Can you make money from your creativity? Of course.

But does capitalism get in the way of your creativity? Also, I will argue, yes.

On today’s episode I take up a conversation that has been going on for centuries: a conversation about the tension between art and commerce.

Or as I will call it: creativity and capitalism.

Except this time I take the conversation beyond how to create a beautiful thing detached from revenue to discuss how to live a life from a place of utter truth and authenticity, which is the ultimate pillar of creativity.

In a world obsessed with the bottom line, this isn’t easy but it’s more important than ever.

Link to Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way HERE!

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When you are in a situation that is uncomfortable or unwanted — a job, a relationship, a season of grief or pain — the tendency is to push that experience away.

You look for a way out.

You look for a solution.

You look for a quick fix.

You look for an escape door.

But this event or experience has something it wants to show you. It is teaching you.

Picture this event in your life as a loving friend, leaning in to whisper something important. Something intimate.

Something you might be afraid to hear…

But something that will change your life forever.

Will you listen? Or will you plug your ears?

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It’s no secret I’ve been stuck in my creativity lately (and my fertility).

So as a way to reignite my life force energy, I’m going back to the basics. I’m forgetting about my audience and moving toward what makes me happy.

Which has me thinking:

If you’re creating your art for an audience, is it really art?

Is creativity with a specific end in mind really creativity at all?

Join me as I think this through in real time and follow along as I try once again to find the creative spark that often gets buried by what we think other people want.

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I watched the most recent cult document released on Netflix over the weekend called Trust Me: The False Prophet.

It is an absolutely disturbing and important show.

It’s the most recent in a long line of cult documentaries and crime podcasts I’ve watched over the years and I have noticed a pattern, a list of behaviors and dynamics that can coerce otherwise intelligent, successful, big-hearted people to do things they would otherwise find abhorrent.

Most distressingly, none of us are immune. These tactics are common and effective.

And they are deployed all around us, as we speak.

So how do we stay in our power? On today’s episode, I share what I’ve learned from many years of working with writers and the powerful tool for accessing agency that is at your fingertips perpetually, no matter who you are.

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This week I asked my 4 year old a question that I realized was actually for me:

How much would it take for you to be happy?

As I watched him wrestle with this big question, I realized I have the same dilemma he does, the same dilemma all human beings face as we think about how we will love and live: do we surrender everything to discover love?

Or do we fight for what’s “rightfully” ours?

Do we defend ourselves and our possessions no matter the cost?

The conversation stuck with me and got me thinking about a childhood book I loved, about the Garden of Eden (of all things) and about what a life of meaning really requires.

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What if the one thing you’re avoiding is the single thing that could get you unstuck?

In this episode, I admit that I’ve been feeling creatively stuck lately and wondering if I’ll ever get out of this rut.

The truth is I’ve been feeling frustrated, flat and under-inspired.

I haven’t been writing much of anything.

I was starting to wonder (after 6 years of struggling) if I was going to be behind this block forever. That’s when the insight for today’s episode came to me.

Maybe the way out is through the one thing you least want to do.

Which isn’t about doing something as much as it is about allowing what is to be what is.

Maybe your pain is a portal.

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If you didn’t listen to my episode a few weeks ago about how the worst people in the world sometimes have the most confidence—this week I’m revisiting the topic.

This time, I’m coming in hot with some real-world examples of how my four and five year old kids taught me about confidence.

While watching my preschoolers have the quintessential childhood experience of learning to ride a two-wheeled bike, I simultaneously learned about human nature, my own nature, and was reminded where confidence actually comes from.

If you struggle with confidence sometimes like I do, first of all—you’re normal. Second of all, I hope you’ll enjoy these reflections on why confidence matters and what we can do to cultivate confidence everyday.

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You are not a problem to solve.

Your life is not a problem to solve.

Your body is not a problem to solve.

It’s easy to lose track of that.

It’s easy to get stuck in a loop of endless problem-solving, thinking that if you can just think harder, work harder, be smarter, or chase down the right information, you might finally feel at peace in your own life.

But has that ever worked for you?

What if your life is speaking to you, right here, right now?

The question is: are you listening? Are you really hearing what your life is trying to say?

The Power of Writing it Down

A Book in Six Months

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