The Art of Feeling it All

Sophie Willow
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The Art of Feeling it All is a weekly-ish audio essay for deep thinkers with big feelings. I’m Sophie Willow - a writer, artist and late-identified AuDHD person living in Edinburgh, Scotland. For a long time I thought life would be better if I could just stop feeling so much, but over time I’ve come to appreciate my rich inner world as a compass that leads me towards a more truthful and fulfilling life. Each week I share a personal essay about what I’m learning, what I’m rubbing up against, what feels magical, and what I’m letting go of. Expect topics like relationships, personal fulfilment, the messiness of human emotions, creativity, navigating change, and finding beauty in the everyday. Who is this for? If you’re shedding multiple layers of social conditioning, struggling to feel satisfied, trying not to feel so guilty all the time, and craving a more creative life where you can embody more of who you really are this space is for you.

Episodes

  1. Why can't anyone fully see me?

    FEB 11

    Why can't anyone fully see me?

    Lately I’ve been thinking about the corners of my soul that only I can see - how their coordinates make it wholly inaccessible for another person to witness them, and what this means to me. This episode explores the pang of sadness that comes with realising I am not totally knowable to the people I love most. Why can’t they reach me? Shouldn’t they be able to? Come join me on Substack for more.

    4 min
  2. Artist vs Relationship

    JAN 13

    Artist vs Relationship

    The version of love we have been sold is one where we are totally engulfed by the other person - so struck by them that our artist self is basically redundant. But what if I don't want to spend every waking moment with my partner? What if our relationship shoves me into deeper intimacy with myself and my art? What happens then? Come join me on Substack for more. Episode image: The Lovers by Rene Magritte.

    4 min
  3. I'm afraid of play (so I decided to visit a trampoline park alone)

    JAN 8

    I'm afraid of play (so I decided to visit a trampoline park alone)

    Thank you for listening to The Art of Feeling it All, a weekly-ish audio essay where I show myself that being a creative person with big feelings is actually an advantage in cultivating a truthful and fulfilling life. This first essay is about daring to play and the fear that comes along with that. Come and join me over on Substack for more. *Episode Image: Frances Ha (2012)

    5 min
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The Art of Feeling it All is a weekly-ish audio essay for deep thinkers with big feelings. I’m Sophie Willow - a writer, artist and late-identified AuDHD person living in Edinburgh, Scotland. For a long time I thought life would be better if I could just stop feeling so much, but over time I’ve come to appreciate my rich inner world as a compass that leads me towards a more truthful and fulfilling life. Each week I share a personal essay about what I’m learning, what I’m rubbing up against, what feels magical, and what I’m letting go of. Expect topics like relationships, personal fulfilment, the messiness of human emotions, creativity, navigating change, and finding beauty in the everyday. Who is this for? If you’re shedding multiple layers of social conditioning, struggling to feel satisfied, trying not to feel so guilty all the time, and craving a more creative life where you can embody more of who you really are this space is for you.

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