The Twelfth House
The Twelfth House

The Twelfth House

Holisticism

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Join host Michelle Pellizzon, the Holisticism team, and expert guests as we explore the connection between the practical and metaphysical aspects of well-being. Muse with us on why self-knowledge, intuitive business, spirituality, and creativity all contribute to embracing life as creatives, entrepreneurs, and squiggly brained intuitives on a mission to do our sacred Work.

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The Twelfth House: Parenthood and The Privilege of Choosing The Conditions of Your Experiences
APR 4, 2025
The Twelfth House: Parenthood and The Privilege of Choosing The Conditions of Your Experiences
<p>📚 <strong>Resources and Links:</strong></p><p>* <em>📩 Connect with host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/michellepellizzonlipsitz/?hl=en"><em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michelle Pellizzon-Lipsitz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em></a><em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/holisticism/?hl=en"><em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠team Holisticism⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em></a></p><p>* <em>Sign up for the North Node waitlist </em><a target="_blank" href="https://michelle-509f.mykajabi.com/north-node-2024"><em>here</em></a><em> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em></p><p>* <em>Inquire about 1:1 work with Michelle </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.notion.so/12fa2ea10eb780878280ef2acf269be2?pvs=21"><em>here</em></a></p><p>Nuance? On the internet???? </p><p>Sparked by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniesoteriou/chappell-roan-parenthood-backlash-parents-angry">Chappell Roan's viral "parenting is hell" discourse</a>, this week I throw our editorial calendar into the abyss to tackle something I've been totally allergic to discussing publicly: my experience with parenthood. </p><p>You'll hear why I always dodge the parent-content pipeline, why my expectations for motherhood were subterranean (spoiler: expecting the worst is apparently my superpower), and why having a baby at 33 instead of 25 might be the ultimate "choose your hard" situation.</p><p>My experience of parenting has been like, the opposite of hell… and boy-howdy do I totally empathize with why Chappell’s twenty-something friends might find parenting to be <em>Les Miserables. </em>Because I’m pretty sure if I’d had a kid any time before when I did, I would have felt that way, too. </p><p>Whether you're child-free and thriving, halfway through freezing your eggs, or currently nap trapped under a somewhat sweaty but 100% adorable toddler, this episode tries to offer the rare middle ground in today's polarized parenthood discourse. </p><p>No toxic positivity, no doom-scrolling negativity — just one witch's take on how motherhood unexpectedly activated parts of myself I didn't know existed, and perhaps some ideas to think about if you’re anything like how I was pre-baby when I was still trying to decide whether to take a gamble on a new (volatile) experience like having a child or if I should just enjoy a child-free existence. </p><p>Curious to hear your thoughts in the chat! </p><p><p>The Twelfth House is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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The Twelfth House+ CASE STUDY: MFA Application Project Plan
MAR 13, 2025
The Twelfth House+ CASE STUDY: MFA Application Project Plan
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://thetwelfthhouse.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">thetwelfthhouse.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p><em>📚 </em><strong><em>Resources and Links:</em></strong></p><p>* <em>Sign up for the </em><a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/howtobegin"><em>HOW TO BEGIN: A PROJECT PLANNING CLASS </em></a></p><p>* <em>📩 Connect with host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/michellepellizzonlipsitz/?hl=en"><em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michelle Pellizzon-Lipsitz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em></a><em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/holisticism/?hl=en"><em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠team Holisticism⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em></a></p><p>* <em>Sign up for the North Node waitlist </em><a target="_blank" href="https://michelle-509f.mykajabi.com/north-node-2024"><em>here</em></a><em> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em></p><p>* <em>Inquire about 1:1 work with Michelle </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.notion.so/12fa2ea10eb780878280ef2acf269be2?pvs=21"><em>here</em></a></p><p>Project Planning: The Unsexy Secret to Making Cool Stuff Happen</p><p>Here's where I, Michelle Pellizzon — she of witchcraft discussions and intuitive business sermons — confess my deeply un-magickal love affair with something that has my tarot cards collectively rolling their eyes: project planning. Not ironically, not subversively, but in a "this literally saved my creative life" way that sometimes makes me question if I've finally sold out to Big Productivity. (I haven't! Probably!)