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The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#47 | How Reframing Your Story Can Transform Your Healing Journey“The quality of our life is defined by what we pay attention to.” This isn’t just a quote — it’s a practice.In this episode, I share two deeply personal stories that taught me how powerful it is to shift the narrative. When I stopped identifying with my trauma and started seeing my resilience, everything changed.You’ll hear about:✨ A relationship rupture that shook my identity🌀 How trauma lives in the body — and what it took to release it🔥 The moment I surrendered the stor...
2025-07-2236 minThe Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#46 | 7 Practical Wellness Strategies for Creative EntrepreneursReady to design your dream life and build a soul-aligned business that actually nourishes you, not burns you out? It all begins with understanding your natural energy and practicing self-leadership. Make the strategic decision to do small changes that actually spark that joy back into your business.In this video, I share with you 7 real wellness tips I have gathered through years of being a creative entrepreneur. And I don’t mean yoga retreats or big “finding yourself” trips to the tropics. I am talking about small daily habits that will make a huge differ...
2025-07-0716 minThe Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#45 | How AI can unlock a New Era for Creative Entrepreneurs | Nathaniel Whittemore InterviewAre you worried AI might take your creative job? Nathaniel Whittemore—a tech entrepreneur, strategist, and early AI pioneer—believes the opposite is true. In his words, “AI is a set of tools that can 100x what you can do as an individual.”In this powerful conversation, Nathaniel breaks down:- How AI can enhance creativity rather than replace it- Why now is a golden moment for creators who adapt- His personal journey from startup founder to AI thought leader- How using AI will help multiplying creative Potential, Not Destroy ItWhe...
2025-06-241h 31The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#44 | How I stopped undercharging and DOUBLED MY INCOME by attracting my IDEAL clientsDo you feel overwhelmed with your entrepreneurial journey? Have you really looked into what type of clients you're attracting? For many years, I worked with clients that saw my services as an expense, and would not value if I overdelivered or the experience I created. I felt burnt out and undervalued. But then I decided to raise my prices, to work on attracting the right type of client. Someone who would see what I brought to the table as an investment, not as an expense. I changed and improved my systems. And now, years...
2025-05-1324 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#43 | Building Authentic Community Globally | Kevin WhalenKevin Whelan, known my many as the 'mayor of Sevilla,' shares his unique perspective on creativity, life design, and making dreams real. He discusses his journey of self-discovery and finding his talents through experiences like Burning Man and his own community driven "Glitterman" project.Throughout the conversation, Kevin emphasizes the importance of recognizing and valuing one's core talents and using them to connect with and support others. He highlights the significance of generosity, both in terms of time and resources, and the impact it can have on building strong communities.
2025-02-111h 24
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#42 | Website Design Meets Indigenous Wisdom | Malina DawnJoin me in welcome Indigenous Yogi Malina Dawn as she shares her story about how designing her website led to a multi-year journey of self-discovery, creativity, and the intersection of artistry, ancestral healing, and the complexities of creative entrepreneurship.
The process of creating a website becomes a metaphor for confronting inner struggles and finding clarity in one's purpose and offerings. The conversation delves into the transformative journey of creating a website and the emotional, spiritual, and financial aspects of this process.
We explores themes of clarity, power, alignment, and the creative possibilities of problem-solving. We...
2025-01-281h 06The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#41 | Earn More By Saying No To Clients | Mini Solo EpisodeIn this mini solo episode of The Art of Lost and Found Podcast, I share how I grew my income by taking on 45% less clients.
I'll share my own experience and insights on the importance of choosing the right clients (and saying no to the wrong ones), recognizing when it’s time to make strategic shifts in your clientele, and how creating systems and automating certain processes can make everything flow with more ease, less time and stress. I open up about my own experiences of moving from low-paying clients to those who truly va...
