Unleash Your Inner Creative With Lauren Lograsso

Christina Helena is a true survivor. As you may know, pancreatic cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer and Christina became one of the youngest survivors at just 19 years old. A second near death experience at age 25 would lead her to finally face both her physical and emotional scars and ignited her purpose to share her story with the world. She currently has a one-woman show about her life, entitled SCAR, where she plays 40 characters, who all tell her story! She’s a keynote speaker, most notably seen speaking at a TEDx and has a talk called My Scar is Sexy that we’ll talk about on the show. She’s also a coach, writer, performer, and overall beautiful human being. Her trauma turned her into a hunger for truth and healing. She turned that pain into a rebirth and that rebirth into art.  From this conversation you’ll learn: How to face your mortality own your full story Why your scars are sexy How to begin to heal Ways to define the human experience The imprint of our scars &

In my year end show I go over the importance of self-expression and it's ability to help the collective, how to make sure what you're doing lines up with what you want, the important pain in growing and the difference between your passion and your purpose. Enjoy and happy New Year! -Oh reminder that I am doing a show on my Instagram on New Year's Eve at 9:30pm ET. Tune in here: instagram.com/laurenlograsso -You can follow the show @UnleashYourInnerCreative  -Please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Hello and Welcome to the Unleash Christmas Spectacular! Today I am talking with the most iconic duo around: My parents! That's right, Jo Ann and Mike LoGrasso make their triumphant return to their adult child's podcast, and they are in ABSOLUTE rare form. Enjoy their most cherished creative Christmas memories both from my childhood and theirs, the stories of how we all found out Santa wasn't real (but how we still keep his spirit alive to this day), my Mom's EXTREMELY creative take on the plot of the movie Home Alone, some deeply emotional and heartwarming thoughts about the meaning of Christmas, family and being human from my Dad and finally, we wrap it out with thoughts on how to find joy during this tough holiday season and a gorgeous Christmas carol. I hope you love our conversation as much as we loved recording it. I also hope you know how important you are to me. If you listen to this show, I consider you a friend and part of my family. You matter to me. I want to thank you for being a part of this comm

Beth Bice is a content creator, video editor, reality star and beauty professional. She’s best known for her appearance (and marriage) on the hit Lifetime reality show Married at First Sight and for being a personality on Married at First Sight: Couple’s Cam. In addition, she’s a creative spirit, a beauty industry guru, and an expert in authenticity. What you see is what you get with Beth and that’s why I’m so excited to have her on the show. From this conversation you’ll learn: How to take the more difficult path How to play with what you know / find creative ways to express what you already know How to know if your relationship is serving you How to break your own rules How to be vulnerable and open-minded in a relationship & in your work How to reinvent yourself and your career Successfully working on creative projects with your partner Why making a big move can inspire you creatively And more! For more info on me/the show, click here: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso Follow

Eric Kalver is a music supervisor, drummer, arranger, composer, and even former child-star magician best known for working on music for shows such as Hawaii 5-0, The Talk, the movie Fast-Five and for music supervising a couple recent iterations of Crash Bandicoot, the video game! He was also raised by a professional magician and clown, so he had a VERY unique childhood. He has a fascinating story! From this conversation you’ll learn: The benefits of saying no How to manage workaholism How to handle free time How to go of self-judgment The right and wrong way to pitch your music + Eric takes you inside of a perfect pitch How to build long-term relationships as a creative How to be more present How to reach out to people for gigs during the pandemic What it looks like to be raised by magicians How to get into music supervision Tips for Multi-Passionate creatives For more info on me/the show, click here: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso & the show @U

Caroline Stokes is a comedian, dancer, visual artist, musician and self-expression expert and I am so thrilled to have her on Unleash Your Inner Creative. She’s best known for getting featured on CTV National News, for a wild and hilarious video collaboration she did with THE Bill Murray as her character, Doug Carl and her Caroline side-by-side posts she does on instagram and tiktok where she comedically dances next to everything and everyone ranging from John Travolta dancing in short shorts to a parakeet with a sexy strut. I wanted to have Caroline on the show because she is fully herself in all she does - and it is that very reason that I believe she is so successful as a comedian and performer. Ever since she really embraced her full self and followed her job, she has been blowing up on social media- climbing by the thousands each week. She is a great example for all of us of the magic that can happen when we own every piece of ourselves - the beautiful, the sexy, the hilarious, the awkward and the mess-

