12 Steps to Creative Freedom in Music: A 4-Week Workshop Series

Reclaim your creativity, visibility, and voice—on your own terms.

Every musician I speak to feels burned out and creatively blocked, hates marketing, and is on social media because they have to be, not because they want to.

It’s high time we had a new version of The Artist’s Way.

Something that addresses changes in the music industry, the pressure to be simultaneously vulnerable and bulletproof on social media, and how the hell you're supposed to find your creative flow while doing 50 other jobs just to stay afloat.

This four-week guided series is designed to help you break free from perfectionism, fear, and creative paralysis so you can show up, share your work, and build a music career that actually feels like yours.

Each week, we’ll work through three of the 12 steps with a mix of reflection, group coaching, and practical action—supporting you in building real momentum from the inside out.

Week 1: Owning Where You Are
Steps 1–3
You’ll acknowledge the patterns that have kept you stuck, reconnect with your creative core, and commit to building your path instead of waiting to be discovered.

Week 2: Breaking Through The Blocks
Steps 4–6
We’ll identify your biggest mindset blocks—comparison, perfectionism, fear of being seen—and begin the process of letting go and re-writing the beliefs that have kept your work hidden.

Week 3: Showing Up and Sharing Your Truth
Steps 7–9
You’ll learn how to reshape your stories, show up online in a way that feels true to your artistry, and take bold, aligned creative action that builds real connection.

Week 4: Building a Life That Supports Your Art
Steps 10–12
We’ll focus on sustainable creative habits, community-building, and becoming the kind of artist who lifts others up while staying grounded in your own voice and vision.

When:

US Central Time - Saturday April 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th at 4 pm

New Zealand Time - Sunday April 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th at 10 am

Where: Zoom

Cost: Koha/pay-what-you-can

Time commitment:
Just 30 minutes a day:
5 minutes of writing and 25 minutes working through that day’s creative or mindset work.

By the end of the program, you’ll have:
– A clearer, more confident connection to your creative voice
– Tools to break through fear, perfectionism, and burnout
– A sustainable way to share your music without selling out
– A content strategy that feels natural, not forced
– A stronger sense of purpose, direction, and community in your music life

12-steps to Creative Freedom

STEP 1

We admitted we were stuck in cycles of fear, perfectionism, and overthinking—that our creative lives had become unmanageable under the weight of comparison, burnout, and fear.

STEP 2

We came to believe that our creativity is a powerful force, already within us, and that reconnecting with it could restore clarity, purpose, and joy.

STEP 3

We made a conscious decision to reclaim our voice, release the fantasy of being “discovered,” and take full ownership of our creative path.

STEP 4

We made a fearless inventory of the limiting beliefs, self-doubt, and inner critics that have blocked our expression and visibility.

STEP 5

We shared these blocks with honesty, with ourselves, with our creative community, and with someone who truly understands, shining a light on the shame and silence.

STEP 6

We became willing to let go of the beliefs that no longer serve us: that we’re too late, too much, not enough, or unworthy of being seen and heard.

STEP 7

We began replacing old negative stories with new truths. We practiced creativity as a tool of recovery and growth and began to trust our instincts again.

STEP 8

We made a list of all the stories that led us to this moment and learned storytelling skills to use them as a vehicle for connection and healing.

STEP 9

We made direct creative amends by taking bold action: sharing our work, telling our stories, and inviting others to connect through our art.

STEP 10

We committed to ongoing creative honesty, checking in with ourselves regularly, staying aware of our patterns, and showing compassion and forgiveness when we slip.

STEP 11

We cultivated daily creative practices, whether journaling, meditation, movement, or music, that keep us grounded in purpose and connected to our creative source.

STEP 12

Having experienced creative freedom through this work, we commit to lifting up others—especially women in music—by sharing our journey, supporting their growth, and helping build a more honest, inclusive, and empowered music community.