Vulnerable, real conversations challenging the norm & empowering you to harness your intentional vision for your purposeful life. Artist & Educator Bianca Morra hosts conversations with inspiring guests and personal audio journal style solo episodes with unabashed honesty. We explore a wide range of subject matter linked through self discovery & intentional vision. Root into the practice of staying awake to your life. See more, now.
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i’d rather sleepwalk through the day than sleep through the life that chose to visit me at 3:45am on my birthday. read & subscribe here: https://biancaleamorra.substack.com/By Bianca Morra
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Desireless Action- The Only Guaranteed Way to Avoid Wasting Your Time.
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“You wasted my time! You wasted my time! This is the worst day ever!” My son screams in panic after an idyllic time eating dinner on the river bank and throwing stones in the water. I found myself telling him, “I understand that you feel panic and upset that we aren’t going to get to do what you want but that doesn't have to take away from the good…
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ASK YOURSELF GOOD QUESTIONS (mentoring helps)
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Today is about the profound impact of good questions. Introspective questions. The issue is, sometimes we forget to ask ourselves (good/non self deprecating) questions. So, having someone to talk to is really important. *someone who is more concerned with listening than speaking. *someone who is more curious and expansive than lovingly trying to br…
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My used book called me a hypocrite. I almost didn't record this episode because I had nothing to say. I followed my unproductive instinct and magically found something to say. Your turn... GET VISUAL PODCASTS STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.By Bianca Morra
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An Urgency to Live, Now via Photo Journaling
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“if one reaches the point where understanding fails, this is not a tragedy. It is simply a reminder to stop thinking and start looking. Perhaps there is nothing to figure out after all. Perhaps we only need to wake up.” -Thomas Merton Perhaps it’s just a sliver. a nuanced change. from looking to seeing. Let yourself see beyond your eyes. full body …
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Concoctions: The anti recipe? no. after giving it thought, I realize concoctions inevitably become a recipe in its own way. (also, can being “for” something stop meaning we have to be “"anti” something else?) ((but to be honest, anti recipe was my immediate initial thought. lol)) intuitive cooking? based off a lifetime of tasting experiences, thank…
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One day, you will not be here. One day, everything and nothing will matter. One day, the pictures become painfully precious. One day, hindsight will show you the life you could have lived. Right now, you are here. Right now, everything and nothing matters. Right now, the pictures are painfully precious. Your hindsight is available to you now. Your …
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When does the quest for "why" turn into justification paralysis? Is figuring out the root cause the only key to moving forward? or is it as simple as a decision? With visual journaling I reflect on the big and little picture(s) for feelings rather than answers. NOTES from Bianca: Sacred Seeing on Substack https://www.instagram.com/biancaleamorra/…
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Photography as Meditation: Being in the pulse of your life.
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waking up with a racing chest. putting your brain in front of your divine inspiration/intuition. letting yourself hear what you are trying to tell yourself through the photos you take. "WAIT! I gotta get mommy a flower!" click click click. wake up. click click click. let the light in. opens up this well of knowledge and wisdom and witnessing of you…
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Today is a part two of sorts. Last week's episode felt too big to just move on from and I've been burrowing myself into it ever since. I uncovered a really deep insecurity of mine: being redundant. Feeling like what I have to share and what I feel so deeply compelled to say is obvious. But isn't that what pictures are? redundant. and thank goodness…
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Press & Release: Confessions of Insecurity pt 1
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I went on a creative work retreat & was able to finally name the ambiguous monster under my bed. An insecurity that makes me cringe to even say it out loud but alas- I do. I bring it here in the spirit of love, honesty, & in the shameless hope that speaking it out will encourage it to dissipate. BREAKING NEWS: Each podcast episode will now also be …
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do you feel like you can never let your guard down in life? sometimes I just want to be taken care of, the way I take care. today I share a very recent & personal experience trying to find some clarity around a medical issue. as I sift through the layers of why I feel like I can't let it go, I wonder where advocating for myself morphs into anxiety …
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after last week's episode i realized i was having a hard time figuring out how to love myself without having it be in relation to being "useful" "helpful" "serving" "loving" -basically anything that was inherently linked to how much I can be for others. didn't sit well with me so I made a self exploration template and helped myself remember how to …
