The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel good
The Authentic Creative is a top 2% globally ranked podcast hosted by Siri Baruc Thornton.
Every conversation is an invitation to come home to yourself.
With more than 316 episodes and listeners in 65+ countries, Siri has welcomed Emmy Award winners, New York Times bestselling authors, neuroscientists, psychologists, physicians, artists, entrepreneurs, musicians, spiritual teachers, researchers, and everyday people whose stories illuminate what it means to be fully human.
Every episode begins with curiosity.
Together we explore creativity, healing, psychology, spirituality, relationships, purpose, nervous system regulation, and the beautifully imperfect human experience. These conversations invite honesty, deepen compassion, expand perspective, and remind us that healing often begins the moment we feel deeply seen.
The subtitle of this podcast is Expanding Our Capacity to Feel Good.
Feeling good begins with expanding our capacity to fully experience life—with love, grief, wonder, uncertainty, creativity, gratitude, joy, and compassion. As that capacity grows, so does our ability to live authentically, create courageously, love deeply, and meet life with presence.
Alongside intimate conversations, you’ll also find guided meditations, Transformational Breathwork, Reiki teachings, and solo reflections that offer practical tools for healing, authentic living, and personal growth.
Everything I create is rooted in one intention:
Creating extraordinary spaces where people feel deeply seen, safe to tell the truth, and remember who they truly are.
Whether you’ve been listening since the very beginning or you’re pressing play for the first time, I’m honored you’re here.
Welcome to The Authentic Creative.
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The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel good
What's Possible for You? A Voice Note from Dr. Saidie Rodriguez
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After our recent Edge of Expansion panel, Dr. Saidie sent me a voice note that moved me so deeply.
With her wholehearted permission, I'm sharing it with you today because it beautifully captures something I witness again and again in this work.
What becomes possible when we feel safe enough to soften?
What becomes possible when we are truly seen, heard, and held?
What becomes possible when we give ourselves permission to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with ourselves?
In this heartfelt voice note, Dr. Saidie reflects on her experience of Transformational Breathwork infused with Reiki, the power of authentic connection, and the impact of gathering in community with women who are willing to show up vulnerably and wholeheartedly.
Whether you've experienced breathwork before or you're simply curious about what might be possible for you, I hope her words offer a reminder of the healing, inspiration, and transformation that can emerge when we create space to come home to ourselves.
If this episode resonates with you, I invite you to explore a private Transformational Breathwork infused with Reiki session. I work with clients both online and in person near Camas, Washington and the greater Portland area.
Dr. Saidie Rodriguez is a physician, coach, and creator of soulSHINE, where science backed transformation meets soul led living. Through her coaching, podcast, and writing, she helps high achieving women reconnect with their intuition, expand beyond survival mode, and create lives rooted in purpose, fulfillment, and self trust.
Connect with Dr. Saidie:
Instagram: @soulshine_global
Learn more at sageandblushwellness.com
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