Artists Rising

"The opposite of depression is EXPRESSION" - Dr. Edith Eger ARTISTS RISING is about RISING UP through the discovery and re-discovery of our creativity. It is about healing and transformation through the cultivation of creativity and through creating thoughts and emotions that will be the canvas, the foundation...of our masterpiece, our best life. I believe everyone is creative, we are born that way, but we forget, and we conform and get covered up. Creativity is a recovery process. It’s the road home we are all searching for. Stepping into the flow of creativity is stepping into healing, and it’s stepping into an encounter with the most sacred version of your truest self… it’s connecting with the divine and most powerful life force that exists. Created with community, storytelling and wholehearted artistic development in mind, singer-songwriter (and recovering classical musician) JennyRebecca Ronning, sits down with people who inspire her and teaches on topics she wished she would have known more about as a younger artist - specifically things we don't tend to learn in art schools and music conservatories like mental and emotional health, how to cultivate creativity and how to invite people along on your creative journey and turn your passion into a business or a community, if that is what you desire. No matter what stage of life you are in - whether you are a seasoned artist or just beginning to tap into your creativity - we all need reminding about how to step into that flow...how to realize that place as our home, and how to navigate the blocks and resistance that try to keep us disconnected. Welcome to ARTISTS RISING CO! Follow @artistsrisingco on instagram and facebook for more inspo and a community built to encourage and empower you to go forward pursuing your creative dreams with more confidence, resilience, and freedom to show up and do what we, as artists, do best - BE VULNERABLE, day after day! Let's do this!

How to Thrive on Social Media with Singer-Songwriter Liz Lieber 10/17/2024

How to Thrive on Social Media with Singer-Songwriter Liz Lieber Hello! Welcome to Artists Rising! Today's episode is a live interview with brilliant artist (and dear friend!) Liz Lieber! We met through the Songtober Songwriting Challenge that I offered in 2021 and our friendship has continued as she's come back to the songwriting challenges at Artists Rising Co. and we cheer each other on in our artistry! Throughout the last couple of years, her social media following grew to a over 500,000 followers collectively on all of her platforms. We talked about her story in becoming a singer and how she made it “practically” possible to have that be her full time career, how she started going viral on social media and then got brand deals, as well as the biggest things she had to overcome as an artist. In the BONUS episode this week, we talk about how many times Liz posted before she went viral, the specifics of how she makes money through going live every week, her tech sound set up for how she goes live, and more! (All bonus episodes are available exclusively on Patreon through the Artists Rising Co. Membership Tier!) It's not too late to sign up for the Songtober Songwriting Challenge here! This month in the Artists Rising Collective we have the following workshops and masterclasses coming up through the Patreon: October 23rd, WORKSHOP: Vocal Masterclass, 8 pm CET (available both online & in person if you are in Berlin! Sign up by joining the $30 tier on the Patreon or by replying to this e-mail!)⁣ October 24th, online MEET UP for ARTISTS RISING COLLECTIVE Patrons⁣ (part of the $15 Patreon Tier) at 7 pm CET and LIVE CREATE SESSION at 7:30 pm CET BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP or LIVE CREATE SESSION each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: [email protected] More info about Artists Rising Co. at: /episode/index/show/aristsrising/id/33497872

How to Make Adversity an Asset in Your Life 09/25/2024

How to Make Adversity an Asset in Your Life Hello! Welcome to Artists Rising! Today's episode is a clip of a coaching session I did with my Songwriters Studio - a group of incredible artists that come together every week for coaching and artistic development. In this session, we are talking about adversity and how to make it an asset in your life! In the BONUS episode this week, we go deeper into this topic of adversity and talk about real adversity verses adversity that is made up in our heads, as well as how to decide who we want to be in the face of adversity. (All bonus episodes are available exclusively on Patreon through the Artists Rising Co. Membership Tier!) Sign up for the Songtober Songwriting Challenge starting October 1st: This week in the Artists Rising Collective we have the following workshops and masterclasses coming up through the Patreon: September 26th, WORKSHOP: Vocal Masterclass (available both online & in person if you are in Berlin! Sign up by joining the $30 tier on the Patreon or by replying to this e-mail!)⁣ September 30th, online MEET UP for ARTISTS RISING COLLECTIVE Patrons⁣ (part of the $15 Patreon Tier) BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: [email protected] More info about Artists Rising Co. at: /episode/index/show/aristsrising/id/33207092

