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In this mini-episode of Soul Led Creative Women, Sam Horton reads an original poem taken from a personal reflective creative moment of her every day life.

This one is titled "Golden Light of Truth"

And asks the question:
Can you recall a moment where you felt yourself swept away by a strong emotion, but then paused, just long enough to question it?

What old story or fear was playing out in that moment? And what would it look like to return, gently, to the part of you that already knows the truth beneath the trigger?

Sam says: This piece honours the sacred pause, that breath of awareness where a quiet inner knowing rises above the noise. It is a return to discernment, to soul-truth, to the part of us that can observe without becoming fused with old emotions. Instead of acting from urgency, we begin to choose presence. We soften. We witness. And in that, we remember our power, that we are not the storm of our reactions, but the vast sky that holds it all with compassion.

Take care,
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Do you feel torn between mastering your art and embracing creativity as a soulful healing practice? What if you didn’t have to choose? In this inspiring episode, we explore the Creative Sweet Spot – a powerful space where artistic growth and soulful expression walk hand in hand.

3 Powerful Benefits of Listening

✨ Discover how you can honour the creative process while still growing your skills and confidence
✨ Learn why separating your healing practice from your professional work can deepen both
✨ Find permission to embrace your own creative seasons and trust your intuitive rhythm

Episode Summary
In this soulful episode, I take you into a space I believe every creative soul should know about – the Creative Sweet Spot. Too often, we believe we must choose between becoming a skilled professional artist and using creativity purely for healing and self-expression. But what if these worlds could beautifully coexist?

Drawing on my own creative journey and a recent conversation with artist Maggie Parr, I share how honouring both the soulful process of creating and leaning into growth, challenge, and mastery can open new pathways of empowerment through your art. Whether you identify as a professional artist or simply a creatively curious soul, this episode will help you approach your creative life with greater freedom, joy, and intention.

Key Takeaways

• The two ends of the creative spectrum: professional art mastery vs art therapy principles
• Why embracing a "sweet spot" between process and progress can empower your creative journey
• The value of having two distinct creative practices: one for healing, one for professional growth
• How to honour the natural seasons of your creative life without forcing outcomes
• Why skill development and soulful expression can beautifully support one another
• A reflection question to deepen your connection with both healing and creative challenge

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What if creativity isn’t just a hobby, but a lifeline? In this soul-stirring episode, floral oil painter and nonprofit founder Ovi Paulter opens up about how gentle, soulful art-making helped her reclaim her identity, process trauma, and find peace after years of burnout.

In This Episode You’ll Discover:

1. How creativity can help you reconnect with your truest self after burnout or trauma
2. The healing power of gentle art-making—without pressure or perfectionism
3. Why non-toxic, soulful painting became Ovi’s way to offer softness and belonging to others

Episode Summary:
In this heartfelt conversation, Ovi Paulter shares how her art journey began not as a quest to become an artist, but as a desperate need to breathe again. After trauma, infertility, and a breakdown, she stumbled upon an oil painting class that gently reawakened her soul. Today, she teaches others to do the same, without pressure, performance, or toxic materials.

We talk about how creativity can be a bridge between the self we’ve abandoned and the one we’re becoming. Ovi reflects on her shift from striving to softness and the powerful decision to offer free monthly art classes to make creativity more accessible. Her message is a beautiful reminder that we don’t need to wait until we’re “ready” to begin—we just need to say yes to the whisper.

🌿 Key Takeaways:

• Creativity can reach places inside us that words cannot
• You don’t have to be an artist—just willing to begin gently
• Art-making is a powerful way to regulate the nervous system and reconnect with presence
• Denying creativity can lead to anxiety and disconnection
• Your creative whisper is a call toward wholeness, not something to ignore
• Combining writing and art deepens the healing experience

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In this mini-episode of Soul Led Creative Women, Sam Horton reads an original poem taken from a personal reflective creative moment of her every day life.

This one is titled "Creative Seeds"

And asks the question:
What idea or creative spark is quietly calling to be honoured in this season of your life, and what might you lovingly choose to place in trust for another day?

Sam says: In a world that often glorifies constant output and productivity, it is a soulful reminder to trust the natural rhythm of your creative flow. Some sparks are ready to blaze now, others are quietly gestating for a future season. The art of surrender allows you to create with more depth, presence, and grace.

Take care,
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What if the excuses that keep you stuck in creative silence aren’t the problem… but the doorway to your liberation?

3 Powerful Benefits You’ll Gain from Listening:
✨ Understand the hidden emotional and energetic roots behind your creative resistance
✨ Discover how your excuses are actually invitations for healing, not personal failings
✨ Learn the 7 most common blocks that stop soulful women from creating — and how to gently move through them

Episode Summary:
In this deeply compassionate solo episode, Sam Horton explores the seven most common excuses that hold women back from stepping into their creative power — and why they’re not signs of failure, but symptoms of deeper stories ready to be healed. Whether it’s inherited beliefs, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, or fear of being seen, these patterns can quietly sabotage your creative confidence.

