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

Christina Helena is a true survivor. As you may know, pancreatic cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer and Christina became one of the youngest survivors at just 19 years old. A second near death experience at age 25 would lead her to finally face both her physical and emotional scars and ignited her purpose to share her story with the world. She currently has a one-woman show about her life, entitled SCAR, where she plays 40 characters, who all tell her story! She’s a keynote speaker, most notably seen speaking at a TEDx and has a talk called My Scar is Sexy that we’ll talk about on the show. She’s also a coach, writer, performer, and overall beautiful human being. Her trauma turned her into a hunger for truth and healing. She turned that pain into a rebirth and that rebirth into art.  From this conversation you’ll learn: How to face your mortality own your full story Why your scars are sexy How to begin to heal Ways to define the human experience The imprint of our scars & how to address it How to take responsibility for our happiness Redefine your trauma Find your authentic self How to handle extreme emotions The importance of letting yourself feel How to move through your emotions and turn them into art How to create from your experience Why there’s a comfort in knowing you’re alone How to shed shame and secrecy And MORE! For more info on Christina, Follow her @IamChristinaHelena Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso & the show @UnleashYourInnerCreative --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In my year end show I go over the importance of self-expression and it's ability to help the collective, how to make sure what you're doing lines up with what you want, the important pain in growing and the difference between your passion and your purpose. Enjoy and happy New Year! -Oh reminder that I am doing a show on my Instagram on New Year's Eve at 9:30pm ET. Tune in here: instagram.com/laurenlograsso -You can follow the show @UnleashYourInnerCreative  -Please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Hello and Welcome to the Unleash Christmas Spectacular! Today I am talking with the most iconic duo around: My parents! That's right, Jo Ann and Mike LoGrasso make their triumphant return to their adult child's podcast, and they are in ABSOLUTE rare form. Enjoy their most cherished creative Christmas memories both from my childhood and theirs, the stories of how we all found out Santa wasn't real (but how we still keep his spirit alive to this day), my Mom's EXTREMELY creative take on the plot of the movie Home Alone, some deeply emotional and heartwarming thoughts about the meaning of Christmas, family and being human from my Dad and finally, we wrap it out with thoughts on how to find joy during this tough holiday season and a gorgeous Christmas carol. I hope you love our conversation as much as we loved recording it. I also hope you know how important you are to me. If you listen to this show, I consider you a friend and part of my family. You matter to me. I want to thank you for being a part of this community and earnestly say, I believe in you and am so grateful for you. My parents believe in you, too! We love you. Merry Christmas! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Beth Bice is a content creator, video editor, reality star and beauty professional. She’s best known for her appearance (and marriage) on the hit Lifetime reality show Married at First Sight and for being a personality on Married at First Sight: Couple’s Cam. In addition, she’s a creative spirit, a beauty industry guru, and an expert in authenticity. What you see is what you get with Beth and that’s why I’m so excited to have her on the show. From this conversation you’ll learn: How to take the more difficult path How to play with what you know / find creative ways to express what you already know How to know if your relationship is serving you How to break your own rules How to be vulnerable and open-minded in a relationship & in your work How to reinvent yourself and your career Successfully working on creative projects with your partner Why making a big move can inspire you creatively And more! For more info on me/the show, click here: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso & the show @UnleashYourInnerCreative Follow Beth: @JustBeth____ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Eric Kalver is a music supervisor, drummer, arranger, composer, and even former child-star magician best known for working on music for shows such as Hawaii 5-0, The Talk, the movie Fast-Five and for music supervising a couple recent iterations of Crash Bandicoot, the video game! He was also raised by a professional magician and clown, so he had a VERY unique childhood. He has a fascinating story! From this conversation you’ll learn: The benefits of saying no How to manage workaholism How to handle free time How to go of self-judgment The right and wrong way to pitch your music + Eric takes you inside of a perfect pitch How to build long-term relationships as a creative How to be more present How to reach out to people for gigs during the pandemic What it looks like to be raised by magicians How to get into music supervision Tips for Multi-Passionate creatives For more info on me/the show, click here: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso & the show @UnleashYourInnerCreative --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Caroline Stokes is a comedian, dancer, visual artist, musician and self-expression expert and I am so thrilled to have her on Unleash Your Inner Creative. She’s best known for getting featured on CTV National News, for a wild and hilarious video collaboration she did with THE Bill Murray as her character, Doug Carl and her Caroline side-by-side posts she does on instagram and tiktok where she comedically dances next to everything and everyone ranging from John Travolta dancing in short shorts