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In this deeply moving episode of Soul-led Creative Women, Sam sits down with artist, author, and theme park designer Maggie Parr to explore the powerful intersection of creativity and healing. With a background spanning mural painting, illustration, and immersive design, Maggie brings a unique perspective to how art can serve not just as expression—but as a sacred path to self-actualization.

Maggie bravely shares her personal journey with self-harm and how art became her lifeline—first as a hidden coping mechanism and eventually as a tool for conscious healing and empowerment. Together, Sam and Maggie unpack the often-misunderstood realities of self-injury, particularly among adult women, and shed light on how creativity can open the door to transformation, spiritual connection, and emotional integration.

Key Takeaways:

• Maggie's journey from self-harm to healing through art and how she now supports others on similar paths.
• A deeper understanding of self-harm beyond common stereotypes, including its emotional, psychological, and even ritualistic aspects.
• Why creativity—especially non-verbal expression—is a powerful language for processing pain and trauma.
• How Maggie views cutting as a creative act—and how she transformed that impulse into painting and storytelling.
• The importance of intention and spiritual connection in art-making for healing and wholeness.
• How different creative rituals have helped Maggie listen to her inner child, meet resistance, and allow authentic expression.
• Why we need to give ourselves permission to create—even imperfectly—and embrace art as a birthright, not a talent contest.
• How creativity can shift from a survival tool to one of joy, empowerment, and thriving.

Whether you've experienced emotional pain yourself or are passionate about the healing potential of art, this episode is a raw, insightful, and uplifting invitation to honour the voice within and let creativity lead the way home.

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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 "A Creative Whisper"

And asks the question:
What might your soul be trying to say—and are you willing to listen through the language of your own creativity?

Sam says: When we allow ourselves to pause, create, and feel, we open a direct line of communication with our inner truth, our past wounds, and our highest self. Creativity becomes not just an outlet, but a spiritual practice—one that can soothe the nervous system, reveal what’s been buried, and reconnect us with divine wisdom.

Take care,
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In this deeply personal episode of Soul-Led Creative Women, I open up about my quiet season of creative soul-searching and the beautiful realisation that emerged from it: that women’s empowerment has always been the heartbeat behind both my artwork and my coaching.

After an unplanned but deeply needed pause from publicly sharing my paintings, I’m returning with renewed clarity, intention, and a deeper devotion to creating soulful art that nurtures, uplifts, and empowers. I share why this new chapter feels like a homecoming — and how every piece I create is now infused with an even stronger purpose: to serve as a mirror and an anchor for the journey back to your own strength, beauty, and truth.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Why I took a quiet, unscheduled pause from sharing my artwork publicly
• How soul-led reflection revealed a deeper link between my art and coaching work
• The powerful role women’s empowerment has played in shaping my journey
• How personal challenges led me to lean into creativity and authentic expression
• The new, heartfelt intention behind every painting I create
• How I hope my artwork will inspire and support your own journey of self-trust and self-love
• An invitation to explore my refreshed website and new artwork collection

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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.

Take care,
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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.

Take care,
Sam x

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