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.
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Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Physical and Emotional Balance - How to Use Them Build Mindfulness
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Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
How to bring your authentic self (and just a little bit more) to every interaction.
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Chapter 8 of Speak From Within. Listen to the entire audiobook as it's recorded every Thursday until the book is done.
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Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Ethical Innovation and How It Works
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Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
What it takes to recover a sense of safety to be an artist
Join Alan Fessenden, Megan Vasiles, Sergio Giovanni, and yours truly as we work our way through Julia Cameron's seminal book. This week is Week 1 of the 12-week 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 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Avigail Gimpel, author of "Hyperhealing: The empowered parents' complete guide to raising a healthy child with ADHD symptoms" on how to do just that
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Avigail Gimpel had six children in eleven years. She discovered that her children were struggling. She realized that her children were struggling and healthy and she didn’t understand why.
So, she embarked on a journey of discovery that she detailed in her book, “Hyperhealing, The empowered parents' complete guide to raising a healthy child with ADHD symptoms.”
She kept asking questions like Why are seemingly healthy children doing so poorly socially, academically and emotionally? Why are very bright children failing? The books she read either pathologized children or suggested one specific cause of ADHD symptoms and offered helpful yet incomplete advice. She was left with a choice, rely on pharmaceutical interventions, pay for expensive coaching or educational assistance, or develop a program of her own. So, as a teacher, college lecturer, and, by now, a weathered mom, she set out to write the manual. She now teaches at Hertzog College, has a private practice to treat people struggling with ADHD symptoms, and runs seminars and lectures to help teachers and principals learn about how to work with and address these issues. She, her husband Daniel, and their six children live in Israel.
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Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
An awareness of your emotions is the first step if you have the resources and energy to devote to it
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Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Speak from Within, Chapter 7, Pitch Perfect?
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Listen to chapter 7 of the book to learn how to modulate and use the highs and lows of your voice to communicate more effectively.
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Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
How word choice affects our perception of ethics and compassion in our business practices
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Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Four Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Podcasters embark on a process of creative discovery. Join them.
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Every Tuesday, for the next 12 weeks join artists Alan Fessenden, Megan Vasiles, Sergio Giovanni, and yours truly, Izolda Trakhtenberg on a creative journey. Together, we are working our way through the tasks, exercises, and ideas in Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way**. If you want to join us and go through the book, buy your copy (or get it from the library), and embark on the voyage of discovery.
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Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
GuruNischan on How to Rewire Your Brain and Body for Pleasure, Happiness, and Peak Productivity with a Lot Less Stress
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Known as a "Soul Provocateur", GuruNischan helps people rewire their brains and bodies for increased pleasure and happiness, peak productivity, and much less stress. With a degree in Community Building and a background in Youth Work, Yoga and Meditation, and Nutrition Consulting, GuruNischan has a broad range of wellness and business experience to draw from.
An entrepreneur and philanthropist, GuruNischan built an international business with over half a million dollars in annual sales by 27. An unexpected turn of events created an opportunity for her to heal acute Burnout and Endocrine distress from a decade of overworking and repeating unconscious patterns from a very religious childhood. Nearly a decade later, she has led hundreds of trainings on building the capacity of our nervous systems to heal burnout, break free from indoctrination and live an integrated life. GuruNischan has been a featured keynote speaker and facilitator for Make A Wish Foundation, TransUnion, Walgreens, Rotary International, European Yoga Festival, and more.
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