, and challenges they have overcome. They get a tad vulnerable and weird. But hey, they have come far enough with the pod that they can do that now.

This is the episode where they realize that they are no longer nervous before recording. When they are recording, they are having a good time. They feel confident and secure enough (even when reading out loud for the first time).

We hope you have as much fun listening to this, as we did recording. <123 Thanks for sticking around.

In this episode John and Linnea discuss confidence. Or they try to at least. They go off book of course.
Topics that surface in discussion included imposter syndrome and how each of them navigated the times in their lives when they were struggling to feel confident in their tasks.
Take homes
-encourage your friends and neighbours to Mae art
-stay consistent, sometimes just showing up is all we have to do
-the key to success is to have fun while working at it, and don’t be afraid to walk away
-know that you can get past "the break"
-confidence grows in discomfort**** yes please?

In this episode, John and Linnea connect with John's first wrestling coach. We hear stories of what John was like at the tender age at 16. Coach Kevin, avid traveller, writer, DND master, teacher turned therapist, shares his stories of writing and adventure, as he speaks therapeutic wisdom to all out listeners out there.
In classic John and Linnea fashion, we go off our intended path of hearing all about Kevin's writing successes and we get lost in the discussion which inevitably covers all sorts of life's musings.
Kevin has graciously shared some resources with us, which we will include.
For those interested in his writing, check out his site, Lighter Than Paper, you will also find the link to his podcast there.

https://www.lighterthanpapers.com/

For DND/ DM inquires check out this link:

https://www.northerndungeonmaster.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExNXJFckdUalFGdXUwV1ZXanNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6gVs0SjXJP0TT-pAkDKWQkGYGi4ZVfNJXcDpX2DGGL_mkjhaV0X5nOU9xYFw_aem_8-h45AJca_gOXLN8sCAuzg

For the link to his counselling practice check this out:

https://www.meaningfulcounselling.com/

Also, shout out to Ottawa's local print shop, Octopus Studio:

https://octopusstudio.ca