The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel good
Welcome to The Authentic Creative: Expanding Our Capacity to Feel Good with Siri Baruc Thornton—ranked in the top 3% of podcasts globally! Join a thriving community of listeners from 65 countries as we explore the transformative power of creativity.In each episode, Siri dives into the inspiring journeys of professional creatives—entrepreneurs, actors, writers, and healers—sharing their deepest truths, struggles, and breakthroughs. Together, we’ll discover the magic of authenticity in creativity and explore healing practices like meditation and breathwork to enhance your creative flow and emotional well-being.Tune in for conversations that break down barriers to creativity, spotlight diverse voices...
The Art of Liberation with Amy Tangerine: Inner Child Healing, Akashic Wisdom & the Power of Play

In this radiant episode of The Authentic Creative, I dialogue with the magical Amy Tangerine: artist, author, YouTube creator, and heart-forward creative guide, whose joyful mission is to help us reconnect to our inner child and remember that we are all artists.
Together, we explore:
The intersection of Amy’s creative work and the healing journeyHow art supplies, stickers, and color can become sacred tools for transformationThe role of play in spiritual liberationThe beautiful convergence of our two worlds: Amy’s in liberating creativity and mine in Akashic Record readingThis very convergence is coming to l...
Finding Synchronicity through Alignment with Robyn Cohen

In this episode, I have a truly magical dialogue with Robyn Cohen: actress, director, educator, and luminous creative spirit.
Our conversation is an exploration of what it feels like to be fully in alignment with your craft, your body, and your life and what it takes to notice when you’re not. Robyn shares her perspective on how we can attune ourselves to the moments of synchronicity that are always trying to find us, if we’re willing to listen.
We talk about how magic and mechanics intertwine, what it means to co-create our reality, and...
Earth Day After Glow: The Power of Remembering Together

What happens after the formal panel ends, and the circle keeps glowing? This special bonus after party episode captures the warmth, wisdom, and raw beauty of what unfolded when the Earth Day panelists stayed on to share from the heart: unscripted, unfiltered, and unshakably real.
Together, we explored what it means to return to safety, live with courage, and honor our sacred needs as alignment with nature herself. From nervous system resets to the Empress card, sound as medicine, and sacred micro-moments in the bathroom or backyard, this conversation is a tapestry of...
Earth Day Panel: Return to Reverence

In this sacred and soulful Earth Day episode of The Authentic Creative, we gather in powerful sisterhood to honor the living intelligence of Earth and the Divine Feminine within us all. This is a ceremony, a remembering, and a radical act of love.
Hosted by Siri Baruc Thornton, founder of sage + blush wellness, this special panel features spiritual leaders, healers, artists, and creatives from around the world. Together, we reflect on how reconnecting to the Earth invites us to reconnect with ourselves: our breath, our creativity, our capacity to feel deeply, and our ability to...
Living One Hundred Percent Woo with Paden Hughes

In this high-vibe, joy-filled, and deeply magical episode, I dialogue with the radiant Paden Hughes, transformational coach, energy healer, bestselling author, and host of the 100% Woo Podcast. Together, we geek out on all things woo: intuition, energy, ancestral wisdom, and the sacred intersection of entrepreneurship and embodiment.
Paden shares her powerful story of building a 7-figure business by the age of 30, only to hit a breaking point that led her into a profound spiritual awakening. That collapse became a portal opening her to the realms of Celtic lineage, earth-based rituals, psychic gifts, and a whole new way...
Vibrating into Authenticity with Rachel Blumberg

Some conversations feel like a breath of fresh air. This one with Rachel Blumberg was exactly that.
Founder and CEO of PLATEFIT, Rachel has built a powerful fitness movement centered on vibration training, but our conversation reached far beyond the physical. We explored how grief, ritual, and authenticity shape us—and what it means to live from the inside out.
Rachel shares from a place of grounded truth, speaking to the courage it takes to let go of old identities and trust the unfolding of the new. Whether you're in a season of reinvention or si...
Being in Inspired Funky Flow with Fulton Lee

In this soulful and joy-filled episode of The Authentic Creative: Expanding Our Capacity to Feel Good, I dialogue with the wildly talented Fulton Lee: a retro-pop-funk artist with infectious energy, heart, and grooves that lift you into higher vibes.
We dive into the evolution of his creative journey, from obsessing over success to learning how to loosen the grip and surrender to something greater. Fulton shares how flowing with God and trusting the process has shifted not only his music but his entire experience of life and artistry.
We explore the stories and soul behind...
Microdosing and the Divine Feminine Frequency with Heidi Stevens

In this powerful and heart-opening episode, I dialogue with visionary mentor, homesteader, and Domestic CEO Heidi Stevens about what it truly means to allow the Divine Feminine to lead in our daily lives, our businesses, and our healing journeys.
Heidi holds a master’s in Spiritual Psychology with an emphasis in health, healing, and consciousness. Over the past decade, she has supported thousands of women through retreats, online programs, and intimate coaching containers. Her work centers around Divine Feminine leadership, wealth energetics, and microdosing psychedelics as tools to regulate the nervous system, expand our capacity to...
After Party Magic: Gratitude, Joy & Polishing Each Other in Community

In this spontaneous and soulful after party following our Spring Equinox and International Day of Happiness panel, we dive into the rich reflections and lingering heart wisdom that surfaced once the formal conversation ended.
We explore the beautiful truth that “the mud is fuel”—how the challenges we face are the very ground from which our light and transformation can bloom. From Buddhist teachings about blooming from the mud and polishing each other in community, to personal stories about healing, embodiment, and choosing joy, this after party is filled with real talk, laughter, and tenderness.
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Healing Through Story with Anita Kopacz

In this heartfelt episode, I dialogue with award-winning author and spiritual psychologist Anita Kopacz about the power of storytelling, healing from trauma, and remembering that we are already whole. Anita shares moments from her journey: growing up, reclaiming her voice, and leading her beloved Costa Rica retreat for the past seven years.
We explore how joy, creativity, and service come together in her work, from her Simon & Schuster fiction novels, Shallow Waters and The Wind on Her Tongue to her nonprofit Zero F’s Given, which supports survivors of sexual trauma.
This conversation is a re...