Maverick Mind

✨ Free 'Find Your Brarings' Somatic Ritual - HERE✨ What happens when the rush wears off?As creatives, we can mistake excitement, intensity and emotional highs for passion. Then the novelty fades, the work becomes familiar, and we start wondering whether we've lost our passion or motivation.In this episode of Maverick Mind, Ellie explores creative passion, identity and what it means to stay committed to meaningful work when the initial excitement changes. From romantic relationships to creative careers, we look at the difference between intensity and depth, and why devotion may have less to do with feeling inspired every day and more to do with staying in relationship with what matters.If you're a creative navigating burnout, creative doubt, changing motivation or the less glamorous middle of building a creative life, this is a reflection on what it really means to keep going without forcing yourself.Follow MAVERICK MIND⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or my personal page ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try Ember for 7 days free ⁠⁠here ⁠⁠

We're surrounded by advice about how to live better, work better, create better and become better. And while so much of it can be useful, what happens when we're taking in so much information that we can no longer hear our own voice?In this episode, Ellie explores a different way of thinking about clarity — not as having everything figured out, but as developing the discernment to know what is actually true for you.A conversation about information overload, curiosity, self-trust and the importance of returning to yourself before looking for another answer.This episode also introduces The Anchor, a new 30-day initiation practice within Ember to cultivate that return in everyday life.Follow MAVERICK MIND⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or my personal page ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Try Ember for 7 days free ⁠⁠here ⁠⁠

This episode comes from EMBER, Ellie’s membership space for creative self-leadership, and introduces this month’s theme: POWER.What does it actually look like to be the person you say you are?We explore power not as force or confidence, but as the ability to stay rooted in who you are when the outside world hasn’t caught up yet. From comparison and external validation to waiting for permission, we look at the subtle ways we give our power away — and how we begin to build self-trust through the choices we make.Drawing on the psychology of self-signalling and the yogic principle of Satya, this is an exploration of what it means to embody what you already know to be true.Who do I say I am — and where am I not yet living like that person?Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliefodenEMBER: https://www.studio-ember.co/pages/emberEllie's Website: https://www.elliefoden.com

🖤 Try Ember for 7 days free ⁠⁠⁠here ⁠⁠⁠ 🖤In this episode of Maverick Mind, I’m joined by Jonathan Schüßler — a wedding photographer and videographer who built his career not through a perfectly mapped-out plan, but by committing to something and figuring it out as he went.Because at some point on a creative path, you realise…no one’s actually going to tell you you’re ready.Jonathan’s journey started in an unexpected way — he originally set out to buy a guitar, but left with a camera instead. Within a few months, he was shooting his first wedding, learning in real time and building from experience.What followed wasn’t instant success, but a process of trial and error, investing in his growth, and continuing to show up — even in a highly competitive and saturated industry.In this conversation, we explore:how to develop your style while you’re still learningdealing with self-doubt and never quite feeling satisfied with your workwhat it really takes to build a sustainable creative businessand how to find the balance between what people need and what you want to deliverWe also talk about the shift from focusing purely on the craft, to focusing on the people you’re creating for — and how that can completely change the way you approach your work.This is a conversation about committing to your path, taking action before you feel ready, and learning as you go.Follow MAVERICK MIND⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or my personal page ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jonathan on Instagram ⁠⁠here⁠⁠Web - www.jonathanschuessler.com / www.chuzlaire.com

In this episode of Maverick Mind, I’m joined by Chris Nielsen — whose path spans classical ballet, cultural communication, and now the world of therapy and past life regression.This conversation starts with a question:What if some of the things we struggle with don’t just come from this lifetime?Chris’s journey began in the highly structured world of classical ballet, before reaching a point where something no longer fit — not because she didn’t love it, but because she realised she wasn’t meant to follow a path built on imitation.From there, her path took a series of turns — through theatre, into cultural communication, including work at the Cannes Film Festival, and eventually into the world of therapy and healing. Now, her work explores deeper layers of identity, emotional patterns, and the possibility that some of what we carry might go further back than we think.In this conversation, we explore:what it feels like to be in the right world, but the wrong rolehow to navigate identity shifts and leave a path that once felt like everythingfollowing intuition when it doesn’t make logical senseand how exploring deeper patterns can shift the way we understand ourselvesChris also shares her experience of past life regression, including what she believes to be a past life as composer Tchaikovsky, what she’s uncovered through that process and how she shared that through her book 'Being Pyotr Ilyich'.This isn’t a conversation about what you should believe.It’s an invitation to stay open, get curious, and explore a different perspective on identity, healing, and the stories we carry.Take what resonates, and leave the rest.Follow MAVERICK MIND⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or my personal page ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🖤 Try Ember for 7 days free ⁠⁠here ⁠⁠🖤Follow Chris on Instagram ⁠⁠here⁠⁠Find her website⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