Awakening Wisdom is a podcast about creativity, personal development, and collective healing. You’ll hear honest conversations, intuitive insights, and stories from the path—mine, and those of other women walking their own beautiful, imperfect journeys. <br/><br/><a href="https://yokeandabundance.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">yokeandabundance.substack.com</a>
Awakening Wisdom
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Awakening Wisdom is a podcast about creativity, personal development, and collective healing. You’ll hear honest conversations, intuitive insights, and stories from the path—mine, and those of other women walking their own beautiful, imperfect journeys. <br/><br/><a href="https://yokeandabundance.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">yokeandabundance.substack.com</a>
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April 8, 2026
Episode 6: Braving Creativity with Naomi Vladeck
<p>Episode 6: Braving Creativity with Naomi Vladeck</p><p>In this conversation, I speak with <strong>Naomi Vladeck</strong>, creativity coach and author of Braving Creativity, about what it means to follow creative desire even when the path forward feels uncertain.</p><p>Naomi’s work explores how courage is cultivated through creative practice — not in giant leaps, but through small, meaningful steps that gradually build trust, resilience, and self-permission.</p><p>We talk about the idea that creativity often emerges from spaces we would not voluntarily choose — grief, uncertainty, transition, longing — and how those spaces can become powerful catalysts for transformation.</p><p>Naomi shares stories from her own life, including how becoming a widow and single mother led her back to performance art, and how that experience shaped her understanding of courage as something that can be practiced and strengthened over time.</p><p>One of the themes that deeply resonated in this conversation is the idea that creativity is not separate from courage — creativity often asks us to move toward what feels uncertain, unfamiliar, or vulnerable.</p><p>And yet, it is often through those exact moments that we discover new parts of ourselves.</p><p>In this episode, we explore:The relationship between creativity and courage</p><p>Why creative growth often begins in uncertain or “fallow” spaces</p><p>How grief and major life transitions can open creative pathways</p><p>Why desire and longing are important signals for growthThe role of play in creative developmentThe importance of small, “safe enough” creative steps</p><p>Trusting intuition even when there is no clear roadmap</p><p> How The Artist’s Way helps people reconnect with creativity</p><p> Why adults often struggle to prioritize play</p><p> Creativity as an iterative process rather than a linear one</p><p>The courage it takes to choose yourself without waiting for permission</p><p>Why audacity can be an important creative skill</p><p>The importance of community for creative growth<strong>The Brave Creator Project (Free Audio Summit)</strong></p><p>Naomi is hosting the <strong>Brave Creator Project</strong>, a free audio summit designed to support artists, coaches, and creatives in making brave decisions in both their work and their lives.</p><p>The summit features 10 interviews with creative leaders exploring topics such as courage, voice, embodiment, leadership, fear, nervous system support, and creative permission.</p><p>The interviews will be delivered directly to your inbox, making it easy to listen while walking, commuting, or taking an artist date.</p><p>Summit DatesApril 20 – April 23Live RoundtableApril 23 at 12 pm ETJoin host Naomi Vladeck and participating speakers for a live conversation and the opportunity to ask questions.</p><p><strong>Featured speakers include:</strong>Simone Pero — Art, commerce, social impact</p><p>Tahnia Belle — Mindful leadership, meditation, creative practice</p><p>Kate Kayaian — Reducing friction, redefining success</p><p>Anna Holtzman — Fear, nervous system tools</p><p>Dayna Del Val — Communication and transformation</p><p>Michelle Boulé — Embodiment and alignment</p><p>Minami Yusui — Desire, worth, leadership</p><p>Naomi Vladeck — Creative courage</p><p>Alisha Wielfaert — Core values and creative permission</p><p>You can register for free here: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.creativitymatterscoaching.com/brave-creator-alisha">https://www.creativitymatterscoaching.com/brave-creator-alisha</a></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this episode</strong></p><p>Braving Creativity by Naomi VladeckThe Artist’s Way by Julia CameronWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldbergperformance art as a path to healingthe role of somatic practices in transformationcreative courage as a learnable skill</p><p><strong>A reflection from this episode</strong></p><p>Creativity often asks us to move before we feel fully ready.</p><p>To try something before we know exactly how it will turn out.</p><p>To trust that the desire we feel is not random — it is information.</p><p>And sometimes, the call itself is the permission slip.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Alisha’s Substack at <a href="https://yokeandabundance.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">yokeandabundance.substack.com/subscribe</a>
March 10, 2026
