Podcasts by The Creative Soul Podcast
The Creative Soul Podcast is a space to uncover your creative soul. We have conversations with inspiring creatives about the transformative magic of the creative process.
Your host, Leya Van Doren shares from the heart stories about her own personal journey, and will inspire you along your path where creativity and spirituality intersect.
We explore topics on healing, self-love, relationships, expression, travel, herbalism, astrology, ancestral healing, and tapping into your own unique creativity as a form of expressing your purpose and doing what lights you up.
Tune in to be inspired to pay attention to the callings from your creative soul.
Ready to embark on your own daily creative practice? Immerse yourself in The Creative Soul Practice, a 7-day guided writing meditation series, each session just 15 minutes long. Begin your journey here.
Connect with Leya:Instagram: @leyavandoren
Cover art by Torrence Browne
Intro song "Surf" by Vlad Gluschenko
Further podcasts by Leya Van Doren
Podcast on the topic Darstellende Kunst
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Ep 1: Intro&My Journey as a Multi-Passionate Creative, Overcoming Creative Blocks, and Being Aligned with my Path from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.986729
In this episode I share my story from growing up homeschooled in a family of 8 children, starting performing in theater at the age of three, living on an ashram at the age of 14, to studying mus...
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Ep 3: Creativity is your Gift - Mini Message from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.984003
In this episode, I share a mini message on how creativity is your gift. Listen to this one if you've ever struggled with fear on sharing your work - whether it be an offering, a piece of ar...
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Ep 2: ft. Ameya Ajay on the Freedom to Follow your Passions and Mixing Art&Business on Instagram from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.981612
Ameya Ajay is an artist, designer, musician, photographer, writer, and entrepreneur living in Melbourne, Australia. In this episode, she shares her thoughts on how to follow your passions, how t...
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Ep 4: ft. Taylor Fagins on Creating Art for Social Change, Writing as Healing, and Unfinished Projects from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.978800
Taylor Fagins is a writer and storyteller. Through music, scripts, books, and speeches, he tells the story of the human experience from every lens possible. In this episode, we talk about his wr...
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Ep 5: ft. Elizabeth Woolf on Discovering Your Unique Voice, Following Your Fears, and Collaboration in the Creative Process from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.975905
Elizabeth Woolf is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who grew up in California singing along to early Frank Sinatra show tune recordings in the backseat of her mom's gray minivan, and found her ...
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Ep 6: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome&How Fear is Part of the Creative Process - Mini Message from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.971754
In this episode I share a personal story how I learned to make friends with my fear and how I navigate imposter syndrome.
Whether you're scared of "calling" yoursel...
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Ep 7: ft. Alicia Albright on Going Inward, a Career on Broadway, and Mermaids from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.968391
Alicia Albright is an NYC based broadway performing artist, choreographer, creator, avid traveller and theatre dance/yoga/meditation and empowerment teacher and is starting her own company calle...
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Ep 8: ft. Mandy Sham on Storytelling through Travel and Food from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.964618
Mandy Sham is a photographer, writer, and yogi seeking the power of human stories through travel and food. She has befriended, documented, and eaten her way through sixty countries. When not tra...
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Ep 9: ft. Erica Schaeffer on Choosing What You Love and the Privilege of Being an Artist from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.960931
Erica (she/her/hers) is a multi-hyphenate performing and visual artist based in the Los Angeles area. She has an extensive background in Musical Theatre, and is a graduate of UC Irvine's Cla...
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Ep 10: Lessons from Kauai&Island Meditation from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.956758
In this special solo episode, I'm coming at you live from the island of Kauai in Hawaii!
I tell the story of how I unexpectedly found myself in Hawaii for the month and the ...
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Ep 11: ft. Yulia Van Doren on Creative Constraints, Crystals, and Professional vs Amateur Artists from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.953912
Yulia Van Doren is a Grammy-nominated international opera singer and sound healer and is one of the innovators of the modern holistic wellness movement. Her first book, Crystals is an i...
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Ep 12: ft. Florrie Bagel on Embodying Your Fullest Expression and Creating as Energy Exchanges from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.951354
Florrie Bagel is a songbird artist who weaves with words, music, soul and wildflowers. She created Through the Smoke, an intimate cabaret evening honoring the wit, gr...
