Soulful Ambition

#96 How to Manifest from Soul and not Ego Sep 17, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

✨ Honoring and working with the Season Change

✨ Daily habits to support taking action on your dreams

✨ Connecting with your deepest longings at a Soul Level

✨ A "new" way of manifesting your desires

✨ Taking action from inspiration vs obligation

In this episode of the Soulful Ambition Podcast, Analisa Leaming invites listeners to embrace the seasonal changes and reflect on their inner desires. She emphasizes the importance of slowing down and connecting with one's soul during this transitional time. The conversation explores the power of dreaming without constraints and the significance of metaphors in understanding one's authentic self. In doing so, you can get to the root of your desire rather than the ego's attachments and creating from here is powerful and far more fulfilling.

Time Stamps: 00:00 Honoring the Season Change and Slowing Down 12:26 Exploring Shifts in Daily Habits and Rituals 13:27 Tapping into Metaphors and Dreams 18:07 Discerning Inspired Action through Gut Brain and Intuition 20:46 Sharing Metaphors and Seeking Support

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#95 The Voice as a Tool for Healing, Letting Go of Big Dreams, Nurturing Boldly, & More - Molly Noerenberg Sep 03, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

Molly’s Journey Away from Performing
Using Music to Heal
How to Move Emotions
Surrender + Grief
Nurturing Yourself Boldly

In this episode, Analisa interviews Molly Noerenberg, a singer, performer, and life coach. Molly shares her background in music, including her education at Carnegie Mellon and NYU, and her transition from performing to becoming a full-time voice teacher and now life and embodiment coach.

The discussion then explores Molly's discovery of the Ishtara moving meditation practice, which helped her reconnect with her body and emotions during a period of emotional heaviness, even as she was achieving her professional goals. Molly shares how this practice allowed her to honor her feelings and find a new direction in her work.

A key focus of the conversation is Molly's current voice work, which involves "authentic voice calls" - one-on-one sessions where clients sing on mute, exploring vibration and sound without worrying about technique or performance. Molly explains how she integrates coaching lessons into these voice experiences, helping clients drop rules and restrictions around self-expression.

Not just for those who identify as “singers”, Molly emphasizes that anyone with a voice can use it for healing and self-discovery. She discusses techniques like the "song bath" to make voice exploration approachable for those who may not identify as singers.

The other major and impactful conversation is around letting go of one’s dreams. Molly shares, incredibly vulnerably, her fertility journey, going into a dark time, and the process of surrendering.

Throughout the interview, Molly reflects on her own journey of rediscovering her love for singing, the role of surrender and self-love in her personal growth, and the impact of motherhood and loss on her development. She emphasizes the importance of self-nurturing and making space for one's needs, and the potential for future collaboration with the host.

Visit Molly's Website: www.expressedlife.com Molly's Instagram @expressedlife

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#94 Get High Vibe in the Land of Possibility w/ Analisa Aug 20, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

Analisa’s update since moving!
Are you in creation mode?
Tools for when you feel “something’s coming”
Your Brain like ChatGPT
Building momentum for your dreams

In this episode, Analisa discusses her journey of following her intuition, leading her to make a life-changing move. Despite the challenges and doubts, she shares how the decision has brought her immense fulfillment and connection with a like-minded community. She reflects on how this transformation has not only met but exceeded her expectations, reaffirming the importance of trusting one’s inner guidance.

Analisa then dives into the concepts of creation and transformation, exploring how they often coexist in our lives. She emphasizes the necessity of going through phases of deep inner work and healing, which eventually lead to a state of creation. As someone who is currently in a creative phase, Analisa encourages listeners to embrace their deepest desires and the messy, yet fulfilling, process of bringing those desires to life.

Finally, Analisa touches on the power of shifting our mindset to focus on possibilities rather than limitations. She encourages listeners to challenge the “lizard brain” that clings to fear and doubt, and instead, to nurture their dreams by asking empowering questions. By doing so, she believes we can open ourselves to the limitless potential that life has to offer, turning our deepest longings into reality.

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#93 How working with your Shadow helps you step into your Star Power w/ Analisa Aug 06, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

How to engage with the parts of ourselves we avoid or dislike
An example of Analisa’s shadow she’s currently integrating
Two practices to do today!
The antidote to perfectionism and self-judgment
How shadow work increases compassion for others (what the world needs right now!)

In this episode of the Soulful Ambition podcast, host Analisa Leaming explores the concept of shadow work, drawing on Carl Jung's theories and her personal experiences. She emphasizes the importance of consciously engaging with the parts of ourselves we typically avoid or dislike, rather than solely focusing on positive thinking or our ideal self-image. Analisa suggests personifying and getting to know our shadow aspects, similar to how we might embody our "main character energy" or ideal self.

The podcast discusses two main practices for shadow work: noticing when we're in a shadow aspect and gently acknowledging it, and intentionally embodying and expressing the shadow aspect in a safe space. Analisa shares personal examples, including her "mother martyr" shadow aspect to illustrate how this work can be applied in daily life. She emphasizes that this work allows for more conscious choices and integration of all parts of ourselves.

Throughout the episode, Analisa highlights how shadow work can increase self-compassion and understanding of others. She encourages listeners to apply these concepts to areas in their lives where they're experiencing resistance or struggling to achieve desired results.

The host concludes by mentioning that the upcoming Soulful Ambition Circle program will involve this type of shadow work as participants pursue their deepest desires, and emphasizes how this practice can lead to personal growth, better relationships, and a more authentic connection with our true selves.

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#92 3 Keys to Living Your Big, Rich Life Jul 23, 2024

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In this short, yet powerful episode Analisa uses both her own life as well as client’s journeys to share 3 major keys to aiding you on moving towards your deepest desires and longings.

Take a listen, maybe with a journal in hand, to explore in your own life where you can align yourself in order to have the courage and resilience required to take risks, expand, and step into uncertainty!

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#91 How to Let Go of Old Dreams + Embrace New Ones w/ Analisa Jul 09, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

Depression + A Dark Night of the Soul
Making space to listen to Inner Wisdom
How to build trust with yourself
The importance of community!
Analisa’s current BIG changes

If you’ve ever woken up to realize that your dreams are no longer inspiring and that what used to light you up doesn’t anymore, you’re not alone.

In this episode of the Soulful Ambition podcast, host Analisa Leaming shares her journey of the last six months which includes learning that the depression she found herself in was her Soul’s wake-up call. She didn’t realize that she was overriding the inner whispers until things got so dark that she had to makes some changes and create the space to really listen.

Analisa shares very personally her current circumstances discussing her initial resistance to concepts of home and community, her exploration of co-housing, and her decision to make some big changes in work and home life.

She concludes by discussing her renewed vitality and the ongoing challenges in her journey, encouraging listeners to honor their own paths and the role of community in supporting mental and physical health.

If you’re looking for a space to do this work in community, the next cohort of the Soulful Ambition Circle begins in August. It’s a group focused on connecting with one's true desires through trust and inner wisdom. Learn more and apply here.

Resources mentioned:

Huberman/Dr. Hollis Episode: How to Find Your True Purpose

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#90 When You Question Your Purpose w/ Asil Toksal Jun 25, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

Leaving a highly successful career for deeper meaning
The Power of Vulnerability
The Dark Night of the Soul
How to live a purpose-driven life
Depression as the beginning of an Awakening

In this conversation, Asil shares his personal journey of self-discovery and transformation. He discusses his background in advertising and marketing and how he felt a lack of alignment and fulfillment in his life. Asil talks about questioning the purpose of his existence and seeking a deeper connection to spirit and himself. He shares his experience of communicating with light beings and becoming a conduit for higher levels of consciousness.

Analisa opens up about her own struggles with depression, lack of sleep, and a dark night of the soul. She shares the desire to shed the old way of doing things and the questioning of everything in her life. Asil reassures her that she is not alone in her experiences and leads her into a powerful discovery of true presence.

The purpose of life is to awaken the true self, the soul, and to play different roles in the grand play of existence. Rather than vilifying or questioning past roles, we should see them as unique aspects of our journey. We have the power to change our roles and stories, as we are the writer, conductor, director, and actor of our own play.

The awakening process begins with deep presence and alignment, allowing the energy of creation to flow through us. Service is not limited to external achievements, but starts with our presence and existence. When we align internally, everything else falls into place.

Visit Asil’s website and learn more about his work here.

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#89 Navigating the Sister Wound: Triggers, Jealousy, and Conscious Conversations w/ Maria Failla Jun 11, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

Dreams + Goals changing
Sister wound exploration
People pleasing + feeling like others don’t like you
Impromptu confessions + apologies
Managing your triggers around those you love

In this episode, Analisa Leaming and Maria Failla discuss their personal journeys of transitioning from Broadway performers to pursuing their soul's calling. They explore the process of shedding their performer identities and finding new passions, such as plant care and spiritual coaching. They reflect on the challenges of navigating the performing industry and the pressure to conform to societal expectations.

They also discuss the importance of sisterhood in both of their journeys and they share stories and anecdotes of the transformational effects it’s had.

In this conversation, Analisa and Maria share their personal experiences with triggers and how they have navigated their relationship as friends. They explore the concept of the sister wound and how it can manifest in different ways. They share vulnerable personal stories of triggers and confrontations, highlighting the importance of self-awareness and taking responsibility for one's own triggers. They also discuss the Enneagram and how it can help in understanding and navigating relationships. The conversation emphasizes the power of vulnerability, witnessing each other's shadows, and the importance of collaboration and celebrating each other's successes. Listen to Growing Joy with Maria Follow Maria on Instagram and visit her website here Get Maria’s Book

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#88 Analisa’s Soulful Ambition: From Stage to Soulful Coaching May 28, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

The Business Side of Analisa’s Work
Changing career paths
Investing in support
Trusting yourself
Listening to your Inner Voice

The tables are turned and Analisa is the guest! This week’s episode was originally aired on the podcast Business Witch where Analisa was the guest. She loved the discussion with the host and her business coach, Cara Kovacks, and decided to share it on Soulful Ambition.

Analisa pulls the curtain back on her business and the rebrand, including her own fears and insecurities and how she moved through them.

Cara and Analisa delve into the challenges people face in believing in their dreams, such as societal conditioning and personal fears. Analisa shares her own experiences of reaching the top of her career and realizing that it didn't define her identity. She highlights the significance of detaching self-worth from external achievements and finding fulfillment through authentic self-expression.

This podcast is the permission you didn’t know you were waiting for to make a change, take the leap, and pursue your own Soulful Ambition!

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#87 Taking Action Toward Your Audacious Dreams w/ Brian Patacca May 14, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

What is "Soulful Ambition"
Learning to Listen to that Still Small Voice Within
Knowing Your Resistance
The Powering of Centering Whomever Your Serving
Just get started!

In this episode, Analisa interviews Brian Patacca, a powerhouse in the realm of creative coaching and entrepreneurship. With a subscriber base of 25,000 people for his newsletter and a podcast that ranks among the top 1% globally, Brian is the CEO of Team BKP. Over the past two decades, he has mastered the art of helping creative professionals attain their goals with minimal suffering. His methods blend sharp marketing and branding strategies with spiritual and grounding approaches, derived from his training as a non-denominational Reverend. This blend allows creatives to follow their true purposes, breaking free from limiting industry norms and personal beliefs.

Analisa asks Brian to define what Soulful Ambition means to him and what unfolds is an entire conversation around just that and what arises as you begin to take action upon your deepest longings. They both share how resistance shows up for them (which it does when you reach for the stars!) and how they work with it. Analisa asks Brian how he stands in his radiance and shares his light and he shares such a beautiful perspective that you won’t want to miss. This is the perfect episode for anyone that needs a soulful pep talk to get started or take action towards their audacious dreams!

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Visit Brian Patacca’s website and instagram.

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#86 Moving from Auto-Pilot to Main Character Energy w/ Leona Waller Apr 30, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

The power of Sisterhood
Online dating as a catalyst for shadow work
Giving your most cringe-y bits a moment to express
Our default mode vs Our Main Character Energy
Blowing your own mind with what’s possible!

Episode Summary:

Join soul sisters Analisa and Leona for this casual yet beautiful conversation where they share their own current struggles from panic attacks to victim mentality and the tools they are using to move through them.

They once again share about the power of shadow work as well as the power to choose to step into your Main Character Energy. They offer tangible tools to begin using in your life today making it a valuable listen for anyone on a Soulful path.

Leona Waller is a neuroscientist turned embodiment facilitator and revolutionist.

Follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leonachaseslions and read her brilliant writing on substack https://substack.com/@leonawaller

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#85 Healing Through Nature and Psychedelics w/ Greg Wrenn Apr 23, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

Analisa’s Post Partum Depression
The prevalence of trauma and PTSD and the available healing methods
Meaning of, “The ecological is personal, and the personal is ecological”
The power of nature in healing us from pain
The hope of neuroplasticity!
Talk therapy and trauma
Steps we can take to help the planet

Episode Summary:

In this episode, Analisa interviews Greg Wrenn, a former Stanford lecturer and author of "Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder and Crisis," which explores healing from childhood trauma through nature and psychedelics. Greg talks about how mental health issues represent a significant yet often overlooked crisis impacting countless individuals.

Many of these challenges stem from childhood experiences, evolving into traumatic events that shape adult life. While therapy and coaching offer pathways to recovery and healing, the natural world has an undeniable power to facilitate healing processes. With its calming and rejuvenating properties, nature often plays a pivotal role in restoring mental well-being.