Finding Your True Voice 09/18/2024

Finding Your True Voice Hello! Welcome to Artists Rising! Today's episode is an interview that Rose Kelley, a former student of mine and speech/voice therapist did with me (JennyRebecca Ronning) and so I get to share a little bit of my story here on the podcast with you! We talk about my own journey to find my voice, the importance of good teachers and the danger of having teachers in the arts who aren’t sensitive to our growth, how to be creative with your voice, my own story of how I got into songwriting, the story of my song diaries, the essential ingredients for a sustainable artistic career, Creative Wholeness - what it is and why it’s important, somatic singing and so much more! In the BONUS episode this week, we talk about how our mindset affects our art and specifically as it pertains to singing arts, how our thoughts and beliefs affect our development and ability to succeed, how I’ve used musical neuroplasticity to learn to form new beliefs. (All bonus episodes are available exclusively on Patreon through the Artists Rising Co. Membership Tier!) Sign up for the Songtober Songwriting Challenge starting October 1st: This month in the Artists Rising Collective we have the following workshops and masterclasses coming up through the Patreon: September 24th, WORKSHOP: A Journaling Workshop focused on attunement and self-compassion. (Part of the $15 Patreon Tier)⁣ September 26th, WORKSHOP: Vocal Masterclass (available both online & in person if you are in Berlin! Sign up by joining the $30 tier on the Patreon or by replying to this e-mail!)⁣ September 30th, online MEET UP for ARTISTS RISING COLLECTIVE Patrons⁣ (part of the $15 Patreon Tier) BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: [email protected] More info about Artists Rising Co. at: The song I shared at the end of today's episode is called 'Hero' and is available exclusively on my Patreon! /episode/index/show/aristsrising/id/33110252

The Creative Cure with Writer and Creative Guide Jacob Nordby 09/11/2024

The Creative Cure with Writer and Creative Guide Jacob Nordby Hello! Welcome to Artists Rising! Today's episode is an interview with writer and creative guide, Jacob Nordby, author of the book, The Creative Cure. In this conversation we talk about his story of having to start over led him to creativity, his recommended key tools from his book, The Creative Cure, the power of journaling, the incredible legacy of Julia Cameron and The Artist’s Way, Meditation as a creative tool, how learning to listen to his intuition was what made him feel like a real artist, cultivating more joy, how the healing process connects to creativity, creating from joy and love and not fear, the creative self journaling process, In the BONUS episode this week we talk about specific questions we can ask ourselves in order to rewrite our own stories if we are experiencing something painful, bringing curiosity into our process, and the link between perfectionism and rejection. Follow him @jacobnordby To find out more about the Writers Rising retreat for writers you can visit this link: Sign up for the Songtober Songwriting Challenge: This month in the Artists Rising Collective we have the following workshops and masterclasses coming up through the Patreon: September 24th, WORKSHOP: A Journaling Workshop focused on attunement and self-compassion. (Part of the $15 Patreon Tier)⁣ September 26th, WORKSHOP: Vocal Masterclass (available both online & in person if you are in Berlin! Sign up by joining the $30 tier on the Patreon or by replying to this e-mail!)⁣ September 30th, online MEET UP for ARTISTS RISING COLLECTIVE Patrons⁣ (part of the $15 Patreon Tier) BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: [email protected] More info about Artists Rising Co. at: The song I shared at the end of today's episode is called 'Good Things' and is available exclusively on my Patreon /episode/index/show/aristsrising/id/33020767

The Busker's Guide to the Galaxy with Singer-Songwriter, Street Musician & Author Jasmine Lajeunesse 09/04/2024

The Busker's Guide to the Galaxy with Singer-Songwriter, Street Musician & Author Jasmine Lajeunesse Hello! Welcome to Artists Rising! Today I am interviewing a dear friend who lives here in Berlin who I met through the busking community here, she is an incredible singer-songwriter, street musician and new author of the book, The Buskers Guide to the Galaxy! We talk about a lot of things in our interview: How Jasmine first got into busking, how to really believe that your voice means something; the courage it takes to follow the inklings of your true self; overcoming limiting beliefs when it comes to money; Money Mindsets; the importance of always expanding and growing;Tips and tricks with busking; the importance of accountability; Jasmine's new book, The Busker’s Guide to the Galaxy; The importance of energy in busking and everything you do; Releasing energy as you sing; how whatever desire you have is your birthright…and so much more! In the BONUS episode this week we talk about what a day in the life of a busker actually looks like for Jasmine, and how often she goes in order to make the amount of money she wants to, the most she’s ever made busking, the best cities she’s found to busk in, how to get over shyness or stage fright and allow yourself to be more visible, and how to find creative community! BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: Follow Jasmine on instagram @jasmine.lajeunesse So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: [email protected] More info about Artists Rising Co. at: Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts! /episode/index/show/aristsrising/id/32901492

