Send us a text Are you being guided by intuition… or hijacked by ego? In this episode, Levi Kreis unpacks a real-life situation where his spiritual discernment was clouded by wounded ego — and how he finally found clarity. If you’ve ever second-guessed your gut, spiraled into overthinking, or talked yourself out of your own knowing, this one’s for you. ⚡ Inside this conversation: – How to tell the difference between ego and intuition – Why your body always knows the truth – The danger of over-cu...
Jun 23, 2025•23 min•Ep. 99
Send us a text What if the thing standing between you and the life you want… is you? In this truth-telling, soul-stirring episode, Levi Kreis is joined by spiritual coach and longtime friend Anjanette Hosley (The Spiritual Doula) to call out the excuses, patterns, and people that keep us small. From trauma responsibility to vibrational boundaries to the real meaning of divine identity, this is a wake-up call wrapped in love. ⚡ Topics include: – Spiritual bypassing vs. spiritual accountability – ...
Jun 16, 2025•40 min•Ep. 98
Send us a text What if healing meant remembering less? In this episode, Levi explores what happens when we stop performing our pain — and start living from power instead. Inspired by his 16th sober anniversary (which he completely forgot), this soul-deep reflection invites you to outgrow the story you’ve been telling and become someone new… no explanation required. If you’ve built your identity around survival, trauma, or struggle, this episode offers a radical alternative: wholeness that doesn’...
Jun 09, 2025•26 min•Ep. 97
Send us a text If your creativity feels more like a checklist than a calling lately, this one’s for you. In this soulful sit-down, Levi Kreis welcomes producer, educator, and creative force Kris Bradley —founder of Produce Like A Boss and Harmonic Course Creator —to explore how heart-centered creativity can transform everything from how you show up online to how you feel in your art. They unpack what happens when we stop chasing algorithms and start creating from alignment, how burnout can sneak...
Jun 02, 2025•23 min•Ep. 96
Send us a text What if the very thing you’re trying to protect is what’s keeping you stuck? This week on The Church of Kreis Podcast, Levi cracks open the unspoken rules of impression management — that sneaky, exhausting pressure to “look the part” in order to stay relevant, accepted, or successful. From Broadway to boardrooms, we’ve all sacrificed parts of ourselves to perform for approval. But what if true creative freedom begins the moment you stop managing your image? Levi shares personal st...
May 26, 2025•34 min•Ep. 95
Send us a text Cynicism isn’t insight — it’s fear in a leather jacket. This week, Levi unpacks how our culture has made cynicism stylish and why it’s starving your creativity. From entertainment and social media to personal relationships and inner voices, this episode is a soulful call to reclaim your voice and stop shape-shifting for approval. 🎙️ Inside: Why cynicism blocks your creative expression How to spot the "cynical bully" in your mind and your feed Why earnestness, not irony, is the ne...
May 19, 2025•26 min•Ep. 94
Send us a text Meghan Murphy , award-winning actor and powerhouse vocalist, joins Levi for a soulful, no-holds-barred conversation about artistic conviction, creative evolution, and why it’s time to stop waiting for permission. Tony Award-winner Levi Kreis sits down with the magnetic Meghan Murphy—known for her commanding vocals, signature “Big Red” flair, and fearless storytelling—for a deep-dive into what it means to create with conviction. From the soul of Amy Winehouse to the spirit of Bette...
May 12, 2025•32 min•Ep. 93
Send us a text Welcome to The Church of Kreis Podcast — where artistry meets authenticity. In this episode, Tony Award-winner Levi Kreis reframes midlife as a sacred season of becoming. Instead of a crisis, what if midlife is a powerful pause — a time of spiritual growth, personal reinvention, and deep self-acceptance? Levi shares honest reflections on aging, identity, and letting go of who we thought we had to be. With humor, storytelling, and Gen X perspective, he invites listeners to embrace ...
