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The Creative Soul Podcast

The Creative Soul Podcast is a space to uncover your creative soul. We have conversations with inspiring creatives about the transformative magic of the creative process.

Your host, Leya Van Doren shares from the heart stories about her own personal journey, and will inspire you along your path where creativity and spirituality intersect.

We explore topics on healing, self-love, relationships, expression, travel, herbalism, astrology, ancestral healing, and tapping into your own unique creativity as a form of expressing your purpose and doing what lights you up.

Tune in to be inspired to pay attention to the callings from your creative soul.

Ready to embark on your own daily creative practice? Immerse yourself in The Creative Soul Practice, a 7-day guided writing meditation series, each session just 15 minutes long. Begin your journey here.

Connect with Leya:Instagram: @leyavandoren

www.leyavandoren.com

Cover art by Torrence Browne

Intro song "Surf" by Vlad Gluschenko

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Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
50 minutes
Episodes
160
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Ep 120: ft. Brooke Novick on Plant Medicine and Microdosing with Intention

Ep 120: ft. Brooke Novick on Plant Medicine and Microdosing with Intention

Brooke Novick is a licensed psychotherapist and graduate of the Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She has worked for a psilocybin re…

00:56:25  |   Thu 14 Mar 2024
Ep 119: Creative Habits, Writing to Feel, and Friendship Breakups

Ep 119: Creative Habits, Writing to Feel, and Friendship Breakups

In this solo episode, Leya shares the two intentions she made for 2024 and how sticking to her habits has created more stability, structure, and safety.

We discuss:

  • The changing of the seasons
  • What Leya…
00:32:23  |   Thu 29 Feb 2024
Ep 118: ft. Britt Olson on Healing through Motherhood

Ep 118: ft. Britt Olson on Healing through Motherhood

Britt is a certified health coach, spiritual life coach, podcast host, entrepreneur, energy healer, plant-based nutrition advocate, speaker, and integrative wellness enthusiast.

In this episode, we t…

01:22:51  |   Thu 15 Feb 2024
Ep 117: ft. Ning Tendo on Dreamwork and the Gifts of Grief

Ep 117: ft. Ning Tendo on Dreamwork and the Gifts of Grief

Ning is a published poet, grief guide, spiritual healer and dream yogi specializing in the intersection of the healing power of dreams, rituals, and spiritual constellations as potent tools for helpi…

01:05:06  |   Thu 01 Feb 2024
Ep 116: Announcing The Soul Radiance Retreat!

Ep 116: Announcing The Soul Radiance Retreat!

Leya announces the launch of The Soul Radiance Retreat - a sisterhood, creativity, and self-love focused retreat from May 17th-20th, 2024 near San Diego, California.

An invitation to slow down, conne…

01:14:59  |   Thu 18 Jan 2024
Ep 115: My Favorite Books From 2023 and Why Reading Is Good For The Creative Soul

Ep 115: My Favorite Books From 2023 and Why Reading Is Good For The Creative Soul

In this bonus episode, Leya shares some of her favorite books she read in 2023.

She talks about:

  • The importance of reading and why she's loved books and reading since childhood
  • Why this year she stopped…
00:31:02  |   Thu 11 Jan 2024
Ep 114: 2023 Year in Review - Highs & Lows

Ep 114: 2023 Year in Review - Highs & Lows

Tune into this special solo episode where Leya reflects on the highs and lows of 2023, the lessons learned, and some of her hopes for 2024.

From spending the first six months of the year wedding plan…

01:15:30  |   Thu 04 Jan 2024
Ep 113: Receiving PRESENCE for my 29th Birthday

Ep 113: Receiving PRESENCE for my 29th Birthday

Happy winter solstice and happy 29th birthday to our host, Leya!

In this episode, Leya shares what she's celebrating for her 29th birthday, including a celebration of this year and her favorite podcas…

00:20:42  |   Thu 21 Dec 2023
Ep 112: ft. Nikki Novo on Soul-Led Living and Grounding Tips for Starseeds

Ep 112: ft. Nikki Novo on Soul-Led Living and Grounding Tips for Starseeds

Nikki Novo is a Cuban-American, best-selling author and master intuitive reader with a waitlist exceeding 1,000 people, and the founder of the Soul Reading Method®, a certification program where she …

01:11:08  |   Thu 14 Dec 2023
Ep 111: The Creative Soul Practice is HERE! & Heart Chakra Writing Meditation

Ep 111: The Creative Soul Practice is HERE! & Heart Chakra Writing Meditation

The Creative Soul Practice is officially LIVE! It's a 7 day guided writing meditation series to help you reconnect back to your writing practice and your creative soul.

