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Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrasso

Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrasso

By Lauren LoGrasso Productions LLC

Unleash Your Inner Creative is an Award-Winning podcast to help you become your full self & live a more creative & authentic life! I'm Lauren LoGrasso (a multi-passionate creative) & I believe repressed creativity causes much of the world's suffering, so I want to help you unleash! This pod lives at the intersection of creativity, spirituality, mental health & self-development. With the help of guests like Julia Cameron (The Artists' Way), Guy Raz (How I built This) &brain coach, Jim Kwik, you'll become expressed, redefine your relationship with fear & pursue your heart's deepest desires.
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Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrassoOct 21, 2020

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Sex, Religion & Creativity + Being The First to Speak Up w/ Sadia Azmat

Sex, Religion & Creativity + Being The First to Speak Up w/ Sadia Azmat

Today’s guest is Sadia Azmat. She is a comedian, author, podcaster, and consultant who has broken the boundaries with her insightful humor, thought-provoking commentary, and infectious charm. Sadia recently co-created and presented the critically acclaimed BBC Sounds podcast ‘No Country for Young Women.’ By challenging the status quo through being a comedian and also with her background as a British Asian Muslim, she was inspired to write her book “Sex Bomb” which explores the complicated relationship between culture, religion, identity, and sexuality within the British Asian community. 


From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • How to balance being a multi passionate creative 
  • How to find the courage to make rebellious choices 
  • The connection between owning your sexuality and your creativity
  • The weird messages we get on sex & how we start to undo those 
  • How to balance your desires, specifically with being different and also belonging
  • How to block out other people's judgment
  • How to be Different AND find belonging
  • What it feels like to be the first one to speak up in your family or culture
  • The power of speaking up about your mental health
  • The benefits of somatic healing


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Aug 09, 202355:56
Aliens, Allowing Life + Don’t Get Caught in Your Creative Past & Embracing Silence w/ Lauren :)
Aug 02, 202347:19
 Astrology: Find Your Soul's Purpose, Your Missing Element & Deep Dive Your Birth Chart w/ Debra Silverman

Astrology: Find Your Soul's Purpose, Your Missing Element & Deep Dive Your Birth Chart w/ Debra Silverman

On The Guest:  Debra Silverman is an astrologer, psychotherapist, teacher, podcaster, and author of her book, The Missing Element. Over the past 45+ years of professional experience and private practice, Debra has specialized in helping thousands of individuals achieve emotional health and wisdom based on who they uniquely are. She specializes in guiding those who are going through major life changes, pain, and insecurity. Might I add, I HIGHLY recommend pulling out your birth chart for this episode and following along!


From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • How to build the courage to step out of “the norm”
  • How astrology can help unleash our most true and authentic selves + What the birth chart tells us about our purpose
  • More info four elements and how they play a key role in our lives and choice
  • How to find your missing element
  • What the midheaven is & how it’s related to career 
  • How to find acceptance & Self-Love in your astrological chart
  • How to practice deep peace
  • A deep dive into your Saturn placement
  • A mini live reading of MY chart!
  • How to use your chart to gain more self-love, self-trust, and self-acceptance
  • AND MORE!


Vote for Unleash in the People’s Choice Podcast Awards: https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup 


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Jul 26, 202352:48
Narrative Healing: Recognize Your Body’s Signals + Release Trauma & Your Deepest Stories w/ Author, Lisa Weinert

Narrative Healing: Recognize Your Body’s Signals + Release Trauma & Your Deepest Stories w/ Author, Lisa Weinert

On The Guest: 

Today’s guest is Lisa Weinert. She is a writer/author, keynote speaker, teacher, literary consultant, and a certified yoga teacher with specialties in trauma-informed and restorative yoga. Lisa has worked with authors for over two decades as a publicist, editor, and literary coach and now she’s finally telling her own story. Her new book Narrative Healing: Awaken the Power of Your Story just came out yesterday which focuses on uncovering the healing power of your story, expressing your authentic voice, finding connections with your body’s signals and creativity, and much more.

From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • How to recognize your body's signals
  • The power of silence 
  • The connection between storytelling and your nervous system
  • How to see your body as something to value and cherish
  • How to listen to your body when it whispers instead of when it screams
  • How to do narrative healing & its benefits 
  • Tips on moving through trauma
  • The power of releasing your deepest, most shame-filled story 
  • How to find worth in your voice as a writer
  • And LOTS more! 


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Jul 19, 202355:48
Heal Family Trauma, Embrace Your Heritage & Walk Through Open Doors w/ My Italian Singing Sister, December Rose

Heal Family Trauma, Embrace Your Heritage & Walk Through Open Doors w/ My Italian Singing Sister, December Rose

On The Guest:  Today’s guest is December Rose aka Rosie. She’s a singer/songwriter, Italian culture content creator, vocal coach, and founder of December Rose Studios. Some of Rosie’s career highlights include studying at the Royal Conservatory of Music, winning a New Artist Spotlight award from Blastro.com and getting awarded New Music Weekly’s Top 40 Artist of the Year on the same ballot as Billie Eilish and Shawn Mendes. I love how open Rosie is about everything: From how hard it is to stick with it as an artist when you don’t feel successful, to calling out and putting a stop to unhealthy family dynamics…Rosie’s just a really brave person and someone I am excited to share with you. 


From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • Why there are many ways to “make it” as a musician

  • How to approach your artistry as a business

  • How to reparent yourself and heal your inner child

  • How to write about your family

  • How to TRULY have faith

  • The benefits in walking through open doors

  • Advice for building self-love and self-trust

  • And much more! 


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Jul 12, 202352:23
 💕Stop Saying You’re "Aspiring”, The TRUE Meaning of Failure + The POWER of an Original Idea 💡: Best of Unleash!
Jul 05, 202318:35
Creative Coaching: Rebuild Your Life, Self-Love + Find True Consistency w/ Jessa Reed

Creative Coaching: Rebuild Your Life, Self-Love + Find True Consistency w/ Jessa Reed

On The Guest: 

Today’s coaching session features Jessa Reed. She is the owner of her own cleaning business which won “The Best of the Mountains Award” in 2020 taking first place for Best Cleaning Service. She also was the first in her immediate family to graduate college with a B.A. in psychology. Jessa has gone through a lot from being a child of divorce and abandonment by a parent to ending an 8-year relationship, to finding love again and then loss again and having to rebuild from square one. Jessa came to me with more questions about life rather than strictly about creativity. The truth is that sometimes we need to answer very basic questions about self-love and self-trust in order to get to a place where we can fully unleash and this conversation and coaching session reflects just that.


From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • How to balance your personal life and also being a creative

  • How to drop the charges on yourself & be kinder to yourself

  • The steps to reframing your thoughts 

  • How to get excited about your life and creativity 

  • How to look at your life through loving eyes

  • Why we’re every age we’ve ever been 

  • How to start healing the inner child

  • How to stop self-sabotaging 

  • The TRUTH about consistency and how to create more of the good kind


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Jun 28, 202338:13
Stop Trying To Be Cool & Starting Being Yourself + 30 Songs in 30 Days & Redefining Success w/ Judd Harris
Jun 21, 202354:49
Meet Your Authentic Self, Build A Long-Term Relationship w/ Your Creativity + What Life Loves About YOU w/ Caroline Addington

Meet Your Authentic Self, Build A Long-Term Relationship w/ Your Creativity + What Life Loves About YOU w/ Caroline Addington

On The Guest: Today’s guest is Dr. Caroline Addington. Caroline has her PHD and started her career as engineer and neuroscientist, moved into building a thriving social media marketing business and recently left that behind to pursue personal training and fitness. In addition, she also hosts her podcast Co-Create where she interviews anyone from New York Times Bestsellers, person. She has a fascinating journey and you'll hear how she went from working in a science lab to floating down a river and why she fearlessly leaps when her soul tells her it's time.


