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Unleash Your Inner Creative is an Award-Winning podcast to help you become your full self & live a more creative & authentic life! I'm Lauren LoGrasso (a multi-passionate creative) & I believe repressed creativity causes much of the world's suffering, so I want to help you unleash! This podcast lives at the intersection of creativity, spirituality, mental health & self-development. With the help of guests like Julia Cameron (The Artists' Way), Guy Raz (How I built This) &brain coach, Jim Kwik, you'll become expressed, redefine your relationship with fear & pursue your heart's deepest desires.

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    • 4.4 • 7 Ratings

Unleash Your Inner Creative is an Award-Winning podcast to help you become your full self & live a more creative & authentic life! I'm Lauren LoGrasso (a multi-passionate creative) & I believe repressed creativity causes much of the world's suffering, so I want to help you unleash! This podcast lives at the intersection of creativity, spirituality, mental health & self-development. With the help of guests like Julia Cameron (The Artists' Way), Guy Raz (How I built This) &brain coach, Jim Kwik, you'll become expressed, redefine your relationship with fear & pursue your heart's deepest desires.

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    ✨💸Find Your Purpose & Manifest Abundance Through Your Human Design w/ Emma Dunwoody

    ✨💸Find Your Purpose & Manifest Abundance Through Your Human Design w/ Emma Dunwoody

    Have you found your purpose? Does it feel like something you’re constantly searching for it? Just on the edge of finding it…Close, but it still seems to evade you. It’s a frustrating feeling to know there’s a reason for your being, but to not be able fully understand what that invisible string is that is pulling you through life. But, rest assured, You DO have one. Everyone has a purpose. Today’s guest is Emma Dunwoody, a Human Design Expert, Master Coach, Behavioral Specialist and host of the #1 Global Human Design Podcast. She will help you find and clarify your purpose through the tools of human design and self-development. 

    From this conversation you’ll learn:
    -How to find and follow your purpose 
    -The importance of knowing and honoring your most authentic self and inner-knowing
    -What human design is & how to use it
    -How to manifest abundance through your human design chart
    -And Much More!


    More on Emma:
    Follow Emma: https://www.instagram.com/the_human_design_coach/
    Check out my episode on her podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/349-lauren-lograsso-on-the-dark-night-of-the/id1467241622?i=1000652717408 

    Sign up for my brand-new Podcasting Course, Podcasting For Self-Expression: https://www.laurenlograsso.com/podcasting-for-self-expression 
    ^use code “EarlyBird” for $200 if you sign up by 12am PT on Monday, May 20th!

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    • 57 min
    ✨Unlimited Potential: He's a Pro Rapper & Doctor-Tips for Multi-Passionate Creatives w/ Lazarus AKA Dr. Khan

    ✨Unlimited Potential: He's a Pro Rapper & Doctor-Tips for Multi-Passionate Creatives w/ Lazarus AKA Dr. Khan

    Do you have more than one passion? Have you ever tried to pursue them both just to get told you have to choose only one? Well, what if I told you, you didn’t have to choose? Today’s guest might just be the most creative person I have ever met: He is both a practicing doctor and a professional rapper named Lazarus (AKA Dr. Khan.) He’s a shining example of what it’s like to navigate the demanding worlds of both music and medicine with grace, resilience, and unwavering dedication. And he will teach you how you can do the same with your passions, whatever they are!

    From this conversation you’ll learn:
    -How to balance ALL of your passions 
    -How to build two concurrent careers
    -How to deal with naysayers
    -How to recover from trauma 
    -The through line between music and medicine. 
    -And Much More!

    More on The Guest: Lazarus aka Dr. Khan is a Detroit-raised rapper, songwriter and physician. His career highlights include The Discovery Channel shooting a documentary on him while at MSU med school, getting his medical degree from Michigan state, signing with Russell Simmons in 2013 on his YouTube channel All Def Digital, touring with Wu-Tang Clan in 2018 and 2019 and also with Wu-Tang and Nas in 2022, Being on the front lines of COVID in 2020 and 2021 and releasing first song to premiere from outer space in 2023 with chief scientist of NASA James Green.

