Awakening With Grace — Creativity & Consciousness
Consciousness, Creation & Connection. Awakening With Grace is a show about the spiritual dimensions of conscious creation, and what it means to bring your most meaningful work into the world. Hosted by energy intuitive, acclaimed animal photographer, and author Grace Chon, this podcast explores the intersection of creativity, spirituality, intuition and the unseen. Through solo episodes and conversations with teachers, healers, and creators, you’ll discover that the awakened life is also the creative one. Awaken and create. Transmit through delight. Leave life more fertile than you found it.
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When You Don't Know What's Next
08/14/2026
When You Don't Know What's Next
What do you do when you feel called to something new, but you have no idea what it is? For three years, I wandered in a desert of confusion, asking the Universe over and over, "What am I meant to do? Just tell me what to do, and I'll do it." It was a lonely, frustrating season, full of uncertainty, with no clear map forward. If you've ever found yourself in that same place of not knowing, this episode is for you. I explore yin creation vs. yang creation, what it means to explore without needing to know the destination, and the surprising realization at the heart of it all: sometimes the answer isn't waiting for you to find it. It's waiting for you to choose. In this episode, we discuss: Why wandering isn't wasted time How to navigate the space between chapters Why trying things—even the "wrong" things—is part of the path The difference between yin creation and yang creation Creating without a blueprint Following the next breadcrumb before you can see the whole path Connect with Grace: • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Book an • Visit for more info If this resonated with you, please share it with someone on their own path, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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Looks Weird, Feels Good: Trusting Your Evolution with Aimée Hoover
08/07/2026
Looks Weird, Feels Good: Trusting Your Evolution with Aimée Hoover
Sometimes the biggest transformation isn't finding a new path, but realizing you've become a different person than the one who started walking it. After more than 25 years as a professional wildlife painter, Aimée Hoover finds herself questioning old identities, learning to trust her intuition in deeper ways, and navigating the beautiful uncertainty that comes with becoming someone new. Together, we explore what happens when healing changes not only who you are, but what you're called to create. In this conversation, we talk about trusting yourself when your inner knowing asks you to change, why healing often changes what we're willing to tolerate, and how personal growth naturally reshapes our creativity, our work, and our relationships. We also explore living with uncertainty, learning to stop overriding yourself, and why sometimes the path that feels most aligned is the one that looks the strangest from the outside. Whether you're an artist or navigating a season of change, this conversation is an invitation to trust your evolution. In this episode: Learning to trust your intuition, even when it looks strange from the outside Why healing changes what we're willing to tolerate The identity shifts that often accompany personal growth How our work naturally evolves as we do Exploring therapeutic psilocybin as a tool for healing, self-discovery, and facing fear Practical ways to begin building trust in your intuition Connect with Aimée Hoover • Website: • Instagram: • Substack: Links and Resources • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Book an • Visit for more info If this resonated with you, please share it with someone on their own path, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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You're Not Doing This Alone
07/31/2026
You're Not Doing This Alone
Modern life has left so many of us feeling disconnected—from ourselves, from one another, from nature, and from something greater than ourselves. We spend so much of our lives focused on what we can see that we forget some of the most important relationships exist beyond our physical perception. Throughout my decades-long journey as an artist and creative, one relationship has quietly shaped everything: my relationship with the Universe. It's influenced how I navigate uncertainty, how I make decisions, how I recognize guidance, and how I continue moving forward even when the path feels lonely. In this episode, I'm sharing a framework I call The Four Connections—a way of understanding the relationships that I believe are at the heart of the human experience. I'm exploring our relationship with the Universe, why I believe it's every bit as real as our relationships with other people, and how cultivating it has transformed the way I've navigated my career and personal life. Whether you call this benevolent life force God, Source, Spirit, the Divine, or simply the Universe, my hope is that this episode reminds you that you are far more connected, supported, and guided than you may realize. In this episode, we explore: The Four Connections and the framework that's shaped my spiritual journey Why I believe the human experience is fundamentally about relationship Why our relationship with the Universe is just as real as our relationships with other people Intuition, signs, synchronicities, and learning to trust Simple ways to begin cultivating your own relationship with the universe Links and Resources: • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Book an with Grace • Visit for more info
