Heal Trauma Through Art + Why Sad Songs Aren’t Really Sad w/ Mary Gauthier Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrasso
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Today’s guest is Mary Gauthier, she’s a Grammy Nominated Country singer/songwriter, author, and songwriting coach. Her songs have been recorded by huge artists, including Jimmy Buffett, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, and Candi Staton. Her book is called Saved By A Song, it’s out July 6th. Mary wrote her first Song in her 30s, Moved to Nashville at 40 and Got Nominated for her first Grammy in her late 50s. She is proof that creativity has no time or age limits. She's an inspiration!
From this conversation you’ll learn:
How to find success in purpose VS success in career
Why you should follow ineffable feelings
Why reinventing yourself later in life makes more sense than deciding your career at 18
Why you can’t succeed by doing anything halfway
Why you can only compare yourself to your younger self
How to make your own job description
Find your strengths in your creativity
The definition of Angsty optimism
How to find the hope in sadness
How feeling leads to healing
The importance of telling others truths through your art
Tips on how to work with your significant other
Why romantic love won’t save you
Why you can only find home in yourself
Why committing to your art means committing to yourself
Why therapy is crucial as a part of healing
How writing a song is like making a movie
How having empathy is about bearing witness and losing all judgment
How fiction can tell emotional truth
How art comes through the artist not from the artist
Why recovery is about integrating all parts of yourself
And so much more!
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Today’s guest is Mary Gauthier, she’s a Grammy Nominated Country singer/songwriter, author, and songwriting coach. Her songs have been recorded by huge artists, including Jimmy Buffett, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, and Candi Staton. Her book is called Saved By A Song, it’s out July 6th. Mary wrote her first Song in her 30s, Moved to Nashville at 40 and Got Nominated for her first Grammy in her late 50s. She is proof that creativity has no time or age limits. She's an inspiration!
From this conversation you’ll learn:
How to find success in purpose VS success in career
Why you should follow ineffable feelings
Why reinventing yourself later in life makes more sense than deciding your career at 18
Why you can’t succeed by doing anything halfway
Why you can only compare yourself to your younger self
How to make your own job description
Find your strengths in your creativity
The definition of Angsty optimism
How to find the hope in sadness
How feeling leads to healing
The importance of telling others truths through your art
Tips on how to work with your significant other
Why romantic love won’t save you
Why you can only find home in yourself
Why committing to your art means committing to yourself
Why therapy is crucial as a part of healing
How writing a song is like making a movie
How having empathy is about bearing witness and losing all judgment
How fiction can tell emotional truth
How art comes through the artist not from the artist
Why recovery is about integrating all parts of yourself
And so much more!
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/message
Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
1 hr 3 min