LET'S PLAY: THE CREATE PODCAST

This week we had the great pleasure of having a chat with actress and filmmaker Alysia Reiner! You may know her as “Fig” on ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. This powerhouse woman will inspire you with her passion for service and activism. She talks about why RIGHT NOW is the perfect time to create, and dives deep into her personal mission to tell stories that awaken more love & compassion on the planet.

Do you do it sometimes? We all do! Sometimes we make our experience hard without realizing that is what we are doing? We erect mental blocks and dwell on negative thoughts that create a barrier to an energy that is trying to be lived THROUGH us. Why do we do this? What do we get out of it?? Is there another way to live? What might be waiting for us on the other side of “hard?"

This week we are talking about how participation means RISK. That a decision to be involved in a relationship, a creative project, a new business all mean the courage to try something new — which includes the possibility of failure, loss, and confusion. Life keeps asking us to grow and expand, which means we have to be willing to put something at stake. Existence doesn’t want us to us to stay the same, but to ever be evolving. Our leading edge of growth is always at the end of our comfort zone. It takes bravery to be involved.

Have you ever felt like you were running around looking for answers? Well, have you ever considered that there’s a place inside of you that already knows? This week we talk about that INNER KNOWING and how so many of us get caught looking for the answers on the outside or over-valuing someone else’s opinion, when there is a part of us that knows how to direct us. That’s right! We have perfect inner guidance — a built-in GPS — and it’s just waiting for us to get silent and listen.

When was the last time you felt content? And you were aware of that contentment? And when did you last take a moment to sit and value that feeling of peace and contentment? Well, the great news is that contentment is INSIDE of us, it is available at every moment, and it has something to teach us. Here’s this week’s podcast. And a little Winnie-the-Pooh too.

Do you ever shame yourself for feeling lost, unclear, or confused? But what if there was intrinsic value in being lost? What if it was a necessary part of the process that teaches us the way? This week we focus on the importance of getting lost and found, and what it has to teach us about the nature of choice, learning, and intimacy with ourself.

This week we talk about how Powerful we are!! What’s more fun than that? Yep, we are jamming on what it means to be an Alchemist — to be one who can change form! We discuss intention and perception and all the tools in our magic tool bag.

This week we speak to a listener’s email who asks, “How can I tell the difference in terms of what is uncomfortable because it is new, and what is the Universe saying ‘Don’t go this way?’” How do we read the signs? In the process of beginning, what is a natural challenge and what is a warning sign? What is a growth spurt and what is a wrong way? How do we learn discernment? Listen as we dive deep into this one!

The other day Kristin arrived to see Natalie’s face beaming with joy! She just had a dance party in the living room and announced “There’s no adult in me today!” Today, we talk about why it might serve us to let the adult in us go on vacation and let the spirit of play run the show.

Did you know we are having a record breaking day of heat in Paris??? And France is known for not doing air conditioning… So this inspired a conversation about when LIFE turns up the heat in our lives, our relationships, or our career. What do we do when life gets too hot to stand? What are the different ways we react? And how can we see the heat as a positive thing -- to transform us -- and not something to shrink us.