Episodios

  • 026: How to Navigate Creative Cycles Without Burnout
    Mar 31 2026

    Creativity doesn’t disappear, it moves in cycles that most people don’t understand.

    Aimee Carlson explores the natural rhythm between creative highs and creative slumps, helping you see that both extremes are not only normal but necessary. She breaks down how judgment blocks creativity, why feeling “unproductive” is often a sign of a deeper creative reset, and how awareness can shift you out of frustration and into clarity. By recognizing the spectrum between being fully inspired and completely disconnected, you begin to work with your creativity instead of against it.

    The real power comes from finding the neutral space in between. From that grounded place, clarity, aligned action, and inspiration naturally return, allowing creativity to flow with more ease and less pressure.

    Connect with Aimee:

    https://www.sheforcecoach.com

    With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

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    15 m
  • 025: How to Adapt to New Environments and Build a Creative Life with Mehmet Casey
    Mar 24 2026

    Creativity is not just about art, it is about how you choose to experience life.

    In this conversation, Aimee Carlson sits down with Mehmet Casey to explore what it truly means to live creatively through change, uncertainty, and new beginnings. From navigating cultural shifts after moving from Baghdad to the United States to building a life rooted in curiosity and adaptability, Mehmet shares how creative thinking becomes a powerful tool for resilience. His story reveals how asking better questions, embracing discomfort, and staying open to new experiences can transform not just your circumstances, but your entire perspective on life and community.

    This is an invitation to look at your own life differently, to explore what is possible, and to give yourself permission to try, adapt, and grow. Creativity is not something you either have or do not have, it is something you choose to live.

    Connect with Aimee:

    https://www.sheforcecoach.com

    With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

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    42 m
  • 024: Nervous System Regulation and Creativity for Women in Life Transitions
    Mar 17 2026

    Creativity has a powerful way of revealing what is no longer aligned in our lives.

    Host Aimee Carlson sits down with Zila Moosa, poet, author, and owner of Strech-eze®, to explore her journey from a 25-year career as a cybersecurity lawyer to building a mindful wellness business centered on nervous system regulation. Through poetry, yoga, breathwork, and creative exploration, Zila discovered that creativity was not separate from her life path but a doorway into deeper authenticity and purpose. Their conversation weaves together themes of creativity, mindfulness, life transitions, and the courage it takes to release identities tied to status and stability.

    The discussion also highlights the importance of creating space, listening to intuition, and trusting the unfolding of life even when the next step is unclear. Creativity becomes both a guide and a support system for navigating change and building a life that feels aligned from the inside out.

    Connect with Zila Moosa:

    Stretch-eze - https://stretch-eze.com/

    Words of Healing, Letter by Letter - https://a.co/d/04limCiO


    Connect with Aimee:

    https://www.sheforcecoach.com

    With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

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    36 m
  • 023: Why Empathy and Creativity Are Essential Leadership Skills with Melanie Schwarz
    Mar 10 2026

    Sometimes the hardest seasons of life become the doorway to the work we were meant to do.

    Aimee Carlson sits down with Melanie Schwarz, CEO of Upstream Strategy Partners, to talk about the unexpected path that led her from a high level corporate career into entrepreneurship focused on mental health awareness in the workplace. After navigating her daughter’s addiction and the pressure of hiding personal struggles while leading professionally, Melanie realized how deeply workplaces need education, empathy, and resources around mental health challenges.

    Together they explore leadership, entrepreneurship, work life integration, and the courage it takes to leave a successful career to build something more aligned. The conversation highlights how compassion, prevention, and open dialogue can reshape workplace culture and help people navigate both personal and professional challenges with greater support.

    Connect with Melanie Schwarz:

    https://leadupstream.com/

    Connect with Aimee:

    https://www.sheforcecoach.com

    With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

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    41 m
  • 022: Sustainable Fashion and Creative Identity for Women with Emily Petroff
    Mar 3 2026

    What if your closet could become a catalyst for confidence, community, and creative impact?

    Aimee Carlson sits down with Emily Petroff, founder of Switch Society, to explore how creative expression through clothing can transform the way women see themselves and show up in the world. From hosting a simple clothing exchange to building a membership-based circular fashion business, Emily shares how sustainable fashion, access over ownership, and conscious consumerism are reshaping not just closets, but confidence and community. The conversation dives into creative identity, body image, textile waste, and the power of giving yourself permission to try something new.

    Through community building, social impact, and bold vision, Emily reveals how creativity can fuel sustainable business models and meaningful change. This conversation is a reminder that shedding what no longer serves you is sometimes the most powerful creative act of all.

    Connect with Aimee:

    https://www.sheforcecoach.com

    With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

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    36 m
  • 021: How Painting Helps You Process Grief and Find Joy
    Feb 24 2026

    Grief can break your heart open, but creativity can help you put it back together in unexpected ways.

    In this heartfelt conversation, Aimee Carlson sits down with Barb Erickson to explore how painting became a lifeline after the sudden loss of her husband. What began as a simple art class turned into a powerful practice of healing, emotional expression, and rediscovering joy. Barb shares how community art classes, generosity through creativity, and even surprising subconscious symbolism in her paintings helped her move through grief while still honoring love.

    This conversation is a reminder that grief and joy can coexist, and that creative expression can become a bridge between them. If you have ever wondered whether art could help you heal, this story offers permission to try.

    Connect with Aimee:

    https://www.sheforcecoach.com

    With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

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    30 m
  • 020: When to Quit for Creativity and Let Go of Guilt
    Feb 17 2026

    What if quitting is the very thing that could bring your creativity back to life?

    Aimee Carlson explores the psychology of quitting and how the sunk cost fallacy keeps us stuck in creative projects long after the spark is gone. She shares powerful insights from Annie Duke’s research on decision making, along with a striking story that reveals how hard it can be to walk away even when we know we should. Through relatable examples like unfinished knitting projects, half-written books, and cluttered craft rooms, Aimee invites you to rethink what it means to stop.

    Quitting does not have to mean failure. It can be a courageous act of creative alignment that clears space for lightness, play, and fresh inspiration.


    Connect with Aimee:

    https://www.sheforcecoach.com

    With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.


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    13 m
  • 019: Finding Your Creative Voice Through Self Trust with Elysia Skye
    Feb 10 2026

    What happens when you stop creating for approval or money and start creating from truth?

    This conversation explores creativity as a lived experience rather than a performance, weaving together intuition, authenticity, and self-trust as essential foundations for creative expression. Through stories of advocacy, reinvention, and honoring inner guidance, the discussion highlights how clarity emerges when you listen to what you truly want and permit yourself to follow it.

    Creativity becomes lighter, more powerful, and more sustainable when rooted in alignment rather than obligation. Trusting yourself is not only an artistic choice but a life-changing one.

    Connect with Elysia Skye:

    https://elysiaskye.com/

    Connect with Aimee:

    https://www.sheforcecoach.com

    With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

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    54 m