Should I Blow Up My Six-Figure Career To Start A Business?

Dee has spent 25 years in publishing, but the industry no longer feels exciting. She’s found herself dreaming about making sourdough, working on a beautiful garden, and creating a more meaningful rhythm of life. But should she actually walk away from the stability of her six figure career?

We dive into:

• What her birth chart says about security, reinvention, and entrepreneurial gifts
• Why Neptune in the 2nd House makes charging what you’re worth so complicated
• How the South Node in Aries contributes to hustle culture and burnout
• Using tarot to identify the next right step (without blowing everything up)
• Reframing purpose when the original dream doesn’t work out
• Her real desire to write a book and cultivate creative sanctuary

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This episode is practical, emotionally affirming, and full of insight for anyone navigating reinvention, especially high-achievers trying to pivot into more meaningful work.

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🎙 Skeptics Welcome is hosted by Mariah Oller, tarot reader, astrostylist, and former cell biologist. Each episode features an intuitive strategy session with an entrepreneur, creative, or small business owner navigating uncertainty, discomfort, or stagnancy.

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In this episode of The Skeptics Welcome Podcast, Mariah sits down with Maria Bowler, a writer, coach, retreat leader, and author of Making Time: A New Vision for Crafting a Life Beyond Productivity.

Together, they explore how to untangle creativity from productivity, how astrology reveals your most aligned rhythms, and what it means to create from a place of self-trust rather than performance.

They also talk about:

•Why your work might feel bad even when it deeply matters

•The power of moon cycles, seasonal flow, and slow business growth

•Releasing the pressure to be understood before you create

•How Maria’s 12th house placements and Libra Midheaven shape her mission

•Parenting as a mirror for misunderstood parts of ourselves

•The spiritual tension between legacy and non-linear expression

This conversation is for any creative who feels stuck in hustle culture and is looking for a new way to move through the world.

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The Skeptics Welcome Podcast is hosted by Mariah Oller, a tarot reader, astrologer, and former cell biologist. Each episode features intuitive strategy sessions for people navigating uncertainty, discomfort, or stagnation in their business or creative life.

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What happens when the person who holds everyone else together needs space to fall apart?

This week on Skeptics Welcome, I sit down with Lauren Petraglia, an Online Business Manager & founder of a virtual assistant agency, to explore what it looks like to support others professionally while quietly burning out behind the scenes. Lauren came into this session questioning her career direction and craving grounding.

We use tarot and astrology to dig into the patterns that led Lauren to over-function, the challenges of setting boundaries as the go-to “fixer,” and how her birth chart reveals a business perfectly aligned and due for evolution.

If you’re a VA, OBM, or behind-the-scenes business owner who’s tired of carrying it all, you definitely want to watch this episode.

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Timestamps:

• 00:22 – Meet Lauren: OBM, agency founder, and recovering overachiever

• 01:31 – Tarot begins: burnout, delegation, and rediscovering joy

• 05:48 – Celebrating milestones (even when it feels “too soon”)

• 10:42 – The journey to safety AND comfort

• 13:02 – Birth chart breakdown: Virgo MC, Taurus 6th, Libra 11th house

• 21:06 – Healing through community and creating a business for your future self

• 25:07 – Business decisions: group classes vs. the agency

• 30:27 – How to work the 9–5 strategically (and why it’s short-term)

• 33:29 – Rebrand, testimonials, and raising your rates

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Resources Mentioned:

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👗 Libra Venus Style Guide on Instagram

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Work with Lauren

Featuring Robert Oller, founder of SUREFIRE Marketing & CMO Ignite

In this intimate and insightful premiere of Skeptics Welcome, Mariah Oller reads the birth chart of her husband, Robert Oller—a fractional CMO, CTO, and founder of SUREFIRE Marketing. What unfolds is a rich, honest conversation about legacy-building, ambition, sensory success, and the tension between career growth and family life.

This session mirrors the kind of chart reading Mariah offers inside Mystic Momentum, her monthly membership for entrepreneurs who want grounded, strategic support guided by the stars.

From a Taurus Midheaven to a Capricorn-loaded 6th House, this session blends strategy, intuition, and astrological insight in a way that will resonate with any business owner seeking clarity on their path forward.

Key Takeaways

• Astrology can spotlight your natural strengths and leadership style. Robert’s Leo Rising and Sun-Jupiter-Venus conjunction in Scorpio show a magnetic presence with the potential to lead boldly and intuitively.
• For Taurus Midheavens, sensory experiences at work aren’t indulgent, they’re essential. Physical ease, beauty, and comfort are career green lights, not distractions.

• Delegation is crucial for leaders with a South Node in Capricorn, otherwise, they risk burnout from being “the fixer” who does it all.

• Burnout often stems from proving your worth through overwork, especially with Virgo in the 2nd House, where competence and perfectionism are tied to self-worth.

• Career success should align with your body, values, and pace and honoring your natural rhythm can lead to more grounded, sustainable leadership.

Favorite Quotes

“There’s no point in being rich if you can’t move.”

“Your work should feel good in your body.”

“Marketing is the intersection between art and data.”

“I love the celebration. I love looking at what we’ve accomplished—even in the past week.”

“I didn’t start a business to get rich. I did it to be free.”

“You are meant to be C-suite.”

“Function informs form—if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t matter how pretty it looks.”

00:00 – Introduction & why Robert said yes to being on the podcast

04:40 – What a Taurus Midheaven reveals about success and legacy

16:15 – Workaholism, burnout, and the South Node in Capricorn

25:55 – The role of sensory satisfaction in sustainable work

31:25 – Delegation, rest, and the evolution of leadership

33:38 – Personal growth, family balance, and future goals

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This is exactly the kind of birth chart reading I offer inside Mystic Momentum, my monthly membership for intuitive entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with clarity, confidence, and cosmic support.

As a thank-you for listening, you can get 50% off a session to explore your chart for business insight.

Use code SkepticsWelcome at harvestandmoon.com to book.