The Spiritual Artist Podcast

Have you ever wondered whether that quiet inner voice is genuine guidance... or simply your own hopes and fears talking? In this fascinating conversation, CJ sits down with spiritual teacher and author Gary Temple Bodley and spiritual medium Christy Levy to explore one of life's biggest questions: How do we recognize authentic guidance? Gary shares the remarkable story of how meditation led h...

What if you stopped believing you are the storm and remembered that you are the sky? In this thoughtful conversation, CJ sits down with Pastor Greg "PG" Stamper to explore the spiritual journey beyond certainty, fear, and rigid beliefs. Raised in the Pentecostal tradition before finding a home in New Thought, PG shares how leaving familiar ground became an invitation into a larger unders...

In this episode of The Spiritual Artist Podcast , CJ Miller speaks with coach and author Joey Lott about the actual nature of experience, the limits of the thinking mind, and the freedom that becomes possible when we stop trying to control every sensation, emotion, or moment of discomfort. Joey shares his own journey as a long-time spiritual seeker who once believed peace would come through elevat...

Have you ever had a week where you questioned whether your work even mattered? In this deeply personal episode, CJ Miller shares a raw recording captured just minutes after receiving a handwritten letter from a young artist on the West Coast who had read his book, The Spiritual Artist. The unexpected letter arrived during a week filled with doubt, uncertainty, and questions about purpose. What CJ...

In this episode of The Spiritual Artist Podcast , CJ Miller sits down with writer, actor, and creator Lyn Alicia Henderson for a heartfelt conversation about Affirmative Prayer, intention, and the deeper power behind words. Together, they explore the idea that prayer does not have to belong to organized religion or rigid doctrine. At its core, prayer can simply be understood as a conscious declara...

In this episode, CJ discusses his recent temper tantrum—what triggered it, how it unfolded, and what it revealed about anger and being human. What started as frustration over a faulty mop quickly turned into something bigger, exposing a deeper reaction that many of us try to avoid or suppress. He explores the idea that emotions are energy in motion, and that anger, when acknowledged and allowed to...

In this rich returning conversation, artist and former creative director Jason McDonald shares the lived spiritual practices that shape his creative process. From studying Buddhist philosophy and living alongside monks in India and Thailand to completing a three-month silent retreat, Jason describes an ongoing “excavation of self” that continues to deepen his sensitivity as an artist. We explore h...

What if the tension you carry every day is not random… but communication? In this deeply personal episode, CJ shares his journey through unexplained physical pain and the surprising realization that the body holds its own intelligence — one that speaks not through words, but through sensation. After months of medical tests and treatments that offered little relief, he began to recognize a deeper p...

In this short, reflective episode, CJ shares a personal memory of traveling alone to Santa Fe during a stressful season of life and studying with his mentor, abstract painter Virginia Cobb. What remains most vivid is not a technique or critique, but a quiet moment on a patio — coffee in hand, mountains in the distance, and a teacher who asked for nothing but presence. Through this story, CJ explor...

In this fascinating conversation, CJ Miller speaks with psychotherapist and author Deborah Sandella , creator of Regenerating Images in Memory (RIM) and author of Goodbye, Hurt & Pain —a powerful approach that helps people access emotional healing through imagination, intuition, and body awareness. Dr. Deb explains why modern culture has become overly dependent on logic and problem-solving whi...

What if excellence doesn’t come from pressure, but from presence? In this episode, CJ welcomes UK-based sculptor and former world champion archer Ian Edwards, a man who has lived at the highest levels of both elite sport and masterful craftsmanship. Ian has competed internationally for Great Britain and spent decades refining his artistic practice. And through both disciplines, he discovered a sim...

Matthew West’s Imperfections reads like a lifetime inventory—the running list we keep of everything we wish we could fix, hide, or improve. The song names that familiar inner critic: the voice that keeps tally, weighs the good against the bad, and often decides we come up short. CJ also reflects on his own experience living with a non-essential tremor and vision changes following LASIK surgery—con...

In honor of National Caregivers Day on Friday the 20th, CJ welcomes author, speaker, and leadership consultant Glenna Hecht for a deeply human conversation about caregiving, presence, and active listening. After a distinguished career in Human Resources with organizations like Starbucks and Walt Disney World, Glenna faced a challenge she could not fix—her mother’s dementia. What began as frustrati...