2024-10-1520 min
TRIBU TOWANDA-Spanish with Purpose-Español intermedioCumplir un sueño con Brooke Estin/3X02 Tribu TowandaMi alumna de español, Brooke Estin, nos cuenta cómo logró su sueño de vivir en España y hablar español con fluidez.
Una de las historias más inspiradoras que podrás escuchar en este podcast.
Puedes encontrarla en su página web AQUÍ
2024-10-1454 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#40 | Re-Claiming and Embodying Creativity | Shawn ParellIn this episode, we deep dive with Shawn Parell, a therapist, yoga + meditation teacher, and creative practitioner, about the process of reclaiming and embodying one's creativity.
We explore the challenges of separating from one's creative self and the importance of reconnecting with it for a more authentic and fulfilling life. We get into the concept of self-abandonment and the fear of judgment that often holds people back from expressing their creativity as well as the value of practice and the evolution of one's creative journey.
Our conversation touches on topics such as vulnerability, worthiness, and...
2024-10-011h 07
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#39 | Use Neuroscience To Create Your Future Self | Dr. Alice PennUse Neuroscience To Create Your Future Self with Dr. Alice Penn
In this transformative episode, I dive in with Dr. Alice Penn, a distinguished executive and career coach who has navigated a fascinating journey from being a medical doctor in London to a career in corporate finance and ultimately, coaching. Alice shares her compelling story of personal and professional transformation, offering valuable insights into overcoming mental health challenges, perfectionism, and limiting beliefs.
In this episode, we delve into the pivotal moments that led to her career changes and her i...
2024-09-1759 min
Emma's Language JournalS3, E3: How she learned SPANISH and moved to SPAIN (a guide to overcoming fear & creating your dream life)My friend Brooke dreamed about living in Spain for 10 years. She is finally living her dreams in Sevilla. Quite a challenging spot because if there is one particular thing anyone who wants to come has to know, is that very few people speak English, so you MUST have good communication skills in Spanish. How did she achieve it? Where did she start and how far she's come? Join me on this fun conversation to get to know the good, the bad and the ugly on moving to a Spanish speaking country while learning the language.
2024-08-2736 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#38 | Divine Feminine in Life + Business | Rachel RossittoRachel Rossitto is a coach, guide, and facilitator who has dedicated her life to supporting women in deepening awakening and empowering their Feminine Spirit using ancient wisdom, daily sacred rituals, and embodiment practices, many of which have been informed by her experience as a Birth Doula and as an Integrative Health Coach. Her approach is deeply transformative and rooted in a profound understanding of the sacred feminine energy. I know this first hand because I’ve been involved with Rachel and her work for several years now, dancing effortlessly between being a student of he...
2024-08-201h 19The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#37 | Fear Of Success aka "The Upper Limit Problem" | Brooke EstinIn this episode, I discuss the concept of the "Upper Limit Problem" or better known as the Fear of Success. We explore the fears that arise when you are outgrowing the life you currently have. This fear is deeply rooted in a fear of change and a lack of self-worth, one must explore this fear and build a new relationship with it in order to achieve success and fulfillment. We go into practical tips for overcoming the upper limit problem so that you can move closer to the life you actually desire.
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2024-03-2618 minThe Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#36 | Generosity + Profitability in Business | Brooke EstinIn this episode of The Art of Lost and Found we explore the crucial yet delicate balance between generosity and profitability for creative entrepreneurs. We delve into the challenges faced by creative entrepreneurs in maintaining a sustainable business model while staying in alignment with their values.
We start with an exploration of boundaries, then move into stories with practical insights, including a client's journey toward balancing accessibility with financial sustainability in her healing practice.
We get into self-worth and values and how they relate to setting boundaries that honor...
2024-03-1313 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#35 | Living a Purpose Driven Life After Addiction | Adam Vibe GuntonToday on the podcast, we welcome author, speaker, and entrepreneur, Adam Vibe Gunton. Adam is the founder of Recovered On Purpose, and he's the author of the book From Chains to Saved.
