The Designed Life

Hollis M. M.
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I'm a designer, astrologer and life coach who's always seeking for deeper understanding, meaning, and beauty – and I love doing it with other like-minded friends. I created The Designed Life to help you ask the bigger questions, explore the unexamined nooks and crannies of your own habits, behaviors and choices, and inevitably start aligning your daily decisions to create a more empowered and fulfilling life. In every episode you'll find stories, resources, and contemplations, from me and other entrepreneurs, curated to help you gracefully navigate a life that comes with no guide book.

  1. Gemini Season 2026

    May 21

    Gemini Season 2026

    Gemini season begins in the mind. After the grounding and embodiment of Taurus, this is where things begin to move again — ideas multiply, conversations quicken, curiosity returns. Gemini is mutable air: curious, connective, restless, and alive with possibility. It gathers information, follows threads, asks questions, and searches for meaning through movement, dialogue, and exchange. But this Gemini season is going to feel different. For the first time in over 80 years, Uranus is in Gemini, initiating an entirely new collective era around communication, technology, learning, identity, and the way we relate to information itself. The weeks surrounding this shift feel electric, mentally stimulating, and full of unexpected insights, conversations, and turning points that will continue unfolding over the next eight years. This season asks us to rethink what consistency means, to follow curiosity instead of certainty, and to explore the versions of ourselves emerging through change. Alongside the mental expansion, there’s also a deep emphasis on the body and emotional intelligence as Mercury moves into Cancer and Venus-Jupiter offer some of the most nourishing astrology of the year. Between the Sagittarius Full Moon, the Gemini New Moon, and a series of major outer planet transits, this season becomes a bridge between old ways of thinking and entirely new possibilities — inviting us to imagine different futures, new forms of leadership, and more value-led ways of living, creating, and connecting. In this episode, we explore: Gemini Season themesUranus in Gemini beginning an 8 year eraEmotional intelligence with Mercury in CancerLeadership & Collective ResponsibilitySagittarius Full MoonVenus Conjunct JupiterChiron in Taurus YOU’RE INVITED to SPACIOUS: *Empty Houses & How to Work With Them*In this workshop we'll explore what your empty houses mean for you personally – the areas of life they represent, why these areas of life show up in a certain style, and how you can simply and practically integrate these parts of yourself. Time Stamps: 00:09:49 Week 1 (May 20-23) 00:16:49 Week 2 (May 24-30) 00:30:25 Full Moon in Sagittarius 9º 00:39:32 Week 3 (May 31-June 6) 00:47:57 Week 4 (June 7-June 13) 00:58:42 New Moon in Gemini 24º 01:03:43 Week 5 (June 14-June 20) Mentioned: Orienting to Summer workshop waitlist Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

    1h 13m
  2. Eps 57: Introduction to the astrological houses

    May 15

    Eps 57: Introduction to the astrological houses

    The houses are one of the most essential parts of astrology, but they're also often one of the most confusing. In this Astrology 101 episode, I break down the 12 houses in simple, accessible language so you can better understand what you’re actually looking at when you pull up your chart. We explore the houses as the “where” of astrology: the different areas of life where your experiences, relationships, desires, fears, work, creativity, and growth unfold. I walk through each house one by one – from the body and self of the 1st house all the way through to the subconscious and hidden life of the 12th – while also explaining how signs, planetary rulers, and even empty houses shape your relationship to these different parts of your life. This episode is an invitation to begin building a real relationship with your chart: not just memorizing meanings, but understanding how your life is patterned, connected, and expressed through the architecture of the houses. YOU’RE INVITED toSPACIOUS: *Empty Houses & How to Work With Them In this workshop we'll explore what your empty houses mean for you personally – the areas of life they represent, why these areas of life show up in a certain style, and how you can simply and practically integrate these parts of yourself. Mentioned: Jess Ellen astrologyHouse Division Calculations in Astrology Explained - TAP How to Synthesize Your Big 3Kira SutherlandKira RybergThe astrological houses image

    1h 5m
  3. Eps 056: Tangible Liberation w. Giana Cerasia

    May 8

    Eps 056: Tangible Liberation w. Giana Cerasia

    My conversation with Giana explores the deeply personal nature of systems change – revealing how true transformation begins within. Giana shares her journey from navigating unsafe early environments to working across education, government, and corporate systems, ultimately arriving at a powerful truth: we each hold agency within the systems we inhabit. Together, we unpack co-ownership, inner liberation, and the courage required to face ourselves fully. This episode reframes “doing the work” as an unglamorous but profound process of self-awareness, compassion, and choice—where even the smallest acts of rebellion can become catalysts for meaningful change. Connect with Giana:• ⁠Her website⁠• ⁠Her Instagram⁠• ⁠Her Free Monthly Women’s Circle• ⁠Her Podcast‍ Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

