(REPLAY) Creativity as Medicine: What Happens When We Finally Share Our Truth with Leah Morris

This week's Healing Her Story episode is a replay, and it is arriving at exactly the right time.As Riva has been moving through Leo season exploring themes of courage, creativity, and being seen, this conversation with her dear friend and transformational coach Leah Morris felt like it was made for this moment.Leah kept her self-portrait paintings in a closet for nearly twenty years.Not because they were not beautiful. But because she believed she was too much. That her emotional expression was a burden. That her art was too personal to be shared.But this carries profound wisdom about what happens when we finally let our truth be seen.In this episode Riva and Leah explore:How childhood emotional caretaking shaped Leah's relationship with self-expression and why she spent years believing her feelings were too muchThe moment a stranger saw her hidden paintings and cried and what that revealed about the power of authentic creative expressionHow two EMDR sessions shifted everything and led to the breakthrough belief that she gets to decide how much space she takes upWhat happened when she finally shared her art with the people closest to her and how their reactions taught her that other people's responses are not hers to carryWhy framing her paintings felt like giving them boundaries and how that mirrors the work of protecting what we create before sending it into the worldThe connection between secure attachment and creativity and why the ability to take creative risks requires a felt sense of safety firstHow motherhood has become the ultimate creative act and what her daughter Eden witnessed by being present at the exhibitWhat Leah would say to every woman afraid to share her voice or her gifts — love yourself harder, and know that the fear was never yours to begin withThis episode is a love letter to every woman with something beautiful still hidden in the closet.Connect with Leah Morris:liferemade.com @leahemorrisVlogLeah's Book - The Integrity SessionsSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment: Your 75-min 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided intro to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Download Here1:1 and Group Support: Virtual and in-person offerings. Learn MoreMeditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices for nervous system regulation. Listen HereWatch Reclamation: A music video and expressive arts project. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe so you never miss an episode. Email [email protected] or DM @healingherstorypodcast on Instagram.