Through his book, TED talk and online presence, his story of addiction and recovery has reached millions of people worldwide. With an entrepreneurial sales and marketing background, Adam broke sales records in two door-to-door industries and built a multimillion-dollar B2C marketing company with a team of 23 employees in three states.
Now, as the founder and executive...
2024-02-2856 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#34 | How to Design a Strategic Personal Brand | Nadine HanafiToday, we welcome creative extraordinaire, Nadine Hanafi as she shares how she monetized her creativity using strategic visual design. She's an award-winning designer, creative entrepreneur, and founder of We Are Visual and Digital Brand Kit. Nadine believes that beautiful branding is not a vanity accessory. It's a growth catalyst. When you have beautiful strategic branding, showing up is not just easier, but it's more exciting. And that confident glowing energy that you get from having impeccable branding permeates through everything you do.
Nadine is a master of personal branding. She's known for her incredible...
2024-02-141h 19
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#33 | Intuition vs Fear: My Multi-Million Dollar Lesson | Brooke EstinIn today's quick solo episode, I share a story of how my biggest client taught me to work with my intuition. It's the story of how I came to work with a client who I helped take from $0 to $3 million and how I learned to distinguish my intuition from my fear, and then identify past triggers I was bringing to the current situation that were keeping me playing small.
Working with this multi-million dollar client helped me learn about my own intuition and how it can be harnessed to make better decisions in both...
2024-01-3028 min
The Guest House: "Gem Tactics"Narrated Essay: MidloveBrene Brown wrapped the term “midlove” around herself like a blanket in her forties. The famous shame researcher rebranded this psychological classic in an essay called “The Midlife Unraveling,” in which she described the nearly universal longing for alignment that accompanies waves of realization of our impermanence at a certain stage of life. Here, she characterizes the tension between the responsible bearings of adulthood and the radical impulse toward authenticity that can emerge as we begin to grok our humble status before time.We go to work and unload the dishwasher and love our families and get our hair...
2024-01-2308 min
The Guest House: "Gem Tactics"January is for Creative Recovery: a Conversation with Creative Amplifier Brooke EstinFREE for The Guest House subscribers - Brooke’s digital class, Unlocking Creativity for Wellness.Brooke is a certified brand strategist. She's a TED speaker. She's an artist, a designer, and host of the podcast The Art of Lost and Found. She also founded the internationally sought-after design studio called I Know A Gal.Brooke describes herself as a Creative Amplifier. Her genius zone is in helping people unblock their creative energy and channel it strategically. In addition to working with social entrepreneurs, coaches, freelancers, and artists, Brooke has also worked with all of the gl...
2024-01-1840 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#32 | How to Work With Evolutionary Intelligence | Emily Lane, Evolutionary Intelligence AcademyEmily Lane is a futurist and founder of the Evolutionary Intelligence Academy. With a professional background in business, a near-death experience catapulted her into a 20-year quest for deeper meaning and purpose. Her journey led her to distill, explore, and apply some of the most leading-edge inner technologies of our world today. Emily works multi-dimensionally and she shares practical tools of evolutionary intelligence so that leaders and pioneers can solidify their clarity, purpose, and of course, their creative power.
Emily consults on the birth and direction of evolutionary projects, and she shared the stage...
2024-01-111h 11
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#31 "Type-A" Creative on Life + Grief | Joanne Garcia, Creative Director + Photographer + YoutuberToday, we welcome a creative powerhouse and true soul sister: Joanne "Jo" Garcia.
As a first-generation all-American girl raised by Filipino immigrants in the US, Jo is one of those rare breeds of creatives who's equal parts creative thinker and master executor. She's a creative who gets shit done.
While meeting Jo was a blessing, the circumstances of our meeting were heartbreaking. My dear friend Elaine battled breast cancer for four years before it took her life this time last year. During this time, Jo stepped into the most...
