Co-Creating with Passed Loved Ones & Navigating Grief w/ Author, Dina Gachman

Are you feeling tired or burnt out? So many people are dealing with so much right now between what’s happening in our personal lives, globally and at work. Today I want to give you my 7 top tools to move through burn out and be kinder and more loving to yourself.

Welcome to the Unleash Your Inner Creative Minisodes! And every day this week, I am coming on the pod to give you bite-sized Unleash episodes. Each show will contain actionable advice about creativity, working toward your dreams and self-development. They are full of tools you can implement in your life immediately.

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Have you ever felt like you shouldn’t start something because “Everyone else is doing it” or “the space is too crowded?” Today we’ll discuss the Myth of Crowded spaces and what that has to do with candles. Promise it will make sense later 😂 Welcome to the Unleash Your Inner Creative Minisodes! Every day this week, I am coming on the pod to give you bite-sized Unleash episodes. 

From This Episode, You'll learn:

-Why I believe there's no such thing as "too crowded of a space"

-The reason your idea will work

-How a story about candles gives you the ultimate retort to anyone trying to discourage your dreams!

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Do you ever experience Good Fear? Today you’ll find out what that means and why you want to chase that feeling with everything you have.

Welcome to the Unleash Your Inner Creative Minisodes! My name is Lauren LoGrasso, I am an award-winning podcast host and creative coach. Every day this week, I am coming on the pod to give you bite-sized Unleash episodes. Each show will contain actionable advice about creativity, working toward your dreams and self-development. They are full of tools you can implement in your life immediately.

Today’s Topic is GOOD FEAR. My call to action for you is to try Something that gives you GOOD FEAR and Then Ask For More!

You'll learn:

-What good fear is

-How tell the difference between good and bad fear

-How to ask for more

-The almost immediate benefits you'll see once you start calling this feeling into your life!

Enjoy! Come back every day this week for another minisode!

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Do you feel heard? Do you know how to truly use your voice and speak up? Or are you so used to being silenced that you stop your thoughts before the words can ever even reach your tongue? Fearing the consequence of speaking up after too many instances of being punished for daring to take up space and speak. If this sounds like you, that ends today.  Today’s guest Elaine Lin Hering, the author of the new book, Unlearning Silence, and she will share her tools to help you unlearn silence and find your true voice.

From Today's Pod, You'll Learn:

-How to break through silence and find your voice

-How to set healthy boundaries

-How to cultivate better communication

-How to handle and overcome silence in your workplace

-Tips to stand up for Yourself

More on Elaine: Elaine Lin Hering is a facilitator, speaker, and writer.She works with organizations and individuals to build skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management. Elaine has worked on six continents and with a wide range of corporate, government, and nonprofit clients. She has trained mental health professionals, political officials, religious communities, and leaders at companies including American Express, Capital One, Google, Nike, Novartis, Shell, Pixar, and the Red Cross. Elaine is a former Managing Partner of Triad Consulting Group and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, specializing in dispute resolution, mediation, and negotiation.

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✨Have you ever had a life-long dream? Maybe you’ve gotten close, maybe you’ve worked adjacent to the dream, but you’ve never quite reached it. You’ve kept it through every rejection, every wrong turn, every almost—through it all the dream always burned on. Now imagine that one day, after years of preparation and imagining, that dream finally came true. Today’s guest has a story of just that and will teach you the beauty of a longer creative journey! Today’s guest is Zibby Owens! More info below :) 

From this conversation you’ll learn: 

-How to keep your belief in yourself through rejection 

-The benefits of a longer creative journey

-Why a creative block can actually provide unexpected creativity down-the-line 

-Tools for what to do AFTER your greatest creative dream comes true 

-Why all good creativity starts with a question

Guest Bio: Zibby Owens is an author, award-winning podcast host of Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, founder and CEO of Zibby Media, which includes the publishing house, Zibby Books, online content site, Zibby Mag, Zibby’s Book Club, which includes retreats, classes, events, and podcasts; and owner of Zibby’s Bookshop which is an independent bookstore in Santa Monica. Her previous books include Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, Princess Charming, and two anthologies that she edited.

