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The Messy Middle Podcast is a podcast is created for Creative souls about the messy middle road and how we make magic within it. Its like eaves dropping on conversations that are usually left behind closed doors.
This week I'm sharing from my car. I spent quite a bit of time driving to and from work and it tends to be when my mind is the most open. Sound quality isn't the best, let me know if you like this sort of free flow conversation. Self Improvement Bundle is only on sale until Friday 1/9/21 don't miss your chance to get some awesome courses at an amaz…
In this solo episode I'm sharing a personal story of resistance and the unexpected twist and turns that came about. Show Notes Yes & Yes: Sarah Von Bargen Coaching Janette Tropea: Branding and Design Bundle & CoBy Maring Higa
In today's solo Messy Middle Minisode I share a bit out my using a more scientific approach to my emotional process and the steps I took to move out of my depression. show notes: Unlocking Us podcast Four Tendencies Quiz Mood Tracker Elise Blaha Cripe goal tracker Marc BrackettBy Maring Higa
Today I am sharing with you an amazing interview with a personal hero of mine MILCK where we delve into all the things that I am passionate about self care, spirituality, getting through the messy middle, and how to find the light within the darkness. MILCK Website "Quiet" Song of Women's March Upcoming event LIVE ART Instagram I Can't keep Quiet W…
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Messy Middle Minisode: Yes, No or Not Yet?
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In this Minisode I'm sharing about a technique that has helped me see what's already working in my life, what I'm saying No to, and also finding acceptance around the things that are not in alignment with this moment.By Maring
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Messy Middle Minisode: Containers or Boxes?
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In this solo episode I share about the mindset shift that happened when I realized that perhaps that the idea of being in a box might actually have some other benefits.By Maring Higa
This week I am talking with Cassandra Lam co-founder of The Cosmos an community of Asian women creators. In this episode we talk about the unique challenges that Asian women faces as creatives as well as switching the mindset from surviving to one of flourishing and thriving. In just a little under a year The cosmos has grown to a community of thou…
This year I have embarked on an experiment to live this year as if it were my last. To be honest I'm not really sure what that will look like but in this episode I'm talking about what's coming up for me already, and some questions that I'm asking myself. If you would like to follow along I will be sharing mostly on Instagram @maringhiga --- Show N…
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Planning for the New Year: Am I Inhaling or Exhaling
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Sometimes its better to think more broadly in a time of feeling stuck. This concept of asking myself if I'm in and inhale phase or an exhale phase has really helped me see where my resistance is and help me move back into the flow. --- Show Notes www.maringhiga.com www.instagram.com/maringhiga www.kristasuh.com DIY rules for the WTF world.…
Messy Middle Minisode with yours truly. I'm sharing about a fun and different way I think about my own inner voice, intuition or gentle whispers. --- Www.maringhiga.com/podcast www.instagram.com/maringhigaBy Maring Higa
Krista Suh is a screenwriter, craftivist, artist, activist and creator of the Pussyhat and Evil Eye Gloves. Her mission is to make the world a safer place for women and help everyone validate their own creativity, femininity, and intuition. In her book, DIY Rules for a WTF World: How To Speak Up, Get Creative and CHANGE THE WORLD, Krista share the …
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Sigrid Gilmer: On what will make you laugh will make you cry
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Sigrid Gilmer makes black comedies that are historically bent, totally perverse, joyfully irreverent and are concerned with issues of identity, pop culture and contemporary American society. Her work has been performed at the Skylight Theatre, Pavement Group, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Cornerstone Theater Company and Highways Performance Space. Sh…
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Yumi Sakugawa: On Creating our own space & having tea with our demons
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What if you could live a life that 100% represented your singular experience? What if you stopped asking how can I fit into the current society and dominate culture and instead asked what space can I carve out in the world that is mine, and fully supports who I am and what I care about? In today’s episode I am talking with Yumi Sakugawa comic book …
Have you ever been in a stage of your life and thought "I thought I would be so much further along in _____ than I am" This week I am talking about that uncomfortable space of when we are going after our dreams and goals and we realize at some point that our expectations have not been met. In this episode I will talk about the problems that can ari…