2023-12-1948 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#30 Cultivate Love, Abundance and Freedom | Brooke EstinThis week's mini-episode is a dive into how I'm managing to counter the dip in energy and spirits that often occur during the fall-winter seasons.
For the next 21 days, I am committing to random acts of kindness as a way to cultivate my intentions of bringing in more love, abundance and freedom into my life. I share some of my own reflections on not meeting my own expectations and the disappointment that followed and why seeking perspective and recalibrating is essential during those lower moments.
In setting the intention to manifest more...
2023-12-0513 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#29 How to Choose + Customize a Website Template | Brooke EstinToday, I’m diving into website templates and how to confidently choose and customize one so you feel clear and confident moving forward. Be sure to stay all the way through the end where I’ll share my favorite website template partners and a 15-20% off your website. And if you listen to this before Black Friday, then you’ll be able to get up to 40% off. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting your business journey, this podcast will equip you with the knowledge and tools to create a...
2023-11-2318 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#28 Aligned x Design Spotlight: The Medicine of Embodiment (Part 2) | Rudy Hexter, Builder + Teacher + FacilitatorIn today’s episode, I continue my conversation with Rudy Hexter. Rudy is a man of many talents. He’s a builder of homes that are designed to facilitate thriving as well as a teacher of Qigong and the Life Mandala Training.
In our last episode, we talked about finding stability and community in the face of isolation and how inner exploration and spiritual practices provide the spark and fuel for daily life. Today, we explore how this is expressed in the tangible world.
After a near-death experience from a mo...
2023-10-0541 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#27 Aligned x Design Spotlight: The Medicine of Embodiment (Part 1) | Rudy Hexter, Builder + Teacher + FacilitatorAs we continue the theme of showcasing Aligned x Design alumni, I'm thrilled to welcome Rudy Hexter to today’s episode.
Rudy is a man of many talents. He’s a builder of homes that are designed to facilitate thriving as well as a teacher of Qigong and the Life Mandala Training.
While navigating a chaotic upbringing full of instability where love felt conditional and fragile, Rudy found himself drawn to embodied practices as a way of grounding himself.
On the podcast, he shares how...
2023-09-1946 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#26 Aligned x Design Spotlight: Trusting the Creative Unknown (Part 2) | Safiya Carroll Labelle, Artist + Musician + Web DesignerToday I’m continuing a conversation with Safiya Carroll Labelle, who was featured in our previous episode.
Safiya is a multi-passionate artist, musician, web designer and founder of Wildlight Creative, who I had the pleasure of getting to know during the beta launch of my 12-week program, Aligned x Design.
In this episode, we talk about how Safiya learned to create structure around her artistry during Aligned x Design to allow for greater creative expansion. From feeling lost in a swamp to being exhausted by screen time, Safiya shares abo...
2023-09-1231 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#25 Aligned x Design Spotlight: Trusting the Creative Unknown | Safiya Carroll Labelle, Artist + Musician + Web DesignerWelcome Safiya Carol Labelle to the Art of Lost and Found Podcast!
Safiya is a multi-passionate artist, musician, web designer and founder of Wildlight Creative, who I had the pleasure of getting to know during the beta launch of my 12-week program, Aligned x Design.
She grew up on a small island in BC, Canada, in the loving embrace of a vibrant artists’ community. She shares what it was like to grow up in such a free-spirited place and how a traumatic parental divorce and uprooting move with her mot...
2023-09-0543 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#24 Aligned x Design Spotlight: Healing Through Creativity | Veronica Lichter, Artist + Musician + IllustratorJourney of Creative Healing: From Loss to Authenticity
Today we welcome Veronica Lichter to the podcast. Veronica was one of the original students in my signature 12-week Aligned x Design Program, and had a profound transformation that resulted in her quitting her full-time teaching job and making the leap into being a full-time artist.