From our conversation, you’ll learn: 

  • Why taking what society views as a step back, can actually be a step toward yourself

  • How to build the courage to take life-changing leaps toward what you love

  • Why a day job can become one of your greatest teachers and life-highlights

  • How to use fitness to improve your mental health and relationship with yourself

  • Why a long journey to your greatest passion is okay and even ideal

  • How to get grounded and get into your body

  • Why YOU are pure and beautiful--even if you feel the world around you is a mess


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Jun 14, 202348:25
Feeling Down? Learn Tools to Move Through Pain, Burnout & Creative Debt
Jun 07, 202353:32
The Anatomy of a Hit Idea, Releasing Self-Doubt + What Creative Debt is (and How to Get Out of it) w/ Karrie Wolfe of Kinetic Content

The Anatomy of a Hit Idea, Releasing Self-Doubt + What Creative Debt is (and How to Get Out of it) w/ Karrie Wolfe of Kinetic Content

Today’s guest is Karrie Wolfe. She is the Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Development and Programming at Kinetic Content which is a production company that creates and produces top-rated series including Netflix’s Love is Blind and The Ultimatum. Some of Karrie’s executive producer credits include Married at First Sight, Claim to Fame, Man vs. Bear and many more. 

You may not know this but I simply ADORE reality TV. I actually think it is one of the most creative mediums and that if you watch it through the right lens, it can teach you even more about being a human and human relationships than scripted Television. So you can imagine my excitement to have Karrie on and learn what goes into making a hit reality show.

Karrie knows the creative process deeply--she comes up with new show ideas, develops them, pitches, sells and advises on new reality tv series. Today she’s here to talk about her latest show, “The Ride” --an eight-episode docuseries on Prime Video featuring the world of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR).


From This Conversation, You'll Learn:

  • The anatomy of a good idea
  • How to maintain optimism and positivity through setbacks
  • What REALLY goes into making a hit show from start to finish
  • Why rest is a necessary part of the creative process
  • The concept of creative debt and what to do about it
  • How to release Shame Talk
  • How to stay true to your roots
  • Why rest is a vital part of the creative process 
  • What goes into an effective pitch 
  • Why I believe reality TV is art (and what we can learn from it!)
  • AND MORE!


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May 31, 202301:00:48
Kara Loewentheil on Retraining Your Mind, Overcoming Fear of Failure & Learning True Self-Love

Kara Loewentheil on Retraining Your Mind, Overcoming Fear of Failure & Learning True Self-Love

Today’s guest is Kara Loewentheil. She is a master certified life coach, feminist mentor, hit podcaster, and soon to be author. She best known for her podcast “Unf*ck Your Brain” which has over 38 Million downloads and strives to help women overcome self-doubt, anxiety, and imposter syndrome, boost their self-confidence and go toward their goals. My kind of show. She also runs “The Clutch” which is a feminist coaching community where women can learn and grow to liberate themselves from self-doubt, insecurity, and anxiety.

I wanted to bring Kara on the show because number one she has incredible tools to help you retrain your thoughts and rewrite your limiting beliefs. On top of her tools, she also has a great story of unleashing- she is a graduate from multiple IVY leagues and was on track to become a law professor when she gave it all up to follow the call to become a life coach. She knows how to shed conditioning to go toward her truest self and can help you do it, too!


From This Conversation, You'll Learn:

  • What, exactly an unfucked brain looks like and how to get one
  • How to identify where you feel stuck and start getting UNSTUCK
  • How to shed conditioning and take a leap
  • Why preparing for failure is actually a good thing
  • Why resisting your emotions actually leads to more bad feelings and how to stop
  • How to take a big leap
  • AND MORE!



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May 24, 202356:34
Tips to Deal With Anxiety, Take Risks, Reinvent Yourself & Become a Full Adult w/ NYT Best-Selling Author, Sarah Knight

Tips to Deal With Anxiety, Take Risks, Reinvent Yourself & Become a Full Adult w/ NYT Best-Selling Author, Sarah Knight

Today’s guest is Sarah Knight. She is a New York Times best-selling author, hit podcaster and TEDx speaker with over 10 million views! I first met Sarah when I produced her podcast, No Fucks Given Podcast, which hit #1 on the Apple Education Charts, thank you very much. It is truly a fantastic show and guide, that you should check out when you’re done with this episode! Besides thinking Sarah is awesome, I wanted to have her on because her story is quite literally one of unleashing her inner creative. She spent years climbing the corporate ladder and made a wildly successful career for herself in book publishing. But she grew unhappy with the corporate politics, the early mornings and anxiety of her job, so she quit and went freelance. Within months of taking the leap, she had the idea for her first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, which went on to become a New York Times Best Seller. The power of what can happen when you unleash. Today she’s here to talk about her new book: Grow The Fuck Up, which gives great, actionable tips about adulting and just how to be an overall better functioning person. 

From today’s chat, you’ll learn:

  • How to take risks when you’re risk-averse
  • How to deal with and move through anxiety and panic
  • Some tactics for taking the leap and transitioning into working for yourself
  • How to  implement mind-calming tactics into your routine
  • How to do a life inventory
  • Figure out where you need to grow up
  • AND MORE!


-Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :) 



May 17, 202357:22
Body Neutrality: A Healing Tool to Help You Overcome Body Image Issues & Step Into Your Worthiness w/ Jessi Kneeland

Body Neutrality: A Healing Tool to Help You Overcome Body Image Issues & Step Into Your Worthiness w/ Jessi Kneeland

TW: Eating Disorders and Body image.

Today’s guest is Jessi Kneeland. They are a queer and non-binary writer, speaker, podcaster and body image coach. Jessi started off as a physical trainer-- working with everyone from celebrities to supermodels and they found something interesting -no matter the body type, their clients always thought their bodies were not enough. This led Jessi to dig into their own body image, traumas and past to finally discover what helped them start their healing journey, which is something they call, Body Neutrality. 

As someone who has long suffered with a bevy of body image issues including eating disorders, disordered eating and just generally never feeling Like I have the “right” body…I can honestly say I find Jessi's work revolutionary and healing in such a deep way, it’s hard to really put into words. Between their book Body Neutral, which comes out this June (and I highly recommend you pre-order now) and this conversation, I feel like I’m finally on a path to do some deep healing and rewiring in this area. I hope this chat will do the same for you.


From today’s chat, you’ll learn:


  • What exactly body neutrality is
  • How to stop self-objectifying
  • How to get embodied
  • How to build up self-advocacy and become your own protector
  • How to find your Body Image Avatar
  • How to get to the bottom of your body story
  • How to distinguish body positivity from body neutrality
  • What happens to your creativity when you take the focus off of how you look
  • And SO much more!


