The Unlikely Artist

In this inaugural episode, I share my own unlikely journey from an international tax lawyer to artist and coach.

Why unlikely? Because I’d given up on art when I was 11. Because I’d labelled myself as “uncreative” for decades. Because my tax law practice was thriving, and it seemed so odd to leave my high-profile job to do something I had no evidence to believe I’d be good at...

In this episode, I flip on its head the idea that paying attention to your deepest wants is selfish.

Both women and men are socialized to deny themselves the things they most want. We spend our time doing all the things we believe we “should” do. We try to appease our parents, bosses, spouses, friends, mentors, teachers, priests and gurus, and we’re left feeling frustrated, resentful and unfulfilled. We’ve forgotten the sacred art of listening to ourselves...

My objective in this episode is to inspire you to “Marie Kondo” your mind. For those of you who don’t know her, Marie Kondo is a Japanese consultant who has a Netflix show about helping hoarders declutter their homes. She asks them to ask themselves if each item in their house brings a “spark of joy”. If it does, they keep it. If not, they throw it out or give it away. And voila! More joy in their homes.

Decluttering your mind does something similar to your mental state...

In this episode, I tell a story about how I overcame my fear of pubic speaking and the important lessons I learned about just being myself.

We spend too much time catering to the “they” we’re so convinced are out there waiting to judge us. This keeps us from showing up as our best selves and reaching our highest potential...

When we believe our identity can be described as a collection of our current roles, we blind ourselves to what’s possible. We’re like a racehorse wearing blinkers who can only see the path straight in front of us. We’re missing the rest. In this episode, I teach you how to overcome this narrow way of thinking by defining yourself in a totally different way. I end the episode with a series of questions for you to explore...

When we let other people’s opinions about what we SHOULD do control our decisions, they’re “driving our bus”. In this episode, I dive into why so many of us let someone less qualified than us drive our bus. When we do this, we exclude ourselves from experiencing the side journeys and fascinating explorations that would help us grow and evolve and become the person we want to be...

In this delightful interview with Kristi Stangeland, we explore why she left a successful accounting career to search for something that would help her feel more whole. Kristi started her journey by asking herself the age-old question, “Is there something more?” The answer was a resounding, “Yes!”. But it didn’t happen all at once. To find her answers, Kristi adopted an attitude of exploration and creativity...

If you ever ask yourself, “Who am I to think I could do THAT?”, listen to this episode to learn why you should ask yourself instead, “Who am I NOT to do it?” In this episode, I explore how we hold ourselves back by making assumptions about what we CAN’T do and what’s NOT possible for us, instead of choosing to explore ways to make what we desire to happen. This is an important message I want you to hear...

Find out why it’s NOT true that you don’t have enough time to do things that you KNOW deep inside are important to you. In this episode, I prove to you that you have more time than you think, and I show you how to find it. It’s possible to create the time you need to fuel yourself even if you feel overwhelmed, constantly pressured and behind the 8 ball...

Learn how to start making the future you want to create happen now. In this week’s episode, I talk about one of the most powerful tools I know. This is an episode you won’t want to miss! There’s a mindset and science behind the process of thinking yourself into the person you want to become. When we imagine ourselves in a desired future, our brains can’t distinguish between the imaginary and the real. We start acting as if we were already that person now...