Reflecting on the emotional and nostalgic aspects of the creative process, Veronica shares about importance of gratitude in letting go of things that no longer serve her, including past traumas, limiting beliefs and restrictive identities...
2023-08-2951 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#23 My Story: Designing an Aligned Life + Business | Brooke Estin Solo EpisodeIn today's episode, I finally share my own life story.
It's also the origin story for my signature program, Aligned x Design.
I didn't just achieve my lifelong dream of living in Spain or running my own 6-figure business overnight. Mine is a story of wayfinding, humbling learnings, and constant course correction.
This is the story of my own transformation, and how I developed the frameworks for Aligned x Design.
I'm thrilled to share where this life design strategy has led me and dive into how I'm using what I've learned...
2023-08-221h 01
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#22 Finding Creative Freedom in Template Design | Melissa Lunt, Brand and Website Designer“Moving into product sales with my templates have given me so much more time. There's been a weight that's been lifted off of my shoulders. I'm not chained to like client responses and deadlines. I'm free."
- Melissa Lunt, Brand + Website Designer, Template Designer
Today on The Art of Lost & Found Podcast, Melissa Lunt discusses her journey as a creative entrepreneur. She shares about her childhood love for art, struggles with depression and bullying, attending an art magnet high school, and eventually realizing the importance of college for her career- and the ch...
2023-08-1549 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#21 Letting Go of the "Dream Job" for the "Dream Life" | Phil Lashley, Motion Graphics Designer“When you become just a number, not a person, but just a number there to execute the work, It's not sustainable. But I had invested so much in this and the pivot felt like a failure. I needed a change, but I didn't know what to change to since this was all I knew.” - Phil Lashley, Motion Graphics Designer
Phil grew up in Barbados with three brothers in a middle-income family where their primary entertainment was their own imagination. After becoming fascinated with TV and visual motion design, he developed the the dreamed of b...
2023-06-201h 03
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#20 Therapeutic Art of a Daily Journaling Practice | Ana Juma, Author + Founder + CreativeToday we welcome Ana Juma (@anajuma), Founder of @prophsee. She is a creative entrepreneur who believes the art of journaling can be a powerful therapy for anxiety and depression.
Through her own process of learning to dance with the darker parts of herself, Juma developed a consistent and deeply supportive journaling practice that she is sharing with the world through her publishing house, Prophsee (@prophsee).
Juma recently published a book of her poetry called 'Back to Earth'. It is a confessional poetry book that tells the story of undertaking th...
2023-06-0652 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#19 Building an Authentic Personal Brand Online | Amanda Bucci, Influencer + Coach + Author“It can feel like we aren’t worthy of putting ourselves out there or carving out a little corner of the internet because we haven’t achieved something yet.”
- Amanda Bucci, Author of Followed: The Content Creators Guide to Being Seen, Facing Judgment, and Building an Authentic Personal Brand.
Before garnering nearly half a million followers on Instagram, Amanda Bucci struggled with some of the same insecurities that so many of us face. And regardless of having "made it", she still navigates many of those same emotions today.
Dur...
2023-05-231h 05
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#18 From Broken to Beautiful Through Photography | Landen Conner, Photographer + Brand Strategist“Money’s not the end-all and be-all because you can’t spend it from a casket.” - Landen Conner
Have you ever found yourself thinking, “Is this who I am? Is this what my life is now?” You’ve put so much effort into getting where you are, only to look around and feel like something is off. This isn’t where you’re supposed to be.
If you’ve ever felt out of alignment like this, then today’s episode is a must-listen.
After establishing a c...
2023-05-0959 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#17 Reclaim to Redesign Your Life | Lucy Alexandra Harper, Designer + FacilitatorToday we welcome Lucy Alexandra Harper, a designer and creative workshop facilitator and multidisciplinary designer. She shares her story of how she lost her job in the pandemic and how she was able to not only rebound, but to redesign, reimagine and rebuild a new independent creative career. She shares insights on healthy creativity, releasing the need for approval, and taking charge of her own development.