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    • 55 min
    👧❤️‍🩹Inner Child Healing: Reclaim Your Roots + Lead with Love & Advocacy w/ Roxy Sprowl

    👧❤️‍🩹Inner Child Healing: Reclaim Your Roots + Lead with Love & Advocacy w/ Roxy Sprowl

    Do you have a deep connection with your culture? If so, do you strive to embrace individual and communal histories, ancestral traumas and gifts, nurture creative expressions, and advocate for a more equitable and compassionate world? Today’s guest brings us her journey of pursuing healing across generations, healing her younger self, the resilience of the human spirit, and the unbreakable bonds of community through her Native American ethnicity. Her name is Roxy Sprowl. More below!

    From this conversation you’ll learn:
    How to embrace your cultural identity.
    How to advocate for change & overcome adversity.
    How to begin healing the inner-child.
    The transformative power of creative endeavors.
    How to use laughter as medicine.
    The importance of ancestral gifts & healing.
    The difference between activism and advocacy & why they both require creativity!
    And Much More!

    On Roxy:
    Roxy Sprowl is a proud citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. She’s also a graduating senior at Michigan State University studying social work, Indigenous studies, and race and ethnicity in the United States. Roxy serves several leadership roles inside her campus community, including leading a research lab regarding racial and ethnic representation in U.S. history textbooks and leading the North American Indigenous Student Organization. Outside of campus, Roxy serves as a board member on the Michigan Indian Education Council, is a 2023 National Udall Scholar, and is a national Building Communities of Hope Fellow for the Center for Native American Youth.

    -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :) 

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    • 1 hr 6 min
    👩‍💼🍭From Child Inventor to CEO: Balancing a Candy Empire & College at MSU w/ Zolli Candy's Alina Morse

    👩‍💼🍭From Child Inventor to CEO: Balancing a Candy Empire & College at MSU w/ Zolli Candy's Alina Morse

    Have you ever dreamed of starting a business of your own? Often when thinking about going into entrepreneurship, it feels overwhelming, like you just don’t know enough and like it’s just too daunting to even start. But it IS possible and you can do incredible things when you put belief and hard work behind your vision. Today’s guest is the CEO and Founder of ZolliCandy and she will share tools on how to do just that--revealing her journey of starting a company at just 7 years old, turning it into a thriving business and eventually becoming the youngest person ever to grace the cover of Entrepreneur magazine. 

    From this conversation you’ll learn:
    -Why she chose to go to college at Michigan State, even though she was already running a multi-million dollar company 
    -What goes into creating a good pitch
    -How to move past self-doubt
    -Ways to tend to your mental wellness
    -How to maintain a positive mindset
    And Much More!

    More on Alina:  Alina Morse is an entrepreneur and CEO and Founder of ZolliCandy—the clean teeth candy. Not only is she a freshman at Michigan State University, but she has continued to make history by being the youngest Inc. 5000 CEO and the youngest person to grace the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine. With a line of over 10 products and distribution in 20,000 stores in the US as well as in over 12 countries, Alina continues to drive growth and innovation in the candy space. She has earned over 300 million media impressions including a Ted Talk, GMA, Dr. Oz, as well as being a verified influencer.

    Check out Zollicandy: https://zollipops.com/ 
    Vote for Unleash in the Webby Awards HERE: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/creativity-marketing 

    -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :) 

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    • 48 min
    👩‍👧🌟Turn Your Childhood Dreams into Reality: How TV Writer Leore Berris Went From Michigan State to Netflix

    👩‍👧🌟Turn Your Childhood Dreams into Reality: How TV Writer Leore Berris Went From Michigan State to Netflix

