Let the Verse Flow: Personal Growth Thru a Creative Lens

About Let the Verse Flow: Personal Growth Thru a Creative Lens

Join writer and host, Jill Hodge, as she shares her creative self-care journey through a soulful mashup of storytelling, spoken word poetry, and music. Part self-help/part performing arts, this podcast explores personal growth through a creative lens. Through an immersive backdrop of music and soundscapes, Jill explores a variety of practices and tools drawn from positive psychology, like mindfulness, positive reframing, gratitude, and creative flow. Dive into creative self-care techniques such as journal writing and affirmation meditations. You’ll find journal prompts at the end of every episode to guide your own self-reflection. This podcast was born out of the struggle (and then insight) that Jill experienced as she dealt with her mother’s ailing health. She turned to creative expression for comfort and discovered the life-changing ways that it revealed a path toward a more purposeful life. In verse form: “I thought I’d lost myself along a road that was seldom straight or supple, but after the broken shards fell away, I glimpsed the undergrowth. From every tear that had fallen, nestled in life’s rich soil, there sprang a stalk, now entangled and evergreen. Exhausted, I rested under the lush canopy. This is my story.” Let Jill inspire your creative self-care journey as she shares her “reflections from the bright side of the beat” and join this growing community by connecting with her at https://www.lettheverseflow.com/ (https://www.lettheverseflow.com/). Want to ignite your creative self-care journey? Sign up for Jill’s free companion newsletter, Flow & Voice, a free monthly note with short, practical reflections on creativity and personal growth, plus occasional behind-the-scenes glimpses into Jill's audio storytelling journey.

Publisher

Jill Hodge

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 May 2023

Latest episode

27 May 2026

Latest episodes

75 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 May 2026

   A New Chapter: Podcast Hiatus & Audiobook Narration Journey

   After three years of storytelling, spoken word poetry, and reflections on creativity, grief, caregiver self-care, and healing, Let the Verse Flow is taking an extended hiatus as I transition more fully into audiobook narration. What started as a way to channel my creativity turned out to be intimately tied to the grief I felt over my mom's illness and passing. I've learned so much from podcasting -- personal revelations, how to use poetry and journaling to express my emotions, and technical ...

2. 

   20 May 2026

   Leave the World Better Than You Found It (Part 10)

   In this episode, I reflect on my mother’s final life lesson (#10): the idea that we each can do our part to leave the world better than we found it. We can get granular in our thinking and understand the impact of small acts of kindness—attention, presence, and everyday compassion. My mom did it by getting to know people through a lens of discovery and acceptance. Drawing from memories of my mother’s way of moving through the world in a way that honored an individual's intrinsic beauty ...

3. 

   6 May 2026

   You Are Not an Island: The Power of Letting Others Care for You (Part 9)

   We are not meant to get through life alone. In this episode, I share my mom’s ninth lesson: the importance of letting others take care of you. Today's spoken word piece, one of my new favorites, is about how we aren't islands. Even if we don't recognize it, we don't live in a vacuum. We need connection; even when the world feels intrusive, and people are "too much to handle," we still need anchors in our lives. Those are the people we can really count on. The ones who truly care about o...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

959

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

71

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