Episode 5: Art Above Everything with Stephanie Elizondo Griest
<p>In this episode, I’m joined by writer, teacher, and author <strong>Stephanie Elizondo Griest</strong> for a rich conversation about art, risk, devotion, survival, and what it means to choose creativity again and again.</p><p>Stephanie shares the long arc that led to her book <a target="_blank" href="http://On devotion, risk, and answering the call to create"><strong>Art Above Everything</strong></a>, including the questions that shaped it: What do women artists sacrifice for their work? Has it been worth it? And how do we keep choosing art in a world that often makes that choice feel impossible?</p><p>We talk about artist residencies, the women dancers of India who devote their lives to their craft, the difference between creativity and art, and the courage it takes to follow what your soul is asking for. We also talk about healing, cancer, community, intuition, and why art matters so deeply—especially now.</p><p>This conversation moved me on a personal level, and I think it will move you too.</p><p>We also talk about the upcoming retreat Stephanie is co-leading with Betsy Bertram this fall: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.betsybertram.com/workshops-1/2026/10/15/creative-embodiment-at-writing-yoga-retreat"><strong>Creative Embodiment: Writing and yoga, Women’s Retreat </strong></a>—a retreat that will weave together writing, yoga, meditation, healing, and community in the mountains of western North Carolina.</p><p>If you’ve ever wondered what it means to put art first—or how to keep making room for creativity in a hard world—this episode is for you.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Alisha’s Substack at <a href="https://yokeandabundance.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">yokeandabundance.substack.com/subscribe</a>
February 24, 2026
Episode 5: Creativity Is Who You Are (Not What You Produce)
<p>Episode overview</p><p>Alisha welcomes <strong>Lyn Koonce</strong> to the podcast for a wide-ranging, grounded conversation about creativity, music, and the brave act of self-expression. Lyn explains her interactive methodology <strong>Circle Sound</strong>—a process blending rhythm, movement, improvisation, and group music-making to foster connection, trust, and collaboration. Along the way, they unpack why creative vulnerability can feel so intense, what to do when you’re blocked, and how voice work can reconnect us to power, presence, and authenticity.</p><p>What you’ll hear in this episode</p><p><strong>Creativity as your core</strong>: Lyn’s belief that creativity is who we are underneath the noise</p><p>The “mile wide vs. mile deep” pattern—and how depth helps you (and others) find yourselves</p><p>The real challenge for lifelong creatives: <strong>practice, discipline, and staying with it</strong></p><p><strong>Body doubling</strong>: why creating near other people can make you more consistent (and less lonely)</p><p>What <strong>Circle Sound</strong> is and why it works—especially for people who don’t identify as creative</p><p>How vulnerability shows up in groups (nerves, self-judgment, “I’m not good enough”)</p><p>Why a “mistake-free zone” and <strong>challenge-by-choice</strong> changes everything</p><p>Creative blocks as <strong>numbing + avoidance</strong> (and how movement helps you restart)</p><p>Alisha’s painting practice: layers, risk, and letting the work reveal itself</p><p>Using your voice as creative healing: the throat chakra, diaphragm, and embodied power</p><p>A deep truth underneath performance anxiety: <strong>worthiness, love, and approval</strong></p><p>The difference between performing for approval vs. performing from authenticity</p><p>Moments / ideas you may want to quote</p><p>“Creativity is who we are at our core.”</p><p>“Blocked looks like numbing.”</p><p>“An object in motion stays in motion.”</p><p>“Sometimes you have to kill your babies.” (the art of detachment and the real through-line)</p><p>Resources mentioned</p><p><strong>Circle Sound</strong> (Lyn’s methodology for embodied, music-based group creativity + team connection)</p><p><strong>Body doubling</strong> (a productivity/support strategy often helpful for ADHD/attention differences)</p><p>Alisha references abstract artist <strong>Amy Gordon</strong> as inspiration for daily practice and showing up to the canvas</p><p>Connect with Lyn Koonce</p><p>Lyn shares that you can contact her for <strong>Circle Sound</strong> sessions (organizations/teams) or <strong>voice lessons</strong> through her website and email.</p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lynkooncemusic.com/"><strong>Lynkooncemusic.com</strong></a></p><p>Email: <strong>Lyn@lynKooncemusic.com</strong></p><p>If this episode hit home…</p><p>If you’ve been telling yourself you’re “not creative,” consider this your reminder: the creativity isn’t gone—it’s just covered up. Start small. Move your body. Make one sound. Put down one layer. Let the next step reveal itself.</p><p><strong>Subscribe</strong> to Awakening Wisdom and share this episode with a friend who needs permission to play again.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Alisha’s Substack at <a href="https://yokeandabundance.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">yokeandabundance.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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