Episode 176

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

Published on: 25th September, 2025

Pia Mailhot-Leichter’s book, Welcome to the Creative Club, is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and Waterstones.

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Timestamps: 

  • [01:45] Realizing you’re an artist
  • [05:50] Weaving in business with creativity
  • [08:18] Blending religions and cultures with your identity
  • [14:00] Traveling to Mongolia and Beijing
  • [19:20] Learning to sit with pain
  • [25:23] Responding to life with creativity
  • [31:24] The myth of the tortured artist
  • [35:28] Choosing happiness like Sisyphus
  • [40:49] Balancing creative potential and fieldwork
  • [44:43] Co-creation in the creative process
  • [51:57] Being a shapeshifter and being yourself
  • [57:26] Ways to find yourself
  • [01:02:35] Last question

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