Kaila Allen

Creative Journey

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Creative Journey is a podcast where we explore creativity and mindfulness. We believe everyone is creative, and we want to help you discover and nurture your creativity. We also believe mindfulness is essential for the creative process, and we want to help you cultivate a more mindful approach to your work and life. Let’s grow and expand together. E-mail us at creativejourney.kc@gmail.com. Join the list serve by sending a blank e-mail to creative–journey+subscribe@googlegroups.com. To join us each week on zoom, Send an e-mail to Community@acb.org

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Author

Kaila Allen

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Leisure

Latest episode

Oct 19, 2026

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Episodes

The Lighthouse: Energetic Boundaries & Presence 06.04.2026

In this session, Coach Kaila moves beyond verbal scripts into the Energetic Field. We explore the somatic transition from being a Sponge—absorbing the stress and urgency of others—to becoming a Lighthouse. Learn to occupy your 360-degree Kinesphere, practice the Teflon Shift to let external chaos slide off your presence, and find the Still Point that allows you to set the tone of any room without...

The Gifts of dreams and giving 02.04.2026

Book: The Ultimate Gift Author: Jim Stovall This episode focuses on dreams as the essence of how life can be. We discuss why a dream must belong solely to you and align with your own personality and soul. Also wee examine the principle that giving part of yourself away is the only way to get more out of life. This week explores how abundance is created through the act of giving.

Vocal Boundaries & The Scripting Lab 30.03.2026

For seven weeks, we have worked on the internal landscape of boundaries—identifying our limits, managing our guilt, and surviving the "Boundary Hangover." In Week 8, we take that internal work and give it a physical vibration. Welcome to the Scripting Lab. Today, we move beyond what we say and into the somatic frequency of how we say it. Setting a boundary is not just about finding the right words...

Gift: The Gift of Laughter 26.03.2026

Book: The Ultimate Gift Author: Jim Stovall Laughter is presented as medicine for the soul. We discuss the importance of being able to laugh at yourself and your problems as a way to find happiness in life.

Navigating Boundary Guilt & Repair 23.03.2026

You finally did it. You said "No." You set the boundary. But instead of feeling peaceful, you feel a massive wave of anxiety and guilt. You want to text them immediately and take it all back. In Week 7, we normalize this exact moment. It is called the "Boundary Hangover," and feeling it doesn't mean you made a mistake—it just means you are breaking an old survival pattern. We learn how to ride the...

Gift: The Gift of Family 19.03.2026

Book: The Ultimate Gift Author: Jim Stovall We explore how family gives us our roots, heritage, and past. This episode focuses on the idea that family is defined by love and can be built regardless of blood relations.

Internal Boundaries & The Committee 16.03.2026

Often, the harshest boundary violations don't come from strangers—they come from the voice inside our own heads. In Week 6, we turn the camera inward. We stop fighting our "Inner Critic" and start interviewing it. We learn that we are not one solid personality, but a "Committee" of parts trying to keep us safe. In this episode, we explore: The Internal Committee (IFS): Understanding that you are a...

Gift: The Gift of Problems 12.03.2026

This week teaches how to view obstacles as challenges to be overcome. We discuss how resilience and the spirit of love allow us to find joy even during difficult times.

Boundaries & The Fawn Response 09.03.2026

Why do we smile when we are actually angry? Why do we say "Yes" when our body is screaming "No"? We often shame ourselves for being "people-pleasers," calling it a weakness. But in Week 5, we flip the script. We learn that "Fawning" is actually a brilliant biological safety strategy—one that kept us safe when we were powerless. In this episode, we explore: The Biology of Fawning: Understanding the...

Gift: The Gift of Learning 06.03.2026

Book: The Ultimate Gift Author: Jim Stovall We dive into the fundamental key to all knowledge which is the hunger and desire for education. This week explores how a passion for learning makes a person wealthy regardless of material things.

Boundaries for Your Finite Vessel 02.03.2026

You cannot pour from an empty cup, yet the world often expects us to have an infinite supply of energy. In Week 4, we tackle the reality of capacity. We move from “Direction” (Week 3) to “Fuel,” learning to treat our energy as a precious, limited resource. In this episode, we explore: The Internal Battery: Why “existing” with a disability costs more energy (“The Energetic Cost”) and how to budget...

