Your Creative Mind

Izolda Trakhtenberg
  • 5.0 (35)
  • Performing Arts
  • Updated Biweekly

Behind every book, play, and song is a person juggling self-doubt, deadlines, and the drive to create. On Your Creative Mind, Izolda Trakhtenberg talks with writers, artists, musicians, and creative professionals about how they create and how they manage the stress and anxiety that often come with creating. Izolda and her guests explore the unexplained mechanisms and personal experiences that shape creative artists, writers, and others. Through candid interviews and practical insights, you’ll learn storytelling techniques, productivity practices for creative professionals, and strategies for overcoming perfectionism in writing, music, and art. Whether you’re searching for inspiration, tools to strengthen your resilience, or fresh ideas for balancing creativity and everything else in your life, this podcast is your guide to creating with courage, confidence, and joy. A new feature of this show is a more introspective, yet universal, look at our inner workings. 

  1. 3d ago

    How to Get the Most Out of Every Single Day as Learned From Sixth Graders

    Moving into my 7th Decade and the Lessons I'm Learning  Enjoy this episode. I think you'll get some good stuff out of it. This week's card: Process Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg What you need to know today. Choose your Real World Tarot card here. Follow the podcast's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realworldtarot/ This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm.* I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic | *Affiliate Link

  2. Sep 28

    The thing that's blowing my mind and will likely blow yours

    I'm reading a fantastic book by Anne Bogart called A Director Prepares. In it she explores a decision-making concept that has blown my mind on the molecular and galactic level. Listen in as I explore something that is sure to change the way you view and act on every single decision you make. Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg What you need to know today. Choose your Real World Tarot card here. Follow the podcast's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realworldtarot/ This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm.* I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic | *Affiliate Link

    The thing that's blowing my mind and will likely blow yours

  3. Sep 21

    The Tarot Card That Says: Stop Creating and Open Whole New Worlds

    Why the Four of Swords may be exactly what you need when pushing harder isn't helping your creative process A practical tarot-inspired creativity exercise for writers, performers, musicians, and anyone feeling stuck in their creative work What if the thing blocking your creativity isn’t that you need to work harder—but that you need to stop? In this episode of Your Creative Mind, Izolda Trakhtenberg tests that idea in her own life, from taking her first jazz dance class to putting her long-in-the-works musical through a playwriting workshop. You’ll learn why deliberately stepping outside your comfort zone can strengthen creative confidence, how slowing down can help unexpected ideas surface, and why leaving “breadcrumbs” for your future self can make writing easier. Izolda also draws the Four of Swords and offers a simple creative practice: stop, breathe, listen, and let inspiration find you. If you’re a writer, musician, actor, or artist looking for practical ways to move past creative blocks, this episode gives you a fresh way forward. Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg What you need to know today. Choose your Real World Tarot card here. Follow the podcast's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realworldtarot/ This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm.* I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic | *Affiliate Link

  4. Sep 14

    The Surprising Link Between Neuroscience and Artistic Freedom with Dr. Charles Limb

    A powerful conversation with neuroscientist and surgeon, Dr. Charles Limb, about music, creativity, authenticity, and what helps people thrive together  In this fascinating conversation, Izolda Trakhtenberg sits down with neuroscientist, surgeon, and musician Dr. Charles Limb to explore the powerful connection between music, creativity, and the human brain. You'll learn how creative expression fosters empathy, why improvisation can expand creative thinking, what neuroscience reveals about inspiration, and how practice, play, and even mistakes help artists grow. Whether you're a writer, musician, actor, or creative entrepreneur, this episode offers fresh insights into creative confidence, artistic authenticity, and the science behind meaningful creative work. Tune in and come away with new ways to nurture your creativity, curiosity, and connection through the arts. A Harvard graduate who earned his medical degree from Yale, Dr. Limb spent years at Johns Hopkins before bringing his groundbreaking work to the University of California, San Francisco. His research has helped us better understand how musical play, improvisation, and listening can spark creativity, strengthen connection, and even change the way we think. In this conversation, you'll gain fresh insights into why creative expression matters, what science reveals about those moments of inspiration, and how music can help you access more possibility in your everyday life. If you've ever wondered where creativity comes from, and how to nurture more of it, this episode is for you.   Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg What you need to know today. Choose your Functional Tarot card here. This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm.* I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic | *Affiliate Link

    The Surprising Link Between Neuroscience and Artistic Freedom with Dr. Charles Limb

