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In this episode of Soul Led Creative Women, I’m joined by the radiant Susan Hensley—transformational coach, speaker, and author—whose journey into art journaling became a profound pathway to healing, joy, and spiritual connection. What began as a casual creative experiment during a season of burnout became a life-altering practice that helped Susan reconnect with her soul, navigate transitions, and ultimately leave a high-pressure corporate career.

Together, we dive deep into how creativity—particularly playful, low-pressure art-making—can quiet the inner critic, reconnect us to childlike joy, and become a potent spiritual tool for self-expression, emotional regulation, and divine guidance.

Whether you’re brand new to art journaling or a seasoned creative looking to rediscover the magic, this conversation is a soul-nourishing invitation to play, feel, and heal.

Key Takeaways:

• Creativity as spiritual practice: How art journaling became a sacred tool for self-connection, insight, and healing.
• Quieting the inner critic: Why creative play helps us shift into the right brain and out of perfectionism.
• Connecting with your inner child: The power of revisiting childhood materials—crayons, glue sticks, and collaging—to unlock joy.
• Emotional regulation through art: How expressing feelings visually helps release, process, and gain perspective.
• From safe to brave: Why starting with low-risk creative practices builds trust and eventually expands our spiritual courage.
• The ripple effect: How embracing small creative moments can lead to life-changing shifts and deeper alignment with soul purpose.
• Simple ways to start: Susan’s go-to low-barrier exercise using just two crayons and a favorite song.
• Letting go of the end result: Reframing creativity as a vehicle for self-discovery, not outcome.
• Your practice, your way: Why personalization and play are essential in building a meaningful art journaling ritual.
• Creativity and divine connection: How play and color can open the door to spiritual messages, manifestation, and guidance.
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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 "Seasons Know"

And asks the question:
What part of your life is asking to be gently let go—so something softer, wiser, and more true can take its place in your next season?

Sam says: As we move through different stages of life, there’s a kind of wisdom and warmth that comes with the shift—a different kind of beauty in the calm, the reflection, and the gentle glow of what we’ve learned along the way. It’s a quiet celebration of embracing the change, rather than resisting it.

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In this episode, we're diving into the spiritual power of core values—those soul-deep truths that guide your choices, shape your creativity, and anchor you in uncertain times. In a world that constantly pulls us outward, returning to what truly matters within is one of the most radical forms of self-trust we can cultivate.

Core values aren’t just nice words on a vision board—they’re living reflections of your essence, your integrity, and your inner compass. Whether you’re moving through burnout, reclaiming your voice, or navigating a life transition, this episode offers a soulful invitation to reconnect with your truth and create a values-led life from the inside out.

Key takeaways:

• Why core values are powerful tools for spiritual alignment, not just corporate buzzwords
• How living in alignment with your values helps you trust your inner "yes" and "no"
• A heart-opening reflection practice to help uncover your true soul values
• Journal prompts to explore what makes you feel most alive and at home with yourself
• Tips for creating a values-based visual soul map to anchor your values into daily life
• How values can nourish your nervous system, relationships, creativity, and decision-making
• The difference between surface-level ideals and embodied soul truths
• A closing reflection to help you envision what might shift if you truly lived by your core values

🎧 Tune in to explore what it really means to live soul-led, one courageous value-aligned step at a time.

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