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When You Sit w/Anything Long Enough: love
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Today I share about a workshop I attended that made me cry incessantly. (lol) & how for the first time in the history of my 15 year relationship with my partner- i was wrong (GASP). (lol again) Prompts from the episode- sit with one picture for an uncomfortable amount of time where are you wasting energy trying to achieve the very thing you can act…
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As Slow As Possible with Tuğba Avci
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what might happen if we can let ourselves tolerate boredom? can you even let yourself get to the point of being bored in the first place? less. slower. simpler. Tuğba is a Turkish-Greek Artist living in Berlin. Her substack- as slow as possible, is a newsletter exploring the in-between spaces of our lives that we see but often do not notice. Today …
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"First I painted the whole structure of his face. Then I wiped out the face. And when the face was gone, it was more Frank than when the face was there." -Elaine de Kooning Have you arrived yet? Not "there". Not at a goal. here. Have you arrived here, in this moment- in this body? Do you need to "wipe it out" first? (all of the distractions, though…
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Making a Living or Making a Life: My Decision to Stop
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I'm officially untangling income from my work and redefining what creating income means and looks like for me. It's not quitting or failure- it's a peaceful decision. I'm sharing about a workshop I've been selected for that brought me to tears and involved me sharing a piece of writing I submitted that made me think: "wait, is this actually embarra…
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FULL TIME ARTIST & part time work w/Morgan Bukovec
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Morgan Bukovec is a multimedia artist currently residing in Columbus OH. Today we talk artist to artist about doing work for you, being open to following your heart, and making your job work around your art (not the other way around) with part time work. Watching her navigate life & work & art is a gift and this conversation feels like a beautiful …
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Exploring Choice Even When Nothing is Wrong w/Sarah Marie Bilger
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From Full Time Engineer to Full Time Mama & Doula, Sarah's story is so important. It's the kind of story that might slip through the cracks because there isn't the extreme emotion or circumstance that attracts attention. Sarah was happy with her job and way of life but managed to tune into her gut and follow her curiosity into major life changes. S…
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Accepting Change in Art & Motherhood w/Janelle Thomas
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"I had a death grip on my life and the world only turned because I was cranking it all the time. I was convinced of that. " That is one of the most relatable things I've ever heard. Today's guest is Janelle Thomas. She is a wildly talented fulltime singer & full time mama based in Dubai. In this deeply honest conversation we talk about what it mean…
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How Deeply Am I Respecting My Body & My Life? with Steph Trzaska
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Can we stop apologizing for our needs? Can we navigate life in a way that helps it flow around us instead of contorting ourselves to accommodate everything and anything outside of us? What happens when we decide we respect ourselves over convenience? Steph Trzaska is a Transition & Transformation Coach guiding you to reclaim your power & light thro…
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Choice or Destiny or Both? with Birth & Destiny Doula Sara Cousineau
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You know one of those moments where you're chatting with a friend and think, "I should record this." ? Well that happened and I hit record 20 minutes into our catch up chat. Sara Cousineau is an ecstatic birth & destiny doula helping women all over the world infuse deep pleasure into their lives. Sara left her corporate job without knowing exactly …
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What if forgetting isn't bad? What if I'm a photographer that doesn't take enough photos of her family? What if you can see all of the "problems" more clearly but still aren't yet able to "solve" them? Want to chat about this stuff live while working on your craft? Sacred Seeing Membership for Creatives SHOW NOTES: 1:1 BREAKTHROUGH VISION SESSION S…
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When do your sacred intentions become too much of a good thing? When does it stop being supportive & expansive and start becoming paralyzing horse blinders? Is your obsession with intention the thing that's actually hindering your ability to see, enjoy, & engage in your life? (asking for a friend lol) SHOW NOTES: 1:1 BREAKTHROUGH VISION SESSION Sac…
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what if you released the big/daunting/ambiguous weight of expectations/ results? where might that precious energy be better resourced? and ironically, might that actually increase the likelihood or speed in which those damn results come? SHOW NOTES: 1:1 BREAKTHROUGH VISION SESSION Sacred Seeing Membership for Creatives https://www.instagram.com/bia…
