Talent Free

In this episode, I speak with Yuliya who is a costume designer and Butoh dancer.
We talk about how attached we become to our masks, and how costume can shift from something we hide behind into a tool for exploration, play, and communication. Yuliya shares how Butoh is not only a dance form, but a philosophy of life and presence that invites slowness, attention, and transformation.
This conversation moves between costume design, masks, embodiment, and Butoh as a living practice opening space to reflect on how we relate to the different personalities we carry, and how creativity can help us meet them with curiosity.
Today’s guest
Yuliya V Krylova
https://www.yuliyavkrylova.com/
ButohUK
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People mentioned in the episode:
Marie-Gabrielle Rotie

Today I’m speaking with Lilit — a photographer, filmmaker, and photography teacher — about lens-based practices that quickly open into something deeper: personal archives, memory, and the emotional power of images. We unpack therapeutic photography vs. photo therapy, and how working with personal photos can support mental health through reflection, meaning-making, and visual storytelling. And why, in creative work, being childish can actually be a strength.
Today’s guest
Lilit Danielyan
Therapeutic Photography course
Linktree
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Authors mentioned in the episode:
Neil Gibson "Therapeutic Photography: Enhancing Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Resilience"
Judy Weiser "Phototherapy Techniques: Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums"
Gabor Maté "The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture"
Elizabeth Gilbert Substack “Letters from Love”
Frida Kahlo “The Diary of Frida Kahlo”

Host
⁠Sasha Mazur-K⁠
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This episode is with Spring Groove singer, performer, and music therapist who treats music as medicine. We talk about voice as something you’re born with and how the inner critic, overthinking and other mental habits might silence it. We also talk about choir and group singing and what magical powers it can hold.
It’s in our power to become the DJ for the movie of our life.
Today’s guest
Spring Groove
https://www.springgroove.com/
https://www.yummmwellness.com/
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Books mentioned in the episode:
“Don't Believe Everything You Think” Joseph Nguyen
“Digital Dharma” Dr Deepak Chopra
“A return to love” Marianne Williamson
Host
⁠Sasha Mazur-K⁠
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In this episode we continue our journaling series. I talk to Baroque Anarchist — an artist who used art journaling throughout her IVF treatment. We speak about the stigma around infertility, about building your own support system, and what IVF can feel like when you’re living it from the inside: an explorer’s journey where you’re experimenting on your own body — sometimes feeling like you’re standing on a mountain with a sword, facing a myriad of tiny creatures, each one carrying its own risk.
This is a conversation about visual journaling, art as a part of an emotional support system during fertility treatment, and creativity as a way to stay close to yourself in difficult times — when words don’t always work, but images still can.
Today’s guest
Baroque Anarchist
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Host
Sasha Mazur-K
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This episode is with Marusha a journalist and journaling guide who helps others enter the world of journaling and expressive writing. We talk about why finding our own “naked words” can transform the way we feel, how writing about the inner weather is good for emotional clarity and awareness, what a broccoli can tell you and why it’s worth checking if there are writing groups or journaling circles in your area.
Today’s guest
Marusha
https://mashamozolevskaya.com/
https://barcelonajournalingfestival.com/
https://www.instagram.com/followmarusha
Books mentioned in the episode:
“Journal To Self” Kay Adams
“The Great Book Of Journaling” Lynda Monk & Eric Maisel
“Artist’s Way” Julia Cameron
“The Big Magic” Elisabeth Gilbert
“At a Journal Workshop” Ira Progoff
“Healing Through Words” Rupi Kaur
Host
Sasha Mazur-K
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