Society has taught us art is optional, BUT... That hasn't been my life experience. In fact, art has saved me in some very big ways in the past. Here's just one story… I had a horrible panic attack at the beginning of the shutdown in 2020. I don't usually have them, so I didn't know what to do when I came home from work that day and started hyperventilating. I just remember thinking that I didn't know what was going to happen to me or my family or my friends during the pandemic, and I just lost it. I must have mentally blanked out because a few minutes later, I found myself sitting at my art table watching paint colors pool into the water on my watercolor paper. It was mesmerizing in the best way possible, and in just a few minutes, I was calm, forming normal thoughts, and already coming up with what to do next. I still looked around, wondering how I got from the door where I was standing to the art table. I never remembered walking over! What I did know was that painting in that moment was so powerful, it literally brought me back to myself. What I painted was it particularly good, it was just an abstract piece but I saw a beauty in it that shocked me. It was raw, honest, vulnerable, and I knew I had stumbled into something big. That's when I knew that being a watercolor coach was WAY more than fluff. It's actually a powerful tool that anyone can access on a good day, or in their time of difficulty (stress, grief, illness, frustration, and more). At this point, I've helped 3000+ students through a lot of hard things, and seeing them go back to their painting time and time again is so satisfying! If you've ever had the dream or desire to do something creative, I encourage you to do it! Society teaches us that art is fluff and that you have to be "good" to be worthy of creating. But that just isn't true! Science says we are inherently creative. That's why there are paintings on cave walls older than we can imagine, and why products we buy with art on them delight us.

You've all heard that little jingle that originally came from MTV? "On the cover of the Rolling Stones" ? Well, I'm a professional artist as some of you may not know and I'm often featured in Art Journaling magazine... well I made it!!! I'll be on the cover of the January 2026 Winter issue COVER! Woot woot, so I'm singing that little jingle a lot these days, cuz as an artist that's what this means. :) I couldn't think of any better community than to share it with all of you! and my own community of course. :)

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As we head into tomorrow, I keep coming back to something that has surprised me in the best possible way. The real gold here has been the women I have met along the way. The depth, experience, warmth, intelligence, and honesty in this group are astonishing. Every conversation feels like a reminder that midlife is not a “second chapter.” It is a POWER chapter. With more than 85+ tools dropping tomorrow, it's easy to slip into overwhelm or feel like you need to consume everything at once. I am reminding myself of the opposite. Presence over pressure. Clarity over collecting. Connection over consumption. Breakthroughs do not come from downloading everything. They come from noticing the one thing that genuinely pulls you forward. So as we head into the launch tomorrow, I am choosing to enjoy being part of a community of women who are building, reinventing, and rising together. That alone feels like the beginning of something meaningful. Thank you @Brenda Rigney for hosting us in this space and bringing together such an incredible group of women. What insight has landed for you as we get ready for the big release?

Before anything else… I want to say how deeply moved I’ve been reading your posts, your excitement, your courage, your desire to open, learn, expand, and grow. You’ve reminded me—again and again—why I created the Visionary Artist Path Skool community in the first place: to hold space for women who are ready to feel, ready to rise, ready to reconnect with themselves. Your energy has stirred something in me, something soft and undeniable…and it inspired a new offering I’ll be bringing into my FREE (with tiers) community in 2026. A gentle, nurturing place for the women who need to be witnessed, held, soothed, and seen. A place that doesn’t demand perfection—only presence. Because this isn’t really about sales or rushing through the noise. It's a moment—right here, right now—to breathe, soften, and remember yourself. To every woman reading this… Whether you’re an artist with paint on your fingertips, a creative entrepreneur crafting dreams from spark and devotion, a corporate powerhouse navigating deadlines and expectations, a mother, a healer, a seeker, a woman in transition—your inner world deserves space. Art isn’t just for the “artist.” It’s a language of healing hidden in color, texture, movement, and breath. It's the doorway any woman can walk through, no matter her age or experience. And when we let ourselves create—even imperfectly, even messily—we release what has been stored, held, swallowed, or quieted.We allow wisdom to rise. We let emotions uncoil. We let truth speak. So because of ALL of you, in 2026, I’ll be opening a gentle, soul-centered art therapy offering called Smashbooking—a sanctuary of creative release and emotional restoration.A place for any woman who feels overwhelmed, tired, unseen, or simply in need of the quiet truth of her own heart. This isn’t about becoming an artist.This is about becoming yourself again through the soft medicine of creative expression. If you’ve been carrying stress, frustration, or pent-up energy…if you’ve been longing for a way to reconnect with your own quiet knowing…if you’re ready for a practice that brings release, breath, and insight—you may discover that this is exactly what you’ve been searching for.