Gift: The Gift of Friends 26.02.2026

Book: The Ultimate Gift Author: Jim Stovall This episode examines the principles of true friendship including loyalty, commitment, and sharing in the lives of others. We discuss why vital connections are necessary for a meaningful life. Creative Guidance LLC

Somatic Boundaries & The Body’s Compass 23.02.2026

We often think boundaries are a mental decision—a sentence we craft in our heads. But by the time your brain thinks "I don't like this," your body has already been screaming "No" for ten minutes. In Week 3, we stop overthinking and start feeling. In this episode, we explore: The Nervous System Dashboard: Understanding your Green (Safe), Yellow (Anxious), and Red (Shutdown) zones. The Sensation Dic...

Gift: The Gift of Money 19.02.2026

Book: The Ultimate Gift Author: Jim Stovall On This Episode, we explore the true value of money and how it means different things depending on one’s situation. This episode highlights how using money to help others provides a proper perspective on life.

Week 2 - Boundaries in Your Origin Story 16.02.2026

Why is it so hard to say “no”? In Week 2, we move from where your boundaries are to why they formed that way. Coach Kaila guides you through a compassionate exploration of your “Origin Story,” looking at the family rules and survival strategies that shaped your current behaviors. In this episode, we explore: The Blueprint: How your attachment style (Anxious or Avoidant) creates your boundary scrip...

Gift: The Gift of Work 13.02.2026

Book: The Ultimate Gift Author: Jim Stovall This week focuses on the fundamental value of hard work and the satisfaction found in a job well done. We discuss why labor is a necessary starting point for personal growth and transformation. Visit https://creativeguidancellc.com/

Week 1 - The 7 Terrains of Self 09.02.2026

Boundaries are not walls intended to shut people out; they are the navigation system that keeps us safe. In this series premiere, Coach Kaila maps the landscape of your life, moving beyond vague advice to explore the 7 Terrains of Self. In this episode, we explore: How to identify the 7 specific areas where you need boundaries (Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Time, Energetic, Material, and Inti...

The Glimmer Hunter: Discovering Micro-Moments of Safety, Play, and Laughter 02.02.2026

In the fourth episode of our series, “The Art of Arrival,” Coach Kaila shifts our focus from clearing the obstacles to actively populating our lives with light. We dive into the world of “Glimmers”—those micro-moments of safety and connection that signal to our nervous system that the “war” is over and we are safe to arrive. We explore the profound biology of laughter, looking at how it acts as a...

Worthy Without Working: Uncoupling Value from Productivity 26.01.2026

In the third installment of our series, “The Art of Arrival,” Coach Kaila explores one of the most significant barriers to true presence: the myth of the “Human Doing.” In a world that conditions us to tie our worth to our to-do lists, many of us have lost the ability to simply exist without justification. This episode dives into the “Inner Taskmaster” and the “Efficiency Trap” that turns even our...

The Capacity for Joy: Navigating the Upper Limit Problem 19.01.2026

In this episode of Creative Journey, we continue our series, “The Art of Arrival: Rewiring Your Brain for Joy.” Coach Kaila dives deep into the “Upper Limit Problem”—the subconscious thermostat that often triggers anxiety, worry, or self-sabotage when our lives start going “too well.” We explore the somatic difference between the Inner Critic, who uses shame to dampen our joy, and the Inner Protec...

The Science of Satisfaction 12.01.2026

In this episode of Creative Journey, we begin our new series, “The Art of Arrival: Rewiring Your Brain for Joy.” Coach Kaila explores why we often spend our lives “seeking” instead of “savoring” and how our biological wiring can make contentment feel elusive. We dive deep into the neuroscience of the Dopamine loop—the brain’s “anticipation” circuit—and explain why reaching a goal can sometimes lea...

Seeds of Intention: A New Year’s Day Workshop 04.01.2026

Join Coach Kaila to shift from heavy Resolutions to aligned Intentions. We will dive into the science of why resolutions fail, enjoy a guided meditation to find your “Word of the Year,” and learn multi-sensory tools to anchor that word in your daily life.

Befriending Difficult Emotions: part 3 02.01.2026

Integration & Resilience: Building Your Compassionate Toolbox In this final session, we integrate all techniques, adding tools like Loving-Kindness and the Handshake Practice to strengthen your brain’s resilience circuits and build your personalized roadmap for lasting emotional balance.

Befriending Difficult Emotions: part 2 02.01.2026

Active Regulation: The Power of Soften, Soothe, Allow You will master the core technique of Soften, Soothe, Allow, which actively calms your nervous system by releasing physical tension and cultivating self-kindness, allowing difficult emotions to process and subside naturally.

Creative Journey Befriending Difficult Emotions: Part 1 30.12.2025

Foundations: Naming, Noticing, and Welcoming What Is This session teaches you the crucial first step of Name & Note, helping you regulate your response by non-judgmentally observing emotions and their physical sensations to understand that no feeling is fixed.

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