for the living with sami mckay

for the living with sami mckay

sami mckay

Episodes 45
Avg. Duration 6m
Activity Highly Active
Since Sep 2024
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
39%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

welcome to a collection of writings and a podcast by Toronto-based artist and writer Sami McKay. For the Living focuses on navigating the human experience, exploring themes of life, death, coping, and using beliefs and storytelling to shift our mindsets.

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Recent Episodes

not your cup of tea

Mar 30, 2026 6m

this one is allll about people pleasing, integrity, and finding the courage to be disliked.

on building creative rituals (throwback from youtube)

Mar 24, 2026 14m

this is a haphazard video full of tips and tricks for building meaningful (but simple) creative rituals that make a difference.

what if it's time for something new?

Mar 16, 2026 3m

this one is allll about acceptance, change and surrendering to fearfull written essay on samimckay.com

on creative burnout (throwback from youtube)

Mar 10, 2026 13m

this one is about what creative burnout is, how you got it and tips for dealing with it

Regret-22 | on the paradox of wishing we had done things differently

Mar 02, 2026 6m

this one is alll ab out regret and the paradoxes that bring it to life.read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/follow my socials if you haven't…

on navigating doubt (throwback from youtube)

Feb 23, 2026 5m

this is allll about navigating doubt as a creative or just a person or maybe even a creative person

always a village, never a villager

Feb 16, 2026 7m

on western individualism, self-help language & sacrificing for othersread the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/follow my socials if you haven't…

on finding inspiration (throwback from youtube)

Feb 10, 2026 4m

this one's for the creatives out there, i'm answering my most frequently asked questions starting with the most common one: how do you find inspiration?

the only way out is within | the symbol of the labyrinth

Feb 03, 2026 7m

this one is allll about the symbol of the labyrinthread the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/follow my socials if you haven't already:IG: @samimckay…

the pursuit of something good | the art of showing up

Jan 19, 2026 7m

this one is alll about the art of showing up.read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/follow my socials if you haven't alreadyIG: @samimckay TikTok…

fear is a four-letter word and a four-walled room | on fear, predictability, and boredom

Jan 05, 2026 4m

on fear, predictability, and boredomcheck out my substack for exclusive content https://samimckay.substack.comalso follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

use your finest china, use your favourite perfumes | preservation, waste, and opportunities for celebration

Dec 24, 2025 5m

this one is allll about preservation, waste, and opportunities for celebrationwritten essay is on samimckay.com and samimckay.substack.com/ also follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok /…

it's just an expression | muchness, smallness, being-ness, self expression and being understood

Dec 08, 2025 5m

this one is alllll about muchness, smallness, being-ness, self expression and being understood

it's time, goldilocks | on finding balance in the present

Nov 24, 2025 6m

the future is too cold, the past is too hot, but the present is just rightwritten essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my substack for exclusive content, https://samimckay.substack.com/ .also follow my…

what do we do with tenderness?

Nov 10, 2025 6m

this one is allll about tenderness and making sense of it allwritten essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my substack for exclusive content, https://samimckay.substack.com/ .also follow my socials if…

make yourself at home | on building comfort

Oct 06, 2025 4m

this one is alll about building comfort despite the fleetingness of that which passes! shit matters because we're here to say that it does. read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack…

honey, i shrunk the world

Sep 22, 2025 4m

this is about feeling small and making your world smaller through intentional joyswritten essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my patreon for exclusive content…

bliss way, that way

Sep 08, 2025 5m

this one is allll about Joseph Campbell's concept of bliss and recognizing it's role in guiding us where we need to go.written essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my patreon for exclusive content…

what's buggin you?

Aug 25, 2025 5m

this one is allll about the way we use our beliefs & stories to shape the world, and how we can use our storytelling to change our perspective.full written essay on samimckay.com

the essay i never wanted to write

Aug 11, 2025 6m

this is an essay about not wanting to write an essay, discipline and learning from our lives when it's time to rest.

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