He shares more about this from his latest book, where he documents an evidence-based account of his quest to heal from complex PTSD by turning to endangered coral reefs and psychedelic plants after traditional therapies failed—and his awakening to the need for us to heal the planet as well.

Grab His latest book, Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder and Crisis Here.

Visit Greg’s Website Follow Greg on Instagram

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings, from starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent, and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#84 When Your Desires Feel Dangerous Apr 16, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

Noticing in the body if it feels safe to dream big
Building a healthy relationship with your desires
How to cultivate the practice of feeling your longing
Allowing your desire to be the fuel for your deepest longing
Being turned ON by your own desire

Episode Summary:

In this episode, Analisa shows up in a real and transparent way and unpacks in real time how she’s feeling disconnected from her dreams.

Through her own example, Analisa talks about giving yourself permission to notice if it even feels same to long deeply, to be where you are, to begin to embody your desire and fully inhabit your current space. Drawing from her heartfelt experience, she unveils the transformative power of slowing down, feeling deeply, and nurturing the relationship with your desires. Living from a place of soulful alignment is about embracing your longing and taking action from a place of authenticity, clarity, and resonance.

Analisa then invites you to self reflect on your current relationship with your desire. Do you trust it? How can you nurture this relationship?

Finally, Analisa shares a practice to begin to become turned on by your passion. Your desires are the fuel that propels you forward with energy and vitality. So, learn how to tap into your desire and allow yourself to be guided by the energy that lights you up and inspires each step toward realizing your aspirations.

This is an episode for anyone longing to build a relationship with their desires, get clear on what they really want, and go after their dream or vision!

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings, from starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent, and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#83 The importance of emotional expression in pursuit of our deepest desires w/ Madelyn Moon Apr 09, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

Embracing messy emotional expression
Ritualizing the embodiment of emotions
The power that unfelt emotions have over us
Feminine/masculine energies are ungendered
Bringing creativity into your love life

Episode Summary:

In this episode, Analisa interviews Madelyn Moon, a voice in the world of feminine-masculine relationships. Madelyn shares her personal journey of moving away from perfectionism and embracing full emotional expression, even the messy and untamed parts. She discusses the importance of ritually enacting and embodying challenging emotional states like anger and fear, rather than suppressing them. Madelyn emphasizes creating safe containers and "bookends" to explore these states without projecting onto others.

Madelyn explains that feminine and masculine refer to different aspects of consciousness and expression, not gender itself. She advocates reclaiming these terms from cultural assumptions. Towards the end, Madelyn shares about her current intention to prioritize home life and potentially starting a family. She discusses finding more sustainable business models to create space for this new phase.

This is an episode for anyone longing to embrace and be true to all aspects of themselves!

Madelyn Moon is a leading voice in the world of feminine-masculine relationships, devoted to serving women in liberating their expressive, artistic hearts with themselves, with partners, and with the world. Her work and story has been featured in hundreds of podcasts as well as various publications such as BBC, The Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, Thought Catalog, Nylon Magazine, The Daily Mail, Vice, Greatist, Men's Health, PEOPLE and ABC News Nightline.

Madelyn is the host of the top 100 ranked podcast, The Madelyn Moon Show, and the author of the best-selling book on conscious intimacy, Artist of Love. She teaches live programs, workshops and courses year round.

Grab her free gift 50 ways to be Creative in Love Here.

Follow Madelyn on Instagram and visit her website.

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#82 How + Why to do Shadow Work with Leona Waller Apr 02, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

From Atheism to all things subconscious, energetic + mysterious
The beauty of embracing grief, rage, and pain
Unshaming ourselves
Practical embodiment practices to move stuck emotions + energy
The four biggest fears causing you to reject your fullness

Episode Summary:

Analisa invited dear friend and soul sister, Leona Waller, to unpack last week’s episode around shadow work to make it even more practical and applicable to listeners' everyday life. Leona shares her journey from neuroscience to becoming an embodiment facilitator and how she went from a devout atheist to being devoted to her own soul and shadow work. Analisa and Leona share how they recognize their shadowselves and different tools and practices they both use to integrate the dark, uncomfortable, painful parts of their human. Embodiment is a big piece of their discussion and listeners will leave with an understanding of what it is and ways to practice it today! They turn the discussion to our four main fears: humiliation, alienation, loss, and persecution and how to reframe them as initiations to build the stamina to shine!

Leona Waller is a neuroscientist turned embodiment facilitator and revolutionist.

Follow her on Instagram and read her brilliant writing on substack.

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

#81 Embrace Your Shadows + Claim Your Light w/ Xavier Dagba Mar 26, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

From a PhD to washing dishes
Integrative Thinking rather than positive thinking
Shadow work: repression to expression
The bridge between our human selves and our Divinity
Understanding our Golden Shadow

Episode Summary:

In this episode Analisa interviews Xavier Dagba, a life coach, shadow work facilitator, and mystic. Xavier shares his journey of leaving his PhD program to follow his inner calling, facing fears of failure and rebuilding from the humble job of washing dishes. Through experiencing his own health issues and repressions, Xavier came to shadow work, integrating the darkness to clear trauma and embody wholeness. Now with a large following, Xavier stresses integrating all parts of oneself, using "integrative thinking" to move collective evolution forward. He and Analisa discuss welcoming your pain and discovering the balance between accepting where you are and excitement for where you want to be. Listen to learn tools to connect to your highest self and navigate your life from a fully aligned place.

Xavier Dagba is a shadow work facilitator, writer and mystic. He offers transformative online courses, coaching and workshops. Known for helping people heal and integrate their fragmented parts to fully embody their power, Xavier is considered a leader in the field of shadow work. His "Awaken Your Golden Shadow" course has supported thousands.

Take the course and learn more about Xavier here and follow him on Instagram.

Soulful Ambition is a show for big dreamers about choosing to live inside out & acting upon your deepest longings. From starting your dream business to starring on Broadway, from sacred activism to being a radiant, aligned parent and everything in between. The manifestation of your desires is your destined path and the medicine and magic that the world needs.

A Balancing Act meets Soulful Ambition: The Trailer Mar 19, 2024

Welcome to Soulful Ambition, formerly known as A Balancing Act, Analisa's latest iteration of her work in the world.

Soulful Ambition explores what it means to live inside out and go after our deepest longings. Soulful Ambition might sound contradictory at first… Because we’ve let society define ambition as striving for individual success, monetary gain, and personal achievements. But that’s not what the soul really craves. In each episode, we’re calling back the parts of ourselves conditioned to society’s grind and external pressure. And awakening the longing in your chest that is so big it threatens to swallow you whole. So you can shine unapologetically, source from within, and move towards your big, wild dreams.

Not to become a manifesting babe/bro striving for individual success, but because your dreams are your destined path and the medicine that the world needs.

To learn more about Analisa and how you can work together: www.analisaleaming.com

IG: www.instagram.com/analisaleaming

#80 Final Episode of A Balancing Act + Announcing what is coming! Feb 27, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

✨ Analisa shares why she's ending her journey with ABA + where she's heading! (spoiler: it's still a podcast for you!)

✨ An invitation to examine where you're being called to expand

✨ Blow up limiting beliefs + redefine success

✨ Embracing expansion

✨ Living aligned with your Soulful Ambitions

Beloved listeners, this is the final episode of A Balancing Act. Today Analisa shares how this came to be since and invites you to examine your own journey and see if you've outgrown anything or are ready to expand. As always, she shares vulnerably and transparently. Analisa unveils the name of the new podcast, which will begin at the middle/end of March, make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the first episode!

Analisa ends with massive gratitude for all of you that have been a part of the journey!

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#79 When You're Between Gigs w/ Analisa Leaming Feb 20, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

✨ An update on A Balancing Act podcast + where it's heading

✨ Embracing the in-between

✨ Tangible ideas and practices to keep the flame alive

✨ Connecting daily with your Soul

✨ Using your creative gifts to be in your Star Power

In this episode, Analisa Leaming reflects on the closing of the season and teases the upcoming transition and expansion of the podcast. Analisa discusses the importance of the in-between show period and offers practical steps for navigating this time. She also emphasizes the practice of being with discomfort and connecting with the soul on a daily basis. The episode concludes with exercises on writing the current chapter of your life and crafting and committing to your character.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#78 A Nature-based Approach to the Creative Process w/ Joshua Townshend Feb 13, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

Aligning with the seasons to enhance the creative process
Identifying your primary element (earth, air, water, or fire) to provide insights into your creative process
The importance of playing the long game as a Creative Being
The Ultimate Game: maintaining passion + desire while remaining detached from specific outcomes
Breaking the paradigm of 'if/then' thinking

Analisa is joined by guest Joshua Townsend, an expert in creative development and story coaching. They discuss the importance of understanding the elements and how they relate to the creative process. They delve into the characteristics and challenges of each element (earth, air, water, and fire) and provide practical tips for working with each element in a creative context. In this conversation, Joshua Townshend and Analisa Leaming discuss various aspects of the creative process and personal growth. They explore the importance of understanding characters and how they present themselves versus who they truly are. They also delve into the concept of the short game versus the long game, emphasizing the need for patience and authenticity in pursuing creative endeavors. The conversation then shifts to the ultimate game, which involves maintaining passion and desire while remaining detached from specific outcomes. They discuss the path of mastery and the importance of breaking the paradigm of 'if-then' thinking. Finally, they touch on the power of breathing and the skills that artists develop throughout their journey.

Learn more about Joshua Townshend here.

Take Joshua's creative element quiz here.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#77 Audition Holding Room Energy Feb 06, 2024

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In this short + sweet solo episode Analisa explores two ways of managing energy while you await your audition.

It's easy to be swept up and deeply affected by frenetic energy and most performers are sensitives/empaths.

These kinds of practices are imperative so that we can stay in our own alignment. Listen and give them a try today!

Also, we know this, but these practices serve FAR beyond Ripley and Pearl. May it serve!

Take this quiz before next week's episode!

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#76 Patrick O'Neill: Gems for the Auditioning Actor Jan 30, 2024

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Patrick's story: dressing actors on Broadway while also auditioning!!!
Patrick's hot-take on audition season
What makes an actor stand out in the audition room
Goal setting
Detaching from audacious dreams
The power of creating on your own terms
"Skipping the first 10 times" Practice

This conversation explores the journey of Patrick O'Neill, a director and choreographer, and his insights on navigating the performing arts industry. Analisa and Patrick cover topics such as his accidental journey in the arts, identity shifts, audition season, cultivating creativity, qualities that make an actor stand out, the importance of daily practices, and embracing the journey and setting goals. In this conversation, Patrick O'Neill and Analisa Leaming discuss setting achievable goals, detaching from audacious dreams, the power of making things, finding answers within, embracing vulnerability, and belonging on stage. They emphasize the importance of taking practical steps towards goals and not being overwhelmed by the end result. They also discuss the practice of detaching from outcomes and finding satisfaction in the creative process. Patrick shares the importance of making things and how it gives a sense of pride and authority. They also explore the practice of finding answers within oneself and the vulnerability that comes with pursuing big dreams. They conclude by discussing the idea of belonging on stage and the importance of skipping the first 10 attempts to find success. Soul Nourishment in this episode: Connect with Patrick here and here. Michael Hyatt Planner A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#75 Exploring the Fear of Humiliation Jan 23, 2024

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Inside this episode:

Analisa's way of activating her Indestructible Core
How to practice not taking things personally
How the fear of humiliation points to an addiction to pride
The antidote to fear of humiliation (the opinion of others)
An exploration of True Humility

This episode is a follow up to Eleri Ward's powerful conversation last week. Analisa goes deeper into two main themes: the indestructible core and the power of not taking anything personally. She then explores the fear of humiliation and how it's holding so many artists back. Analisa shares that she, too, is very much a student of this topic and goes into her favorite teachings on humiliation, pride, perfectionism and true humility. Anyone struggling with perfectionism, taking up space, and being their full self will find gems and actionable steps within this episode!

Soul Nourishment in this episode:

Xavier Dagba

Caroline Myss Entering the Castle

Jason Mraz Making it Up

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#74 Eleri Ward: Unleash your potential w/ healthy delusions, unapologetic self-validation, & an indestructible core Jan 16, 2024

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In this episode with Eleri Ward:

✨ Eleri's journey from musical theatre showcase to critically acclaimed recording artist + finding HER voice

✨ Having "Healthy Delusion" in the entertainment + theatre industry

✨ Cultivating an indestructible core

✨ The power of not taking anything personally

✨ Reframing being told "You Don't Fit/We don't understand you"

Analisa stumbled across this reel of Eleri's on Instagram and was blown away by her story and her talent. She was thrilled to sit down with her and learn about her journey from her musical theatre showcase at Boston Conservatory where she didn't receive an offer from an agent to recording and producing her full length indie-folk Sondheim album, “A Perfect Little Death,” in her closet.

After gaining a viral TikTok following, it was released by Ghostlight Records and has been hailed as “a harmonious marriage of musical theater and indie folk music, with hauntingly beautiful arrangements” by Forbes and “an incandescent new record, something genuinely new” from American Theater Magazine.

