Hello, I’m Molly

Artist. Inspiration junkie. Joy seeker.

I did my undergraduate work in psychology and to pay my way, I was a manicurist. I worked with the same women week after week, year after year, and listened to their stories. I held their heart in my hands while we laughed, cried and cheered each other on. I learned so much during those early years - the importance of community, being vulnerable, and navigating difficult emotions. Of having a safe place to fall, and being brave while we showed up for all of it!

I worked with the developmentally disabled and learned that if you want to make big changes in your life, you break it down into small bite-sized pieces. It’s got to be doable. And here’s the other thing…when you accomplish the goal, you celebrate the win. You dance. You sing. You high-five. You eat the ice cream! So often we forget to do this in our own lives. We shouldn’t. Permission granted to celebrate the wins - big and small!

I became a wife and mother and could write a book about all the things I learned. Like how to juggle the balls, sort of, or how to show myself grace when I couldn’t. How to fight fair and love big. How perfectionism is a soul crusher and doing my best is absolutely perfect. Being a wife and mother is messy, and exhausting, and precious. It’s a crazy ride and I’m all in!

Somewhere in the middle of wife and mother I opened a store and later developed a product line that I sold to stores across the country. I poured my heart and soul into that endeavor. It was hard work and there were lots of sacrifices but it was pure creative expression and a path to radical freedom. Hello joy!

After more than 50 years on the planet, I’ve learned a thing or two. Here’s what I know…