Podge Thomas is in the middle of a pivot. She’s moving from operations consulting to teaching workshops and courses — all rooted in her frameworks for decolonizing how we learn. In this neurodiverse-affirming episode, we talk about: Why we love Notion & how it’s made us smarterHow Podge grows her audience without social mediaThe importance of moving from ‘not doing the thing’ to just doing the thingClassified ads & relationship marketingHow digital gardening can be a decolonial practi...

What if the page was a mirror for the process, rather than the product? In this episode, I share how I weave my projects together through writing. I open the pages of my cross-pollination log, trace the path of how “untitled field project” became my business coaching group Fieldwork, and offer you a journalling prompt for translating from one medium to another. Tune in for a portal into your own metaphors, obsessions, and vortexes of creative imagination. Mentioned in the episode: Creative Id...

Kening Zhu is an artist, writer, teacher, and creator building worlds on the internet. Her approach to business is a stunning integration of creative practice, intuition, and artistic clarity. I’m thrilled to bring you this conversation where we talk about: Minimalist business ecosystemsWebsites as archives outside of timeAllowing ourselves to be multifacetedHow Kening runs her business without platformsThe pros & cons of paid newslettersSeasonal memberships that support inner rhythmsThe ...

No offering is forever. But how do we sunset the ones that mean a lot to us and others? In this episode, I share why I’ve decided to close my writing group Landscapes. I talk through reorienting around sustainability, why my tech choices made this shift necessary, losing recurring income, and more. Tune in for a pep talk to help you find your way toward what’s next. Then join me for Prompts, an analog writing newsletter that begins in 2026. Mentioned in the episode: Creative Ideation PortalPr...

Jamila Reddy is a writer, meditation guide, ex-entrepreneur, and dear friend. In this episode, we talk about: What it means to be a writerThe capacity it takes to self-publishStepping away from entrepreneurshipSelf-promotion vs self-expressionThe marketing work required to keep a business afloatThe joys (and horrors) of working for othersPaywalls as a way of gathering communityHealthy distraction and self-care that doesn’t feel like laborNew definitions of success Mentioned in the episo...

Today’s episode is about the long journey of cultivating consistency in our creative practices. I talk about: the magic of giving up, how to find the right pace, minimum viable actions, tools for building momentum, and places to share your work. This one’s for you if you’ve been circling something important that wants to be released into the world. Or if you’re excited about integrating daily or weekly practices, so they can support your long-term projects. Tune in then get the Into the Broad...

Let me take you behind the scenes of mapping fall in my business. You’ll learn the three essential parts of a practice-based earning ecosystem. Plus, I share exactly how I plan my launch calendars to support my financial and energetic needs. Tune in for clarity, camaraderie, and creative cartography. Mentioned in the episode: Creative Ideation PortalAmelia Hruby & Nic AntoinetteSign up for The Long Arc on 10/4Join the joyful waitlists for: Pollinating Your Projects - happening in Nov...

Today we complete our mini series going over the free Creative Ideation Portal - a guide to help you vision your projects and share them with the world. Tune in to days one and two first. Then join me for today’s conversation about why the world needs your art and how to share it (even if you feel scared). If you’re listening when this comes out, join me and Amelia Hruby at the FREE COMMON SHAPES PARTY on Saturday, September 20th (aka tomorrow!). RSVP here. Mentioned in the episode: Creative ...

Today we continue our mini series going over the free Creative Ideation Portal - a guide to help you vision your projects and share them with the world. Tune in to ‘Day 1 : Our Many Visions’ first. Then join me for today’s exploration of how to make progress (even when you don’t want to work). And if you’re listening when this comes out, join me and Amelia Hruby at the FREE COMMON SHAPES PARTY on Saturday, September 20th. RSVP here. Mentioned in the episode: Creative Ideation PortalCody’s Wor...

Welcome to a new season of Common Shapes! We’re beginning with a mini series going over the free Creative Ideation Portal - a guide to help you vision your projects and share them with the world. Tune in for daily episodes. Day One : Our Many Visions Day Two : Moving the Needle Forward Day Three : Art as Service Then join me and Amelia Hruby at the FREE COMMON SHAPES PARTY on Saturday, September 20th. RSVP here. Mentioned in the episode: Creative Ideation PortalCody’s WorldOff t...