Pre-order Jessi’s book “Body Neutral: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Body Image Issues” here:
https://www.jessikneeland.com/product-page/sustainable-movement-a-body-neutral-guide-to-health-fitness 

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May 10, 202301:01:50
Mental Health in Romantic Relationships: Conflict, Triggers, Attachment Style & Healing w/ My Boyfriend, Timmy

Mental Health in Romantic Relationships: Conflict, Triggers, Attachment Style & Healing w/ My Boyfriend, Timmy

Hello, creative cutie! As you may know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. So ALL month on the show, I will be bringing you topics and guests that have to do with mental health, in some capacity. My first guest? My gorgeous boyfriend, Timothy Michael Blewitt aka Timmy. Timmy and I are going to talk all about navigating your mental health while in a romantic relationship.


The truth is: there are certain things about yourself, certain trigger points and pain you will feel and heal when you come to a romantic relationship authentically...There is healing and growth that could never happen alone, but it can also be challenging and confusing at times. In this episode, we take you through some of how we have navigated our mental health, triggers, anxiety, depression and conflict while we have been in relationship with each other. This episode is a vulnerable one and I hope it helps you feel less alone if you're in a relationship and wondering, "Is this normal?" The answer is yes. Vulnerability and curiosity can heal all. With deep love, comes deep growth.


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May 03, 202301:01:23
Heal Yourself, Turn Your Mess into Your Message + The Power of Staying Present w/ Danielle McPartlin

Heal Yourself, Turn Your Mess into Your Message + The Power of Staying Present w/ Danielle McPartlin

Have you been through some sort of trial or trauma? When you go through something hard or heartbreaking, one of the best ways to alchemize that pain is to make something- to create. Today’s guest is Danielle McPartlin and she did just that. She faced her health crisis head on, healed herself and is now helping others do the same. Danielle is the founder, and CEO of Plate Therapy which is a meal delivery company whose menu focuses on creating delicious gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and refined sugar free meals to help those with autoimmune disease and anyone who wants to eat gorgeous whole foods!

From today’s chat you’ll learn:

  • The power of staying present
  • Why sometimes a dream is only meant to take you on the journey
  • How to NEVER give up on your greatest passion
  • Tips for the benefits of not having a business plan
  • How to eat to feel your best & heal 
  • How to access authentic optimism
  • AND MORE!

Content Warning: we talk about food and eating disorders in this episode. Just wanted to let you know. 


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Get more info on Plate Therapy: https://www.platetherapy.com/


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Apr 26, 202345:05
Take the leap: Release the Fear of Pissing People Off & Unleash Your Authentic Self w/ Latoya Cooper

Take the leap: Release the Fear of Pissing People Off & Unleash Your Authentic Self w/ Latoya Cooper

Today’s guest is Latoya Cooper. She is an MBA, Amazon best-selling author, singer/songwriter, business coach, tiktoker and podcaster. Latoya is best known for her business strategy company Think Pink Persona, Her tiktok, @alistbusinessstrategist with nearly 150k followers, and for being featured on Essence.com as "The Artist To Watch". 


From today’s chat, you’ll learn:

  • How to put trust in the universe and leap
  • The power of sharing your story
  • How physical transformation can help your internal transformation
  • How to reevaluate your religion or spirituality
  • Why you MUST learn to say no to what doesn’t serve you
  • How to let go of your fear of pissing people off
  • How to finding your ideal customer or audience 
  • Tips for making a business plan
  • And so much more!

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Check out Latoya's services here: https://www.thinkpinkpersona.com/

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Apr 19, 202354:56
Come Home to Yourself: Let Go With Love, Tune Into Your Body’s Intelligence & Become The Main Character of Your Life w/ Ozan Varol

Come Home to Yourself: Let Go With Love, Tune Into Your Body’s Intelligence & Become The Main Character of Your Life w/ Ozan Varol

Today’s guest is Ozan Varol. He is a rocket scientist, lawyer, A leading thinker on creativity, innovation, and critical thinking, and a best-selling author, known for his book, Think like a Rocket Scientist and his new book, Awaken Your Genius. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Time, BBC, CNN, Washington Post, and more. He has also delivered many keynotes for major brands such as Microsoft, Adidas, Google X, The U.S. Department of State, and even the U.S. Navy.


From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • How to let go of false beliefs
  • How to deeply accept all the different parts of yourself
  • How to gently release old dreams to create space for new dreams 
  • Why letting go is an act of love
  • How to get internal validation 
  • How to balance your inner drive with your major goals
  • How to bust through writer’s block
  • Why it’s best to separate idea generation from idea evaluation
  • How to become the main character of your own life
  • How to access your body’s intelligence and why it’s a wiser tool than the mind, at times 
  • How to implement counterintuitive ways to generate original ideas
  • The power of experimentation 
  • The myth of shameless self-promotion 


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Find Ozan’s book “Awaken Your Genius” here!: https://ozanvarol.com/books/ 


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Apr 12, 202356:43
Expert Tips for Overcoming Creative Blocks, Fear & Building Your Creative Business w/ Artist, Patrick Ganino

Expert Tips for Overcoming Creative Blocks, Fear & Building Your Creative Business w/ Artist, Patrick Ganino

Today’s guest is Patrick Ganino. He is an artist, author, and social media expert. He  is best known for creating absolutely spectacular murals and paintings for celebs such as Hulk Hogan, Chevy Chase, Rosie O’Donell and many more as well as his own book, ‘The Business of Faux,’ and his ability to create and curate online communities.Patrick hustled his way to become a professional artist--from the start, he approached his art as a business and was relentless in his drive to pursue it. He doesn’t let perfectionism or overthinking get in the way of creating -he always just goes for it and trusts his instincts. 


From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • What characteristics you need to redefine your relationship with fear

  • How to bust through a creative block 

  • The power of rest in the creative project

  • Why Delegating is a powerful tool as a creative 

  • What the benefits are to creating quickly and living by the moto “less think, more do”

  • How to find ways to build up your personal business and start from the ground up

  • The most effective To-Do list, EVER!

  • How to figure out ANYTHING

  • How to move past creative blocks

  • The power of taking a break from your creativity 

  • How to self-promote authentically

  • How set a price for your business and work & WHEN to get paid

  • Why it’s important to be a light in the room

  • Advice for people who haven't made money from their passion YET 

  • Why I believe in going where you’re not expected creatively 


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Find Patrick’s Book The Business of Faux: A Creative Evolution here: https://www.amazon.com/Business-Faux-Creative-Evolution/dp/0977896714 

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Apr 05, 202355:25
Rediscover Your Ethnic Identity, Find Courage Through Your Ancestors + Italian Culture Deep Dive & Writing w/ Leigh Esposito

Rediscover Your Ethnic Identity, Find Courage Through Your Ancestors + Italian Culture Deep Dive & Writing w/ Leigh Esposito

Today’s guest is Leigh Esposito. She’s an author, content creator, leader in the Italian American community,  former litigator, and double-ivy league graduate. She’s best known for her instagram following of nearly 30k where she talks all about Italian and Sicilian culture, as well as her upcoming book, The Godmother. 


