The Garden of Belonging Podcast kimkgraycoach

Join me as I share a brief piece that invites you into a moving meditation.

Join me for another little story. A story about a place where you can find rest. A place where you can explore all the stories you hold. A place where you can begin to write new stories.

What does it mean that we are the storytellers? What stories are we telling? What stories aren't we telling?
Today I share a brief poem inviting us into these questions.

An introduction to Season 5: A Season of Storytelling

The Garden of Belonging Podcast Episode 35: Blooming Bravely with Kelsey Mech
Kelsey Mech is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and a mentor to creative humans and business owners. Through her one-on-one work and online programs, Kelsey supports women to connect to their intuition, live in integrity with their most authentic selves, and emotionally heal from old wounds and toxic messaging. Kelsey offers an online membership community, Wellspring, as well as other online courses and programs. She is also deeply committed to speaking about the need to let go of our collective social conditioning and move toward deep self-acceptance through her writing and podcast The Unraveled Life.
We talk about:
Being honest and generous with yourself
Leaning into fear
The ways we abandon ourselves to keep other people comfortable
Brené Brown, vulnerability, and courage
How broader systems impact our ability to express ourselves
Ancestral trauma and unraveling the stories passed down to us
Creating a supportive environment for us to Bloom Bravely
Kelsey's community - Wellspring
The importance of self-compassion 
Mentioned in this episode:Becca Piastrelli  - https://beccapiastrelli.com/ Mara Glatzel - https://www.maraglatzel.com/ Varvara Erochina - https://www.bewith.org/ Azalea Moen - https://www.azaleamoen.com/ Elizabeth Gilbert - https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/ Glennon Doyle - https://momastery.com/Brené Brown - https://brenebrown.com/ 
Find Kelsey at:www.kelseymech.com https://instagram.com/kelseymech 

Garden of Belonging Episode 34: Blooming Bravely with Louise Warren
Louise Warren (founder of Rare Gem Creatives) is a passionate creative mentor and singer/songwriter. Over the past decade, she has penned songs in the hundreds, performed at venues all over the Southeast, and opened for musicians like Chuck Leavell (of the Rolling Stones), Jimmy Hall, and Edwin McCain. Louise is a certified coach with both the Beautiful You Life Coaching Academy and the Creativity Coaching Association, completing 100 + hours coaching. Her vision with Rare Gem Creatives is to provide community and support for people who long to live more creatively vibrant lives.
We talk about:
Allowing yourself to unfold
Blooming through creativity
Creativity as play and mindfulness
Our mindset of permanence in an impermanent life
Building self-trust and courage for a practice
Her inner mean girl and how she interacts with that voice
The flow of creativity and the editing process
Elitism narrative regarding creativity
What truly makes a creation rare
Using goals as an anchor 
Mentioned in this Episode:“And the Day Came When the Risk to Remain Tight In a Bud Was More Painful Than the Risk It Took to Blossom.” – Anais Ninhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187633.Art_and_Fear https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4485966-talent-is-overrated Katherine MacKenzie Smith (BYCA coach) - https://katherinemackenziesmith.com/ Eric Maisel - https://ericmaisel.com/ Amy McNee - https://www.instagram.com/inspiredtowrite 
Find Louise at:http://www.RareGemCreatives.com http://www.instagram.com/raregemcreatives http://www.facebook.com/raregemcreatives