
Episode #128
The Golden Thread: Turning Life's Hardest Chapters Into Authentic Art | Niki Borger
Send us Fan Mail FOR EPISODE LINKS & MORE INFO VISIT: https://samhorton.co/blog/ep128 In this episode of Soul-led Creative Women, I'm joined by Niki Borger, an international writer, actor and producer whose one-act plays explore the liminal space between life and death. Over a seven-and-a-half-year period, Niki lost her mother, both grandparents, her stepfather and her father, nursing several of them through their final months. Rather than let that grief define her as a victim, she found a different way through it: choosing which story to tell about what happened to her, and following the thread that leads to growth rather than the one that keeps her stuck. Three reasons to listen To hear how Niki turned an almost unbearable run of loss into the creative and spiritual foundation for her work To understand why the story you choose to tell about your pain matters more than the facts of what happened To be reminded that the thing you're most afraid to name is usually the one most worth following Key takeaways Storytelling as a healing practice, and how the same event can be told a hundred different ways, each with a different effect on who you become Why growth is described as the most natural state of being human, and creativity as the vehicle that gets you there How energy work and meditation can open the floodgates to creative ideas The connection between acting, vulnerability and safety, and how a well-built creative framework lets you take real risks Niki's concept of the "golden thread", the thread of possibility hidden inside even the darkest experiences Reflection question Where in your own story is there a golden thread waiting for you to follow, even if it's something you're still too scared to name? FOR EPISODE LINKS & MORE INFO VISIT: https://samhorton.co/blog/ep128 Join the Soulful Creativity Video Series Build a Soulful Relationship with your creativity, WITHOUT Sacrificing Skill, Beauty, or Impact in Your Art. I share the three steps to awaken your creative power, release what's holding you back, & safely practise creative expansion, so that you can welcome more abundance & finally come ALIVE with Soulful Creativity. https://samhorton.co/scvs Support the show Send me a message on instagram - https:/instagram.com/samhortonstudio Follow Soul-led Creative Women on your favourite platform - find all links at https://samhorton.co/podcast