From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • How to rediscover your ethnic identity

  • The power of reconnecting with long-lost family

  • The TRUTH about Sicilian and Italian Culture/Mysticism 

  • How to let your ancestors guide you 

  • How it feels to truly be part of creative flow

  • What magical thinking is

  • How to listen to your own soul

  • The power of living for and with your family, those past and present

  • How to get over the fear and go toward your dream--even if you don’t have experience,

  • Plus, Leigh’s unique take on the spiritual/creative connection 


Links for Leigh:


Info for Unleash:

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Mar 29, 202301:04:14
Find Peace in The Journey 🌟 Go Your Own Way & Abolish Perfectionism  w/ Irene Walton of Homemade by Irene

Find Peace in The Journey 🌟 Go Your Own Way & Abolish Perfectionism w/ Irene Walton of Homemade by Irene

Today’s guest is Irene Walton. She’s a food-based Content creator and influencer. She has a following of over 70,000 on Instagram, over 90,000 on Youtube and is also known for hosting her popular podcast, ‘Bites of History with Irene Walton.’ Irene is someone who has turned her pain into purpose. When she was just a teenager, she lost her Dad, who was one of her biggest supporters and inspirations in life. One of the things her and her Dad loved to do together most was cook and enjoy food. So, in his honor, she now hosts a show called, Dead Dad’s Kitchen.



From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • How to not be scared to take your own path

  • How to find spirituality on your own terms

  • Why repressed creativity is the cause of suffering and how to keep going toward Unleashing

  • How to take pain and suffering you have lived through and turn it into purpose

  • How to build courage to go after something you want to do

  • How to move past perfectionism

  • How to truly build confidence to take action toward your goals

  • How to move past negativity and love yourself 

  • How to build your own brand 

  • Why your dreams simply take you on your journey

  • AND how to enjoy the present moment!


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Mar 22, 202358:22
Choose Ease, Life-Saving Creativity, The Power of Comedy + A Look Back on 2020 with Brittany Brave - The Best of Unleash

Choose Ease, Life-Saving Creativity, The Power of Comedy + A Look Back on 2020 with Brittany Brave - The Best of Unleash

Hi Creative! Today It's a BEST OF Unleash, with a brand new intro containing some insights on choosing ease, a thank you for FOUR YEARS of Unleash, thoughts on why your creative projects are like a time capsule, as well as insight on why I chose this episode to re-air. It's my conversation with comedian and friend of the show, Brittany Brave!  Original Description below! 


CW: Domestic Violence

Brittany Brave is a New York City-based comedian who has been featured on TBS, MTV, The New York Times, ELLE and was named a Best New Talent by the New York Comedy Festival in 2019. She is also the founder of We are Cat Call, a platform for women’s leadership, progress and camaraderie that does female-focused events for all. I wanted to have Brittany on the show because we are really kindred spirits and have a similar path -both Italian Catholic, both only children both huge champions of fellow women and creatives. Brittany started her professional career in PR and did comedy on the side, but her true passion was always calling her. However, it wasn’t until she found herself in a situation of domestic violence that she truly started owning her creativity as a way of admitting what was going on and taking charge of her life again. From Brittany, you will truly learn creativity’s ability to not only help, but even save your life. 


From our conversation you’ll also learn:

  • How to turn your pain into your creative purpose
  • Tips for fellow survivors on how to start telling your story
  • How to "come out" as a creative at your day job
  • Some of the weird quirks of Italian culture
  • The unique and horrifying pressures of being an only child
  • How to make money as a comedian during the pandemic
  • Tips to pivot your career
  • Hear our open dialogue about mental health
  • Advice on dating during the pandemic.


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Mar 15, 202301:05:47
Heal Your Relationships, The Power of I AM + Break Negative Traditions with Yourself 💞
Mar 08, 202346:24
Creative Therapy: Discover The Message You’re Meant to Share, Your Deepest Creative Purpose + Balance Your Energy

Creative Therapy: Discover The Message You’re Meant to Share, Your Deepest Creative Purpose + Balance Your Energy

Do you know what you want to do creatively, but just aren’t sure exactly how to do it?  Let me explain.. Let’s say you want to write a book…You have a deep knowing you’re a writer…You’re just not sure what, exactly, your topic should be or how to start. Today I am coaching someone who is going through exactly that. Today’s guest is Patricia Cosulich. She’s a life coach, playwright, podcaster, singer, artist and lyme disease survivor. Today Patricia wanted to be coached because she has a dream of writing a book and wanted some advice on how to find her topic and unleash. She also wanted to delve into tools to find consistency and how to best allocate her energy as a multi-passionate creative.


From This Coaching Session, You’ll Learn:

  • A definitive tool to figure out the message you’re meant to share
  • How to find consistency even as a person who loves variety
  • How to get in touch with your spirituality and use it to fuel your creativity 
  • Tips on healing from creative trauma
  • How to balance your emergency as a multi-passionate 


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For more info on Patricia, follow her @patricia.cosulich and visit her website patriciacosulich.com


Mar 01, 202349:55
How to Make Good, Fast Decisions & Go Confidently Toward Your  Goals & Dreams w/ Decision Coach, Nell Mcshane Wulfhart

How to Make Good, Fast Decisions & Go Confidently Toward Your Goals & Dreams w/ Decision Coach, Nell Mcshane Wulfhart

Today’s guest is Nell McShane Wulfhart. She’s a decision coach, journalist, and writer, best known for her New York Times column “Carry On” as well as her writing for Travel + Leisure, Bon Appétit, Condé Nast Traveler, The Wall Street Journal, her book The Great Stewardess Rebellion and for coining the term, “Decision coach” - which is a job she created for herself because she LOVED giving advice.

I love this, because so often, whether it’s therapy or coaching, the person you’re paying to help you, won’t tell you exactly what to do and honestly, after years of schooling and being parented, sometimes we just need clear direction to make SOME sort of movement in our lives. Sometimes I wish SOMEONE would tell me I have to do something, you know? SO! I found that person - Nell!


From Today's Chat, You'll Learn: 

  • What, exactly, a decision coach IS
  • Nell’s best tips to make good and fast decisions
  • How to move past fear and guilt in decision-making
  • Tips to build confidence
  • How to maintain focus and move through creative blocks.
  • Why Nell the WHY isn’t actually that important
  • The benefit of less think, more do
  • The Power of Asking


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Feb 22, 202355:10
My Parents on Pet Peeves, Pocket Dials + Why The Journey IS The Destination
Feb 15, 202301:02:49
Start Your Creative Career at ANY Age, Heal From Trauma & Access Divine Guidance w/ The Renegade Boomer, Tina Lorenz

Start Your Creative Career at ANY Age, Heal From Trauma & Access Divine Guidance w/ The Renegade Boomer, Tina Lorenz

Hi Creative! Today’s guest is Tina Lorenz. She’s a copywriter, marketing strategist, mindset shifter, coach, and podcaster. She’s known for her appearances on Montell Williams’ podcast, ABC and stages across the world as a speaker. Tina has an incredible story, going from a tough childhood and an abusive relationship, to getting the strength to leave and start her own business from the ground up. She started her copywriting business in her 50s with no prior experience and no big career to that point. Tina generated over four million dollars in sales, with a million-dollar profit in just 30-days, for one of her very first clients. She is PROOF that wild success can come at any age and the power of being in creative flow.


From today’s chat you’ll learn:

  • How to heal after trauma & restart your life
  • The power of being a late bloomer
  • The spiritual component of success
  • How to use copyrighting to sell ANYTHING 
  • How to grow and mature a business from the ground up
  • The power of leaning into the feeling of fear
  • And so much more....It’s a truly inspiring conversation


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Feb 08, 202358:33
Creative Therapy: Discover Your Hidden Dream, How to Balance Creative Passions & The Power of Being an Introvert w/ Caroline Stokes

Creative Therapy: Discover Your Hidden Dream, How to Balance Creative Passions & The Power of Being an Introvert w/ Caroline Stokes

Today I’m taking you inside a coaching session with Caroline Stokes. Caroline is a comedian, dancer, visual artist, musician, and self-expression expert who has who has been lighting up the internet with her hilarious content for years now…Building an organic audience of 111k followers on TikTok and almost 20 thousand people on Instagram. This is actually Caroline’s third time being on Unleash! I was quite honored that she, someone who I see as a fully unleashed person, wanted to be coached. It’s a reminder that everyone needs someone to see, guide and believe in them--that often times, that’s how they got there in the first place, and that’s how they continue to grow. This coaching session helped Caroline figure out a part of her creativity she didn’t even know she desired so deeply. It also was illuminating for me, as I discovered a whole new way to guide fellow multi-passionates (and honestly, myself) on how to allocate our time and creative energy. It was honestly pretty revolutionary.