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Nicole Miyuki: On Showing up and Doing the Work
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Show Notes Episode Summary: Have you ever wondered what people are talking about when they say "Just show up and do the work?" Well, in this episode we are getting deep into what that looked like for Nicole Miyuki watercolorist, teacher and author as she wrote her first book. This episode is a shining example of what can happen when we follow our h…
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Messy Middle Minisode: On Ritual, Ceremony & Rites of Passage
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Today on the podcast I'm asking the question what is ritual, what is ceremony and how can we incorporate rites of passage in our daily life. Ritual is what we make of it Tarot Cards mean what meaning we give them Ceremony is the act of showing up in a way that feels good to you Honoring and Reverence: come from acknowledging and giving thanks to th…
If your someone who has ever had an interest in doing a year long project this episode will hopefully provide you the inspiration to do one yourself. If you asked me 2 years ago if I thought this was possible for me, I would have told you that I never follow through on long term projects and that I'm just not the type of person who completes these …
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Femi Olafioye-Omogbehin: On Transforming Shame & Finding Representation
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Femi Olafioye-Omogbehin Bio: I’m a stylist and consultant who is passionate about creating and providing representation for black women through both fashion and building personal relationships. I started my business January of 2018 and continue doing work understanding how lack of representation and shame are connected, and helping women heal the w…
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Rebecca Schoemaker: On Tarot and Trusting the 6th sense within
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Bio: I am captivated by all things metaphysical; the transcendent experience that defies logic, the omen, the prophetic dream, and realms unknown. I explore the esoteric through tarot card readings, meditation, channeling, spirit work, various healing modalities, art, and music. My background is that of a creator and teacher. I received my MFA from…
In this mini series past guest and friend Whitney Lawless and I are talking about Race. How it effects our creativity, our relationships, and the work that we are doing in the world. Listen in as we share a bit about our Messy Middle process. To Join in on the conversation please join The Messy Middle Facebook Group. I would love to hear your thoug…
Daniella Zalcman is a documentary photographer based between London and New York. She is a multiple grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a fellow with the International Women's Media Foundation, and the founder of Women Photograph, an initiative working to elevate the voices of female and non-binary visual journalists. Her work tends…
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Vincentia Schroeter: On Being Heard and Getting what we Want
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Vincentia Schroeter has a Phd in Clinical Psychology and has researched early attachment between mothers and babies. She is a Bioenergetic Analyst, a somatic psychotherapy dealing with emotional blocks on a body level. Vin has taught internationally and locally. Interested students can go to sciba.org Vin is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist…
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Tiffany Han: On finding Flow & Trusting your Knowings
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Pitch Webinar: March 22nd Pitch Perfect, Mastering the Art of Making the Ask Tiffany Han, CPCC, is a writer, speaker, teacher, and coach whose work focuses on helping highly-creative women embrace a new framework of creative productivity to design and build the businesses of their dreams and bring their best ideas to life. As the founder of Say Yes…
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Sarah Driscoll & Co Hodges: The heart of business & choosing the unconventional path
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Coleen Hodges: Coleen is a mother of two, emergency room nurse, photographer and blogger located in Arizona. Her passion for capturing the beauty of the everyday started the second she became a mother. The launch of this passion project was a dream come true for her. She believes in capturing the beauty and unique spirit of every child. Sarah Drisc…
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T.J Martin: On Humanizing our Experiences
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Bio: TJ Martin is an Academy Award and Emmy Award winning director and editor. His works include the feature films LA92, UNDEFEATED and the Webby nominated short film MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF YOU. In 2015, Martin gave a talk at TEDx on Orcas Island, Washington, titled “Reimagining America’s Culture Narrative”, in which he used his own experiences to …
