Queen Made of Light- The Podcast!
Ciara Alyse Harris is a singer/actor in her twenties. While she's not singing on a stage for hundreds of audience members, she's sharing her personal experiences through her advice-giving blog "Queen Made of Light" whose purpose is to remind her readers of their innate power and how they are fully capable of finding their own light in the darkness. In this podcast we're taking it to a deeper level. Ciara is a strong mental health advocate and invites guests to share their perspective about topics such as anxiety, relationships, being an artist, and learning how to love yourself where you are and where you are going. Illuminating strength, one episode at a time.
Episodes
40 episodes
Vincent Jamal Hooper on Living a Life of Alignment
In this episode Vincent shares his journey and everything that led to playing Simba in the Lion King on Broadway!We talk about following your heart and choosing projects that align with who you are, knowing when its time to leave, and the i...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 3
•
1:12:49
Actors on Actors with Emilie Kouatchou
Emilie Kouatchou is an actor and singer hailing from the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Credits include Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), Unknown soldier (playwrights horizons), Austen’s Pride (Carnegie Hall), Ragtime (Sacramento Music Circus), S...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 2
•
49:30
Deconstructing the "Waiting Season"
Welcome back yall! Season 3!Let's kick things off by talking about Deconstructing the "Waiting Season". Are you in your waiting season because your waiting on outside circumstances in order to live out your purpose? in this ...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 1
•
13:34
Give Yourself the Gift of Grace This Season
This year instead of focusing on material gifts this season, maybe the perfect gift is the the gift of grace. This time of year can bring up so much guilt and shame about where you should be and the kind of holiday that looks perfect. And I ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 22
•
28:42
Another Year Around the Sun: What I've Learned
oof- were getting into it! in this episode i'm diving in deeper to share how informative this year was for me. Breakdowns, breakthroughs, and everything I've learned.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 21
•
24:07
How to Trust in the Timing of Your Own Life
In this episode, were talking all about trusting your own path. How comparison and your past keep you from trusting that you are exactly where you are supposed to be, and giving you tools on how to trust the "how" of your own journey.Sh...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 20
•
14:54
How to Navigate Burnout and Change Your Relationship to Rest
What is your relationship to to rest ? Do you think of it as something that enhances your life or threatens it? In this episode, I'm sharing my relationship to rest, how to identify burnout and ways you can provide ease into your life.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 19
•
17:57
The art of being satisfied
In todays episode were talking all about why its so challenging in our society to be satisfied. What keeps us from it? What are we afraid of? And how can we begin to access true, deep satisfaction?Journal PromptWhat do I have in...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 18
•
13:59
Finding the Courage to Fail
You have to get passed your fear of failure in order to get to your success. In this episode were talking all about making peace with being a beginner, being bad at the things you love, and daring to suck.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 17
•
14:36
How to Have Confidence in Spaces You Have No Business Being Confident In
You have to be a little obsessed with yourself and you have to be comfortable owning who you are. All of it. The parts you love and the parts you want to change. In this episode were diving deep in how to build confidence in all are...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 16
•
16:34
You Possess All the Love You Need: How to Get Over Your Need For Validation
How can we truly become our own source of validation? How can we reframe our minds to the understanding that we contain all the love we seek? Join me in this very personal conversation while I share the things I do daily in order to becom...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 15
•
17:04
How to Visualize Your Highest Self and Start Showing Up as Her
We all have this image of who we want to become but struggle finding the way to get there. But what if staying motivated isn't your problem but really the negative self beliefs, your environment, and your fear of change are whats really holding...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 14
•
14:46
Actors on Actors with Paige Mcghee
In today's episode my bestie Paige Mcghee and I are are talking all things being actors in LA and New York, challenges we face in the industry, and how we keep it all together while pursuing what I like to think of as one of the hardest art for...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 13
•
54:14
it's okay to be sad n stuff
Lets create space for ourselves on days where we need the extra love and care. Here’s an episode all about eliminating shame about sadness and sharing some comforts about my own experiences with it.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 12
•
11:20
The Pressure to be Successful in Your Twenties
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had the fear that you’re doing your 20s wrong. With all these visual mediums out there it's hard not to think that there is a certain way we should be doing it. In this episode I'm talking all about the pressure, ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 11
•
8:38
We're Not Really Strangers With Charlie Schefft
In today's episode my partner Charlie and I will be playing the card game: We're Not Really Strangers and answering some deeper questions about our relationship! PS: I laugh really loud in this one so keep the volume low!
•
Season 2
•
Episode 10
•
34:42
how to bring ease into productivity
Fall is coming and you may be feeling a little more ready to get back to structure and planning! Here are some tips to ease into a busier season without the self-judgment and the hurriedness.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 9
•
5:09
Finding Your Truths After Rejection
How can we stop letting rejection hold so much power over us? And how can we be brave enough to harness that feeling into something stronger? Lets get into it!
•
Season 2
•
Episode 8
•
7:08
How to Make a Home Inside Yourself
In this episode, we're talking about the detriment of negative self talk. Making a home inside yourself is crucial when it comes to not letting the chaos of the outside world infiltrate whats going on inside. In this episode, we talk abou...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 7
•
9:45
The Benefits and Effects of Adding Therapy to Your Life with Gabrielle Arias
In this Episode, licensed professional, and one of my best friends from middle school, Gabrielle Arias talks with me about "Drama Therapy", our own relationship to therapy, how to find the right therapist for you, and the effects of talki...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 6
•
40:53
How to Welcome Change At a Pace We're Comfortable With
In this episode were discussing change and our relationship to it. What holds you back from making the necessary change in your life and how to take steps to move forward!
•
Season 2
•
Episode 5
•
8:02
Getting back into routine with intention and kindness/cultivating a healthy relationship with routine!
In this episode were talking separating your self worth from your routine and how to manage it without giving it control over us.
•
Season 2
•
Episode 4
•
6:36
Celebrating our wins and why it's so hard to celebrate the small stuff
We are conditioned to believe that struggling means success and once success actually happens we are supposed to keep our heads in the game and keep going. We celebrate wins in a societal manner, we attach them to a day to a person to a job, an...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 3
•
5:02
Identity and getting rid of the background noise
Who we are seems to be so tied up in what we do and how we are perceived while we do it. But what is your identity when it is stripped from your job and others opinions. And how do you get rid of all the background noise to find it? Today we’re...
•
5:33