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When Your Darkest Season Becomes an Awakening with Sierra Enticknap
07/24/2026
When Your Darkest Season Becomes an Awakening with Sierra Enticknap
Sometimes the biggest changes in our lives don't begin with certainty - they begin with a quiet whisper. In this conversation, I'm joined by sound facilitator, breathwork coach, and cacao ceremony guide Sierra Enticknap to explore what it really looks like to reconnect with yourself. Sierra shares how postpartum anxiety, OCD, and her own healing journey unexpectedly led her from a successful corporate career into work that feels deeply aligned with who she truly is. Together, we explore the difference between anxious thoughts and intuitive knowing, why surrender can feel so difficult (especially for perfectionists), what "one step at a time" actually looks like in practice, and how sound, breath, and ritual can help regulate the nervous system and create space to hear yourself more clearly. We also demystify sound baths, explaining both the science behind them and why they can be such a powerful entry point for reconnecting with yourself. In this episode: • 5:17 — Why leaving a successful career can feel so terrifying • 15:19 — Postpartum anxiety, OCD, and the awakening that changed everything • 21:20 — Fear, perfectionism, and learning to trust one step at a time • 31:21 — The difference between intuition and anxious thinking • 35:37 — What a sound bath actually is and the science behind how it works • 43:36 — Why healing in community is so powerful • 50:40 — How to begin reconnecting with yourself and learning to trust the whisper Connect with Sierra: • Website: • Instagram: Links and Resources: • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Book an with Grace • Visit for more info If this resonated with you, share it with someone on their own path, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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Spirituality Is Not Self-Improvement
07/17/2026
Spirituality Is Not Self-Improvement
What if spirituality isn't another self-improvement project? We live in a culture that tells us there's always something to fix, optimize, or improve about ourselves. But what if spirituality isn't about becoming a better version of yourself? What if it's about remembering who you've always been? In this episode, I explore why spirituality and self-improvement are not the same thing, how hustle culture has quietly shaped modern spiritual practice, and why my own journey has felt less like optimizing myself and more like remembering and reconnecting to my original nature. In this episode: • 0:37 — Why self-improvement and spirituality are not the same project • 2:14 — Why spirituality feels expansive while optimization can feel constrictive • 5:44 — How hustle culture has shaped modern spiritual practice • 6:47 — The questions self-improvement asks versus the questions spirituality asks • 7:49 — Remembering, reconnecting, and returning to your original self • 10:33 — Why you don't need to fix yourself to begin your spiritual journey Links and Resources: • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Book an with Grace • Visit for more info If this resonated with you, share it with someone on their own path, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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Returning to Your Original Magic with Sylvia Wes
07/10/2026
Returning to Your Original Magic with Sylvia Wes
There comes a point on the spiritual path when hiding parts of yourself becomes more painful than the fear of letting people see who you really are. For Sylvia Wes, that meant bringing together two worlds she'd kept separate for years: a successful career as a science-based dog trainer and a lifelong spiritual practice of witchcraft centered on intuition, ritual, and magic. In this conversation, Sylvia shares the journey that led her to found Sisters of Alchemy and what it was like to step out of the "broom closet" and into a more authentic life. We explore intuition, ritual, energetic cleansing, grief, creativity, animals, and why reconnecting with your spiritual practice isn't about becoming someone new, but about remembering who you've been all along. Whether you're curious about ritual and magic, or simply learning to trust yourself more deeply, this episode is an invitation to reconnect with your intuition, create meaningful rituals, and return to your own original magic. In this episode: • 1:33 — Blending science and spirituality through dog training • 9:57 — Childhood intuition and remembering your original magic • 13:45 — Trusting your intuition through life's biggest transitions • 27:52 — Why Sylvia embraces the word witch and the meaning of alchemy • 33:51 — The courage to stop hiding who you are • 41:55 — Ritual, energetic cleansing, and creating intentional space • 54:58 — Why every human being has access to intuition and magic Connect with Sylvia Wes: • Website: • Instagram: Links and Resources: • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Visit for more info If this resonated with you, share it with someone on their own path, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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Are You Seeing Yourself Clearly?