Eleri speaks to the mindset that allows her to show up fully and unapologetically. She shares the pitfalls she sees in the musical theatre industry where it's easy to give up your power and self-belief and the necessity to build and maintain and indestructible core. This episode is a jampacked with motivation, inspiration and encouragement for owning your unique voice and path and believing in yourself no matter what. It's a perfect episode to have bookmarked before auditions or in a time when you need a reminder of claiming your own greatness. Follow Eleri

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A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#73 Analisa Leaming's Journey to Broadway Jan 09, 2024

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Analisa has been podcasting since 2016 and this is the first time she's shared her own unique path to Broadway and beyond. She shares her early influences, experiences in college, auditions, and survival jobs in New York City. Analisa discusses the heartbreak and soul-searching moments in her career and the pivotal decision to consider a different path. Tune in for a very special behind-the-scenes episode!!

Highlights from Analisa's Story:

Everyone's path is different!
From Opera to Musical Theatre
Analisa's journey from Tennessee to NYC
Analisa's "survival jobs"
Audition stories
Heartbreaks along the way
Considering another path before making it to Broadway
The thing she thinks about most when reflecting on her career

Tune into Episode 37 to hear the journey from NYC to Colorado!

Time Stamps:

00:00 Introduction and Setting the Intention 02:41 Growing Up and Early Influences 08:05 College 12:17 Professional Opportunities and Decision-Making 19:25 Moving to New York and Survival Jobs 27:09 Regional Theater and Broadway Dreams 35:27 Heartbreak and Soul-Searching 39:05 Meeting Steve Lutvak and Gentleman's Guide 45:15 Considering a Different Path 46:14 Hope and Booking On the 20th Century 47:36 Broadway Debut 48:25 On the 20th Century 49:24 Taking Kathy's Spot 49:54 The Music Man 50:50 Relationships and Offstage Moments 51:55 Career Reflections 52:24 Sound of Music and Mary Poppins 53:23 Auditioning for The King and I 53:49 Standing By at Lincoln Center 54:44 Booking Hello Dolly 55:08 Becoming a Lead and Touring 56:03 Booking School of Rock 56:28 Touring with Hello Dolly 57:29 Transitioning to Coaching 58:23 Moving to Colorado 59:15 Upcoming Gig with Tulsa Ballet A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#72 Wendy Braun: Creative Breakthrough in 2024 Jan 02, 2024

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Episode Highlights:

All the tangible practices + tools for managing your hopes and dreams in the biz and beyond
Vulnerable stories + shares from Broadway and Hollywood
Establishing a practice to manage challenges + setbacks without letting it derail or defeat you
Making peace with where you are
The power of shifting from a mindset of “should” to “could”
How to identity the voice of your intuition + developing a playbook for your best self

Episode Summary:

In this episode Analisa interviews Wendy Braun, an accomplished actress and breakthrough coach of Actor Inspiration. Wendy talks about the importance of developing a practice to navigate disappointment and setbacks in the industry without letting it derail or define you. Wendy and Analisa share stories from their careers of discovering the balance between finding peace with where they are and excitement for where they want to be. Wendy reveals her process for helping lead her students to creative breakthroughs. Listen to this episode to learn tools and insights for connecting to your highest self and navigating your career from a fully aligned place.

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro to Podcast and Wendy Braun

3:00 Speaking with authority through mastering disappointment

5:23 Finding the good where you are

12:12 Reaching the highest level doesn’t cure the insecurities

21:54 Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable

24:09 Journaling from your highest self

26:38 Daily practice for expanding into your highest self

32:00 How to identify your intuition / inner voice

34:59 Shifting shoulds to clouds

38:54 4 questions to ask yourself to create a breakthrough

43:10 A best self playbook

50:00 Working through the emotions we don’t like

53:08 A practice for artists and wild dreamers to start the new year with

59:45 Finding community to help you do the work

About Wendy: Accomplished actress Wendy Braun has enjoyed a dynamic career, recently appearing on four seasons of the celebrated Netflix series, Atypical, as well as guest appearances on This Is Us, Grey's Anatomy, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Criminal Minds to name a few. With over 80 TV + Film credits, over 100 commercials and thousands of voiceovers, Wendy has also combined decades of invaluable professional experience with her passion for inspiring others.

She is also a Breakthrough Coach and the CEO + founder of ActorInspiration.com, and was recently featured in Forbes for her game-changing Success Breakthrough Workshop online course (now in over 25 countries) and powerful guided meditations that have helped thousands of creatives overcome obstacles and create new levels of success, joy and fulfillment. Known as a powerhouse global speaker and the guiding light behind many success stories, Authority Magazine declared Wendy one of their “Inspirational Women In Hollywood.”

Her clients include Series Regulars, Broadway performers and Award-Winning stage and screen actors, as well as directors, producers, writers and entrepreneurs.

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A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#71 Jack Plotnick: Finding Freedom On Stage and in Life Dec 26, 2023

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Harvest Wisdom/Plant Dreams: A Soulful Approach to Year-End Reflections and Intention on Dec 29th

Embrace the spirit of self-discovery and artistic growth as we bid farewell to the year and set our sights on new beginnings.

Join as we revisit a cherished discussion with Jack Plotnick, whose wisdom on overcoming mental barriers in acting remains evergreen as we step into the new year. Jack shared his concept of the ego as your vulture, which is a game-changer for actors looking to shed their limitations. He also highlights the emotional rollercoaster that comes with the pursuit of acting, from the search for validation to the exhilaration of creative freedom.

This episode brilliantly outlines how actors can navigate their mental labyrinths and emerge with a renewed sense of purpose and creative liberation.

Episode Highlights :

Your “vulture” and how it can help actors overcome mental barriers
Authenticity in auditions and the role of spontaneity in performances
Unpacking Want VS. Need
Focusing on outcomes to enjoy the process of acting and auditioning
Leveraging social media and online platforms to gain visibility and opportunities
High stakes in characters' desires to enhance comedic and dramatic acting
Dedication and resilience required to thrive in the acting industry

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A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#70 Finding Your “Way” and Your “Why” Dec 19, 2023

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Episode Highlights:

The power of rituals in seasons of transition
A journal prompt: “If I were heading back to New York City, what would I do?”
Dissecting the “Old Way” of working and birthing the “New Way”
Having self-compassion and really loving on our insecurities (“I see you!”)
The push/pull of under- and over-compensating, playing too big and too small
Getting lit up by your Why—awakening the energetic body
Following Soul Breadcrumbs
Feeling full OF yourself!
Being congruent, bringing fullness to every area of a “big, rich, beautiful life”

In this week’s solo episode, Analisa pulls back the curtain a bit during this season of transition, bringing us along as she journals on the prompt: “If I were heading back to New York City, what would I do?” Analisa explores what her Old Way of approaching this might look like, and then digs deep and dreams big—what could be the New Way? How can we feel fierce self-compassion for our fears and insecurities, and then hold space for even bigger and fuller dreams? Analisa follows “soul breadcrumbs” that come up in her journaling, and walks us through getting to her “Why”--listen as it awakens her energetic body and lights her up in real time!

Analisa also shares exciting news about her upcoming two-hour workshop, "Harvesting Wisdom and Planting Dreams”: it’ll be a perfect container to build on these ideas, explore, and get curious–what is it that wants to be created through you in the New Year? Grab your journal, give this a good listen, and get ready to go deep!

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#69 Sierra Boggess: Dealing with disappointment, deep desires, and finding your purpose Dec 12, 2023

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Episode Highlights:

Finding the gifts in disappointment
Learning that “you are not what you do”
Broadway stories from Rebecca, The Little Mermaid, Phantom, & Hello, Dolly!
Uncovering our true purpose
Honoring our deep desires
Building community and nurturing Soul
Becoming a Leading Lady
Sierra’s mantra: You Are Enough!

In this episode, Analisa re-airs her first interview with Broadway star and soulful human Sierra Boggess! Join them in the Rosalie dressing room at School of Rock for a fun and vulnerable conversation about “doing the work” and finding our true purpose in what we do—and bringing that alignment into every aspect of our lives. Sierra and Analisa open up about their shared experience with the cancellation of Broadway’s Rebecca, and discuss how they have learned to embrace frequent disappointment in this business and not “go into the dark.”

How can we get to the bottom of what really motivates us to do what we do? How do we trust, in the low moments, that there is something else there for us? How do we build support networks and handle jealousy and competition, especially in the age of social media? Analisa and Sierra share many beautiful stories and wonderful resources as they talk “getting clear on the core of what we’re doing”—all in pursuit of becoming expansive human beings! Originally Aired May 18, 2018

Time Stamps

0:00 Intro, New Year Workshop + Welcome to Sierra back to the Rosalie dressing room

6:01 The saga of Rebecca and gifts from a disappointing year

13:56 Trusting that the “universe is conspiring in your favor”

16:21 Processing crummy feelings: “While I’m down here, what am I supposed to learn from this?” (and doing it “sober”)

29:46 Sierra’s network of support (and intro to The Paradox Process!)

41:36 Getting back into alignment, allowing creative opportunities to flow into your life

46:35 Same desires, shifting priorities – going from “What job am I doing next?” to “Why am I here?”

48:15 Sierra’s low point and the 5 questions to discovering your purpose

55:00 Sierra’s transition away from “living unconsciously” and learning to lead a company (The Little Mermaid)

1:05 Two sides of the coin: “I’m jealous” AND “Oh, I can dream bigger!”

1:11 Social media and “being ruthlessly onto ourselves”

Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode:

SierraBoggess.com

Wayne Dyer: “The Power of Intention”

Diana Nyad: “Find A Way”

Thomas Jones, The Paradox Process

Adam Leipzig’s TED Talk: “How to know your life purpose in five minutes”

Gabby Bernstein: “Judgment Detox”

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#68 The Let Down After Booking the Gig (or getting the thing you were desiring) Dec 05, 2023

Dec. 29th Event: Harvesting Wisdom, Planting Dreams: A Soulful Approach to Year-End Reflections and Intentions

In today's episode Analisa is talking about something no one likes talking about publicly, especially in our shiny-only-post-the-highlights-social-media world.

Have you ever gotten the thing you were desiring (a gig, a job, a raise, etc.) only to feel disappointed, let down, or disillusioned afterwards? Not that this feeling lasts, necessarily, but sometimes it can be quite jarring!

If you're listening along this season you know one of the biggest themes has been accepting our humanity. So just naming this as it arises is powerful. Normalizing it, too. This is a very common experience.

This can be incredibly liberating. No gig is perfect. No contract is the answer to all of your problems. Our baseline level of wellbeing will return.

So the aim of this short minisode is that it will leave you pondering how to be more sourced from within, not waiting for something "out there" to embody the light that you are. Be "full of yourself" today. Dance with creativity. Laugh. Cry. Live Awake.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach . This season is designed to inspire creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

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#67 - Liz Newcomer: Enneagram, Psychology + Big Dreams Nov 28, 2023

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Episode Highlights:

Looking at your dreams through the lens of the enneagram
Your unique vice turned to virtue
A story of an actor who left New York and found creative success on their own terms
How to use the enneagram as an acting tool

Episode Summary:

In this episode Analisa interviews Elizabeth Newcomer, Actor turned Enneagram Coach. Analisa and Liz talk in depth about each type to help you identify your own number and Liz explains the core desires of each type as well as their greatest virtues and vices. Throughout their conversation, Liz and Analisa share stories of how the enneagram has helped them follow their big dreams and navigate interacting and communicating with others. Listen to this packed episode to learn how the enneagram can be an incredibly powerful tool and how to see beyond the “box” that personality types often lead us to feel trapped in.

Time Stamps

0:00 Analisa’s Intro

3:00 Elizabeth’s journey from actor to enneagram coach

8:30 Letting your dreams be a north store to guide you

13:29 Introduction to the enneagram and how it can help us or hold us back

16:48 Overview / definition of what enneagram is

20:38 Liz’s recommendation for how to find your type, examples of 2s, 4s, and 9s

26:36 The Body Triad: 1, 8, and 9

28:14 The Head Triad: 5 (motivated by knowledge), 6 (preparedness), and 7 (options)

30:55 Taking action upon your deepest callings through the lens of your enneagram

31:40 Vice to virtue, is an action in alignment with where you want to go

32:11 How this looks for the Heart Triad: 2 (the giver)

37:20 Type 3 (the performer) Type 4 (the dreamer)

40:53 Head Triad: Type 5 (the observer) Type 6 (the questioner) Type 7 (the adventurer)

44:39 Body Triad: Type 8 (the challenger) Type 9 (the peacemaker) Type 1 (the perfectionist)

51:20 Using the enneagram as an acting tool

54:40 Using the enneagram to work through triggers and find growth

1:02:35 Wrap-up, how to find & follow Elizabeth

Take The Narrative Enneagram test HERE

Take the Riso-Hudson RHETI test HERE

Follow Elizabeth on Instagram @liz.newcomer

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#66: Pause + Receive: Analisa’s personal practice for getting off the hamster wheel & back into Soul Nov 21, 2023

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This week’s solo episode is an interactive inner exploration. You’re invited to be an active participant, grab a journal or sit and close your eyes. You’ll pause and check in, without judgment, how you’re currently doing and feeling. Analisa guides us on this journey & asks us deep questions to find the answers within by tapping into our inner wisdom.You’ll leave the episode feeling deeply empowered and connected to yourself, feeling inspired and lit up from within!

Time Stamps

0:00 Analisa’s Intro: An Invitation to Pause

3:43 Of Course We’re Gonna Get Knocked Out of Alignment

5:15 How Is It Feeling, Right Now?

