What happens when every hobby becomes a hustle? When rest feels like wasted time? When you can't remember the last thing you did that no one else saw?

In this episode, I walk through the slow erosion of personal space in the age of the creator economy — how the pressure to monetize, optimize, and perform has turned passions into products and people into brands. From the pull of nice things to the trap of hustle culture, from algorithm anxiety to the death of amateurism, this is a conversation about what we lose when everything we love has to justify its existence financially.

This isn't about rejecting ambition or meaningful work. It's about reclaiming the right to be private, to be imperfect, to do things just because we want to — without an audience, without a strategy, without needing it to earn its place.

A reflection on exhaustion, identity, and the quiet practice of returning to yourself.

In this episode of Liminal Lines, I return to the mic with a personal reflection on one of the most polarizing questions in the creative world:

Is it still art if artificial intelligence helped make it?

We explore what happens when accessibility challenges tradition, when tools shift what we call “real,” and when the weight of time spent is treated as the proof of passion. I share the story of how I fell in love with photography as a teen — without the right tools, the trendy gear, or even my own phone — and how those early limitations shaped my creative identity.

But this episode isn’t just for artists.

It’s for anyone who’s ever felt like they had something to say but didn’t have the “right” way to say it.

Because whether or not we call ourselves creatives, we all wrestle with how we define value:

Is it the process? The polish? The product?

Or is it the story behind it all?

After a long and necessary pause, I’m stepping back into the space that started it all.

In this episode, I reflect on where I’ve been, what I’ve built, and why I’ve decided to return to the quieter, story-driven roots of this podcast. From launching The Immersion Studio and writing my first book, to wrestling with the tension between personal passion and public-facing projects, this is an honest unpacking of what it means to pause one form of art in order to grow another — and how to find your way back when the silence stretches longer than expected.

I explore the difference between creating for others and creating from within, the myths of productivity and “finishing,” and the layered, often misunderstood life of multi-passionate artists. I also introduce the stories that have been quietly growing behind the scenes — from mindful(l) and Le Chemin De La Colombe to the symbolic photography project La Fleur Cachée.

Whether you’ve followed Liminal Lines from the beginning or are just discovering it now, this episode is a re-entry point. A chance to breathe, to listen, and to remember that some stories aren’t meant to be rushed. They’re meant to be returned to.