Okay, so... someone you look up to has granted you the permission to be your weird, romantic, dark, twisted self from the art they so shamelessly make and the baton they've passed. You're beside yourself. You're bashful from their audacity, and judging from the tingles shooting up your spine, you're inspired af. "I can MAKE what I want! But... can I? What about this? Well, what about that?"

In this episode, I (re)affirm your idols in reminding you that, yes, you really can create what you want. But what will it take to help you get to that point of shamelessness? I name (and slam, lol) the three thoughts you'll have on this journey as you unlearn listening to that voice telling you no. We're making room for our honesty and our intrigue. We're doing flips with our obsessions as the story we want appears across the page. Not the story you think will matter to people. Not what can get you paid and admired. Not what doesn't really sit with your spirit because you're still judging your obsessions... none of that.

If you're going to tell a story, give yourself permission to tell it. Your imagination is too precious to ignore, so grab a chair and make friends with it.

And be ready to transform.