Giving Me Life :: Podcasts
You guys, I am like totally a noob podcast listener/convert/obsessor. But podcasts are giving me so much life!!!! Like, literally, they are forcing me to show up in my life differently, with more bravery, presence, curiosity, wonder, and awe! I had no clue this was like, a thing, until September, and my life is forever changed.
How could putting in ear buds and listening to some randoms pontificate on randomness have such a profound effect on a person? Well, podcasts have been my spiritual food - connecting me back to my spirit. And in some baffling way, they are reflecting back to me parts of myself I lost along the way, the parts of myself I stuffed so I could fit in here in Nashville. The New York City girl in me, the world traveller, the seeker, the yogi, the foodie, the creative, the musician, the artist. Parts of myself that I love and miss! I have been so focused on other people, and acting a certain way (people-pleasing) so that said people would stay, that I slowly tucked away a few pieces of my vivacious, free-spirited, tree-hugging, culture-loving self! I’ve been feeling very separate, and alone. I forgot how much magic each of us posesses - just the way we are - and I forgot that I am so crazy loved by the Universe & God. I’ve also been beating myself up for allowing myself to slip into fear and separateness! But what I’ve experienced - a Dark Night of the Soul - is just a part of the spiritual journey. We forget so we can remember so we can forget so we can remember. And, thanks to the incredible array of podcasts out there, (and yoga, and meditation, and some other stuff we’ll get to), I’m remembering all right, and it’s so so good to be coming home to myself.
The first podcast I have to recommend is “Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert”. It is because of this podcast - honestly - that I can no longer deny my creative urgings. I have to come out of the shadows and make another album!! I reached out for some support and am currently meeting with producers you guys! It’s crazy fun! I am also organizing exclusives for my Pledge Music campaign and redesigning my website. 5 years after I released By Heart, I am launching pre-orders, (hopefully on Valentine’s Day), because I am ready!! I’ve been writing, studying, travelling, honing the crafts of songwriting & performance, and it’s finally time to be brave & shine my little light! I hope you’ll join me on that journey too (more details soon). But for now, bust out your podcast app and search for these favorite podcast episodes from the links I will continue to share. Prepare to be inspired!! Thanks for reading. I hope together we can find the things that give us life, because the world needs more people who are truly living.