In this special REWIND episode, CJ revisits his conversation with poet J.K. Kennedy and reflects on the idea that we all carry a clumsy beauty within us if we are willing to listen, orient, and follow Spirit. CJ explores what it means to simply be with someone—whether they are creating, transitioning, or moving through a difficult season of life. Often, our greatest challenges carry unexpected gif...

What if relief doesn’t come from fixing your thoughts, but from moving your body and putting words on the page? In this episode of The Spiritual Artist Podcast , CJ Miller sits down with poet Jodie Kennedy , an observer, mumbler, overthinker, and accidental creative writer from Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Jodie is the author of Clumsy Beauty , a debut poetry collection rooted in anxiety, attention, and th...

REWIND: After a conversation with Rabbi Rami Shapiro , CJ reflects on why spiritual independence matters—especially for those burned by religion. Drawing from the Gospel of Thomas , mystic traditions, and insights echoed by Eckhart Tolle , CJ explores the difference between belief and realization, form and essence, doing and being. When presence becomes primary and effort softens, coherence emerge...

In this wide-ranging and deeply human conversation, CJ sits down with Rabbi Rami Shapiro —award-winning author of more than three dozen books, longtime contributor to Spirituality & Health Magazine , and co-founder of the One River and One Foot Judaism Foundations. Together, they explore what it truly means to live as a spiritually independent person—not as an idea or belief system, but as a w...

In this Rewind episode, CJ reflects on what stayed with him after his recent conversation with intuitive artist Cameron Cohen. While re-listening to the interview, he shares a new morning ritual of doodling and how it deepened his understanding of body-led intuition. CJ explores key lessons from Cameron’s approach to energetic sensitivity and her ability to feel and register emotional information...

In this deeply embodied conversation, CJ is joined by Cameron Cohen , a Los Angeles–based intuitive artist known for her Manifestation Paintings—custom works created as living tools for clarity, alignment, and intention. Together, they explore why words often fall short and how the body becomes our most reliable guide. Cameron shares how she listens for a full-body Yes through sensation—tingling,...

After the recent events in Venezuela, I noticed my mind looping and my body tightening. I’ve always considered empathy a strength—but every strength has a shadow side. When sensitivity turns into over-identification, it stops being a gift and becomes a burden. In this video, I share a simple awareness framework: noticing thoughts, bodily sensations, and emotional tone—without becoming them. You ar...

In this special podcast episode, CJ turns on the record button during one of his real counseling sessions with breathwork and Somatic Experiencing specialist Jonathan Schechter , offering listeners an intimate look into embodied healing in real time. Together, they explore how we’re often taught to view life—and healing—through a strictly material lens, while our medical system is far less equippe...

In this end-of-year episode, CJ reflects on the highlights and growth points that shaped his 2025. He speaks openly about “hitting the wall” when chronic pain entered his life, and how choosing to share his struggle created unexpected openings. By practicing presence instead of isolation, CJ found himself in deeper relationship with others. He describes trying countless approaches to find relief—m...

Dallas-based painter Matt Kaplinsky captures the spirit of place through a warm, folksy impressionism that blends nature, memory, and imagination. A self-taught artist inspired by Matisse, Van Gogh, and Bonnard, Matt paints with curiosity and flow—allowing each brushstroke to reveal where Creative Intelligence wants to go next. In this conversation, Matt and CJ explore how the path of least resist...

Today’s guest is Tina Jacobson , a lifelong artist and spiritual explorer from Australia whose creative journey weaves art, intuition, and healing. Raised on an animal-filled farm by creative parents, Tina has spent her life immersed in design, murals, and illustration. Her coloring books, including The Colorful Life Colouring Book , invite readers to reconnect with creativity as a gentle, spiritu...

In this deeply moving episode, CJ Miller talks with Nancy Amlin Watson, a yoga instructor who turned to her mat after the devastating loss of her child and discovered that yoga was one of the only things that made her feel “maybe not better, but just a tiny little bit less shitty.” A devoted practitioner for more than 25 years and a teacher for the past three, Nancy now helps others navigate life’...