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Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrasso (A Creativity Podcast)

Unleash Your Inner Creative is a Webby Award-winning podcast designed to help you break free from self-doubt, embrace your creativity, and live an authentic, purpose-filled life. I’m Lauren LoGrasso, a multi-passionate creative, and I believe that repressed creativity is one of the root causes of unhappiness—which is why I’m here to help you unleash yours! Through a blend of inspiring interviews, solo episodes, and coaching sessions, this show explores creativity, mental health, spirituality, and self-development.

On the pod, you’ll hear from incredible guests like The Artist’s Way author Julia Cameron, How I Built This host Guy Raz, brain coach Jim Kwik, and Codependent No More’s Melody Beattie, as well as artists and performers like Chrisette Michele and Hannah Berner. Together, we share the tools and insights to help you rewire your mindset, overcome fear, and follow your heart’s deepest desires. Whether you’re a lifelong creative or just feeling a spark, I invite you to tune in, tap into your true potential, and unleash your inner creative!

New episodes are out every Thursday – follow, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts 🙂

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Latest Episodes:

Does Your Relationship Block or Expand You Creatively? Nov 18, 2020

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Today I do a check in about a recent dating experience I had where I realized the guy I was seeing for a minute blocked me creatively. I just wasn't singing the whole time we were talking. I talk about the warning signs and why I think we need to only bring people into our lives (romantic, or otherwise) who help us expand creatively. You deserve to be seen and honored for all you are and inspired to create from that place. Love you!!

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If It Doesn't Feel Good - Don't Do It! Nov 11, 2020

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Hi Babes! Today is a quickie, but rest assured, it's an absolute goodie!

I'm talking about two things:

1) Why sometimes when you have multiple creative projects you need to shift your focus to the one that needs the most immediate attention (The creative infant, if you will)

2) If something doesn't feel good, why you shouldn't do it - even if it's something that normally brings you joy

I hope you enjoy the content and that you listen to your intuition and don't do something just because you think you should or you normally enjoy it - we must be flexible in our journey...It's the best way to honor ourselves/creativity!

Lots of love,

Lauren :)

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Processing The Election As a Creative + Making Art About The In-Between Parts of Life Nov 04, 2020

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Hi Babes! Well, this episode is coming out late, because I, like most Americans last night was on an emotional rollercoaster and couldn't deal with finishing the episode. So here we are, Wednesday morning, still figuring out what's going on. It felt completely wrong to NOT talk about the election as it at the forefront of everyone's mind. So I do spend the first 8 minutes of this episode doing just that. As you know from listening to me for almost two years, I am liberal, so no surprises there! But I try to share in a way that would be helpful, no matter your political ideology...What I talk about today is why shame is not a social justice tool (no matter what side you're on), how to use your angst to make great work and the best way to approach people who are different than you...Why hope is always available as long as we're alive!

After those first 8 minutes I take a deep dive into some of the weird multi-layered feelings I've been having lately about love and life. How I've been having romantic feelings for multiple people, while also knowing none of them are actually right for me and thinking there's someone else out there who IS right for me, but also being scared that he (mystery man) doesn't actually exist. As I've been hacking through these feelings with my emotional toolkit (therapy, writing, meditation, etc.), I couldn't help but start wonder: 'Why THE F does no one talk about how possible it is to feel multiple, seemingly opposing feelings at once?' So I talk about that here.

This is a little preview:

"Why are we not making art about these in-between moments of life about these gray areas of life? If we don't make things that show off the nuanced moments of life, people will never know that they are not alone in them."

LOVE YOU! Take excellent care of yourself and others today. Lead with kindness. No matter what happens, keep fighting for kindness and equality for all.

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Dating as a Creative & Big Life Questions w/ Brittany Brave Oct 28, 2020

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Today one of my favorite people, comedians, and Italians, Brittany Brave, returns to Unleash for a friendship chat episode where we discuss DATING in ALL its glory!

We talk about:

-What it's like to date on the apps

-A couple dating horror stories

-The particular joys of dating during quarantine

-Our thoughts on the apps

-How to deal with heartbreak as a creative

-How to get your mind back on business after a romantic disappointment

-How past heartbreak has affected the way we approach relationships/love

-How to approach opening up again after being close off

-What we're looking for in a partner

-We also talk about Brit's big move back to Miami after being in NYC for seven years

-How do deal with not knowing what's on the other side of your career momentum

...It's an action-packed episode, buckle in, baby!

Come to my show this Thursday, 10/29 from 7:30-9:30pm at Urban Press Winery in Burbank. To get tickets, go to this link: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso and buy a ticket via FanFlex & save a table at Urban Press Winery's site. I'd love to sing to you!

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Rotten Tomatoes Editor-in-Chief, Joel Meares on The Best Scary Movies, Why We Love to Be Scared & The Role of the Critic - Unleash SPOOKT... Oct 23, 2020

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Hello my little creative goblin! Today I have a very spooky special for you with a cinematic flair! I’ll be chatting with Joel Meares who is the Editor in Chief of Rotten Tomatoes and an overall film and writing aficionado, as well as a delightful human being!

I wanted to have Joel on the show for two reasons:

1) Rotten Tomatoes has this really cool editorial section up right now called Scare Central where they basically detail every scary movie you could ever want or need to know about. I thought it would be really fun to do a more themed episode and one where we specifically dive into movies, scary movies and why we, as humans, love to be scared.