07/03/2026
Are You Seeing Yourself Clearly?
What if the way you see yourself isn't actually the truth? So much of how we see ourselves is shaped by our conditioning, our achievements, our fears, and the stories we've carried for years. But spiritual awakening isn't about becoming someone new. It's about expanding your awareness and learning to see yourself from a higher perspective. In this episode, we explore what awakening really means, why I believe we're here to integrate our human and spiritual selves, and how to see yourself more accurately by looking through the lens of higher consciousness. By the end of the episode, you'll have three simple practices to help you experience yourself the way your higher self and even your pet already sees you. In this episode: • 0:34 — What "awakening" really means • 2:32 — The purpose of life: integrating your human and spiritual selves • 6:11 — The wake-up call that changed my relationship with myself • 12:36 — The Empire State Building and learning to see from a higher vantage point • 14:38 — Practice #1: Seeing yourself through the eyes of your higher self • 16:25 — Practice #2: Seeing yourself through the eyes of your pet • 18:36 — Practice #3: A simple energy healing meditation to reconnect with your higher self Links and Resources: • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Visit for more info If this resonated with you, share it with someone on their own path, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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How Face Reading Reveals Your Spirit with Dr. Jen Ng
06/26/2026
How Face Reading Reveals Your Spirit with Dr. Jen Ng
What if your face is a map of your energy? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Jennifer Ng, a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, facial acupuncturist, herbalist, and Chinese face reader. Dr. Jen blends her background in aesthetics with the deeper principles of Chinese medicine, helping people understand the connection between health, energy, and the face. Through practices like facial acupuncture, face reading, and other traditional healing modalities, her work focuses on treating internal imbalances first and helping people become the most aligned and vibrant version of themselves. Together, we explore the fascinating world of Chinese face reading, the Five Element system, and how our emotional patterns, life experiences, and level of alignment can become visible on the face over time. We discuss what the face can reveal about personality, health, vitality, purpose, and spirit, as well as the deeper philosophy behind Chinese medicine and why treating the root cause matters more than treating the symptom. Along the way, we explore the relationship between joy, aging, energy, and what it means to become the most authentic version of yourself. In this episode: • 2:44 — What is TCM & the mind/body/spirit framework • 8:13 — Five Element Theory (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) • 11:02 — How face reading works & what your features reveal • 22:12 — Element types and constitutions • 40:23 — Chinese medicine vs. Western medicine: treating the root cause • 49:55 — Yin/yang balance and what your face says about your purpose * * * * * * * The Five Elements at a Glance Most people are a combination of elements, with one or two often appearing more prominently. • Wood — Driven, ambitious, and action-oriented. Often associated with stronger brows, a wider jaw, and a sturdy constitution. • Fire — Passionate, playful, and expressive. Often associated with pointed features, tips and corners, and bright eyes. • Earth — Warm, nurturing, and community-oriented. Often associated with fuller lips, softer features, and a welcoming presence. • Metal — Purposeful, discerning, and refinement-focused. Often associated with prominent cheekbones, a stronger nose bridge, and open space in the face. • Water — Intuitive, creative, and wisdom-seeking. Often associated with a prominent forehead, deeper eyes, and stronger bone structure. * * * * * * * Connect with Dr. Jen: • Website: • Instagram: • Podcast: Links and Resources: • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Visit for more info If this resonated with you, share it with someone on their own path, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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Karma, Dharma, and the Creative Channel
06/19/2026
Karma, Dharma, and the Creative Channel
What if karma isn't punishment? What if it's a curriculum? In this episode, we explore two spiritual concepts that often get flattened in modern culture: karma and dharma. We look at how the patterns we carry shape our lives, why the same lessons seem to repeat themselves, and what it means to move toward the fullest expression of who we are. We also explore the relationship between healing karma and creation, and how every pattern we clear opens the channel for creativity, expression, and meaningful work. Because karma and dharma aren't separate from creation. They are part of the path that allows us to become who we are and create what we're here to add to the world. In this episode: 0:38 — The misunderstanding of karma 2:24 — Karma as the curriculum for growth 5:49 — Why patterns keep repeating 9:10 — Money beliefs, past lives, and subconscious programming 15:30 — What dharma really means 19:57 — Every pattern you clear opens the channel 24:24 — Why awakening and creation are the same path 25:05 — Healing through creating and creating through healing Links and Resources: • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Visit for more info If this resonated with you, share it with someone on their own path, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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Fear Is the Portal to Awakening
