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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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Sam Horton welcomes the wise and radiant Dr. Mary Sanders—medical intuitive, energy healer, and holistic health advocate—for a conversation that dives deep into the energetics of healing, creativity, and personal empowerment.

Mary shares her powerful personal journey from navigating early hearing impairment to finding her soul's calling in chiropractic care, meditation, and energy medicine. Together, Sam and Mary explore how our chakra system reflects and influences the mind, body, and spirit—and how we can use spiritual tools to live more joyfully, healthfully, and creatively.

If you've ever felt disconnected, burned out, or unsure of your purpose, this episode offers beautiful insight and practical tools for grounding, aligning, and coming home to your true self.

✨ Key Takeaways:

• How Mary’s early sensory challenges awakened her intuition and shaped her path as a healer.
• The chakra system as an energetic blueprint and how it interfaces with our physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
• Root chakra themes of safety, purpose, and belonging—and how imbalance can show up in the body.
• The relationship between trauma, energy blockages, and physical symptoms.
• Three powerful practices to begin realigning your energy: grounding with Earth’s frequency, energetic boundary setting, and present-moment awareness.
• How creativity lives in the second (sacral) chakra—and is deeply tied to authentic expression and desire.
• The surprising connection between the sacral and throat chakras in expressing your truth.
• Ways to start recognizing when your chakras are out of balance—and how to realign them using meditation and visualization.
• Mary’s own creative practices and robust self-care rituals for sustaining health and happiness.
• Why honoring your desires is a radical and essential act of healing.

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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 "Sweetest Moments"

And asks the question:
What small, simple moment in your life could you choose to savor more fully, and how might it bring you a deeper sense of joy?

Sam says: Sometimes we rush through life and miss out on the beauty of the moment, even when it’s right in front of us. Taking a second to really appreciate the sweetness of the small moments, is a celebration of life’s small but powerful pleasures.

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In this powerful solo episode, Sam Horton explores the deeper meaning of women’s empowerment—not as a destination or external goal, but as a sacred return to self. Drawing from her own journey of transformation, Sam speaks to the importance of spiritual and creative integrity as the foundation of authentic empowerment.

With gentle wisdom and fierce compassion, she breaks down how societal expectations can disconnect women from their true essence, and how reclaiming that connection can lead to profound healing, self-expression, and inner freedom. This episode is a soul reminder for women ready to stop seeking permission and start living from their truth.

Key Takeaways:

• Empowerment is not about power in the traditional sense—it’s about reclaiming agency, voice, and truth.
• Spiritual integrity is the practice of living in alignment with your soul’s inner wisdom.
• Creative integrity is about expressing your inner world authentically, without censoring or polishing it to fit societal expectations.
• Transformation isn’t becoming someone new—it’s remembering who you were before the world told you who to be.
• Creativity and spirituality aren’t optional extras—they’re foundational tools for healing, connection, and empowerment.
• Five key elements for empowerment and transformation:
  1. Create space to listen within.
  2. Explore creative expression without judgment.
  3. Be open to healing and releasing old patterns.
  4. Seek soul-led support and safe communities.
  5. Act in alignment with your truth.
• Empowerment is a lived practice, not just a mindset—it grows with every soul-led choice you make.

💬 Reflection Questions from the Episode:

1. What parts of your soul are longing to be seen, heard, and honored in this season of your life?
2. What are you no longer willing to abandon within yourself?
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In this episode, Sam Horton is joined by Vasu Tolia—former pediatric gastroenterologist turned self-taught visual artist—whose journey from medicine to creativity reveals how deeply interconnected healing, science, and art truly are.

Vasu shares how life events and a sense of incompleteness in her post-academic medical work led her to experiment with visual art, eventually discovering it as a profound tool for both personal and collective healing. From her early days dabbling in representational art to her current passion for expressive abstraction, Vasu opens up about the vulnerability, growth, and transformation that come with embracing a second act in life.

This conversation is a heartfelt reminder that it’s never too late to reinvent yourself—and that creativity can be a deeply spiritual path back to joy, purpose, and self-discovery.

✨ Key Takeaways

• Vasu's journey from medicine to art was sparked by personal reevaluation and a desire to find deeper fulfilment.
• The creative process, rather than the final artwork, holds the most healing power for her.
• Art became a meditative practice, offering calm, joy, and a sense of purpose.
• Her work bridges the realms of science, healing, and creativity, reflecting her lifelong passion for wellness.
• Vasu shares how her art has been recognized nationally, including being featured by the Washington Post and the CDC.
• Letting go of a long-held identity (like that of a doctor) can be a powerful step toward soulful living.
• She views her past as a rich source of inspiration for her art, not a limitation.
• Through her art, Vasu now supports causes close to her heart—like women’s empowerment, autism, and environmental protection.
• Creativity is essential to self-care and self-expression; it connects us to our spirit and to others.
• Vasu's advice: “It’s never too late to begin. Follow your passion passionately.”

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In this BRAND NEW 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 "Ebb & Flow"

And asks the question:
Where in your life are you being called to soften, to retreat, and trust the quiet space in between?

Sam says: This poetic episode explores the sacred rhythm of ebb and flow in life, creativity, and spirit. A gentle invitation to embrace rest, trust the in-between, and remember that stillness holds its own kind of power.

Take care,
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