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Ep 13: ft. Lizzie Markson on Creative Flow, Interpretive vs Generative Artists, and Balance from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.949180
Lizzie Markson is a theatre artist, an acting teacher/coach, and a movement/meditation teacher. Her mission in everything she does is to empower others to open their hearts so they feel held in...
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Ep 14: How Boredom is a Portal to Creativity from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.945829
In this episode, I share a mini message on boredom and how to move through the feelings of boredom because so much creativity is born out of allowing yourself to get bored and DO NOTHING! While ...
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Ep 15: ft. Kerri Van Kirk on Human Design from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.943171
Kerri Van Kirk is a multidisciplinary storyteller, energy untangler, human design guide & soul-led coach for writers, performers, leaders and deep creatives. She has a podcast called The Cle...
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Ep 16: ft. Kuhoo Verma on Being a Fully Formed Artist and Developing New Musicals from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.940816
Kuhoo Verma (she/they) is an NYC based artist who has been seen at Joe's Pub, 54 Below, UCB, and countless developmental workshops. Favorite roles include Zubeida (X-Files Girl) in Academy A...
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Ep 17: ft. Megan Bowen on Dance for EveryBODY and Creating Value for your Community from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.936562
Megan Bowen is a performer, creator & entrepreneur in NYC. Alongside her professional performing career, Megan founded Dance From Home LLC, an online company that helps Broadway lovers recon...
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Ep 18: 2020 Year in Review - reflections&lessons from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.933502
In this episode, I share the lessons I learned during 2020. We discuss moving to NYC to follow your dreams, the economic privilege of being an artist, social media, my journey with ayahuasca and...
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Ep 19: ft. Carly Valancy on Reaching Out, Building Habits, and Possibility from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.898467
Carly is an artist, community builder, dot connector, softball player and slam poet. She is the founder of The Reach Out Party, a course where individuals with diverse minds and from seemingly d...
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Ep 20: ft. Lindsay Kinder on Food as Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Listening to Your Own Advice from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.895766
Lindsay quit a 5-year career selling corporate life insurance to pursue a dream of learning to cook in France. After backpacking solo for six months, working with local farmers exchanging labor ...
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Ep 21: ft. Madeline Sayet on Story Medicine, Indigenous Theater, and Multi-Disciplinary Artistry from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.892616
Madeline Sayet is a citizen of the Mohegan Tribe and Executive Director of the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program. For her work as a theater maker she has been honored as...
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Ep 22: What is a Creativity Circle? from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.890194
In this special solo episode, Leya explains what is a creativity circle, where the idea came from, the meaning behind the "circle" and what makes it sacred, and the four pillars that gui...
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Ep 23: ft. Amy Oestreicher on Creativity as Healing, Life Detours, and Transforming Trauma through Art from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.887316
Amy Oestreicher is an Audie award-nominated playwright, performer, and multidisciplinary creator. Amy overcame a decade of trauma to become a sought-after PTSD specialist, artist, author, ...
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Ep 24: ft. Daniela Aldrich from Professional Ballerina to Farmer, What It's Like Walking Away From Your Dreams&Building a New Path from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.884226
Daniela is a ballet dancer turned farmer living in Boston, MA. After walking away from the professional dance world and finding farming in college, she hopes to find ways to bring the two togeth...
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Ep 25: ft. Shauna Cummins on Hypnosis, Being an Artist of Your Life, and Her New Book, Wishcraft from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.881157
Shauna Cummins is a Hypnosis Practitioner and Trainer, board certified through the National Guild of Hypnotists in 2012. She is the author of Wishcraft: A Guide to Manifesting a Positive Future ...
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Ep 26: How to Find Inspiration Anywhere&Everywhere from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.878265
Are you the type of creative that only creates when you're inspired? What do you do when you don't feel inspired?
In this episode, I share a mini message on inspiration ...
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Ep 27: ft. Ashmi Pathela on Following Your Heart, Higher Consciousness, and the Ascension Journey from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.875380
Ashmi Pathela is an artist and writer who left her career in Silicon Valley with this intention: "Show me the power of my heart, and I will teach the world." Her travels took her all ove...
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Ep 28: ft. Kim Alexandrescu on Human Connection, End of Life Work, and Divine Inspiration from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.872311
Kim Alexandrescu is the owner of Sacred Space Astoria, a yoga studio and healing center created to fully support your spiritual journey. Born in Michigan, she’s made New York City her hom...