06/12/2026
Fear Is the Portal to Awakening
Fear is often treated as something to overcome, avoid, or get rid of. But what if fear isn't a sign you're on the wrong path? What if fear is actually the portal to your transformation? In this episode, I share why nearly every major expansion in my life began with a decision that felt terrifying — from leaving science for art school, to starting a business, to stepping publicly into my spiritual work. Fear isn't the obstacle. It's the signal that you're standing at the edge of something that is truly meant for you. I talk about the difference between fear and true danger, how to recognize the voice of your intuition beneath the noise of your mind, and why courage has nothing to do with feeling ready. If there's something calling you that feels both exciting and uncomfortable, this episode is for you. In this episode: 0:54 — Choosing the scary thing, over and over again 3:36 — Your brain keeps you safe, but your soul knows better 6:36 — Fear as compression: how it shapes you into who you're meant to be 9:51 — Fear vs. danger: learning to trust your own body 13:57 — Courage isn't feeling ready — it's choosing yourself anyway 16:09 — How your inner work raises the frequency of the world around you Links and Resources: • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Visit for more info If this resonated with you, share it with someone on their own path, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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Following the Breadcrumbs: A Spiritual Awakening
06/05/2026
Following the Breadcrumbs: A Spiritual Awakening
Have you ever looked back and realized that one small decision changed the entire direction of your life? In this episode, I'm sharing how my own awakening unfolded - one whisper, one breadcrumb, and one courageous choice at a time. I talk about what it looks like to start listening to yourself instead of everyone else's expectations, how the universe speaks through whispers and breadcrumbs, and why the thing you're most afraid to do is often where your next stage of growth is waiting. This is the story of how spirituality, intuition, and creativity came together to completely reshape my life and work. Sometimes the biggest changes begin with the smallest choices. The question is whether we're willing to follow where they lead. In this episode: 0:37 — Choosing yourself over external expectations 3:41 — How the universe communicates in whispers and breadcrumbs 6:20 — The difference between swimming upstream vs. going with the flow 10:10 — Developing intuition and psychic/spiritual gifts 11:04 — Shame, fear, and the courage to be seen 22:49 — Fear as your growth edge and portal to leveling up 28:56 — Astrology and your soul's blueprint 30:15 — The spiral nature of awakening and spiritual growth Links and Resources: • ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) • Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content • Visit for more info If this resonated with you, share it with someone on their own path of awakening, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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It's Always Been More Than Creativity
05/29/2026
It's Always Been More Than Creativity
Welcome back. After three years away, I'm returning with a lot to share, including a new name for the show, an honest look at what I've been up to, and where we're headed from here. Here's what I know to be true: creativity and spirituality have always been the same thing. After 20 years of building a career as an animal photographer, author, and creator, I'm done keeping those two worlds separate. On Awakening With Grace, we're going all in on consciousness, creation, and the unseen world of energy, metaphysics and more. In this episode, I open up about the single scariest thing I've ever done (hint: it wasn't quitting my corporate job or moving across the country for art school). And I share why I believe your awakening isn't just for you, it's for all of us. In this episode: 0:00 — The rebrand and what's changing 3:27 — The three things that sparked my awakening 7:12 — Why I kept my spirituality hidden, and why I stopped 8:50 — Fully coming out of the spiritual closet 13:20 — The loneliness no one talks about when you're pioneering your own path 18:21 — Why your awakening is bigger than just you 22:30 — Introducing Coffee and the Cosmos and what's coming this season Links and Resources: ☕ Join (a free monthly gathering) Follow me on for weekly spiritual and creative content for more info If this resonated with you, share it with someone on their own path of awakening, and leave a review to help others find the show.
