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Rodney Ellis—photographer and filmmaker—spent part of his mid-twenties teaching at the same high school he attended, feeling the weight of shame because he knew he "could be doing more.”  He couldn't pinpoint what he was chasing until a mysterious man in black shades at a festival told him he'd lived in 50 places and learned that misery follows you everywhere. The happiest he'd ever been was in Me...

Voiced by journalist and DJ Jared Boyd, this pep talk kicks you into creative gear before you start a project. It’s a reminder that you were put here to express yourself, no matter what.

Dr. Andrea Jacobo—creative wellness practitioner, researcher, and poet—spent years studying the science of how bodies move while her right brain staged a full-scale revolt. The first-generation Dominican American became an exercise physiologist, Zumba instructor, and yoga teacher, understanding intellectually that shaking your hips (aka shaking a$$) opens the root chakra where creativity and fear...

Written and voiced by writer Nikkino Wesson, this guided meditation invites you to slow down and accept the silence instead of rushing ahead to the new year.

Voiced by musician and creator Mara Daniele, this guided journaling exercise helps you to envision what your Future Self looks like while connecting you to your five senses.

Rachel Maxann built her debut album "Black Fae" as a 56-minute expedition through the darkest corners of her mind, then emerged claiming her divinity. The Memphis-based vocalist and therapist structured the record like a depressive spiral. Not the sanitized kind that gets radio play, but the real thing that starts with intrusive thoughts and burrows deeper until you either learn something profound...

Produced and voiced by Strooly, this guided dance meditation is meant to be experienced with others. Find the rhythm, feel your feet on the ground, and notice everyone around as you connect to your body and the people sharing this world with you. ⚪️ Listen at likereallycreative.com/meditate 

DJ Rosamii—DJ, community builder, and founder of Bloom Haus Creative Group—found her calling through rebellion and rediscovery. Moving to Memphis in 2020, she stumbled into the local music scene while DJing for a boyfriend's show, quickly realizing she'd been hiding her true musical tastes from strict parents who wanted her to be a doctor or lawyer. What started as sneaking hip-hop past parental c...

Get to the center of your creative essence with this beautiful visualization and sound healing meditation voiced and performed by Tori Grace Anito.  Tori’s soothing voice paired with the hum of sound bowls allows you to tap in, slow down, and find the trust in your creative self. The visualization begins in the front of two golden doors. What will you find behind them? ⚪️ Listen at ⁠likereallycre...

Thomas Corbin discovered his creative calling through necessity and rebellion. After being publicly humiliated in art school for not following assignment rules despite creating beautiful work, he fled to biological anthropology, studying Neanderthal extinction and learning that our ancient cousins were sophisticated artists who made jewelry and buried their dead with flowers. But art kept calling...

Nate Renner is a Memphis-based pop artist who finds inspiration in Southern rituals and commercialism. His work explores the repetitive traditions of the rural South—like the guy who throws beer cans in the same ditch every day after work—and how people prioritize vices over necessities. Growing up Church of Christ, Nate examines the connection between brands and memory, how families attach to spe...

Dame Mufasa is a poet disguised as a hip-hop artist, "Trojan horsing poetry through gold teeth and hip hop.” His brain works in narrative connections, whether linear or abstract, creating entire universes from disparate thoughts before they become too big to execute. Dame's philosophy centers on art as sacred work—following in the footsteps of Tupac and James Baldwin—with every project carrying th...

Elle Perry is Memphis's go-to Arts & Culture editor at The Daily Memphian, a self-described generalist who can hit five art gallery openings in one night. Her love affair with the arts began in third grade when a speech therapy teacher took her to see The Nutcracker, then deepened in college when she discovered the broke student's paradise of gallery openings (free wine and cheese). Elle's nos...

Photographer Anthony Lorenzo leads this meditation to help you work through creative blocks and fear. You'll visualize yourself in your creative space, connecting with your tools and the process of making without hesitation. The session focuses on building confidence in your creative abilities and trusting your instincts. Designed for writers, artists, musicians, and other creators who feel stuck...

Vivica Vanity's path to drag began with a childhood creating digital art, anime obsession, and fictional world-building. As an "internet baby" who could type before writing, she spent years making animations and original characters while feeling like an outsider in school. Her drag career sparked in 2022 at Code Pink in Oxford, Mississippi after being inspired by Sasha Colby's reveal techniques. S...