Your Next Chapter

Rebecca Hasulak

The podcast for women who read, write and live creatively. 

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Love Your Life: Resilience, Reinvention & Closing a Chapter with Jessica Nicely

    Season 2, Episode 4 In this special February “Love” episode, the final of the series, I'm joined by my friend, author and advocate Jessica Nicely. In this powerful conversation, Jessica talks about resilience, reinvention, and what it truly means to love your life. She shares how she moved forward after a traumatic childhood* and the courage it took to write a memoir about her life. Jessica also reflects on building a child abuse prevention foundation, and how she knew it was time to close that 13-year chapter. This episode explores listening to your body and intuition, the power of art in the healing process, personal growth, and the surprising freedom that can come from letting go. If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s time to pivot, release, or begin again—this episode will remind you that loving your life sometimes means choosing gratitude, peace, growth, and forward motion.  *Trigger warning: Sensitive topics like child abuse, domestic violence and suicide are mentioned.

    27 min

  2. 17 FEB

    Love Your Body: It's Where Your Creativity Lives

    The idea of the tortured artist has been longstanding across cultures and time, but it's also deeply misleading. In this episode, I talk about how your physical and mental health support creativity and vice versa.  Join me as I discuss how small, sustainable wellness habits can improve clarity, energy and creative progress without becoming overwhelming. If you've ever felt disconnected from your body while in pursuit of your goals, here's a gentle, supportive path to reconnecting and thriving.

    12 min

  3. 10 FEB

    Love Other Creators: The Case for Creative Allyship

    Season 2, Episode 2 Creativity doesn't thrive in isolation. In this episode of Your Next Chapter, I share the importance of supporting others in creative fields and how community can strengthen rather than dilute your own work.  Listen in about allyship, generosity and how to handle the beast of comparison. If you want to build meaningful creative relationships without losing your voice or momentum, this one's for you.

    12 min

  4. 3 FEB

    Love Your Strengths: Ikigai and Doing What You’re Built For

    Season 2, Episode 1/The Love Series We often focus on fixing our weaknesses instead of building on what already comes naturally. In this episode, I dig into the idea of Ikigai and how understanding your strengths can bring more clarity, confidence and ease to your creative life.  This conversation looks at skills versus strengths, why we sometimes overlook what we're good at and how identifying our creative sweet spot can reduce comparison and burnout.  If you're craving direction without pressure, I invite you to listen in and see yourself and your work more clearly.

    15 min

  5. 27 JAN

    The Two Kinds of Passion (And Which One Leads to Burnout)

    Season 1, Episode 10 Not all passion leads to fulfillment. In this episode of "Your Next Chapter," I explore the differences between obsessive passion and harmonious passion. You'll learn to recognize the signs of the former, how short-term productivity might lure you into a trap, and how to reconnect with a more balanced, life-giving approach to your creative work.  This episode is for anyone who wants to keep creating, without losing themselves along the way.

    13 min

  6. 19 JAN

    Is it Too Late? The Truth About The Agelessness of Creativity

    Season 1, Episode 9 It is easy to look at early success stories and feel behind or discouraged. But creativity does not belong to any single age or season. In this episode of "Your Next Chapter," I explore the idea that the timing of your creative life matters less than the depth you bring to it. We talk about why comparison steals joy, how life experience can strengthen creative work and why starting later can actually be an advantage. This episode is an invitation to release timelines and trust that you are creating at the right pace, in the right chapter.

    18 min

  7. 12 JAN

    Who Gets a Say When You’re Creating?

    Season 1, Episode 8  When you're in the process of creating, feedback may come whether you want it or not.  In this episode of "Your Next Chapter," I talk about how to decide who should have a voice in your creative process and who should not. We explore the difference between helpful critique and unhelpful noise, how ego can show up on both sides of feedback and why knowing your vision matters before inviting opinions. This episode is for anyone navigating advice from well-meaning friends and family and the vulnerability that comes with sharing work that is still in progress.

    13 min

  8. 5 JAN

    Pay Yourself First

    Season 1, Episode 7  What would change if you treated your goals, health and creativity as non-negotiable? In this episode, I talk about what it really means to pay yourself first, both literally and figuratively. We explore how consistency shapes progress, why keeping commitments to yourself matters and how small daily actions around money, time, movement and creative work compound over time. If you want to see a big change in your life, listen in for insights into making space for the life you want to live, one intentional choice at a time.

    18 min
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The podcast for women who read, write and live creatively. 

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  • Creator
    Rebecca Hasulak
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Your Next Chapter
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