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Awakening With Grace — Creativity & Consciousness
05/21/2026
Awakening With Grace — Creativity & Consciousness
Consciousness, Creation & Connection. Awakening With Grace is a show about the spiritual dimensions of creation, and what it means to bring your most meaningful work into the world. Hosted by energy intuitive, acclaimed animal photographer, and author Grace Chon, this podcast explores the intersection of creativity, spirituality, and the unseen. Through solo episodes and conversations with teachers, healers, and creators, you'll discover that the awakened life is also the creative one. Awaken and create. Transmit through delight. Leave life more fertile than you found it. If you've been here before, welcome back! Creativity School has grown into something deeper. Learn more at awakeningwithgrace.com.
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Lesson 84 - Faith, Love, and Developing Trust in Ourselves in the Creative Process with Esther Maloney
05/31/2023
Lesson 84 - Faith, Love, and Developing Trust in Ourselves in the Creative Process with Esther Maloney
This week on Creativity School, I’m talking to Esther Maloney, a multidisciplinary artist, educator and mama. She’s the creator of award winning films, an author, a visual artist, and the founding director of Illumine Media as well as a founding member of the Creative Sovereignty Lab. Esther also facilitates The Vitality Collective and Making Sessions, two 10-week, online workshops offered for those ready to make powerful shifts in their creative work. Esther’s work is rooted in the belief that our creative life is inseparable from our spiritual life, and she shares how to begin the process of developing trust in ourselves, our creative process, and the forces larger than us. We also discuss the inner voice beckoning creative people to listen, and how we can make space to hear it even when it can seem so hard to do this. Esther also speaks on the connection between nature and our creative practice and how our menstrual cycles and our creativity are deeply intertwined. WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH ESTHER: | | CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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Lesson 83 - Visibility and Impact Through Authentically Being Yourself with Saeng Douangdara
05/25/2023
Lesson 83 - Visibility and Impact Through Authentically Being Yourself with Saeng Douangdara
How can you grow your visibility and impact through authentically being you and embracing all parts of yourself and the work you create? This week on Creativity School, I have an inspiring conversation with Saeng Douangdara, a popular content creator and personal chef who specializes in Lao cuisine. Saeng shares his journey of how he was born in a refugee camp in Southeast Asia after his parents fled Laos, to eventually working as a college counselor, to now creating storytelling videos that advocate, uplift, and center Lao cuisine. With over 700K followers and millions of views on social media, his work has been featured in numerous publications such as Delish, Buzzfeed, and the New York Times. We talk about the resistance Saeng faced as his visibility and platform grew, how to be authentic as you create meaningful work, and how he protects his mental health as he creates and shares online. Saeng also lets us in on what his creative process looks like, and his best tips on how to get started on TikTok. WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH SAENG: | | CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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BONUS - How Do You Know if You're Psychic?
05/18/2023
BONUS - How Do You Know if You're Psychic?