7:17 Am I Getting Caught in Busywork?

9:20 Are You Acting From High Vibe? Milk it!

11:36 Are You Called to Just Be?

13:10 The Quality of Seeking External Validation

15:00 Let Me Give Myself Space to Say It Out Loud

17:07 I Don’t Want to Create From Here!

19:39 Mind, Can You Soften?

22:06 An Invitation Home

24:10 I Want My Body to Sing that Song

26:19 This Deep Trust

27:45 What Do I Know Now that I Didn’t Know Before?

28:57 Being Able to Receive Means Slowing Down Enough to Listen

31:00 You Really Do Have All the Answers Within

Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode:

Wanna find out your enneagram number before next week's podcast with an enneagram coach? Here are two tests we recommend:

Riso Hudson Enneagram Test

Narrative Enneagram Test

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#65: Marissa Ghavami: Trauma & Our Big Dreams Nov 14, 2023

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Episode Highlights:

- How trauma can make it hard to go after big dreams
- How our big dreams can inspire healing
- What is trauma?
- Brain- and Body-based healing modalities
- The role of feeling our feelings
- The stories we tell ourselves and how to rewrite them
- Neuroplasticity and the science of memory

In this episode, Analisa invites Marissa Ghavami, Iranian-American, queer artist, advocate and creator to the podcast. This is a rich and vulnerable discussion about Marissa’s experience healing from trauma, and how it has been fundamentally intertwined with their journey towards big, ambitious dreams.

Marissa and Analisa share their thoughts and experiences with “getting comfortable with the discomfort of this business,” and they engage with a wide range of questions:

How can folks healing from trauma engage with their feelings and body sensations safely–something we’re asked to do every day as actors? What’s the difference between brain-based and body-based healing modalities and practices? How does having these skills show up in our daily lives and careers?

It’s a beautiful conversation between two smart and soulful creatives—listen as they marry the ideas of trauma-informed emotional resiliency with the neuroscience behind memory and grief, and share how diving deep into these ideas is further enriched by their spiritual practices. Come back to this episode anytime you need a reminder that the stories we tell ourselves about our feelings can be rewritten!

Topic Shift Time Stamps

0:00 Analisa’s intro and invite to a 1:1 session

4:27 Welcome, Marissa!

6:19 Acknowledging the role trauma plays in taking action towards our souls’ longings

10:22 Marissa’s journey (big dreams, what got in the way, coming back to themself)

17:59 Engaging with trauma and experiencing stress as an artist

20:00 Brain- and body-based healing modalities: going beyond “just change your mindset”

25:01 Fawn responses: your “survival-brain” is a protector

28:30 “What if we allowed ourselves to feel whatever we were feeling, fully?”

33:33 Our feelings vs the stories we tell about them (and what we make them mean)

36:24 “It’s not magical thinking – it’s neuroscience!!”

38:40 Having a spiritual practice

43:51 Brain science! Memory, grief, and trauma

50:26 An example: Marissa’s current process for managing a trauma response

54:40 Post-traumatic growth – being the author of your own story

56:16 “This skill is needed for the craft of acting” - feeling deeply and creating space for healing

Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode:

Marissa Ghavami

Healing TREE

Marissa’s Healing Trauma Focused Coaching for Artists (Virtual; $75/hr or $75/mo for weekly, 1 hour group sessions): www.marissaghavami.com/coach Marissa will be playing Jessie in Divine Riot’s Cry It Out on 11/9 7PM (Invited Dress), 11/12 7PM and 11/18 2PM in NYC. Learn More & Tickets: www.divineriot.org/cryitout

Marissa’s Instagram

Healing Tree’s Instagram

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#64 Alchemy of Acceptance: self-doubt/fear/the need to control Nov 07, 2023

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Episode Bullet Points

In this short solo episode Analisa helps you love on your Little Self. She also opens up the conversation to you, the listeners: is there anyone out there with the research know-how to look at these universal struggles from a social sciences perspective? Topics covered in this episode include:

Offering one-off 1:1 session in Nov/Dec 2023
The need for “Little Self” to be witnessed
The unique wounds of high performers
Letting go of the need to fix
Loving the part of yourself that wants love

Episode Summary

This week’s solo episode is a powerful exploration of an expansive question: what if your human aspects (fear, self-doubt, anxiety) aren’t a problem to be fixed? Analisa brings her wild and silliest self to guiding you through choosing to love those Little Self expressions. This episode can be used as a meditative guide to finding that love for yourself. There is also a beautiful meta thread of how Analisa chooses to share and create the podcast itself.

Topic Shift Time Stamps

0:00 Analisa’s Intro: different ways to play

2:48 Behind the curtain: two episode ideas

5:10 Analisa’s Love Bomb

7:04 Questions from Little Self & the need to control

9:09 Pause & Love the Fear

11:23 Toddlers: Before “Not Good Enough”

13:39 Enneagram Episode Sneak Peek

14:43 A Question for the High Performers

17:02 Can you feel a softening?

19:35 Love instead of fixing

20:50 Wrap Up

Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode:

Riso Hudson Enneagram Test

Narrative Enneagram Test

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

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#63: My Cringe: On Jealousy, competition, + the need to be special Oct 31, 2023

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Episode Highlights:

The need to be “the best”
The “Little Self’s" need to be seen
The trap of toxic positivity
Pep talks + reframes might not be the solution
The gifts of jealousy, need, and comparison
A practice for making space for those “cringe-y” feelings

In this deeply vulnerable solo episode, Analisa explores the “cringe-y and crunchy” feeling of jealousy. How can we honor the part of ourselves that wants to be the best? When & how can we make space for the fear of not being the best? Can we answer this ego with love? Analisa shares her own stories of grappling with this, in the context of coaching a client through it. She even guides us through a practice of holding space for these shadows. Bookmark this episode to listen the next time you are in final callbacks with your bestie, or doubting your place “in the room.”

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#62 Elena Shaddow: A conversation about understudying Oct 24, 2023

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Episode Highlights:

Elena’s journey
Planting the Role in Your Voice as a Garden
Proving vs Sharing
The Gift of Perspective Shifts
“It’s Not Fair That You Can’t Do It All”
The Gifts of Motherhood
Audition Friendships
The Difference between Ambition & Lack

In this episode, Analisa interviews Elena Shaddow, Broadway actor, voice teacher, wife & mother. This intimate conversation between friends with mirrored life paths covers so many juicy topics. Both Analisa and Elena have been the standby for Kelli O’Hara, and have led shows in their own right. This interview covers the origin of their unlikely friendship: meeting at an audition where neither booked the role. What does it mean to be known as someone’s understudy? How do you deal with the ego aspect of it? How does motherhood affect a leading lady’s career? Analisa and Elena also riff on the importance of coming to the work fed: differentiating yourself from the roles you play by leading a full life outside of the industry. These two brilliant teachers lead by example, sharing vulnerably, with great humor, and plenty of juicy Broadway stories. This is an episode you’ll want to listen to again - and send to your favorite actress-mama or wunderstudy!

Topic Shift Time Stamps

0:00 Analisa’s Intro

5:17 Interview Begins

8:18 “I got into a Broadway show!” “Yay!” “I’m the understudy!” “Oh.”

10:38 The Days of Wine & Roses story: Stepping in to Standby

13:51 Learning a Role = Planting a Garden

16:23 “I Honor Me”

21:07 Turning Down Broadway

24:20 What Must it Be Like, As A Standby On Opening Night?

27:30 The Full Ego 180

30:11 Where did husband and babies come into the journey?

36:55 Balance: Is it season by season?

42:53 It’s Just Unfair That You Can’t Do It All

45:35 There’s More To Be Gained From Saying Yes

49:25 The Need to Be Different: Going On as the Understudy

57:11 You Probably Never Doubt Yourself - No!

63:39 The Fear of Taking a Break

66:43 Understudying Is Not a Dirty Word!

Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode:

Elena Shaddow: https://www.elenashaddow.net/

Will Buck Coach/Composer: willbuckmusic@aol.com

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A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#61: Clinging to Results Oct 17, 2023

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In a solo episode that is jam packed with inspired practices, we dive deep into the HOW of releasing our attachment to outcomes, specifically around auditions. Analisa guides us through:

The fears that come up with we WANT the job
The need to acknowledge and make space for “Little Self”
Embodiment tools for realigning with YOU
What it feels like to come home to ourselves
The real time inspiration for a new, FREE workshop on putting these concepts into practice

How do we share our authentic selves in auditions, when so much is on the line? How can we manage when we start to really WANT it? Why does it get grippy-er the closer we get? How can we step back into alignment with our truest state, so that we are open to creative inspiration? Bookmark this episode to listen to whenever you need Analisa to remind you of how to release the clinging by honoring your longings.

Topic Shift Time Stamps

0:00 Analisa’s Intro

1:50 Client Inspiration for this Episode

3:13 Authenticity is Allowing for Bless & Release

4:30 Acknowledge the Fear of Longing: Now It’s Mine to Lose

6:25 Talking to “Little Self” & Listening to Their Voice

8:21 Of Course You Want it!

10:01 Embodiment & Voice Work: other doorways in

12:14 Am I Identifying with the Clinginess?

14:00 Getting Back into Alignment with YOU

16:31 I Want to Come Home to Myself

19:06 Alignment Allows For Creative Ideas to Bubble Up

21:00 Inspired Alignment Workshop Details

Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode:

Jen Waldman Studio

Start With Why by Simon Sinek

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#60 - Bret Shuford: Soulful Social Media Oct 10, 2023

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Episode Highlights:

Identity shifts, grief, and integration
The impact you can have by sharing soulfully
Social media assumptions
Build resiliency by seeking rejection
Reach out in gratitude
Teach your audience how you want to be treated
Using your discernment with social media boundaries

In this episode, Analisa interviews Bret Shuford, Broadway actor, creative life coach, and one half of @BroadwayHusbands. There are so many gems in this conversation, which ranges from ego death to passing the torch to sharing your soul on social media. How can we integrate our old identities when we shift gears? Can you get in alignment before you post, the same way you would before an audition? The key to taking the pressure off of maintaining a social media presence is committing to showing up consistently, and Bret & Analisa share many practical tips for doing this in this lively interview.

Topic Shift Time Stamps

0:00 Analisa’s Intro

3:55 Bret’s New & Improved Self-Intro

7:05 How to sit with the difficult emotions of transitions

11:30 Broadway Pen Pals: it’s not what you thought, is it?

15:05 On the Broadway Mountain & the Chain of Mountains

18:52 Unpacking our social media assumptions

21:41 Our Job is to become Known: Measuring Likes? Stop

24:33 Your Content is NOT for You

27:52 Reframe of the Four Pillars: Disneyland Metaphor for Social Media

32:32 Make Posting a Habit & Not an Event: Ariana DeBose example

40:37 Everything Old is New Again: Repost!

43:05 Draft when you are sourced; pause when you’re not

47:17 You are part of the ocean: share your gratitude

48:14 Create more than you consume: commit to posting every time you log on

50:20 Follow outside your industry

55:57 How to work with Bret

Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode:

Bret Shuford on Instagram: @bretshuford @broadwayhusbands

Bret’s free quiz

Rejection Therapy TedTalk

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#59: The Key to Authenticity Oct 03, 2023

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In a meta solo episode that is made to be listened to on repeat, we dive deep into what it means to realign with our authenticity. Analisa guides us through:

Authentic Self-Introduction
Her personal process for getting into & staying in alignment
Ways to deal with the resistance that pulls us out of our authenticity
The difference between playing big & trying hard
Getting Meta with an invitation to the Soulful Creatives Circle

Episode Summary

In this vulnerable solo episode, Analisa explores the concept of Authenticity. How do we step into our own individual Authenticity in everything we do, from introducing ourselves, to creating art, to being with our families…and yes, even to auditioning? How can we be open to the audience’s energy while not allowing it to knock us off course? Can we play big without forcing? Where is the line between wanting and needing? Bookmark this episode to listen to whenever you need Analisa to guide you through stepping into your authentic self.

Topic Shift Time Stamps

0:00 Analisa’s Authenticity Reframe of the Podcast Intro

3:13 A Vulnerable Story About the Inspiration for this Episode

5:50 Being Open to (Audience) Energy while Staying Aligned with Our Authenticity

7:30 Have You Ever Gotten Squeezy in an Audition?

8:10 Bookmark Here: A Tool for Stepping into Authenticity

8:58 How Did Analisa Step into her Authenticity for this Episode? First Steps

10:58 Dealing with the Hungry Ghost & the Fears That Feed It

14:05 Denim & Character Shoes: How to Work Authentically Within Outside Expectations

16:45 A Time for Singing Story

19:20 The Fix for the Fix It Mentality: Feel into It

21:06 Analisa practices her own authenticity while sharing about the Soulful Creatives Circle: dealing with the assumptions that come up

24:07 The Last Step: Let Go of Outcomes

Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode:

“Blessed We Are” - A Mystic song Analisa uses in her own dropping in process.

Analisa’s REEL about Authenticity

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A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE.

