Shownotes
You’re good at your job, you’re juggling everything, and somewhere underneath all of it there’s a quiet question you haven’t answered yet: what do I actually want to do next? The problem isn’t that you don’t know how to work hard — it’s that no one ever taught you how to listen to yourself.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, Molly shares how The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron kept showing up in her life right when she needed it — and why that’s not as mystical as it sounds. Then she brings in Calleen De Oliveira, who used this exact book in her 40s to leave a 25-year advertising career, go to nursing school, and build a life she is proud of. What came out of those morning pages surprised even Calleen — and it went far beyond a career change. Plus: Molly announces the first Her Intentional Reset Experience: The Artist’s Way Creative Cluster, and is giving away eight copies of the book to listeners who want to join.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
- [01:15] The three-day sequence that convinced Molly this book was worth paying attention to — and the neuroscience that explains why it happened
- [06:52] What The Artist’s Way actually is — and why it’s not just for people who want to paint
- [13:22] What morning pages did for Calleen that nothing else could: nursing school, sobriety, and a marriage she almost lost
- [19:01] What a real Creative Cluster looks like — Calleen’s group of eight women stayed together for a decade
- [24:15] The right mindset to bring into this 12-week practice (and what Calleen says to anyone who doesn’t want to commit)
- [32:09] How to join the very first Her Intentional Reset Experience — The Artist’s Way Creative Cluster — and how to win one of eight free copies of the book
RESOURCES:
- "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron |Amazon Link
- "The Right to Write" by Julia Cameron |Amazon link here
- Julia Cameron 12-Week Virtual Guide — will be available for HIRE: The Artist's Way Creative Cluster participants only.
PODCAST REFERENCES:
- Episode 11: HIR From Wall Street to Fashion Founder, Jennifer Conrad, Twigs
- Episode 8: HIR From Spotify Exec to Solo Founder, Courtney Reimer
- Mel Robbins Podcast: (on Reticular Activating System - RAS) 8 Things to Tell Yourself Every Morning
Her Intentional Reset Experience (HIRE): The Artist's Way Creative Cluster
LOGISTICS: Her Intentional Reset Experience (HIRE)
- Week 1 starts June 15th, 2026 – Week 12, Aug. 31st
- June 17th, 2026 first virtual meeting
- Bi-weekly virtual meetings through end of August
- Come when you can. No pressure, no perfect attendance, no guilt.
If HIR has been valuable to you, you can support the show here: Kofi Support The Show
- No pressure — just making it easy for listeners who want to say so.
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