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Ep 29: ft. Shaun Leisher on Dramaturgy, being a New Play Doula, and Redefining Regional Theater from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.870102
Shaun Leisher (he/him/his) is a Philadelphia-based dramaturg and producer. As a dramaturg, Shaun has worked on productions of CLYBOURNE PARK by Bruce Norris and SMART PEOPLE by Lydia R. Di...
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Ep 30: Discover Your Creative Soul from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.867273
What do dragonflies, bike rides, and sunrises in Mexico have to do with Discovering Your Creative Soul? Tune into this special solo episode where Leya announces the launch of her newest creative...
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Ep 31: ft. Jessica Soares on Self-Sovereignty, Fear of Success, and Tarot as a Creative Practice from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.864601
Jessica Soares is an empowerment and self-sovereignty coach specializing in helping women overcome the fear of success and learn how to use their emotions to build a life by design rather ...
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Ep 32: ft. Christina Sutra on the Art of Receiving, Painting, and the Messages in Dreams from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.862325
Christina Sutra is an artist, painter, and helps women rewild themselves. She shares authentically on her social media platform with her community of over 60,000 followers.
In t...
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Ep 33: ft. Kate Lumpkin on Creativity&Capitalism, Point of View, and the Art of Personal Adornment from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.859806
Kate Lumpkin (she/her) is the Founder of and Lead Casting Director at Kate Lumpkin Casting, CSA. Collectively, as a casting professional, she has worked on over 40 TV/Film productions and 80 the...
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Ep 34: Creative Cycles&Seasons from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.857027
In this month's solo episode, I share all about the different creative cycles and seasons and how to determine which one you're experiencing. From creative spring to summer to fall to wi...
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Ep 35: ft. Malorine Mathurin on the Akashic Records, Developing your Psychic Gifts, and Intuitive Astrology from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.852918
Malorine Mathurin is an Intuitive Astrologer who uses her clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient skills in her Akashic Records, Tarot, Numerology, and Divination readings to help her...
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Ep 36: ft. Alyssa Lauren on Astrocartography and Travel as a Creative Process from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.850302
Alyssa Lauren is an astrocartographer and the founder of Nomad Astrology which combines her love of travel with the magic of astrology. She helps other's align with their soul purpose and fi...
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Ep 37: ft. Rachael Ferrera on Following the Unknown Path, The Power of Breath, and Discovering Portals to your Creativity from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.847582
Rachael Ferrera is a Certified Reiki Practitioner, Life Guide, and Spiritual Teacher. Founder of the Align & Shine movement, Rachael specializes in helping ambitious artists, creatives, and ...
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Ep 38: On Trusting the Process as it Unfolds from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.844837
In this month's solo episode, Leya shares authentically about her process on learning how to trust the process as it unfolds. She also shares about duality, specificity in the details, the t...
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Ep 39: ft. Anne Ditmeyer on Map Making, Valuing Yourself as a Creator, and Paying Inspiration Forward from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.842660
Anne Ditmeyer (@pretavoyager) is an American creative coach and workshop facilitator based in Paris, France. She pulls from her background in design, anthropology, art history, and global ...
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Ep 40: ft. Rukmini Poddar on the 100 Day Project, Creative Evolutions, and Drawing Emotions from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.840126
Rukmini Poddar is an artist, designer, and educator. Her creative passion lies at the intersection of emotional wellness and creative storytelling. She is also a self-proclaimed 100dayproject ar...
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Ep 41: ft. Ashley Sondergaard on Cosmic Self-Care, Motherhood, and Yoga Magic from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.837337
Ashley Sondergaard is a self care coach, a yoga teacher, an astrology enthusiast and host of the Yoga Magic podcast. For 9 years, she has studied yoga, meditation, astrology and mindfulness prac...
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Ep 42: Spirituality - My Personal Journey&Awakenings from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.833410
In this month's solo episode, Leya goes deep and shares about her personal journey with spirituality. She explores religion vs spirituality, her experience living on an ashram as a teenager,...
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Ep 43: ft. Oliver Butler on Hiking as a Creative Practice, Intuitive Ideas, and The Debate Society from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.795777
Oliver Butler is a director and theatermaker. He recently directed the Broadway Premiere of What the Constitution Means to Me (Nominations for the Tony Award, Lucille...
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Ep 44: ft. Lucy H. Pearce on Self-Publishing, Creative Bathing, and Her New Book: She of the Sea from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.793086
Lucy H. Pearce is the author of ten life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix: she who makes. Her writing focuses on women’s h...