I am ending 2017 and reflecting on the year that I’ve had, in life, with family and with friends. There is too much to put into this one episode but I do think it's always worth it to look back and see what you can accomplish in a year and also what cannot be accomplished in a year. I made some changes in how often this podcast was coming out, litt…
Tanya Geisler is Leadership Coach (CPCC) with a penchant for clarity and an abhorrence of the Impostor Complex. She’s coached hundreds of high-performers combat the Impostor Complex so they can step into the starring roles of their lives and achieve their ultimate goals. She has written The 12 Lies of the Impostor Complex (and One Truth), The Joy P…
This episode today is all about is foundations. This is something that I find myself talking about over and over, and its definetly influenced my teaching style. I see a thread line in my acupuncture practice as well as in my old soccer and piano days. I used this a lot back when I was coaching my students in my aerial bootcamp. I just see this rea…
Writer-director-actress Megan Brotherton is a comedian based in LA. She earned her MFA in Acting at the American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University, which included a 3-month residency at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia. Megan wrote, directed and starred in EVERYBODY DOES IT, a short comedy that premiered in 2015 at Dances With Films Festival …
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Elise Blaha Cripe: On The Power of Trying and Making Bold Statements
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I'm Elise and I make stuff. That's who I am and that's my job. I started a blog in 2005 because I wanted to share my thoughts with the Internet. A year later, I began sharing craft projects and tutorials. In 2008, I opened my first online shop and since then, I have made and sold everything from letterpress prints to wooden plant stands. Over the y…
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A.J Cosmos: Finding the Silly in the hard things in life
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My name is AJ Cosmo and I teach imagination and heart to children. My books and illustrations are crafted to educate, solve problems, and entertain in unique and interesting ways. But don't take my word for it, with over a thousand five star reviews across more than thirty books, there's no doubt that your family will find something to love in the …
In this Episode I am sharing some of my thoughts about choosing to take a stand for something even if it means that no one will understand or like what you are doing. I share a couple of personal somewhat embarrasing stories of what its been like to be mostly a passenger in my life and why I think its important for me now to step into the role of t…
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Brian Bauman: Using Intuition to guide the story
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Brian Bauman is a playwright and founder of Perfect Disgrace Theater, and has been producing experimental queer plays since 2006. Bauman's writing has a cult following and is known as a "playwright's playwright." Suzan-Lori Parks says "Brian Bauman's writing is thrilling, sexy, political and rude. He's making provocative, in-your-face theatre - not…
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Leah Dieterich: On Open Marriage, Desire, Identity and finding oneself
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My guest today is Leah Dieterich Copywriter, Creative Director, author of Thx Thx Thx and is currently writing her memoir about open marriage, desire, identity, and trying to find oneself through a concept called Vanishing Twins. Show Notes: www.leahdieterich.com www.thxthxthx.com www.instagram.com/andthetidewaswayout -------------------------- We …
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Messy Middle Minisode: Is the Burnout Avoidable?
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I’m Thinking about Hustle vs Flow and Is it possible to avoid Burnout and have flow and Ease in the beginning or do we need to hustle and grind in the beginning in order to then get to the ease and flow of things? Tha’ts what I want talk about in today’s Messy Middle Minisode I’ve been searching for different ways that we get clues with how to live…
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Jennifer Lee: On Ease & Intuition in our Businesses
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Jennifer Lee, CPCC, PCC, MA is the founder of Artizen Coaching®. Before pursuing her own passions full-time, she consulted for ten years for Fortune 500 companies such as Gap Inc., Accenture, and HP, helping leaders and organizations manage change. As a director of executive development for Gap Inc., she led onboarding and coaching programs for tho…
Cynthia Morris is a creativity coach, the author of the novel Chasing Sylvia Beach, Create your Writers Life and The Graceful return. She is also one of the few coaches for Jonathan Fields Good Life Project. She has both a depth and playfulness about her that I love. We share a love of creative journey and watercolor, and she is working on creating…
A friend once told me, that whoever has the most certainty wins. So how can we gain more certainty in uncertain waters? This is a short episode where I'm talking about some embarrasing moments I've had around certainty, and an atidote I believe will be helpful for you in embarking on uncertain path.