From today's episode, you'll learn: 

  • Why everyone needs a coach
  • How to honor your authentic self -even if it’s uncomfortable
  • Why joy is enough
  • How to discover the creative life you’ve been afraid to let yourself want
  • The magic of admitting your creative dream to yourself
  • The power of being an introvert 
  • The importance of saying what you want out Loud
  • What parts make up your creative whole & how to balance them 
  • How to introduce new endeavors to your audience
  • Why self-expansion is contagious 
  • Why when you unleash your inner creative, you’re really unleashing your truest self
  • Why I believe in the art of being bad at something
  • How to run a relay race with yourself 
  • AND MORE!


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Make sure to visit Caroline’s TikTok and Instagram: @imcarolinestokes

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Feb 01, 202353:36
Build Self-Acceptance, Own Your Story & Always Keep Dreaming w/ Olivia Christian

Build Self-Acceptance, Own Your Story & Always Keep Dreaming w/ Olivia Christian

Hi Creative Cutie! Today’s guest is Olivia Christian. She’s an entrepreneur, coach, sports expert/host and author, best known for her work on NPR, ESPN radio, and her acclaimed workshop  “Own Your Story”,  which helps participants find their personal brand story…Through her workshop she’s partnered companies such as LinkedIN, Facebook, indeed, Microsoft and MANY more!I actually met Olivia when I was producing Girlboss Radio--We met literally RIGHT before the lockdown in march 2020! Wild. Back then I was struck by her warmth, authenticity, bubbly personality and kindness. I also love that her life mission has everything to do with figuring out who you are and how to communicate that to the world.


From today’s chat you’ll learn: 

  • How to create a personal brand story
  • Why repetition is KEY 
  • How to share a new passion with your audience
  • How to stop yourself from falling into a comparison trap
  • How to deal with the distance between where you are with your dreams and where you want to go  
  • And why if you love it, you should always keep going!


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Get Olivia’s Book: https://www.oliviachristian.co/product/ask-olivia

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Jan 25, 202356:59
Anxiety Thoughts/Tips, Being too Cautious with Your Creativity + Change Your Perspective w/ My Boyfriend, Timothy Blewitt!
Jan 18, 202301:03:04
Julia Cameron on Writing, The Power of Your First Thoughts & Why 'Being Original' is Overrated

Julia Cameron on Writing, The Power of Your First Thoughts & Why 'Being Original' is Overrated

On The Guest: Today I’m honored to say that for the third year in a row Unleash is having on the ironic author of the Artists’ way and prolific creative, Julia Cameron. Julia is  an artist,  teacher, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, journalist, and music composer. She’s best known for writing The Artist’s Way which has sold millions of copies, has been translated into 40 different languages and gave her the title “The Queen of Change” for starting a movement that brought creativity into mainstream conversation. Without the Artist’s way, there would be no Unleash. Her brand new book is called: Write for Life and it’s a love letter and guidebook for writers and aspiring writers.

From our Conversation, you’ll learn:

  • How to have gratitude for the gift of your creativity
  • Who she pictures when she writes
  • What a longterm creative partnership takes
  • How she would personify writing
  • How to maintain flexibility and consistency
  • Why setting a daily quota works
  • The Power of the morning pages and why she’s STILL religious to them
  • Why the Morning Pages ARE real writing
  • Why all good writers are authentic and what that means in practice
  • How to not shame yourself
  • Why it’s important to not shy away from your first thoughts
  • How to talk to the inner critic
  • Why you can’t get rid of the inner critic
  • How to Blast Through Creative Blocks
  • The three most important questions to ask yourself when you’re creating
  • The difference between honesty and authenticity
  • Why simplicity is a good thing
  • Why repetition is necessary
  • Why having fun can actually be difficult for people
  • Why creativity Can come from joy
  • Why it’s important to share and spotlight other creatives
  • Why bribing yourself is important
  • The desire to be original vs. authentic
  • How to know when something is “finished”

Get Julia’s Book: https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/write-for-life/

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Jan 11, 202349:39
Money: Own Your Worth, Better Your Relationship w/ Money, investing tips  + Financial Feminism w/ Her First 100k’s Tori Dunlap

Money: Own Your Worth, Better Your Relationship w/ Money, investing tips + Financial Feminism w/ Her First 100k’s Tori Dunlap

Today’s guest is Tori Dunlap- she went from graduating as a theatre major to becoming a top financial expert- creative AF. Today she’s a financial educator, entrepreneur, podcaster, author and social media personality best known for founding her company, ‘Her First $100K,’ her podcast ‘Financial Feminist.’ And her many appearances on TV such as Good morning America, The Today Show and for her first book, Financial Feminist.  At the age of 22, Tori started her financial education blog and began saving money towards a goal of saving $100,000 by the age of 25. She did just that and now she helps other women do the same.


From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • How she went from being a Theatre Major to becoming a finance Expert
  • How to see other women’s financial success as an  inspiration and as expansive vs. having a scarcity mindset
  • What the gender pay gap really is and how it works
  • How to become a budget Queen (if you’re currently living on vibes alone)
  • How to figure out your first money memory and how it might be affecting you today
  • How to reframe budget as a permission slip 
  • Hot and fast investing tips
  • How to approach debt + what debt to pay off right away vs. what you can take more time with
  • How to dispel the conditioning that you aren’t worthy of money
  • How she found her voice as a writer and her writing process
  • How to get comfortable talking about finances
  • How to remove the shame around finances
  • How to see money as a source of joy, abundance, ease, and a tool to build life the way you want


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Get Tori’s Book: https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-tori-dunlap-book

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Jan 04, 202356:38
My Parents on My Boyfriend, Controversial Holiday Takes & Tips + Listener Q's | Unleash Christmas Spectacular!

My Parents on My Boyfriend, Controversial Holiday Takes & Tips + Listener Q's | Unleash Christmas Spectacular!

My parents, Jo Ann and Mike LoGrasso are back for the third annual Unleash Christmas Spectacular and it's as glorious as ever! 


On today's episode My parents share their take on hard-hitting topics like: 

  • What should Santa get paid and WHO pays him? 
  • Who their deepest self really is and why my Mom's has something to do with a hair brush 
  • Your most controversial Christmas Take 
  • How to handle having your child's significant other over for the holidays (and tips for the significant others out there, too) 
  • Their most creative Christmas Hacks/tips
  • The critique they'd like to give Santa 
  • What Christmas movie they would like to live in 
  • How it feels having me home 
  • What Christmas is like with an adult child vs. when I was little 
  • Mom Explains Movies- This time, It's A Wonderful Life!! 
  • A little insight into our Italian heritage and recent reconnection with our Sicilian relatives 
  • PLUS, an impromptu family songwriting session! 
  • That and more on this year's glorious Unleash Christmas! 