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Panic attack. yes. I did. & of all places- a soothing yoga class? This episode is about the ambiguous panic of trying to "make it make sense" in life. disclaimer- at the end of this episode my kids woke up and joined the festivities and this time instead of stopping recording I just rolled with it because life. SHOW NOTES: 1:1 BREAKTHROUGH VISION S…
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At 5am I decide to whisper to you in my basement about the maddening experience of regularly seeing/creating that wildly elusive thing you crave to know yet cannot name a million times & yet: ferocious unrest. SHOW NOTES: 1:1 BREAKTHROUGH VISION COACHING Sacred Seeing Membership for Creatives https://www.instagram.com/biancaleamorra/ Awkward Sage M…
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”What I Wanted Doesn’t Feel How I Thought It Would”
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"I desperately want space...but can I even tolerate it?" What is underneath our desires? What is blocking our ability to experience what we really want? In this episode I impromptu coach myself and in real time & discover the real thing going on underneath the surface. SHOW NOTES: 1:1 NLP BREAKTHROUGH COACHING Sacred Seeing Membership for Creatives…
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EP 100 Reflection & Deconditioning Art, Business, & Parenting with Megan Moran
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100 episodes in & the only thing that interests me is truth- in all its forms. In this episode I sit down with my dear friend Megan Moran as we meander into a candid conversation about deconditioning in art, business, & parenting. More from Megan Moran- https://mompreneurco.com/ https://tuningin.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mompreneur_co…
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”I love my mess” & SEEKING A LINE BETWEEN ART & MOTHERHOOD
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Blurring the lines between art & motherhood sounds so romantic and wonderful. In actuality art & motherhood ARE the same thing. But in the context of me in my craft, I find myself desperately seeking a line. This episode is a mix of a frantic live ramble after losing it, an intro of my "more together" self confessing how I almost didn't use this as…
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What is possible when you make it more important to belong to yourself than to anyone else? How can we find courage, clarity, & compassion to commit to this lifelong work? What impact does this commitment to yourself have on the world? SHOW NOTES: Sacred Seeing Membership for Creatives 1:1 SACRED VISION BREAKTHROUGH COACHING MANIFEST YOUR MEMORIES …
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this episode i come to you fragile & sad. while on a work trip where anxiety & grief reared its head, i’m left wondering why i offer compassion to myself in some areas but withhold it in others. where are you withholding love & compassion from yourself? what conditions are you gripping? and how is that impacting your evolution as an artist & as a h…
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Are you making a home of watching your life? & is it giving you the illusion of living it? SHOW NOTES: SACRED SEEING: monthly membership for creatives 2024 Visioning Workshop SIGN UP Awkward Sage MediaBy Bianca Morra
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My son fell asleep waiting for me to finish my work. The point of my work is to see him. He fell asleep waiting for me to see him. How do we hold the complexity of the truth? How do we live with the extreme dichotomy of it all without shame, but with deep empowerment & presence? SHOW NOTES: Sacred Seeing Membership for Creatives 1:1 SACRED VISION B…
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I fell off the face of the earth for months. I burnt out. The space away gave me so much clarity & conviction. (although I can't say it was a dandy ol' time) I'm sharing my breakdown, my breakthroughs, and my latest creation that involves an ongoing source of support for creatives like you (& me). I'm so happy to be back. xo SHOW NOTES: SACRED SEEI…
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Finding Your Own Version of Self Care with Lisa Berman
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Photography is my main version of self care. Followed by reading, walks, coaching programs etc. Why does "self care" have such a luxurious connotation? It's the thing that that helps the rest of life happen. It's necessary. Today I chat with life coach Lisa Berman about how her path to self care led her to photographing sunrise and how her self car…
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Today I share one of the hardest days as a mother I've had and also reveal something I didn't realize I was hiding from. When we let ourselves shed the shame we can move. CONSCIOUS CREATOR WAITLIST SIGNUP More from Bianca: www.biancaleamorra.com Book Your NLP Breakthrough Session Meditations for Photographic Artists: https://insighttimer.com/bianca…
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Emotional Healing & Physical Movement with The Somatic Movement Method creator Alana Williamson
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*trigger warning- sensitive topics of abuse are touched on in this episode. Alana Williamson is a Somatic Embodiment Mentor & Sacred Movement Instructor ushering powerful women through sacred space to heal, rise and free themselves from past trauma. She holds space for others to embody their truth and reclaim their divine spark. Today we talk about…
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WTF is NLP? Cutting Through the Noise with Life Coach Jerrica Norton
