Episode 95: Ready, Set, Finish with Financial Advisor, Author, and Speaker Bassam Tarazi

Welcome to this week’s episode, which is all about carving out time for creative projects and breaking down the big vision into small steps. I’m joined by Bassam Tarazi, a financial advisor, author and speaker. His commitment to his creative practice is inspiring, in this episode he shares how he sits through discomfort, overcomes procrastination, and prioritizes what he values. 

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Carla Contreras
Episode 94: Sharing Food Stories, Building Community, and Rediscovering the Pleasure of Cooking with Sophia Musoki, Founder of A Kitchen in Uganda

Welcome to this week’s episode, which is all about sharing other people’s stories, building community, and evolving with the creative process. I’m joined by Sophia Musoki, a Ugandan food blogger, podcast host, writer, and photographer. Her passion for food storytelling is palpable, in this episode she spreads her deep love for Ugandan food and culture.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform while you cook, clean, or create.

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Carla Contreras
Episode 93: Visibility, Self-Love, and Stepping into Your Future Self with Chef Carla Contreras

This week’s episode is a repost from my friend Jenna Knapp and her Dear Self With Love Substack. Real deal, this was not supposed to be a podcast. Jenna originally sent me a Google Form asking me to share my experience as a Dear Self With Love planner user. My intuition instantlywantedto respond to these questions, but instead of typing I connected my computer to my microphone, put my headphones on, and hit record (and let’s be honest, did a few practice sessions).

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Carla Contreras
Episode 92: Breathwork, Creativity, and Soulful Leadership Stephanie Pereira-Lima

Welcome to this week’s episode! We learn about soul purpose as well as using breathwork as a tool to move through creative blocks. I am joined by Stephanie Pereira-Lima, an Intuitive Healer, Soulful Leader, Breathwork Guide, and Reiki Master. She works intimately with spiritual women & emerging lightworkers in awakening their soul purpose so they can create a life that is led by their soul and rooted in freedom, abundance and joyful service. 

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Carla Contreras
Episode 91: Waking, Dreaming, and Returning to Being Seen with Dulce Ruby Founder of Despierta

Welcome to this week’s episode! We’re deep-diving into the creative mindset and returning to being seen after years of creating behind the scenes. We’ll also share a brilliant practice to help you move through creative blocks. I am joined by Dulce Ruby, an international artist and herbal alchemist who creates artworks and tools to awaken and activate people to their dream realities. She had over 1 million people as part of her community on Instagram until she was hacked and started her new account.

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Carla Contreras
Episode 90: Empowerment, Creative Blocks, and Dishing Out Steamed Broccoli with Pinterest Strategist Meagan Williamson

Meagan Williamson is the Founder of Pin Potential. She is a Pinterest Strategist, online marketing expert, and total obsessed Pinner! She is also a trained psychologist and mama living in Canada.

In our conversation we chat about being consistent in your life and business, ordering meal kits, and the reality of food waste. You need to hear her philosophy about where you put your energy, and owning your involvement, especially when things don’t work out as planned (hello 2020)!

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Carla Contreras
Episode 89: Permission to be a Multi-Passionate Creative with Juanina Kocher of Flex & Flow Wellness

This week’s episode is about being a multi-passionate creative. What you do as a job doesn’t define who you are, be open to what you enjoy vs. putting yourself in a box. I am joined by Juanina Kocher, a health coach, yoga teacher, and consultant, who primarily supports mothers.

Get the Full Show Notes & Transcript here Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or on your favorite podcast platform.

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Carla Contreras
Episode 88: Do You Create for Pleasure? Pivoting into Purpose with Life & Mindset Coach Melissa Hoffmann

Welcome to this week’s episode where I am joined by Melissa Hoffmann, an Intuitive Life and Mindset Coach for women who know they’re meant for more. This week’s episode is about finding pleasure in creative expression and the ability to pivot into purpose, “Emotions are energy in motion.”

Get the Full Show Notes & Transcript here Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or on your favorite podcast platform.

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Carla Contreras
Episode 86: Are You A Good Cookie? Igniting The Creative Spark with Gretchen Holt of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer

Welcome to this week’s episode of Show Up Fully! I’m joined by Gretchen Holt, co-founder and executive director of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, an organization that raises money for pediatric cancer. Pediatric cancer is the number one disease killer of children in the U.S. and yet receives the smallest amount of public and private funding. 

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Carla Contreras
Episode 84: Nourishing Creativity: Visibility Medicine, Photography, and Perimenopause with Danielle Cohen

“I think starting is such a big thing and for so many people… I try to refer to it as, “a right size amount of pressure.” And this might resonate for anybody out there who has for example, an ADHD diagnosis, or identity, or just even like you see that in yourself oftentimes there can be this belief that one can carry for a long time that they just don't (start). They are procrastinators. But we've learned that there are just some but some brains that need a certain right size pressure in order to mobilize…” — Danielle Cohen

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Carla Contreras
Episode 83: Mindfulness & Mind Map Workshop with Meg Burton Tudman

“You are not alone if you are experiencing resistance to taking a new inspired action. We all have resistance to change and so many of us struggle with limiting beliefs around what we're both worthy and capable of and that can cause us to self-sabotage. We sometimes have this negative voice in our head usually that indicates an old story that perhaps no longer fits or no longer serves us well…” - Meg Burton Tudman

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Carla Contreras
Episode 82: Where is Your Vagina Pointing with Pilates For Your Privates Founder Alissa Alter

“When your vagina is pointing straight down, when your pelvis is aligned the rest of your body it finds more of its alignment. Naturally, most likely you feel like you're sitting up a little bit taller and it feels a little bit easier to do so because the musculature is balanced. This is also a great way to… (create) physical alignment. But it's also aligning your energy and your chakras — our sacral and root Chakra are all about our stability and our safety.” — Alissa Alter

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Carla Contreras
Episode 76: Obsession, Rejection, and Pleasure with Melissa Cassera

"You have to accept that failure and rejection is a part of all of anything: Business, career, relationships or whatever in your life. And when we start looking at it as like, “hey I need to fail this many times because there's so many beautiful lessons in failing but also, I need to fail in order to succeed because I have it's the only way to know what's not working.” — Melissa Cassera

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Carla Contreras