Plan Simple with Mia Moran

“How can we reframe social media or other platform building as part of our writing process?” –Mara Eller Are you writing a book? Or dreaming of writing one? Where does social media and Substack fit into that dream? We’re diving into all three of those — writing books, building a social media platform, and growth on Substack — with writer, editor, and book coach Mara Eller. Mara almost gave up on I...

“The monthly plan is the place where you bring together where you are now with where you're going.” – Mia Last year, one of my FLOW365 clients told me she had put her monthly plan in a gold frame on her desk. I loved the idea so much that I immediately went out and bought my own. Now, every day when I sit down at my computer, I can look up and see what matters most to me. My big dreams are right t...

When the season changes, the way we eat often needs to change too. In this episode, I’m bringing you back to where Plan Simple began: food. I’m sharing how I’m resetting food in my own life this fall as our family rhythms shift, schedules change, and I pay closer attention to the energy I need for everything I want to do. I’ll walk you through the simple questions I use to reset: Why does food mat...

Fall can change the order of things, and what worked a few weeks ago may not work quite the same way now. This is a chance to pause and create the rhythm that will serve us best in this season. Right now, I’m figuring out what fall looks like for movement, meals, work, creativity, and family life. In this episode, I’m sharing why I’m thinking less about rigid routines and more about creating a rhy...

“You don't hate selling. You hate not knowing how to get clients.” –Steph Crowder Are you just box checking and calling it sales? Sales isn’t a personality thing, it’s a skillset you can learn. And if you’re running a business, it’s a skillset you need. You can be amazing at what you do, but you need clients or customers. That’s why I’m so excited about this conversation with Sales and Strategy Co...

“Assessment is a hue of understanding, not a frame of understanding.” –Christina Giammalva I LOVE a good assessment. They can be so useful in helping us understand ourselves and work with our own strengths or rhythms. On the flip side, if not used well, the results and reports can become more noise or even box us in. So what do we make of assessments and how can they help us? Let’s dive in with Ch...

“How do I hold on to the beauty and the joy of my everyday life? In a journal.” –Minette Riordan Let’s throw out the rule on journaling and open up to curiosity. I’m really excited to talk with creative guide Minette Riordan about how journaling helps her capture joy and balance all the things. For Minette, journaling is about connection to the self and understanding how to really pay attention an...

In this episode, I’m talking with FLOW365 member Thuy about building a business that honors her health, creativity, spirituality, and life as a mother. Thuy’s business has taken many forms, from spray tanning and teeth whitening to face reading, space clearing, and tea ceremonies. Instead of forcing herself to choose one perfect path, she is learning how to bring all the pieces together while focu...

Quick Wednesday, extra episode on why I'm so passionate about the concept of a village. And how both a range of women and small intimate groups help with followthrough.

What happens when you have meaningful work to share, but resistance keeps getting in the way of putting it into the world? When Cathy Towle joined FLOW365, she was trying to grow her work as a shaman, medium, and spiritual entrepreneur. She had decades of experience, deep wisdom, and plenty of business knowledge, but she was struggling to translate it all into consistent action. In this conversati...

What if having it all didn’t mean doing everything, being perfect, or squeezing more into an already-full life? In the first episode of this three-part series, I’m sharing the first step in creating what you want across your business, health, family, and life: start with calm. I’ll show you why the emotions you bring to planning shape the choices you make, how planning can become an act of care fo...

Are you trying to hold your business ideas, health goals, family needs, appointments, errands, and dreams in your head—all at the same time? In the second episode of this three-part series, I’m sharing how to give everything a place so you can stop treating it all like an emergency. I’ll walk you through the four areas of FLOW—Food and Wellness, Life, OM, and Work—and show you how I use different...

What if the reason follow-through feels so hard isn’t the task itself—but how lonely it feels to become someone new? In the final episode of this three-part series, I’m sharing what feminine follow-through really looks like: coming back into balance, remembering what matters to your future self, taking the next loving step, and getting the support you need. I’ll share why a village matters, how su...