    What’s your biggest dream? Today’s guest’s biggest dream was to write. On the show we will reveal how she achieved that dream after many years of envisioning it, working toward it, getting close and then finally taking the leap and getting her big break. For the past several years she has made her living writing for TV on shows like  KIPO AND THE AGE OF WONDERBEASTS, JURASSIC WORLD: CAMP CRETACEOUS, and MY LITTLE PONY: MAKE YOUR MARK. She's also explored younger audiences, writing for shows, such as Nickelodeon’s BOSSY BEAR and Mattel's THOMAS & FRIENDS: ALL ENGINES GO!  Leore’s story is one I wanted to tell because once we moved to LA, I learned that I actually had a significant impact on her creative journey. It’s an important reminder that one sentence of encouragement can really change the course of someone’s life, and then when you see a talent in someone, you should never be afraid to reflect it back to them. It’s also just a testament to what belief in YOURSELF and your creativity can do. 

    From this conversation you’ll learn:

    -The power in complimenting ones creative work

    -How to keep your creative passions alive while working a day job

    -The behind-the-scenes process of writing for the screen

    -How to build your connections & get your start in Hollywood 

    -How to overcome imposter syndrome & build unwavering faith in yourself and your talent 

    Also, a little reminder that In the month of April, Unleash Inner Creative is collaborating with Michigan State University’s (My Alma Mater's) student-run radio station, Impact 89FM. Each week this month, you’ll hear from a remarkable MSU student or alumni who is doing great, creative work out in the world and/or on campus. These episodes will air on both the Impact radio station, 89FM, as well as on the usual Unleash Your Inner Creative podcast feed.

    Vote for Unleash in the Webby Awards HERE: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/creativity-marketing

    -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :) 

    Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative 
     
    Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso

    Check out The Impact: https://impact89fm.org/

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    • 57 min
    💖🤝Unlock Mentorship Magic: How to Find a Mentor, Creative Leadership Tips & Advice for Recent Grads w/ Rachel Fulton

    💖🤝Unlock Mentorship Magic: How to Find a Mentor, Creative Leadership Tips & Advice for Recent Grads w/ Rachel Fulton

    Have you ever had a mentor? How about a mentee? As a student, recent grad or anyone, really, it can be feel daunting to find someone in your field of interest to take an interest in you…Likewise, as a mentor, it can be hard to find someone with the passion, work ethic and heart to take your lessons and use them to build something great. Today’s guest is my mentee and podcast AP/editor. From this episode, you’ll learn how our Mentor/mentee relationship came to be and how you can find and cultivate one of your own, too!

    In the month of April, Unleash Inner Creative is collaborating with Michigan State University’s (My Alma Mater's) student-run radio station, Impact 89FM. Each week this month, you’ll hear from a remarkable MSU student or alumni who is doing great, creative work out in the world and/or on campus. These episodes will air on both the Impact radio station, 89FM, as well as on the usual Unleash Your Inner Creative podcast feed.
    From this conversation you’ll learn:
    The value of mentor-mentee relationships + how to find one 
    The power of networking and connection-building
    How to be your most authentic self in your work environment
    The necessary steps to prep for a major life or career change 
    And Much More!

    On the Guest: 
    Kicking off the first week of our collab, today’s guest is Rachel Fulton- she is our editor and associate producer on Unleash!  She is currently a junior at MSU studying broadcast journalism with the goal to pursue a career in radio or podcasting after she graduates next spring. She found her love for radio and all things audio in high school, where she was the News Director and a DJ for 89.5 WAHS Avondale Community Radio. She has been with the Impact since her freshman year where she has continued as the News Producer for The State podcast and the Podcasts Director. Rachel is also our Associate Producer and Editor of Unleash!

    -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :) 
    Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative 
     
    Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso 

    Check out The Impact: https://impact89fm.org/


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    • 1 hr 6 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

KirstinWilson ,

My Sicilian Soul Journey

Wow this was powerful, I cried, laughed and felt l was with you on this ancestral trail Lauren. What a magical trip exploring the connections and ties of your familia through language, food, song and manifestation. Love love loved

MDMCG99 ,

Love this pod

Love Jillian Barberie’s honesty - she’s always a great chat ❤️

holisticjunkie ,

So much fun

These episodes are always so fun, exactly what creativity is about!

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