Are you feeling stuck, burned out, or just going through the motions? Do you want a life that feels present, alive, and joyful? Your Creative Mind is here to spark your imagination, awaken your spirit, and help you build the life and career you’ll love. Hosted by Izolda Trakhtenberg—an expert in creativity, communication, and mindfulness—this podcast dives deep into how we can use creativity to solve life’s biggest challenges. Whether you’re writing your first novel, sketching your next masterpiece, or tackling global issues like the climate crisis, creativity holds the key to transformative solutions. Episodes feature intimate and inspiring conversations with Grammy and Tony winners, bestselling authors, acclaimed actors, and innovative leaders. They share their secrets on staying motivated, inspired, and productive, offering practical tools and fresh perspectives to supercharge your creative drive, mindfulness, and communication skills. Other episodes will give you actionable steps you can take today to infuse your life with the juice and sizzle of creativity. Discover answers to profound questions that even our guests have never considered, and gain actionable insights to unlock your own creative potential. From tech CEOs to Broadway producers, conservationists to comedians, our guests span industries and disciplines, bringing you cutting-edge ideas and timeless wisdom. Your Creative Mind is more than a podcast; it’s a guide to living fully, thinking boldly, and creating with purpose. Subscribe now and start transforming your world one creative solution at a time.
Episodes
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Do You Know What Your Role Is? Chapter 12 from Speak From Within
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Don't Know Your Role? Choose One.
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Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Exhausted? Try this simple tweak to raise your energy levels and clear your head
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Are you tired too?
Here's a simple fix. Figure out your morning routine and write it down. Then, check things off as you do them. I created this PDF for you to do just that. Download it, print and laminate it, and use it to conserve your energy, think more clearly, and create more readily.
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Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Recovering a sense of Possibility - The Artist’s Way Week 5
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Week 5 of the Artist's Way Creative Recovery Course
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Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Hip Hop Artist, Producer, and Emcee, Oddisee
Listen in as Oddisee Explores Music, Travel, and How to Keep and Grow Audiences While Staying Authentic To Your Music and Yourself
Amir Mohamed el Khalifa is better known by his stage name Oddisee. Oddisee is an American rapper, Emcee, artist, and record producer. He was born in Washington, D.C, and spent many years in the DC music scene. He is based in Brooklyn, New York, USA, but he is a world traveler and explorer.
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Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Thinking of entering the gig economy as a performing artist? Listen to this episode.
Here's episode 1 of Agents and the gig economy - what you need to know.
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Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Chapter 11, Speak From Within-Connection and Curiosity
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
How connecting and being curious about your audience will improve your communication skills
Listen to chapter 11 of the audiobook as I record it. This book is for you if you want to improve your communication and presentation skills from the inside out.
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Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
How Knowing and Unknowing Inform Ethical Innovation
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Can you unknow what you know?
How Our Minds Work When Getting New Information and Deciding How to Respond To It
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Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
The Artist’s Way Project - Recovering Your Sense of Integrity
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Alan, Izolda, Megan, and Sergio recover a sense of integrity
This week we discuss integrity, self-awareness, more childhood favorite lists, and much more!
Join Alan Fessenden, Megan Vasiles, Sergio Giovanni, and yours truly as we work our way through Julia Cameron’s seminal book. This is week 4 of the 12-week class/process. We discuss our challenges and victories, struggles, and realizations as we discuss the points in the book and our responses to them.
If you want to join in, it’s not too late. Grab a copy of the book wherever you buy books (or check it out from your local library) and go through your own process of creative recovery.
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Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Best-selling Author, optioned screenwriter, and Curious Professor Karen M. Bryson, Ph.D. on how stories shape our lives and our world.
KAREN M. BRYSON is an award-winning/optioned screenwriter and USA TODAY bestselling author of over 50 books. She hosts two podcasts, THE CURIOUS PROFESSOR and THE DEAD WRITERS SOCIETY.
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Karen and her husband are the owners and founders of Short on Time Books, a small boutique publishing company, and Short on Time Academy, where they help coaches, creatives, thought-leaders and entrepreneurs to create buzz for their brands through book authorship and the power of podcasting.
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Friday Jan 28, 2022
So, you want to enter the gig economy as an entertainer
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Thinking of entering the gig economy as a performing artist? Listen to this introductory episode of the series.
Here's the intro of Agents and the gig economy - what you need to know before you pursue the gig life.
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