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Ep 45: ft. Jyoti Chadda on Moon Wisdom, Menstrual Cycles, and Yogic Philosophy from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.790887
Jyoti is the founder of My Wellness Company, a cyclical living mentor, yoga & meditation teacher and holistic wellness practitioner. She is here to guide you back home to yourself and ...
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Ep 46: How to Create Your Own Artist Retreat from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.788429
In this month's solo episode, I share a practice that has been meaningful to me throughout the years - creating your own artist retreat! We go over what an artist retreat is, how to set inte...
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Ep 47: ft. Kelly Collins on the Chakras and Living an Aligned Life from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.786240
Kelly Collins is a yoga teacher and your “go-to” Spiritual Coach and Trusted Advisor to women who are burnt out, uninspired in their career or relationships and feel disconnected from their true...
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Ep 48: ft. Ari Afsar on Activism and The Artist's Responsibility from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.783745
Ari Afsar is a singer/songwriter with placements on ABC, Disney, and Amazon. A graduate of Ethnomusicology from UCLA, Afsar just released her Concept Album distributed by Sony M...
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Ep 49: ft. Hanna Francis on Balkan Folk Dance, Songwriting, and the Power of Music from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.781111
Hanna Francis is a singer-songwriter and Balkan folk-dance teacher who is obsessed with self-help and believes you can be a little happier *right now* with the intentional use of music (both exp...
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Ep 50: Lessons On a Year of Podcasting, Finding Your Purpose, and Q+A from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.779009
In this special milestone episode, Leya shares the lessons she's learned over the past year of podcasting, the unexpected gifts she's gained, and the ups and downs that this last year ha...
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Ep 51: ft. Katrina Markoff, CEO of Vosges Haut-Chocolat on Chocolate as a Medium for Storytelling from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.776551
Katrina Markoff is the CEO and Founder of Vosges Haut-Chocolat and is the recipient of numerous accolades including being named one of The Top 100 Most Creative People in Business Listen
Ep 52: ft. Nicole Gulotta on The Writing Life, Creative Cycles, and Yoga Nidra from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.774475
NICOLE GULOTTA is the author of Wild Words: Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms for Braving the Writer’s Path and Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry, which was inspired by ...
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Ep 53: ft. Jordy Alexander on NFT's, Experiments, and The Creator Economy from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.771788
Jordy Alexander aka Xndr is a director and startup addict currently based in Kauai. After creating his first viral video in 2013, "Hallway Swimming" he was blown away by the power of lev...
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Ep 54: Creativity as a Grounding Practice&Guided Meditation from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.769612
In this month's solo episode, Leya shares a life update and her tips for using creativity as a grounding practice. She shares two practices that have been helping her stay grounded in times ...
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Ep 55: ft. Britt Olson on Saturn Returns, Intuitive Eating, and the MAGIC Retreat from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.767147
Britt is a certified health coach, spiritual life coach, podcast host, entrepreneur, energy healer, plant-based nutrition advocate, speaker, and integrative wellness enthusiast. She utilizes the...
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Ep 56: ft. Sydney Weiss on Navigating Burnout, True Rest, and Seek the Joy Podcast from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.764512
Sydney Weiss is a lawyer and the creator, host, and producer of Seek The Joy Podcast, your go-to podcast for heartfelt storytelling...
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Ep 57: On Identity, Home, and Creativity as a Practice of Presence from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.762402
In this episode, Leya shares about her travels to Mexico City, and explores the global identity crisis, finding home, and belonging, and navigating change and transition. She shares the ways in ...
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Ep 58: ft. Sarah Mac on Entrepreneurship and Money Mindset for Creatives from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.759583
Sarah Mac is a Creative Business Coach who supports creative entrepreneurs to hit 5-figure months in fun ways in their dream business. She helps her clients to share their unique gifts through p...
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Ep 59: How Solo Travel Will Change Your LIfe from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.756197
In this episode, Leya shares fun, personal stories about what she learned from the past month traveling solo through Mexico! She shares what led her to start solo traveling, the benefits of solo...
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Ep 60: ft. Christina Irvin on Creativity and Healing the Sacral through Human Design from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.752039
Christina Irvin of GlowGlowJuice HD is a creative, guide and teacher who helps others embrace their authentic selves through Human Design. She is a traveler, a self-professed weirdo, way too int...
