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• How to Be Creative When Your Job Isn’t

  Clear Channels, our newsletter course and creativity challenge begins on September 7th! Sign up here.What if your day job wasn’t the thing that defined your creativity—but the fuel for it?In this solo episode, Sarah Faith Gottesdiener explores what it means to live as a creative when your 9–5, side hustle, or paycheck doesn’t match your artistry. From reframing the shame of “non-creative” work to building daily practices that keep your imagination alive, Sarah shares hard-earned wisdom from her own path before her creative and spiritual life became her livelihood.You’ll hear:Why all work is inherently creative, and how to start seeing your life through an artistic lensThe three most common mindset traps that keep people stuck and how to move past themWhy consistency and micro-movements matter more than waiting for the “perfect” momentHow nervous system safety and capacity play a crucial role in showing up creativelyStories of artists like Octavia Butler, William Carlos Williams, and Toni Morrison, who balanced day jobs with world-changing creative workThis is a motivating episode about reclaiming your identity as an artist or creative, no matter where your paycheck comes from, and finding joy in the small daily commitments that keep your creative life alive.Upcoming Events:September 6, 2025 + September 7, 2025: Clear Channels Online Workshop – https://moon-studio.co/products/clear-channels-fall-2025?variant=50100396327207Join Our Community:Join the Moon Studio Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themoonstudioBuy the 2025 Many Moons Lunar Planner: https://moon-studio.co/collections/all-products-excluding-route/products/many-moons-2025Subscribe to our newsletter: https://moon-studio.co/pages/newsletterFind Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gottesss/

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• At The Crossroads of Psychology & Spirituality with Halle Thomas: Wisdom from the Moon Studio Community

  Clear Channels, our newsletter course and creativity challenge begins on September 7th! Sign up here.What if your anxiety was actually the key to unlocking personal transformation?In this compelling conversation, Sarah Faith Gottesdiener sits down with psychotherapist and psycho-spiritual coach Halle Thomas to explore the intersection of therapy, spirituality, and lived experience. From reframing anxiety as creativity to honoring ancestral wisdom, Halle shares how weaving together brainspotting, animism, and intuition can open new pathways to healing.You’ll hear:How Halle blends clinical training with spiritual practice to support clients in profound waysWhy anxiety can be understood as both a protector and a pointer toward unmet needsThe role of ancestry and identity in shaping how we heal and growWhat brainspotting is and how it unlocks deeper layers of memory, release, and creativityThe importance of showing up authentically as a practitioner—and how that invites deeper client workThis is a deeply resonant episode about anxiety, identity, and the power of integrating all parts of ourselves on the path to wholeness.Halle Thomas is a licensed psychotherapist in the states of Colorado and Oregon and psychospiritual coach worldwide. Born under a new moon, Halle uses her relationship with liminal spaces, voids, and mycelial networks to create offerings that help people feel safer as they explore their personal underworlds. She is especially invested in helping high achievers of all disciplines bring their minds back into harmony with their bodies, so they can break free from constant anxiety and experience the world through the lens of self-trust. You can experience her blend of Brainspotting, parts work, animism, tarot, and channelled ancestral wisdom in weekly 1:1 sessions or one-off intensives.Connect with Halle:Chicory Counselingchicorycounseling.comIG: @chicorycounselingNewsletter: The Chicory Root - chicorycounseling.com/newsletter-sign-upCoaching Offeringslivingyourafterlife.comIG: @livingyourafterlife Upcoming Events:September 6, 2025 + September 7, 2025: Clear Channels Online Workshop – https://moon-studio.co/products/clear-channels-fall-2025?variant=50100396327207 Join Our Community:Join the Moon Studio Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themoonstudioBuy the 2025 Many Moons Lunar Planner: https://moon-studio.co/collections/all-products-excluding-route/products/many-moons-2025Subscribe to our newsletter: https://moon-studio.co/pages/newsletterFind Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gottesss/

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• How the Moon Studio Makes Money: The Magic, Mundane, and other Surprise Secrets from Sarah’s Business

