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Episode 27: Open Studios

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Lori reveals her first open studio after years of hesitation, with a surprising and enthusiastic result.

The conversation eases in. Lori and Jamie do the usual episode-counting, back-from-a-break shuffle, then land on Lori's first open studio day. She had put it off for years, for reasons that sound pretty familiar: the studio was small, it was in the house, and letting people wander into that space felt complicated. Add cats, family, and nerves, and it was easy to keep waiting. Jamie remembers the same worries, so the advice never turns into a neat little lecture. It stays in their back-and-forth, where it belongs. The episode keeps circling action. Jamie says Lori is good at taking action, while Lori admits she can sit in planning mode and call the delay progress. That part has some bite. Miriam Schulman's phrase, procrastinate-learning, gives them a name for the habit, and Lori knows exactly what it means. She appreciates Jamie and Miki nudging her because she does not always catch herself putting things off. Then the details get useful. The open studio ran from 11 to 4, and Lori quickly realized noon might have been the better start. The first part was uncomfortable. One person came in the first two hours, so the fear that nobody would come had plenty of room to make noise. Even the ending stays rough, with Jamie explaining they are skipping video because the internet stopped cooperating. That fits. This is an episode about opening the real studio, not pretending the studio is already perfect.

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A candid open-studio conversation about hesitation, nudging, and finally doing the thing.

Creative Type Podcast follows Lori Rivera as she talks through her first open studio and what it takes to stop circling an idea and act on it. Jamie Haney keeps the conversation moving, and Lori is candid about how long the decision sat on the back burner.

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