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Ep 61: Healing Yourself and Your Past Through Creativity from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.749096
In this episode, Leya shares how creativity has been a healing act for her while doing deep, inner work in therapy. She shares what she's been learning and working on in therapy and how she ...
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Ep 62: ft. Sarah Van Doren on Motherhood and Mental Health from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.746672
In this episode, I get to talk with my sister, Sarah Van Doren. Sarah is the mother to two beautiful boys and lives in New York City. We talk about what it was like growing up in a huge, unique,...
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Ep 63: My Relationship with Cannabis and Creativity from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.744037
In this episode, Leya tunes in from Peru and shares about her personal relationship to plant medicine and how cannabis has been a tool to support her creative and spiritual practice. She shares ...
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Ep 64: ft. Eleri Ward on Songwriting Magic and Sondheim from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.741454
Eleri Ward is an actor, singer, musician, and songwriter originally from Chicago. She studied Songwriting at Berklee College of Music before transferring and graduating from The Boston Conservat...
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Ep 65: She Rests to Create from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.739036
Leya shares a mini message from her heart sharing the truth of where she's at on her 3 month journey through Latin America. She gives an update from Peru, invites you to tune into the truth ...
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Ep 66: Energy Cleansing for Highly Sensitive People from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.736175
Leya is back from a 3 week hiatus and is sharing where she's been at as she completes her 3 month solo trip throughout Latin America. We talk about:
- Why taking breaks as a content... Listen
Ep 67: ft Alejandra Diaz on Illustration and Drawing Everyday Moments from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.704137
Alejandra Diaz aka Ale is an illustrator and designer from Mexico City. She has a degree in Industrial Design, but soon discovered a passion for graphic design and went to Shillington for illust...
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Ep 68: 2021 Year in Review from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.702020
In this episode, Leya shares the process of her year and the lessons she learned. She talks about seeking truth, how her definition of truth has shifted, internal vs external experience, feeling...
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Ep 69: ft. Liliana Herrera on Andean Cosmovision and Being Your Own Healer from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.699227
Liliana Herrera is originally from Cusco, Peru and was born in a high Andean community. She is an Andean Therapist, facilitator for retreats of sacred plants and offers energetic alignments and ...
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Ep 70: ft. Cara Wodka on Life on the Road as a Traveling Musician from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.695969
Cara has had a love for music and adventure since her toddler years. Her mom discovered she could sing well and hold a harmony at age 4 and the rest is history. She studied theater at UC Irvine ...
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Ep 71: ft. Vienda Maria on Intuition, Feminine Business, and Being from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.691929
Vienda Maria is a writer & creative who teaches women how to redefine every aspect of life through the lens of psychology blended with spirituality and psychosomatic practices in online cour...
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Ep 72: ft. Kat Norton aka Miss Excel on Using Manifestation to go Viral from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.687104
Kat Norton energetically teaches Microsoft Excel to individuals, businesses and educational institutions. Since launching Miss Excel in June 2020, she has grown a community of over 1 million peo...
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Ep 73: Engagement Story and Relationship Q&A from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.682592
In this special episode, Leya shares the story of her recent engagement to her fianceé, Paxton on 1/08/2022. She shares the story of how they met, their decision to get married, how the engageme...
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Ep 74: Is Social Media Helping or Hurting Us? from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.678156
Tune into this candid conversation with Leya as she shares her decision to go off social media.
With social media being so embedded in our daily life, how do we connect with ou...
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Ep 75: ft. Shannon Keating on Cultivating Female Friendships from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.673739
Shannon Keating is a Holistic Life Coach for Women, Teen Girls in Middle/High School, & Young Adult Women in College. She supports women with self empowerment, self love, and gaining the too...
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Ep 76: Writing Practice&Guided Writing Meditation from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.668828
Tune into this special episode where Leya breaks down writing practice and shares the practice with you to do anytime, anywhere.
We explore:
- What is writing practice?
- Wh... Listen
Ep 77: ft. Emily Nachazel on Finding the Career that Serves Your Soul from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.660730
Emily Nachazel is an intuitive career coach who believes we all deserve to spend more time doing what we love. She supports entrepreneurs & conscious corporate individuals who want work that...
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Ep 78: Seasonal Reflection&Loving Lately from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.655858
In this solo episode, Leya reflects on the winter season and the lessons and gifts it gave her.