  What if the work that pays your bills also nourished your soul?In this candid solo episode, Sarah Faith Gottesdiener pulls back the curtain on exactly how she earns a living as a mystic, artist, and business owner. From income streams you might expect to ones that will surprise you, Sarah shares the behind-the-scenes of running The Moon Studio and the philosophy that keeps her work both abundant and aligned with her beliefs. If you’re ready to grow your income streams, sign up for Clear Channels, our transformative newsletter course and accountability challenge.You’ll hear:The five core income streams that sustain The Moon StudioWhy stability matters more than quick wins in creative businessHow Sarah weaves magic, ethics, and joy into the way she earnsThe role her newsletter plays as the backbone of her businessWhat she’s letting go of—and calling in—for future revenue streamsUpcoming Events:September 6, 2025 + September 7, 2025: Clear Channels Online Workshop – https://moon-studio.co/products/clear-channels-fall-2025?variant=50100396327207Join Our Community:Join the Moon Studio Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themoonstudioBuy the 2025 Many Moons Lunar Planner: https://moon-studio.co/collections/all-products-excluding-route/products/many-moons-2025Subscribe to our newsletter: https://moon-studio.co/pages/newsletterFind Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gottesss/

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• Merging Spirit, Identity, & Design with Silas Munro: Wisdom from the Moon Studio Community

  What if your multidimensionality is your greatest creative power?In this intimate conversation, Sarah Faith Gottesdiener connects with artist, educator, and designer Silas Munro about what it means to live and create as a whole, multidimensional person. From honoring grief to challenging design norms, Silas shares how integrating identity, spirituality, and activism has transformed his work and life.You’ll hear:Why embracing all your parts—artist, mystic, educator, activist—is a radical actWhat poetic research is and how it can guide your creative processHow Silas turns surfing into a spiritual practice and grief into creative fuelThe power of community and co-creation within Moon Studio spacesHow Clear Channels helped Silas merge purpose with visibilityThis is a deeply moving episode about multidimensionality, poetic research, and the magic that unfolds when we stop trying to fit into boxes and start showing up as our full selvesMore on Silas Munro:Silas Munro is a designer, artist, writer, researcher, curator, surfer and descendant of the Banyole people of Eastern Uganda. He is the founder of the design studio Polymode based in Los Angeles and Raleigh that works with clients across cultural spheres. Commissions and collaborations include: The New York Times Magazine, MIT Press, Nike, Airbnb, the Brooklyn Museum, Storefront for Art and Architecture, the Art Institute of Chicago, Dia Art Foundation, and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.https://www.polymode.studio/https://bipocdesignhistory.com/Join Our Community: Join the Moon Studio Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themoonstudioBuy the 2025 Many Moons Lunar Planner: https://moon-studio.co/collections/all-products-excluding-route/products/many-moons-2025Subscribe to our newsletter: https://moon-studio.co/pages/newsletterFind Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gottesss/Upcoming Events: September 6, 2025 + September 7, 2025: Clear Channels Online Workshop - https://moon-studio.co/products/clear-channels-fall-2025?variant=50100396327207

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• Make It First, Then Make It Better: Creative Confessions from the Moon Studio

  Are you holding yourself back in the name of ‘getting it right’?In this heartfelt solo episode, Sarah Faith Gottesdiener shares the unfiltered truth about her creative process, the evolution of the podcast, and what it’s taken to show up consistently—even when things felt unfinished, unpolished, or not quite “right.”This is a powerful conversation about the courage to begin, the discipline to keep going, and the grace to let your work evolve over time.You’ll hear:Why making something imperfect is better than not making it at allThe difference between perfectionism and a devotion to excellenceHow years of psychic readings made Sarah a highly attuned interviewerThe spiritual, somatic, and structural practices that sustain creativityInsights from Clear Channels, her signature course on voice and visibilityJoin Our Community: Join the Moon Studio Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themoonstudioBuy the 2025 Many Moons Lunar Planner: https://moon-studio.co/collections/all-products-excluding-route/products/many-moons-2025Subscribe to our newsletter: https://moon-studio.co/pages/newsletterFind Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gottesss/PROMO: POD33 for $33 off Clear ChannelsUpcoming Events [London]: August 9th: Intuition For Right Now: Regain Trust, Build Confidence, and Heal Old WoundsAugust 10th: Integrating the Gifts of Your Spirit: An Archetypal Deep Dive and Regression with Sarah Faith Gottesdiener 

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