Episode 115: Let Creativity Rise: Energetic Wisdom, Nourishment, and the Inner Truths of Creative Flow with Sofia Adler

This episode is an invitation to explore creativity as energy, alive, moving, and rising from within. I’m joined by Sofia Adler, an energy worker, astrologer, and newly certified functional nutrition practitioner.

Sofia is the founder of Sofia Adler Wellness, an online energy healing center that integrates mind, body, and spirit. Sofia defines creativity as something that comes from the body, not the mind.

She shares what the energy of creativity wants to share with us through Energy Mapping. And also, shares about the importance of nourishment, and how honoring your body and spirit can unlock creative flow.

Sofia speaks about composting old beliefs and tending to creative blocks with compassion. She reminds us that we do not have to force ideas into form. Instead, we can let creativity move through us from the inside out.

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Carla Contreras
Episode 114: When Creativity Feels Like Failure: The Lies We Tell Ourselves with Alexa Juanita Jordan CLC

This week’s episode is an invitation to show up this holiday season as the most authentic version of yourself. I’m joined by Alexa Juanita Jordan, a certified life coach, published author, and playwright. Alexa takes us behind the scenes in creating her newest offering, Holiday Survival Kit, designed to support people through the holiday season’s rawest moments. Listen along as we peel back the layers of holiday expectations and get real about the support we deserve to give ourselves through one of the busiest (and most social) times of the year. 

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Carla Contreras
Episode 113: Doing it For the Attention: Equitable Media & Visibility with Cher Hale of Ginkgo PR

This episode is a reminder that you are not only allowed to ask for attention, but you must ask for attention. I’m joined by Cher Hale of Ginkgo PR, an agency that uses public relations to create a more equitable media landscape.

Cher defines creativity as any medium that helps you bring clear, sharp, attention to your life. She emphasizes the importance of bringing loving attention to one’s life and creative endeavors. She also opens up about the importance of taking care of her body, so that she can create a clear channel for ideas and nudges to move through her. She also share a Visibility Practice with us that I hope you will return to often.

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Carla Contreras
Episode 112: Courageous Self-Expression, Leadership, & Nakedness with Melanie Curtis Professional Skydiver + Keynote Speaker

This episode is your invitation to explore the meaning of courageous self-expression. I’m joined by Melanie Curtis, professional skydiver, keynote speaker, and life coach.

Melanie shares the BTS of her creative journey including: Skydiving naked, building an art installation, and how she uses psychedelics for deeper healing and sharper creative insight.

She also opens up about what it means to share from the scar, not the wound. Why risk is a non-negotiable in her creative process. And how “being naked” is less about shock and more about truth.

Melanie reminds you that your most meaningful work comes when you let go of how it will land, and make it anyway. Creativity isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessary to nourish your soul.

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Carla Contreras
Episode 110: Going For It, Shifting Careers, & Manifestation with Christine Fiorentino of Beyond the Plate

This week’s episode is a reminder that creativity asks you to trust your inner voice, even before you’re ready. I’m joined by Christine Fiorentino, writer, recipe developer, culinary storyteller, and host of the YouTube series Beyond the Plate.

From teaching in a classroom to sharing food stories on camera, Christine reminds you that creativity is more than what you create, it’s also who you become when you decide that you’re going to go for it!

If you’re craving change but feel afraid to begin or if you’re in the middle of a transition and wondering what’s next, this episode is for you. It’s also your reminder and affirmation to come back to when things get challenging.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or on your favorite podcast platform while you cook, clean, or create. Get the full show notes & transcript here.

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Carla Contreras
Episode 104: The BTS of Hosting a Summit with Deb Driscoll Founder of Big Life Magic

This week’s episode is the first live Nourishing Creativity episode. I’m joined by repeat guest Deb Driscoll, an author, spiritual teacher, and energy guide. Her playful approach to intuition and the creative process is a joy!

In this episode, Deb shares how her priorities have shifted since her last podcast episode to focus on being an author with a business. She shares that was not giving herself the space to create, there was always another to-do!

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Carla Contreras
Episode 100: Tune Into Your Creative Energy with Sofia Adler of SWA Wellness

We made it to episode 100! I am so grateful for you tuning in and listening to this podcast whether it’s your first episode or 100th. I’m celebrating this milestone with a special repeat guest who will remind you that you are part of something larger.

I’m joined by Sofia Adler, an energy worker and certified mindful meditation teacher. Sofia works with a variety of energetic modalities that help you connect back to yourself, the land, and the universe.

Tune in as Sofia and I explore the many ways that energy can support you, your creativity, and your life force. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify. Get the full show notes & transcript here.

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Carla Contreras
Episode 99: Staying Authentic During The Holiday Season with Alexa Juanita Jordan Founder of Wild Cozy Free

This week’s episode is an invitation to show up this holiday season as the most authentic version of yourself. I’m joined by Alexa Juanita Jordan, a certified life coach, published author, and playwright. Alexa takes us behind the scenes in creating her newest offering, Holiday Survival Kit, designed to support people through the holiday season’s rawest moments. Listen along as we peel back the layers of holiday expectations and get real about the support we deserve to give ourselves through one of the busiest (and most social) times of the year. 

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Carla Contreras
Episode 98: Building Your Digital Home on Substack with Jenna Knapp of Have Cake Creative

In this week’s episode, we’re shaking things up a bit! I’m pulling back the curtain and sharing the behind the scenes of my upcoming Substack workshops. I’m joined by Dear Self with Love founder, Jenna Knapp. She is also my workshop co-teacher, virtual assistant, and the founder of Have Cake Creative. Jenna is a creative assistant who supports me in pressing publish on the Nourishing Creativity Podcast and Sunday newsletter, each week. Being supported by Jenna has made me realize how important it is to have community around getting your work out into the world. This is exactly why both our workshops include virtual coworking after each session!

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Carla Contreras
Episode 97: Creating in Isolation, Peeling Back the Layers, and Connecting to Nature with Photographer Beth Galton

In this week’s episode we dive into how creativity is impacted by place, movement, and magic. I’m joined by Deb Driscoll, an author, spiritual teacher, and energy guide. Her playful approach to the creative process is magnetic! In this episode she shares how she began writing a memoir, the necessity of moving ideas up and out by listening to the body, and how healing is an important ingredient in the creative process. 

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Carla Contreras
Episode 96: Healing is a Creative Process with Deb Driscoll Founder of Big Life Magic

In this week’s episode we dive into how creativity is impacted by place, movement, and magic. I’m joined by Deb Driscoll, an author, spiritual teacher, and energy guide. Her playful approach to the creative process is magnetic! In this episode she shares how she began writing a memoir, the necessity of moving ideas up and out by listening to the body, and how healing is an important ingredient in the creative process. 

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Carla Contreras