Dear Listener Thank you for tuning into Common Shapes Amelia's Website Softer Sounds Website Download the free Leaving Social Media Toolkit Download the free Creative Ideation Portal Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a five star rating on Spotify Thank you to : Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing Saltbreaker for our music Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo for our art Other links : Cody's newsletter Monday Monday Landscapes : A writing group for all genres

Dear Listener,Thank you for tuning in to Common Shapes todayI am teaching Mapping Your Creative Business this weekend Saturday January 18 and Sunday January 19 (8 spots left at time of publishing episode) You can become a free or paid subscriber to Monday Monday here - Also Monday Monday now has a CLASSIFIEDS section where you can buy an ad :) It has been so fun and beautiful to see people's businesses get little boosts Grab the free Creative Ideation Portal to vision your projects and bring ...

Dear Listener Thank you so much for tuning in Don't forget to grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : Your three day guide to visioning your projects For more of Brandi's work : Website Knitting is a Love Language Newsletter Knitting for Radical Self Care Book Brandi on InstagramLandscapes : A writing group for all genres, where Brandi hosts the monthly BIPOC writers circle. The whole group meets every Tue/Thu 11-1 EST and this Sunday January 12 Jacqueline Suskin is our guest teacher Mapping...

Dear listener,Welcome to our last episode of Common Shapes for the year! We will return with new episodes every Wednesday starting January 8In today’s episode I share a series of practices, systems, and rituals I am doing in place of using Instagram.Make sure you grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : A three day email guide to help you vision your projects and put them out into the world.ALL MY GUIDES :Creative Ideation PortalWeaving in Our Values ToolkitNote Taking Tools + PossibilitiesDa...

Welcome to another episode of Common Shapes. I am delighted today to share this interview with Nic Antoinette where we talk about doing business differently, unhooking from the loops of social media, self publishing our books, anti capitalist business frameworks, and so much moreYou can find more of Nic’s work by subscribing to Wild LettersYou can check out her website hereAnd her hiking memoirs hereDon’t forget to download the free three day Creative Ideation Portal to vision ...

In this week’s episode I bring us through both the process of creating a new suite of business offerings as well as presenting to you my very own.I bring you through how I invented these and where I started and how I worked back from that space. A little glimpse inside of my brain.But first : Make sure you download the free Creative Ideation Portal : A three day guide for visioning and planning your own work.Want to go straight to the booking links : Go here. This includes a free 15 minute ca...

Dear listener,SEASON THREE OF COMMON SHAPES IS UPON USIt is my absolute pleasure to be back on the microphone and in your ears. Talking about all things business, art, values, deactivating social media, systems, rituals, and practices!Links mentioned :Landscapes : A writing group for all genresCreative Ideation Portal : Free three day guide to visioning your projectsDevon Price's essay about burnoutWriting The Personal : A three week class to bring the poetic, personal, and political together...

Hello Common Shapes listeners. 🔸 I wanted to pop in with a little mini-episode to check in between seasons and share a few updates. Take a few minutes to hear why I changed my name and how you can join us in Flexible Office this spring. 🔹 Flexible Office has evolved into my ongoing writing group for all genres Landscapes. Learn more and join the waitlist right here. LINKS Get the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/co...

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m deep in conversation with poet, teacher, and my dear friend, Jacqueline Suskin.Jacqueline is a poet and educator who has been teaching workshops, writing books, hosting retreats and creating spontaneous poetry around the world since 2009. She’s published eight books, and her most recent one, A Year In Practice, was just released with Sounds True press.Together we talk about seasonal practices, radically reconnecting with the Earth, Fern Gully, writing m...

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m joined by my dear friend Fariha Róisín for a conversation at the intersections of writing, politics, care, and liberation.Fariha is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Sydney, Australia. As a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, she is interested in the margins, liminality, otherness, and the mercurial nature of being. She’s the author of five books and writes the Substack newsletter, How to Cure a Ghost.In this episode, Fariha shares...