FEBRUARY 7, 2026

What is the center stone?

Is it the man having a tantrum I bounced from the building?

Maybe it’s the baby wearing tiny winter boots.

Perhaps, the little girl who loves hot chocolate,

Or the gleeful perimenopausals cracking each other up.

It might be the perfect breakfast sandwich I brought home.

It could even be the lover who waits to turn me into the full moon.

Hello there, you handful of bright and dark sparkles.

Give me some time.

I’ll place you just right.

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Thank you so much for reading my work. See you next week.

EPISODE 8: Lizzy finds a moment of ease.

FEATURING: growing comfort with Morning Pages, the perks of self-forgiveness, a struggle to remember self-care, growing up Catholic, being fully called out on her own b******t, a proud moment, burning bridges for health and wellness, the tenuous nature of financial security, aphantasia, setting the tone, rejecting the poverty mindset, and the joy of a room of one’s own.

ABOUT THE PODCAST: Curious about The Artist’s Way but not ready to take the leap? Working through the weeks alone and looking for a companion? No matter where you’re coming from, this podcast is for you. Welcome!

Lizzy Co approaches this material from the perspectives of ADHD, PMDD, C-PTSD, and alcohol addiction recovery.

Lizzy Co does not make any claim of ownership to any of the material from The Artist’s Way presented in this podcast.

EPISODE 7: Lizzy’s feeling avoidant.

FEATURING: the origin story of Lizzy’s addiction, avoiding the caretaker role, shifts she’s noticing in her Morning Pages, flushing the mental pipes, the demands of problem-solving, her decade in therapy changing thought patterns, what she learned about control from the AA rooms, why she doesn’t submit to lit mags anymore, the fear of hope, how the “yes, and” of improv comedy helped her mental health, why mistakes are a chance for connection, the boundaries required of a person working an unusual schedule, the joy of solitude, the crab bucket in which she grew up, learning what she actually needs to have a good day, the millennial financial struggle, and her current mental transition from put-upon young adult to powerful woman.

ABOUT THE PODCAST: Curious about The Artist’s Way but not ready to take the leap? Working through the weeks alone and looking for a companion? No matter where you’re coming from, this podcast is for you. Welcome!

Lizzy Co approaches this material from the perspectives of ADHD, PMDD, C-PTSD, and alcohol addiction recovery.

Lizzy Co does not make any claim of ownership to any of the material from The Artist’s Way presented in this podcast.

EPISODE 6: Lizzy has mixed success this week.

FEATURING: the nature of memory, self-worth vs. achievement, pride in her chosen group of friends, the gift and privilege of therapy, how Yes Please by Amy Poehler changed her, synchronicity vs. algorithm, the effects of physical discomfort on personal growth, her struggle to name her own feelings, the experience of the “messy middle,” the shifts in her values from her 20s to her 30s, one reason why she went no-contact with her birth family, growing up in a hoarder house, dreams becoming memorable, her day-job self vs. her creative self, her current affirmation of choice, fun vs. useful, and fear of being silly.

ABOUT THE PODCAST: Curious about The Artist’s Way but not ready to take the leap? Working through the weeks alone and looking for a companion? No matter where you’re coming from, this podcast is for you. Welcome!

Lizzy Co approaches this material from the perspectives of ADHD, PMDD, C-PTSD, and alcohol addiction recovery.

Lizzy Co does not make any claim of ownership to any of the material from The Artist’s Way presented in this podcast.

EPISODE 5: Lizzy struggles with the previous week’s assignments.

FEATURING: figuring out how to self-sooth, predatory student loans creating false dreams, what happens when opportunity is overwhelming, managing young adults in her day job, her experiences with parental shaming as a young girl, tall poppy syndrome, the time she finally realized that she would never get what she needed from her caregivers, her fight to just chill out and enjoy a hobby, parallels between The Artist’s Way and the work of Brené Brown, one thing she won’t delegate, what to do when someone insists on being wrong, and her adventures in basic self-care.