Sam unpacks the emotional truth behind each excuse and offers a new perspective rooted in self-compassion, spiritual practice, and soulful intention. This is more than a call to make art — it’s an invitation to come home to yourself, release outdated stories, and create from your wholeness.

Key Takeaways:

• The truth behind inherited beliefs like “art doesn’t pay the bills” and “you’re either born creative or not”
• How imposter syndrome keeps women silent and how to break its spell with inner truth
• Why comparison and perfectionism paralyse your creative power
• The spiritual root of procrastination (hint: it’s not laziness)
• How a nourishing framework and safe structure reignite creative flow
• Why intention and commitment are more powerful than elaborate goals
• How creativity asks us to be seen — and why that’s a good thing

💌 Which excuse has been whispering to you lately? What might shift if you stopped believing it?

This episode is your gentle nudge back into your power.

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What if your art could hold a mirror to your soul — revealing your strength, beauty, and purpose? In this soulful episode, internationally exhibited artist Joanna Blair joins Sam to explore the transformative power of painting, symbolism, and intuitive creativity as a path to personal healing and empowerment.

3 Powerful Benefits of Listening:

1. Discover how creative flow can reconnect you to your intuition and inner truth.
2. Learn how symbolic storytelling in art can empower and inspire transformation.
3. Gain insight into cultivating creative resilience through life's challenges.

Episode Summary:
In this deeply personal and inspiring conversation, Sam sits down with figurative artist Joanna Blair to explore the journey of becoming a soul-led creative woman. From her early love of painting to navigating burnout, breast cancer, and artistic reinvention, Joanna shares how returning to her inner truth through painting unlocked a new level of freedom, expression, and resilience.

Together, they explore the role of feminine symbolism, intuition, and storytelling in art, and how creativity can be a mirror, a meditation, and a tool for healing. Joanna offers heartfelt reflections on overcoming self-doubt, following inner whispers, and embracing the vulnerability of sharing your inner world through your work.

Key Takeaways:

• Creativity is a lifelong conversation with the soul — and it’s never too late to begin.
• Lifes challenges can be a portal to creative transformation if you choose to listen and realign.
• Symbolism in art (like keys, butterflies, and flowers) can hold deep healing messages.
• Creative expression doesn’t need to be perfect to be powerful — it just needs to be true.
• Art can be a meditative space for reflection, resilience, and personal empowerment.
• Following intuition often means saying yes to things that feel soul-aligned, even when they don’t “make sense” on paper.
• Joanna’s use of hidden keys and QR codes in her paintings offers an inspiring model of layered meaning and interactive art.
• Trusting your own voice — whether in paint, poetry, or decision-making — is a radical act of self-belief.

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In this mini-episode of Soul Led Creative Women, Sam Horton reads an original poem taken from a personal reflective creative moment of her every day life.

This one is titled "Self Love"

And asks the question:
What part of you is quietly asking to be seen, held, and loved,just as you are, in this season of your life?

Let this question be a doorway. You don’t need all the answers, just the willingness to begin.

Sam says: It’s not loud or showy. It doesn't need to be earned. Instead, it’s a remembering of who we are beneath the noise. Of the beauty that’s already blooming within us, even if we haven’t noticed. And when we finally pause long enough to listen, to truly see ourselves without judgment, we start to feel it, that quiet kind of power, rooted in truth and nourished by compassion.

Take care,
Sam x

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Have you ever felt a creative nudge but held back because it felt too risky? What if leaning into that discomfort is exactly what your soul is asking for?

There’s a moment in every creative journey where the page is blank, your breath catches, and the fear of getting it wrong whispers in your ear. In this powerful solo episode, Sam Horton shares how creative risk is not something to avoid—but something to embrace as a path to spiritual awakening and emotional resilience.

🌱 Discover how low-risk creativity can calm your nervous system and lay the foundation for deeper self-expression
🔥 Learn why high-risk creative acts like improvisation, raw expression, and starting from scratch are deeply transformative
💫 Begin to see creativity as a spiritual practice—one that connects you with your intuition, resilience, and soul truth

Key Takeaways:

• The difference between low-risk and high-risk creative expression
• Why creative risk teaches self-trust, courage, and emotional presence
• How facing creative fear builds resilience and rewires your inner critic
• What it means to use creativity as spiritual practice and soul connection
• Simple ways to start taking creative risks—even if they’re small and messy
• How each act of high-risk creativity helps you remember who you truly are

🎧 Take a deep breath and press play. You might just hear your soul whisper back.

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