Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrasso (A Creativity Podcast)

This solo episode starts with a creative challenge to help us all get a little more unleashed during this time. I also reveal a big decision I made that has greatly impacted me on a human and creative level. I walk you through how you can use often overlooked objects to reengage with pieces of yourself that have gotten lost in the shuffle of day-to-day life. I also discuss importance of reconnecting with old friends and schoolmates who truly saw you and why this is a great time to get back in touch. Finally, I talk about my upcoming release of my new single, "Rise" and why I believe this is actually one of the BEST times to release a new creation out into the world.

Pre-Save my single, "Rise" out Friday, 04/17: https://ffm.to/laurenlograssorise

Join me on Instagram (@LaurenLoGrasso) for a live concert this Friday, 04/17 at 6:30pm PST/ 9:30pm EST!

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On The Guest: Alvin Garrett is a grammy-nominated songwriter, music artist, producer, bassist, and sound engineer. He also teaches songwriting with a charity called the Dannon project - a re-entry program for at-risk populations. Although he doesn’t like to label his music in any particular genre, the best I can say is you won’t hear soul music like this anywhere else.

From this conversation you’ll learn:

• The importance of preparation for a major career change
• How to deal with a change in title and judgement from others
• Ways to re-introduce yourself to the world
• How to build your tolerance for disappointing others and care more about disappointing yourself
• The power of honesty in building relationships
• A new approach to empathy
• How the pandemic has connected the human race
• How to allow room for your dreams to come true
• The importance of finding yourself in order to find your sound
• Why your creative outlet needs direction
• How to overcome writer’s block
• The connection between creativity and divinity
• The definition of true masculinity and the strength in being gentle
• And so much more!

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This week's episode is a creative check-in where I talk about an epiphany I had at the Farmer's Market. No, not the one about tomatoes being fruit... the one about how we treat lying as a humble transaction. Do you have trouble being direct? Are you afraid of hurting other people’s feelings or your own feelings getting hurt when you say how you feel? Do you find yourself constantly holding from sharing your truth? If this sounds like you, I think today’s episode might help! We're taught to spread white lies in order to create good human connection. But what if we're not giving people enough credit? What if the real human connection comes out of authenticity and honesty, even if the truth doesn't sound as pleasant? Today we explore how honesty sets you AND everyone around you free.

Shelly Peiken is a Grammy Award Nominated songwriter, an artist and author, best known for writing songs for the likes of Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore, Meredith Brooks, Miley Cyrus, NSYNC, Brandi, Demi Lovato and so many more.

Shelly has an incredible songwriting resume, including one of my favorite songs, “Bitch” by Meredith Brooks. She had the first number 1 song of the new millennium with, “What a Girl Wants” by Christina Aguilera.

Twenty years later, after a whole career of writing for other people’s voices, she finally decided it was time to step forward and put her songs out, herself. She did this by revisiting some of her most beloved hits with an album called 2.0, which will be out this summer.

From our conversation you’ll learn:

• The backstory of how her first hit song, “Bitch” was written
  
• Why she almost gave up right before she got her first hit
  
• How songwriting has changed in the last 20 years
  
• How to know who to take creative advice from
  
• Why the universe responds when you follow what feels good
  
• Behind the scenes details of what it was like to almost work with Britney Spears (and what she's really like)
  
• Why it can be an advantage to hustle and even struggle for a while before you make it
  
• Tips for Creative Moms
  

Pre-save Shelly’s New Song: https://cmg.ffm.to/notebook

Listen my single, "Rise" out Now: https://ffm.to/laurenlograssorise

Read my People Magazine Article: https://people.com/music/lauren-lograsso-new-song-rise/

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Today is a creative check in episode where I talk about:

• My distaste for the word "aspiring": why I don't believe in it/why YOU should strike it from your vocabulary!
• Why there's nothing more valuable than a good idea (and why popsicles prove my point!)
• Plus, tips on redefining failure and why it shouldn't be connected to financial success!
• And honestly, so much more!!

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