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Do you ever speak from the eye of the storm? Today’s guest is Bianca Lynn and she does. She is a certified life coach, podcaster, and media executive. Bianca has worked in the media industry for over 10 years with expertise in audio, video, and event production and storytelling at companies like Vh1, Complex, and Spotify. I wanted to have Bianca on because I have been really inspired by the way she has shown up on her podcasts and social media as she works through a really challenging life transition. Last year, she was laid off unexpectedly from her dream job and she has been very honest about the difficulty of the situation and the ways she’s learned to love herself and rebuild through this time. 

From this conversation you’ll learn:

-The power of speaking from where you are

-How to love yourself through difficult times 

-How to begin to reinvent yourself and shift your definition of success

-How to maintain positivity and resilience during professional setbacks

-And More! 

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Looking to Manifest true LOVE? Today is the day you’ve been waiting for! My boyfriend, Timothy Blewitt is making his triumphant first appearance on Unleash!

On the show today we share our full love story and give tips on how to manifest and build a divine relationship! For Timmy, it was love at first shoe (As the kids would say, 'it's giving Cinderella!') - But that’s just the beginning!

On the pod we also discuss why dating “rules” are overrated, the power of building a friendship first, how self-love plays into drawing in a good partner, what part creativity and creative life is playing in our relationship, why honesty is key in a relationship and the importance of surrender and prayer in finding all kinds of love.

It’s a fun, heartfelt, vulnerable, beautiful and powerful episode. This one is for the cynics (I used to be you) and now I am a damn romantic. Love is possible and probable and I hope this episode leaves you optimistic that it can happen for you, too. 💖

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Also! Exciting! Unleash was recently featured on Feedspot as one of the top 20 creativity podcasts. Check it out here: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/creativity_podcasts/?feedid=5744423

On today’s episode, best-selling author, psychotherapist and relationship expert, Kelli Miller is here to delve into the intricate dynamics of romantic relationships. From our conversation, you’ll uncover the tools to transform your relationship into a powerful catalyst for creativity and personal growth. 

From this conversation you’ll learn:

-Why working on yourself ALWAYS changes your relationship 

-Why if you never fight it might actually be a red flag + how to effectively repair

-How to FINALLY effectively navigate chores and make them equal 

-How to reintroduce fun and creativity to your relationship 

-What to do if your partner is not supportive of your dreams

-AND MORE!

On Kelli: 

Kelli is a psychotherapist, best-selling author, and TV/radio host. Kelli is the award winning author of “Thriving with ADHD: A Workbook for Kids,” which has sold over 150,000 copies to date and is translated in multiple languages. She is an expert on romantic relationships and recently wrote her new book, Love Hacks: Simple Solutions to Your Most Common Relationship Issues which comes out next week on February 13th. This book gives you simple tools to help with navigate through the top 15 relationship challenges.

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On The Guest: 

Today’s guest is Kim Gravel. Kim is an entrepreneur, tv personality, public speaker, podcaster and industry leader. Most of all Kim has a passion for people and seeing them rise.Her authentic, common-sense style has resulted in Kim being one of the most booked guests on The Steve Harvey Show and starring in the hit docuseries, “Kim of Queens,” and partnering with retail giant QVC to launch her highly successful apparel line, Belle by Kim Gravel®, and the Belle Beauty® cosmetic line. She also has an awesome podcast called The Kim Gravel show! I will be on it next week! Be sure to check it out on QVC Plus, or wherever you get your pods! This is a great conversation about creativity and purpose!

From this conversation you’ll learn:

-Kim’s theory on purpose and how to find yours

-How to take the first step toward your creative dream

-How to use your fear as fuel

-How to reinvent yourself at any age, and

-The key to owning the power of ‘no!'

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Also! Exciting! Unleash was recently featured on Feedspot as one of the top 40 creativity podcasts. Check it out here: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/creativity_podcasts/?feedid=5744423

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On today's pod I'm talking with you one on one about the key to holistic success and what I have been learning from my healing journey, recent experiences and Dry January!

From This Episode, You'll Learn:

-My recent spiritual revelation on self-love, God & the purpose of a longer path.

-Why if you can't love someone else and yourself at the same time, that's not a place for you

-How to build a community to help achieve your creative dreams

-The Importance of staying open to your dreams changing shape

-Dry January takeaways and why I deeply recommend a period of sobriety!

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