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Sky Lilah is a Vancouver-based artist, mindset coach, and event director exploring healing, grief, creativity, and personal growth for women in their 20s and 30s. Every episode is a raw, honest conversation about becoming who you actually are, through loss, ambition, relationships, and all the messy in-between. Topics include nervous system health, spirituality, grief and loss, entrepreneurship, art, and building a meaningful life. Hosted by Sky Lilah, artist, wellness coach, and VP of Art Vancouver. New episodes every week. Follow so you never miss one. ✨ @skylilah | www.skylilah.com

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August 31, 202653 min

From Collapse to Creation: Ezra Vancil on Rebuilding a Life Worth Living

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Sky Lilah Show, hosted by Sky Lilah, we sit down with Ezra Vancil, a Texas singer-songwriter, speaker, and entrepreneur who has turned his most difficult chapters into his most meaningful work. After an early music career, years of addiction, and a complete personal collapse, Ezra spent more than a decade rebuilding his life, his marriage, his family, and his creative voice. Today he runs a marketing company, creates award-winning music from a cabin studio in East Texas, and shares honest conversations about reinvention and what it truly means to pursue wholeness over achievement. We explore what it takes to rebuild after everything falls apart, how creative practice can be a path to healing, and what fatherhood and partnership teach us about living aligned lives. Ezra speaks candidly about his journey from addiction to recovery, the evolution of his artistic voice, and why wholeness matters more than success. This is a conversation about resilience, reinvention, and the quiet power of staying creatively alive through your hardest seasons. Follow Ezra Vancil: Instagram @ezravancil · X @ezravancil · Facebook /ezravancilmusic · YouTube /ezravancil · ezravancil.com Follow & support Sky Lilah: @skylilah Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review — we truly appreciate your support! Support the show

June 27, 202612 min

Dark Night of the Soul

Send us Fan Mail What if the hardest season of your life isn't breaking you, it's rebuilding you from the inside out? Sky Lilah, Vancouver artist and mindset coach, goes deep on the Dark Night of the Soul: what it actually is, why it happens, and why the women who make it through come out completely different on the other side. This isn't a spiritual bypass episode. It's the honest conversation about what it feels like when nothing works, when you've lost yourself, and when the life you built starts to feel like a cage, and what that darkness is actually asking of you. In this episode: what the Dark Night of the Soul really is (and what it isn't) · the signs you're in one right now · why this isn't a breakdown — it's an initiation · how to move through it without numbing, rushing, or spiritually bypassing · what's waiting for you on the other side For women navigating identity shifts, grief, burnout, spiritual awakening, and the terrifying beauty of becoming. 00:00 Opening — when everything falls apart at once 04:00 What is the Dark Night of the Soul? 08:00 Signs you're in one right now 14:00 Why it's not a breakdown — it's an initiation 20:00 How to move through it (without bypassing) 28:00 What's on the other side ✨ @skylilah | 🌐 www.skylilah.com | 🎧 Follow so you never miss an episode #DarkNightOfTheSoul #HealingPodcast #PersonalGrowthWomen #SpiritualAwakening #NervousSystemHealth #WomensWellness #GriefAndHealing #IdentityShift #SelfDiscovery #MindsetCoach #VancouverPodcast #WomenInTheirTwenties #HealingJourney #BecomeWhoYouAre #SkyLilahExperience Support the show

June 23, 202623 min

Universe, Show Me How Good It Gets

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually mean to trust the universe — not the bumper sticker version, but the real, lived, sometimes terrifying practice of it? Sky Lilah — Vancouver artist and mindset coach — unpacks her life philosophy through the stories that built it: boarding school in New Zealand at 13, moving to Sydney, saying yes to London on a friend's couch and a prayer, and everything she's had to grieve along the way. This episode closes with a personal letter to the listener that you'll want to replay. In this episode: the mantra behind her painting "Universe, Show Me How Good It Gets" · what saying yes to New Zealand, Sydney, and London actually cost her · the soft grief of leaving versions of yourself behind in other cities · four practical steps for trusting the universe when rent is due and things are scary · a closing letter read straight to you For women navigating life transitions, self-trust, manifestation, grief, healing, and the courage to keep saying yes. 00:00 Opening — the painting and the mantra 03:00 The philosophy behind the mantra 10:00 Saying yes — New Zealand, Sydney, London 18:00 What saying yes has cost 26:00 How to actually trust — practically 32:00 Closing letter to you ✨ @skylilah | 🌐 www.skylilah.com | 🎧 Follow so you never miss an episode #TrustYourself #PersonalGrowthWomen #HealingPodcast #LifeTransitions #Manifestation #SpiritualWellness #SelfTrust #WomensWellness #SayYes #SelfImprovementWomen Support the show

June 17, 202626 min

The Blackout Period: How I Build Myself Before Big Moments

Send us Fan Mail How do you prepare your mind, body, and nervous system for the biggest moments of your life? Sky Lilah — Vancouver artist, mindset coach, and event director — breaks down what she calls the Blackout Period: a four-month peak-state preparation ritual she enters before every Art Vancouver opening. This episode is part high-performance protocol, part nervous system deep-dive, part spiritual practice — and it applies to anyone building toward something that matters. In this episode: where the Blackout Period came from — varsity athletics and periodization · what her diet, movement, mindset, and social life actually look like during peak prep · the nervous system science behind chronic stress and how to regulate it · why discipline and trust are the same practice, not opposites · how to build readiness instead of waiting to feel ready For women navigating high performance, nervous system health, mindset work, holistic wellness, and building toward a big life. 00:00 Opening 03:00 Where this came from — the athletics origin 10:00 What the Blackout Period actually looks like 18:00 The nervous system piece 26:00 Why this is for you, not just me 32:00 Closing ✨ @skylilah | 🌐 www.skylilah.com | 🎧 Follow so you never miss an episode #NervousSystemHealth #MindsetCoach #HighPerformanceWomen #HolisticWellness #WomensWellness #PersonalGrowthPodcast #SelfImprovementWomen #HealingPodcast #DisciplineAndTrust #MindBodySoul Support the show

