Creative Soul Healing Podcast

Sharon and I spoke about her journey to start her own business from a simple comment, how writing helped her to heal, and the world premiere of her 'Happy Solstice, Hannuka, Christmas, Kwanza, New Year adjacent birthday card'.

Healing, like love, can find us when we’re not looking for it. Our next guest, Sharon Glassman, was busy working on a novel whose fictional hero turned out to be ... her true self. Writing that book rewrote Sharon’s life. Helped her recover from debilitating grief and discover her introvert superpowers. Inspired her to leave Brooklyn for Colorado. And launched her career as the designer and songwriter of a new line of musical greeting cards and gifts called Smile Songs that help other folks celebrate their best selves and find beautiful paths to healing, too. Speaking to us from the Brooklyn of Boulder, Colorado, here is Sharon Glassman.

You can find Sharon here:
www.smilesongs.com
@smile_songs on Instagram

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You can find your host Larissa Russell here:
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Jules and I spoke about all things creative and the energy we bring to our healing through creativity

Jules Ostara is an author, artist, and guide for fun online courses. She also created the Heart of Life and Soul Songs oracle card decks. She lives in the Blue Ridge mountains with twin boys, a guitar man, and a few feisty cats.

You can find Jules here:

http://thrivetrue.com/

https://www.instagram.com/julesostara/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-c3a2o8x1KCcFWW4XqRFqQ

https://www.facebook.com/thrivetrue

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cocreativeartists

https://pinterest.com/thrivetrue

She has a free gift for you:

The beauty of Imperfections Video & Free Playbook!

https://mailchi.mp/35bd986c9b3d/yearofcolor

Her new book is available for preorder here 
https://amzn.to/3BVR5FG 

You can find your host Larissa Russell here:

https://www.creativeu.ca/ 

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You can find the host Larissa Russell here:
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Heather and I spoke about healing through creativity and how having been through a journey of healing brings us to a place of being able to help others authentically. She also shared about how she helps others along their journey.

Heather is a German-Canadian intuitive collage artist, creative healing guide, and SoulCollage® facilitator with a background in art history and art therapy. She is the creator of the 'Inner Compass Oracle' deck and the 'Inner Journey Tarot' deck which she conceived specifically for creative self-exploration and healing work. 

Creative expression and personal development are tightly intertwined for her and the focus of her work is to guide people to access their inner resources, their inner beauty, and strength through working with a great variety of images and art materials intuitively and creatively. 

Heather also runs monthly online SoulCollage® groups for women from all over the world. Witnessing the light and beauty in the vulnerability and grace in her students never ceases to touch her deeply. She is so grateful for having found her calling and for sharing it with other beautiful souls.

You can find Heather here:

Www.heatherhoeps.com

Heather has a gift for you of a free collage project

https://heatherhoeps.com/free-art-project 

A Year in Color: https://www.creativeu.ca/offers/J8oBpnDb/checkout 

You can find the Host Larissa Russell here:

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Iris and I talked about the healing aspects of art and learning to let go of the perfectionism that holds us back. Creating space for ourselves to heal, create, learn, and grow.

Iris is a Dutch mixed media artist, teacher & vlogger based in London, UK. She is passionate about art and art journaling for self-expression and self-discovery. Online Iris loves to share her art, outlook, and creative life through pictures, writing & videos. It’s important to her to share real life, not just a polished ‘social media version’, so apart from the happy times she also addresses the harder feelings and struggles like creative block. She hopes that authentically sharing her creative life will inspire those on a similar journey!

You can find Iris here:

Website: https://iris-impressions.com  

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/irisimpressionsart  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IrisFritschiCussens  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iris.impressions.art 

Iris has a free gift for you:

Sign up for Iris’ newsletter, and receive a free copy of ‘Get Inspired!’ a 20-page art & inspiration guide. https://iris-impressions.com/get-inspired/ 

You can find the host Larissa Russell here:

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You can find the host Larissa Russell here:
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Blake and I spoke of following our passions, and healing through creativity and how necessary that is. We also had a conversation about what ‘making it’ means.

Blake Farha is a voice artist, musician, and author. Fluent in four-and-a-half languages (his Danish has gotten a bit rusty), Blake has spent his adult life hopping from country to country and jumping from career to career. He currently lives in Berlin, Germany, where he has devoted himself to his creative pursuits: voice acting, writing and producing music, improv comedy, and podcasting.

You can find Blake here:

www.blakefarha.com

www.blakefarha.com/lost-on-the-way

www.instagram.com/blakefarha 

Blake’s book: 

Lost on the Way: A Journal From the Camino de Santiago

https://amzn.to/3Ao0eqN

You can find your host Larissa Russell here:

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You can find the host Larissa Russell here:
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Lena and I spoke about needing to put ourselves first, to listen to our bodies, and to feel okay with where we are at regardless of what society deems acceptable. We also talked about the masculine energy of the world and the shift that is happening

Lena Dolter is a Feminine Embodiment and Feminine Energy Guide, Intuitive Healer, and Women's Wellness Coach. She serves busy, professional women who are stuck in a cycle of stress and overwhelm and helps them shift from overdoing, overthinking, & overcommitting and get reconnected with their body, so they can feel calm & centered and have more time, space, and freedom on their calendar and in their life.