Mental Health and the Music Industry with Singer-Songwriter Sara Hartman 08/23/2024

Mental Health and the Music Industry with Singer-Songwriter Sara Hartman Hello and welcome to Artists Rising, my name is JennyRebecca and I am so glad you are here! Today I am sharing an interview I did with an extraordinary singer-songwriter named Sara Hartman. We talk about a lot of things, but here are some of the main topics we touch on: -The value of art -The importance of nurturing your community as an artist - Pressure does not always create diamonds - The reality of being signed to a major music label - Music as therapy - Her upcoming album on the stages of grief - Playing the spotify game - How to pursue a sustainable music career as a Highly Sensitive Introvert - Being okay is more important than hustling or hurting yourself along the way to success And in this week's BONUS episode we are talking about: how to have a sustainable music career when you are a highly sensitive introvert how to believe in yourself and see your own worth Changing the way we consume music and media BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: Follow Sara @sarahartmanmusic! So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: [email protected] More info about Artists Rising Co. at: Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts! /episode/index/show/aristsrising/id/32710787

The Courage to Bloom & Grow with Shlomi Moto Wagner, Multi-Disciplinary Singer, Composer, Theater Maker and Drag Queen 08/07/2024

The Courage to Bloom & Grow with Shlomi Moto Wagner, Multi-Disciplinary Singer, Composer, Theater Maker and Drag Queen Hello beautiful souls, welcome to the ARTISTS RISING podcast! Today's episode is with Multi-Disciplinary Singer, Composer, Theater Maker and Drag Queen, Shlomi Moto Wagner, otherwise known as Mazy Mazeltov. Shlomi and I studied opera together back in the day with the same voice teacher and he shares his story - a powerful story of facing his fears - and even quitting music at one point because our teacher was so abusive, how he recovered from that trauma, and his journey of trying to find his way and his true voice, navigating his career as both an opera singer and a drag queen. Our conversation explores the following topics: The importance of being visible & telling our own stories through art, and how being authentic with our own storytelling frees others to do the same and change our realities Becoming the role model you wish you had Finding the path to your authentic voice The realization that our art really can change the world How to come back after leaving your art behind -How Shlomi was able to heal after an abisive voice teacher… Tool kits to encourage abundance and a healthy mindset and continue pursuing your creative calling The freedom of surrender and how spiritual principles can take the pressure off of our creativity. The importance of keeping the channel open and also of networking and learning to promote yourself The importance of continuous education - even when you are already working as a professional artist And this week's BONUS episode: How to Recover and Heal After Traumatic or Abusive Instruction and How to Change That Critical Inner Voice to a Nurturing One! I have a new offering that I am trying here on the podcast… and that is to offer bonus episodes as well as a Journaling Workshop and a MEET UP every month as part of a membership through Patreon for Artists Rising Co! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month a journaling workshop each month and a meet up each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast… maybe even start a book club! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: Follow Shlomi at @shlomimoto and @mazy_mazeltov! So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow! If you want to hear that bonus episode and an ever growing vault full of additional bonus episodes, you can go to www. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: More info about Artists Rising Co. at: Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts! /episode/index/show/aristsrising/id/32482662

A Meditation For You To THRIVE! 07/18/2024

A Meditation For You To THRIVE! Hello beautiful souls, welcome to the ARTISTS RISING podcast! Today's episode is inspired by Tony Robbins' Priming exercise! I created a meditation for you that includes breathwork, gratitude, blessing and visualization based on his priming (because I love it so much!) and with a few twists! This week's bonus episode is another meditation over on the patreon and this is a very special one that I created based on some exercises from the book. Mind Magic; The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How it Changes Everything by Neuroscientist Dr. James R. Doty. I have a new offering that I am trying here on the podcast… and that is to offer bonus episodes as well as a Journaling Workshop and a MEET UP every month as part of a membership through Patreon for Artists Rising Co! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month a journaling workshop each month and a meet up each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast! If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast… maybe even start a book club! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: And the first MEET UP is scheduled for wednesday, July 24th! So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow! If you want to hear that bonus episode and an ever growing vault full of additional bonus episodes, you can go to www. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: More info about Artists Rising Co. at: Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts! /episode/index/show/aristsrising/id/32202542

