The Creative Soul Podcast

Rebecca Akat is a menstrual cycle coach and the founder and owner of Blume Womb where she guides women to have a deeper relationship to the cycles and seasons of their menstrual cycle. In this episode, we talk about: How to build a relationship with your womb and menstrual cycle What cycle and/or hormonal imbalances might mean The four feminine archetypes The four phases of the menstrual cycle The...

In this episode, Leya invites one of the retreat participants from The Creative Soul Retreat, Najma Treadwell to share more about her experience, what she got from the retreat, and what it opened up for her in her life. Najma homeschools her 6 children, is a birth doula, and community service advocate. We talk about: The importance of investing in yourself The fears that come up when we invest in...

In this solo episode, Leya shares 5 tips on how to start and finish your creative projects. We talk about: How to show up consistently to your creative projects Honoring your creative projects Finding inspiration when feeling stuck How to find the motivation to finish your creative project even if you haven't touched it in years! Playing and having fun to think of your project in new ways! Con...

Varsha Mathur, J.D, PCC, a certified dating and relationship coach with over seven years of experience, guides clients worldwide to effortlessly find and sustain lasting love with their ideal partners. Through her tailored coaching approach, Varsha empowers both singles and couples to cultivate confidence, ignite attraction, and build partnerships that withstand the test of time. We talk about: Wh...

Anthony Meindl is an award winning writer/director, best selling author, and founder of international Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop. H e's worked with 2-time Golden Globe Nominee Shailene Woodley, BAFTA Nominee Daryl McCormack, Grammy Winner Camilla Cabello,  Bridgerton’s  Phoebe Dynevor and Simone Ashley, Pop Star Suki Waterhouse and hundreds of others, and is known as the Tony Robbins...

In this solo episode, Leya shares her personal experience with her first creative love - the theater, and how she navigated heartbreak, rejection, and letting go of her dreams. We talk about: Why she fell in love with theater at 3 years old Why theater represented family, home, and belonging Keeping your heart open in the face of rejection What happens when something you love becomes toxic The sha...

Emma Andrews is an Intuitive, Medium and Intuition Teacher. She specializes in clairvoyance, energy healing and somatic therapy. She offers virtual and in-person Intuitive and Mediumship Sessions and leads intuition workshops and wellness retreats around the world. In this episode, we talk about: The story of how her intuitive gifts opened up The difference between intuition and mediumship The fiv...

Anat Peri is an Inner-Child Healing Expert in the coaching and wellness space whose background blends traditional healing arts and modern psychology, with somatic and inner-child reparenting techniques that have enabled her to guide hundreds of practitioners, business owners, and their teams, through her TCS Method. In this episode we talk about: The importance of feeling your feelings Why feeling...

Elyse Welles is a Greek-Egyptian American earth intuitive witch, podcaster, & author based in Artemis, Greece. A practicing witch for over twelve years on three continents, she is a Priestess of the eclectic Faery Tradition. She writes regularly for Witchology, Witch Way Magazine, and the Wild Hunt, cohosts the Magick Kitchen Podcast, and runs Seeking Numina, giving tours to Greece's sacre...

In this solo episode, Leya shares a seasonal life update! We talk about checking in on our goals midway through the year and what she's been learning through her own creative process, as well as recapping a trip she recently took to Italy and Greece! We discuss: Showing up to our writing practice Telling your story and the process of writing a memoir Leya's experience attending a retreat f...

In this special solo episode, Leya shares ALL the details about her wedding day on the first anniversary of her wedding! We talk about: The wedding planning process being a portal of transformation The death and rebirth cycle of transitions Why grief can come up during the wedding planning process How to infuse intention & ceremony throughout the wedding day Having a sober curious wedding Navi...

Shannon Keating is a Holistic Life Coach for Women, Teen Girls in Middle/High School, & Young Adult Women in College. She supports women with self empowerment, self love, and gaining the tools to cultivate self awareness guiding them back home to their hearts. In this episode, we discuss: Healing from an eating disorder holistically Navigating comparison with other women, body image, shame, an...

