My marriage conditioned me to believe I couldn’t live the life I want—that I was to live the life someone else wanted. I was "in service" to my ex-husband's calling. It’s difficult for me to verbalize my wants, but I thought I would try. Here goes! I want a full time job to provide financial stability while I attend art school. There; I said it and I typed it. It is so. Updates: If you're interested in meeting Wordw_tch for an Intuitive Mentoring session, you can schedule time here. Follow @word...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 2
I’m not sure I ever actually introduced myself in Season 1, I just started rambling my thoughts—the deep ones, the dark ones, and the light-filled ones that showed up like fireflies. Welcome to Season 2! It's gonna be a good one because I BELIEVE IN MYSELF! Updates: I'm blogging again. To learn more about what I do, head on over to Memoirtistry.com/News My artwork can be purchased in-store at Olyphant Art & Supply and will soon be available at BOOM Gallery in Olympia. Read my first book if y...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Join me for a walk while I free associate my looming 40th birthday. A summary of my scattered thoughts: Happy Birthday to me, it's fall in July. I quit another job. Get your eyes checked, Liz. 40: The Middle of Life & Death Thoughts I'm nowhere near where I thought I'd be but I'm exactly where I want to be. I feel different inside of myself. You don't know until you know, you know? I have cavities, and inside my cavity is energy. My job exacerbated my sexual trauma. My creative flow is a lea...
Jul 07, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 40
When a song can bring your soul into worship, it becomes more than just a song. You know?
Jun 16, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 39
The middle's end of a journey… because it'll never be over. My brain is a pinball machine. I’m sorting my traumas and sometimes this process takes time. I use creative outlets to keep me focused, and I make art to ease into--and through-- feelings. I like to live at a slower pace; I ride the streams of consciousness so I can find the treasures in my subconscious—free association is easy for me. For Part 3, I begin to peel my next layer; and what surfaces is the trauma of religion. I sing a song ...
Jun 11, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 38
I pat myself on the back more than once in this episode because I started my day by firmly and kindly setting boundaries. Good job, Liz! Digestible nuggets from this episode: I am worth protecting my time and energy. I don't have to play all of these societal games. I've chosen to adopt a schedule that supports my current--and future--inner growth. I'm ready to look at my trauma. I have set the stage of my life. I am prepared. This is the first time in my life that I feel permission and allowanc...
May 27, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 37
My voice is so soft. I was at peace. A few nuggets: Follow me on Instagram to watch me... sing mostly. Planned vs Inspired Action ... thoughts? I'm selling my art, because I'm an artist and that's what we do. You can purchase it here. I am learning to bite my tongue until I know what I mean to say; my current process [in the Creative Flow] is hidden because it requires it to be. I like sharing, but not everything is meant--or ready--to be shared. Chapter Readings (starting at page 575 with Open ...
May 22, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 36
I have restructured my life; everything begins and ends with my mental health. I'm learning how to love myself so I can love others, and I can change paths whenever I want because my life is a Choose Your Own Adventure story. You might be interested in reading this book if you love love like me: Love by Leo Buscaglia
May 20, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Backslash comes out of my mouth funny. Check out my art in the Memoirtistry Shop. This episode, I have an impromptu evening ritual with three candles and some rain while I free-associate (per usual). 1. Thank you, Past. 2. Hello, Present. (And meet Nicole...) 3. Be a Surprise, Future.
May 17, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 34
This one's a doozy. I talk about... all the steps I'm taking at work and how I'm mining for story and what do I need and how do I express what I need and I'm getting comfy being me! and literally. exactly. there is purpose in movement and living on my own, let's go! and no more quarantining my truth in a single room. and tell me, what is something you've learned about yourself recently? I miss having a faith community (notice I don't name the worship singer, why didn't I just say her name? why a...
May 03, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 33
I haven't read from my book in a while, so I thought I would do that and reflect on my word of the year. Links! (look at me not being lazy, yay!) I Was A Good Wife: A Self-Portrait (via the Amazon) I Was A Good Wife: A Self-Portrait (signed by me!) Blind Box Toys
Apr 30, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 32
I am tired and don't feel like dropping links right now, so, if you hear something you want to know more about, take to the Google machine. I just wanted to upload this and go to bed. If I remember to come back and add links, cool. Otherwise, oops? You'll forgive me, right?
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Tell me a story! But leave out the truth, please. I do it all the time, veil my truth, even though it may not seem like it. I know I share more than the average person might with "anyone who'll listen". I struggle with it constantly; I wrestle my tongue. I like my stories to tell the truth. I'm learning discernment though, for the sake of story and for the sake(s) of someone(s) who may not want to hear it. Want to share with me what you think about my thoughts? Click here and record a message fo...