You can find Lena here:

www.lenadolter.com 

IG - https://www.instagram.com/lenadolter/?hl=en

FB Group - The Clear and Confident Woman https://www.facebook.com/groups/570522799777930/

website - www.lenadolter.com

Lena’s free gift:

Woman in Flow quiz found here - www.lenadolter.com/quiz

You can find your host Larissa Russell here:

https://www.creativeu.ca/ 

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You can find the host Larissa Russell here:
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Trigger Warning - Suicide

Thomas and I spoke of the loss of his youngest son to suicide and how that has affected the way he now listens to people and how he navigates the world

Thomas is a writer and college writing teacher living in Southern California. A little over three years ago, his youngest son took his life at 17. This shattered the lives of his family and challenged any faith he had. Thomas has journeyed to discover how to live again.

You can find Thomas here:

www.Thomasallbaugh.com  

Twitter: tallbaugh1 

Facebook: Thomas Allbaugh

September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day

An estimated 800 000 people die by suicide worldwide each year. It can affect every one of us. Each and every suicide is devastating and has a profound impact on those around them.  However, by raising awareness, reducing the stigma around suicide, and encouraging well-informed action, we can reduce instances of suicide around the world.

This year’s World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) theme is ‘Creating Hope Through Action’. It is a reminder that there is an alternative to suicide and aims to inspire confidence and light in all of us; that our actions, no matter how big or small, may provide hope to those who are struggling. Preventing suicide is often possible. Through action, we can all play a role in supporting those experiencing a suicidal crisis or those bereaved by suicide.

How to participate in WSPD?

World Health Suicide Prevention Day will take place on 10 September 2021.

Go to the WSPD website to explore resources, education and gain a better understanding of WSPD - https://www.iasp.info/wspd2021/  

Watch the IASP Step Closer Video - https://youtu.be/ndjcJAaOVdg  

Light a candle to remember - https://www.iasp.info/wspd2021/light-a-candle/ 

You can find your host Larissa Russell here;

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Robert and I spoke of peace and equality for all, and the change you can choose. Robert shared about his journey and how he stepped into his passion and why that is important.

As a dedicated yoga practitioner, photographer Robert Sturman has increasingly focused on capturing the timeless grace and embodied mindfulness of asana in his work.

His portraits, whether set in the lively streets of Manhattan, the expansive beaches and canyons of Malibu, the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, the timeless elegance of Walden's New England, or the bleakness of San Quentin Prison, remind us that there is beauty everywhere.

His stunning repertoire runs the gamut from yogis perched on rocks surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, to African orphans practicing yoga in Kenya, to breast cancer survivors, bare-chested and scarred. In addition, Sturman has worked extensively photographing war veterans who have embraced the practice of yoga to heal PTSD, in an effort to help change the heartbreaking statistics of veteran suicides each day.

In Sturman's own words, "I often think of Rumi's words 'I can't stop pointing to the beauty.' That feels right to me." Sturman's honors include Official Artist of the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, 2010 FIFA World Cup Artist Representing America, and Official Artist 2008 United States Olympics. Sturman has been the subject of two separate New York Times articles celebrating his photographs of yoga from around the world.

You can find Robert here:

www.Robertsturmanstudio.com

https://www.instagram.com/robertsturman/ 

https://www.facebook.com/Artist.Photografia   

His ‘A Celebration of Humanity through the

Art of Yoga Photography’ Workshop can be found here:

https://www.robertsturmanstudio.com/Workshop 

You can find your host Larissa Russell here:

https://www.creativeu.ca/ 

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You can find the host Larissa Russell here:
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Nikki and I spoke of creativity and how it helps you to open up to other forms of creativity. As well as the ebb and flow of productivity and allowing ourselves the space for downtime.

Nikki Starcat Shields is an author, book midwife, and leader of transformational writing retreats. She's also a licensed Pagan priestess. Nikki has had five non-fiction books published so far and is currently writing a contemporary fantasy series. She would love to help you give birth to your heart-centered book, whether it’s a memoir, fiction, or self-help. Nikki specializes in bringing your unique voice - your expertise, your passions, your most cherished stories - to the page in a way that will engage and delight your readers. She also guides you to write your book in a way that supports you and helps you focus on your true priorities. Nikki teaches people to be Thriving Artists, writing their heartfelt books while also nurturing themselves and their creative lives. She lives in Maine and adores reading, cats, and spending time by the ocean.

You can find Nikki here:

https://nikkistarcatshields.com/  https://www.facebook.com/NikkiStarcatShieldsAuthorandBookMidwife  https://www.instagram.com/nikkistarcatshields/

You can find your Host Larissa Russell here:

https://www.creativeu.ca/ 

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You can find the host Larissa Russell here:
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Nicky and I spoke about being an outsider and looking at the world from a different perspective.

Nicky Scorpio is a singer, songwriter, and producer. Born and raised in the bay area in an LGBTQ+ home. Currently residing in NYC.

Nicky’s music and message is about overcoming poverty, rising from depression, abuse, trauma, and what he learned growing up as an outsider, and how having a unique perspective taught him about how our society works. His focus and passion is creating a culture and universal family where we can respect and celebrate differences and mental health is respected and discussed.

You can find Nicky here:

www.Yonickyscorpio.com

http://www.instagram.com/yonickyscorpio

http://waw.tiktok.com/yonickyscorpio

http://www.twitter.com/yonickyscorpio

www.thesophisticatedpsychos.com 

You can find your host Larissa Russell here:

https://www.creativeu.ca/ 

https://www.facebook.com/CreativeU.ca/ 

https://www.instagram.com/creativeu.ca/ 

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You can find the host Larissa Russell here:
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https://www.facebook.com/CreativeU.ca/
https://www.instagram.com/creativeu.ca/
https://www.pinterest.ca/CreativeUdotca/

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