ENJOY! 


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^It's a huge award and I'm the only indie podcaster nominated! Please vote and support- it takes less than 20 seconds!


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Dec 21, 202201:05:22
Heal Generational Patterns, Ancestral Trauma & Your Emotional DNA w/ Judy Wilkins-Smith

Heal Generational Patterns, Ancestral Trauma & Your Emotional DNA w/ Judy Wilkins-Smith

Family patterns and generational trauma. It’s something I think about a lot. Do you ever? Do you ever wonder how much of your life and your issues are actually based on your own choices vs. how much you’re just playing out patterns that you witnessed and ingested from generations past and present? Through epigenetics, they have found that trauma can be passed through our DNA for up to 16 generations. Mind-blowing. Today’s guest is a family patterns expert who will teach you how to free yourself from ancestral trauma and patterns so you can be your full, truest self and unleash!

Today’s guest is Judy Wilkins-Smith. She’s a highly regarded organizational, individual and family patterns expert, systemic coach, motivational speaker and founder of System Dynamics for Individuals & Organizations. She’s also the author of Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint and more! She has 18 years of expertise in assisting high-performance individuals and Fortune 500 executives and their teams, to break limiting cycles and reframe challenges into lasting breakthroughs through an approach called constellations, or interactive mapping, which allows you to map out generational issues at play, feel them and heal them.

From our chat you’ll learn: the difference between closed-minded and closed-hearted, how to transform the meaning of ‘trauma’ into ‘possibility,’ how to align your heart and gut, how to identify generation patterns throughout your family, how to decode emotional blueprint so much more!


From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • What emotional DNA is and how to figure out yours
  • How to align your heart and gut 
  • How to identify and heal generational patterns & ancestral trauma 
  • How to reframe trauma into possibility 
  • How to do family constellations and systemic work (and how it can help you become your authentic self) 
  • Why your physical ailments could be manifesting from past generations' pain (and what to do about it) 
  • How to do the work to heal up and down the bloodline 
  • The danger of family secrets and why it's brave and healing for everyone to be the one who stops an unhealthy pattern
  • Why your nevous system might not *just* be your own 
  • And MORE! 


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Dec 14, 202259:45
Creative Therapy: Do it For The Joy, Art as Meditation + Refine Your Message

Creative Therapy: Do it For The Joy, Art as Meditation + Refine Your Message

Today I had the honor of doing a creative and career coaching session with one of our creative community members! Her name is Consie Sindet. She’s an expressive mixed media artist, art journaler, art journaling teacher and a creativity coach. She runs her own business, where she does all of this and more called “Atop Serenity Hill.” Consie is an incredibly talented artist and coach, but wants to refine exactly what her niche is...she also wants how to define and articulate what her brand and business is and increase her coaching clients. So today I coach her and offer some ideas on how to do just that!


From our chat you’ll learn: 

  • What art journaling is and why it can be impactful as a tool to unleash 
  • The power of finding the mid-point between your greatest pain and joy 
  • How to find your pure why
  • How to use art as meditation & to find PURE joy
  • How to stop letting fear affect your goals and creative output
  • How to zoom out and find your own definition of creativity
  • Ways to create and refine a personal brand 
  • How to turn your creative passion into a business
  • AND MORE


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Dec 07, 202256:21
Melody Beattie of Codependent No More on Healing Codependency with Creativity + What IS Self-Love?

Melody Beattie of Codependent No More on Healing Codependency with Creativity + What IS Self-Love?

Today’s guest is Melody Beattie. She’s a New York Times Best Selling Author known for titles such as The Language of Letting Go, Playing It by Heart, The Grief Club, Beyond Codependency, and her most famous book, Codependent No More-which just came out with a revised and updated edition that you should check out! Codependent No More, has sold over 7 million copies since its release in 1986. Melody is a true pioneer in this field and has helped millions find healing. Her work has changed my life, and it might just change yours, too!


From our chat you’ll learn:

  • The true meaning of codependency and whether you might be codependent
  • How to heal codependency through creativity
  • What it REALLY even means to love yourself 
  • How to not turn on yourself when you're disappointed
  • How to trust the creative process--even if it takes YEARS!
  • Why Codependent No More IS Actually a romance novel
  • Plus never-before-heard insight into Melody’s creative process and how she birthed the original Codependent No More!
  • And More! 


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Check out Melody's work and get her new edition of Codependent No More here: https://melodybeattie.com/ 

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Nov 30, 202255:03
Can We All Agree to Stop Commenting On What Other People Eat? + Re-Air of No To Getting Weighed at The Doctor's

Can We All Agree to Stop Commenting On What Other People Eat? + Re-Air of No To Getting Weighed at The Doctor's

Hi Creative Cuties! 

TW- Eating Disorders. This is a little Thanksgiving special! I'm doing some new content on what to do when someone comments about what you're eating, how much you're eating or the pace at which you eat, followed by a re-air of my episode originally titled, "Just Say No To Getting Weighed at The Doctor's." 

All of the above is based on my real experience. My hope is to give you some tools this holiday season to protect your mental health and serenity when someone makes a careless comment or when a doctor tries to throw you on a scale without even saying hello, let alone getting your medical and mental health history. 

We have much more authority in our own lives than we give ourselves credit for. Step up to the plate and protect your inner-child. And, for God's sake, don't comment on what anyone else is eating or how they're eating it. Stay in your lane, babe. We can't Unleash if we're constantly wrapped up in things that don't matter- focus on yourself and your healing journey. The rest will fall into place.

NOTE: This is a Video Episode, as well as audio! Check the video out on Spotify :) 


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Nov 23, 202224:13
Astrology for Creativity & Self-Development + What’s Self-Acceptance vs. Enabling? w/ Queer Cosmos’ Colin Bedell

Astrology for Creativity & Self-Development + What’s Self-Acceptance vs. Enabling? w/ Queer Cosmos’ Colin Bedell

On The Guest:

Today’s guest is Colin Bedell. He’s a  nondenominational, strengths-based Astrologer looking to queer the cosmos and provide secular approaches to personal, relational, and professional development. His work has been seen in Cosmo Magazine, discovery plus, his amazing Instagram, @QueerCosmos and countless podcasts, including his own, Good Risings! 

NOTE: We have an amazing discussion at the top about life, self-development, Colin’s career journey and the difference between self-acceptance and self-enabling, but if you just want the astrology deep dive, skip to minute 28!


From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • Why Everything is the same everywhere
  • The Difference between self-acceptance and enabling
  • What the Big Three (Sun, Moon & Rising Sign) REALLY are and what they mean about you/your journey
  • The best place in the chart to look for career development
  • Where in your chart to look to find information about your creativity and career
  • How to develop self-trust
  • How to not run away from fear but the face it and embrace it
  • The importance of meditation to seal off your day
  • Why Catholic and Italian Culture actually pairs beautifully with astrology


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Nov 16, 202258:20
Find Focus as a Multi-Hyphenate + Authentic Networking & Marketing w/ Music Biz Pro, Laura B. Whitmore

Find Focus as a Multi-Hyphenate + Authentic Networking & Marketing w/ Music Biz Pro, Laura B. Whitmore

Today’s guest is Laura B. Whitmore. She is a singer/songwriter, music marketer, event producer, and founder of the Women’s International Music Network AKA WIMN, as well as the She Rocks Awards, both of which focus on bringing together and honoring women from all facets of the music industry. Laura fell in love with music at a young age and always kept the dream of pursuing it on her heart. Studying business and music in college, Laure earned a B.S. in Music Merchandising and she started her music marketing career right away...Going from a company called Korg, then transitioning to create her own PR and Marketing firm and finally ending up as the senior Vice President for Positive Grid, which is a musical instrument and software company. During her entire professional career, she always remained an artist-putting out music continuously, whole time she kept her passion for songwriting alive, continuously putting out music, she also became a music journalist and interviewed musicians at places like Parade and Guitar World, as well as all her advocacy work to empower and bring together women in music with WIMN and the She Rocks Awards.