    1h 1m
  4. Eps 055: How I plan my time using astrology

    Apr 24

    Eps 055: How I plan my time using astrology

    Astrology is a phenomenal tool for helping a person piece together and define who they are. It’s a system that can explain what shape of the universe we’re embodying while in this lifetime – and I love it for that. But astrology is also a timing tool, one that helps us understand when certain events are going to occur, and where in our lives they will unfold – and that part of astrology is a part I find exceptionally valuable. In a world in which time is our most precious resource, wouldn’t it be helpful to have a system that tells us how we’re going to be activated ahead of time? Where our attention will be focused? What things we’ll be called to do, and learn about, and respond to? So that we could better plan and choose how we show up – with less guilt, less questioning, less confusion? In this episode I to share with you the ways I utilize the planetary movements to help me plan my time – in alignment with my moods, my energy, my interests, and to support my larger goals and visions, and from a yearly, seasonal, monthly, week and daily viewpoint. Mentioned: How I plan my time using astrology substackTrusted Timing waitlistEps 42: How to work with all the phases of the moon Spacious (empty houses) workshopConnect with me: ‍⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings⁠ · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching⁠ · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠ · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest⁠ ·⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠

    58 min
  5. Taurus Season 2026

    Apr 17

    Taurus Season 2026

    Taurus season begins in the body. After the fire and initiation of Aries, this is where we slow down and ask: how do we make this real? How do we take what’s been sparked and build it into something sustainable? Taurus is fixed earth – steady, grounded, and devoted to what feels nourishing and true. Like the middle of spring, growth is already underway. So now it’s about tending it – deepening roots while allowing for steady, embodied expansion. But this Taurus season is going to look and feel a little different. After eight years, Uranus completes its journey through the sign, closing out a long chapter of disruption and value redefinition. As it moves into Gemini, a new era begins – one that reshapes how we think, communicate, and connect. The season opens with intensity, and continues with two very tender lunations – the Scorpio Full Moon and Taurus New Moon. By the end of the season, there’s a sense of mental expansion and creative breakthrough – a shift into a new way of thinking and being. And some of the best days of the year are found on May 18th and 19th In this episode, we explore: Taurus as grounded, embodied growthThe shift from Aries initiation to Taurus integrationUranus ending it’s 8 year stay in Taurus and entering GeminiNavigating early-season intensity and burnoutThe Scorpio Full Moon and deep emotional reckoningMercury in Taurus and intentional expressionAligning action with values and collective changeThe Taurus New Moon and working with tendernessCreative breakthroughs with Mercury–UranusReturning to softness, connection, and stabilityThis is a season of rooting into what’s true while allowing it to evolve. YOU’RE INVITED to SPACIOUS: Empty Houses & How to Work With Them In this workshop we'll explore what your empty houses mean for you personally – the areas of life they represent, why these areas of life show up in a certain style, and how you can simply and practically integrate these parts of yourself. Time Stamps: 00:10:13 Week 1 (April 19-25) – Running hot, cold, and erratic 00:27:21 Week 2 (April 26-May 2) – Sensitive expressions & connections 00:32:19 May 1 – Scorpio Full Moon 00:45:03 Week 3 (May 3-9) – Protection through change 00:55:37 Week 4 (May 10-16) – Sweetness & Tenderness 00:59:00 May 16 – Taurus New Moon 01:08:22 Week 5 (May 17-20) – Utmost nourishment Mentioned: • ⁠Uranus in Gemini article • Somatic & Creative Practices for April Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

    1h 27m
  6. Eps 054: Exercising visibility & creative joy w. Sarah Kleist

    Apr 10

    Eps 054: Exercising visibility & creative joy w. Sarah Kleist

    I’m so happy to have my new online friend turned IRL friend Sarah Kleist on the podcast today! Sarah is an actor, designer, web designer, and multi-passionate creative, and in our convo we explore what it really means to be a multi-hyphenate in today’s online entrepreneurial world. From holding multiple identities with confidence to using creativity as both a coping mechanism and a form of expression during uncertain times, Sarah shares how her career evolved from theater to web design during the pandemic, and how storytelling connects everything she creates. Together, we unpack visibility as a practice – not just for business growth, but as a way to expand self-expression, confidence, and presence in everyday life. We also dive into the relationship between creativity and joy, the power of showing up authentically, and why having fun might be the most underrated strategy for success. This episode is a reminder that your path doesn’t have to fit into one box—and that your art, in whatever form it takes, is enough. Connect with Sarah: Her websiteHer InstagramHer ThreadsHer Brand Photoshoot workshop Mentioned: Alyssa LuiXanthe Appleyard Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

