Giving myself permission to create, by Hrishi Hirway

<p>On his podcast&nbsp;and TV show Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway digs deep into the creative process of legendary songwriters. But before Hrishi becomes a podcast creator, he's a working musician himself … who finds his ability to create being slowly drained away by self-doubt. He stumbles into a case of songwriter’s block that lasts him nearly seven years. Today, Hrishi shares the story of how he gets drawn back into creating music through an unexpected collaboration.</p><p>Listen to Andrew Bird's episode of Meditative Story, "Listening to the space around you": <a href="https://listen.meditativestory.com/AndrewBirdSpaceAroundYou" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://listen.meditativestory.com/AndrewBirdSpaceAroundYou</a></p><p>Learn more about Hrishi Hirway: <a href="https://hrishikesh.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hrishikesh.co/</a></p><p>Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.meditativestory.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.meditativestory.com</a></p><p>Sign up for the Meditative Story newsletter:&nbsp;<a href="http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>