I believe there is a very strong relationship between creativity and spirituality and I’m excited to share this BONUS episode with you this week! It’s a conversation I had with my dear friend Sylvia Beatriz, an intuition coach and psychic medium. This week we chat all about how to know if you’re psychic (psst - we all are!), how to start learning this language of sensing, feeling and knowing beyond our 5 physical senses, and how our intuitive abilities can lead us to our most expansive and aligned life. WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH SYLVIA BEATRIZ: | CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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Lesson 82 - Transform Your Triggers
05/15/2023
Lesson 82 - Transform Your Triggers
This week on Creativity School, we’re talking about triggers! While triggers are extremely uncomfortable and can leave us feeling deflated and paralyzed, they’re ACTUALLY here to pinpoint where you have stuck energy and where you have the capacity to expand into your highest self. Learn how to use the things that trigger you as a way to know exactly where your limiting beliefs are, and bring these subconscious thoughts to the surface so you can expand and grow into your fullest and most authentic, creative being. WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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BONUS - How Working with Spiritual Guidance Changed Our Lives
03/30/2023
BONUS - How Working with Spiritual Guidance Changed Our Lives
I believe there is a very strong relationship between creativity and spirituality and I’m excited to share this BONUS episode with you this week! It’s a conversation I had with my dear friend Sylvia Beatriz, an intuition coach and psychic medium, all about how working with spiritual guidance changed our lives. We talk about: -How to begin to start cultivating a relationship with our intuition. -Why it’s SO important to learn to integrate critical thinking and intuition for the world today. -The personal cost of ignoring the call to slow down and tune into what we need …and MORE. If you enjoyed this episode please let me know! WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH SYLVIA BEATRIZ: | CONNECT WITH GRACE CHON: | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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Lesson 81 - Cultivating Creativity: Finding Your Own Unique Voice and Style
03/29/2023
Lesson 81 - Cultivating Creativity: Finding Your Own Unique Voice and Style
Over the last 15 years of my career as a professional photographer, one of the compliments I’ve loved the most is when someone tells me they just *know* when a photo is mine. It shows me that my work is recognizable and that I’ve been able to find my own unique voice as a creative. This week in our Cultivating Creativity Series, I’ll be sharing how to develop your own unique voice and style as a creator. Tune in for a deep dive on deconstructing the process of taking all your influences and inspirations, and turning them into something that is uniquely you (and WITHOUT copying others!) WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH GRACE CHON: | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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Lesson 80 - Cultivating Creativity: What Do You Like?
03/21/2023
Lesson 80 - Cultivating Creativity: What Do You Like?
Today’s episode is the first in a new series called Cultivating Creativity, where I’ll be sharing simple and practical tips on how to craft the way you think and ideate TO BE MORE CREATIVE! At the very foundation of cultivating creativity is a simple truth: know what you like and why. Tune in this week to learn about why it’s essential to: Get really clear on what you like. Embrace it wholeheartedly with bravado, and without shame or judgement. Allow this connection to yourself and to your own tastes to flow into your creative work. WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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BEST OF -Becoming More Creative Through Your Intuition with Esther Loopstra
03/14/2023
BEST OF -Becoming More Creative Through Your Intuition with Esther Loopstra
This week’s episode is all about HOW TO BE MORE CREATIVE! How to tap into it, how to follow the creative process, and how to feed your creative spirit by listening to your intuition. My guest today, Esther Loopstra, is a prolific artist and illustrator, specializing in food and travel, hand-lettering, and surface design. Her work has been used for print ads, editorials, books, stationery products, and textiles and her clients include Target, Frito Lay, Google, Jo Ann Fabrics, Eddie Bauer, and American Greetings. Esther’s insatiable curiosity drew her to learn as much as she could about the creative process, eventually leading her to teach people how to discover their innate creativity. She believes everyone is creative and is passionate about helping others find and express the creativity that resides inside of them. In this episode, she shares all about her insights as a creativity expert and teacher. Mentioned in this episode: How Esther became an illustrator, burned out, and eventually discovered her intuition How creativity has a whole range of pathways and is something innate in all of us Exercises to develop our intuition, trust it, and act on it How to quiet your inner critic Why we need to feed our creative spirit Overcoming the fear of what people are going to think and the fear of sharing our work Giving ourselves the freedom to make mistakes How to find your passion using your intuition Open mode and closed mode - the two modes we need for the creative process , by Julia Cameron WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH ESTHER: | | CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: | | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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Lesson 78 - The Subjectivity of Creativity - Everything is an Opinion!
03/08/2023
Lesson 78 - The Subjectivity of Creativity - Everything is an Opinion!