Today I do a check in about a recent dating experience I had where I realized the guy I was seeing for a minute blocked me creatively. I just wasn't singing the whole time we were talking. I talk about the warning signs and why I think we need to only bring people into our lives (romantic, or otherwise) who help us expand creatively. You deserve to be seen and honored for all you are and inspired to create from that place. Love you!!  For more info on me/the show, click here: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso & the show @UnleashYourInnerCreative --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Hi Babes! Today is a quickie, but rest assured, it's an absolute goodie!  I'm talking about two things: 1) Why sometimes when you have multiple creative projects you need to shift your focus to the one that needs the most immediate attention (The creative infant, if you will)  2) If something doesn't feel good, why you shouldn't do it - even if it's something that normally brings you joy I hope you enjoy the content and that you listen to your intuition and don't do something just because you think you should or you normally enjoy it - we must be flexible in our journey...It's the best way to honor ourselves/creativity!  Lots of love, Lauren :)  For more info on me/the show, click here: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso & the show @UnleashYourInnerCreative --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Hi Babes! Well, this episode is coming out late, because I, like most Americans last night was on an emotional rollercoaster and couldn't deal with finishing the episode. So here we are, Wednesday morning, still figuring out what's going on. It felt completely wrong to NOT talk about the election as it at the forefront of everyone's mind. So I do spend the first 8 minutes of this episode doing just that. As you know from listening to me for almost two years, I am liberal, so no surprises there! But I try to share in a way that would be helpful, no matter your political ideology...What I talk about today is why shame is not a social justice tool (no matter what side you're on), how to use your angst to make great work and the best way to approach people who are different than you...Why hope is always available as long as we're alive!  After those first 8 minutes I take a deep dive into some of the weird multi-layered feelings I've been having lately about love and life. How I've been having romantic feelings

Today one of my favorite people, comedians, and Italians, Brittany Brave, returns to Unleash for a friendship chat episode where we discuss DATING in ALL its glory! We talk about:  -What it's like to date on the apps -A couple dating horror stories  -The particular joys of dating during quarantine -Our thoughts on the apps -How to deal with heartbreak as a creative  -How to get your mind back on business after a romantic disappointment -How past heartbreak has affected the way we approach relationships/love -How to approach opening up again after being close off -What we're looking for in a partner -We also talk about Brit's big move back to Miami after being in NYC for seven years -How do deal with not knowing what's on the other side of your career momentum ...It's an action-packed episode, buckle in, baby! Come to my show this Thursday, 10/29 from 7:30-9:30pm at Urban Press Winery in Burbank. To get tickets, go to this link: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso and buy a ticket via FanFlex & save a tabl

Hello my little creative goblin! Today I have a very spooky special for you with a cinematic flair! I’ll be chatting with Joel Meares who is the Editor in Chief of Rotten Tomatoes and an overall film and writing aficionado, as well as a delightful human being! I wanted to have Joel on the show for two reasons: 1) Rotten Tomatoes has this really cool editorial section up right now called Scare Central where they basically detail every scary movie you could ever want or need to know about. I thought it would be really fun to do a more themed episode and one where we specifically dive into movies, scary movies and why we, as humans, love to be scared. 2) I think Joel is pretty damn creative and even a rebel. Not only has he really expanded much of rotten tomatoes content, in addition, much of the work Joel has overseen, lovingly pokes fun at the brand with cheeky titles such as the book, “Rotten Movies We Love” and the podcast, Rotten Tomatoes is Wrong. Acknowledging that while it’s nice to know how something ho

This is a creative check in episode where I discuss:  -What your most persistent questions are trying to teach you (and how to move them forward) -A visualization to take back your power & not abandon yourself -Why authenticity should be a leading force in our lives  -And more! Get my new single, FREAKSHOW here: ffm.to/laurenlofreakshow --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Anne Helen Petersen is an academic, journalist, and author best known for her work as the former senior culture writer and western correspondent at BuzzFeed, her book Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, and her most recent gig as a writer at Substack. On top of that, She has been featured in publications such as Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, The Wallstreet Journal, NPR and many more. As I mentioned, Anne wrote a book on Millennial burnout and is an expert on it. So I wanted to have Anne on the show, because honestly, I am pretty burnt out. And I have been for a while. Reading her book was a revelation of just how much I’ve been living hand to mouth and my out-of-whack priorities have been.The awareness of what burnout looks like, has helped me start to make small changes to rejuvenate myself and get back in touch with the sweetness and simple joys of life. It’s my hope that this interview can be an inciting moment for you to do the same, if you’re feeling similarly. From