You can learn more about her work and follow her journey at:
https://www.lucyalexandraharper.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/lucyalexandraharper/
2023-04-2557 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#16 How I Went From Addict to Multi-Millionaire | Ian Koniak, Sales Coach + Online CreatorToday we welcome to the podcast Ian Koniak, a Sales Coach and Digital Course Creator, who is known by many as "The Master of Sales". Ian has worked at some of the largest companies in the world and holds the sales record at Salesforce to this day. This is somebody who has experienced selling over $100 million. We met through Brand Builder's Group and I helped him create his first online program, Untap Your Sales Potential, which he has taken over the $3M mark in sales - in just its second year. In this epi...
2023-02-2156 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#15 Get Quiet Enough to Hear | Laurie Shiers, Creativity CoachToday we welcome to the podcast Laurie Shiers, a Creativity Coach who believes that creativity has the power to heal our lives and change the world. She helps her clients uncover fresh insights and possibilities, develop powerful habits and create meaningful and lasting change.
Reconnecting with her innate sense of joy and wonder is what busted opened the door to Laurie’s own happiness and fulfillment. It allowed her to accept all parts of herself so that she could create with purpose, passion and joy, and align her inner world with her outer one.
Laurie be...
2023-01-241h 00
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#14 Finding Your Way Home To Yourself | Carrie Alyson, Artist and Founder of Aspen HeartedToday I’m talking to guest Carrie Alyson, an incredible professional visual artist and graphic designer. Carrie is an extra special guest for me personally. We met back in 2021 when we were both part of a program called Creative Alchemy, which was run by artist and author, Amber Rae. Carrie’s energy was so warm, friendly, supportive, generous and engaging that she stuck out among the 70+ person group. We connected more 1 to 1, and she eventually became a private coaching client.
We recorded this podcast in 2021, so be sure to check out what Carrie is working on now at asp...
2023-01-101h 02
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#13 You Are the Golden Buddha | Zamir Dhanji, Founder of "The Mystic Yogi" and "Inner Path Yoga Deck"Our guest today is Zamir Dhanji. He is a Yoga Teacher - Storyteller - Holistic Counsellor and Founder of @the.mystic.yogi and the Inner Path Deck.
A true creative at heart, he is is strongly influenced by developments in modern biology, physics and chemistry as he believes they provide a holistic and paradigm-shifting understanding of the body-mind system - one that complements the scientific knowledge of ancient yogis.
Zam and I go waaaaay back. He and I grew up together in Thailand and have developed a sacred bond o...
2022-12-271h 06
RISE RENEWED | Top Rated Holistic Health & Fitness Podcasts for Women Christian Moms, Morning Routine, Emotional Brain Training, Selfcare, Wellness, Productivity, Family, AdoptionLiving Your Life By Design Not Default with Brooke EstinBusiness coach and graphic designer Brooke Estin shares her expertise in graphic design and how to create a side hustle that promotes a life you love. Don’t miss Brooke’s amazing cross-cultural experiences living across the world and let her stories inspire your own creativity!IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:Pros and cons of traveling and living abroadThe empowering truth about creativityServices Brooke provides to help you align your business and lifeWhy it’s important to be intentional about your life’s designThe...
2022-10-1856 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#12 From Startups to Sexual Healing and Womb Wisdom | Hanna RuddiesThe guest on today’s show is Hanna Ruddies, an incredible healer, guide, coach and facilitator. Hanna spends her days guiding women through Feminine Embodiment, Ancestral Clearing, Female Sexuality & Womb Wisdom.
When Hanna was younger, she had endless bladder infections, was diagnosed with Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), experienced sever pain with sex and masterbation, and had all but given up on healing. But instead of giving up on her healing, she decided to explore a different kind of healing journey and booked a spontaneous trip to Thailand for an intensive shamanism and tantra retreat that changed just about every aspect of...
