The Heart of a Singer - Inner Healing, Kingdom Purpose, Mental Health, Life Rhythms, Performing Arts
Welcome to The Heart of a Singer Podcast. I’m Sarah Toth, Heart Coach, mom of 2, trained opera singer, and passionate lover of Jesus. This podcast is a home for Christian women who have trained and worked in singing, opera, and musical theater; but maybe you’ve found yourself in a place of unrest, bottled-up emotions, and even feeling far from God. But through the hurt of your circumstances, you might be feeling an invitation from the Lord - to learn to hear his voice more clearly and to open up yours in a new way. It’s time to move out of your desert season, musically, spiritually, and emotionally so that you can move forward in a healthy way and step out into the next chapter that God has for you. So I invite you to open up your journal, grab your favorite pen, and then join me, as we move from Stuck to Thriving, while unlocking your heart again to beat for His Kingdom Purposes. Contact: hello@sarahtoth.com
Episodes
Are you longing to see the circumstances of your life change? Maybe you're afraid to move out of your current state, because atleast its something that's familiar. Perhaps you feel that you deserve the pain you feel, or that you're being punished. You might even feel nothing in your life will ever change! I invite you to listen to these two truths about God and yourself that, when embraced, you'll start to experience things shift i...
Are you finding yourself in a place of fear? Listen in to allow the words of Psalm 91 wash over you. Replace your fear with the peace and presence of God! Place yourself under God’s shadow and protection!
How? Give him your fear. Look to him instead of looking at your problem or your fear. Put your thoughts on him, instead of your fear. Trust that He is holding you and has good things for you.
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Are you looking for a way to be more present, cultivate joy, disarm disappointments that come your way, and laugh at life's surprises? Implementing this simple, accessible tool into your life will help you do all of this, as well as connect deeper to people around you. And the beauty is that it only takes one minute to start to see the benefits! Listen in for how to implement this great tool into your life as a performing artist.
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Are you looking for a way to let stress melt away? Learn to improvise with your voice in order to engage your creativity in a different way and give your perfectionist streak a break! With improvised singing, you don't need to worry about "messing up"or getting it wrong. Listen in for my top tips to getting started in this freeing practice. Even if it feels a bit scary to start improvising, the benefits will be great as you jump in...
Do you see others hurting around you? Do you wish you could help and encourage a friend? Learn to tune in to the Father's heart for your friend, by cultivating the gift of Prophesy!
At its core, prophesy is encouraging someone by hearing the heart of God for them. When you share an encouraging word from the Lord, you can will see their mindset and circumstances change, as well as your own faith strengthened. As we see in 1 Corint...
Processing in order to move forward into what God is calling you into.
1. Brain Dump * Invite Holy Spirit * Identify what to process
2. Lamenting Prayer * Start to give voice to the disappointment * Be verbal: allow yourself to cry, sing, moan over it * you could also write, paint, dance, etc.
3. Heart Healing * Ask God to speak into your disappointing situation * Ask God what he would like to say abo...
Increase joy and ease in your singing!
Five Things I Learned About Singing From My 4-Year Old:
5. Change song lyrics to fit your needs 4. Sing like you speak 3. Move while you sing 2. Sing high with abandon (sometimes it takes a few times) 1. Sing all the time
RELATED EPISODES:
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Ten Habits to Integrate Into Your Day as a Singer to Eliminate Anxiety:
1. Breathe 2. Plan and systemise your day 3. Sing in the car 4. Get off your phone 5. Journal / Morning Pages 6. Help someone 7. Pick up the floor and make your bed 8. Declarations / Scriptures / Prophetic Words 9. Speaking in Tongues 10. Create (paint, improvise singing / playing, draw, write, dance)
* Don’t rehearse your worry - change the channel! *
Stil...
16. Two Extremes of What it’s Like to Hear from God for Performing Artists
Are you seeking to understand if you're really hearing from God? Are you confused about different ways he may be speaking to you? Join me as I unpack hearing from God in a bold, clear way, and also hearing from him in a quiet, intimate way. Examples from the Bible and also from my own life.
