The Creative Soul Podcast

Lizzie Markson is a theatre artist, an acting teacher/coach, and a movement/meditation teacher.  Her mission in everything she does is to empower others to open their hearts so they feel held in unity and catharsis. As an actor, she has appeared as Sophie in the “Mamma Mia!” Farewell National Tour, Anybodys in “West Side Story” at the IHI Stage Around Tokyo, and Natalie in “Next to Normal.”  Every...

Florrie Bagel is a songbird artist who weaves with words, music, soul and wildflowers. She created  Through the Smoke,  an intimate cabaret evening honoring the wit, grit and jazz in the music of Amy Winehouse. She made her Broadway debut last year in  The Rose Tattoo  and has performed with City Center Encores! and National Tours. In this episode we go deep on how to use breath, movement, and sou...

Yulia Van Doren is a Grammy-nominated international opera singer and sound healer and is one of the innovators of the modern holistic wellness movement. Her first book, Crystals is an international bestseller and has won several awards and been translated into multiple languages. In this episode we discuss creative constraints, on making money as a creative, professional vs amateur artists, and he...

In this special solo episode, I'm coming at you live from the island of Kauai in Hawaii! I tell the story of how I unexpectedly found myself in Hawaii for the month and the lessons I learned from spending 2 weeks in quarantine. I end the episode with a short meditation to infuse you with the magical island vibes, tap into the present moment, and ask the question - what is your island? Creative...

Erica (she/her/hers) is a multi-hyphenate performing and visual artist based in the Los Angeles area. She has an extensive background in Musical Theatre, and is a graduate of UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts (where she met Leya!). When she is not on stage acting through song and dance, you can find her creating visual works (most often paint, collage, and mixed media), writing poet...

Mandy Sham is a photographer, writer, and yogi seeking the power of human stories through travel and food. She has befriended, documented, and eaten her way through sixty countries. When not traveling, she is a freelance sound designer and food writer based out of Toronto, Canada. In this episode we discuss finding creativity in the mundane, how to shed past identities, how yoga and creativity are...

Alicia Albright is an NYC based broadway performing artist, choreographer, creator, avid traveller and theatre dance/yoga/meditation and empowerment teacher and is starting her own company called The Feed Your Soul Project. She has appeared on Broadway as an original cast member and swing in Disney's Frozen the Musical, and was also as the Dance Captain/Swing of Wicked on Broadway.  We talk ab...

In this episode I share a personal story how I learned to make friends with my fear and how I navigate imposter syndrome. Whether you're scared of "calling" yourself an artist or feel too afraid of your big dreams, this episode will help you navigate those feelings and make them PART of your creative process rather than letting them stop you. Creative Resources Mentioned: The War of Ar...

Elizabeth Woolf is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who grew up in California singing along to early Frank Sinatra show tune recordings in the backseat of her mom's gray minivan, and found her voice while belting and sobbing to Sara Bareilles and Bon Iver from the driver’s seat of her dad’s hand me down Saab convertible. Once she discovered Stevie Wonder in ear buds on the BART, she knew it was t...

Taylor Fagins is a writer and storyteller. Through music, scripts, books, and speeches, he tells the story of the human experience from every lens possible. In this episode, we talk about his writing process, being a black artist in America, recording new songs on voice memos, the positive and negative feedback he got from his new song, We Need More, what to do when you have too many ideas, his ex...

In this episode, I share a mini message on how creativity is your gift. Listen to this one if you've ever struggled with fear on sharing your work - whether it be an offering, a piece of art, etc! I share a personal story on how I was able to move through this particular creative block. Trust that your creativity is a gift!

Ameya Ajay is an artist, designer, musician, photographer, writer, and entrepreneur living in Melbourne, Australia. In this episode, she shares her thoughts on how to follow your passions, how to navigate being a multi-passionate creative, and how to turn your passions into a career! Follow @ameyasrealm on Instagram and check out her incredible poetry books, cosmic cards, and cosmic art. Follow he...

In this episode I share my story from growing up homeschooled in a family of 8 children, starting performing in theater at the age of three, living on an ashram at the age of 14, to studying musical theater in college, working through my creative fears and blocks, self-publishing a poetry book, writing and performing a one woman show, and falling in love with creativity coaching.  This is my journ...