2) I think Joel is pretty damn creative and even a rebel. Not only has he really expanded much of rotten tomatoes content, in addition, much of the work Joel has overseen, lovingly pokes fun at the brand with cheeky titles such as the book, “Rotten Movies We Love” and the podcast, Rotten Tomatoes is Wrong. Acknowledging that while it’s nice to know how something holds up critically, it isn’t everything. In Rotten Tomatoes words, “The Score is just the start of the conversation”.

From this Episode, You’ll Learn:

How he went from being a little kid in Australia that loved cinema to the editor in chief of Rotten Tomatoes
The early rejection that shaped him
How to take/recover from rejection
How Rotten Tomatoes really works (where the score(s) come from)
What he does in his role as EIC day to day
How to deal with resistance to new ideas
Why I think he’s a rebel
What role reviews/critics should serve
How should we use reviews in choosing what art to consume
The future of filmmaking and film consumption/movie theaters
Film’s ability to move us through big life moments
Tips for people who want to watch scary movies who live alone
His picks for the Best scary movies
Best bad scary movies
Plus, an amazing story about Midsommar/ the film's director

Check out the RT Scare Central Hub Here: editorial.rottentomatoes.com/rt-hub/scare-central/

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Seek Answers to Life’s Persistent Questions, Stand in Your Power & Prioritize Authenticity Oct 21, 2020

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This is a creative check in episode where I discuss:

-What your most persistent questions are trying to teach you (and how to move them forward)

-A visualization to take back your power & not abandon yourself

-Why authenticity should be a leading force in our lives

-And more!

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Burnout: Why it Happens, How to Spot it & Tools to Stop it w/ Anne Helen Petersen Oct 14, 2020

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Anne Helen Petersen is an academic, journalist, and author best known for her work as the former senior culture writer and western correspondent at BuzzFeed, her book Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, and her most recent gig as a writer at Substack. On top of that, She has been featured in publications such as Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, The Wallstreet Journal, NPR and many more.

As I mentioned, Anne wrote a book on Millennial burnout and is an expert on it. So I wanted to have Anne on the show, because honestly, I am pretty burnt out. And I have been for a while. Reading her book was a revelation of just how much I’ve been living hand to mouth and my out-of-whack priorities have been.The awareness of what burnout looks like, has helped me start to make small changes to rejuvenate myself and get back in touch with the sweetness and simple joys of life. It’s my hope that this interview can be an inciting moment for you to do the same, if you’re feeling similarly.

From This Conversation You’ll Learn:

What burnout is and how to know if you have it
Why she was drawn to the topic
How to form a practice to deal with your burnout & rest
Why millennials suffer for burnout more
What our boomer parents/history has to do with it
What to do if you feel like you never work hard enough
How the pandemic is affecting burnout
Why you should talk to trees and plants (REALLY)
Why a traditional office setting lends itself to burnout
Why employers both overwork millennials and criticize them for not being hardworking enough
Why Anne believes it’s sometimes better to do what you really like instead of what you love
How to get over Creative heartbreak
And more!

Get Anne's Book Here!

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If You're Sad, Make Something Oct 12, 2020

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Hi Babe! Here with a creative check in. Throughout the years I've always heard people talk about using your pain to create art. And while I've done that before, it's never been more blatantly apparent how useful that tactic is and how it can be employed to take you out of your tough moments. I have found a way to do that this week. I share how you can do the same in this pod and how to get in touch with yourself and your creativity/projects, rather than focusing on other people/things you can't control.

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Guy Raz on Powerful Storytelling, Creativity as Curiosity, Tips for Entrepreneurs & Rebranding Optimism Oct 07, 2020

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Guy Raz is a podcaster, producer, journalist, author and entrepreneur, best known for creating and hosting some of the most popular podcasts of all time, including NPR’s How I Built This (a show where he interviews successful entrepreneurs about their journey to build their company), Wisdom from the Top and The Rewind on Spotify. He’s also the co-creator of the acclaimed podcasts such as TED Radio Hour, the children’s program Wow in the World and he’s received awards such as the Edward R. Murrow Award, and he was even a Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard.

From our conversation you’ll learn:

Why having a child can help you reclaim your creativity
How to focus on your passion when you’re in a toxic situation
How to redefine creativity as curiosity
Why he almost quit broadcasting and what made him stick with it
Tips on dealing with deep rejection
How to effectively pivot
What compassionate leadership looks like
How to rebrand optimism to something more achievable
How to know if it’s right to keep going when you’re in a sea of failures
The key to truly powerful storytelling

And more!

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Get Guy's book, How I Built This here: https://www.guyraz.com/

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Lessons Learned from Hysterically Crying Oct 03, 2020

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Who else is feeling literally EVERYTHING right now? I know I am. Yesterday (the day I recorded this episode) I was a wreck. Despite the fact that I was so happy that I put my song out and had a good week at work, there were so many other things bogging me down (things I am not even sure I was/am 100% aware of)...Some of it has to do with the pain of the collective, some of it personal/professional, all of it heavy and weird. So I cried a lot yesterday. And I recorded some of it. Don't worry, I'll spare you and not share the audio of that, but I will share the very important realization I had from doing that, and why you may want to consider also audio recording your next Crying session. We can learn something from honestly (and somewhat objectively) reflecting on our down moments. Hope this helps. Love you!

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