Today we’d like to introduce you to Meghan Gibson.
Hi Meghan, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
Mommy Artist started long before I knew I was creating it. I’ve always been a creative person. I was a theatre kid, studied Radio/TV/Film at TCU, and later earned my Master’s in Literature. Storytelling and performance has always been a huge part of who I am. Then I became a mom. Motherhood became this massive, beautiful part of my identity, but somewhere along the way, the creative part of me got a little quieter. As I approached 40 with both of my children in elementary school, I found myself asking some bigger questions: What do I actually want to make? What am I waiting for? And why do we sometimes feel like we need permission to call ourselves artists? That’s really where Mommy Artist came from. I created The Mommy Artist Podcast as a place to have conversations with women who are creating things while also raising humans and navigating real life. I’ve interviewed painters, actors, musicians, writers, designers, entrepreneurs, makers and women who might not even call themselves artists—but absolutely are. And somewhere in telling their stories, I started owning mine.
What began as a podcast has grown into something much bigger in my mind. I want Mommy Artist to be a platform and a community that celebrates creativity in all its forms, especially during seasons of life when it’s easy to put that part of ourselves last. I started realizing how many other women were living in that same in-between space. Much like motherhood, I’m still figuring it out as I go. I taught myself how to podcast, found friends to rally around me and for me, starting Mommy Artist was a way of finding my way back to myself.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Definitely not always a smooth road, but that bumpy, winding road works well with The Mommy Artist narrative.
One of the biggest struggles has been getting out of my own way. I’ve dealt with a lot of imposter syndrome. Starting something from scratch means there’s no roadmap, and suddenly you’re the host, producer, creative director, marketer, tech support and so on. It’s my face on the screen. My voice on the podcasts. And my candid interviewing tends to produce raw, unedited versions on me that I share to the public. There’s also the challenge of building something while being a mom and navigating major changes in my personal life. I’m recently divorced which adds changes and an extra level of difficulty to well…everything. Some episodes are beautifully planned, and sometimes I’m filming 6 episodes in 1 day due to a cancelled flight to Nashville.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
Each week on The Mommy Artist Podcast, I sit down with women across the creative spectrum including but not limited to painters, musicians, actors, writers, designers, makers, entrepreneurs and all kinds of beautifully creative humans who have also made humans. We talk motherhood, identity, ambition and everything that happens in between. The Mommy Artist Podcast was never meant to be just a podcast. I see it as a media brand and community built around the idea that motherhood and creativity don’t have to compete with each other. We can be incredible moms and still want things that are completely our own. We can start over, reinvent ourselves, make weird things, take risks and have big dreams at any stage of life. I think what sets the brand apart is that we’re not trying to present some perfectly curated version of the “creative mom.” I actually want the opposite. I want the unfinished stories. The career pivots. The imposter syndrome. The projects that failed. The ideas that someone is terrified to try. The mom who hasn’t made anything in five years but suddenly feels that little creative spark coming back. I want to inspire Moms that it’s never too late to start working on their dream. Also, it is important to me that everyone feels invited and validated in my space. “Mommy Artist” is our name, but the bigger message is about creativity, identity and giving yourself permission to make something. You don’t have to be a professional artist—or even a mom—to connect with that. Brand-wise, I’m most proud that Mommy Artist has developed a real personality and that has inspired people and made them feel seen. It’s fun, a little unhinged, emotional but most importantly…it’s a safe space. I never wanted to build something that felt like motherhood had to be dull or instagram perfect. Moms are funny. We’re complicated. We’re ambitious. We’re exhausted. We’re interesting. And we’re still cool. As Mommy Artist grows, I see the podcast as just the beginning. I want to continue expanding into video, events, collaborations, products and opportunities that showcase and support creative women. Ultimately, I want Mommy Artist to become a place where someone can discover an artist, hear a story that changes the way she sees herself, laugh, feel inspired and maybe finally go make the thing she’s been thinking about making. If someone encounters Mommy Artist and walks away thinking, “Wait, maybe I’m an artist too,” then we’re doing exactly what I hoped we would do.
What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
I think the biggest shift we’re already seeing is that the lines between podcasting, television, social media and traditional entertainment are disappearing. A podcast isn’t really just a podcast anymore. It’s a video show, it’s short-form content, it’s a community, it’s live events, it’s brand partnerships, and sometimes it’s the starting point for an entire media company.
Over the next five to ten years, I think we’re going to see even more creators stop waiting for traditional media to give them permission or a platform. You don’t necessarily need a network or a production company behind you anymore. If you have a point of view, a story to tell and a community that trusts you, you can build something incredibly powerful yourself.
I also think audiences are craving authenticity more than perfection. We’re surrounded by polished content and now AI-generated content, so I actually think being human is going to become even more valuable. People want personality. They want stories. They want to feel like they actually know the person they’re watching or listening to.
Video is obviously going to continue to be huge for podcasting, and I think we’ll see podcasts start looking even more like traditional television but with the intimacy and freedom that made podcasting special in the first place.
For Mommy Artist specifically, that’s really exciting because I’ve never viewed it as only a podcast. I see the show as the foundation for a much larger creative brand with video, events, collaborations, products, storytelling and opportunities to connect creative women with each other. I also hope we’re moving toward a culture where women, and moms especially, don’t feel like they have to choose one identity.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: TheMommyArtistPodcast
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Themommyartistpodcast
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/show/79DT2KP9CHyfYS6hJ9BLvm?si=bfaaea9ec400435d AND https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mommy-artist-podcast/id1831001721
