You’re listening to Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist — the podcast for artists, performers, writers, and creative professionals who want to stay grounded in who they are in a world that constantly asks them to prove their worth.

Creative identity isn’t something you discover one day.

It’s something you reclaim — often after years of rejection, comparison, and adapting just to survive.

In this episode, Lara explores how creative identity quietly erodes, why external validation can’t hold it, and what it actually means to reclaim authorship over your creative life. This is a core, philosophical conversation for artists who feel disconnected from their work — even if they’re still creating.

If you’ve ever wondered why confidence feels fragile, clarity feels distant, or your creative voice feels muted, this episode will help you steady the ground beneath you.

1. Why creative identity erosion happens slowly — not all at once
2. The hidden cost of building identity on validation and response
3. What reclaiming authorship looks like in real artistic life
4. How artists rebuild confidence without burning everything down

Read the full companion blog post here:

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/2026/01/06/how-artists-reclaim-creative-identity-after-losing-themselves/

The Artist Momentum Reset

A free 30-minute recorded coaching class for artists who feel stuck, disconnected, or quietly questioning themselves.

This is a video you can watch in your own time — no calls, no pressure, no scheduling.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/masterclass

Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World

by Lara Bianca Pilcher (Collective Ink, 2026)

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/book

Website: https://larabiancapilcher.com

Podcast page: https://larabiancapilcher.com/podcast

Instagram: https://instagram.com/larabiancapilcher

You’re listening to Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist, the podcast that helps artists, performers, makers, storytellers, and creative souls of any kind reconnect with their creative identity in a world that moves too fast.

In this episode, Lara explores three deeply ingrained beliefs that quietly hold artists back — especially in a saturated, comparison-driven creative culture. These aren’t productivity problems or mindset “blocks,” but identity-level lies that distort how artists interpret effort, rest, and other people’s success. You’ll learn how to recognise these patterns, release unnecessary self-doubt, and reconnect with a steadier sense of creative worth.

Show notes and blog:

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/2026/01/06/3-lies-that-hold-artists-back-and-how-to-break-them/

(free 30-minute on-demand video)

A free coaching class for artists who are working hard but still feel unsettled, behind, or unsure of their direction.

This is a pre-recorded video you can watch in your own time — no live session, no pressure, no performance required.

It helps you understand why effort alone doesn’t always restore confidence — and how to reset creative momentum without forcing yourself into burnout.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/masterclass

Your creative identity matters.

My book, Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World, is now available for order.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/book

Website: https://larabiancapilcher.com

Podcast page: https://larabiancapilcher.com/podcast

Instagram: https://instagram.com/larabiancapilcher

Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist is hosted by Lara Bianca Pilcher, PCC-certified Life & Creativity Coach, professional performer, and author of Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World (Collective Ink, 2026).

What if the fear you’re feeling isn’t proof you’re falling behind… but proof you’re on the right path?

As the new year begins, many artists feel pressure to reinvent themselves — to be further ahead, more successful, more confident, more certain. But what if the doubt, the waiting, the middle ground is not failure at all?

In today’s episode, Lara explores why self-doubt shows up most for artists who care deeply — and why your ongoing desire to create may be the strongest evidence of purpose you’ll ever receive.

✨ In this episode:

1. why talented dancers, actors, singers, writers + visual artists doubt themselves most
2. the neuroscience of identity vs. achievement
3. why the invisible middle isn’t a setback — it’s formation
4. how to reconnect to the truth that you were made for this
5. a simple Creative Spark to start the year grounded, not frantic

If you’ve been feeling late, stuck behind, or unsure whether you can really do this — breathe. This conversation is for you.

💛 Key idea:

If you weren’t meant for this, you would have quit already. The fact that you’re here — still listening, still caring — reveals something deeper:

You were made for this.

Read the blog version and show notes here:

https://larabiancapilcher.com/2025/12/30/what-if-you-were-made-for-this-a-new-year-reflection-for-artists/

A free 30-minute coaching video you can watch in your own time — no live call, no pressure.

This class helps artists understand why momentum disappears and how to rebuild confidence and direction without forcing creativity or burning out.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/masterclass

Your creative identity matters.

My book, Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World, is now available for pre-order.

It’s written for dancers, actors, singers, writers, and visual artists who want clarity, courage, and a stronger sense of who they are as artists — especially in a world that constantly asks them to prove their worth.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/book

Website: https://larabiancapilcher.com

Podcast page: https://larabiancapilcher.com/podcast

Instagram: https://instagram.com/larabiancapilcher

creative identity, creative confidence, artist mindset, artistic purpose, new year reflection, saturated world, creative resilience, creative calling, dancers, actors, singers, writers, visual artists

You’re listening to Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist, the podcast that helps artists, performers, makers, storytellers, and creative souls of any kind reconnect with their creative identity in a world that moves too fast.

In this episode, Lara invites you into a gentler way of approaching the new year — one that doesn’t demand reinvention or pressure. Instead, this conversation explores what it really means to reclaim your artistry after a year of disappointment, silence, or self-doubt, and why your creative worth doesn’t disappear just because things slowed down.

