33: The unexpected power of poetry, creativity and intuition with Tracey Schmidt

Have you ever had a dream on your heart that didn't "make sense" so you hesitated to follow it? Well, this latest podcast guest Tracey Schmidt knows all about that!

Tracey's been a buddhist monk in Japan, Native American photographer and touring poet all over the USA. 

And while there were moments she questioned the practicality or logic of these dreams, in the end she's so grateful she pursued her callings. 

If you've ever felt held back in following those random sparks, this episode definitely has some magic for you!

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: 

• pursuing your callings, even if they’re unexpected
• how creativity can save your life
• poetry’s ability to bring you back to the present
• giving yourself permission: to fail, to experiment, to speak your mind

MORE ABOUT TRACEY
 
Tracey is a published poet, renowned photographer and touring artist. Her first book of poetry, “I Have Fallen in Love with the World” came out in 2011 to rave reviews. A lover of combining music with poetry, she created the album “Returning Home” featuring talented musicians accompanying  her readings of Rumi, Hafiz, Yeats and her own work. She is currently playing festivals in her hometown of Asheville, NC and planning a poetry music tour of NYC/New England this fall. Tracey is also an inspiring photographer. Her award-winning touring museum exhibit, “The Awakening of Turtle Island: Portraits of Native Americans” opened for the Olympics in 1996, and has toured all over the Southeast. Tracey has taught creativity, poetry, and the sacred arts at such facilities as Julia Cameron’s, (author of The Artist’s Way), creativity camp, NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Warren Wilson’s Environmental Leadership Retreat , Canada, Ireland, and the John C Campbell Folk School. She now lives with her white turtle dove and two hives of bees in the gray-blue mountains of Asheville, NC.

 
 STAY CONNECTED WITH TRACEY:

Website: traceyschmidt.com and traceyschmidtpoetry.com 
Facebook: Tracey Schmidt

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

"The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron
 
MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:

 Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer™ coach and feng shui consultant who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams. 
 
 Gina’s passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and pursue their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values. 

Gina now works and lives as a digital nomad, traveling the world and hosting the podcast, “Follow your Spark,” where she shares inspiring interviews of others who’ve created lives they love.
 
 STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:

Website: https://ginacasbarro.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gina_casbarro
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gcasbarro

TOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:

  Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-tools

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com