What If You Believed You Could? with Pernilla Stryker
Artists Rising
You are going to be SO inspired by today's guest! Dancer, life coach and content creator, Pernilla Stryker is originally from Denmark but has relocated to LA. She has cultivated a following of over 158 thousand Instagram followers, 120 thousand YouTube subscribers and a podcast called Challenge Your Norm. She is an incredibly unique artist and creator who is incredibly passionate about helping people challenge themselves and reach their goals. It is rare to meet someone else who is just as obsessed with personal growth as I am (!) so today's convo was especially fun for me! The topic of...
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The Serious Work of Play with Actress Anne Diemer
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I am so excited about today's episode with brilliant actress and dear friend, Anne Diemer! Anne has acted in many famous theaters in Germany as well as in primetime German television and we talk about so many things today, namely the serious work of play! Some of the other topics that we also cover are how to use whatever you are feeling and turn it into creative energy (both for performing and creating), how to manage being a "working artist" when you don't feel like it, the danger of judgment, how to free yourself from judgment and how to push yourself even when judgment is lingering,...
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New Year Thoughts
Artists Rising
Hello, my friends! Happy New Year to you! I wanted to do a little mini episode today just with some thoughts on the new year and some things that I find helpful and inspiring around this time of year so here you go! I made a list of 23 Journal Prompts for a creative start into 2023 so if you are interested in downloading that it is free and you can get your copy at . It's on the home page and you will see it just below the greeting! If you would like to join the Collective at Artists Rising, we are having our first session of the year this coming Sunday, January 8th and we would love to...
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Being True To Yourself & Having Boundaries in Your Creative Process: Freedom vs. People Pleasing with Singer-Songwriter Natalie Closner
Artists Rising
I have such a beautiful episode for you today. I interviewed singer-songwriter Natalie Closner, who is just an exquisite and extraordinary human being. She is most known for her band, Joseph, which is a trio that she created with her two sisters but she has also recently released new music under her artist name Natalie Schepman. In this interview we talk about being true to yourself and having boundaries in your creative process and what that can look like, and in other words, creative freedom vs people pleasing, and how tempting it can be to abandon ourselves in small decisions that we...
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Balancing Artistry and Business with Singer-Songwriter KOKA
Artists Rising
Welcome to Artists Rising! I hope your November is off to a beautiful, creative start! I am so excited share this intimate conversation that I had with a dear friend of mine, singer-songwriter KOKA. And this was our second attempt at recording this podcast! The first time unfortunately, somehow did not save to my computer but KOKA was gracious enough to have another interview a few weeks later and I think this one is even better than the one before so…I’m glad it turned out this way. KOKA is an incredible artist and just recently released her new album, Eudaimonia, -...
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Resilience To Withstand Obstacles with Singer-Songwriter & Composer Nikko Weidemann (Part 2)
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I hope you enjoy Part Two of this interview with singer-songwriter and composer, Nikko Weidemann! In today's episode, we talk about ageism in the art world, How we can create a world of no limits for ourselves, resilience to withstand the obstacles of daily life and how to shut the door to constant comparison. Nikko Weidemann is an award winning composer best known for his music (and as music supervisor) in the hit TV series Babylon Berlin and the Moka Efti Orchestra. I hope you enjoy and are inspired by today's episode! For more information about the Songwriter's Studio: For more...
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Trusting Your Own Ideas with Singer-Songwriter & Composer, Nikko Weidemann
Artists Rising
When you trust your own ideas and let your love for the music (or whatever art form you are most passionate about) be larger than your love for success, you will always be rewarded...these beautiful thoughts from today's guest, singer-songwriter and composer, Nikko Weidemann. In part 1 of 2 podcast episodes, Nikko shares so many incredible stories and nuggets of wisdom from his life and adventures as an artist. He is the award winning composer best known as the music supervisor for the hit TV series Babylon Berlin and the Moka Efti Orchestra. I hope you enjoy and are inspired by today's...
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Your Dream, Your Responsibility with Interdisciplinary Artist Vlatka Alec
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Hello my friends! Well, today you are in for an incredibly delicious treat because I am interviewing my beautiful friend Vlatka Alec and she is an actress, a singer, a composer amongst other artistic things - and her words are literally like poetry. She dropped so many truth bombs in this episode and it’s just…a conversation that I know you are going to enjoy and be incredibly inspired by! Go follow her @Vlatka.Alec and listen to her album OVIDONO on Spotify or Bandcamp. Sign up for the free Songtober Songwriting Challenge: Sign up for The Collective at Artists Rising: Follow...
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Your Dream, Your Responsibility with Interdisciplinary Artist Vlatka Alec
Artists Rising
Hello my friends! Well, today you are in for an incredibly delicious treat because I am interviewing my beautiful friend Vlatka Alec and she is an actress, a singer, a composer amongst other artistic things - and her words are literally like poetry. She dropped so many truth bombs in this episode and it’s just…a conversation that I know you are going to enjoy and be incredibly inspired by! Go follow her @Vlatka.Alec and listen to her album OVIDONO on Spotify or Bandcamp. Sign up for the free Songtober Songwriting Challenge: Sign up for The Collective at Artists Rising: Follow...
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Pursuing Your Art When Your Family Doesn't Support You with Singer-Songwriter, Producer, and Street Musician Dean is Home
Artists Rising
Today I’m interviewing singer, songwriter, producer and street musician, Dean is Home. He's a great storyteller and we cover a wide range of topics but one that I think will resonate with a lot of other artists is his experience pursuing his art without the support of his family. He has some beautiful things to share about that and for anyone wanting to know more about what being a street musician is like, he talks about his experiences making a living from playing music on the streets of Berlin. You can find Dean on all platforms @deanishome_music and DeanIsHome. Sign up for Songtober...
info_outlineToday I'm talking about what Brene Brown found in her research as she was interviewing people was that the people that she interviewed who most exhibited Wholehearted living weren’t anxiety free or even anxiety - averse; they were anxiety aware. They were committed to a way of living where anxiety was a reality but not a lifestyle and they did this by cultivating calm and stillness in their lives and making these practices their norm.
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