The Lowlight Reel

Not all creative work looks like work. In today's solo episode, we're talking inspiration and how to find a balance between creation and consumption. Making room for both will help you stay present, avoid burnout, and savor every part of the artistic process. Start your own creative practice with my journaling guide, Words with Benefits. $1 from every sale supports homeless LGBTQ+ youth via True Colors United. Music by Epidemic Sound.

No one knows your next step better than you. Tarot queen Shayla Kummer speaks out on escaping domestic abuse, living "home-free" to search for purpose, and finding her stride as a spiritual entrepreneur. Follow Shayla on TikTok, or visit her website. Get my journaling guide, Words with Benefits. $1 from every sale supports homeless LGBTQ+ youth via True Colors United. Music by Epidemic Sound.

Are you cultivating your skills or your gifts? In today's solo episode, we're discussing the difference between art and content. I share a few examples that illustrate how I see the two, which has little to do with what you actually produce and everything to do with the intention behind it. I also give you a tool to identify which force is driving you — and how to course correct for greater satisfaction. Start your own creative practice with my journaling guide, Words with Benefits. $1 from every sale supports homeless LGBTQ+ youth via True Colors United. Music by Epidemic Sound.

You can be blessed and still be depressed. (And vice versa.) Creator Cas Jerome opens up on battling depression, bringing representation into the beauty space, and not letting the haters get you down. We also touch on the problem with positivity and how to responsibly share when you're going through it. Follow Cas on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Apply for a FREE MasterPiece consultation. Get my journaling guide, Words with Benefits. $1 from every sale supports homeless LGBTQ+ youth via True Colors United. Music by Epidemic Sound.

Surprised to hear from me? That makes two of us. The interviews will be back, but I want to first have an honest conversation about why I left, what's been going on, and how I intend to move forward. I share how hitting rock bottom last fall realigned me with my values and introduce this season's theme of alchemy: using our lowlights to ground into ourselves and inspire our greatest creations. Start your own creative practice with my journaling guide, Words with Benefits. $1 from every sale supports homeless LGBTQ+ youth via True Colors United. Music by Epidemic Sound.

OG blogger Emily Schuman of cupcakes + cashmere shares her tips for managing anxiety (which include both therapy and Beyoncé), her thoughts on parenting in the public eye, and how she learned to quiet the critical voice in her head. While we're managing our mental health responsibly, Embry announces the release of her journaling eBook, Words with Benefits. Get it here! | Follow Emily: @emilyschuman | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

We're all living through one hell of a lowlight right now as unemployment rates soar in the face of a deadly global pandemic. While layoffs are stressful, they can sometimes spark a powerful new chapter, as they did for creative director Yolanda Edwards. The former Condé Nast Traveler honcho opens up on how losing the dream job she spent years fighting for inspired her to say YOLO...and start an actual magazine called YOLO. Iconic. | Follow Yolanda: @yolandaedwards @yolo.journal | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

And we're back! Talking knife skills and life skills with chef, writer, and activist Sophia Roe. She opens up on being a two-time college dropout, expanding the definition of wellness, and reframing her difficult childhood as her greatest inspiration. | Follow Sophia: @sophia_roe | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

In the final episode of season one, Tanteo Tequila CEO Neil Grosscup reveals how surviving multiple suicide attempts (and making a radical change of course) led him to a new life in the nightlife. | Follow Neil: @neiltherealdeal @tanteotequila | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

Is couples therapy the beginning of the end? Social media guru Jessica Kane opens up on how a rough patch transformed her relationship with her (now) fiancé. We also dig into her brush with skin cancer and the dangers of living life for the 'gram. | Follow Jessica: @jessicankane | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

Model-turned-photographer Heather Hazzan speaks out on gaining 70 pounds in anorexia recovery, hitting her her stride on the other side of the lens, and not being sorry for any of it. | Follow Heather: @heatherhazzan | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

For real though, is it? Lifestyle editor Rebekah Lowin muses on whether too much "treat yo' self" can defeat yo' self. She opens up on the physical toll of anxiety and shares a morning routine that keeps her Disney-princess-level happy. | Follow Rebekah: @rebekahlowin | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Read "The Rise of the Getting Real Post on Instagram" | Music by Epidemic Sound.

What's it like to travel the world for work? Producer and director Annie Georgia Greenberg shares war stories from her life on the road, reflects on a blindsiding breakup, and busts the myth that she's always on vacation. SHE HAS A JOB, OK? | Follow Annie: @theagg | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

We're taking money matters out of the closet. Er, oven. Food content producer Lauren Magenta sounds off on paying off almost $90K in debt, fighting for her worth, and rejecting shame over making money her driving force. | Follow Lauren: @laurenmagenta | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

We're taking sexy back with body positive activist and sex educator Laura Delarato. Laura speaks out on the silent struggle of plus-sized eating disorders, the subversive way she's reclaiming her body, and the joy of learning to have her cake and eat it in public, too. | Follow Laura: @heylauraheyyy | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

It's fashion week in NYC, but life isn't all rainbows and cherries—even for technicolor queen Susan Alexandra. Instagram's favorite designer opens up on feeling like a misfit, fighting the horrors of fast fashion, and turning her dark side into art. | Follow Susan: @susan_alexandra Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

Great Jones founder Sierra Tishgart reveals the dark side of building her colorful cookware startup: the business of having a personal life, the part of launch that almost broke her, and what we can learn from Instagram jealousy. | Follow Sierra: @sierratishgart | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

The host of Refinery29's "Try Living with Lucie" reflects on the early days of her YouTube hustle, claps back at internet haters, and reveals how facing gallbladder removal surgery changed her approach to wellness. | Follow Lucie: @luciebfink | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

Tony Award winner Tyler Mount speaks out on getting fired from his first Broadway show, going on medication for anxiety, and coming out of the closet in small-town Texas. Oh, and the book that changed his life (affiliate link, thanks for supporting). | Follow Tyler: @tylergmount | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.

Fashion insider Alyssa Coscarelli goes unfiltered on the siren call of cosmetic procedures, the lonely lows of traveling solo, and the compulsive skin-picking habit that led her to seek behavioral therapy. | Follow Alyssa: @alyssainthecity | Follow The Lowlight Reel: @lowlightreelpod | Music by Epidemic Sound.