Ep 133: On Loving and Letting Go of our Creative Dreams
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In this solo episode, Leya shares her personal experience with her first creative love - the theater, and how she navigated heartbreak, rejection, and letting go of her dreams.
We talk about:
- Why she fell in love with theater at 3 years old
- Why theater represented family, home, and belonging
- Keeping your heart open in the face of rejection
- What happens when something you love becomes toxic
- The shame of letting go of a dream
- Going to college to study musical theater
- What theater taught her about the creative process
- Where she's at with her relationship to theater now
This is a beautiful heart warming episode for any creative who has ever loved the arts, has faced rejection, and still keeps going!
Resources Mentioned:
Ep 57: On Identity, Home, and Creativity as a Practice of Presence
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