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Unique Ways of Hearing From God: Episode 3
15. Feeling Stuck? Two Ways to Let Go of the Past for Performing Artists
Journey Mapping: Looking Backward
Where are you coming from?
- Describe what brought you to this place in time
- Brainstorm major things or markers that led up to where you are right now.
- Narrow it down to 5 and give them a title
- Plot them on your timeline
Activation:
1. Ask God to highlight what you might still be holding onto from the past. You ma...
14. Permission to Pivot - A Call for Singers to Recalibrate in these Four Areas
A CALL TO PIVOT
1. Permission to adjust your HEART posture
- Allowing God to change the desires of your heart
2. Permission to Adjust How you Use Your Gifts
- Yielding your gifts - You Faith and Your Training Can Work Together
3. Permission to adjust your GOALS and DREAMS
- Giving your goals and dreams to the Lord (family, career,...
13. How to Create a Prayer Journal
Elements to Include:
- Guide for Communion
- Monthly Prayer Lists with Answers to Prayer
- Lists: Declarations, Promises from the Lord
Sarah's Favorite Pens:
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12. Do The Thing! Your Voice Is Important!
Your voice is important.
And your voice is under attack.
What would you do if you had no fear?
The devil doesn’t want you to use your voice or for you to step out.
Do the thing. The first time you won’t feel prepared.
Jesus - the Light of the World is inside you!
Bible References: John 8:12, Matthew 5:14, John 1:9 (KJV)
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Contact: hello@sarahtoth.com
11. Feeling Burnt Out? I Dare You To Dream!
Ideas to Capture Your Dreams / Hopes / Desires:
1. Master Brain Dump 2. Brainstorm in Categories 3. Notes your phone 4. Dream Folder 5. Sit and Encounter God: Ask Him Questions!
Addressing Obstacles to Dreaming:
* Fear of Disappointment and Cycles of Disappointment * Controlling Tendencies: i.e. Perfectionism, Hustle Culture * Shame
Best Practices for Dreaming:
* Be Unfiltered * D...
10. Release What’s Inside of You by Bringing Your Singing Voice into Your Prayer Time
Join me as I unpack 5 ideas for bringing singing into your prayer time. Have the courage to go "off script" in order to unpack what's going on inside of you. You can grow closer to God as you release your inner life and prayers in new, creative ways.
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Contact: hello@sarahtoth.com
9. A Vision for the Performing Arts When Partnered With God
What if we partnered with God to see his presence filling our performing spaces? What if we saw more artists led by Holy Spirit in these spaces? I have a vision to see revival and healing breakout in the performing arts! Let's pursue this together.
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Contact: hello@sarahtoth.com
8. Beat Anxiety by Embracing and Naming Your “Pivot Season” as a Singer in the Performing Arts
Some Signs you may be starting to Pivot: * Not drawn to the same things anymore * You might start to feel things are “expiring,” loosing favor, or changing * Unfulfilled with where you are at * Possibly a sense of shame and anxiety - You don't feel aligned with what you've invested in up until now. But yet you’re not sure what the alter...
7. Are You a Singer Who’s Not Singing? 5 Quick Ways to Step Out of Your Silence and into Your Voice Again!
I was in a place of not wanting to sing - anywhere. Not in the car, not in the shower, not at church. I share how I got to that point, and what brought me out of it.
Here are 5 things you can do today to help you enjoying singing again:
1. Sing fun, silly things for fun for no one in particular
2. Find a place to show up ...
6. We Can Do What Jesus Did - 6 Ways This Changed My Life
Everything that Jesus did on earth, he did to model what WE would do too, as his followers, as Children of God.
We are called to life WITH God, not just FOR God. We are invited into a partnership to see God's realm here on earth.
We are called to life like Jesus did:
- Union with God
- Be filled with Holy Spirit and have the power of God flowing through us for:
- Mir...
5. 10-Minute Heart Scan with God for Singers
Goal: Wholehearted Living!
Psalm 51:10
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:6
“You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden parts You will make me to know wisdom.”
What's Required?
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Honesty about where you’re at
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Curiosity
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Openness to hear from God ***
10-Minute Heart Scan:
1. Ask Yourself:
"How’s your hear...
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