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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 39 MIN

Eps 058: Life Update - Crossing a Threshold

from The Designed Life · host Hollis M. M.

In this semi-impromptu and transparent episode, I reflect on a season of transformation that's unfolding in my creative life, relationship to astrology, business, identity, and upcoming marriage. Speaking not as a coach or astrologer but simply as a human in transition, I explore what it means to outgrow the systems, labels, and structures that once offered me safety and direction.Through reflections on creativity, personal branding, commitment, trust, and the uncertainty of becoming, this episode becomes a meditation on identity dissolution and reinvention. This is my very honest exploration of what happens when the containers that once defined you no longer fit — and how to navigate the messy, sacred space before clarity arrives.While this is my declaration that this podcast and my other creative spaces are in the midst of change, I am committed to continue to showing up here as I process this change in my identity and creative work.Themes explored:Identity dissolution & reinventionCreativity beyond systemsMarriage as threshold ritualExpansion requiring more space before reconfigurationRejection of personal branding cultureThe sacredness and fear of not knowingMentioned:Creative LivingLois MacXimena

In this semi-impromptu and transparent episode, I reflect on a season of transformation that's unfolding in my creative life, relationship to astrology, business, identity, and upcoming marriage. Speaking not as a coach or astrologer but simply as a human in transition, I explore what it means to outgrow the systems, labels, and structures that once offered me safety and direction.Through reflections on creativity, personal branding, commitment, trust, and the uncertainty of becoming, this episode becomes a meditation on identity dissolution and reinvention. This is my very honest exploration of what happens when the containers that once defined you no longer fit — and how to navigate the messy, sacred space before clarity arrives.While this is my declaration that this podcast and my other creative spaces are in the midst of change, I am committed to continue to showing up here as I process this change in my identity and creative work.Themes explored:Identity dissolution & reinventionCreativity beyond systemsMarriage as threshold ritualExpansion requiring more space before reconfigurationRejection of personal branding cultureThe sacredness and fear of not knowingMentioned:Creative LivingLois MacXimena

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