#58: Intention, Co-Creation & Abundance for Creatives w/ Business Coach, Cara Kovacs Sep 26, 2023

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In this wide-ranging interview with Cara Kovacs, the Business Witch, we dive deep into service, and the business side of sharing our passion. Analisa and Cara cover many angles:

The importance of having a strong Why & different ways to find it
The ethics of shifting from the “Starving Artist” mentality
Intentionality in all things as spellwork
Detaching from outcomes: go back to why
Money & Power
How to Practice the Energy of Abundance
Re-Defining Success and what supports your big wild dreams

Episode Summary

In this episode, Analisa interviews Cara Kovacs, the Business Witch. There are so many gems in this conversation, which covers the intersection of passion and pragmatism. How can we allow our passions to inform our pursuit of success? How can we redefine success on our own terms, instead of just accepting what the world tells us? Where is the line between wanting something and clinging to it? What are the hang ups keeping artists from building wealth? As Analisa points out, scarcity mindset comes from SCARS; it is up to us to heal around them. It is about choosing to look at where you are held. It is about becoming well-resourced for the good of all.

Topic Shift Time Stamps

0:00 Analisa’s intro

4:18 Cara’s self-introduction

7:05 Money & Entrepreneurship & the collective idea of the Starving Artist

12:50 How to Detach from Outcome

14:18 Why Do You Want What You Want?

16:58 We have all been dehydrated in the desert

19:38: Money & Scarcity

25:45 Reclaiming Wealth to Enact Global Change

27:43 Global Resources & Sufficiency

32:00 Examples of Gratitude Reframes - from the perspective of a moment of sadness

34:43 The Voice as the Bridge Between Inner & Outer World: how can creatives use their voices to support their dreams?

Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode:

Cara on Instagram

Soul of Money by Lynn Twist

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#57: Goals with Soul Sep 19, 2023

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In this solo episode, we dive deep into what it means to set our Goals with our Soul. It’s a skill to be able to cultivate structure from within, versus needing and then resenting external systems. How can we have both freedom to create and grounded connection to the systems in our lives? It’s about finding the sacred in the mundane.

So, how can we use daily habits to harness our big wild dreams instead of it just being a drag? We give ourselves a specific timeline (12 weeks) and pick small achievable changes to make.Not following through on goals we set for ourselves has great ramifications on our self worth, and the number one reason we don’t follow through is picking things that are too big.

What are the micro steps in our day to day that really matter? Analisa digs into the nitty gritty of our small daily habits, talking through the life of a working performer, investigating what small daily goals we can set that will support our biggest, wildest dreams.

Topic Shift Time Stamps

1:34 The Astrology of the Moment Rundown: Virgo Season, New Moon & Mercury Rx

2:40 The Two Creative Responses to Goal-Setting & Structure

4:54 The Magic of this Episode

7:38 Which Habits Aren’t Supportive of Your Big Dreams?

10:06 Twelve Weeks & Just Pick One

13:27 The Waterfall of Life metaphor

19:15 What Supports Our Actions? Community!

Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode:

Link to the Huberman Lab podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/huberman-lab/id1545953110?i=1000625908647

James Clear’s book, Atomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE.

#56: Blow up your idea of what's possible w/ critically acclaimed theatre co-founders Bob Ford + Amy Herzberg Sep 12, 2023

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Today's episode with co-founders and artistic directors of TheatreSquared, Bob Ford + Amy Herzberg:

What Bob + Amy were doing in their 20s & how they wouldn't have believed this is how their lives would unfold
Amy's journey from acting to teaching + directing
Amy's keys to career longevity
Bob's untangling from ego + identity as a NY actor
Founding a mission driven nationally acclaimed theatre in Fayetteville, Arkansas!
The importance of great theatre everywhere, not just NYC
Stories of how TheatreSquared is transforming their community
Aligning with your values + mission as a daily conversation and practice

Look at this award-winning theatre they got to build with architects Marvel & Charcoalblue.

Follow TheatreSquared on Instagram

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

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#55: Star Power Sep 05, 2023

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This short + sweet episode is all about Analisa's journey with the word STAR.

Make the claim + own your star power!

You're literally stitched from stardust.

May this episode support you before an audition, stepping on stage and as you walk through your life.

You are a radiant Being of Light!!

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Get your free audition meditation here.

#54: Sabrina Lynn - Rewilding for Creatives Aug 29, 2023

Aug 31st workshop: Claiming your Big Dreams + Moving towards them with LOVE

How to make the claim, manage disappointment + insecurity, stay in alignment, release the neediness, and discern ego from soul. In this 2 hr workshop I’m going to share with you practical steps, exercises, and practices. I won’t hold back for fear of being “too spiritual.” I’m going to play BIG in a way that I know will inspire you to dial up your own bright light.

✨✨✨ Just announced: New Group Program The Soulful Creative Circle

This episode:

Sabrina Lynn "Let’s have a soulful conversation & open the door to illuminating the blueprint that is unique to you."

Learn to follow the soulful breadcrumbs
Sourcing from within rather than without
Coming to our art fed
Creating from a place of truly not caring if you book the show
How to BE with our attachments to results
Sitting with our fear rather than judging it
Preparing for auditions aligned with soul
What is the soulful creative path?
What's gotten in the way of our connection with our original creative spark?
Is our big dream ego or soul?
Blow up the Broadway box!

Two podcast episodes we reference:

Dangerous Old Woman

You never know where that audition will lead

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + soulful coach for creatives. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

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#53 - Permission to Pause Apr 25, 2023

In this episode Analisa:

Shares how she drops in before podcasting or creating content, and how to do this for auditions, etc.
Talks about her nervous system and when it's not regulated the challenge to be creative and/or take care of herself
Permission to listen to our bodies and pause - how important it is to the creative process and our overall wellbeing
Shares why she's taking a break from podcasting

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A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

#52: Laureen E. Smith - Different paths, 1st headshots in her 40s, Harvard Divinity School, Permission Apr 18, 2023

This episode with Laureen E. Smith is a massive dose of PERMISSION to trust the path that you are on!

Laureen started her career with a BA in Theatre and then took a completely different route via divinity school at Harvard and becoming a minister.

Now, in her 60s, she's a D.C. based actor and in this episode shares wisdom through her story and the perspective it's given her.

She speaks to many fears that actors face and how she navigates them, including feeling "too old" after getting her first set of headshots in her 40s.

May this episode expand your definition of success and what is possible!

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A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 51: Getting Unstuck for Creatives: Thoughts VS Feelings Apr 11, 2023

In today's solo episode Analisa explores the importance of cultivating awareness of thoughts and feelings for creatives.

Creatives tend to be more emotionally aware, but often they are more emotionally reactive and are still stuck in very limiting thoughts.

Through developing the capacity to notice and sit with uncomfortable emotions, you will be able to bust through current limiting beliefs.

There are no bad emotions - they all have gems of wisdom.

Analisa shares a tangible practice for how to metabolize the emotion and then to begin to shift our stories.

She also shares a huge reason why we resist this work and how to love our way through it.

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A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 50: Jillian Jarrett: Creatives killing it in Corporate Apr 04, 2023

In today's episode Analisa interviews one of her best friends, Jillian Jarrett - performer, makeup artist and most recently seller of mortgages.

In this episode:

Jill’s journey from AMDA to selling mortgages
Doing really hard things and the rewards from that
The sense of power, resilience and resourcefulness knowing there are options to support yourself
Creatives thriving in jobs outside of theatre
Blowing up the box of what you think is possible for yourself
Jill’s identity is so much more than herself as a performer
How to create a resume + interview well
Don’t read a job description and count yourself out

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A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 49: Managing post-audition doubt + uncertainty Mar 28, 2023

We have so many tools to prep for auditions, but we rarely talk about how to manage afterwards. The waiting, the doubt, the uncertainty.

In this short solo episode, Analisa explores some ideas to build the capacity to manage all that arises post audition in order to have a more sustainable, joyful journey.

Receive your free audition meditation here.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 48: Kara Lindsay: A Conversation about Motherhood Mar 21, 2023

Kara Lindsay has been seen on Broadway in Wicked (Glinda), Beautiful (Cynthia Weil), Newsies (Katherine). Read her full bio below.

In this episode Analisa + Kara talk about:

Making the decision to have a baby + timing
Doing Beautiful until 5 months pregnant - telling people, fear of what people would think
Performing postpartum
The realities of working with littles at home
Babies in the pandemic
Priorities post babe
PAAL Parent Artist Advocacy League
The joys of parenthood

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KARA LINDSAY Broadway: Wicked (Glinda), Beautiful (Cynthia Weil), Newsies (Katherine) Original Cast/ Fathom Events Film. National Tour: Wicked (Glinda), Little House on the Prairie (originated Laura). Paper Mill Playhouse: Newsies, Jolly Holiday, Little House...Prairie. Sacramento Music Circus: Singin in the Rain (Kathy Selden). NCT: Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins).Kansas City Starlight: Cinderella (Cinderella). Kansas City Rep: Cabaret (Sally Bowles). 5th Avenue: Lone Star Love (Miss Ann Page). Geva: A Christmas Carol(Belle). TV: “Murphy Brown”, ABC’s “Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong”, ABC’s “The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II”, Tony Awards, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. BFA Carnegie Mellon University. Huge thanks and LOVE to my friends, family, Stewart Talent/ Industry Entertainment.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 47: Redefining success in auditions + as a working actor Mar 14, 2023

In this short solo episode Analisa shares the framework she's currently using with her clients:

What is the new way that we can approach our dreams?

Reflecting on and releasing what doesn't work
Redefining and getting clear on how you want to move forward even mid-audition season
What's your why today?
What is a successful audition?
Creating ritual or a practice from the New Way
Creating new habits around auditions and everything "big dream" related

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A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 46: J.J. Caruncho: Beliefs, Broadway + Batman Mar 07, 2023

Today's guest is the incomparable J.J. Caruncho - read his full bio here. This episode is filled with truly life changing ideas and inspiration. Here's what lies ahead:

His powerful story of being a first generation American with a neurodivergent brain who lost his voice for 10 years after a botched surgery but then spent a decade training members of the Special Forces, NFL, and Film/Broadway Stars in fitness, martial arts and wellness, and then returned to performing!

The main topic of our conversation emerged: How our beliefs dictate our life and how to build beliefs that support our greatest potential

An explanation of how we get stuck in limiting beliefs and fear
The magic question: Is this true?
Fear of success
Perspective on the gift of failure + failure as a scientiic model
How he uses the brevity of life to be courageous and present
How losing his voice for a decade (due to a boched surgery) was the greatest gift of his life
And so much more!

March 9th Embodied Intuition for Creatives workshop just $27!

Free audition meditation and newsletter sign up

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 45: Analisa lets her freak flag fly Feb 28, 2023

In this tiny nugget, solo episode with Analisa, she lets her freak flag fly. She shares how working with Divine Feminine energy has changed her life, her creativity, and her artistry.

Listen to the episode to hear how this applies to actors and could be the key to rapid transformation.

Also in this episode Analisa speaks to the epidemic of women against women and themselves, and how this work could be the key back into our bodies, our fullness and our power.

Embodied Intuition or Creatives Workshop

Episode with Lauren Elise Rogers

Rewilding for women with Sabrina Lynn

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 44: Jessie Hooker-Bailey + the inner work that led to Broadway Feb 21, 2023

Today's episode is with Broadway performer and beautiful soul, Jessie Hooker-Bailey.

Jessie's credits include Beautiful and Waitress on Broadway as well as Freaky Friday, Devil Wears Prada, Sister Act, The Color Purple, Ragtime and Footloose regionally.

In this episode:

We talk about her journey from a non-union bus and truck tour to Broadway and beyond.

She opens up about why she believes the inner work she did led to her Broadway debut.

She shares vulnerably how she's currently in between shows and how the uncertainty doesn't go away with Broadway credits and how she stays grounded.

Other work that she's passionate about and why

Sign up here for the Embodied Intuition for Creatives workshop hosted by Analisa Leaming + Lauren Elise Rogers. March 9th, $27 from 11am - 1pm EST. Replay available.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 43: I'm only truly fulfilled when onstage Feb 14, 2023

In this episode Analisa dives deep into the belief that can keep us stuck and how it's not our True Self.

Halfway through the episode is a tangible practice to move from fear to our Higher Self.

It's a balancing act and we'll likely bounce between these thoughts and beliefs often, but being aware is key to a healthy journey in our industry.

Sign up for the March 9th workshop Embodied Intuition for Creatives with Lauren Elise Rogers (from Sex Ed for You and episode 39 of ABA.)

Message Analisa here with coaching inquiries.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 43: I'm only truly fulfilled when onstage Feb 14, 2023

In this episode Analisa dives deep into the belief that can keep us stuck and how it's not our True Self.

Halfway through the episode is a tangible practice to move from fear to our Higher Self.

It's a balancing act and we'll likely bounce between these thoughts and beliefs often, but being aware is key to a healthy journey in our industry.

Sign up for the March 9th workshop Embodied Intuition for Creatives with Lauren Elise Rogers (from Sex Ed for You and episode 39 of ABA.)

Message Analisa here with coaching inquiries.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 43: I'm only truly fulfilled when onstage Feb 14, 2023

In this episode Analisa dives deep into the belief that can keep us stuck and how it's not our True Self.

Halfway through the episode is a tangible practice to move from fear to our Higher Self.

It's a balancing act and we'll likely bounce between these thoughts and beliefs often, but being aware is key to a healthy journey in our industry.

Sign up for the March 9th workshop Embodied Intuition for Creatives with Lauren Elise Rogers (from Sex Ed for You and episode 39 of ABA.)

Message Analisa here with coaching inquiries.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 43: I'm only truly fulfilled when onstage Feb 14, 2023

In this episode Analisa dives deep into the belief that can keep us stuck and how it's not our True Self.