We talk about:
- How to honor your seasons
- What reflecting and processing a... Listen
Ep 79: Stress Management&Psychedelic Therapy with Marina Kay from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.651179
Marina Kay is a Stress Buster, Joy Finder, and a Holistic Wellness Coach focusing on stress and burnout prevention in high achievers and entrepreneurs. She left a successful career in HR Technol...
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Ep 80: On Remote Living, Nature, and Community with Hilary Messer-Barrow from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.646499
Hilary Messer-Barrow moved from a big Canadian city to a remote northern Yukon community of 90 residents in 2019. Hilary shares her life-changing move, new perspectives, and experiences with her...
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Ep 81: Creativity as a Counter-Culture from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.636483
In this episode, Leya explores how creativity acts as a counter-culture and in a world where we are disconnected from nature, how you can tune into creativity as a practice to connect back to yo...
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Ep 82: ft. Erin Panzarella on Channelling the Akashic Records from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.631860
Erin Panzarella is a space holder for women on a spiritual healing journey. Her work focuses on connecting people to their natural state of flow, intuition + spirit guides through different mod...
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Ep 83: The Truest Story I Can Tell from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.627099
In this episode, Leya gets raw & real about her life experience and some of the childhood trauma she’s been unpacking in therapy.
We talk about:
Why our sto...
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Ep 84: How I Self-Published a Book of Poetry from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.615035
In this episode, Leya shares the behind the scenes process of how she self published her first book of poetry, Mermaid Musings: Stories of Sea, Sex, Spirituality.
We talk about:...
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Ep 85: ft. Kelly Smith on Yoga and the True Self from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.609059
Kelly Smith is a globally celebrated yoga and meditation teacher, E-RYT 500 /YACEP, founder of Yoga For You, and host of the iTunes chart topping podcasts, Mindful in Minutes and Meditation Mama...
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Ep 86: Wedding Planning as a Spiritual&Creative Process - Part 1 from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.600468
In this week's solo episode, Leya takes us behind the scenes for her wedding planning process. We talk about why wedding planning might bring up difficult emotions, how wedding planning is t...
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Ep 87: ft. Kari Lynn Cotone on Copywriting&Creative Careers from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.592076
Kari is a New York City-based freelance writer and performing artist. As a copywriter and strategist, she works with creative entrepreneurs and small businesses to develop their brand voice and ...
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Ep 88: How to Host a Blessing Way for Pregnant Mothers from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.583691
Are you pregnant or do you know someone who is? Tune into this episode where we discuss how to host and curate a blessingway which is similar to a baby shower, but focuses more on the mother'...
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Ep 89: ft. Corrie Legge on Creating Your Own Work from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.577255
Corrie Legge is a multi-passionate artist and productivity coach for creatives. As an actor and voiceover artist, she has appeared in many independent films, national commercials, animation, vid...
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Ep 90: ft. Albert Flynn DeSilver on Writing as a Path to Awakening from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.568747
Albert Flynn DeSilver is an internationally published poet, writer, speaker, and workshop leader. His latest book is Writing as a Path to Awakening (based on his popu...
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Ep 91: ft Bria Zoe on Herbal Medicine from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.562670
In this week's episode I am joined by Bria Zoe. Bria Zoe is an herbalist and owns Sacred Moon Apothecary where she offers the medicine of cacao to people all over the world.
We talk a...
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Ep 92: On Foraging and Feminism and What It's Teaching Me about Value from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.556731
In this episode, Leya shares what is currently fueling her creative soul in this season of life.
She shares how taking a vacation showed her how to practice being, why she is questioning ...
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Ep 93: ft. Natalie Calzadilla on Low Self Worth, Codependency, and How it Suppressed her Dreams of Being an Artist from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.551095
Natalie Calzadilla, MBA is a Cuban-American T1D mom, mystic, illustrator, 1/1 NFT artist, and podcaster born and raised in Miami, FL. She teaches women how to connect to their inner knowing, exp...
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Ep 94: SOLO Wedding Planning as a Spiritual&Creative Process - Part 2 from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.545967
Leya shares an update on why the podcast has been on a short break and returns with part 2 of what she is learning during the wedding planning process.
She shares vulnerably about managing...
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Ep 95: SOLO on Stories From Going on a Safari in South Africa from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.542355
The perfect solo episode to kick off Sagittarius season - this one's all about travel, new experiences, expansion, and joy. I share about my recent once in a lifetime trip going on a safari ...