Hi Babe! Here with a creative check in. Throughout the years I've always heard people talk about using your pain to create art. And while I've done that before, it's never been more blatantly apparent how useful that tactic is and how it can be employed to take you out of your tough moments. I have found a way to do that this week. I share how you can do the same in this pod and how to get in touch with yourself and your creativity/projects, rather than focusing on other people/things you can't control.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Guy Raz is a podcaster, producer, journalist, author and entrepreneur, best known for creating  and hosting some of the most popular podcasts of all time, including NPR’s How I Built This (a show where he interviews successful entrepreneurs about their journey to build their company), Wisdom from the Top and The Rewind on Spotify. He’s also the co-creator of the acclaimed podcasts such as TED Radio Hour, the children’s program Wow in the World and he’s received awards such as the Edward R. Murrow Award, and he was even a Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard. From our conversation you’ll learn: Why having a child can help you reclaim your creativity How to focus on your passion when you’re in a toxic situation How to redefine creativity as curiosity Why he almost quit broadcasting and what made him stick with it Tips on dealing with deep rejection How to effectively pivot What compassionate leadership looks like How to rebrand optimism to something more achievable How to know if it’s r

Who else is feeling literally EVERYTHING right now? I know I am. Yesterday (the day I recorded this episode) I was a wreck. Despite the fact that I was so happy that I put my song out and had a good week at work, there were so many other things bogging me down (things I am not even sure I was/am 100% aware of)...Some of it has to do with the pain of the collective, some of it personal/professional, all of it heavy and weird. So I cried a lot yesterday. And I recorded some of it. Don't worry, I'll spare you and not share the audio of that, but I will share the very important realization I had from doing that, and why you may want to consider also audio recording your next Crying session. We can learn something from honestly (and somewhat objectively) reflecting on our down moments. Hope this helps. Love you!  Download my new song, "Freakshow" Here: ffm.to/laurenlofreakshow --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Today my guests are Lili Taylor and Tara Mohr. Lili is an Emmy Nominated actress, writer and birder best known for her work on projects such as mystic pizza, The Conjuring, Six Feet Under, American Crime and her one-woman show Birdland. Tara Mohr is an expert on women’s leadership and well-being as well as an author and coach. She’s best known for her book Playing Big, creating the global Playing Big leadership Program, and for appearing on media such as The Today Show and in the New York TImes. Lili and Tara really have a creative mastermind. Together they have  teamed up to share their insights, stories and lessons learned about creativity, personal growth and empowerment through a series of online conversations, which live on Tara’s website. From our conversation, you’ll learn: How to reclaim your creativity after it was stolen or lost How to stop comparing and despairing How to tame the inner critic Why creative partnerships expedite success & what to look for in one How to follow the flo

Andrea Sager is a lawyer, entrepreneur, podcast host and blogger, best known for the Legalpreneur, podcast and for revolutionizing legal expertise for small business owners and creatives. I wanted to have Andrea on the show because she is an incredibly creative lawyer with real, actionable advice for entrepreneurs and artists. Her innovative law practice offers all access memberships (where you pay a flat monthly fee and can access her expertise at any time), flat fee contracts and you can also pay a flat fee to have her file something like a copyright or trademark. It is such a smart, creative and helpful way of practicing law, that really benefits people like you and me. If you ever wondered how to protect your intellectual property, this is the show for you! From our conversation you’ll learn: How Andrea got the guts to take the leap from her high-paying/soul-sucking law job and start doing what she’s doing now How to be a creative in a usually straight-laced field The TOP legal mistakes creatives

On this solo episode I talk about the benefits of being alone and how to work with and through some of the drawbacks of solitude. I share some anxiety I've been dealing with and a great new tool I've found to lessen anxiety's hold. Finally, run through the importance of celebrating your wins/accomplishments and take you through an exercise to fully feel and embody your accomplishments. Love you!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/message

I have been doing a meditation that helps me get in touch with my shame...So I have been thinking about a lot of my recurring shame talk. I brought it up in my therapy session and my therapist and she asked me: "underneath the flawed method it uses, is there something that inner critic voice is trying to teach you...Is there some wisdom underneath?" This is what I ponder in this episode, as well as sharing how you can get in touch with your shame talk's true message and how you can redirect it toward something helpful.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/message