Creativity can appear through writing, music, leadership, entrepreneurship, parenting, business building, and the way someone responds to life. Marisa explains why genius is less about fitting into an established category and more about becoming fully yourself.
Award-winning author, singer-songwriter, teacher, and creative coach Marisa Handler joins Bridget Ann Stuart for a conversation about creativity, reinvention, and what happens when success no longer responds to effort alone. Drawing from her own transformative experiences and her work helping others access their creative genius, Marisa explores why high achievers often hit a wall, how creativity thrives through receiving rather than forcing, and why becoming more fully yourself is often the key to your next chapter.
Together, they discuss creative blocks, personal transformation, authentic self-expression, and the growing value of distinctly human creativity in an increasingly AI-driven world.
Episode Highlights
• Why hitting a wall may be the beginning of a new creative chapter
• The difference between pushing for results and learning to receive
• How old identities can limit growth and creativity
• Why creativity requires space, attention, and nervous system safety
• The role of vulnerability in authentic storytelling and connection
• How artificial intelligence may increase demand for genuine human voices
• Why community matters during periods of reinvention and change
• How a dark night of the soul can become a source of purpose and meaningful work
Books and Creative Work Mentioned
Loyal to the Sky by Marisa Handler
We Are Rising written and recorded by Marisa Handler with producer Jef Stott
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About Guest
Marisa Handler is an award winning author, coach, teacher, and singer songwriter who helps creatives access their deepest genius and give their work to the world. She is the author of the memoir Loyal to the Sky, which received a Nautilus Gold Award for world changing books. Her essays, fiction, and poetry have appeared in numerous publications, and her songs and music videos are available across major streaming platforms. Marisa is the founder of Live Your Creative Genius, an in depth coaching program offering a new paradigm for creative work. She has taught creativity, transformation, writing, and awakening at Stanford University, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, the Esalen Institute, the California Institute for Integral Studies, and Gaia House in the United Kingdom.
Connect With Marisa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marisa.handler.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marisasings/
About the Host
Bridget Ann Stuart is a Realtor, coach, speaker, author, and host of The Inner Estate Podcast. As CEO and Head Coach of Strategic Performance Coaching, Bridget helps real estate professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders, and high achievers align mindset, execution, visibility, and sustainable growth. Bridget's work focuses on helping people build businesses and lives with more clarity, confidence, strategy, and intention. Through coaching, podcasting, speaking, and real estate leadership, she brings practical insight to conversations about personal growth, business performance, identity, leadership, and long-term success.
Connect with Bridget Ann Stuart
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealBridgetStuart/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealbridgetstuart/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealBridgetStuart
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