{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrust-your-wisdom-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fgedina-9VdxwyGO","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Transformation Through Music with Gedina","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/fc9bfbbe-638a-4a6c-9333-2bf189f32632/9b306827-506f-41ad-969e-61fa5910dee7/screen-shot-2022-03-08-at-3-02-31-pm.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Gedina Bergstrom notes\n\n4th Door Records\n\nChildhood/backstory 2:25\nListened to classical music to sleep as a baby\nDisney’s Little Mermaid was huge inspiration\nMusic has always been safe place, access to joy, mode of expression and connection, best friend and soulmate\n\nMusic Industry Challenges 4:03\nnot being born into it, not having access to resources\nSmall town childhood, no access to industry professionals\nNeed to be myself to make music that will connect with people (took a long time)\n\nWhat have you learned that shifted/changed you? 7:29\nlearned about her own power and how to access it\n“The gifts that I uniquely bring to the world are better served when I’m in them versus when I’m in compare and despair”\nExperience things firsthand so you can create better, more authentic content regarding them\nFocus on what you can bring to the world instead of what you lack\nBe in ownership of your experiences and mindset\n\nTricks or tips 12:52\nWhen feeling upset, recall time/place where you experienced joy, calm, laughter, etc\nUse your breakdowns to re-align yourself to what you want\n\nWhat you’re doing at the moment 18:05\nCreated business model for artists to be CEOs of their own businesses and deciding what to make, owns all their art instead of another company \nFirst time creating an actual platform\nCreate art that invites listeners to be their best selves \n\nInspirations for latest album \"Out Of My Shell\" 24:16\nInspired by The Little Mermaid, the ocean, swimming/surfing\nGoing from living in breakdown to living in my vision\nOvercoming self doubt/judgement and making connections with others\nMusic for when people are in self doubt AND when they’re feeling their power, so people don’t feel alone\n\nFinding a supportive partner 34:46\nCould only do so much self-work alone, had to face all of it when with a partner\nBoth she and her partner were willing to examine and heal themselves\nMY boundaries are ONLY FOR ME\nI can communicate what I need in a living and respectful way, but the other person doesn’t have to change anything if they don’t want to\nSetting boundaries is about how you react to what other people say/do\nWhat the other person chooses to say/do really has nothing to do with me\nCan be done with romantic relationship, platonic, familial, work-related, etc"}