From Today's Chat, You'll Learn:

  • How to balance multiple passions 
  • How to avoid negativity bias in your creativity
  • How to authentic and effective networking
  • How to market yourself and your business
  • The best way to choose a path when you have many different options
  • Why it’s okay to step away from your art for a while 
  • How to micro-dose courage.
  • How to have an open mindset and be willing to learn
  • What your “Big Three’s” are and how to adapt with them through your everyday life
  • How to come into an experience with the question “can I learn?” other than “what can you give me?”
  • How to build self-trust
  • And MORE!


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Nov 09, 202259:24
The Power of The Late Bloomer w/ Lauren LoGrasso :)
Nov 02, 202229:36
Meet My Mentee: A Gen Z Take on Mental Health, Social Media, Work & Dreams w/ Unleash Editor, Rachel Fulton!

Meet My Mentee: A Gen Z Take on Mental Health, Social Media, Work & Dreams w/ Unleash Editor, Rachel Fulton!

Today’s guest is Rachel Fulton- Rachel is a podcaster, producer and student best known for hosting The Impact 89Fm’s podcast, The State and for being the Director of Podcasting for WDBM, which is the top position at Michigan State University’s student radio station, The Impact. She is studying Journalism at Michigan State - which happens to be my alma mater. AND, the reason she’s here today is because she is the latest addition to the Unleash Fam as my editor and mentee and I can’t wait for you to meet her.When I was looking for someone to work with me on Unleash, I kept saying, “I want to hire a little me,” When I met Rachel, I was blown away by our similarities. Such a similar worth ethic - packing our schedules to the brim with what we love, an enthusiasm for life and a passion for podcasting.


Today we’ll share:

  •  The story of how we met and came to work together
  • What it has been like building our working relationship and mentor/mentee relationship
  • How to take criticism well
  • The difference between her college experience and mine
  • What I was like as a college student
  • What I am like as a boss
  • Why I believe in hiring for heart and training for skill 
  • How to manage mental health/social media as a college student
  • Her journey of finding her place in the world through her passion
  • AND MORE!


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Links: 

Watch Rachel's Video she did about me for her creative thinking class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPJKFpJxIlM 

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Oct 26, 202254:04
Are You Tired of Being Afraid? Say Yes To Yourself & Choose Art Over Content  w/ Musical Artist, Lizzie Weber

Are You Tired of Being Afraid? Say Yes To Yourself & Choose Art Over Content w/ Musical Artist, Lizzie Weber

Oct 19, 202201:01:36
Honor Your Desires + Live a Life of Choice & 3 Day Work Weeks w/ Business Coach, Elaine Lou Cartas

Honor Your Desires + Live a Life of Choice & 3 Day Work Weeks w/ Business Coach, Elaine Lou Cartas

Hi Creative Cutie! Today’s guest is Elaine Lou Cartas. She’s a business coach, career coach, and speaker for Women of Color and Allies, serving clients in 23 different countries! Elaine has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Money Magazine, Badassery Magazine, Pasadena Magazine, and Good Morning La La Land. She has spoken around the world from Sweden to Indonesia, as well as Fortune 500 companies like Universal Music Studios.

From this conversation you’ll learn:

  • How to structure work around your life, not the other way around 
  • When it's time to move on from free work 
  • Why it’s more important to think about Who you want to speak with and what you want them to feel
  • How to view money as energy
  • Why free may no longer be appropriate for you
  • How to confront your mental health head on
  • Why it’s never too late to start something you’ve always wanted to do
  • How to Start Your Dream Project / business 
  • How to build a support system
  • Tips for working through fear 
  • How to control/manage money while building your business
  • Why managing the things you need are important for the things you want
  • How to identify your roles outside of your work and learn to understand those roles
  • Why learning your outside rules are a crucial part of living a fuller life
  • Why setting boundaries with your work and outside life are important
  • Why is your ‘WHY’ important, how to find it, and then once found, figuring out how it guides you
  • How to shift your thought process from ‘what do I want to achieve?’ to ‘how do I want to feel?’
  • How to move through generational trauma 
  • How to live a healthy and holistic life
  • The value of mistakes
  • And More! 

-Remember to subscribe/follow to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If it helped you or made you smile, share the love :)

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Oct 12, 202254:07
 9 Simple Tips to Reclaim Your Time, Your Life + Work Toward Your Dreams W/ Laura Vanderkam

9 Simple Tips to Reclaim Your Time, Your Life + Work Toward Your Dreams W/ Laura Vanderkam

Today’s guest is Laura Vanderkam. She’s an author, speaker and productivity expert best known for her wildly popular Tedtalk, which has been viewed over 7.4 million times, for hosting the Do it by Breakfast Podcast AND co-hosting the Best of Both Worlds Podcast, and for authoring several books, including The New Corner Office, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast and more Her most recent book, TRANQUILITY BY TUESDAY, is out October 11th and teaches readers to:Think about time strategically by creating a resilient, not perfect, schedule. That’s what we’re discussing today. Oh and she’s also married and a Mother of 5 children, so you best believe her time-management methods work! Her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company. She has been on a number of television programs as well including The Today Show, CBS This Morning, and HUNDREDS of radio segments.


From This Conversation You’ll Learn:

  • How to start tracking your schedule
  • Why time management is an important factor in creating a life you love & reclaiming your time
  • Why creating a schedule isn’t restrictive, it’s actually expansive
  • How to take a normal life and make it joyful and adventurous, by small adjustments
  • That organizing your life will help increase creativity
  • How to plan ahead for the things you want to do
  • How to prioritize stressful things that need to get done to help with anxiety
  • Why we all need a bedtime
  • How to create a habit in just three days
  • Why making a list of your wildest dreams is important
  • Why adventure is crucial to living a fulfilled life
  • And Much More!

Get Laura’s new book, Tranquility by Tuesday, HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Tranquility-Tuesday-Ways-Chaos-Matters-ebook/dp/B09Q7SWZRV

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Check out our new Website: UnleashYourInnerCreative.com!


Oct 05, 202201:03:25
200 Episodes: Lessons, Revelations & Stuff I Still Don't Get + Why Regret is a Myth & Unleashing Is an Inside Job

200 Episodes: Lessons, Revelations & Stuff I Still Don't Get + Why Regret is a Myth & Unleashing Is an Inside Job

Can you believe???? My little baby (podcast) is all grown up. When I started this show all I knew was I wanted to use my voice to connect with other people and I really wanted to do that through a podcast AND that I knew repressed creativity was the cause of so much of the world's suffering and I wanted to help people unleash. What I have learned, the community I've gained and the love I've poured into this show and it has poured into me has been so much greater than what I could have anticipated. Through it I have gotten to meet some of the kindest, most talented souls in the world (you,) talk with my heroes and discover and bring myself to the table in a more authentic way than I knew possible. So today we're taking a trip down memory lane - I'm going to share some of my favorite Unleash Lessons and my top takeaways from 200 episodes. 


