Gracie Klumpp's Coffee Chats

In this episode:So much news lately! In case you missed it, we're moving to Maine, I'm Autistic, and I just launched a picture book project with Sarah Shotts!Feeling discombobulated by so much happeningLearning to rest before I burn outThings I never thought I'd say about staying in one place for awhile

I wasn't quite able to post this last night before the winds arrived and we had to pull in our satellite internet dish. Sorry about that! Just another quirk of road life.In this episode:So much uncertainty and confusion about jobs and financesa big cross country moveAirstream projects in the works, but stalled because:crazy weather here (70 mph gusts coming soon)!Me fixing the cabin roof before the winds come this evening: The awkward but functional technical equipment for this come-on-over-while-I-cook-dinner-podcast-episode:  

In this episode:Like NaNoWriMo, but differentLearning to balance my inner dialogue...Especially when it comes to self worth and financial challengesConsidering Substack as the next step in this new practice of embracing messy, imperfect work and getting it out there--thoughts welcome!Revisiting a place we used to live, and talking to the past Gracie that lived there

In this month's ramble-y coffee date podcast:Looking back on 2022, and things it's taught meMy word for the year for 2023Projects I'm planning to start (or continue) in 2023Starting the year with hopes, not expectationsThings I mention:Learning about being neurodivergent Read the draft of my NaNoWriMo novel Things Not Said here!Susannah Conway's Unravel Your Year and Find Your Word Workbooks (free with email sign up)Me looking like a zombie last December, right after moving into the Airstream after 3 years of very, very hard work renovating it and dealing with lots of trauma and therapy:Initial plans and first pieces of a new puppet I designed based off one of my ketamine therapy sessions:A little sneaky peek of the mood/vision board I created while coming up with my word for 2023:Thank you, thank you, thank you ALL each and every one for being here this year--whether it's been for a day, or the whole twelve months. You've made all these projects and lessons and hard times and beautiful moments possible, and there's not way for me to fully express how grateful I am to you for that!

It's a quick episode, recorded squeezed between things in the chaos of the second-to-last day of NaNoWriMo, a whole bunch of tire problems and changing travel plans.In this episode:Learning to create the way I cookWhat I've learned from NaNoWriMo (so far!)Next project ideas and plans

Just a quick Coffee Chat today because I’m scrambling to get my last-minute NaNoWriMo project together so I can share every little bit of it with you! More coming on that tomorrow!In this episode:Some new developments with Ethan’s jobLearning more about my neurodivergent brainFinding ways to get unstuckAn unexpected project to help me conquer paralysis and perfectionism—I’m doing NanoWriMo this month! Anyone else?I almost forgot! I mentioned the incredible creative writing retreat run by Kimberly Kuniko (Lacelit). I took something I wrote during this retreat and ran with it for my NaNoWriMo novel. She doesn’t have any more workshops of that specific type coming up, but she runs so many wonderful different retreats here, and hosts a beautifully supportive creative community on Patreon.

In this episode:I finished my ketamine treatments! Thoughts from that journey (and describing parts of some of my sessions)Where I’m at after all of itGoing “back home” to visit family, and how you can suddenly feel like a child again, but not in a good wayA therapist’s lesson about creative blockI’ve been into lately:With ketamine treatments, I’ve needed to be careful about not watching anything upsetting (I tried a couple of movies that we had to stop, or where really hard to get through), so we’ve focused on more feel-good shows and movies. Here are a few I’ve enjoyed:Begin Again (Netflix)What If (Amazon Prime)Happy Anniversary (Netflix)How it Ends (Amazon Prime) (Also has a surprisingly Internal Family Systems Therapy feel to it, because her younger self goes along with her through the whole film)Douglas (comedy special by Hannah Gadsby on Netflix)Also rewatched a bunch of old childhood favorites, including Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden and HookI’ve also been listening to more podcasts as we’ve been spending tons of time driving across the country:Films to be Buried With — Brett Goldstein. I especially enjoyed this episode with Aisling Bea! But really, in general, I love everything about this podcast.Working It Out — Mike Birbiglia. Only listened to one episode so far, truth be told, but I love the idea of working out a project on the fly, out loud, with someone else, as a podcast! Being less precious about your work in general is so refreshing!

In this episode:All transitions are awkward, even good onesSitting in an old school desk chair on the side of a creek to record this (I wish it was easier to hear all the way through, but you can hear it better at the end!)Airstream road life means brushing your teeth outside sometimesBreaking down mental walls and giving yourself permission not to do some things on purposeAdjusting to the freedom of new rewards and letting things flow instead of forcing themBees really like my mint tea, apparentlyThings I mention:The Good Ship Illustration’s Art Club (the color workshop I went to is no longer available, but they host new ones every Friday! I’ll be joining from now on when I can!)Britchida’s Trauma, PTSD, Healing timeline