HEATHER ECK is a multimedia abstract artist and writer. Heather interprets people, places, and experiences through color, a condition known as synesthesia. Her work has been exhibited in more than 30 shows, and she offers an inspiring perspective on connecting healing through color, symbolism, and form. In this episode we discuss: Leya's experience receiving a spirit portrait from Heather Open...

Tune into this solo episode where Leya shares how she has developed a deep connection to nature, and what nature has taught her about her own creative soul. We discuss how nature and creativity are mirrors, connecting with our childhood self, and Leya shares personal stories about how plants got re-introduced in her life and how nature has inspired her. She also shares details, about The Creative...

Maria Brito is an award-winning New York-based contemporary art advisor, curator and the bestselling author of “How Creativity Rules The World” (HarperCollins). A Harvard graduate, originally from Venezuela, Brito has been selected by Complex Magazine as one of the 20 Power Players in the Art World she was named by ARTNEWS as one of the visionaries who gets to shape the art world. In this episode...

Tune into this week's solo episode where Leya shares a mini message on changing our mindsets on how we view success and how we can start creating for our future self, and creating our legacy. We talk about: Changing your definition of success Creating for your legacy The one question you can ask yourself today to create for your tomorrow Being proud of how far you've come Sending love to y...

Val is an herbalist, gardener, writer, and artist. She is the owner of Woodspell Apothecary where she cultivates resources for folks to connect to the plant world around them. In this episode we talk about: The mythical nature of the forest The connection between fairytales and the forest Working with fear in nature Connecting to ancestors through the land Herbal bitters and how they affect the bo...

Tune into this week's solo episode as Leya shares all the details behind the upcoming creative writing workshop, The Poetry of Plant Magic! The Poetry Of Plant Magic Connect To Your Writing Practice & Deepen Your Connection With Nature When: April 9th-April 30th, 2024 Where: Anywhere in the world via Zoom 4 weekly creative writing sessions Creative Writing and Journal Prompts Learn about h...

Brooke Novick is a licensed psychotherapist and graduate of the Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She has worked for a psilocybin retreat company, assisted a shaman during Ayahuasca ceremonies, and has years of experience working with individuals, couples, and groups. In this episode, we talk about: Integrating therapy and medicine...

In this solo episode, Leya shares the two intentions she made for 2024 and how sticking to her habits has created more stability, structure, and safety. We discuss: The changing of the seasons What Leya loved about winter this year The hardest part about sticking to your habits Writing as an act of embodiment Feeling your feelings Friendship breakups Healing the sister wound DM @leyavandoren or em...

Britt is a certified health coach, spiritual life coach, podcast host, entrepreneur, energy healer, plant-based nutrition advocate, speaker, and integrative wellness enthusiast. In this episode, we talk about: How Britt hosted the MAGIC retreat in Puerto Rico and the gifts it gave us Trusting your visions Pausing your career for motherhood Navigating parenthood and mental health with your partner...

Ning is a published poet, grief guide, spiritual healer and dream yogi specializing in the intersection of the healing power of dreams, rituals, and spiritual constellations as potent tools for helping the bereaved evolve and continue their relationship with their dead loved one and find the light side of grief. Her work as a grief guide is an integration of 10+ years of Tibetan dream yoga, 6+ yea...

Leya announces the launch of The Soul Radiance Retreat - a sisterhood, creativity, and self-love focused retreat from May 17th-20th, 2024 near San Diego, California. An invitation to slow down, connect with your true self, and experience the magic of sisterhood. She invites her co-hosts for the retreat, Shannon Keating and Ashley Love to discuss: All the details for the upcoming retreat, The Soul...

In this bonus episode, Leya shares some of her favorite books she read in 2023. She talks about: The importance of reading and why she's loved books and reading since childhood Why this year she stopped reading as many self-help books and started reading more fiction! How social media can be a window, but books can be a mirror How books connect us to the collective unconsciousness Some of the...

Tune into this special solo episode where Leya reflects on the highs and lows of 2023, the lessons learned, and some of her hopes for 2024. From spending the first six months of the year wedding planning, to hosting a bachelorette retreat trip in Tulum, to being a bridesmaid in a friends wedding, to getting married in June, to honeymooning in Mexico, to moving to D.C., to connecting with family an...