Why Mental Rehearsal Is a Powerful Tool for Artists
Why Mental Rehearsal Is a Powerful Tool for Artists  
Podcast: Savvy Painter Podcast with Antrese Wood
Published On: Thu Mar 06 2025
Description: Your brain automatically runs scripts on repeat. But are those scripts helping you or playing like mini horror movies in your head? With the right mental rehearsal approach, you can create scenarios that help turn around any unsatisfactory results of your art practice. In this episode of The Savvy Painter Podcast, we’re going to get into what mental rehearsal is and why it’s one of the most powerful, yet underutilized tools for artists. You’ll discover how you’re always mentally practicing something repeatedly, how your current results are proof, and what happens when you change what you’re rehearsing in your brain.2:24 – What mental rehearsal is and some ways you’re probably using it wrong7:05 - Why the brain makes mental rehearsal so effectively powerful (with a client example)12:42 – The effect mental rehearsing might be having on your art practice right now 14:33 – Another example of what can happen when you switch your mental rehearsal 17:19 – The difference between artists who succeed and those who stay stuckMentioned in Why Mental Rehearsal Is a Powerful Tool for ArtistsJoin Growth StudioSupport the showAnd hey - if this episode hit home, do me a favor, leave a review on Apple Podcast or come say hi on Instagram: @savvypainterpodcastI’d love to hear this episode resonated you. ❤️