The Artist's Way at 40: One Woman's Unexpected Second Act + Special Announcement | (replay) Calleen De Oliveira, Ep. 25

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: This week is a replay of one of our favorite conversations as we wrap up our first Her Intentional Reset Experience: The Artist's Way Creative Cluster. 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 talks with 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 shares how to join the next Her Intentional Reset Experience — The Artist's Way Creative Cluster, starting the week of October 5th. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: [02:40] The three-day sequence that convinced Molly this book was worth paying attention to — and the neuroscience that explains why it happened [08:18] What The Artist's Way actually is — and why it's not just for people who want to paint [14:11] What morning pages did for Calleen that nothing else could: nursing school, sobriety, and a marriage she almost lost [20:26] What a real Creative Cluster looks like — Calleen's group of eight women stayed together for a decade [25:40] The right mindset to bring into this 12-week practice (and what Calleen says to anyone who doesn't want to commit) [33:33] How to join the next Her Intentional Reset Experience — The Artist's Way Creative Cluster, starting October 5th RESOURCES: "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron: https://a.co/d/09E1ps0J "The Right to Write" by Julia Cameron | https://amzn.to/49wcc5i Julia Cameron 12-Week Virtual Guide — available to HIRE: The Artist's Way Creative Cluster participants only. PODCAST REFERENCES: Her Intentional Reset Experience (HIRE): The Artist's Way Creative Cluster Join our private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/herintentionalresetexperience Register for weekly Zoom meetings: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/S33ThawJTsyLfEMjEDgl7Q Website: https://herintentionalreset.com/community/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herintentionalreset.co/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587329908947 LOGISTICS: Her Intentional Reset Experience (HIRE) \Week 1 starts October 5th, 2026 – Week 12 the week of December 21st, 2026 Weekly virtual meetings, Wednesdays at noon Come when you can. No pressure, no perfect attendance, no guilt. If HIR has been valuable to you, you can support the show here: https://ko-fi.com/herintentionalreset No pressure — just making it easy for listeners who want to say so. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hemlock/the-way-forward License code: RVGOVVHKDJFBKVJC This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. I only recommend books and resources discussed on the show that I genuinely use and believe in.