May 04, 2025•21 min•Ep. 92
Send us a text In this return episode of The Church of Kreis Podcast , Tony Award-winner Levi Kreis breaks his two-year silence with a deeply personal reflection on reclaiming his voice. He shares the spark that reignited his creative journey, the lessons learned from pulling back, and the quiet power of holding transformation with grace. This episode explores what it means to integrate all aspects of self — the artist, the spiritual seeker, the truth-teller — and why showing up authentically in...
Apr 27, 2025•24 min•Ep. 91
Send us a text After weeks of evaluating various kinds of dysfunctions related to compulsive thinking and the identification with the mind, we begin exploring the one thing that will allow us to move deeply into the now moment -letting go of the concept of time. Identification with the mind is intrinsically connected to either the past or the future. When we can let go of the illusion of time, we discover the space between thoughts and are invited to be completely present in the now moment. Supp...
Mar 16, 2023•19 min•Ep. 90
Send us a text Continuing our discussion on enlightenment, we take some time this week to understand the emotional pain body and how to free ourselves from its compulsive, controlling reactions. Understanding your triggers and learning how to dis-identify with the pain body is essential to enlightenment and will help free you from identification with the mind. Support the show...
Feb 23, 2023•24 min•Ep. 89
Send us a text With the last few episodes focusing on freedom from compulsive thinking and identification with the mind, I turn my gaze towards the body-mind connection. All of us need to learn how to create more space between ourselves and the emotions that we so strongly identify with. In this episode, you will learn how to become the observer of your emotions rather than becoming your emotions. I also talk about how to connect with emotions that seem hard to reach. Join me as I break down pri...
Feb 16, 2023•23 min•Ep. 88
Send us a text Many spiritual gurus say that the identification with the mind is the greatest obstacle to our enlightenment, but what the crap does it mean? In this episode, I help us pull this concept out of the self-help books and into a tangible understanding of when we are using the mind and when the mind is using us. Continuing our conversation from previous episodes, we learn this nuance so that we may be free from compulsive thinking, move into the space between thought and discover what ...
Feb 09, 2023•28 min•Ep. 87
Send us a text Most of our society suffers from an addiction to compulsive thinking. The mind is always reevaluating the past or strategizing for the future -a constant loop of conflict/solution - but very seldom are we ever in the present moment. Identification with the mind is the single greatest obstruction to our enlightenment. So what is identification with the mind and how do we found our way out? I want you to know that you can be free from the enslavement of the mind. It is not some dist...
Feb 02, 2023•21 min•Ep. 86
Send us a text There is one spiritual discipline that is often considered the gateway to lasting enlightenment. Through this, we can be free from the enslavement of the overactive mind and cultivate a life of Oneness. In the last episode, I started our conversation about spirituality by asking you what is it and why does it matter. I don't think it matters if it is not tangibly and measurably improving your life. I like talking about this first step towards enlightenment because it tangibly crea...
Jan 26, 2023•17 min•Ep. 85
Send us a text What is spirituality? Why are you interested in starting a spiritual journey? There is a reason you are asking this question and I want to tell you the very best place to start. If you feel a radical transformation calling you to explore something deeper, then congratulations. I believe this desire shows up at the perfect time and comes fully equipped by the universe to guide you to a spiritual awakening. I also think that spirituality doesn't have to be so somber and serious. Hol...
Nov 09, 2022•20 min•Ep. 84
Send us a text Welcome Lindsay P to the podcast! Lindsay is gracious enough to share not only her journey to sobriety, but how the spiritual principles she encounters along the way have also helped her cope with cancer. I personally love the back end of this conversation when Lindsay and I spill over into our shared love and knowledge of metaphysics and new thought. I hope this conversation is encouraging to you this week. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and consider going to levikreis....
Nov 02, 2022•45 min•Ep. 83
Send us a text The Spiritual Doula returns for a poignant conversation about making new friends in adulthood and how to maximize the quality of those relationships. We are who we hang around. When those we spend most of our time with are actively upleveling their life, it only reinforces our own spiritual and personal development. On the other hand, if they're clowning, it will only lessen our own ambition. Please consider supporting the podcast by making a one-time donation or becoming a member...
