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Listen "Ep. 7 | Amie McNee: The Artist's Revival, Healing through art & Undoing Visibility Wounds"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of ENHEARTENED, I’m joined by the fiercely honest and wildly devoted Amie McNee—author of We Need Your Art: Stop Fcking Around and Make Something*. Together, we explore the sacred intersection of creativity, soul, and liberation in a world that often dismisses or commodifies the artist's heart.
This conversation is a balm for artists, creators, and visionaries who have felt unseen, silenced, or stuck in shame around sharing their gifts. Whether you’re sitting on masterpieces the world hasn’t seen or navigating the terror of being truly witnessed—this is for you.
We dive deep into:
The ancestral repression of artistry and reclaiming your creative inheritance
Why art literally heals and what happens when you repress your soul’s voice
Building nervous system safety to withstand the exposure of being seen
Why creative block is perfectionism in disguise
The difference between protecting your art and playing small
Why every artist must go through the void of being unseen
How to coronate yourself as the artist you already are
Amie’s spicy truths about self-censorship, Instagram, and artists refusing to market themselves
And a fierce reminder: We need you. And we need your art. Now more than ever.
FIND OUT ABOUT AMIE'S WORK
Grab Amie’s book: We Need Your Arthttps://www.amiemcnee.com/pre-order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee
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Subscribe to Amie’s Substack: https://amiemcnee.substack.com
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Chapters 00:00 Intro – The cost of repressing your creativity 02:45 Art as rebellion: waking up in a world not made for artists 08:00 The ancestral wound of severing artistry 13:00 Facing shame, rejection & fear when choosing the creative path 16:45 The paradox of delusional vision & grounded devotion 22:00 Why art is literal medicine 27:45 Healing through being seen—and how to do it safely 32:00 Nervous system regulation & the path of the artist 34:00 The daily coronation of your inner artist 41:00 Creative companionship, witnessing & community 47:00 Breaking the myth of the lone artist 50:00 Creative block vs. perfectionism 54:00 Fuck around & find out: the true creative process 58:00 AI, algorithms & why human art is needed more than ever 1:04:00 The controversial truth about commodifying your art 1:11:00 Learning to love your ambition 1:13:00 Final message to every artist who’s been hiding
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