Listen to this episode as I sha…

00:34:50  |   Thu 30 Nov 2023
Ep 110: Learning Self-Care Through The Seasons

Ep 110: Learning Self-Care Through The Seasons

Tune into this week’s solo episode as Leya explores the topic of self-care and how to support and take care of ourselves through the darker, colder seasons:

  • What does it mean to really take care of ou…
00:21:11  |   Thu 16 Nov 2023
Ep 109: On Body Love And Self Acceptance

Ep 109: On Body Love And Self Acceptance

In this episode, Leya shares about her soul sister retreat weekend in San Diego and talks about the lessons she learned from letting herself be seen in her most natural form in a photoshoot.

We also …

00:51:30  |   Thu 02 Nov 2023
Ep 108: ft. Amikaeyla Gaston on Music as Medicine

Ep 108: ft. Amikaeyla Gaston on Music as Medicine

Amikaeyla Gaston is a force for change. Proclaimed as one of the “purest contemporary voices” by National Public Radio (NPR), Amikaeyla is a public keynote speaker, performer, educator, and author. S…

00:55:16  |   Thu 19 Oct 2023
Ep 107: ft. Jamie Varon on Identity Shifts and Writing her Book, Main Character Energy

Ep 107: ft. Jamie Varon on Identity Shifts and Writing her Book, Main Character Energy

Jamie Varon is a Writer, Course Creator, Branding Expert and Executive Producer. Her first book “Radically Content” (along with the companion journal Radically Content: The Journal) was released in 2…

01:08:43  |   Thu 05 Oct 2023
Ep 106: How to Plan a Conscious and Intentional Bachelorette Trip, Maiden to Bride Ceremonies + my bachelorette trip RECAP to Tulum

Ep 106: How to Plan a Conscious and Intentional Bachelorette Trip, Maiden to Bride Ceremonies + my bachelorette trip RECAP to Tulum

In this episode, Leya shares about her bachelorette trip to Tulum, Mexico.

We talk about:

  • How to curate an intentional bachelorette trip and shift the focus from excessive drinking to conscious ceremon…
01:02:06  |   Thu 21 Sep 2023
Ep 105: Welcome to Season 2 - Life Updates, Upcoming Creative Writing Workshops, and a NEW ERA

Ep 105: Welcome to Season 2 - Life Updates, Upcoming Creative Writing Workshops, and a NEW ERA

Welcome to Season 2 of The Creative Soul Podcast!

In this episode we talk about:

  • Post wedding energy and the change Leya has felt since getting married!
  • Navigating a dark night of the soul and making it…
00:47:09  |   Thu 07 Sep 2023
Ep 104: WE'RE GETTING MARRIED IN TWO WEEKS!  A Convo with Paxton on Spirituality, Love, and Growth

Ep 104: WE'RE GETTING MARRIED IN TWO WEEKS! A Convo with Paxton on Spirituality, Love, and Growth

In this episode, Leya and Paxton discuss their 5 year journey on the road to marriage, with their upcoming wedding in 2 weeks!

They discuss:

  • What brought them together as a couple
  • The differences they h…
01:40:58  |   Tue 13 Jun 2023
Ep 103: ft. Alexandra Franzen on Marketing Without Social Media for Self Employed Creatives

Ep 103: ft. Alexandra Franzen on Marketing Without Social Media for Self Employed Creatives

Alexandra Franzen is a best-selling author, award-winning editor, and entrepreneur based in Hawaii. She has written seven books including two novels. She has written articles for Time, Forbes, Newswe…

00:57:53  |   Thu 23 Feb 2023
Ep 102: ft. Amy Green Smith on Having Difficult Conversations and Speaking Up For Yourself

Ep 102: ft. Amy Green Smith on Having Difficult Conversations and Speaking Up For Yourself

Amy Green Smith is a certified and credentialed life coach and hypnotherapist, masterful speaker, and personal empowerment expert. Amy uses her roles as coach, writer, podcaster, and speaker to move …

01:04:40  |   Thu 16 Feb 2023
Ep 101: ft. D'Ana Joi Spencer on Focus & Prioritization as a Multi-Passionate Creative

Ep 101: ft. D'Ana Joi Spencer on Focus & Prioritization as a Multi-Passionate Creative

Joi is a multi-passionate, educator, community builder, and content creator. She believes having many passions is a gift, not a burden and she’s on a mission to rewrite the narrative around “choosing…

01:07:28  |   Thu 09 Feb 2023
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