Small Steps Every Day Towards Your Dreams with Singer-Songwriter Cristina Alice 07/11/2024

Small Steps Every Day Towards Your Dreams with Singer-Songwriter Cristina Alice Hello beautiful souls, welcome to the ARTISTS RISING podcast! I’m so excited to share this interview with you today with singer-songwriter Cristina Alice from Madrid, Spain! Today's convo covers the follwing topics: Small steps every day towards your dreams, Giving yourself at least 10,000 hours or 100 epic fails before you give up on your dream, how to go from small steps to soaring, how to build your confidence, how mindset and self-compassion have a direct influence on confidence, how self-judgment paralyzes our progress, how to juggle two callings/passions (Cristina is a nurse but then spends at least 4 hours a day pursuing music!) and how if you can start with just 15 minutes a day, that 15 minutes will carry you through! And also I wanted to let you know about a new thing that I am trying here on the podcast… and that is to offer bonus episodes as well as a journaling workshop and a MEET UP every month as part of a membership through Patreon for Artists Rising! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes a journaling workshop and a meet up each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast! If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast… maybe even start a book club! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: Also, I wanted to let you know that I am going to be offering a Vocal Masterclass next week on Wednesday, July 17th at 8 pm CET that will be both in person if you are in Berlin and available for online participation through Zoom - so if you want to jump in on that I would love to see you there! It’s $30 dollars and you can also join by signing up on the Patreon and that is where I will be sharing the zoom link! And the first MEET UP is scheduled for wednesday, July 24th! So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow! And in this week's bonus episode, we start to talk about Cristina’s question of "how to really find your true voice"… we go into other topics as well: - Different ways that you can start to develop your true voice, - The uniqueness that each one of us have and the importance of realizing that, - The power of our individual presence - in the room and on the stage, - Creativity… the importance of creativity in the process of pursuing your dreams, - How to get outside of our own judgment and inner criticism, - The importance of play and ways to help ourselves get into that space, If you want to hear that bonus episode and an ever growing vault full of additional bonus episodes, you can go to www. Follow @iamcristinaalice - listen and support her music! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: More info about Artists Rising Co. at: Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts! /episode/index/show/aristsrising/id/32095857

Financing Your Creative Calling with NFT Expert Josh Savage 07/05/2024

Keeping Your Butterfly Net Open/Practicing Alpha Brain- Flow State 06/26/2024

What If You Believed You Could? with Pernilla Stryker 01/20/2023

The Serious Work of Play with Actress Anne Diemer 01/13/2023

New Year Thoughts 01/03/2023

Being True To Yourself & Having Boundaries in Your Creative Process: Freedom vs. People Pleasing with Singer-Songwriter Natalie Closner 12/17/2022

Being True To Yourself & Having Boundaries in Your Creative Process: Freedom vs. People Pleasing with Singer-Songwriter Natalie Closner 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 make on a daily basis…ooof! These topics are so huge and I feel like I want to actually just pull our conversation apart and continue to tap in to each topic that we uncovered, there were so many layers! We talked about the importance of believing in your own art, not needing anything from your audience, healthy self-doubt vs self-confidence, juggling music business, music labels, touring, overcome challenges, navigating disappointment and expectations and the importance of naming your triggers as a mental and emotional resilience tool, as well as the importance of being connected to yourself as "an artist facilitating an artistic experience"…just such juicy topics! I think you are really going to enjoy getting to know her and hearing all of her beautiful stories. And on a personal note, I just want to say, thank you so much for listening to the podcast! Last month, the artists rising podcast got 10,000 downloads for the first time and that is a huge celebration and means a lot to me because it’s really been a labor of love these last few years! I don’t ever run ads on the podcast and it’s definitely not something I get paid to do. I really just hope that it somehow inspires other people to step a bit deeper into their own creativity and potential, and hopefully gives people more tools and encouragement to get where they want to go AND much faster than I was able to. So…thank you so much for listening and I hope you will continue to share it with people if it is valuable to you. /episode/index/show/aristsrising/id/25358322