Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrasso (A Creativity Podcast)

On The Guest:  Today’s guest is Lisa Weinert. She is a writer/author, keynote speaker, teacher, literary consultant, and a certified yoga teacher with specialties in trauma-informed and restorative yoga. Lisa has worked with authors for over two decades as a publicist, editor, and literary coach and now she’s finally telling her own story. Her new book Narrative Healing: Awaken the Power of Your Story just came out yesterday which focuses on uncovering the healing power of your story, expressing your authentic voice, finding connections with your body’s signals and creativity, and much more. From this conversation you’ll learn: How to recognize your body's signals The power of silence  The connection between storytelling and your nervous system How to see your body as something to value and cherish How to listen to your body when it whispers instead of when it screams How to do narrative healing & its benefits  Tips on moving through trauma The power of releasing your deepest, most shame-filled story  How to find worth in your voice as a writer And LOTS more!  Vote for Unleash in the People’s Choice Podcast Awards: https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup  More: Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :)  Find a copy of Lisa’s book Narrative Healing: Awaken the Power of Your Story here or wherever good books are found! https://www.lisaweinert.com/#book  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative  Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

On The Guest:  Today’s guest is December Rose aka Rosie. She’s a singer/songwriter, Italian culture content creator, vocal coach, and founder of December Rose Studios. Some of Rosie’s career highlights include studying at the Royal Conservatory of Music, winning a New Artist Spotlight award from Blastro.com and getting awarded New Music Weekly’s Top 40 Artist of the Year on the same ballot as Billie Eilish and Shawn Mendes. I love how open Rosie is about everything: From how hard it is to stick with it as an artist when you don’t feel successful, to calling out and putting a stop to unhealthy family dynamics…Rosie’s just a really brave person and someone I am excited to share with you.  From this conversation you’ll learn: Why there are many ways to “make it” as a musician How to approach your artistry as a business How to reparent yourself and heal your inner child How to write about your family How to TRULY have faith The benefits in walking through open doors Advice for building self-love and self-trust And much more!  -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :)  Find all of December Rose’s music here; including her newest single “Forever Getting Old”: December Rose Music Follow the show: @unleashyourinnercreative  Follow me: @LaurenLoGrasso  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Hello, my dear Creative Cuties. It's Lauren here. I hope you're having a great holiday that you're resting. I am taking this week off, but I didn't wanna leave you hanging out there with no new unleash. So I'm resurfacing an episode from March, 2021, all about why I don't believe in the word aspiring, why there's nothing more valuable in the world than a good idea, plus tips on redefining failure and why it shouldn't be connected to financial success. We will be back with a new episode next week, but in the meantime, check out more info on this week's below! Enjoy - I really loved re-listening to this one! Today is a creative check in episode where I talk about: My distaste for the word "aspiring": why I don't believe in it/why YOU should strike it from your vocabulary!  Why there's nothing more valuable than a good idea (and why popsicles prove my point!) Plus, tips on redefining failure and why it shouldn't be connected to financial success!  And honestly, so much more!!  Follow the show ⁠@unleashYourInnerCreative⁠ Follow me ⁠@LaurenLoGrasso⁠ Remember to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts & tell a friend about the show! Love you!!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

On The Guest:  Today’s coaching session features Jessa Reed. She is the owner of her own cleaning business which won “The Best of the Mountains Award” in 2020 taking first place for Best Cleaning Service. She also was the first in her immediate family to graduate college with a B.A. in psychology. Jessa has gone through a lot from being a child of divorce and abandonment by a parent to ending an 8-year relationship, to finding love again and then loss again and having to rebuild from square one. Jessa came to me with more questions about life rather than strictly about creativity. The truth is that sometimes we need to answer very basic questions about self-love and self-trust in order to get to a place where we can fully unleash and this conversation and coaching session reflects just that. From this conversation you’ll learn: How to balance your personal life and also being a creative How to drop the charges on yourself & be kinder to yourself The steps to reframing your thoughts  How to get excited about your life and creativity  How to look at your life through loving eyes Why we’re every age we’ve ever been  How to start healing the inner child How to stop self-sabotaging  The TRUTH about consistency and how to create more of the good kind -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :)  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative  Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

On The Guest:  Today’s guest is Judd Harris. He is a singer/songwriter and American Idol Season 4 finalist. He has been featured in Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, People Magazine and CNN. He’s opened for artists such as Wyclef Jean and Jesse McCartney and he also did an unbelievably amazing duet with Billy Joel of Billy’s song “Baby Grand” which went viral on TikTok, with half a million views. From today’s chat, you’ll learn:  The power of authenticity The antidote to cynicism How to stop sleepwalking through life How to trust yourself through the creative process Ways to find a creative community How whether you should keep going How to get unblocked  Do a 30 day creative challenge  Why Type A and Type B personalities go together  Why you need to stop combining idea creation with idea evaluation  AND MORE! -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :)  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative  Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso  Get 20% off Magic Mind w/ Code "InnerCreative20" - https://magicmind.com/innercreative --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

