Do you struggle with how to talk or write about your business? Are you secretly a lil’ afraid of sounding like a “girl boss”, too pushy, or using too much marketing-bro speak? Same. In this episode, Michelle explores the concept of non-coercive marketing and how to sell and talk about your Sacred Work and business, without being sales-y. Michelle covers: the role of authenticity in the way we sell what storytelling and non-coercive copywriting have in common how to practice non-coercive copywrit...
Apr 18, 2023•27 min
Are you curious about what it looks like running an intuitive business while starting a family? In this episode, we’ve invited special guest and dear friend, Puno Puno , founder of ilovecreatives and Executive Creative Director of ilovecreatives.Studio , to muse with us on what it means to be an entrepreneur and a brand new mom. Key moments from today’s episode: Strategies for taking maternity leave with a small team What does time management actually look like between your business and starting...
Apr 04, 2023•53 min
Welcome to our third episode in our series where we’re featuring guest experts as we delve into complex, sticky, and undefinable conversations that are top of mind. Today we’re joined by Christy Harrison to discuss the state of the wellness industry, and muse on how we might think about “being in the industry, but not of it”. Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified intuitive eating counselor, journalist, and author of THE WELLNESS TRAP , ANTI-DIET , as well as t...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Join us for the second episode of our current series, featuring guest experts and team Holisticism as we delve into complex, zeitgeist worthy topics that we just can’t quit! In this week's episode, Michelle and Wallis discuss which AI tools can help free up time and space for creators and squiggly-brained intuitives to spend more time doing what they love most, connecting with the creative muse when she calls. Referenced in this episode ChatGPT Designing a logo with ChatGPT Hard Fork: Chat GPT t...
Mar 21, 2023•30 min
Welcome to our first episode in a new series entitled “How Should We Think About _____ Now” For the first discussion in this series, we’re speaking all about Manifestation, timeline jumping, and accessing future versions of ourselves. All evergreen topics here at Holisticism. Today Michelle is chatting with Pea the Feary , artist and creator of the Timeline Jumping Embodiment Modality. Pea is an artist and spiritualist committed to beauty and pleasure. Reality is their favorite medium to create ...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Today Michelle and Wallis are excited to be chatting with prolific creative, entrepreneur, and dear community member, Taylor Elyse Morrison. Taylor Elyse Morrison is an author, facilitator, and coach, making well-being and personal development more accessible. Through her company Inner Workout and her book of the same name, Taylor supports people’s journey to know, care for, and become their full selves. This episode we go deep on: Taylor’s perspective on building a portfolio career without burn...
Feb 28, 2023•44 min
Today Michelle is on the pod musing about one of our core fears of “being seen” on and offline, and how to overcome being blocked by these fears. We've all got a version of the fear of being seen in different ways, and we're here to get to the root of it! Michelle is musing on: How does the fear of being seen manifest and what does it cost you if you don't look the fear straight in the face? If you’re willing to change — how do you do it? How to prepare physically, mentally, and psychically to h...
Feb 21, 2023•37 min
Today, on The Twelfth House, we’re talking to Amelia Hruby, PhD, feminist author, educator, podcaster, and the founder of Softer Sounds , a podcast studio for entrepreneurs and creatives. Over the past decade, Amelia has been a university professor, a community organizer, and a radio DJ. Now, she helps babes get their voices off social media & onto the airwaves with her podcast Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media without Losing All Your Clients . If you’ve been with us for a while you’ve defi...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Why does “selling” sometimes give us such the ick? If you think about it another way, we’re kind of always pitching something . Whether it’s spell-casting as we write copy, rattling off our take on the latest trend grinding our gears, or sharing our origin story, we might as well communicate it in our own unique style. Today, team Holisticism is on the pod, musing on how to pitch according to your creator archetype and how to lean into your preferred style to communicate your magic, with all you...
Feb 07, 2023•49 min
Today Michelle and Wallis are joined by wonderful North Node member, prolific creative, and whip-smart entrepreneur Dr. Liz Bahr, to muse on managing a creative life with a neurodivergent/squiggly brained diagnosis. Liz is a writer, creative expression facilitator, adjunct professor, clinical mentor, consultant, entrepreneur, and Doctor of Occupational Therapy. She holds a Doctorate from Boston University and a Master of Science from NYU, 500-hour yoga teacher, and specializes in working with ND...
Jan 31, 2023•55 min
Welcome to episode three in our month-long series on what we like to call our guide to your latest SOS, or Spiritual Operating Systems. Today, Michelle is back on the pod waxing poetic about how she’s developed a personal spiritual operating system, and how you can build your own, with just a few guiding principles to get you started. Referenced: Join our free community of intuitives and creators here! This podcast is edited by Softer Sounds Studio s Our detailed show notes can be found @ www.ho...
