We did it. We actually did The Artist’s Way! We read all the words in all the chapters—with our eyes and ears. And now? It’s time to debrief! In this post-lude season 1 finale, we’re pulling back the curtain and giving you a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to make a podcast while doing The Artist’s Way. Then we answer five burning questions (you know, so we can stay on track!) What surprised us the most about ourselves during this process?Which week or concept hit the hardest...

It’s Week 12! The final chapter! WHATT! We’re asking the big questions and, as usual, bringing zero answers. What are we even working for? What are we hurrying toward? And seriously… what’s so bad about this moment, right now? Can you ever really arrive—or, oh no, is the journey literally… the whole thing? What happens when we’re just okay with where we are? Are we allowed to do that? We also wonder: what if your creativity doesn’t have to make money? What if it’s just… SO FUN? What if ...

It's Week 11 WHAT?!?!?! This week, we’re breaking free and asking: what is creative autonomy, actually? Does cutting yourself off from creativity turn you into some kind of wild, feral creature? (Maybe.) How do you get all the things done without strangling your creative spirit in the process? Do you even know your artist temperament? And once you figure it out, how do you support it so you’re not just… miserable all the time? Anna pushes back on the ways she’s domesticated herself while chas...

This week: spiritual perils, creative blocks, and the wild idea that maybe… we don’t have to strain so hard?? Can you actually be an artist without the suffering and the constant striving? Apparently that’s the goal. Why do we feel like if we’re not straining, we’re not doing it right? What does self-protection around your creativity look like, and how do you make it about the journey instead of chasing the next gold star? We’re talking creative blocks—yours, ours, everyone’s—and how they sne...

This week, we’re talking U-turns, and asking the big question: Are you lazy, or are you just blocked? Because spoiler alert—it’s not always easy to tell. We dig into whether your so-called laziness is actually just fear in a really good disguise. We’re also getting real about fame culture and whether it’s secretly ruining your life. Is it possible that not feeling your feelings is what’s keeping you creatively blocked? And what if jealousy is less of an emotion and more of a neon sign flashin...

How do you even podcast?! We’re officially releasing episodes and recording AT THE SAME TIME! Anna spirals (hello, self-awareness overload) but also shares how wild and powerful it’s been to listen to yourself learn in real time. It’s cringey! It’s growth! It’s both! This week is packed with big, juicy questions: 🧠 Is understanding something intellectually different from understanding it emotionally? 🔥 Can you metabolize pain into energy? (Excuse us??) 🛠️ Is pain just your system screaming, “...

It’s Week 7! This chapter hit us with a big one: “Art is not about thinking something up, it’s about getting something down.” Um… WHAT. You mean no straining? Just ease? Openness? Receptivity?! Okay but… how do you actually do that? Is it a mindset? A lifestyle? Can you really just show up and make the thing, or are we all too tangled in our own perfectionism to even start? This week, we wrestle with: — Whether or not limits actually help — If the universe cares and gives us what we need (???...

Welcome to another week of Yes Ma’am Pod! Surprise—there’s no chapter this week. Instead, we bring you what we’re officially calling an interlude. You know, that moment when life completely takes over (hello, holidays) and your creative project gets sidelined by the chaos of being a human. We could’ve kept this part of our journey creating this podcast quiet and pretended we were right on track, but we believe in honesty. And the truth is: every creative journey includes an interl...

It’s Week 6, and yes—we’re talking about money. Again. Because it turns out, money is kind of a big deal. It’s a constant consideration, a major stressor, and, let’s be honest, a very convenient excuse to stay creatively blocked. In this episode, Anna and Sarah unpack their personal money systems and ask some real questions: How does the way we think about money control our creative lives? How is our sense of worthiness tangled up in what we believe we deserve financially? What even is a “lit...

Welcome to Week 5, folks. Buckle up, this one’s a long one. 🏎️💨 This chapter had us going wait. like. what?! on repeat. Real talk: God has a LOT of money. Like, unlimited? We dive headfirst into the deep end of God, spirituality, and organized religion and ask: Are they the same thing? (spoiler alert: they are NOT). How do we, as artists in recovery, reclaim a spirituality that supports us without dragging along the baggage of human-organized religion? And is a personal spiritual ...

WELCOME TO WEEK 4! Dude, what does reading deprivation even mean in a world dominated by the internet and social media? Sarah actually does it. Anna? Absolutely not. But that leads us to the real question—how do we make space inside ourselves? This week, we examine what we do to numb out, what distracts us, and what pulls us back into our bodies. Anna discovers that, shockingly, the Artist Date and Morning Pages actually work (she wrote something!), while Sarah fills the newfound silenc...

It’s Week 3, and we’ve got a lot of questions. Anna spirals into the weeds of her daily life, wondering where the heck she’s supposed to find space for this work. We dive into the connection between power, lifestyle, and what’s considered “normal,” and then—because why stop there?—we wrestle with success vs. significance. Meanwhile, Anna realizes TV ruined her brain, yet she still wants to write for TV (make it make sense). Is watching something the same as doing it? Can you live a conscious ...

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE! Anna is angry about how hard this all is, and we question how we use our time—because, surprise, time feels different every week. How are we supposed to deal with that?! 🙃 Busyness is the ultimate humblebrag, Anna confronts her aggressive perfectionism, and oh yeah… there’s a pear explosion. 🍐💥 We explore whether you can do The Artist’s Way without accountability, the fact that trying things is mandatory (ugh), fantasy vs. actually doing the work are...

Week one or...session one of the twelve-week artistic recovery guide outlined in Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. Follow along as we stumble through our very first Zoom recording and send it anyway—because you can’t learn something new and look perfect at the same time. 🚀💀 In this episode, we commit to The Artist’s Way journey—signing the contract, meeting the shadow artist, confronting our creative wounds, and, oh yeah, meeting a weird fairy. 🧚‍♀️ Plus, Sarah’s got a Southern voice in her h...

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