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Pain In The Arts

Pain In The Arts

By: Creative Life Chronicles
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What happens when you try to build a creative life while also being a responsible adult? Disorder. But delightfully so.


Join writer Breallyn and her husband Lyndon as they navigate the unpredictable, deeply satisfying, and occasionally absurd reality of making art while managing, well… everything else. From creative breakthroughs to imposter syndrome, from the rush of finishing a project to the frustration of starting over, they share an unfiltered look at what it really takes to transform inspiration into finished work.


Whether you’re a writer, musician, artist, or just someone who believes creativity is worth the effort, this podcast is for you.


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All music written and recorded by Lyndon Wesley

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Produced at Morning Phase Recording Room on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung Peoples of the Eastern Kulin.

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Episodes
  • What’s Saving Our Sanity: Daily Habits, Zero Guarantees

    What’s Saving Our Sanity: Daily Habits, Zero Guarantees
    Jun 23 2025

    Caffeine rituals, bedtime Milos, and an AI assistant named Pablo—Breallyn and Lyndon swap notes on the low-effort habits that are helping them stay upright (for now).


    What’s actually keeping us sane?

    In this episode, Breallyn and Lyndon trade notes on the tiny comforts and daily habits that are helping them stay upright—most of the time. From caffeine rituals and bedtime Milos to creative windows, soft starts, and a suspiciously supportive AI assistant named Pablo, it’s a low-stakes list of what’s working right now (with zero promises it’ll still be working next week).


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    Support the show for free on Patreon

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    Visit our website here

    http://www.paininthearts.life


    Recorded and produced at Morning Phase Recording Room

    Original theme music by Lyndon Wesley

    http://www.lyndonwesley.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    49 mins
  • Art in the Age of Attention: Blink and You’ll Miss It

    Art in the Age of Attention: Blink and You’ll Miss It
    Jun 16 2025

    Technology changes, attention fades—art keeps asking to be noticed.


    What happens to creativity in the age of attention, when focus is the rarest currency?

    In this episode, Breallyn and Lyndon trace a conversation that starts in a Melbourne café and spirals out into a reflection on art, technology, and focus. From Jimi Hendrix’s experimental guitar work to the murky role of AI in writing, they explore how every generation wrestles with change—and how artists keep finding ways to make something that matters.


    View the transcript

    Thanks for listening!

    Support the show for free on Patreon

    http://www.patreon.com/painintheartslife


    Visit our website here

    http://www.paininthearts.life


    Recorded and produced at Morning Phase Recording Room

    Original theme music by Lyndon Wesley

    http://www.lyndonwesley.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    49 mins
  • Authenticity in Art: Can You Really Fake It?

    Authenticity in Art: Can You Really Fake It?
    Jun 9 2025

    This episode picks up where the last one left off—still circling the question of authenticity in art and whether it can be faked without losing something essential. Lyndon and Breallyn dig into the blurred space between persona and performance, touching on Dylan, Bowie, and the ways artists shape their stories to be heard—and what it costs them to do it.


    Get the transcript

    Thanks for listening!

    Support the show for free on Patreon

    http://www.patreon.com/painintheartslife


    Visit our website here

    http://www.paininthearts.life


    Recorded and produced at Morning Phase Recording Room

    Original theme music by Lyndon Wesley

    http://www.lyndonwesley.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show more Show less
    43 mins
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