</p><p>The Magic-to-Mundane Pipeline</p><p>Project planning is definitely something, but like, ✨channeling spirit ✨ it is not. There's nothing transcendent about a project plan, at least to me. Yet those moments that feel like "literally touching God"— when creativity flows through you like some cosmic dictation service — don't appear simply when I light the right candle. They happen when I've laid the groundwork by doing the deeply unsexy work of planning. </p><p>I work with literal psychics and mediums — people who can, like, text the dead — and even THEY need project plans. Honestly, everyone can use a project plan. The game-changer for most people is realizing planning isn't constraining creativity but creating space for it. </p><p>Join My Planning Cult (We Have Templates)</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/howtobegin">I'm teaching a project planning class on March 23rd, 2025.</a> If you're in the North Node, it's included (congrats, savvy investor!); if not, it's still affordable because I genuinely believe this stuff changes lives.</p><p>Listen to the full episode to hear how I've somehow made project planning sound revolutionary rather than like the organizational equivalent of eating your vegetables. Because sometimes the most rebellious thing you can do as a creative is actually finish what you start.</p><p><strong><em>OK, so with that, let’s get into today’s case study — a project plan for putting together an Creative Writing MFA application that’s due at the end of March.</em></strong> </p><p><strong>MFA Application Project Plan</strong></p>
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The reason people don't see you (and how to fix it)
MAR 7, 2025
The reason people don't see you (and how to fix it)
<p>This week, we’re talking about the difference between being <em>seen</em> and being <em>SEEN</em>.</p><p>The uncomfortable truth? People don't notice you because you're doing most things exactly the same way as everyone else.</p><p>We observe what seems to be working for others, frantically study their "method," and replicate it with the precision of someone following IKEA instructions — except we're building our entire lives and businesses this way.</p><p>And, listen, this isn't necessarily a <em>bad</em> strategy. </p><p>But if you want people to see you, to acknowledge you, to recognize you… you’ve gotta stand out. And if you’re just going with the flow, doing what everyone else does without asking <em>why</em> — welp, yah just blend into the crowd. </p><p>Standing Out Without Being <em>That</em> Person</p><p>The alternative isn't wearing neon jumpsuits or speaking exclusively in haikus.</p><p>The secret is embarrassingly simple: <strong>be more conscious</strong>.</p><p>Instead of blindly following others, pause and ask:</p><p>* Why am I doing this thing this way?</p><p>* What's my actual perspective?</p><p>* Is this working for ME?</p><p>It's about switching from automatic to intentional thinking in a world where most people are running on autopilot.</p><p>Project Planning: The Unsexy Secret Weapon</p><p>The most practical takeaway sounds about as exciting as organizing your sock drawer: <a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/howtobegin">project planning</a>.</p><p>Project planning forces you to ask:</p><p>* Why am I doing this?</p><p>* What do I actually want to happen?</p><p>* What's my strategy?</p><p>* What's the actual first step?</p><p>These questions might seem basic, but most of us skip them entirely, jumping straight to execution mode following the same tired blueprint everyone else uses.</p><p>The Serious Truth Bomb</p><p>Remember: "No one takes you more seriously than you take yourself."</p><p>If you're approaching your work with "aw shucks, who am I to do this thing?" energy, you're telling everyone else not to take you seriously either.</p><p>Taking yourself seriously doesn't mean acting like Adrien Brody accepting the Oscar. It means recognizing your power and not wasting it. The bottom line: To be seen, you need to do things differently. </p><p>📚 <strong>Resources and Links:</strong></p><p>* 📩 Connect with host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/michellepellizzonlipsitz/?hl=en">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michelle Pellizzon-Lipsitz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and<a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/holisticism/?hl=en">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠team Holisticism⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>* Sign up for the North Node waitlist <a target="_blank" href="https://michelle-509f.mykajabi.com/north-node-2024">here</a> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>* Inquire about 1:1 work with Michelle <a target="_blank" href="https://www.notion.so/12fa2ea10eb780878280ef2acf269be2?pvs=21">here</a></p><p>* Join <strong>HOW TO BEGIN: A PROJECT PLANNING CLASS</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/howtobegin">here</a> </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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44 MIN