Halfway through the episode is a tangible practice to move from fear to our Higher Self.

It's a balancing act and we'll likely bounce between these thoughts and beliefs often, but being aware is key to a healthy journey in our industry.

Sign up for the March 9th workshop Embodied Intuition for Creatives with Lauren Elise Rogers (from Sex Ed for You and episode 39 of ABA.)

Message Analisa here with coaching inquiries.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 43: I'm only truly fulfilled when onstage Feb 14, 2023

In this episode Analisa dives deep into the belief that can keep us stuck and how it's not our True Self.

Halfway through the episode is a tangible practice to move from fear to our Higher Self.

It's a balancing act and we'll likely bounce between these thoughts and beliefs often, but being aware is key to a healthy journey in our industry.

Sign up for the March 9th workshop Embodied Intuition for Creatives with Lauren Elise Rogers (from Sex Ed for You and episode 39 of ABA.)

Message Analisa here with coaching inquiries.

A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor + holistic performance coach. This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.

Season 4 Episode 42: Jillian Paige: Meisner in Music + Life Feb 07, 2023

Creator of Meisner in Music, Jillian Paige, shares how the Meisner technique can be applied to singing and life.

In this episode:

- How training programs can be product focused on the product rather that process and manifest as physical tension, trauma, etc.

- How MiM can help signal safety to our brains and bodies

- Tangible, practice life + acting tools to manage performance nerves and anxiety

- How to practice

- How to honor whatever is arising in us and using it in our performance, audition or rehearsal

- Permission to use our human experiences to enrich our art, rather than resist anything that’s unpleasant and uncomfortable

-How cultivating awareness enhances our acting skills AND our lives

www.meisnerinmusic.com

IG: MeisnerinMusic

A Balancing Act is a podcast for actors, singers, storytellers and creatives designed to be a place to rest, replenish, recharge and remember who you really are and why you're daring to dream so big.

Season 4 Episode 41: You never know where that audition will lead you Jan 31, 2023

Another solo episode with Analisa - it's story time!

She shares two stories from her own path:

One is about thinking you know what's meant for you only to find out it is something else.

The other is about following your intuition and making a choice that goes against what we "should" do.

Receive a free guided audition meditation here.

To inquire about coaching with Analisa or share podcast feedback message us here.

Season 4 Episode 40:Elizabeth Porter: Licensed Mental Health Therapist and Entertainment Industry Life Coach Jan 24, 2023

To get on the waitlist or schedule a discovery call with Analisa send a message here.

Today's episode is with Elizabeth Porter, licensed mental health therapist and entertainment industry life coach.

Elizabeth shares her journey from studying music in college to opening Entertainment Health Services in Nashville.
Her view on entertainers as culture makers and the importance of their mental health
The difference between coaching + therapy
Artists and their identity with their work
Healthy + Unhealthy Stress (Hope vs Despair)
Focusing on strategy rather than the outcome
How to manage the "Shoulds"
Rejection Therapy Ted Talk
Understanding you can take your brain to the gym
Looking for where you've been brave
What she sees as the most common traits in thriving artists
Suffering = Pain x Resistance
Grounding Practice: to move out of future predictions

Elizabeth Porter is the Founder and President of Entertainment Health Services, specializing in mental health and coaching services for individuals working within the entertainment industry. As a Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Certified Entertainment Industry Life Coach, 10+ years in leadership/management, and a background in the music industry; Elizabeth brings a unique blend of experience and skills to those served in the industry.

She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Kent State University and her Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University. Over the years, Elizabeth’s experience in the mental health field included working as a coordinator for residential programs and community based services, program manager for school-based therapists, emergency services clinician, and interventionist.

Season 4 Episode 39: Analisa Leaming - one foot in the Biz + the other foot in Soul Jan 17, 2023

A short, solo episode with your host, Analisa Leaming.

Discussing a NEW way - one foot in auditions, agents and ambition and the other firmly planted in Soul.

Coming at you with more realness and rawness around HOW I've navigated the performing arts industry:

I'm more open than ever about the role spirituality has played in my career's sustainability.

I share the prayer and intention I've used since college (and how it's evolved over the years.)

I offer ways to make this accessible regardless of your beliefs and relationship to spirituality and religion.

I discuss how I'm currently working with artists to do this work and how you can work with me too!

www.analisaleaming.com

Season 4 Episode 39: Analisa Leaming - one foot in the Biz + the other foot in Soul Jan 17, 2023

A short, solo episode with your host, Analisa Leaming.

Discussing a NEW way - one foot in auditions, agents and ambition and the other firmly planted in Soul.

Coming at you with more realness and rawness around HOW I've navigated the performing arts industry:

I'm more open than ever about the role spirituality has played in my career's sustainability.

I share the prayer and intention I've used since college (and how it's evolved over the years.)

I offer ways to make this accessible regardless of your beliefs and relationship to spirituality and religion.

I discuss how I'm currently working with artists to do this work and how you can work with me too!

www.analisaleaming.com

Season 4 Episode 38: Sex Ed for You w/ Lauren Elise Rogers Jan 10, 2023

Email Analisa to sign up for a single holistic coaching session.

In this episode:

Lauren shares her journey from the performing arts to becoming a sex educator
negative dressing room culture
Returning to your fullness, reclaiming your wild way and power in the world
the current framework around sexuality
many practices to return to your body and to begin to awaken a connection with your creative life force/sexual energy
how performers have been taught to shut off their own body wisdom
the connection between creativity and sexuality

Lauren Elise Rogers is a Certified Sexuality Educator (ISEE) with an extensive background in the performing arts, Lauren Elise Rogers provides holistic sexuality education as well as personal and professional development coaching. Specializing in helping individuals integrate their sexuality, heal from burnout, and overcome sex-negative beliefs, Lauren believes that all humans deserve pleasurable lives, relationships, and careers. Having studied the lasting effects of trauma, culture, and spirituality Lauren understands that unlearning and expanding thought patterns can be challenging and vulnerable. Her passion for gentle and transformative education allows students to sit safely in discomfort while developing the tools necessary to support a pleasurable existence. To learn more visit: www.sexedforyou.com

Season 4 Episode 37: Saying "No, Thank You" to a Broadway show + leaving NYC Jan 03, 2023

After a 3 year hiatus, A Balancing Act is back.

Analisa didn't know if there ever would be another season, but a couple months ago gentle whispers began within and she knew it was time.

She has A LOT to share and in this first episode back she picks right up where she left off, on the national tour of Hello, Dolly! three years ago.

She's shares her journey which includes:

-Doing the tour for 6 more months while pregnant

-Having a baby during the pandemic

-Turning down a Broadway show

-Making the decision to leave NYC

-The work she's doing now

Visit www.analisaleaming.com to sign up for the mailing list, receive a free audition meditation and inquire about working with Analisa.

Season 3 Episode 36: Thomas Jones Aug 21, 2019

It’s the final episode of the season and I am so excited for you to hear this conversation! After having Thomas Jones on the show two other times this season I really feel that this is the perfect way to wrap up what we have been chatting about. We take a deep dive into getting out of your own way and giving yourself permission to reinvent yourself. You are not the person you were in the past. We discuss facts versus thoughts and how YOU are the creator of your own reality.

Ready, Set, Action:

Think about the last time you were fulfilled and joyful. Close your eyes and remember the last time you were in absolute bliss and everything was going your way. Let it fill you with possibility, joy, and happiness. Do this 5 minutes a day for 5 days in a row. See how it affects you. Build positive possibilities. Live into it.

A big thank you to this season’s sponsor The Paradox Process!

To set up a discounted first session contact ParadoxExperience@gmail.com!

Music by: Joel Waggoner - Unlikely Warrior

Season 3 Episode 35: Sierra Boggess Aug 14, 2019

I am so excited to welcome back Sierra Boggess to the podcast this week! She is a light in our industry and I absolutely love chatting with her. She shares some awesome stories from her recent experience at the Hollywood Bowl. We talk about anxiety and what being present in the moment really means. We talk about her belief that we should strive to take more responsibility and how ultimately that leads to more power. Check out Sierra’s Light Lessons!

Ready, Set, Action:

Before your next audition or performance:

Give yourself an extra few minutes and put on a song you absolutely love. Dance around, sing in your hairbrush, let go. Tap into your inner child and invite them out to play. Now allow the creative juices to keep flowing into your audition or show!

Today’s episode is sponsored by the Paradox Process and in this episode you get to hear how the Paradox Process has helped Sierra personally! The Paradox Process brings the conscious mind to present by eliminating negative emotions from the past, and clearing anxieties and worries about the future. Contact ParadoxExperience@gmail.com to set up a discounted first session! Join the Monday Night Paradox Process Group meets at 8pm in person or live stream! Learn more at ParadoxProcess.org

Music by: Joel Wagonner - Unlikely Warrior

Season 3 Episode 34: Kemper Florin Aug 07, 2019

Today’s episode is with my dear friend Kemper Florin. We met while we were both studying at the Eastman School of Music. We chat about her shift away from full time performing to arts administration. She speaks about having a family and how that has had an effect on her mindset. We talk about self-esteem and how to fight the limiting stories we tell ourselves. Join us as we challenge the conventional definition of success!

Ready, Set, Action:

Carve out time for silence this week. Listen and find those small inner voices. These quiet moments can cause something wonderful to bubble up within you ... only if you give it the proper space.

This episode is sponsored by Thomas Jones of the Paradox Process! Does your anxiety and fear about auditioning prevent you from doing your best? Have you ever wondered why some seem fearless to audition and perform? The Paradox Process is a technique to identify, communicate and change negative feelings and perceptions. Hear what a session with Thomas is like from an earlier episode this season where he has a live therapy session with Brittany Bohn. Contact ParadoxExperience@gmail.com to schedule a discounted introductory session and join the Monday Night Paradox Process Group!

Music by: Joel Waggoner - Unlikely Warrior

Season 3 Episode 33: Analisa Leaming Jul 31, 2019

I'm going solo! I created a short episode to reflect on this past year and all of the things I've learned on the First National Tour of Hello, Dolly!

Sign up for Monday's workshop:

Learn to Love Acting Again + BOOK MORE WORK

What it’s for:

As we head into audition season, join Analisa and Jack for two hours to make a massive leap in how you approach auditions and your craft. In the first hour, you’ll learn incredible tools to begin applying immediately. In the second hour, you’ll have the chance to be coached and watch Jack coach fellow artists in getting out of their own way and booking the jobs they want.

Where: Online When: August 5th 7-9pm EST

Music by:Joel Wagonner- Unlikely Warrior

Season 3 Episode 32: Jessie Mueller Jul 24, 2019

Today’s episode is with Tony and Grammy winner Jessie Mueller! I’m beyond thrilled to share this conversation with you because Jessie is someone I have long admired. Getting to sit down and pick her brain was a treat. Jessie talks about her focus on the work, her views on “strength”, and about her time on and off stage. She talks about what she feels has kept her grounded and her strong belief that your personal life feeds your life onstage.

BIG NEWS!

Jack Plotnick and I are teaming up on an ABA online workshop called, “Learn to Love Acting Again + Book More Work”. You may remember Jack from earlier this season! Join us in less than two weeks on Monday, August 5th at 7pm EST if you want to explore tools to get out of your own way and fall in love with the work again. Visit www.abalancingact.biz/workshops/ to learn more and secure your spot! See you there!

Ready, Set, Action!

Take a minute to think about what the word “strength” has meant to you up until this moment.
Now think about how Jessie frames the word “strength” in her life.
Make a list of the things or events that have shaped your “strength”.
Let this list lift you up the next time you are feeling less than strong. I promise, you are strong and you can do this!

Music by: Joel Wagonner - Unlikely Warrior

Season 3 Episode 31: Kaitlin Shaw Jul 10, 2019

Another first this week on the podcast! I am joined by casting director, Kaitlin Shaw, who has been working at Tara Rubin Casting for 11 years. She shares with us why she loves being a casting director, what to focus on in an audition and why she thinks of herself as an advocate rather than a gatekeeper. I’m so thrilled to bring this new perspective to the podcast! This episode is sure to leave you charged and empowered for your next audition.

Take Action:

Take 5 minutes and jot down all of your beliefs about auditioning and casting directors. Don’t judge it, just get it all out. (This CD doesn’t like me, I don’t have the right rep, I prepare and then I choke. I don’t prepare enough and try to wing it. Etc.)
After listening to the episode and from a place of power ask yourself if there are any beliefs you can throw out.
Then pick some that need your honest attention. Maybe you need to do some work with someone on a belief or two.
Commit to choosing different thoughts that will yield better feelings. Write down 5 new ones that you will begin to practice. (I am good at auditioning. I show up prepared and am able to play in the room. I choose to share my gifts. I don’t need validation from anyone behind the table. I release and destroy the need for anyone to like me.)

This episode is sponsored by Thomas Jones of the Paradox Process. The Paradox Process brings the conscious mind to present by eliminating negative emotions from the past, and clearing anxieties and worries about the future. This results in an emotional shift that uncovers insight, thus allowing the individual to reveal the best version of him or herself. Curious about what a session might be like? Take a listen to the previous episode to hear Thomas in action in a therapy session with one of my castmates. Contact ParadoxExperience@gmail.com to set up a discounted first session!

Monday Night Paradox Process Group meets at 8pm in NYC and virtually!