2021-06-1551 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#11 Ex-Evangelical Leader Turned Imagination Doula on Faith, Loss and Creative Healing | Molly ElizabethOur guest today is Molly Elizabeth, a professional artist, imagination doula and founder of The Darling Revolution. She helps creatives come home to themselves so they can imagine & birth a better world.
As a Creative Professional, Molly has daily studio practice where she makes mesmerizing abstract expressionist art. She primarily works with acrylic paints, blacklight reflective pigments, collage or any other materials she can get her hands on. She also hosts a creativity focused podcast, also called The Darling Revolution, which dives into creativity, emotional literacy and finding your voice.
She beli...
2021-06-0856 min
Sparking ActionCreativity as a Catalyst for ChangeMy guest today is Brooke Estin, an artist, designer, strategist and coach dedicated to bringing creative ideas to life. In our conversation, Brooke talks about how creativity builds resilience, the importance of shifting our perspective, and how following our curiousity can lead us to new opportunities. We also dive into the idea of being multi-passionate, getting over the “shoulds” in our life, and how to use art to reconnect with our most authentic self. There are a ton of amazing nuggets of information in this episode, so please enjoy!
About Brooke:
Brooke Estin refers to hers...
2021-06-0353 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin# 10 Psychotherapist Turned Actor on Fitting in, Coming Out & Creativity During COVID | Nuno QueimadoOur guest today is Nuno Queimado, a professional actor and acting teacher. But his journey to get there was far from linear.
Nuno made the difficult decision to pursue a degree in psychotherapy, rather than the more traditional and personally appealing path of becoming an engineer.
As part of his training to become a psychotherapist, he of course had to undergo psychotherapy himself. Through the experience of having his own therapist and learning to process his deeper emotions, feelings and experiences, he uncovered a life changing desire: he wanted to be an artist, and specifically, he...
2021-06-0154 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#9 Finding Beauty in the Burnouts + Breakdowns + (re)Building Process | Cass ShapiroToday on The Art of Lost and Found, our guest speaker is Cassey Shapiro. She is an Filipino-Australian living the dream in Amsterdam. We met many years ago when I was working with Impact Hub and came to the city often. Several years later when I moved to Amsterdam, Cassey quickly became one of my besties. Her smile, sense of humor and dedication to having a good time endeared me to her forever.
After having worked in Advertising at Saatchi & Saatchi Australia, she went on to work at several advertising agencies in London, where...
2021-05-2546 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#8 Learning to “Be Enough”, Sexuality, Meditation and Embodiment | Nicolette GharibadehNicolette Ghariadeh is a Feminine Embodiment & Intimacy Coach and serves as a powerful guide for women on their healing journeys.
What started out as an exploration of her own healing journey quickly evolved into full on creative transformation. After spending 7 years working in the adult entertainment industry as a stripper, she became increasingly aware of the parts of herself she was learning to heal and made bold decisions to shift her entire life to align with the true self she was uncovering.
Now, Nicolette is working full time as a women’s coac...
2021-05-1849 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#7 External Validation is a Trap | Sophie LloydToday on The Art of Lost and Found, our guest speaker is Sophie Lloyd. Sophie Lloyd is a professionally trained Dancer, Yoga Teacher, Poet, and Creative Writer who I had the good fortune of meeting at a deeply intimate and nourishing women's retreat in Portugal.
In our conversation, Sophie shares her engaging backstory as a creative professional, narrating how creativity has always been a part of her life. We learn how she found her way forward, channeling her creative energy into writing and eventually becoming a published writer.
Sophie trained in dance all her...
