I did NOT expect a 6-week pottery class to turn into a bigger conversation about quitting, intuition, and the things we stay stuck in for way too long. But that’s exactly what happened.

What started as a small creative experiment on my career break ended up showing me how much resistance I was feeling, what kinds of creative experiences actually light me up, and why forcing myself to keep going just because I’d committed wasn’t the lesson I needed after all.

In This Episode:

• What resistance reveals about creative expansion vs. adding another open tab to your life
• My unexpected visit with a reiki healer a few months before I got laid off
• The complacency I felt in the final stretch of my tech career, even while still liking my job
• The internal tension between leaving a stable job for entrepreneurship, and sunk cost fallacy

Let's Connect:

Follow me on Instagram: @alisonkinsey or send me an email: alison@alisonkinsey.com.

Connect with Alison on LinkedIn.

I also help entrepreneurs and thought leaders launch and grow their podcasts through my boutique podcast editing agency, Podcasting for Creatives.

For 8 months, I’ve been avoiding the job market, questioning if I want to “enter the arena.” And it’s because the stories I'm hearing are genuinely jaw-dropping.

The rules have changed in 2026. We can no longer reactively apply to hundreds of jobs. Our networks matter more than EVER, and I’m ready to share all of my theories.

In This Episode:

• My “life admin” week, and why I skipped last week’s episode
• Why the traditional job search feels more broken than ever
• The two arenas you can choose to play in, and why one of them is a crowded, exhausting dead end
• Why the "white picket fence" version of a career might be the thing we need to question

Resources & Links:

Episode 8: A $107K Portfolio Career, “Boring” Businesses, & the Rise of Unconventional Work

Let's Connect:

Follow me on Instagram: @alisonkinsey or send me an email: alison@alisonkinsey.com.

Connect with Alison on LinkedIn.

I also help entrepreneurs and thought leaders launch and grow their podcasts through my boutique podcast editing agency, Podcasting for Creatives.

Last week, I REALLYYYY stretched myself by saying “yes” and speaking on stage at a local podcaster’s panel.

I'm going to take you into my head for the entirety of it - the anticipation, the "day of" investments I made, what it felt like minutes before walking on stage, and how podcasting has shaped who I am as a person.

In This Episode:

• Live clips from my introduction on stage, along with some panel highlights
• The three “power words” I wrote in my journal before I got on stage
• The $60 and $13 investments that changed how I showed up
• The unexpected part of committing to this experience that drained the most energy
• Did I get paid? And was it worth it?

Resources & Links:

This is the bronzer I used for a sunkissed glow on stage:

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Melting Bronzing Stick

Let's Connect:

Follow me on Instagram: @alisonkinsey or send me an email: alison@alisonkinsey.com.

Connect with Alison on LinkedIn.

I also help entrepreneurs and thought leaders launch and grow their podcasts through my boutique podcast editing agency, Podcasting for Creatives.