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Ever wish you had a creative mentor to guide your personal growth? Tune into the iROSE Podcast: Empowerment Through Creativity with host Jodi Rose Gonzales, an award-winning visual artist, art therapist, author, and mindfulness coach.
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The Art of Liminal Space: How to Live Between the No Longer and the Not Yet (opens the original)
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In this week's episode, host Jodi Rose Gonzales explores the uncomfortable space between life's no longer and not yet—the liminal seasons when an old role, identity, relationship, or way of being has ended, but what comes next has not yet taken shape. Through yoga philosophy, nervous-system science, and creative practice, we'll explore why uncertainty can feel so difficult to tolerate—and why the answer isn't always to make a better plan or rush toward resolution. Sometimes, what we need most is
iROSE: On Belonging, Creativity, and Coming Back to Yourself (opens the original)
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In this week's episode, host Jodi Rose Gonzales shares the story behind iROSE and the philosophy that has quietly taken shape through decades of work as an art therapist, yoga teacher, and mindfulness practitioner. Together, we'll explore why creativity is far more than artistic expression—it is the bridge between self-awareness and meaningful transformation, helping us reconnect with ourselves in an increasingly noisy and fragmented world. You'll also receive a guided art-based mindfulness prom
From Friction to Flow: The Art of Clearing the Way (opens the original)
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In this week's episode, host Jodi Rose Gonzales explores the concept of friction—both external and internal—and how small obstacles can quietly consume energy that could otherwise be directed toward creativity, wellbeing, and meaningful change. Drawing from yoga philosophy, neuroscience, and personal narratives, you'll discover how reducing friction can create greater ease, clarity, and flow in everyday life. Through the metaphor of a stream, this episode examines the ways environmental obstacle
The Art of Effort: Why Everything Feels So Hard (At First) (opens the original)
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In this week’s episode, host Jodi Rose Gonzales explores dharana and dhyana—the sixth and seventh limbs of Patanjali’s eight-limbed path—and what they can teach us about habit change, personal growth, and the often-misunderstood role of effort. Drawing from yoga philosophy, neuroscience, and personal narrative, you’ll explore why new habits feel difficult at first, how the brain develops new neural pathways, and why sustainable change is less about willpower and more about creating the condition
The Art of Asmita: When Your Personal Story No Longer Fits (opens the original)
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In this week’s episode, host Jodi Rose Gonzales explores asmita—the yogic concept of identity and self-story. Drawing from yoga philosophy, trauma-informed neuroscience, and the surprisingly meaningful story of a beloved suitcase named Penélope, Jodi examines what happens when an old identity no longer fits the life we are being called to live. This episode offers a compassionate look at the roles, beliefs, and self-definitions we carry across seasons of life. Together, we'll explore why transit
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