On The Guest: Today’s guest is Dr. Caroline Addington. Caroline has her PHD and started her career as engineer and neuroscientist, moved into building a thriving social media marketing business and recently left that behind to pursue personal training and fitness. In addition, she also hosts her podcast Co-Create where she interviews anyone from New York Times Bestsellers, person. She has a fascinating journey and you'll hear how she went from working in a science lab to floating down a river and why she fearlessly leaps when her soul tells her it's time. From our conversation, you’ll learn:  Why taking what society views as a step back, can actually be a step toward yourself How to build the courage to take life-changing leaps toward what you love Why a day job can become one of your greatest teachers and life-highlights How to use fitness to improve your mental health and relationship with yourself Why a long journey to your greatest passion is okay and even ideal How to get grounded and get into your body Why YOU are pure and beautiful--even if you feel the world around you is a mess -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :)  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative    Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Are you burnt out? Been feeling down? Today I’m going to talk with you one on one and walk you through why last month was hard on me…How to move through being in a funk and burnout, what has helped me during this time, revelations I’ve had recently and I’ll even take some of your questions on this solo pod! **Remember to subscribe/follow to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. If you can, please leave us a rating and review- it really helps increase the show’s visibility and get out to more beautiful, creative souls. And tell a friend about the show-podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If it helped you or made you smile, share the love! Links: Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative    Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Today’s guest is Karrie Wolfe. She is the Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Development and Programming at Kinetic Content which is a production company that creates and produces top-rated series including Netflix’s Love is Blind and The Ultimatum. Some of Karrie’s executive producer credits include Married at First Sight, Claim to Fame, Man vs. Bear and many more.  You may not know this but I simply ADORE reality TV. I actually think it is one of the most creative mediums and that if you watch it through the right lens, it can teach you even more about being a human and human relationships than scripted Television. So you can imagine my excitement to have Karrie on and learn what goes into making a hit reality show. Karrie knows the creative process deeply--she comes up with new show ideas, develops them, pitches, sells and advises on new reality tv series. Today she’s here to talk about her latest show, “The Ride” --an eight-episode docuseries on Prime Video featuring the world of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR). From This Conversation, You'll Learn: The anatomy of a good idea How to maintain optimism and positivity through setbacks What REALLY goes into making a hit show from start to finish Why rest is a necessary part of the creative process The concept of creative debt and what to do about it How to release Shame Talk How to stay true to your roots Why rest is a vital part of the creative process  What goes into an effective pitch  Why I believe reality TV is art (and what we can learn from it!) AND MORE! -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :)  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative  Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Today’s guest is Kara Loewentheil. She is a master certified life coach, feminist mentor, hit podcaster, and soon to be author. She best known for her podcast “Unf*ck Your Brain” which has over 38 Million downloads and strives to help women overcome self-doubt, anxiety, and imposter syndrome, boost their self-confidence and go toward their goals. My kind of show. She also runs “The Clutch” which is a feminist coaching community where women can learn and grow to liberate themselves from self-doubt, insecurity, and anxiety. I wanted to bring Kara on the show because number one she has incredible tools to help you retrain your thoughts and rewrite your limiting beliefs. On top of her tools, she also has a great story of unleashing- she is a graduate from multiple IVY leagues and was on track to become a law professor when she gave it all up to follow the call to become a life coach. She knows how to shed conditioning to go toward her truest self and can help you do it, too! From This Conversation, You'll Learn: What, exactly an unfucked brain looks like and how to get one How to identify where you feel stuck and start getting UNSTUCK How to shed conditioning and take a leap Why preparing for failure is actually a good thing Why resisting your emotions actually leads to more bad feelings and how to stop How to take a big leap AND MORE! -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :) Find Kara’s Podcast “Unf*ck Your Brain” here https://open.spotify.com/show/3Zq2XDpVrtadTR1xOfzhzo?si=9d9a6d362637419b  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative  Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Today’s guest is Sarah Knight. She is a New York Times best-selling author, hit podcaster and TEDx speaker with over 10 million views! I first met Sarah when I produced her podcast, No Fucks Given Podcast, which hit #1 on the Apple Education Charts, thank you very much. It is truly a fantastic show and guide, that you should check out when you’re done with this episode! Besides thinking Sarah is awesome, I wanted to have her on because her story is quite literally one of unleashing her inner creative. She spent years climbing the corporate ladder and made a wildly successful career for herself in book publishing. But she grew unhappy with the corporate politics, the early mornings and anxiety of her job, so she quit and went freelance. Within months of taking the leap, she had the idea for her first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, which went on to become a New York Times Best Seller. The power of what can happen when you unleash. Today she’s here to talk about her new book: Grow The Fuck Up, which gives great, actionable tips about adulting and just how to be an overall better functioning person.  From today’s chat, you’ll learn: How to take risks when you’re risk-averse How to deal with and move through anxiety and panic Some tactics for taking the leap and transitioning into working for yourself How to  implement mind-calming tactics into your routine How to do a life inventory Figure out where you need to grow up AND MORE! -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :)  Get Sarah’s New book here: https://www.sarahknight.com/books/  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative  Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.