Retreat in Tulum, Mexico “Getting What You Want” August 5th - 10th

Join my husband, Joseph Glaser, for a Free Financial Seminar on Saturday July 20th from 5:30pm - 6:30pm at Open Jar Studios in NYC. Email him to secure your spot! joseph@josephglaser.com

Music by: Joel Wagonner - Unlikely Warrior

Season 3 Episode 30: Thomas Jones Jun 26, 2019

This episode is like nothing you have heard on this podcast before! Learn how to change your inner dialogue so it is based on truth! You are invited to listen to a Paradox Process therapy session where Thomas Jones works with performer Brittany Bohn. I’m so excited to share this unique experience with you. You get to be a fly on the wall and see Thomas in action using the Paradox Process!

Take Action:

Let’s put into practice the homework that Thomas gave Brittany - you give it a try!

The Affirm Clear Exercise: One minute in the morning and one minute at night.

Describe who you are in the terms that you want as an already accomplished fact. Affirm the circumstances you want to create and the experience you want to have. For example: “The best is yet to come.” “I do work that I love with people I love and make great money.” “I am a powerful, creative Being.” “I am excited for what is around the corner” After each statement, say “Affirm Clear”.

Music by: Joel Waggoner - Unlikely Warrior

Season 3 Episode 29: Robert Hartwell Jun 12, 2019

This week’s episode is with the Broadway performer and Founder of The Broadway Collective, Robert Hartwell. He is such a light and it really shines through in this episode. We talk about how mindset differs in a dance audition, not being afraid of monetizing our skills, and how “preparation is the most powerful tool”. He shares the incredible transition he has made from leaving a hit Broadway show to becoming a full-time business owner and how he finds his peace in it.

Instagram: @sirroberttakespics @bwaycollective

TAKE ACTION:

Get thee to class! Sign up this week for that dance class, acting class, improv class you've been putting off taking. Just do it!

Take a moment to write down all of the skills you have and perhaps underrate or take for granted. Brainstorm ideas for how you can monetize. (Feel free to email me back here if you wanna work this one out.) For example, public speaking, teaching private lessons, audition coaching, etc.

Music by: Joel Wagonner - Unlikely Warrior

Season 3 Episode 28: Gavin Creel May 29, 2019

I am so excited to welcome my friend Gavin Creel to the podcast!

We had the pleasure of working together in Hello, Dolly on Broadway where he won a Tony Award for his performance! Other Broadway credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie, La Cage Aux Folles, Hair, She Loves Me, Book of Mormon, Waitress. West End credits include The Book of Mormon, Mary Poppins, Hair.

We chat about Gavin’s belief that when we open up and are vulnerable with people that is when true connection flourishes. He also credits much of his “success” as an artist to his ability to be vulnerable and bring his authentic self to the stage. We discuss the constant pursuit of finding our true selves while living in a social media centric world. Gavin shares so much wisdom in this episode, take a listen to hear some great storytelling and uplifting conversation about putting in the work!! Instagram: @gavincreelofficial

Andrew Rannells’ Book: Too Much Is Not Enough: A Memoir of Fumbling Toward Adulthood

Take action:

In life think of something that feels vulnerable and open up to someone you trust. Tell them your experience. Take off your mask and bare your heart. Then ask them what comes up for them and hold the space for their truths as well.
Take a song or scene or monologue or dedicate your show tonight to seeing how you can bring more of your true, authentic self. No performing. No “getting it right.” Just raw, moment to moment honest.

This episode is sponsored by Gavin and my therapist, Thomas Jones of the Paradox Process. The Paradox Process brings the conscious mind to present by eliminating negative emotions from the past, and clearing anxieties and worries about the future. It isn’t about “fixing” oneself; it’s about using an innovative tool to actualize who you really are in the world. If you are interested in trying it out, contact ParadoxExperience@gmail.com to schedule a discounted introductory session.

Music by: Joel Waggoner - Unlikely Warrior

S03 Episode 27: Thomas Jones May 15, 2019

We are so thrilled to welcome back Thomas Jones of the Paradox Process to A Balancing Act! “Art is one of the greatest vehicles of revealing the self to the self.” Thomas shares how we can start speaking to the soul of the artist and get back in touch with the most creative part of ourselves. Many of us, including myself, try to seek approval from the world and Thomas talks about how we must look inside ourselves in those moments of doubt. We also chat about marrying the artistic and the business side of the industry. This is the kind of conversation that feeds my soul and I believe will change the narrative of fear and lack many of us “starving artists” have. For an uplifting, inspiring conversation listen now!!

Take Action: A Paradox Process Morning Practice

Determine 10 things you are grateful for and repeat “Affirm Clear” after each one.
Determine 10 “negative things” and repeat “Detach Clear” after each one. Remind yourself this is just the emotional weather and it’s not who you are.

Schedule a session today with one of the amazing facilitators to learn the paradox process and begin applying it to your life.

Music by: Joel Waggoner - Unlikely Warrior

S03 Episode 26: Jack Plotnick May 01, 2019

Today’s episode is with the multi-talented Jack Plotnick. Jack has built a career as an award-winning actor, director and performance coach. He has performed in countless TV shows, commercials and feature films (113 credits on IMDB). You most likely will recognize Jack from his series regular and recurring roles on Grace and Frankie, Z Nation, The Mentalist, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Reno 911, Action, Ellen, and Drawn Together, and his appearance in the films Meet the Fockers, Down With Love, Rubber, Wrong, and Gods and Monsters.

Jack co-wrote and directed the Sony Pictures feature film, Space Station 76, starring Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler and Matt Bomer. He also co-wrote and directed the Broadway musical, Disaster!, to rave reviews (New York Times CRITICS’ PICK!)

This episode is jam-packed with useful insight. Jack talks about identifying your “vulture” and how to speak to it. He shares his actor affirmations and unpacks want versus’ need. We chat about Jack’s unique perspective on how to have a successful audition and he shares some tools on how to stay alive and truthful in the audition room. Lastly, he urges us all to start creating our own content. Take a listen to hear some helpful tools on how to begin!

Jack's book changed my life --- grab it for FREE here!

Ready, set, Action!

Notice all day what your Vulture is telling you. Write them down.
Practice saying “I release and destroy the need to ________.”
Try out some of my favorite of Jack’s actor affirmations:

“I release and destroy my need to get this job.”

“I release and destroy my need to be an “Actor”. Let the other people here be the “Actors” and have all the responsibilities that come with it. I am just here to be myself and enjoy playing in the circumstances.”

“I am grateful for all the good in my life. I am worthy of all the good in my life.”

Today’s episode is sponsored by: The Paradox Process

The Paradox Process is a mindfulness tool used to identify, communicate and change negative feelings and perceptions. Their mission is to teach this tool to those who have the courage to confront themselves, in order to engage with the world and create the life they are capable of creating. Send them a message today to set up a session and tell them you hear about them here!

***Also check out their upcoming workshop on May 11th “Perfectly Imperfect”!

Music by: Joel Waggoner - Unlikely Warrior

S03 Episode 25: John Tartaglia Apr 17, 2019

Today I am talking to John Tartaglia!

A 10-year veteran of "Sesame Street," Tartaglia is one of the youngest puppeteers ever to perform on the show, starting at the age of 16. John originated the roles of Princeton and Rod in Avenue Q and was Tony nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Musical. Other Broadway Credits include: Beauty and the Beast and Shrek. Off-Broadway he wrote and created John Tartaglia’s ImaginOcean. He created the TV series Johnny and the Sprites on Playhouse Disney and Splash and Bubbles for PBS Kids.

John tells us his unique story of getting started in the industry at such a young age. We talk about imposter syndrome, shutting out the noise, and how nothing in this career is formulaic. “Have a dream. Have an expectation. Have a want but don’t be afraid to take the winding unexpected path to get there.” Instagram/Twitter: @johnnytartags

Take Action:

Choose one hobby, interest, or passion you have other than your forté and create a plan to pursue it in some way. (So if you consider yourself a dancer first, this doesn’t mean take more dance classes.) It means if you’ve always had an interest in yoga, film making, circus, crystals, etc - take a workshop, class, watch youtube tutorials to nurture your curiosity.

ABA Pop Up Online Workshop! April 23rd 6pm EST

Join me on April 23rd for the first pop up workshop of the season! We are going to work on how to apply what we talk about on the podcast actively in our day to day lives. Let’s find what is limiting us and release it. Let’s play BIG. See you then!

Sign up at HERE!!!

Music by: Joel Waggoner - Unlikely Warrior

S03 Episode 24: Ali Ewoldt Apr 03, 2019

Today’s episode is with Ali Ewoldt! We were in the 2015 Lincoln Center Revival of The King and I together. Ali just wrapped up her time at the Phantom of the Opera where she was the 1st woman of color to play Christine Daaé! Ali generously shares her journey with the show from her first audition to her decision to leave. We chat about how Ali’s collegiate education shaped her and how she takes it with her into each role. We also tackle the beast of “comparison” and she reveals with us how she tries to overcome that inner voice.

Instagram: @aliewoldt

Ready, Set, Action:

Ali’s 5-Step Morning Practice

Think about the things you are grateful for.
Set an intention for your day.
Take 5 deep breaths.
Smile, just because.
Forgive yourself for mistakes you made the day before.

This episode is sponsored by:

Thomas Jones and the Paradox Process. The Paradox Process is an emotional technique that eliminates negative emotions from the past and anxieties and worries in the future-thus allowing each individual to be their best selves! Thomas is Analisa’s therapist and there are other wonderful facilitators available for in person and online sessions. Let them know you heard about them from ABA!

Music by:

Joel Waggoner - Unlikely Warrior

Bonus Episode: Creating the relationship you want! Oct 23, 2018

In this bonus episode Thomas Jones of the Paradox Process is back and we are talking about LOVE - creating and sustaining the relationship we desire.

Thomas M. Jones, an NYC-based psychotherapist, is co-developer of the breakthrough technology The Paradox Process and author of Love Games: The Hidden Rules of Relationship. Jones hosted The Open Door, a coast-to-coast cable TV show. Former director of the Applied Institute of Psychotherapy, he is now in private practice with a clientele extending internationally. He is trained in family therapy, group therapy, and transactional analysis, and has over three decades of experience. He leads yearly retreats that have included China, Tibet, Spain, and Hawaii.

Intro To the Paradox Process: Register Here. Oct 26th, 2018.

To sign up for Thomas’s upcoming event “Creating the Relationship You Want” - a four week class in NYC - enroll HERE. Begins Nov, 14, 2018.

S02 Episode 22: Thomas Jones Jul 17, 2018

Thomas Jones, creator of the Paradox Process, is my therapist and today’s conversation is one for the books! We talk about the healing modality Thomas uses and how it came to be. In psychotherapy the idea is that if you change your thinking you will change the way you feel. Thomas believes that if you take the feelings away your thoughts collapse. We discuss how you can actually change your personality!! You don’t have to accept your “issues” for what they are.

We then begin speaking about manifesting your dreams. First, you have to believe they are possible. There is also a different energy in wanting something badly and then already acting as if you have it. Thomas speaks on the secret of detaching from your dreams, it’s okay to have them, but it’s in the the needing of them that gets us in trouble.

Lastly, Thomas describes how to visualize and explains the profound effects it can have on your life.

Register for A Balancing Act’s July 19th online workshop HERE.

Sponsors:

Rob McCaskill - my acting teacher! Email him to set up a private session or start class today!

My Infinite Agenda - Vision Board/Planner - use code ABA50 for 50% off!

S02 Episode 21: My Mama Jul 10, 2018

This is a very special episode with my very own mother, Tammy Day. We reminisce about my journey and she shares what it's like watching her child pursue a career in the Biz. She offers an incredible perspective on trust, support, and the "dignity of risk." Tammy’s Tedx Talk

You can still sign up for A Balancing Act's upcoming online workshop July 19th HERE!

S02 Episode 20: Josh Grisetti Jul 03, 2018

We’ve never had a conversation quite like today’s. Josh Grisetti is a Broadway veteran touring with Something Rotten and he gets real about some of the hard spots of touring and doing eight shows a week. It’s all about perspective, baby! He also shares how he keeps a long-running show fresh and shares some funny moments onstage too.

Then in the second half of the episode we explore Josh’s book God in My Head: the True Story of how an Ex-Christian Accidentally met God. That is sure to be fascinating and thought-provoking! Buy your copy here.

Register for ABA’s Online Workshop on July 19th at 7PM!!

Sponsors:

Rob McCaskill - Jump into class with my acting teaching this summer or schedule a private coaching before your next audition!

Richard Damien - Mention ABA to get 20% off your first session!

Dreams of Broadway - Mention ABA to get 80% off your website!

S02 Episode 19: Minicast with Analisa Leaming Jun 30, 2018

In this short and sweet episode, I share with you my belief that we are all Stars and the importance of lighting up from within rather than waiting for someone to give us permission to shine.

You'll hear all about the purpose behind the upcoming online workshop:

What it’s for:

We all want to be a star. We all want to shine our light generously, unapologetically everywhere we go. When we are in our star power we are filled up from the inside --- we don’t look to others for validation, we’re inspired, we’re giving, we’re beautiful, and we’re a magnet for our dreams.

This 2-hour interactive workshop will be a deep dive into your own power. You’ll discover the thoughts that are holding you back and then create a new story. You’ll receive tools and practices designed to support you in shining your light + manifesting your dreams.

