Frequently Asked Questions

1) What is The Artist’s Way?

The Artist’s Way is a 12-week creative recovery process created by Julia Cameron. It’s designed to help you work through creative blocks, rebuild trust with yourself, and reconnect with a sense of direction—whether you’re a “professional artist” or just someone who feels stuck. The process combines weekly reading and exercises with a few simple practices that build momentum over time (especially Morning Pages and Artist Dates).

2) What is your Artist’s Way cohort (and how is it different from doing the book alone)?

My cohort is a facilitated, community-based version of the process: you do the same core work (reading + weekly tasks), but you’re doing it with structure, accountability, and a safe room to be honest. Doing the book alone can be powerful—community just makes it easier to stay consistent, move through resistance, and actually apply what’s coming up. You’ll leave each session with clarity, practical next steps, and real momentum (not just inspiration).

3) Who is this for? Do I have to be an “artist” to join?

You don’t need a résumé or a creative career. This is for anyone who wants to get unstuck—writers, filmmakers, designers, founders, musicians, students, parents, burnt-out high achievers, and people who simply miss feeling alive. If you’ve been saying “I’m behind,” “I lost my spark,” or “I don’t know what I’m doing with my life,” you’re in the right place.

4) What are Morning Pages and Artist Dates?

Morning Pages are three pages of longhand, stream-of-consciousness writing, usually done first thing in the morning. They’re not meant to be good—they’re meant to clear the mental clutter and help you hear yourself again.

An Artist Date is a weekly solo outing that refills your creative tank—something simple that feels interesting, beautiful, playful, or nourishing (museum, beach walk, bookstore, hardware store, sitting with a coffee and people-watching).

5) What’s the weekly time commitment?

Most people spend:

  • 30–40 minutes/day on Morning Pages (some days less, some days more)

  • 2 hours/week for an Artist Date

  • 1–2 hours/week for reading + weekly exercises

  • One group session/week (the “container” that helps everything stick)

If you’re busy, that’s okay. Consistency beats intensity here.

6) Is this therapy or religious?

It’s not therapy, and it’s not a church program. It is personal, and it can be emotional—because you’re dealing with your inner critic, fear, shame, perfectionism, and old stories. The book uses spiritual language at times (“Higher Power”), but you don’t have to force anything. People from different backgrounds do this process and take what serves them. (If you’re in therapy, this can pair really well—think of it as a structured creativity and self-trust practice.)