ABOUT THE PODCAST: Curious about The Artist’s Way but not ready to take the leap? Working through the weeks alone and looking for a companion? No matter where you’re coming from, this podcast is for you. Welcome!

Lizzy Co approaches this material from the perspectives of ADHD, PMDD, C-PTSD, and alcohol addiction recovery.

Lizzy Co does not make any claim of ownership to any of the material from The Artist’s Way presented in this podcast.

EPISODE 4: Lizzy recounts her experience with the first set of tasks.

FEATURING: being seen as a threat, the key to living a sober life and reflections on early sobriety, reframing negative self-talk, when to keep something secret, choosing healthier friendships, why she went no-contact with her mother, her theory around why people quit their jobs, working peacefully with difficult people, how the Artist’s Way might be different if it had been created today, how she gauges her mental health, her old-fashioned upbringing, how to have a good day, what everyone has in common regardless of age, how pain becomes experience, and increasingly successful attempts to drink her iced tea quietly while recording.

ABOUT THE PODCAST: Curious about The Artist’s Way but not ready to take the leap? Working through the weeks alone and looking for a companion? No matter where you’re coming from, this podcast is for you. Welcome!

Lizzy Co approaches this material from the perspectives of ADHD, PMDD, C-PTSD, and alcohol addiction recovery.

Lizzy Co does not make any claim of ownership to any of the material from The Artist’s Way presented in this podcast.

EPISODE 3: Lizzy explores the tasks for Week 1.

FEATURING: how she got her hands on her copy of The Artist’s Way, her experience as a creative child of the 80s, being in the current Sandwich Generation, red flags, stifled expression turning both her and her mother into a******s, the embarrassment of recovery, real friendship, fear and ableism hidden within positive affirmations, why she chose to go no-contact, and praise that comes attached to ulterior motives.

ABOUT THE PODCAST: Curious about The Artist’s Way but not ready to take the leap? Working through the weeks alone and looking for a companion? No matter where you’re coming from, this podcast is for you. Welcome!

Lizzy Co approaches this material from the perspectives of ADHD, PMDD, C-PTSD, and alcohol addiction recovery.

Lizzy Co does not make any claim of ownership to any of the material from The Artist’s Way presented in this podcast.

EPISODE 2: Lizzy learns more about the two basic tools of The Artist’s Way.

FEATURING: creative life vs. day job, playing the numbers game, childhood journals, parents as censors, the culture of not-enough, better nervous system health through setting tough boundaries, and Lizzy’s personal agenda for working the program.

ABOUT THE PODCAST: Curious about The Artist’s Way but not ready to take the leap? Working through the weeks alone and looking for a companion? No matter where you’re coming from, this podcast is for you. Welcome!

Lizzy Co approaches this material from the perspectives of ADHD, PMDD, C-PTSD, and alcohol addiction recovery.

Lizzy Co does not make any claim of ownership to any of the material from The Artist’s Way presented in this podcast.

EPISODE 1: Lizzy Co introduces this new, limited podcast series, reads the introduction to The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron for the very first time, and editorializes wildly shares her own thoughts.

FEATURING: times Lizzy learned things the hard way, a suspicion confirmed, how she got her hands on her copy of the book, a bit of her sobriety story, a temporary intruding car alarm in the neighborhood, the magic of boundaries, and a silent battle with sliding-down glasses.

ABOUT THE PODCAST: Curious about The Artist’s Way but not ready to take the leap? Working through the weeks alone and looking for a companion? No matter where you’re coming from, this podcast is for you. Welcome!

Lizzy Co approaches this material from the perspectives of ADHD, PMDD, C-PTSD, and alcohol addiction recovery.

Lizzy Co does not make any claim of ownership to any of the material from The Artist’s Way presented in this podcast.

A read-through of the final proof for Shake the House, the new chapbook from Lizzy Co. Find it through Barnes & Noble today.