Read the blog version and show notes here: https://larabiancapilcher.com/2025/12/13/how-artists-can-start-2026-without-losing-themselves/

A free 30-minute coaching video you can watch in your own time — no live call, no pressure.

This class helps artists understand why momentum disappears and how to rebuild confidence and direction without forcing creativity or burning out.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/masterclass

Your creative identity matters.

My book, Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World, is now available for pre-order.

It’s written for dancers, actors, singers, writers, and visual artists who want clarity, courage, and a stronger sense of who they are as artists — especially in a world that constantly asks them to prove their worth.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/book

Website: https://larabiancapilcher.com

Podcast page: https://larabiancapilcher.com/podcast

Instagram: https://instagram.com/larabiancapilcher

You’re listening to Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist, the podcast that helps artists, performers, makers, storytellers, and creative souls of any kind reconnect with their creative identity in a world that moves too fast.

In this episode:

👉 We explore why traditional goal-setting often crushes artists instead of supporting them.

👉 You’ll learn the psychology behind aligned goals and how to set goals your nervous system can actually sustain.

👉 Perfect for dancers, actors, singers, writers, and visual artists who want a healthier relationship with ambition.

Read the blog version:

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/2025/12/09/how-to-set-goals-without-crushing-your-soul-as-an-artist/

Free Masterclass for Artists

The Creative Reset Masterclass — a free 30-minute video download you can watch anytime. No calls. No pressure. Just grounded guidance.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/masterclass

Order Audacious Artistry:

Your creative identity matters.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/book

Connect with Lara:

Website: https://larabiancapilcher.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/larabiancapilcher

You’re listening to Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist, the podcast that helps artists, performers, makers, storytellers, and creative souls of any kind reconnect with their creative identity in a world that moves too fast.

In this episode:

👉 Why rest feels like falling behind

👉 The psychology of creative recovery

👉 How to rebuild without guilt

👉 A truth line that reframes slow seasons forever

Read the blog version:

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/2025/12/02/why-rest-is-a-creative-strategy-not-a-weakness/

Free Masterclass for Artists

The Creative Reset Masterclass — a free 30-minute video download you can watch anytime. No calls. No pressure. Just grounded guidance.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/masterclass

Order Audacious Artistry:

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/book

Connect with Lara:

Website: https://larabiancapilcher.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/larabiancapilcher

You’re listening to Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist, the podcast that helps artists, performers, makers, storytellers, and creative souls of any kind reconnect with their creative identity in a world that moves too fast.

In this episode:

👉 We walk through a gentle, no-guilt year-end reflection for dancers, actors, singers, writers, and visual artists who are tired of grading themselves on output alone.

👉 You’ll learn how to name the kind of year you actually had (recovery, seed-planting, survival), how your nervous system distorts your “year in review,” and three simple questions to honour your season instead of attacking it.

Blog link: https://larabiancapilcher.com/2025/11/25/how-to-do-a-gentle-year-end-reflection-as-an-artist-without-guilt/

Stop Begging for Scraps — The Artist Worth & Identity Masterclass

A free 30-minute coaching class to help you understand the hidden reason why artists feel empty even when they’re working hard — and how to change that before another year passes.

💥 No cameras. No spotlight. Immediate access.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/masterclass

Your creative identity matters.

My book, Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World, is now available for pre-order.

It’s written for makers, performers, storytellers, and creative souls who want clarity, courage, and a stronger sense of who they are as an artist — especially in a world that moves too fast and asks you to prove your worth.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/book

Website: https://larabiancapilcher.com

Podcast page: https://larabiancapilcher.com/podcast

Instagram: https://instagram.com/larabiancapilcher

Comparison is one of the fastest ways to disconnect from your own creative identity. In this episode, we’re talking about what really happens inside an artist when the noise gets loud — the scrolling, the pressure, the “why am I even trying?” spiral — and how to quiet it so you can show up with clarity again.

Whether you’re a performer, maker, storyteller, or creative soul of any kind, this episode will help you understand what comparison is really doing to your nervous system, your confidence, and your momentum — and how to reclaim your voice before the noise convinces you to disappear.

Show notes and blog version here: https://larabiancapilcher.com/2025/11/18/how-artists-can-quiet-comparison-and-reclaim-their-creative-rhythm/

Stop Begging for Scraps — Artist Mindset Masterclass

A free 30-minute coaching class to help you understand the hidden reason why artists feel empty even when they’re working hard — and how to change that before another year passes.

💥 No cameras. No spotlight. Immediate access.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/masterclass

Your creative identity matters.

My book, Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World, is now available for order.

It’s written for makers, performers, storytellers, and creative souls who want clarity, courage, and a stronger sense of who they are as an artist — especially in a world that moves too fast and asks you to prove your worth.

👉 https://larabiancapilcher.com/book

Website: https://larabiancapilcher.com

Podcast page: https://larabiancapilcher.com/podcast

Instagram: https://instagram.com/larabiancapilcher