You know when a conversation feels like an ABSOLUTE transmission? In today’s episode, I sit down with my dear friend Chandresh Bhardwaj (CB) that I met through a dream (Yes, tune in). Seventh-generation Tantra teacher, author, poet, and one of the most artful communicators I know, to talk about Tantra, polarity, death, destruction, rebirth, and what it means to become self-sourced. This episode is honestly an initiation in itself wow. We move from art and embodiment to the wild feminine...

This week I’m joined by my favorite person again (Lois) for a very special conversation on the Creative Living Principles!!!! We had way too much fun recording this episode (delirious nap-drunk and caffeinated as always), and ended up covering the first six principles from our list of 21 Creative Living Principles: Your voice isn’t fragile. Don’t treat it like glass.Art needs to be honest, not beautiful.You don’t find your voice, you remember it.Perfection is a cage. Mess is where the magic l...

This week I sat down with my beautiful friend and absolute force of nature, Marina Girgis, Expansion Round 5 queen and the visionary behind Vivacious Retreats. After Marina's 10 day Advanced Shadow Work retreat in The Netherlands, we went down the rabbit hole of shadow work as a path to liberation, and how bringing your shadows into the light is often all that’s needed to alchemize them. If you’ve been in Marina’s orbit, you already know: she has a gift for making life feel juicier, fuller,...

Eclipse Season & The Virgo–Pisces Portal: Shape-Shifting, Service, and Expansion YAY another series! This week I was joined by astrologer + strategist Kessli Hall for a deep dive into the eclipses lighting up the Pisces–Virgo axis. Think of this as your Eclipse Survival Kit as equal parts cosmic forecast and grounded reflection on how these transits are showing up in our lives, our businesses, and our bodies. From shape-shifting identities to the karmic purge of outdated systems, we explo...

So many of us live in functional freeze without even realizing it — stuck between “go, go, go” and total shutdown. Outwardly, we look like we’re functioning fine. Inside, we feel numb, resistant, disconnected, and unable to truly rest or create. In this deeply grounding conversation, I am joined once again by my beloved sister and somatic therapist, Isabel Taylor, to unpack what functional freeze actually is, why society depends on it, and how you can begin to notice its signs in your own lif...

Welcome to Creative Living After Hours, where we remember how to tell the truth. In this first episode, Lois + Maia sit down (chaotic, laughing hysterically, and fully unfiltered as per usual) to talk about what it really means to live creatively — not just to make things, but to inhabit life through the lens of creativity as a FORCE. We cover: 💧 Why “creativity as optimization” isn’t it (and why we’re not here to give you 5 hacks to be more creative) 💧 What happens when you stop measuring yo...

Stories are not just the way we make sense of our lives, they are the way we shape CULTURE. In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend and muse Chelsea Riffe, podcast coach, host of In My Non-Expert Opinion and Expansion round 4 queen to explore how using your voice goes far beyond visibility. Who else but the queen of resonance herself to talk about how YOUR story matters. We talk about how our voices ripple into culture, how to recognize when your body is asking you to pivot, and how C...

There comes a moment in every transformation when the old identity no longer fits—but the new one isn’t fully formed yet. That’s where the real shape-shifting begins. In today’s episode, we talk about shapeshifting as a nervous system skill, what it really takes to shed outdated identities, and how to sit with the fertile discomfort of the “space between.” I share the behind-the-scenes of my own most recent quantum leap (and it's crash lol), how I reprogrammed my Reticular Activating Sy...

Expansion PSA: my 4-month deep mastermind (Expansion) is opening its doors to the waitlist only on May 5th (5.5 at 5:55 PM EST). If you’ve been feeling the pull to dive in, make sure you’re on the waitlist right here—spots do tend to fly (as in, fully booked within a day or two kind of fly). And about this very special episode: The person that changed my life is here. We’re diving deep into somatics, nervous system regulation, and self-sabotage with my somatic therapist, sister, and somatic q...

Here's a different one 🌬️ The spirit doesn’t need proof. The spirit needs presence. Let's talk about all things Spirit. Not the aesthetic, not the performance, not the “how to feel aligned” kind of bullshit. Nope! This one is about what happens when you stop chasing clarity, purpose, or healing—and create a life quiet enough for something bigger to find you. I’m sharing the story of what happened when I hiked 230 kilometers through the Himalayas (again), what that journey revealed about anima...

A spicy one. In this episode, we dive into the Unknown and explore the art of releasing control so that life can actually meet you. And for this conversation, I brought in the personification of the unknown himself—Tom, my partner—who’s lived a life of radical trust, jumping into the unknown over and over again. We talk about intuition, navigating uncertainty, and what it really takes to expand beyond what you thought was possible. Three years ago, I packed my entire life into a backpack and ...

Your Momentum Doesn’t Need Motivation—It Needs Capacity. In today’s episode, we’re talking about momentum—not just how to start, but how to keep going. The biggest myth we tell to ourselves is that getting started is the hardest part. It’s not. The real challenge is staying in motion without burning out. We dive deep into self-trust, nervous system capacity, and learning how to ride your wave of momentum instead of forcing it. I’m sharing the story of how I spent a decade wanting to start a...

Your visions don't need permission—they need momentum. In today's episode, we dive into how to stop waiting for the "right time," break free from perfectionism, and take the first step before you feel ready. I share my own experience of being stuck in the loop of over-planning for three years before finally launching my design studio—what shifted, how I moved past the fear, and the exact mindset + somatic tools that helped me get into motion. In Today's Episode, We Talk About: 🧩 Why waiting...

Welcome to Thought to Thing, the podcast where we bend the limits of possibility. I’m Maia, your host, and in this first season, we’re diving deep into what it really takes to turn a thought into a thing. Not the usual law-of-attraction fluff, but the practical, embodied work of expanding your capacity to hold more—so you can call in more while doing less. Because we don’t manifest what we want; we manifest what we can hold. This podcast is about strengthening that capacity—so that inst...