From this, you'll learn: 

-Why inspiration is great, but at the end of the day, unleashing is an Inside Job

-Why you should never let fear of making a mistake rule you 

-Why going through pain is necessary sometimes in order to get the life you want 

-Why maybe multi-passionate life has its drawbacks and ways to overcome them/focus for a time 

-Why Planning is overrated 

-The importance of consistency (and why it's hard AF for me) 

-How to overcome a creative block from yourself or others with the negativity bias antidote 

-How the artist alchemizes pain

-Why let go, let God really works for sensitive souls trying to achieve a dream 

-How Morning Pages have saved my life (and my gentle plea that you try them, too) 

-Why ageism is BS -creativity does NOT have an age limit 

-Why regret is a myth 

-Why just because something is more popular, doesn't mean it's better

AND MORE!


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Sep 28, 202250:39
How to Unleash Your Sexuality, Creativity & Stop Caring What Other People Think w/ Cougar Queen, Karenlee Poter

How to Unleash Your Sexuality, Creativity & Stop Caring What Other People Think w/ Cougar Queen, Karenlee Poter

Sep 21, 202252:26
Stop Waiting! Ask & Make Your Own Dreams Come True + Invest in People Not Ideas w/ Filmmaker, Joshua Brandon

Stop Waiting! Ask & Make Your Own Dreams Come True + Invest in People Not Ideas w/ Filmmaker, Joshua Brandon

On The Guest: Today’s guest is Joshua Brandon. Josh is a writer, director, and producer. He has been part of many films including CBS’s Friend Me, Syfy’s Haven, Fox’s Houdini & Doyle, and his upcoming production film A Thousand Little Cuts. He also became a coauthor for one of William Shatner’s books called Boldly Go. Joshua came to America from Australia with a goal to be a TV writer. Through struggles he has developed skills to independently make his dreams a reality. He brings a lot of stories through his experiences that we can all learn from.


From this Conversation You’ll Learn:

-Why Fear of Regret can actually be a great motivator

-The anxiety of keeping your big break

-Why you must keep creating even when no one asked you to

-Why Relationships are EVERYTHING in Business

-The importance of owning your power and your ability to make Your Own Dreams Come True

-What being inside of a writer’s room really looks like

-How do authentic networking (and build REAL relationships)

-Why people are everything -if you have good people in your life success is inevitable

-Why you should Invest in people, not ideas

-How to recover from Rejection

-How curiosity can lead your career

-The power of asking, “Hey Can I come and Learn from you?”

-How to recover from your creative pandemic slump

-How important planning is in a creative’s life + How to get better at planning

-How to use your privilege to make art to help disenfranchised groups

-Leadership tips for working in creative places

-The importance of therapy for creatives

-The power of asking


Relevant Info:

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Find out what I am up to and more: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso

Sep 14, 202201:09:11
The Difference Between Being Alive & LIVING +The Power of WE w/ Elissa Kalver of We Got This

The Difference Between Being Alive & LIVING +The Power of WE w/ Elissa Kalver of We Got This

Today’s guest is Elissa Kalver, founder and creator of We Got This, an online platform whose goal is to support people going through cancer as well as a support for their loved ones. Elissa was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer in July of 2021. Elissa hopes to inspire, empower and lift cancer patients spirits through their lives. She has a lot of tips and tricks to seeing the beauty in bad situations and is so true to heart.


From this conversation you’ll learn:

-The difference between Being alive & Truly Living

-How to help people through the hardest parts of life

-How to allow people to help you

-Why the WE is always more powerful than the I

-How she partnered with huge companies

-Alchemize your pain

-The best thing you could do to help a cancer patient + the thing you should NEVER do

-Why you don’t have to handle your burden alone and in fact, no one can

-Why you shouldn’t try to relate to someone going through cancer

-How to Join Elissa's non-profit, We Got This and help cancer patients and their loved ones everywhere! 


Relevant Info:

More info on We Got This: https://wegotthis.org/

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Link to Authority Magazine Article: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-music-star-lauren-lograsso-on-the-five-things-you-need-to-shine-in-the-music-industry-a836075cd6da?fbclid=IwAR0suB5Z-GawaAb9cKM_Uta-LWbvkZSN_CJCgQHmK8pQMBZZ2p8dTojA0bU

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Sep 07, 202256:28
How to Combine Your Inner-Drive with Your Big Dreams + Moving Through Disappointment

How to Combine Your Inner-Drive with Your Big Dreams + Moving Through Disappointment

Do you feel overly attached to outcomes? Do you struggle to tolerate discomfort and, because of this, often give up? Are you struggling to find your purpose and the ‘why’ underneath what you want? Then, honeybuns, you are in the right place!

Today, I’m sharing some revelations that have been on my mind in the past few weeks  having to do with the importance of tolerating disappointment, finding a why that's healthy for you and balancing your desire for greatness with the knowledge that who you are is the best thing about you.


From this episode, You'll Learn: 

  • The importance of developing tolerance for discomfort
  • Why I've realized I don’t need to be a monk and I don’t need to be a capitalist drone (And WTF that means in practice haha)
  • How to combine your inner-worth with your dreams
  • Why the message you want to bring forth matters more than the way you bring it forth 
  • Why it's best to wait to pursue something until you can find a why that is healthy for you. 
  • The power of remembering how many people are rooting for you
  • Sometimes the key to feeling more yourself and just getting back to doing what you love with good people
  • Unadulterated joy and passion still rise to the top - IE The Corn Song! 


Remember to Rate, Review and Follow Unleash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods!

Link to Authority Magazine Article: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-music-star-lauren-lograsso-on-the-five-things-you-need-to-shine-in-the-music-industry-a836075cd6da?fbclid=IwAR0suB5Z-GawaAb9cKM_Uta-LWbvkZSN_CJCgQHmK8pQMBZZ2p8dTojA0bU

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Aug 31, 202233:01
Release Fear, Bias & Your Need to Be 100% Right w/ Ground News' Harleen Kaur

Release Fear, Bias & Your Need to Be 100% Right w/ Ground News' Harleen Kaur

Today’s guest is Harleen Kaur, co-founder and CEO of “Ground News” a platform that makes it easy to compare news sources, read between the lines of media bias and break free from algorithms…Basically, it’s a news source that tells the truth without a political slant, which is pretty damn rare these days. Harleen is a remarkable woman and creative and a person who has never let an obstacle stand in her way…She went from having her high school math teacher tell her she couldn’t pass to becoming a top aerospace engineer to transitioning her career several times until she decided to revolutionize the News Business with The Truth.


From Today's Chat, You'll Learn: 

-Why the most creative choice is going back to basics

-How to overcome early childhood programming & release limitations 

-Why unconditional love is one of the most underestimated head starts you can have in life

-The power of the twisty and ever-changing creative path

-How to reinvent yourself & release fear of change 

-How to go back to the definition of something

-Why The truth alone is revolutionary. The basics are revolutionary

-Whether the liberal media could have helped Trump get elected

- Why You’re Not 100% Right and why that’s empowering

-The meaning of SOULCIAL Justice

-Why you should be open to being wrong

-The benefits of having an open mind

-The benefit.power of being an outsider

-AND MORE!


LINKS:

Check out Ground News Here: https://check.ground.news/unleash (CANNOT RECOMMEND ENOUGH!!!!) 

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Aug 24, 202256:22