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Ep 96: SOLO 2022 Year in Review from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.538563
Can you believe it's already 2023?
Tune into the first solo episode of 2023 where Leya share some of the lessons and learnings from the last year.
We talk about:
- The t... Listen
Ep 97: ft. Megan Leatherman on Aligning your Life&Career with Nature's Seasons from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.534452
Megan Leatherman is a career coach, mother, writer, podcast host and amateur ecologist living in the Pacific Northwest. Through her nature-based and seasonal perspectives, she’s helped thousands...
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Ep 98: ft. Nadia Last on Using Human Design to Connect to your Life Path from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.514452
Nadia is a Human Design teacher, spiritual mentor, and host of The Current podcast, a show unpacking the changing energetic tides of our collective consciousness. Nadia also assists psychedelic ...
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Ep 99: ft. Kat Daou on Family Constellations Therapy Healing Generational Trauma from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.508927
Kat Daou is a Family Constellation Therapy Facilitator helping people clean up intergenerational trauma and support them back to their innate wholeness. She is trauma informed and utilizes parts...
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Ep 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes with a SONG! from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.502986
Tune into this special episode to celebrate 100 episodes of The Creative Soul Podcast. Leya shares a prayer and offering from her heart and sings for the very first time on the podcast.
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Ep 101: ft. D'Ana Joi Spencer on Focus&Prioritization as a Multi-Passionate Creative from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.498425
Joi is a multi-passionate, educator, community builder, and content creator. She believes having many passions is a gift, not a burden and she’s on a mission to rewrite the narrative around “cho...
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Ep 102: ft. Amy Green Smith on Having Difficult Conversations and Speaking Up For Yourself from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.494308
Amy Green Smith is a certified and credentialed life coach and hypnotherapist, masterful speaker, and personal empowerment expert. Amy uses her roles as coach, writer, podcaster, and speaker to ...
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Ep 103: ft. Alexandra Franzen on Marketing Without Social Media for Self Employed Creatives from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.490870
Alexandra Franzen is a best-selling author, award-winning editor, and entrepreneur based in Hawaii. She has written seven books including two novels. She has written articles for Time, Forbes, N...
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Ep 104: WE'RE GETTING MARRIED IN TWO WEEKS! A Convo with Paxton on Spirituality, Love, and Growth from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.487062
In this episode, Leya and Paxton discuss their 5 year journey on the road to marriage, with their upcoming wedding in 2 weeks!
They discuss:
- What brought them together as a coup... Listen
Ep 105: Welcome to Season 2 - Life Updates, Upcoming Creative Writing Workshops, and a NEW ERA from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.483140
Welcome to Season 2 of The Creative Soul Podcast!
In this episode we talk about:
- Post wedding energy and the change Leya has felt since getting married!
- Navigating a dar... Listen
Ep 106: How to Plan a Conscious and Intentional Bachelorette Trip, Maiden to Bride Ceremonies+my bachelorette trip RECAP to Tulum from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.478200
In this episode, Leya shares about her bachelorette trip to Tulum, Mexico.
We talk about:
- How to curate an intentional bachelorette trip and shift the focus from excessive drink... Listen
Ep 107: ft. Jamie Varon on Identity Shifts and Writing her Book, Main Character Energy from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.473875
Jamie Varon is a Writer, Course Creator, Branding Expert and Executive Producer. Her first book “Radically Content” (along with the companion journal Radically Content: The Journal<...
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Ep 108: ft. Amikaeyla Gaston on Music as Medicine from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.468829
Amikaeyla Gaston is a force for change. Proclaimed as one of the “purest contemporary voices” by National Public Radio (NPR), Amikaeyla is a public keynote speaker, performer, educator, and auth...
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Ep 109: On Body Love And Self Acceptance from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.464030
In this episode, Leya shares about her soul sister retreat weekend in San Diego and talks about the lessons she learned from letting herself be seen in her most natural form in a photoshoot. Listen
Ep 110: Learning Self-Care Through The Seasons from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.459025
Tune into this week’s solo episode as Leya explores the topic of self-care and how to support and take care of ourselves through the darker, colder seasons:
- What does it mean to reall... Listen
Ep 111: The Creative Soul Practice is HERE!&Heart Chakra Writing Meditation from 2023-12-14T06:45:30.453804
The Creative Soul Practice is officially LIVE! It's a 7 day guided writing meditation series to help you reconnect back to your writing practice and your creative soul.
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