OM DENNE EPISODE
Happy Spooky Season Everyone! I am kicking off October with the first of several episodes this month themed on the Unseen, what we can experience that we were told wasn't real, and expanding our concept of what is actually around us, available for us, and wanting to connect with us.
We are starting the series with local Asheville artist, "Ghost Girls" Podcast host, and wise brave sweetie pie Nicole Marie Leth. I met Nicole last December because she made the jumpsuit of my dreams, I have looked at a couple of postcards she made every single day for all of 2026, and I could just tell she was a wildly interesting deep playful person I wanted to get closer to, but hearing her story absolutely blew me away, grew my Grinchy heart just a little bit bigger, and I know it will for you too.
In this conversation, Nicole tells of her journey from childhood trauma to a life of public art and spirituality, and how the unseen support she's felt along the way became part of her healing. We talk about her public art projects, including affirmation quilts and billboards, and what it means to put kindness out into the world where strangers can stumble onto it. We also get into her work with ghosts, which she understands as confused or lost energies, and how that connects to the broader idea of spiritual support that is available to all of us if we're willing to open up to it.
Nicole shares what it looks like to trust your emotions and cultivate softness as a source of resilience rather than a liability. We explore how to connect with ancestors and the divine through co-regulation and co-creation, and she offers practical tips for asking questions and following the intuitive nudges that show up in creative projects. We also talk about boundaries and trust in spiritual and emotional relationships, because being open to the unseen doesn't mean being open to everything.
And we land on one of my favorite parts of the whole conversation: the power of small acts of kindness and anonymous service to transform lives, including the person doing the giving. At the heart of it, this episode is about the intersection of creativity, healing, and community, and how personal growth and collective growth are tangled up together in the best possible way.
If you've ever felt a nudge you couldn't explain, or wondered whether something more is out there rooting for you, this one is for you. Settle in, and happy spooky season!
Check out her website for all kinds of creative happies! I will def be shopping from her this Christmas season! https://www.nicolemarieleth.com/
