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Beginning again is inevitable; and the more graceful we become at it, the better it feels. Leaving behind what no longer serves you is an opportunity to come into deeper alignment with what does. Appreciate you honoring your creative life alongside me! Follow and subscribe to stay to support.  Listen to the podcast… Support: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/createtoliberate/support Spotify: h...

This is a 10 minute guided meditation to tune into your heart's wisdom. You are here to be led by your inner compass: the heart, anahata chakra, hridaya spiritual heart... In this meditation you'll experience a mindfulness meditation and focused attention on the heart. All meant to support you in feeling heart-opening and greater connection. Let me know if you'd like to hear more medit...

Time to surrender in honoring our feminine energy. The importance for cultivating this energy within us is for a more fulfilling life. We'll cover what is feminine energy is, the power of it, practical steps to cultivate it daily, what the benefits are of that, and what it means to live a fulfilling life. Appreciate you honoring your creative life alongside me! Follow and subscribe to stay to...

After the TikTok Ban on January 19th, 2025 in the United States there is a need for creative ownership. Rather than depending on social media platforms for your full livelihood, in this episode I highlight other verticals you can add to your creative business as income. I also share personal reflection on what this ban meant around censorship and personally to me. Appreciate you being along this c...

There comes a time when reclaiming our inner power and strength, despite adversities, is needed. After a challenging week in Los Angeles with fires, and a break in attempt to my home, this episode comes as guidance and uplift to others. Appreciate you tuning in! Like , subscribe, review to show your support.  Listen to the podcast… Support: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/createtoliberate/su...

Sharing 3 books that are supporting a sacred start to my year. Slowing down, more solitude, enjoying deeper-attention content and art… birthed more sacred moments in my life. That sacred slowing is where transcendent creativity begins to blossom. Appreciate you being along this creative journey with me! Follow and subscribe to stay to support.  Listen to the podcast… Support: https://creators.spot...

This is a personal reflection episode recapping my 2024 and reason for pausing from podcasting this past year. Sharing five main lessons gained during this time and why I’m back. We are officially retiring No Starving Artist and rebirthed as Create To Liberate. Appreciate you being along this creative journey with me! Follow and subscribe to stay in the loop.  Listen to the podcast… Support: https...

If we slow down we might find we feel more content than when we do more. In this episode we explore how tuning into our inner worlds supports our outer expression. It is often counters creativity, feeling enough, and is at the expense of our wellbeing to push for more. Knowing when to push and when to pause is the goal. We'll end the episode with three books that I read recently to support bei...

We are more than our titles; however, some creative expressions have their drawbacks and benefits. I’ll be sharing some perspective from my experience as both an artist and creator as well as breaking down some of the benefits of being both this day in age. For those who want to uplevel their personal brands, creatively unblock, and share themselves authentically join me for a session. Book a crea...

Despite feeling like completely new people at different junctions of our lives, our past creations continue to inform our output in the present. Embracing the continued evolution of us as creatives can also mean pulling from past experiences. Knowing that our past titles, relationships, and loves can be carried into who we define ourselves as today. We are infinitely expansive and this episode is...

While some of us hold creative outlets for simply play, expression, and wellness; this episode is for those seeking to uplevel their marketability, make a livelihood from their art, and reach a wider audience. For those who want to uplevel their personal brands, creatively unblock, and share themselves authentically join me for a session. Book a creative consulting session with me ⁠here⁠ : https:/...

We are always acting. Understanding the roles we play, the programmed roles we've been conditioned into perform for likeability, validation, profit, and so on is helpful. In no longer acting we get closer to understanding our true selves, we regain energy from authenticity, and we learn how to create from that truth. Also happy to share that I'm opening myself to taking on clients this mon...

Hugging and befriending the ego is healing. We've explored humbling ourselves and taming the ego, but in this episode we'll discuss the next evolution. There is release in loving our ego. By doing so we learn to love our whole selves; we building more oneness and connection with others; and have more self-compassion along our creative journeys. Mentioned on this episode the RAIN meditation practic...

We need more life force energy and less fixation on our goals. If we have goals then making progress towards them doesn't have to be at the expense of having a healthy life holistically. In this episode we'll explore what life force energy is and how to recognize when yours is depleted. Book: The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower Phil Stutz Book: Coming Ali...

Most of us work in a way that works for the economy, but often is at odds with our wellbeing, values, flow state… In this episode we’ll raise some questions around work schedules for self-inquiry. The hope is we are able to truly understand what working supports our holistic success. Welcome to season 3 of No Starving Artist! Your support is appreciated; ⁠click here to donate.⁠  #NoStarvingArtist...

Where are you? We can so easily become disconnected to where we are physically from our bodies and from how we're feeling. There's value in taking in as much life as possible as a creative, it informs our art, but our sensitive bodies need grounding and attention too. We'll explore this topic and end with a sensory exercise for tuning into the here and now. Your support is appreciated; click here...

Boredom feels like a luxury, but for most artists it is essential. Boredom makes space for blossoming: innovative thought, access to our imagination, play, and much more. We’ll explore five big benefits in this episode. Your support is appreciated; click here to give.  #NoStarvingArtist Find me @anisabenitez on Instagram

Let’s share silence together. This is a 20 minute meditation made with the intention to support reconnecting with our quiet inner-world and embracing the quiet in the outer world as well. In silence we soften. Your support is appreciated; click here to give.  #NoStarvingArtist Find me @anisabenitez on Instagram

Are you feeling low in energy? Here are three practices that I use most to get my energy back. Whether a creative rut or energy low, a lack of motivation is a good indication that we could use some recharging. We'll end with some brief breathwork. Your support is appreciated; click here to give.  #NoStarvingArtist Find me @anisabenitez on Instagram

We'll be exploring a reflection exercise from Vishen Lakhiani, founder of Mindvalley, to bring desires forward this new year. I encourage you to pause this episode, sit down with pen and paper, and give yourself 10 minutes for this exploration on how to take action and grow toward your desires.  Your support is appreciated; click here to give.  #NoStarvingArtist Find me @anisabenitez on...

Let love be the North Star. Much of the creative journey is about allowing ourselves to express our love, self-love, sharing love with others... but there are many types of love. In this episode we cover the 8 different loves identified by the Ancient Greek. We'll end with a 10 minute loving kindness meditation. Your support is appreciated; click here to give.  #NoStarvingArtist Find me @anis...

Creative community take many forms. This episode is a reflection on unexpected ways our current communities are truly supportive of our creative flourishing, even when it doesn't feel so clear. We'll end with some affirmations. Your support is appreciated; click here to give.  #NoStarvingArtist Find me @anisabenitez on Instagram

Rest is a a priority. Take breaks and space allows us to get a birds-eye view of what we're doing. We'll reflect on "being" and end with a 10 minute guided meditation for grounding.  Your support is appreciated; click here to give.  #NoStarvingArtist Find me @anisabenitez on Instagram

With a new year around the corning, it's time for a reflection on lessons 2022 taught me along this creative journey. The year’s theme was “embodiment” and that yielded some learnings around slowing down, prioritizing energizing activities, and more that I hope provide value to you and other artists. Your support is appreciated; click here to give.  #NoStarvingArtist Find me @anisabenitez on...

It’s a new season! Thanks for being here over a year since the last episode aired. On this episode we dissect the intention of this season and importance of honoring our artist. Then we explore the concept of Shadow Artists, a term by Julia Cameron in The Artist's Way  and how exploring our shadow-self connects us to our artist.  Your support is appreciated; click here to give.  #No...