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Neuro linguistic programming studies the ways our thoughts affect our behavior. Through the work we uncover what thoughts are actually running the show under the hood of what we consciously recognize. If you've tried a bunch of different tools and know what you need to do but just aren't doing the thing and don't understand why- NLP might be a help…
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The Most Important Lesson I Learned from Owning a Photo Studio
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My last ever recording in my first ever photo studio. On this episode I reflect on how different my experience was than I thought it would be & what my biggest unexpected takeaway was from it all. Show notes- Book Your 1:1 NLP Breakthrough Session Here More from Bianca: www.biancaleamorra.com Book Your NLP Breakthrough Session Meditations for Photo…
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The Secret to Feeling Invincible in Photo Sessions: A Sneak Peek into my New Program, Conscious Creator
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I have 12 Principles of Conscious Creation that I share in my new program and the one I share in this episode is one of the biggest reasons I : 1) feel invincible in sessions. 2) am able to create unique/unexpected photographs consistently. This is a simple, powerful, enduring reframe. If you keep this in the back of your mind, it will serve you fo…
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Brutal Honesty & Launching Conscious Creator
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hot mess. frustration. gratitude. excitement. anxiety. tears. confusion. clarity. SACRED. all of it. This episode is a mix of my most messy ramblings in current life and the launching of my new program, Conscious Creator. doors open next week- sign up for waitlist to get the details delivered to your inbox. xo CONSCIOUS CREATOR- Photographic Artist…
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Photo Yoga Talk: Photo Editing Like a Painter
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Maybe it's not all about efficiency anyway. more from Bianca- Photographic Artist Program Waitlist LIMITED TIME: Free Sacred Vision Expansion 1:1 Call More from Bianca: www.biancaleamorra.com Book Your NLP Breakthrough Session Meditations for Photographic Artists: https://insighttimer.com/biancaleamorra Free weekly coworking: PHOTO yoga Monthly Mem…
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The Gift of Pause, ”And”, & Detaching from Outcomes w/Yoga Instructor Melanie Hale
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What if not everything we do has to be a means to an end? What if we release ourselves from that? What happens if we pause long enough to realize it's an "and" that we are in need of- not an "or". We forget, we remember, and we forget again. Life is silly. join this conversation with my most favorite yoga instructor ever, Melanie Hale. more from Me…
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Expanding & Encountering Life Through Photography
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Wrestling with meaning & consciousness through your photographic practice. For a limited time: book your 1:1 Sacred Vision Expansion Call HERE More from Bianca: www.biancaleamorra.com Book Your NLP Breakthrough Session Meditations for Photographic Artists: https://insighttimer.com/biancaleamorra Free weekly coworking: PHOTO yoga Monthly Membership:…
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The Art of Self Healing with Meleah Rose
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The parallels between the art of somatic self healing & the art of photographic practice runs deep. This conversation truly excited me. "With over 6 years of experience in the mental health field, Meleah has worked with diverse populations, including those facing severe mental illness, domestic violence, suicide, and grief & bereavement. When she l…
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It's all fun and games until your waffling indecision gets decided for you. Today's episode is about the relief & pain of no longer having an option, what it means to serve powerfully in a photo session, & how sometimes we must act off feeling along- without a clear vision or proof in sight. For Photographic Artists: JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR MY UPCOMI…
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Living Your Truth: The Highest Form of Generosity with Author & Business Mentor Amber Lilyestrom
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What happens when you get a poet & a photographic artist in a zoom room? tears. some laughs. more tears. (the really good kind though) Amber Lilyestrom is a branding strategist, business mentor, author/poet, keynote speaker- the list goes on. She is a beloved coach of mine and I am honored to bring this conversation to you. Amber has shown me how f…
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Distilling My Photographic Flow State & What Blocks It
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This month in our membership "Wholeness" is our intention. There's so much value in recognizing the different parts of yourself but there's also a deep and profound beauty in standing in the wholeness of you. YOU are where all of the nuances, complexities, and oftentimes conflicting parts come together in an entity that has a completely unique, unr…
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A candid conversation with personal growth coach Katie Dragos around what's incredibly frustrating & beautifully exciting in uncovering choice in your days & how you live your life. The video we chatted about- Life Lessons from the Dancing Guy More from Katie- https://katiedragos.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cheers-mama/id1672073204 F…
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