May 26, 202631 min

Why I Paint: Art, Grief, and the Things I Can't Say Out Loud

Send us Fan Mail If you've ever used creativity to survive something, this episode is for you. Sky Lilah. Vancouver artist and mindset coach, opens up about why she really paints: not for inspiration, but for survival. She shares how grief, loss, and emotional processing live inside her abstract canvases, what it means to bloom underwater, and why her painting studio and her coaching practice are actually the same room asking the same questions. In this episode: art as emotional language for the things grief won't let you say out loud · the neuroscience of creative expression and how it processes trauma · why her painting titles are affirmations · what "Blooming Underwater" really means · the connection between her Master Your Mindset workbook and her canvas For women navigating grief, healing, creative blocks, and the search for emotional expression that actually works. 00:00 Opening 03:00 How it started — the honest origin story 07:00 Grief and the canvas — her sister Allexanne 10:00 What her painting titles really mean 13:00 Blooming Underwater 17:00 Closing reflection ✨ @skylilah | 🌐 www.skylilah.com | 🎧 Follow so you never miss an episode #GriefAndHealing #HealingPodcast #CreativeExpression #ArtTherapy #WomenWhoCreate #MindsetForWomen #PersonalGrowthWomen #AbstractArt #EmotionalHealing #SelfImprovementWomen Support the show

May 23, 202631 min

I Grew Up Inside a Dream (The Art Vancouver Story)

Send us Fan Mail What does it feel like to grow up inside your purpose? Sky Lilah, Vancouver artist, mindset coach, and event director, opens up about the real origin story of Art Vancouver, the contemporary fine art fair her family built from the ground up, now celebrating its 10th edition. She shares what 11 years in every role imaginable taught her about leadership, identity, and what it actually means to build something that matters, alongside the people who know you best. In this episode: growing up inside a family creative institution · hosting a room of 3,000 people for the first time · why fear and confidence are not opposites · what meaningful work actually looks like when you strip away titles and revenue For women navigating personal growth, entrepreneurship, family dynamics, and the question of what purposeful work really feels like. 00:00 Opening 03:00 Where it all started — the family origin story 10:00 Eleven years, every role 18:00 Standing in front of 3,000 people 26:00 What 10 years actually means 32:00 Closing reflection ✨ @skylilah | 🌐 www.skylilah.com | 🎧 Follow so you never miss an episode #PersonalGrowthPodcast #HealingPodcast #WomenEntrepreneurs #ArtVancouver #MindsetForWomen #PurposefulWork #FamilyBusiness #WomenInArt #SelfImprovementWomen #VancouverPodcast Support the show

May 18, 202636 min

I Didn't Move Abroad Because I Was Confident. I Did It Because I Was Scared.

Send us Fan Mail A career in the arts doesn't look like one thing anymore , and honestly, Sky's not sure she'd even call it that. In this episode, Sky answers a series of questions she was asked for a school interview and goes deep on what actually drove her to pick up and move to Sydney and London (hint: it wasn't confidence), how the Master Your Mindset workbook grew out of a ten-minute daily creative practice, and what it really means to build something from inception alongside the people you love most. If you've ever wondered whether your passion can become your life's work, or felt like the path forward was too unclear to trust, this one is for you. ✨ Follow @skylilah on Instagram 🌐 www.skylilah.com 🎧 Subscribe, rate, and share, your support means everything. Support the show

April 20, 202625 min

You Can't Manifest What You Can't Hold: Becoming Ready to Receive

Send us Fan Mail Manifesting isn't just about thinking positive thoughts. It's about becoming the person who can hold what you're asking for. In this episode, Sky explores the gap between wanting something and being energetically ready to receive it. We go into the neuroscience of belief, how your nervous system determines what you allow in, and the spiritual practice of trusting what you can't yet see. If you've been visualizing and affirming but things still feel stuck — this conversation will shift something. ✨ Follow @skylilah on Instagram 🌐 www.skylilah.com 🎧 Subscribe, rate, and share — your support means everything. Support the show

April 16, 202644 min

Habits That Actually Stick: Building a Rhythm That Feels Like You

Send us Fan Mail We're told to build better habits. But what if the habit isn't the problem — it's the energy behind the habit? In this episode, Sky dives into the difference between habits that drain and habits that sustain. We explore the neuroscience of habit formation, how your nervous system determines what sticks, and how to design a daily rhythm that actually feels like you — not someone else's Pinterest-worthy routine. This is for the woman who's tried every morning routine and still feels off. ✨ Follow @skylilah on Instagram 🌐 www.skylilah.com 🎧 Subscribe, rate, and share — it helps this show reach more dreamers, healers, and wild hearts. Support the show

April 6, 202634 min

Where Am I Already Enough? Rewiring Worth Beyond Achievement

Send us Fan Mail We chase the goal thinking it'll finally make us feel like enough. But what if the feeling of enoughness was never in the achievement, it was in the remembering? In this episode, Sky explores the quiet lie most ambitious women carry: that your worth is tied to your output. We blend neuroscience, spiritual wisdom, and real talk to unpack why letting go of the hustle-for-worth pattern is the most abundant thing you can do this spring. If you've ever hit a goal and still felt empty, this one's for you. ✨ Follow @skylilah on Instagram 🌐 www.skylilah.com 🎧 Subscribe, rate, and share — your support helps this show reach more hearts. Support the show