I had the pleasure of interviewing psychotherpist Abby Bird on the show and we tackled some big things that come up in the middle space. I asked her about the imposter syndrome, comparison trap, and self doubt. She offered some practical tips and creative exercises that she does with her clients. She also talked about how she views her own practice…
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Coleen Hodges: On Risk & Rewards: Telling your partner about your creative dream
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Really excited to be sharing this episode I did with Coleen Hodges. She shares her personal story of how she went after her dream of being a photographer, and the challenges that came up in her relationship during the process. Coleen tell an amazing story of when she shared her personal story with other budding photographers and the overwhelming re…
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Maring Higa: Season 2 recap and what's next
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Maring is creative strategist coach and host of The Messy Middle Podcast. She is exploring the magic we make within the middle spaces and how we can move through with ease and grace. Maring Higa is also an acupuncturist specializing in fertility and pregnancy in Encinitas, CA and loves blending creativity and wellness.…
I’m a writer, tarot reader, fun-lover, and a kitchen magician. I firmly believe that we can all be heroes and heroines if we utilize the powers of our unconscious minds! I was first introduced to Tarot in 2013 when a couple of my best girlfriends did an oracle card reading for me. I was shocked at the resonant power of the messages that came throug…
Katherine is the founder and clinic director of The Point. She is a Colorado state licensed and Nationally certified acupuncturist. She holds a Masters degree from Southwest Acupuncture College. She is a recognized diplomate of Acupuncture and Herbology by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), …
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Cinthia Pacheco: Melding Intuition and Data
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I am part nerd, part creative, out on a missions to help amazing women with their analytics and online tools. I believe that analytics don't need to feel like you are weighing yourself, that your online tools shouldn't be wasting your time, and that you can work on your business in a way that creates energy (instead of draining it). I love to work …
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Colleen Hodges: Photographing the Faces of Autism
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Coleen is a Mama of two, emergency room nurse, photographer and blogger located in Arizona. Her passion for capturing the beauty of the everyday started the second she became a mother. The collaboration with Sarah to launch this passion project is a dream come true for her. She believes in capturing the beauty and unique spirit of EVERY child.…
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Sarah Moore: On Rejection the 12th Experiment
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Hey there! My name is Sarah Natsumi Moore and I am a photographer, explorer, and ponderer. I started out 2016 with a list of lofty goals, full of metrics and benchmarks that seemed important at the time of writing, but two weeks into the year realized I no longer cared to “make more money” or “grow my Instagram followers.” I put the list away and t…
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Danielle Stroble: On Divorce and Healing Through Creativity
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While this Sonoma Valley transplant hails from Arizona, Danielle spent her transformative, post-college, early adult “discovering the world years” living in the Midwestern United States, but traveling the world. Working in the car racing industry for what seemed like a life time, specializing in the “left brain” work of accounting and finance, buil…
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Holly Kleiman: On Commitment and Curiosity
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Entrepreneur, Traveler, Adventure Seeker, Bonus Mom, Wifey, Cat Lover... Just designing a kick a** life and LIVIN IT!!
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Michelle Grasek: For the Love of Marketing
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My name is Michelle. I’m an acupuncturist and I’m passionate about marketing and practice management. I also work at Finger Lakes School of Acupuncture (FLSAOM) in Administration, and I teach in FLSAOM’s Integrative Practice Management course. I’m passionate about acupuncture and believe – like you do! – that it can change the world. But we can onl…
Amber is the owner, full-time mama, and part-time crafter of PetiteAmbre. She finds inspiration in life, travel and her happy place Paris. When not crafting, she can be found chasing her toddler, taking photos, and/or drinking wine.