Creativity is NOT math - there isn’t one defined, clear answer on what’s right or good. Everything is simply an opinion, completely subjective and in the eye of the beholder. I recently had a portfolio review and had the chance to share my latest photo series with top industry people from photo festivals and museums. This week on Creativity School, I share my top takeaways to remember when you have a disappointing response to your work. Here’s a gentle reminder: The point of creating what matters to us, isn’t so that it matters to everyone! Feeling like our work is ENOUGH is a key part of building confidence in this wildly subjective world of creativity, and I’m here to walk you through how to do it. WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: | | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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Lesson 77 - Connecting the Natural World with Our Creative Spirit with Jess Keating, Part 2
02/24/2023
Lesson 77 - Connecting the Natural World with Our Creative Spirit with Jess Keating, Part 2
Here’s Part 2 of my conversation with Jess Keating, a scientist, bestselling author of 23 books, shamanic guide, and holistic money mentor. Jess bridges the gap between science and spirituality, guiding creatives and entrepreneurs to healing their deepest blocks so they share their medicine and message with the world. In the second part of our conversation, we discuss how to build a sustainable creative business through slower deeper moves, rather than the flashy stuff that sells on the internet. Jess shares the most common forms of self sabotage she sees with creatives, and how to build a business that actually feels good and is aligned with your creative spirit and soul in a way feels right for YOU. WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: | | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click CONNECT WITH JESS KEATING: |
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Lesson 76 - Connecting the Natural World with Our Creative Spirit with Jess Keating, Part 1
02/23/2023
Lesson 76 - Connecting the Natural World with Our Creative Spirit with Jess Keating, Part 1
This week I’m talking to Jess Keating, a scientist, bestselling author of 23 books, shamanic guide, and holistic money mentor. Jess bridges the gap between science and spirituality, guiding creatives and entrepreneurs to healing their deepest blocks so they share their medicine and message with the world. Jess brings a unique perspective to creativity and the way she intersects the world of science, spirituality and creative expression. She shares how there’s a more holistic and natural approach to creative living and money making. We also talk about the connection between nature and our creativity, and how we can look to nature to find the answers we seek because we are all wired to be connected to it. Stay tuned for Part 2 where we dig deeper into building a sustainable creative practice and business by looking to nature for learning how to make slower, deeper moves and blending the natural world with our creative spirit. WORK WITH ME! ⚡ 🌟 CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: | | Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! If you have any questions or comments for the show, click CONNECT WITH JESS KEATING: |
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Lesson 75: How to Strengthen Your Creative Muscles
02/13/2023
Lesson 75: How to Strengthen Your Creative Muscles
There are times in life when you’re totally going to suck at something…. and that’s okay! But how do you support yourself through the discomfort of being so bad and new at it? And how do you keep going when it’s so uncomfortable you want to quit? Tune in this week to hear how to allow yourself to be comfortable with being uncomfortable so you can continue to expand and strengthen your creative muscles. WORK WITH ME! 🌟 If you're interested in being on an Office Hours episode with me for some 1:1 creative coaching so you can start creating what really matters to you, . CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! | | If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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BEST OF: Mental Health, Burning Out and Finding Joy in Your Work Again with Seung Hee Lee
01/31/2023
BEST OF: Mental Health, Burning Out and Finding Joy in Your Work Again with Seung Hee Lee
What happens when the thing you love to make the most completely burns you out? This week on Creativity School, I have a very honest conversation about mental health and burning out with Korean chef and author Seung Hee Lee. Seung Hee is a self proclaimed “disease detective” by day as a full time Epidemiologist, and a classically trained chef and side hustling pop-up chef by night. She’s also a traditionally published author of a Korean cookbook, which she worked on and released while working at her day job. We talk about her journey to becoming a chef and author, and how she uses social media to dispel stereotypes about Korean food. Seung Hee also shares how her weekend pop-up events became burdensome and left her feeling depressed and unhappy. She discusses how she began the process of overcoming her burnout and why it’s essential to create work that makes you happy instead of making work to please others. WORK WITH ME! 🌟 If you're interested in being on an Office Hours episode with me for some 1:1 creative coaching so you can start creating what really matters to you, . CONNECT WITH SEUNG HEE: | CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: Thank you so much for listening! so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! | | If you have any questions or comments for the show, click
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Lesson 73 - New Year, Old You!
01/18/2023
Lesson 73 - New Year, Old You!
