{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP 472 How to Build Relationships That Fuel Your Creativity","description":"What if your relationships could fuel your creativity instead of competing with it? In this episode of The Embodied Podcast, I'm joined by Kelsey Grant for a conversation about creativity, desire, dating, and designing relationships that genuinely support the life you're here to create. Together, we explore why so many of us inherit relationship scripts without ever questioning whether they actually fit us. We talk about &quot;taking lovers&quot; as one example of intentionally designing relationships around your values, creativity, and season of life. This conversation also explores the relationship between creativity and desire, why intuition matters in dating, how to recognize whether someone's presence expands or depletes your energy, and why building a meaningful life sometimes means letting go of the conditioning that says romantic relationships should be the center of our lives, and centering creativity instead.&amp;nbsp; In this episode, we discuss: \u2022 How to build relationships that fuel your creativity \u2022 The connection between creativity, desire, and erotic energy \u2022 Taking lovers as one example of relationship design \u2022 Dating intentionally instead of following cultural defaults \u2022 Vetting through intuition, embodiment, and self-trust \u2022 Recognizing relationships that nourish versus deplete your energy \u2022 Why creativity deserves protection \u2022 Entrepreneurship, fulfillment, and redefining success \u2022 Designing relationships that fit your actual life \u2022 Living beyond inherited expectations around love, dating, and partnership Whether you're dating, partnered, creatively focused, or simply questioning inherited ideas about relationships, this conversation offers a thoughtful perspective on building connections that support\u2014not compete with\u2014the life you're creating. Thanks for watching! \u2014 Connect with Kelsey: https:\/\/linktr.ee\/kelseyagrant Connect with Elizabeth: https:\/\/elizabethdialto.com\/links ","author_name":"Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto","author_url":"https:\/\/elizabethdialto.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42446085\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/050505\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42446085"}