168 | The Art Of Creativity As An Empath

WITH ANNA RAMIREZ

“All the creativity you’ve been applying to the old story about yourself you can apply to the new story.”

— Jon Acuff

About This Episode:

How do you respond to the energy of others? Being detached from what other people carry takes real courage. We need to know exactly what we can give to others. We're continuing the Courage Creator series today with one of my favourite creative empaths -- Anna Ramirez.

Anna brings over 20 years of leadership and expertise in combining mindfulness, EQ, and creativity to bring the best out of people. Her Yale degree and years in higher education as an administrator provide insight into workplace issues. She understands the importance of clear communication and cooperation in order for teams to be strong together.  Bias and disconnection are areas that Anna can help any team to understand and work through in order to increase team and organizational productivity.

In 2013, she founded CreativeDisruptions, using her certifications in emotional intelligence and training in mindfulness to help others practice authenticity and creativity in professional environments.

Connect With Anna Ramirez:

Website + Instagram

Connect With Andrea:

I’d love to connect and chat with you over on my socials. If you’re ready to dive a little deeper into understanding your purpose, grab a copy of my book Designed With Purpose.

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Your mindset is your greatest asset! But it is also what may be holding you back from taking that next step in your life. Are you ready to reframe your mindset so that you can step more confidently into your purpose?

154 | Growth Mindset Is A Creative Mindset

WITH ANDREA CRISP

“I was always trying to prove my worth and ability. And in doing so — sabotaging my own success and creativity. ”

— Andrea Crisp

About This Episode:

Have you been struggling with creative blocks? Not able to really get into the headspace that you need to really be at your best creatively. In this episode, we talk about why having a growth mindset will enable you to take more risks.

Connect With Andrea:

I’d love to connect and chat with you over on my socials. If you’re ready to dive a little deeper into understanding your purpose, grab a copy of my book Designed With Purpose.

Instagram + Facebook + Book

Listen Here:

Apple + Google + Spotify

Your mindset is your greatest asset! But it is also what may be holding you back from taking that next step in your life. Are you ready to reframe your mindset so that you can step more confidently into your purpose?

086 | What You Need To Know About Money and Abundance

WITH VANESSA BOWEN

“Our energy will connect to the same energy of money, that’s how we attract money to us. ”

— Vanessa Bowen

About Episode:

If you’ve ever thought to yourself that you’re not worthy of having what you want, of being in love, of experiencing the kind of life that you’ve always dreamt of having it’s entirely possible that you’re living with abundance blocks and you don’t even know it.

These blocks often can be linked directly to your childhood, to your family of origin and are the main source of anxiety and are one of the biggest reasons couples divorce. Money.

When I came across Vanessa Bowen on social media I knew right away that I wanted to have her on the podcast. Our conversation about how closely abundance is tied to our faith, mental health, our own self worth and even our success is going to open you up in a way that I personally believe will transform your life.

Vanessa Bowen is an Abundance and Money Coach based out of Toronto, Ontario. 

Connect With Vanessa

Instagram + Facebook + Website

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Do you find it difficult to cultivate creativity in your life? We’ve created a beautiful guided meditation to inspire and encourage creativity in your life.

085 | How To Live Well When Life Falls Apart

WITH NIKI HARDY

“If we are to breathe again in the midst of our mess, however imperfect, we mustn’t circumvent the healing process, no matter how much we’d like to. When we live in the pain of an unfair story, we grieve the lack of a happy ending. Yet if we rush to the end, our lives and our healing aren’t nearly as rich as God intends.”

— Niki Hardy

About Episode:

My guest today watched her mother pass away from cancer, and then her sister a few years later. When she herself was diagnosed just six weeks later it left her reeling, questioning, and merely surviving a life that bore no resemblance to the abundant life she thought she would be living. Diagnosed with rectal cancer she began to face an unimaginable journey.

With humour mixed with grit and her real-life accounts of her own personal journey she began to pen the book Breathe Again; How to Live Well When Life Falls Apart. Niki Hardy unpacks seven practices to thrive, not just survive, no matter what life throws at us.

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Connect With Niki

Instagram + Website + Book

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Do you find it difficult to cultivate creativity in your life? We’ve created a beautiful guided meditation to inspire and encourage creativity in your life.

083 | Beholding And Becoming

WITH RUTH CHOU SIMONS

“If you behold your bitterness in your life every day and keep thinking about it and keep fixating on it, repeating the wrong done to you over and over again that will shape who you become. That will affect the person you become in five years. You will go in the direction and traction of your bitterness.”

— Ruth Chou Simons

About Episode:

This beautiful conversation with Ruth Chou Simons is going to inspire the creative in your to come alive. In complete transparency, I got off the call with her and immediately went into the other room and immediately and started playing the piano. Something that I’ve not done in forever. And I’ve not stopped. I truly believe this conversation will call out the creativity in you.

Ruth Chou Simons is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and speaker. Ruth and her husband, Troy, are raising six boys in Colorado. Ruth’s first book, GraceLaced, won a 2018 Christian Book Award. And her latest book Beholding And Becoming just released on September 10th — and WOW!!! And I’m going to be giving away a copy of the book at the end of this week to one amazing listener. All you have to do is grab a screenshot of this episode and post it to your stories or feed on Instagram making sure to tag @the.couragecast and @ruthchousimons and I’ll pick one winner this Friday.

This conversation has really inspired me to access the creative parts of myself. There is something so special about taking time to be filled up and to express ourselves creatively. To work out our emotions on the canvas, or through writing, dance or music. For me, it’s about taking that time to centre myself and open myself to the most creative parts or me — without feeling like I have to be or do anything. I want to encourage you to set aside some time this week to access creativity in your own life.

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Connect With Ruth

Instagram + Website

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Do you find it difficult to cultivate creativity in your life? We’ve created a beautiful guided meditation to inspire and encourage creativity in your life.

6 | Designing Experience

WITH ALYSSA YUHAS

About The Episode:

Welcome to episode #006 of The Couragecast. In this episode I chat with my friend, the talented and uber creative Alyssa Yuhas, about how her desire for community and collaboration have been the catalyst to gather like minded creatives. She shares her heart and vision for the future of Designer Vaca, and what may be on the horizon. 

For as long as Alyssa can remember, she's been collecting stacks of magazines. She followed that love to design school, where she was trained in visual design & communication. In nearly a decade since, she has worked for a boutique design firm, in-house and for an ad agency before starting her own business 7 years ago. She now works with clients from all over the world: from Sydney to London, from New York to Vancouver. In 2012, she moved across Canada to Toronto and pioneered the creative at C3, a vibrant church community. In 2012, Alyssa co-founded Designer VACA, an anti-conference (or vacation) for female graphic & web designers held in Palm Springs. Alyssa is a seven 'enthusiast' on the Enneagram (https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-7/), a mother of boys, a binge podcast listener, was named one of 10 Young Designers to Watch by DesignEdge and this one time Katy Perry used her popcorn carton design at her movie premiere.

Connect with Alyssa:

www.alyssayuhas.com // www.designervaca.com // Instagram

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