  5. Sep 7

    The Edge Where Anxiety Can't Follow

    Ever tried to "relax" and found your mind got louder, not quieter? This episode explores a different path to presence, not less engagement, but more: activities demanding enough focus that anxiety and self-consciousness simply run out of room. We break down the three ingredients that make an activity presence-inducing (immediate feedback, real difficulty, a body anchor), and explore a wide range of them. From yoga poses at your edge to making earrings to approaching a skill you already have with a fresh beginner's mind, you’ll learn how to quiet your mind without needing to sit in meditation for hours. Includes practical exercises to find this state on purpose, without chasing mastery or worrying about outcome Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg What you need to know today. Choose your Functional Tarot card here. This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm.* I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic | *Affiliate Link

    The Edge Where Anxiety Can't Follow

  6. Aug 31

    How to Create Art and Life from a Place of Bounty and Abundance

    A Look at How the Empress Card Can Help You Create the Art and Life You Want. This is the first of the creative intuition episodes using the Real World Tarot. In it, I explore the macrocosm and the nanocosm, bounty, abundance, and how to ask for things like you deserve them. Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg What you need to know today. Choose your Real World Tarot card here. Follow the podcast's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realworldtarot/ This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm.* I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic | *Affiliate Link

  7. Aug 24

    Bold Creative Choices and the Thrillers They Build with Author, Jaclyn Goldis

    The best creative lives are built on bold choices. Jaclyn Goldis proves it one book at a time. What does it actually take to build a creative life that feels as thrilling as the stories you tell? Bestselling thriller writer Jaclyn Goldis is back on Your Creative Mind, and this conversation is packed with exactly what you need. In this episode, you'll walk away with concrete strategies for sustaining a bold creative practice, finding the story only you can tell, and crafting narratives that keep readers gripped from the first sentence to the last. Izolda Trakhtenberg, author, coach, and creativity catalyst helping entrepreneurs and artists live with deeper curiosity and unstoppable confidence, chats with  Jaclyn to pull back the curtain on The Last Time We Saw Her and the creative courage that powers every page. This one stays with you. Connect with Jaclyn https://www.jaclyngoldis.com/  https://www.instagram.com/jaclyngoldis/ Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg What you need to know today. Choose your Functional Tarot card here. This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm.* I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic | *Affiliate Link

    Bold Creative Choices and the Thrillers They Build with Author, Jaclyn Goldis

  8. Aug 17

    Real World Tarot Episode: The Hirophant-What the Hierophant Tarot Card Is Really Telling You

    New Feature. Every Other Week: Learn about my one of my great passions, The Real World Tarot. It's the method I use to get real clarity on everything from writing to career and life decisions. I created this deck, and I'll be exploring its application in creativity, decision-making, and life-planning. If you find yourself at a crossroads, these episodes will give you ideas on how to make decisions and rise to challenges. The Hierophant Stone columns. A scroll. A figure who won't let you skip the reading assignment. That's The Hierophant. It's the card of authority, knowledge, and the discipline of knowing before you act. In this episode, you'll hear a real reading where a skeptical husband's cards pointed straight to a health issue he'd already been warned about — and why the information he needed had been sitting in front of him all along. You'll learn why today isn't the day to leap, and what it actually takes to stop rationalizing and start listening to what you already know. This deck isn't available anywhere else. It's exclusively mine. If today's episode has you wanting to work with The Hierophant and the rest of the Real World Tarot deck in your own hands, reach out. I'd love to set you up with a deck of your own, or book you in for a reading.   Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg What you need to know today. Choose your Real World Tarot card here. Follow the podcast's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realworldtarot/ This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm.* I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic | *Affiliate Link

    Real World Tarot Episode: The Hirophant-What the Hierophant Tarot Card Is Really Telling You
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Behind every book, play, and song is a person juggling self-doubt, deadlines, and the drive to create. On Your Creative Mind, Izolda Trakhtenberg talks with writers, artists, musicians, and creative professionals about how they create and how they manage the stress and anxiety that often come with creating. Izolda and her guests explore the unexplained mechanisms and personal experiences that shape creative artists, writers, and others. Through candid interviews and practical insights, you’ll learn storytelling techniques, productivity practices for creative professionals, and strategies for overcoming perfectionism in writing, music, and art. Whether you’re searching for inspiration, tools to strengthen your resilience, or fresh ideas for balancing creativity and everything else in your life, this podcast is your guide to creating with courage, confidence, and joy. A new feature of this show is a more introspective, yet universal, look at our inner workings. 

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  • Creator
    Izolda Trakhtenberg
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    107
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Your Creative Mind

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