AP 099: Giving Yourself Permission to Fail || with Beth Allen

About Progress

Cloud10

Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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"If I hadn’t made the bad paintings, then I wouldn’t have made the good paintings either.” I have three of Beth Allen's prints hanging on the walls of my home. I want about 100 more, and some of the "real thing," too. Beth amazed me during our chat not just because of this artistry she has never known life without, but because of how she has worked so hard to hone her craft, given it permission to take all sorts of forms and genres, and allowed it to teach her that she simply can't be too hard on herself. Because Beth learned through years of fighting an eating disorder that smothered her creativity, that you have to be willing to allow room for imperfections to create masterpieces. Listen in to hear how Beth has cultivated her gift, how she navigates keeping her own character in her work while still satisfying others, what she learned the hard way from being a perfectionist, and what self-care looks like for her and its essential place in encouraging her artistry to flourish. Show Notes: Beth's Website and Instagram Last week's episode with Beauty Redefined and their Course (use code APBR30 for $30 off!!) Monica's two-day, 24-hour workshop REDISCOVER YOU, with guest teachers Kim Christenson and Rachel Nielson (use code "JULY" to save $50 during July, only!) Monica's next workshop in Walnut Creek, CA--get your tickets HERE and $15 each ticket when you buy two or more tickets with the code "TWOPLUS" Monica's Facebook and Instagram Contact Monica for podcast consulting and personal coaching More Podcasts from About Progress Song Credit: "Sweet Promise" and "Warm Lights" by Nicolai Heidlas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Seeking the Truth Never Gets Old.
0:03.0	Introducing June's Journey, the free-to-play mobile game that will immerse you in a thrilling murder mystery.
0:09.0	Join June Parker as she uncovers hidden objects and clues to solve her sister's death in a beautifully
0:14.4	illustrated world set in the roaring 20s. With new chapters added every week,
0:19.3	the excitement never ends! Download June's Journey Now on your Android or iOS device or play on PC through Facebook
0:28.1	games. Welcome to About Progress. I am your host Monica Packer and I am here to teach you how to take back your life and dared to progress
0:44.8	towards bettering yourself, honing your gifts, and using them for good in the world.
0:49.9	Listen in to be inspired by others who are walking the same path of self-improvement
0:55.4	paired with self-love and to be a part of a community that knows life is
0:59.8	about progress, not perfection. Have I ever told you guys that I love art history?
1:08.0	This is something I studied in college and I was obsessed with it. I have always been so into learning about artists since I was a little girl. I was really into Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and then when I went to college and studied about all these other artists from all throughout history, I totally fell in love.
1:29.0	So much that that is something I almost got my PhD in, I was going to got my PhD in humanities.
1:35.0	And another long story about why I didn't
1:38.0	is it's connected to my poor body image,
1:40.0	and I shared about that and some stories on my Instagram last weekend about progress.
1:45.0	I digress though.
1:47.0	This explains why I am so obsessed with getting creative types on here.
1:52.0	I love talking to people who are
1:54.4	into performing, who are artists, who are musicians, because I love learning about
2:00.7	what the creative process looks like for them.
2:03.6	So when Beth Allen agreed to be on this show, I was so crazy excited.
2:08.3	If you haven't seen her artwork, I will link to her website because you need to go find them right now. I have many of her
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