2021-05-1141 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#6 How a Near-Death Experience Leveled Up a Creative Business & Helped Launch a Music Career | Corey JohnsonToday's episode features Corey Johnson. Corey is an internationally recognized brand strategist and brand identity designer and the co-founder of Viral Impact Studios, which he created with Prince EA (the spoken word artist and global phenomenon of an influencer with millions of followers). In addition to his brand and consulting work, he also is a recording artist under the stage name Corey Iris. His music sounds like a cross between The Weekend and Drake, but with his own personal flavor that makes it uniquely his own.
In this episode, Corey shares deeply personal experiences a...
2021-05-041h 00
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#5 The Creative’s Journey and My Story | Solo Mini-EpisodeToday’s episode is my first solo mini-episode! On today's episode, I go over the pattern that I am starting to see after having done 20+ interviews with all types of creatives. What is starting to emerge is a pattern similar to Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey or Maureen Murdock's The Heroine's Journey, but with some key differences. I refer to it as The Creative's Journey.
During the first half of of the episode, I walk you step-by-step through the framework that is starting to crystalize. Then, for the second half of the podcast, I go into my ow...
2021-04-2729 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#4 Hollywood Hedonism to Rehab to Sound Healing Entrepreneurship | Johnny ReyesToday’s episode features Johnny Reyes, a globally renowned Music Producer, Recording Artist, DJ and Film Composer.
He began to DJ warehouse parties in the San Francisco rave scene at age 14 yet his story took a dark turn as he found himself deep in the hedonistic party scene where he was battling debilitating addictions, depression and even a suicide attempt. He eventually went to rehab, where he learned how to evolve his creativity without the need for his dangerous and addictive vices.
In addition to offering Addiction Coaching and Recovery Support, he is also the co-founder of I AM Retreats, a he...
2021-04-2058 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#3 The Road from Silicon Valley Tech Marketing to Singing in the Jazz Clubs | Ashley WilsonToday's episode features Ashley Wilson, a creative entrepreneur, singer and musician based out of San Francisco, CA. Ashley is a marketer who has spent the last decade working in the San Francisco tech start world. In 2016, she founded Olivine Marketing, a boutique product marketing agency. Olivine has since evolved into a collective of product marketers and creatives, as well as a full-scale production company that helps global SaaS companies tell their story better through cinematic videos, product marketing strategy and sales.
Before starting Olivine, Ashley worked as a marketing consultant for developer-focused tech startups, which is how o...
2021-04-091h 01
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#2 Transformative Creativity Through Storytelling | Michael KassToday’s episode features Michael Kass, the founder of Story and Spirit. As a facilitator, coach, speaker, and award-winning storyteller, he's passionate about helping people, organizations and communities discover and harness the power of their stories to create change. Our conversation explores how Michael’s acting career led him to Hollywood and how he eventually found his way to the work of transformational storytelling. Whether giving corporate workshops, performing in an award-winning one man show or facilitating deep dealing work, Michael’s creativity is constantly evolving as new serendipitous opportunities reveal themselves along his journey. For more information, head over t...
2021-04-071h 01
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke Estin#1 Overcoming First Generation American Pressure and Finding Self-Love in Tattoos | Diem Truong-NguyenToday’s episode features Diem Truong-Nguyen, a US-based artist and consultant. Our conversation covers her story of overcoming the “model minority” pressure of being a first generation Asian-American, how she found her way back to her creativity after a 10 year hiatus and how she learned to cultivate self-love through the timeless art of tattoo. For more information, head over to www.brookeestin.com/podcast
2021-04-0158 min
The Art of Lost and Found with Brooke EstinWelcome to The Art of Lost & Found PodcastThe Art of Lost and Found is a podcast that explores creative recovery and transformation. The core idea is simple: Every one of us is creative, even if we don’t know how to access it. It's in our nature. The key is re-learning how to access and use it as your own superpower.
Being creative is NOT about making art, but rather it’s about rising above traditional ideas, patterns or relationships in order to create something new and meaningful. It's a tool to help you consider alternative perspectives, experiment with new ideas and better deal with uncertainty and...
2021-03-2303 min