Apr 11, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Today was beautiful and my body needed to soak and sweat in the sun so I took a walk and blabbed to myself about a show I've been watching and then fell into a memory about culottes before plugging my favorite plant lady and almost forgetting to announce I have art for sale now in the shop. Links: Couples Therapy Culottes Follow @potitations on Instagram SHOP: Memoirtistry BONUS CONTENT ALERT! Lol, I guess I just wanted to keep on blabbing. Watch me do that here.
Apr 06, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 28
I'm not really in the mood to write a description so I'll be brief. I've been trying to figure out how to capture my process when the creative flow hits me ... not only did I record the audio, but I also recorded video! So, if you want, you can watch this episode instead.
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 27
I reconnected with an old friend recently and was surprised when he told me he's been listening to my podcast ... like, to every episode! So this one's for him. These are the things I ramble about: Undone on Amazon Prime I Was a Good Wife: A Self-Portrait Memoirtistry.com Seattle Boudoir & Co. Follow @liz.gurley and/or @memoirtistry to see me art.
Mar 27, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Memoirtistry, Night Shades. This is one of my trigger words, so I thought I'd make it beautiful and sing it. YouTube Karaoke-style :: Liability by Lorde
Mar 27, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 25
I process my innocence and naiveté... and I try to say naiveté and bomb, even though I say it right. I also talk faster than I think I ever have in a recording before, thanks strong coffee + no food in my belly. Links to things I talk about: Sex: Real People Talk About What They Really Do by Henry Maurer Betty Davis: They Say I'm Different I Was a Good Wife: A Self-Portrait
Mar 26, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 23
I had a dream and remembered it! There was a bear, and it meant something... Links to things I mention: Kim Krans' Animal Spirit Deck I Was a Good Wife: A Self-Portrait
Mar 22, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 22
It's been a difficult handful of days and I just needed to talk about it, and cry... and pretend someone was listening.
Mar 08, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 21
It's a bit jumble-jangly; this episode. I am finding myself more and more exhausted with virtual life, and missing in-person community. So I have been churning this thought--the one about the internet breaking or turning off--and wondering how I might fair IRL. I also get distracted with the Myers-Briggs and my imagination and then go on a weird tangent about how sitcoms are teaching me to relationship. "Classic Liz," some might say. Let's see, what links do I need to share because I said someth...
Feb 25, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 20
A friend asked me of a painting, "What inspired you?" So I try to answer that question and in the process, I get lost in the explanation of creative flow and interpretation. This is how I do my work. This is Memoirtistry. Links to things I mention: The flower in the darkness. My 811-page book. Free Membership to Memoirtistry
Feb 16, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 19
It's snowing where I live! I love the snow! I'm an Alaskan, is that why? Hrm. If you are a writer or artist, or someone who loves reading and looking at art, join the Memoirtistry Network! Membership is FREE. So like, come hang out!
Feb 11, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 18
How comfortable are you saying, "I don't know." I went to sleep last night thinking about why I have embraced the admission of not knowing something and woke up still thinking about it. My brain sorted some things in the night time I guess. Also, one of these days I'll figure out the sound and it won't be so wonky from one episode to the next. Hopefully the road noise isn't too distracting. Leave Me a Message if you want to share what saying, "I don't know," means to you. Or if you want to share...
Feb 08, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Who do you admire? And why? All the links to things I talk about: Medicine Path [podcast] with Brian James: Religious But Not Religious: Jungian Therapist Jason Smith Katy Perry: Part of Me [movie] | Witness [album] I Was a Good Wife: A Self-Portrait [my book] Nina Simone: Nina sings STARS [my favorite snippet of one of her performances] Love 2021, Liz* [my word of the year playlist] Watch Memoirtistry on IGTV [I may or may not do this again]
Jan 26, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 15
I thought I would practice some more for my audiobook and read another chapter from I Was a Good Wife: A Self-Portrait. I sing a little too. Eek! Songs: Yesterday by The Beatles and Where I Stood by Missy Higgins (both songs appear on the book's Spotify playlist)
Jan 13, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 14
I was driving home and decided to multi-task and record an episode. This is how I interact with my word of the year. And hey, look! Here is the Leave Me a Message link if you want to, you know, leave me a message and ask a question or maybe just say hello, or since this episode is about love you can tell me what love means to you.
Jan 11, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 12
I've been asked lately about the rituals I do, so I decided to bring you along for one to hear the experience for yourself. This is the book I wrote that I mention: I Was a Good Wife
Jan 11, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 13
I recorded from the couch because I'm sick. Sorry for the tin-can sound and coughing, but I had some things I wanted to share. Here are links to things I mention: My book: I Was a Good Wife - A Self-Portrait The book I'm reading: Women Who Run With The Wolves Instagram: Meet Noodle-Bean Love Languages: I'm a Quality-Timer
Jan 02, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 10
I decided to practice reading another chapter from my book, I Was a Good Wife: A Self-Portrait, and I share my editing process and some feelings and I cry a little bit so deal with it.
Dec 27, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 9
