#176 - What is Pia Mailhot-Leichter and what is The Creative Club? (book review)

<p>Pia Mailhot-Leichter’s book, <a href="https://kollektiv.studio/book"><strong><em>Welcome to the Creative Club</em></strong></a><strong><em>,</em></strong> is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Creative-Club-Biggest-Project/dp/B0DPJ8L4NM">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/welcome-to-the-creative-club-pia-mailhot-leichter/1146639639">Barnes & Noble</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/welcome-to-the-creative-club-make-life-your-biggest-art-project-pia-mailhot-leichter/3a73806033e8e2b9?ean=9798889262299&next=t&">Bookshop.org</a>, and <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/welcome-to-the-creative-club/pia-mailhot-leichter/9798889262282">Waterstones</a>.</p> <p>Subscribe to her Substack newsletter: <a href="https://pialeichter.substack.com/">Atelier After Hours</a>.</p> <p>Book a chemistry call with Pia on her website, <a href="https://kollektiv.studio/"><strong><em>kollektiv studio</em></strong></a>.</p> <p>Timestamps: </p> <ul> <li>[01:45] Realizing you’re an artist</li> <li>[05:50] Weaving in business with creativity</li> <li>[08:18] Blending religions and cultures with your identity</li> <li>[14:00] Traveling to Mongolia and Beijing</li> <li>[19:20] Learning to sit with pain</li> <li>[25:23] Responding to life with creativity</li> <li>[31:24] The myth of the tortured artist</li> <li>[35:28] Choosing happiness like Sisyphus</li> <li>[40:49] Balancing creative potential and fieldwork</li> <li>[44:43] Co-creation in the creative process</li> <li>[51:57] Being a shapeshifter and being yourself</li> <li>[57:26] Ways to find yourself</li> <li>[01:02:35] Last question</li> </ul> <p>Want to stay informed? <a href="https://hyluq.app/social"><strong><em>Subscribe here</em></strong></a></p> <p>Have a question? Send a message on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kylenielson/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/kylenielson_">X</a></p> <p>More about Kyle? <a href="https://hyluq.app/about">Read this brief bio</a></p> <p>Support the podcast? <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kylenielson">Buy a coffee</a></p> <p>Want to learn more? <a href="https://www.udemy.com/user/kyle-nielson/">Take a course on Udemy</a></p> <p>Intro/outro music: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5uj6GQWcfg">Fly Away</a> by <a href="https://uppbeat.io/browse/artist/mountaineer">Mountaineer</a></p>