Who it’s for:

Anyone who is waiting to be a star.

Whether you’re waiting for your equity card, an agent, your Broadway debut or Tony award - you feel like something is missing and that you’re not where you’re supposed to be.

You’re ready for change.

You’re ready to level up.

You’re ready to start being a STAR today.

Register Here!

S02 Episode 18: Jane Jourdan Jun 26, 2018

I’ve known since season one of ABA that Jane Jourdan would be a guest on Season Two - we collaborated for her blog Fit for Broadway and she’s exactly the kind of high-vibing mover and shaker I love to talk to. In today’s conversation Jane shares her journey from opera singer to successful business owner with all of the ups and downs along the way.

Save the date for ABA’s Online Workshop on July 19th at 7PM EST

Resources Mentioned:

Fit For Broadway

Abraham Hicks

The Lively Show

You Squared by Price Pritchett

Sponsors:

Rob McCaskill - Jump into class with my acting teaching this summer or schedule a private coaching before your next audition!

Richard Damien - Mention ABA to get 20% off your first session!

Erin’s Faces - Use code abalancingact to get 10% off your first purchase!

S02 Episode 17: Meera Lee Patel Jun 19, 2018

@merelymeeralee on Instagram

Today’s episode is a rich, inspiring conversation with author and artist, Meera Lee Patel. She shares her long journey to becoming a freelancer who supports herself solely with her art. While she’s not a performing artist like most of our other guests, we all can relate to the dream and seeming sacrifice to attain it. Her newest book, My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown, is a stunning, visual feast and we dive into the idea that perhaps fear can be a beautiful friend.

Check out Meera’s Etsy shop for the most beautiful prints, cards, and journals!

Save the date for ABA’s One Night Webinar on July 19th at 7PM

Sponsors:

Bret Shuford: The Broadway Life Coach: Free 5 Day Training Course at balanceonbroadway.com plus mention ABA to set up a free 20 minute coaching consultation!

Richard Damien - Mention ABA to get 20% off your first session

Infinite Agenda - Use Code: ABA50 to get 50% off the 2017 Planner!

S02 Episode 16: Bret Shuford Jun 12, 2018

Today’s episode is a beautiful, fun, high-vibrational conversation with Broadway performer and Broadway Life Coach, Bret Shuford.

He gets vulnerable whilst sharing about his sobriety and how it has helped with boundaries, loving and accepting himself, and being of service.

This leads to a deep dive into sobriety and addiction from alcohol to sugar to social media and how we’re not getting what we really need. Once we address the core needs that aren’t being met life opens up in ways we only dream of. Sobriety led to Bret’s first Broadway show. Giving up sugar has brought me incredible ease and freedom.

Bret then opens up about his favorite failure, entrepreneurship, and how he stays in alignment.

Stay tuned for more info about the ABA Webinar on July 17th @ 7pm. Make sure you’re following us on Insta @abalancingact.biz

Bret’s creation of Disney Villians singing “Royal” - must watch!

Paradox Process

Cal Newport’s Ted Talk

Marianne Williamson

You’re a Badass by Jen Sincero

Sponsors:

Richard Damien - My energy healer - mention ABA for 20% off your first session!

Dreams of Broadway Web Design - mention ABA for 80% off your new website!

S02 Episode 15: Rob McClure Jun 05, 2018

Tony Nominee Rob McClure took time out of his crazy tour schedule to chat with us. We talk about how to keep a long run fresh, influential artists, relationships, failure and what it means to truly lead a company. Rob’s perspective is deeply needed in our community. Listen and share this with your colleagues!

To learn more about Rob check him out on wikipedia.

Sponsors:

Robert Mannis - My headshot photog — mention ABA for $100 off your session!

Rob McCaskill - My acting teacher!

Richard Damien - My energy healer - mention ABA for 20% off your first session!

Music: Unlikely Warrior

S02 Episode 14: Maria Failla May 29, 2018

Maria Failla is unique from many of my other guests thus far in that she is not a Broadway veteran or master teacher. She considers herself still in the trenches going to open calls, waiting for her big break, and navigating agents. I couldn’t wait to share this episode because she has such a beautiful outlook on the journey and how she maintains balance amongst this crazy Biz. She’s the opposite of a victim and is so open and vulnerable in today’s conversation.

We begin by sharing both of our introductions to ‘The Secret’ and then a juicy, rich convo unfolds filled with tangible steps towards a life of “LESS HUSTLE, MORE JOY.”

Homework:

Practice getting into alignment first thing in the morning BEFORE taking action. This means anything that lights you up from a solo dance party in the kitchen to meditating to eating chocolate for breakfast. Then see what you’re inspired to do from that High Vibe place!

Resources Mentioned:

The Secret

Abraham Hicks: Morning Practice

Jess Lively: Writing your Intuition

A Balancing Act Audition Meditation

Bloom and Grow Radio

Today’s episode is sponsored by:

Makeup By Jillian Jarrett - ABA to get $20 of your 1st service through labor day! --- @makeupbyjillianjarrett on Insta

Rob McCaskill Studio - My acting teacher!

Richard Damien: Energy Healer— Mention ABA to get 20% off your first session!

My Infinite Agenda: ABA50 for 50% off

Music: Unlikely Warrior

S02 Episode 13: Erica Gellerman May 22, 2018

Erica Gellerman loves talking about money - founder of theworthproject.co - she joins me on A Balancing Act to offer a new perspective. As we know, what we focus on expands, and so we have to shift the story of always being broke and being a starving artist. Erica and I discuss a plethora of ideas from shifting money mindset to practical, tangible tools to finding financial freedom.

Resources Mentioned:

Erica on The Lively Show

Erica on the Practical Minimalists

Low Fee Index Funds (as compared to Juice Bars)

Your Money or Your Life

Today’s episode is sponsored by:

Energy Alignment Healing:

www.richarddamien.com — Mention ABA to get 20% off your first session!

Website Design: www.m-powerstudio.com

Music: Unlikely Warrior

S02 Episode 12: Sierra Boggess May 15, 2018

Broadway's Sierra Boggess and I gather in the Rosalie dressing room at the Winter Garden Theatre and discuss the greatest gift of our biggest career disappointments — learning that we are not defined by our work. We are so much more. We discuss and explore a plethora practical tools and strategies to get through disappointment and difficult experiences.

Sierra shares her network and team in NYC and recalls Tyne Daly’s advice that “Theatre is a team sport.”

We then go into a wonderful discussion about finding our purpose and how freeing that is.

Finally, Sierra gets REAL. I’m talking, down right vulnerable about how she came to learn her personal mantra “You are enough, you are so enough, it’s unbelievable how enough you are.”

May 16th Wednesday @ 5PM Facebook Live with Sierra and Me!

Resources:

Diana Nyad Find a Way

The Paradox Process: Thomas Jones

Tara Tirapelli (Shaman)

Victoria Green Yoga

Stephanie Klein Health Coach

Panache Desai Your Soul Signature

Finding Your Purpose Ted Talk

Gabby Bernstein Judgement Detox

Music by: Joel Waggoner

S02 Episode 11: Mark Price May 08, 2018

Mark Price is a Broadway veteran, director, acting teacher + founder of the Alchemy Collective where he teaches Vedic meditation. In this episode, we dive into all things meditation. Mark shares how at the height of his Broadway career he was the unhappiest he he’d ever been and how meditation changed his life. We discuss how meditation can change our physiology, its powerful effects and how everyone can meditate. Mark explains what happens when stress hormones are constantly present in our body and how meditation allows more rest than sleep. He also busts the myth of a “bad meditation.” This episode is perfect anyone curious about meditation, but also a great reminder to the experienced meditators.

Homework from Episode Two: Attend a free intro talk with Mark or look for one in a town near you. (link to both)

Resources Mentioned:

www.alchemycollective.org

Today’s episode is sponsored by:

Energy Alignment Healing with Richard Damien

Rob McCaskill

My Infinite Agenda

Music by:

Joel Waggoner - Unlikely Warrior

S02 Episode 10: Jen Waldman May 01, 2018

Jen Waldman, of the Jen Waldman Studio, kicks off Season Two.

She is a highly sought after teacher, director, and choreographer. I’ve loved taking class with her in the past and so enjoyed finally getting to sit down with her and pick her brain.

In this episode, Jen shares one of her most life-changing moments: finding Simon Sinek’s Start with Why. We take a deep dive into what that means and the power behind knowing your Why.

We also talk about the importance of honest feedback and constructive criticism for our growth. Finally, we discuss how actors give their power away (play the victim)…and how to reclaim and step back into your power to live the life you most desire.

Homework from Episode One: Watch Simon’s Ted Talk and start writing your why!

Resources Mentioned:

www.jenwaldmanstudio.com

‘Start with Why' Ted Talk by Simon Sinek:

Finding Mastery: Sports Psychology Podcast

Today’s episode is sponsored by:

Energey Alignment Healing: www.richarddamien.com

Website Design www.m-powerstudio.com

Make-Up + Skin Care www.erinsface.com

Music by:

Joel Waggoner - Unlikely Warrior

S02 Episode 9: Intro + Teaser Apr 24, 2018

It's been two years since season one of ABA: The Podcast was released and we are finally back for a full 12 episodes in season two. We've got a fresh new look, new sound, and lots to look forward to in the upcoming twelve weeks.

In this episode I share what took me so long, what I've been up to, and what you can expect moving forward!

S01 Episode 8: Beth Clayton May 30, 2016

www.soulbodylife.com Health Coaching for your Soul.

Beth teaches people how to ditch the dieting and deprivation and ignite their relationship with their bodies and their lives. She believes that stepping into a respectful partnership with your body is the first high-impact step toward incredible empowerment in your life and deep alignment with your soul.

S01 Episode 7: Rob McCaskill May 23, 2016

http://www.mccaskillstudio.com

Robert McCaskill has been teaching and coaching in New York City since 1993. His clients include: Bernadette Peters, Montel Williams, Michelle Rodriguez and hundreds of other talented actors. His students are currently performing on Broadway, on tour, on television and in feature films. He is the writer of the feature film, “Mona“, which won the Best Picture award at the Malibu Film Festival. He is the writer/director of the feature film “Heterosexuals”, starring Natasha Lyonne, Ashley Williams and Tovah Feldshuh. All the actors playing major roles in “Mona” were current or former students. And nine of the roles in “Heterosexuals” were played by current or former students.

As artistic director of the New Avenue Theatre Project he directed the stage version of “Heterosexuals“, along with other original plays by actors turned playwright. He directed , and co-wrote with Alex Lyras, the solo show “Unequalibrium” which was published in Best New Plays of 2002 and was nominated for a Dramalogue Award. A piece from the play was also published in Best Male Monologues for the 21st Century. The McCaskill-Lyras team also wrote “The Common Air” which was nominated, in Los Angeles, for an Ovation Award (in playwriting) and a Dramalogue Award (in direction). McCaskill-Lyras have been commissioned to develop new television shows three times: by NBC, by Fox Broadcasting and by 20th Century Fox. They have also had deals with Bruckheimer Productions and Joel Silver Productions.

He directed the world premiere “The Bohemians” by Bryan Delaney at Carnegie Hall.

Mr. McCaskill was a writer / performer in the In-House sketch comedy group at the West Bank Downstairs Theater Bar, where he performed with comedian Lewis Black and writer Lisa Loomer (“Girl Interrupted”). He was an actor and director with the professional improv company Chicago City Limits.

He studied with Stella Adler, Wynn Handman, Bob McAndrew and Tim Phillips.

S01 Episode 6: Cass Morgan May 16, 2016

In this episode, Cass shares her very unusual journey to Broadway and getting an agent. She also shares an incredible audition technique that is sure to be useful!

Cass Morgan’s Broadway credits include The Bridges of Madison County, Memphis, Mary Poppins, Ring of Fire, Beauty and the Beast, The Capeman, The Human Comedy, Pump Boys and Dinettes (co-creator) and Hair. Off-Broadway credits include The Immigrant, Floyd Collins and Violet. Regionally, Morgan has appeared in 1776, Picnic, The Bridges of Madison County(Williamstown), Uncle Vanya, Saint-Ex (Weston Playhouse), The Music Man (Geva), Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas (Goodspeed Musicals), Cabaret, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Das Barbecu (Baltimore Centre Stage) and Children of Eden (Mill Mountain Playhouse).

S01 Episode 5: Jasper Grant May 09, 2016

Jasper Grant is a sought after vocal coach in New York City. Take a listen to see what makes him stand out – how is heart-centered approach creates a safe environment for the Singing Actor and Singing Dancer to thrive.

www.jaspergrant.com

S01 Episode 4: Hoon Lee May 02, 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoon_Lee

Hoon Lee is an American stage, film and television actor who played the role of Job on the Cinemax series Banshee and played the role of the King in The King and I on Broadway. In this episode, Hoon shares his unique journey to theatre after pursuing a completely unrelated degree at Harvard University. His story offers a fresh perspective to performing that can be invaluable and is a testament to how we can reinvent ourselves over and over again.

S01 Episode 3: Mara Davi Apr 25, 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_Davi

In this conversation, I loved getting real with Mara who at the time is starring in Dames at Sea on Broadway. She's so open and vulnerable and shares how she maintains stability in this career filled with so much unknown.

Vedic Meditation is the practice we spoke of and Rob McCaskill is the acting teacher we mention. www.mccaskillstudio.com

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