Artist Recovery Podcast

Artist Recovery Podcast is Bringing Light to the Darkside of Art. I’m Rich Wright, your host — and here we're redefining recovery as Renewal, Resilience and Creative Transformation. Because for artists, it’s more than survival… it’s Remembering.
This show is about the real journey of being a working creative — the highs, the lows, the pivots, and the reinventions that shape who we are. Together we’ll explore how setbacks can spark transformation, how loss can open new paths, and how resilience fuels the heart of every artist’s story.
If you’ve ever faced doubt, setback, or the call to reinvent yourself, you’re in the right place. Let’s recover — and create — together.”

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Artist Recovery Podcast S2 Ep. 24: Courtney Barriger, Eco-Fashion Designer, Artist and Author

June 12, 2026 • Rich Wright • Season 2 • Episode 24

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What happens when a homeschooled girl from suburban Florida follows the spark of creativity across continents, careers, and a complete reinvention of the fashion industry?
This conversation of the Artist Recovery Podcast revolves around the life of Courtney Barriger, author, eco-fashion designer, filmmaker, and founder of the sustainable clothing label Holding Court.
Courtney shares the full arc of her creative journey, from making weekend movies at her aunt and uncle's house as a kid, to being discovered at 16 for an MTV music video, to walking London Fashion Week and winning awards on the film festival circuit. Along the way she opens up about the lessons that shaped her: learning that finishing a project does not always bring the recognition you imagine, releasing the grip of ego, and discovering that you can do everything you love, just not all at the same time.

This conversation goes deep into the heart of what it means to be a multi-passionate creative. Courtney and Rich explore the difference between chasing outcomes and honoring the experience of making art, the strange and humbling world of casting calls and reality television, and the moment a car accident and a long recovery led Courtney to commit fully to a life as an artist.
We also dig into the work that ties it all together: sustainable fashion. Courtney explains how a reality show called America's It Girl, prizes that evaporated and all, ultimately pointed her toward a mission of healing the planet through ethical design. She breaks down the three pillars of Holding Court: information on sustainability, the sustainable clothing itself, and storytelling. That storytelling now includes Refashion Workshop, her book that is being used in design school curriculums, and The Royal Robe, an environmental fable for children that is being developed into an animated film.
Courtney and Rich return to a theme close to every sensitive soul and heart-centered creative: Where do ideas come from? Courtney describes inspiration as something that falls from the sky, pieces of information clicking into place, and the artist's obligation to honor that fleeting spark before it disappears. They talk honestly about the darkness that can take root when creativity goes unexpressed, and the freedom that comes from finally putting your work out into the world.

Connect with Coutney:
Website: https://www.courtneybarriger.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-barriger-4764402a
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/courtneybarriger

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