“The more I've worked with the dead, the more my life has blossomed.” –Perdita Finn Our ancestors didn’t have money and grocery stores and medicines … they had their ancestors. We do too. I’m so excited to talk with Perdita Finn, the author of Mothers of Magic, about tapping into all the mothers on the other side. Perdita wrote about what it meant to be a mother before patriarchy, what has happene...

“Real conversations lead to opportunities and opportunities lead to sales.” –Sue B. Zimmerman You can’t outsource conversations. Sue B. Zimmerman, specialist in intentional online marketing and simplifying social media strategy believes Instagram conversations are great for business. It’s about building trust and engaging in conversations, but that doesn’t have to take hours. Sue shows us how soci...

“The Oracle cards are simply a method for spirit, God source, or your spirit team or a loved one to speak to you.” –Patty Lennon From corporate to business coach to spiritual guide — Patty Lennon takes us on a wild ride and shows what happens when you really listen to your intuition and guides. Patty Lennon is the resident oracle expert for Pause Magazine. She does a card pull for each issue and h...

“It's always an option for you to want to do incredible things.” –S.E. Martin Not sure what’s next? I’m talking with writer S.E. Martin who has continued to evolve with the support of FLOW365. Shauna’h went from career and mom with little kids to side hustles and travels in Spain to published author. It’s been amazing watching her evolve. We featured her books in our Romance Collection in Pause Ma...

“We're all creative. We just lose track of that at times, but you don't need to do much to get started. We all have an artist inside of us.” –Holly Becker “What haven't I done yet that maybe I could do that would make other people happy?” That’s the guiding question to Holly Becker’s business world. Holly is an artist and multi-passionate entrepreneur who writes books, teaches, classes, does inter...

“I was in the shower recently and thought, 'Man, if I can make this happen every year for myself to be in FLOW365, it changes the game. Period.'" —Heather If you've ever felt like you're juggling your business, your family, your health, and your dreams, and wondering why it all feels so overwhelming, this conversation is for you. Heather is a shamanically trained intuitive healer, Reiki practition...

“Now we're showing up in full Technicolor and saying, ‘This is who I am.’” –Sheila Darcey When you turn 50, two things happen: you don't give a hoot about what other people think … and you start to really understand and embrace your power. I’m really excited to talk with Sheila Darcey, a visionary artist and the author of Sketch by Sketch, about how she claimed herself as an artist and developed a...

“People think once you hit retirement age you're in decline, but we really have the most amazing years ahead of us.” –Nadja Piatka You’re not too old to reinvent yourself. Whether it’s getting stronger, launching a new business, or eating healthy, you can start anytime. I’m really excited to talk with Nadja Piatka, a health influencer in her 70s, who is living proof. Nadja lost everything and hit...

What if the thing you're creating today actually began decades ago? In this solo episode, I'm sharing the story behind the first print edition of Pause Magazine—and how a dream that started more than 25 years ago finally found its way into the world. From buying domain names in my twenties, to creating an early online magazine while raising three young children, to launching Pause at 50, this epis...

One prom-night emergency. A week in the hospital with my daughter. A college move-out. A college graduation. A forgotten passport. A magazine launch. And somehow, through it all, I stayed present. In this episode, I'm sharing what the past month taught me about time, planning, capacity, and what it really means to "have it all." The biggest lesson wasn't about getting more done. It was about learn...

“You spend less than you earn every month . . . This is the basis of all personal finance.” –Lori Atwood Feeling behind with money? Money stuff = anxiety for too many of us. There’s shame and guilt involved, and a sense we don’t know what we should know. At 50, I have a gazillion questions and it’s time to stop fretting and start learning. Lori Atwood, founder of Fearless Finance, is here to answe...

“When your business model is really optimized, the money's good. You have the kind of lifestyle you want. You have the kind of income you want. You're working towards your legacy and it meets your why.” –Carolyn Herfurth Is a fuzzy business model slowing you down? Carolyn Herfurth is a strategist and business model geek, and we’re diving into something a lot of us don’t have clear when we start ou...