Happy 2023 friends! What if this new year is all about stepping into the OLD YOU? The most authentic, aligned, and real you, that’s hiding under feeling afraid, unworthy, and not being good enough? And what if your creativity is just the thing to help you remember? I believe creativity is powerful pathway to transformation because when we create what really matters to us, we reconnect to ourselves. The more you create, the more you learn about yourself. The more you learn about yourself, the more you heal. The more you heal, the more you remember the old you. And the old you is where the magic lies. WORK WITH ME! 🌟 CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! | | If you have any questions or comments for the show, click .
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Lesson 72 - Just Do the Work and Allow Things to Grow with Raúl B Fernández
12/22/2022
Lesson 72 - Just Do the Work and Allow Things to Grow with Raúl B Fernández
How can you keep following what you authentically enjoy and allow one thing to lead you to the next? Raúl B Fernández is an award winning commercial director and has received recognition for his work for brands such as Chevy, Amazon, and Coca-Cola. But in 2020 when the film industry came to a complete standstill and Raúl found himself out of work, he started making veggie planter boxes for fun. His pandemic hobby unintentionally turned into a business and Victory Garden LA was born. With a booming new business, Raúl quickly hired other out of work film industry types to help “pay our bills, one beautiful planter box at a time”. Listen this week to hear all about his incredible journey of pivoting from unemployment to building a thriving business that has been written up in Sunset Magazine, the LA Times, and has attracted a celebrity following. Raúl shares his tips on how to take action without overthinking, how to increase your personal magnetism to attract what you need, and why it’s so important to create for the sake of creating. He also shares what it’s like to create while struggling with anxiety and depression, and his tips on how he works through imposter syndrome and feeling not good enough. WORK WITH ME! ⚡ 🌟 Thank you so much for listening. If you're interested in being on an Office Hours episode with me for some 1:1 creative coaching so you can start manifesting your wildest creative dreams, . CONNECT WITH RAÚL B FERNÁNDEZ: | CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! | | If you have any questions or comments for the show, click .
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Lesson 71 - Clear Your Creative Blocks Through Energy Work with Missy Toy Ozeas
11/28/2022
Lesson 71 - Clear Your Creative Blocks Through Energy Work with Missy Toy Ozeas
What is energy healing and how can you use this modality to release creative blocks and shift closer to the dream, transformation, and manifestation that you desire? This week on Creativity School, I’m talking to Missy Toy Ozeas, an Energy Healer and Transformation Guide. Missy says she did not ever set out to be an energy healer and for most of her life, hid her unusual gifts of being able to see energy and energetic patterns. She eventually left a career in television to become a Healer, and has been impacting countless lives ever since. We talk all things energy this episode - how our thoughts and beliefs relate to our energy field, how every problem has an energetic root, and how we can begin to clear blocks by getting to the root of the problem at an energetic level. Missy also shares why energetic hygiene is so important especially for creativity, and how when you change your energy you change the world around you. Missy also gives me a profound Energy Healing at the end of this episode, and stay tuned until the end where she shares a beautiful message for YOU! If you want to learn all about how consciously working with energy can shift your creative life, be sure to tune in! 🌟 WORK WITH ME! Now booking December appointments. 🌟 Thank you so much for listening. If you're interested in being on an Office Hours episode with me for some 1:1 creative coaching so you can start manifesting your wildest creative dreams, . CONNECT WITH MISSY TOY OZEAS: | CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! | | If you have any questions or comments for the show, click .
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Lesson 70 - The Power of a Growth Mindset
11/17/2022
Lesson 70 - The Power of a Growth Mindset
When asked about the number-one ingredient in creative achievement, more than 140 creativity researchers identified growth mindset as the key to success. So what exactly is growth mindset, and how can it help you live to your fullest creative potential? Tune in this week to learn about how traits like intelligence, creativity and the ability to be successful are things that can be cultivated and developed, and how a fixed mindset is actually holding you back from growing and expanding into your highest and most authentic expression. - Carol Dwek Ted Talk - Shad Helmstetter 🌟 WORK WITH ME! Now booking November appointments. 🌟 Thank you so much for listening. If you're interested in being on an Office Hours episode with me for some 1:1 creative coaching so you can start manifesting your wildest creative dreams, . CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL: Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online! | | If you have any questions or comments for the show, click .
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