Jan 24, 2023•34 min
Continuing on our theme of spiritual and squiggly brained operating systems this month, we’re chatting with Pia Beck of Curate Well Co. about the ins and outs of running her business with a squiggly (or neuro-divergent) brain. Pia graciously speaks about her experience of receiving an OCD diagnosis, and how this has changed her understanding of herself as an entrepreneur, running several businesses. After a career in people operations in the tech and startup worlds, Pia started Curate Well Co . ...
Jan 17, 2023•57 min
Happy New Year and welcome back to the Twelfth House! This month we’re reflecting on what’s in our spiritual and squiggly brained SOS kits. Throughout January we’ll be musing on how to soothe our psyches and our souls, when in spiritual crisis, and sharing what we turn towards when going through spiritual growth spurts. We’ll also be dissecting with the team and featured guests how to work with, instead of against, our neuro-divergent, squiggly brained ways of being. On today’s episode, Michelle...
Jan 10, 2023•47 min
Join us for part two of our mini series, Holiday Survival Kit, where we’re pausing to speak with Kelley Bonner about spotting the signs of burn out before you find yourself smack dab in the middle of a joyless, burnout-holiday-hoagie. Kelley Bonner is a culture strategist, an award winning podcaster, and founder of Burn Bright Consulting. Kelley transforms workplaces by reducing burnout and bias, resulting in increased innovation and inclusion. She provides a framework for leaders and individual...
Dec 13, 2022•57 min
Welcome to a lil’ two part heavy hitter series we are calling “Holiday Survival Kit”. This time of year is, duh, full of cheer and all, but it can also be a very stressful and pressure filled season. That’s why as part one in this series, we’re taking the way back machine, and serving up our top five most downloaded and shared episodes of the year, which will hopefully help to soothe and/or distract you from some of the harder parts of the holiday season. Episodes featured: Note to Self: I Will ...
Dec 06, 2022•45 min
This week’s episode rounds out our series on what it means to "be seen" in multiple facets of our lives, while we attempt to self-actualize in these human suits and engage in our sacred work. In this episode, Michelle is on the mic with Heather J. Kent a registered psychotherapist and trauma recovery specialist. She is the co-author of the newly released book, Wellness Wisdom , and the #1 Amazon bestselling author of the books Heal From Your Narcissist Ex and I Left My Toxic Relationship – Now W...
Nov 22, 2022•46 min
Continuing our series on the complexities of what it means to be seen, we’re speaking with mindset coach Topside Vandenbosch. Topsie helps clients crush negative thought patterns and behaviors using emotional intelligence strategies and helps business owners do the inner work required to aid them in leap frogging to the next phase of their journey. Find out more about working with Topsie here , follow along with Topsie on IG , and check out her podcast episode here . Join the free Holisticism Hu...
Nov 15, 2022•51 min
This month on the Twelfth House we’re hanging it all out, as we riff on the idea of being seen . Whether it’s showing up on social as our multidimensional, squiggly brained selves, or pivoting our businesses entirely to align with our future visions of what’s possible. Today our guest is Kim Saira . Kim Saira is a movement healer, breath work & joy coach, and community care activist. Join Kim Saira's waitlist for Authentically U 3.0 Waitlist here! In this episode, we muse on: Being a woman o...
Nov 08, 2022•55 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thetwelfthhouse.substack.com Welcome to a mini preview of the Twelfth House+ — our subscribers-only bonus podcast channel. This is our uncut, unfiltered podcast feed where we'll be dropping exclusive episodes each month featuring Michelle, Wallis, Team Holisticism, and (occasional) guests to discuss what’s on our minds, in our hearts, and whatever you'd like to see us put our scuba gear on and deep dive into. This week we're talking i...
Nov 01, 2022•8 min
This month on the pod, we’re talking all about showing up, being seen, and what it means to self-actualize in these human suits, while doing your sacred work. To kick this series off today, we’re talking to Marlee Grace. Marlee Grace is a writer, dancer, and quilter. Marlee also writes a weekly newsletter, Monday Monday , and a monthly advice column podcast called Yes Yes . Marlee’s q uilt class runs in November and January. Beginning on November 8th, quilt class will run everyday on Tuesday @ 9...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 7 min
This month we’re sitting down with guests to talk about money, how we relate to, and avoid relating to it. In this episode, we’re joined by entrepreneur, coach, consultant, and speaker, Trudi Lebron . Trudi Lebrón is the CEO of ScriptFlip! LLC and creator of the Institute for Equity Centered Coaching. Today, Trudi runs a million-dollar coaching and consulting firm, helping entrepreneurs and coaches build antiracist businesses and become equity-centered coaches and leaders through ScriptFlip! cer...
