Explore Your Core

About Explore Your Core

The Explore Your Core podcast talks with people who have paved their own path in the creative, adventurous or entrepreneurial field and explores how the followed their passions and purpose and built the resilience to keep persevering elisemarcianti.substack.com (https://elisemarcianti.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Explore Your Core

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 May 2021

Latest episode

24 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

102 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Aug 2026

   Matthew Mazzotta | Creating openings for beauty to erupt

   After spending time painting murals and gaining insight into the public art realm, I have often wondered how such large works come to life. It’s one thing to dream up an idea; it’s another to work out the logistics to actually bring it to life. I spoke with public artist and TEDx speaker, Matthew Mazzotta, about how public art can change us and how he brings his ideas to life. Inside Tampa International Airport, FloridaHe mentioned something interesting- he saw that in activism you try to put your viewpoint on a sign, make it as visible as possible and hope someone going past sees it. He wanted to flip the script and ask, “What if that message was inviting so people would actively go into that space and be curious?” RISE, San Diego Airport Public art can have a lot of boundaries- from funding to getting selected and having others see your idea. I spoke to Matthew about handling rejection and his viewpoint. “Even if you get the rejection letter, it’s still like I’m in this thing and it makes me feel good.”He has also seen from previous projects that even when things get hard and it feels like he’s hit a dead end and it won’t be possible, people come together, solutions are found, and things work themselves out which has now given him confidence going into new projects. Cloud House, Springfield I wanted to know more about why he creates, the impact of public art and how environments shape us. “We all have these experiences in this lifetime, and you get shown little bits of beauty, and I saw the potential to have that beauty around the world more. So I think all the work I do is basically making little openings for that beauty to erupt.” Local Habitat, TexasHis works show the beauty, but it also allows more of ourselves to be revealed. “I know that everyone has much more dimension than they offer up in day-to-day life- can art be the vehicle that allows that to be shown?” And for public art, our environments shape how we relate to each other and act; a space may make you feel welcomed and safe, it may make you want to walk into, it may make you feel safe to talk to someone or make you want to navigate out of. Matthew has purposefully used the environment as a way to create states of awe and wonder in us and make social impact at large. Busycle Project You can find more of Matthew’s work here on his website (https://www.matthewmazzotta.com/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAafCJUuD88fzeVqh8My36LwvXumIbc2hXV35sn_Ms0heb8oWKLN80nbJYeqbyA_aem_DtV6p7VM4OBXxZn-PWCJJA), Ted Talk (https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_mazzotta_playful_wondrous_public_spaces_built_for_community_and_possibility), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/matthewmazzotta/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-louis-mazzotta/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/matthew.mazzotta.3/). Thanks for reading Explore Your Core! Subscribe to hear the latest episodes Until next episode,Explore Your Core This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit elisemarcianti.substack.com (https://elisemarcianti.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Julien Deforges |Dare to be different

   How do we know the path we are pursuing will work out when it isn’t guaranteed, when you don’t see a direct path, when the nature of it can be so unpredictable? I spoke with Julien Deforges, a Cirque De Soleil performer who has chosen the unique path of creating breathtaking highlining and hairhanging performances. Dare to be different, dare to go after it Insta: Floating Freak (https://www.instagram.com/floatingfreak/) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit elisemarcianti.substack.com (https://elisemarcianti.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   30 Jul 2026

   The places we put ourselves in

   10 years ago, everything got stripped away from me, and I didn’t want to live anymore. Only after experiencing this did I realise how fundamental it was that I felt I belonged, I had a choice and felt capable. I started to see this wasn’t just true for me; it’s an innate need in us to fulfil. Through art and endurance events, I begun to see the impact the subtle and unnoticed things had on us; the way we spoke to ourselves and the places we surrounded ourselves in had on our mind, body and trajectory. “I don’t want to look back on my life and regret how I spoke to myself and how I treated myself; I think I realised this is my opportunity to create a nicer space in my mind” Over the last 100 episodes, guests have shown how their environment shaped them and how changing their relationship with fear and discomfort allowed them to pave their own path, foster resilience and go on to break records and do the unthinkable. “You hold the pen to the script that you get to write for your life." -Pauly James, Ep 88 I’ve been able to attest to what’s been said around discomfort and fears myself- doing ultras, aerials, and things outside my comfort zone has allowed me to see the impact of facing my internal state head-on. When I highline, I have to find different ways to still my mind to still the line to walk. This shines a light on my headspace; I can’t be caught up in thought and walk the line. Being aware of your internal states can be one of the most powerful things you can harness. Whether discomfort is something you already embrace or have just begun to, it’s a journey that opens new doors to a world we didn’t know existed. I’m so happy you’ve found the podcast and are exploring your core! Thanks for following along the journey- the ones brave enough to pave their own path, to experience new depths. Thanks for reading Explore Your Core! Join the journey here Until next episode,Explore Your Core This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit elisemarcianti.substack.com (https://elisemarcianti.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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24 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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Engagement

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