to a parakeet with a sexy strut. I wanted to have Caroline on the show because she is fully herself in all she does - and it is that very reason that I believe she is so successful as a comedian and performer. Ever since she really embraced her full self and followed her job, she has been blowing up on social media- climbing by the thousands each week. She is a great example for all of us of the magic that can happen when we own every piece of ourselves - the beautiful, the sexy, the hilarious, the awkward and the mess- that it’s all us, and when we integrate all those pieces, It’s only then and only then, that we can truly unleash our inner creative. She is also a listener of the show, which makes her success that much more meaningful. From this conversation you’ll learn: How to find yourself through movement Own your sensuality How to release familial judgement Her tips to take fear out of the driver’s seat Reward yourself for small wins The power of saying what you want out loud How to find your funny How she got the idea for her viral instagram and tik tok seires How she and Bill Murray became friends on an international flight. Now here she is, Caroline Stokes! For more info on me/the show, click here: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso & the show @UnleashYourInnerCreative --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Today I do a check in about a recent dating experience I had where I realized the guy I was seeing for a minute blocked me creatively. I just wasn't singing the whole time we were talking. I talk about the warning signs and why I think we need to only bring people into our lives (romantic, or otherwise) who help us expand creatively. You deserve to be seen and honored for all you are and inspired to create from that place. Love you!!  For more info on me/the show, click here: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso & the show @UnleashYourInnerCreative --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Hi Babes! Today is a quickie, but rest assured, it's an absolute goodie!  I'm talking about two things: 1) Why sometimes when you have multiple creative projects you need to shift your focus to the one that needs the most immediate attention (The creative infant, if you will)  2) If something doesn't feel good, why you shouldn't do it - even if it's something that normally brings you joy I hope you enjoy the content and that you listen to your intuition and don't do something just because you think you should or you normally enjoy it - we must be flexible in our journey...It's the best way to honor ourselves/creativity!  Lots of love, Lauren :)  For more info on me/the show, click here: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso & the show @UnleashYourInnerCreative --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Hi Babes! Well, this episode is coming out late, because I, like most Americans last night was on an emotional rollercoaster and couldn't deal with finishing the episode. So here we are, Wednesday morning, still figuring out what's going on. It felt completely wrong to NOT talk about the election as it at the forefront of everyone's mind. So I do spend the first 8 minutes of this episode doing just that. As you know from listening to me for almost two years, I am liberal, so no surprises there! But I try to share in a way that would be helpful, no matter your political ideology...What I talk about today is why shame is not a social justice tool (no matter what side you're on), how to use your angst to make great work and the best way to approach people who are different than you...Why hope is always available as long as we're alive!  After those first 8 minutes I take a deep dive into some of the weird multi-layered feelings I've been having lately about love and life. How I've been having romantic feelings for multiple people, while also knowing none of them are actually right for me and thinking there's someone else out there who IS right for me, but also being scared that he (mystery man) doesn't actually exist. As I've been hacking through these feelings with my emotional toolkit (therapy, writing, meditation, etc.), I couldn't help but start wonder: 'Why THE F does no one talk about how possible it is to feel multiple, seemingly opposing feelings at once?' So I talk about that here.  This is a little preview:  "Why are we not making art about these in-between moments of life about these gray areas of life? If we don't make things that show off the nuanced moments of life, people will never know that they are not alone in them."  LOVE YOU! Take excellent care of yourself and others today. Lead with kindness. No matter what happens, keep fighting for kindness and equality for all.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Today one of my favorite people, comedians, and Italians, Brittany Brave, returns to Unleash for a friendship chat episode where we discuss DATING in ALL its glory! We talk about:  -What it's like to date on the apps -A couple dating horror stories  -The particular joys of dating during quarantine -Our thoughts on the apps -How to deal with heartbreak as a creative  -How to get your mind back on business after a romantic disappointment -How past heartbreak has affected the way we approach relationships/love -How to approach opening up again after being close off -What we're looking for in a partner -We also talk about Brit's big move back to Miami after being in NYC for seven years -How do deal with not knowing what's on the other side of your career momentum ...It's an action-packed episode, buckle in, baby! Come to my show this Thursday, 10/29 from 7:30-9:30pm at Urban Press Winery in Burbank. To get tickets, go to this link: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso and buy a ticket via FanFlex & save a table at Urban Press Winery's site. I'd love to sing to you!  Get more info about Brittany Here: https://linktr.ee/brittanybravecomedy  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.