Anxiety and the Artist

09/02/2026

Go get ‘em!

We believe in you, friends! 🪱🥹💚

06/26/2026

03/30/2026

I'm so excited to announce our first Anxiety and the Artist workshop:

From Stuck to Started. 🎉

This one is for the creatives. The ones with a project they care about deeply but life — work, family, obligations — keeps getting in the way. You haven't forgotten about it. You just haven't found the path forward. Yet.

Over six weeks, we'll meet once a week for two hours via Zoom and I'll help you:
✅ Break your project into real, measurable goals
✅ Work through what's been keeping you stuck
✅ Tap into resources and my perspective as a director and producer

Two time options, because life is complicated:
📅 Mondays at 10:30am ET — great for those on a theater/Broadway schedule
📅 Thursdays at 8pm ET — perfect for parents and those with daytime commitments

We start April 13. Class size is limited.

💰 $300 — or $250 if you register by April 3rd!

Interested? Drop a comment, send me a DM, or shoot me an email at [email protected]

I'd love to tell you more. 💛

02/05/2026

In this podcast season of Anxiety & the Artist’s final episode, I’m chatting with executive coach and former theater director Gina Rattan (.room.io) about presence under pressure, the pitfalls of striving for “perfection,” and how anxiety manifests when you care deeply about your work.

We discuss:
⏩ Performance anxiety and the fear of judgment
⏩ The concept that presence is developed, not innate
⏩ Effective tools for the nervous system that truly make a difference
⏩ Reframing anxiety to avoid viewing it as a personal failure

If you’re a professional actor, a business executive, or a high-achieving artist, this episode is for you.

If you’ve ever found yourself saying “What if I blow it?” before a meeting, audition, presentation, or creative risk… you’ll want to tune in to this season finale.

🎧 Listen for free wherever you get your podcasts

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01/30/2026

🎭✨ Final episode of the season is live!

What do Broadway actors, Fortune 500 executives, and high-achieving creatives all have in common?
Performance anxiety when the stakes are high.

This week on Anxiety & the Artist, I’m talking with executive coach and former theater director Gina Rattan about presence under pressure, why “perfect” is a trap, and how anxiety actually shows up when you care deeply about your work.

We talk about:
• Performance anxiety and fear of judgment
• Why presence is built, not born
• Practical nervous system tools that actually work
• How to stop treating anxiety like a personal failure

If you’ve ever thought “What if I blow it?” before a meeting, audition, presentation, or creative risk… this one’s for you.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts for free

01/14/2026

If you’re an actor, dancer, musician, performing artist, or creative navigating high-pressure environments, auditions, or burnout, this conversation is for you.

🤔 What if the voice in your head isn’t the enemy, but a skill you can train? Turn negative thoughts around with the phrase, “I’m having the thought that...” before completing the troubling thought swirling in your head

In this episode of the Anxiety And The Artist Podcast, I’m joined by Antonette Cohen (), a performance psychology consultant and former Broadway performer, this week to talk about how self-talk shapes confidence, focus, and performance under pressure.
We explore practical mental skills for artists, why self-compassion actually improves performance, and how to build sustainable excellence without relying on shame or “tough love.”

🎧 Listen for free wherever you get your podcasts

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01/14/2026

🎙️ New Episode

What if the voice in your head isn’t the enemy, but a skill you can train?

Performance anxiety, negative self-talk, and burnout don’t mean you’re broken. They mean you’re human.

In this episode, I’m joined by Antonette Cohen, performance psychology consultant and former Broadway performer, to talk about how self-talk shapes confidence, focus, and performance under pressure. We explore practical mental skills for artists, why self-compassion actually improves performance, and how to build sustainable excellence without relying on shame or “tough love.”

If you’re an actor, dancer, musician, or creative navigating high-pressure environments, auditions, or burnout, this conversation is for you.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts for free.

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12/26/2025

Thank you for making 2025 such a wonderful year for our podcast. You are what keeps Anxiety And The Artist going. We could not do it without you.

Oscar and I would like to remind you that you can support us by
🎧 sharing your favorite episode with a friend
🎧 sending us a donation on
🎧 reposting or sharing our posts on socials
🎧 leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform

We’ve got exciting plans for 2026 (did someone say an app & a workbook?!?! 👀) and we can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been working on for you.

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12/24/2025

However you celebrate, I hope you’re surrounded with love, care, calm, and a dash of whimsy ✨

Have a magnificent holiday season!

Love from the entire Anxiety And The Artist Podcast team

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12/19/2025

In the midst of wanting to wish everybody happy holidays, I also wanted to hop on here and just acknowledge the yuckiness going on in the world right now and remind & encourage everyone to stay strong, find the light, connect with other people. If you’re in a place where you can create, create. We’ll get through this.

Happy holidays. ❤️

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