Upcoming Get Shameless Workshops

  • Self-Financing Retirement for Artists

    Wednesday, June 17th at 5pm ET | with Arts in Education Roundtable

    We’re just going to say it – retirement planning isn’t a fair thing to ask of anyone. And it’s especially not a fair thing to ask of arts educators who have inconsistent income and immediate needs and priorities they’re trying to meet right now.

    Don’t feel bad if you don’t have a huge nest egg put away or don’t know the difference between a Roth or traditional IRA and a 401k or whatever new acronyms they’re coming up with these days.

    Think of this workshop as a starter or starting-over session on how to think about “retirement” as a life-long creative. Learn the language and the tools and decide what’s for you at this moment, what you can take your time on, and what you can leave on the table.

    Takeaways will include:

    - Stock market and mutual fund basics
    - The difference between Roth and traditional retirement plans
    - Specific accounts for self-employed folks, like SEP-IRAs and solo 401ks
    - The benefits of these types of accounts, like tax savings and investment growth
    - The strings attached to these accounts, like early withdrawal penalties and contribution limits
    - The habits you can start now to begin setting aside more money each year

    RSVP HERE

  • Creatives Thrive Get Shameless Community Hour

    Thurs, June 18, 2026 at 1pm ET

    We renamed Office Hours to Community Hours because well, I haven't had an office in over 10 years, never went to office hours in college, and really, this space has become such a wonderful time for us to come together and practice collective care. Come-as-you-are is your contribution.

    RSVP HERE

  • IN PERSON Paperwork Party with IndieSpace Together!

    IndieSpace Together | Thursday, June 18 | Paperwork Party from 3-6pm | Coworking from 1pm–7pm | West Village Rehearsal Co-Op

    If you hate dealing with paperwork, if you get anxious just thinking about it, you’re not alone. It’s not you, it’s the paperwork. The system is not designed for us and paperwork is another obstacle to navigating it. No wonder we have so much anxiety and fear around paperwork. If it feels like there is a lot at stake, there is. So much of getting personal financial tasks done revolves around paperwork and forms, which is why it’s time we had a paperwork party, because community always beats capitalism. 

    Come with paperwork (bring your laptop!) you’ve been dreading to complete, even though you know it would level up your finances. We’ll bring the safe space and expert guidance. Come as you are, bring what you have, and leave with more clarity and fewer loose ends.

    Some ideas for what you can do and what others have done at past paperwork parties:

    • Apply for a new credit card or other loan

    • Open an IRA or other investment account

    • Grant application budget

    • Review your credit report and credit score

    • Switch banks

    • Open a high yield savings account

    • Create cash flow projections

    • Call a financial institution to reverse a charge, lower a bill, etc.

    • Review/consolidate/get out of default student loans 

    • Sign up for insurance - life, disability, renters, pet, etc

    • Fill out paperwork for passport, drivers license, real ID, etc

    • Get to inbox zero 

    • Open scary mail/envelopes (physical or digital)

    • Any other paperwork or forms you’ve been dreading completing

    Learn more about the whole day at the link below

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    Some favorite Substack articles:

    Paperwork Parties! OR our direct response to the racist, classist history of paperwork

    How to want things

    Why saving money might feel unsafe

    Medical debt & my love letter to the now shut-down Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) 💔

    “Mercury retrograde is very anti-capitalist”

    Why Bootstraps is Bullsh*t

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  • Sometimes its hard to remember that you are not alone,

    I felt so seen in this class it helped to know that there are mentors and other artists who you can relate to and learn from in a safe space.

  • I'm not only inspired, I'm even more anchored in my "why"

    than ever before because of their ability to subtract shame from our ourselves so we're freed up to do and be our purpose work. Bravo!

  • Pam and Dyalekt had an infectious caring energy,

    even over zoom. They addressed every question and comment in the zoom chat thoroughly, and made everyone feel heard, supported, and validated in the challenges we're sharing. #StrongerTogether! <3

  • This is the most refreshing workshop I’ve experienced in ages - i feel so empowered thank you both so much!

  • The Hip Hop interpersonal Neurobiology presentation is an amazing program.

    They came with a world class program. Hitting points through every genre. As a season pre senior citizen I could understand what was meant by mixing young and seasoned folks terminology. Their program hit a lot of great points on understanding in closing the wealth gap between culture norms.

  • The presenters did an excellent job at explaining the key principles

    behind interpersonal neurobiology concepts. I also liked learning about the different money personalities. I know mine was spot on to what they described it to be.

  • Super engaging, wonderfully supportive,

    love that it was content centered within aligned philosophies and values. Thank you!!

  • I like that you guys talk about the complexity of money relegated issues

    Too much money advice seems to to articles with 500 word limits. That artificially makes people discuss money issues like it is just a series of easy issues. Like this thread is easy to deal with. And that one. and that one, It is really a big thick hunk of cloth with all the issues woven together

  • Refreshing to not be bootstrap gaslit in a finance class, finally, omfg

  • Omg, yes! That resonates:

    financial distress correlating to higher spending. It’s been hard figuring out when/what to spend money on while unemployed…

  • Y’all are reading my whole life

  • Honestly, the interpersonal neurobiology moments were the biggest aha's.

    "you don't have to reprogram anything" (pam) "can you slow down the timeline of your shame" (esther) dyalekt's stories and breathing/somatic exercise.

  • This workshop was so engaging and kind and playful, thank you so much!!

  • Oh wow. Yes, savings is an action verb. It isn’t just not doing things.

  • Pam and Dyalekt make talking about money humane,

    engaging and without shame! It was incredibly relieving to participate in conversations around money that take into account the nervous system.

  • This is rare and fantastic resource to help artists thrive!

  • Just hearing the word “shame” associated with my financial history opened a whole new channel for healing it. Thanks!!

  • Whew this was like a great therapy session

  • Income calculator, so helpful, “how much more you need to make” 🫨

  • Liberating!!!

  • Realizing that my cashflow projections don't lead to change unless couple with action, Item

    unless coupled with recognizing when i'm outside my window of tolerance and moving towards asking for help so: “i feel seen and heard, so now i can go back and ____[do the thing]____”

  • I AM SEEING CHANGE!@@@!!!!!

  • …this was life changing. Thank you for your work.

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