    58 min
  7. Eps 053: How to work with the astrological energy of Q2 2026

    Apr 3

    Eps 053: How to work with the astrological energy of Q2 2026

    Q2 of 2026 feels like the season where what we’ve been planting begins to show us what’s actually growing. In this episode, I walk through the astrology of April, May, and June – moving through Aries, Taurus, and Gemini –and explore what this quarter asks of us collectively: clearer action, deeper discernment, and a stronger relationship to what truly nourishes us. We begin with the heat and activation of Aries season, where momentum returns and emotions can become important information, move into the grounding and restorative qualities of Taurus, and then enter the accelerating, idea-rich energy of Gemini as Uranus in Gemini opens an entirely new collective storyline. This quarter starts with some intensity, but by June there is real sweetness—more connection, more clarity, and moments that remind us what is worth caring for, building, and protecting. Somatic & Creative Practices for each month: April: Somatic practice: Do something that allows you to experience and dispel heatCreative practice: Spring cleaningMay: Somatic practice: DanceCreative practice: Do the hard stretchy thingJune: Somatic practice: Rest deeply + water-based nourishmentCreative practice: Write and send love notes Mentioned: Orienting to Spring workshopUranus in Gemini SubstackYear of the Horse SubstackCultivating Safety episodeSocial Change Ecosystem Map⁠ Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

    1h 5m
  8. Aries Season 2026

    Mar 20

    Aries Season 2026

    After weeks of intense astrological build-up, the Spring Equinox opens the door to a new astrological year, and this one feels unmistakably different. With the Sun entering Aries and immediately activating Saturn and Neptune in Aries for the first time, we’re stepping into the seeding of an entirely new collective storyline around identity, leadership, and selfhood. If the last few weeks have felt intense or destabilizing, this season says: claim the new narrative. The spark has been lit, and now it’s time to consciously work with it. The final weeks of Aries season turn up the heat. What begins as a tender desire to protect something new within us quickly intensifies into a season of combustion, courage, confrontation, and recalibration. With Mars entering Aries, a powerful Aries New Moon, and multiple Mars–Saturn–Neptune activations, we’re navigating fire in its rawest form: motivation, anger, inspiration, frustration, and identity reckoning. This episode explores: The deeper meaning of Aries as initiatory fireThe Sun’s activation of the new Saturn–Neptune cycle in AriesMercury stationing direct on the North Node (a fated forward shift)A relationally rich Libra Full Moon at 12ºVenus entering Taurus and restoring sweetness, pleasure, and stabilityThe volatility of Mars–Uranus and Mars–NeptuneA highly charged Aries New Moon at 27°Mars conjunct Saturn: hitting the wallHow to work consciously with rage, inflammation, and blocked momentumThis is a season about learning how to handle heat – in your body, your relationships, and the collective – without letting it burn everything down. Time Stamps: 00:07:59 Week 1 (March 20-21) – Fated Forward Shifts 00:12:52 Week 2 (March-28) – New Storylines 00:24:25 April 1 – Libra Full Moon 00:39:56 Week 3 (March 29-April 4) – Navigating Fire 00:53:00 Week 4 (April 5-11) – War of Ideals 01:08:04 April 17 – Aries New Moon 01:20:50 Week 5 (April 12-19) – Direct Your Motivation Wisely Mentioned: Book a reading with me to make sense of this Aries season for yourselfSocial Change Ecosystem MapCultivating Safety EpisodeKarla McLarenConnect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Astrology Readings // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life Coaching // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads //⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

    1h 24m
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I'm a designer, astrologer and life coach who's always seeking for deeper understanding, meaning, and beauty – and I love doing it with other like-minded friends. I created The Designed Life to help you ask the bigger questions, explore the unexamined nooks and crannies of your own habits, behaviors and choices, and inevitably start aligning your daily decisions to create a more empowered and fulfilling life. In every episode you'll find stories, resources, and contemplations, from me and other entrepreneurs, curated to help you gracefully navigate a life that comes with no guide book.

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  • Creator
    Hollis M. M.
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Hollis M. M.
  • Show Website
    The Designed Life

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