Oct 25, 2022•53 min
This month we’re sitting down with guests to talk about the big M word. That's right, money, honey. We're going deep into how we relate to, avoid relating to, and hate relating to it. Yikes! That sounds heavy, but luckily in this episode, we’re joined by the prolific money mindset creator, Alyssa Davies of Mixed Up Money. Alyssa Davies is a published author living in Calgary, Alberta. She is the founder of the two-time award-winning Canadian Personal Finance Blog of the Year, Mixed Up Money . Ch...
Oct 18, 2022•42 min
This month we’re sitting down with guests to talk about the big M word. That's right, money, honey. And all how we relate to, avoid relating to and hate relating to it. Yikes! That sounds heavy, but luckily in this episode, we’re joined by the hilarious, thoughtful, and ingenious entrepreneur , Lauren Haynes of Wooden Spoon Herbs. Lauren walks us through the spiraling path of transitioning from bootstrapping her business, to raising venture capital, saying goodbye to Facebook ads, and the exciti...
Oct 11, 2022•37 min
This month we’re sitting down with guests to talk about the big M word. That's right, money, honey. And all how we relate to, avoid relating to and hate relating to it. Yikes! That sounds heavy, but luckily in this episode, we’re joined by the wonderful Mindful Bookkeeper, Chioma. Ever so mindful and Zen, Chioma somehow makes talking about personal and biz-related finance easy, breezy, and less filled with anxiety. Download Chioma’s “ 11 Ways to Grow Your Bank Account Without Selling More ”, lis...
Oct 04, 2022•41 min
Welcome to the fourth episode in our series featuring prolific Creator Communities, where we're sitting down with several creators to dive into how they live their lives so that they're able to engage in doing their sacred work. This week we’re chatting with the charmed and uber-creative Lenea Sims. Lenea Sims is an artist, advisor, producer, and scholar studying Community and Liberation Psychologies. Her work centers upon uplifting, transforming, and healing individuals, communities, and their ...
Sep 27, 2022•48 min
Welcome to the third episode in our series about Creator Communities, where Michelle and Wallis chat with a dear friend of the pod, prolific creator, and entrepreneur Alexis Barber about ... Free! DISCOVER YOUR CREATOR ARCHETYPE here! Grab Holisticism's Creator Archetype cheat sheet to see where you fall on the archetype scale, and find the perfect content strategy for your unique skills so you can actually get paid to create and prevent future burnout. How to manage a content empire while still...
Sep 20, 2022•54 min
Welcome to the second episode in our series on creator communities and the people who build, nurture, and grow alongside their communities of all shapes and sizes. Today we’re talking to the prolific creator and podcast icon, Katie Dalebout! Katie Dalebout is a writer, podcast producer, and host. Her weekly interview show began in 2013 and now has over 400 episodes with nearly 5 million downloads. In 2019, she started Spiraling , a co-hosted podcast with Serena Wolf. Her book Let It Out publishe...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to our Creator Communities series. Throughout the next few episodes, we’ll be speaking to several creators about how they do the damn thing. When is it time to go all in? When is it time to rest? Retire? How do you know if you’re on the right track? Is balance achievable while launching your business and working full-time? How many friends do you have? Money do you make? These are just a sample of the intimate questions we’ll be diving into while we speak to our guests over the next few ...
Sep 06, 2022•39 min
Today Michelle is on the mic speaking about the five archetypal journeys of the seeker, the influencer, the detective, the alchemist, the advocate, and the visionary. By understanding the initiations, dark nights of the soul, and milestones of these archetypes, we can use their journeys as roadmaps for overcoming challenges and a glimpse into the future and finding peace in our spiraling paths to creating our sacred work. Free! DISCOVER YOUR CREATOR ARCHETYPE here! Grab Holisticism's Creator Arc...
Aug 30, 2022•44 min
What do we mean when we talk about "Wellness"? We know that it’s a multi-billion dollar industry built on products and services centered on “self-care”, and we also understand that to be "well", means much more than purchasing the latest green powder from Whole Foods. This is part 3/3 in our series unpacking the complex topic of what it means to work, take part, and profit from the (capital W) Wellness industry. This week Michelle and Wallis are musing on the demise of a specific type of “Wellne...
Aug 23, 2022•41 min
