MORE ALIVE PODCAST | with Andrea Crowder Ep. 104 When the Life You Built No Longer Lets You Breathe -- The Identity Collapse That Called Her Home | Interview with Chela Davison
May 6, 2025
In a captivating conversation, Chela Davison, a coach and artist specializing in storytelling, shares her journey of leaving a successful coaching career to embrace her true creative calling. She discusses the emotional turmoil of identity collapse as she reconnects with her artistry. The duo explores the vibrant interplay of grief and reinvention, the seductive nature of unresolved creative urges, and the sacredness of performance. Chela’s candid reflections offer a transformative perspective on vulnerability, self-discovery, and the power of embracing one's truth.
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Healing Touch from Stranger Angel
- Andrea's life force was drained moving in with her boyfriend, feeling lost and disoriented.
- Chela offered comforting touch that instantly nourished and revived her energy.
Burnout and Creative Revival
- Chela Davison experienced burnout without realizing it, feeling incoherent and incongruent in her career.
- Tending to creative impulses for joy, rather than business outcomes, revitalized her life force.
Artistic Show Sparks Career Shift
- Writing from youth stories and creatively processing life led Chela to comedy and raw storytelling.
- First performance revealed a new joyful artistic path that shifted her career.