Oct 26, 2022•38 min•Ep. 82
Send us a text Ahbra Schiff is production manager of the REEL Recovery Film Festival, an annual event that celebrates stories of addiction and recovery. In this episode, she shares her own story about what life was like before sobriety and how getting sober has changed her life. Support the show
Oct 19, 2022•24 min•Ep. 81
Send us a text In this episode, you will learn about Jason Antone's experience as a gay man in the classical crossover genre, the message of Antone's song "Inside My Heart" and Antone's perspective on why he believes it is important to be authentic in his art. Your voice matters in this world and this episode is a good reminder to stand in your authenticity, speak from your own unique perspective and know that someone is in need of hearing what you say specifically the way you say it. Powerful s...
Oct 12, 2022•42 min•Ep. 80
Send us a text All of us find ourselves in a perpetual loop of negative thinking sometimes. Knowing how to create distance between you and a pattern of negative thinking will allow you to toss out those limiting beliefs, assert spiritual principle in their stead and start creating a different quality of life. Today I discuss a few ways to make that happen. Become a member of the LK Crew at levikreis.com/join - being a member helps the ongoing creation of the podcast, music and theatre projects. ...
Oct 05, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Send us a text A quick episode recorded on a travel day of tour giving you the backstory of a song from the album Imagine Paradise called Let It Go and the importance of extending grace to yourself and learning to forgive the past and reclaim that fire inside of you. Support the show
Jul 27, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Send us a text This week I am joined by one of my long time friends writer/director Del Shores who offers a unique perspective as a perpetual lover of immensely talented actors who often had their own journey towards sobriety. A very necessary episode for those of you who love an addict or alcoholic and want to know more about how to love them without enabling them. Watch video of this episode at yt.com/imagineparadise Support the show...
Jul 20, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Send us a text If you know my story of sobriety, you know that Leslie Jordan was one of the first fellow southerners I met when moving to Los Angeles and had a key influence on me getting sober. Join Leslie and I as we reflect on our stories of sobriety and how it has elevated everything in our life including our careers. We also spend a bit of the conversation talking about our craft and ways he's influenced my own take on acting. Head over to youtube.com/imagineparadise to subscribe and see vi...
Jul 13, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Send us a text Recovering addicts here in San Francisco will tell you first hand there is a direct correlation between homelessness and substance abuse. Local ex-homeless/ex-addicts will attest that 8 out of every 10 people on the street are struggling with addiction. Over 75% of unsheltered have a drug or alcohol addiction and a similar number have a severe mental health disorder. So why are we constantly marketed the idea that this is primarily a poverty problem and housing is the solution? Yo...
Jul 06, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Send us a text My guest, Caroline Shores Thrush, shares her dynamic story about discovering her need for sobriety at twenty years old and learning the power of self love, service to others and finding her own spiritual solution. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast and head over to youtube.com/imagineparadise for videos of each episode. Support the show...
Jun 29, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Send us a text We become who we spend most of our time with. It's important that those who make up our inner circle are living out the same high vibration lifestyle that we expect of ourselves. Surrounding yourself with disciplined, positive, motivated individuals only supports your own efforts to be the same. Today's episode welcomes back the spiritual doula Anjie Hosley to discuss the important of quality friendships and how to attract them, cultivate them and be supported and empowered by the...
Jun 22, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Send us a text Matt Gilhooly takes a moment away from The Life Shift Podcast to talk with me about his story, the importance of your story and how we are all on a journey to transmute pain into power. We cover a few topics here with some great ah ha moments to enjoy. This episode will leave you inspired and hopefully make you more certain of your own ability to make good of broken things. Support the show...
Jun 15, 2022•40 min
Send us a text Focused on the liberating nature of letting your guard down and just being yourself, Anyway You Wanna was a song written for our LGBTQ+ youth to inspire and encourage them to know self-love on the deepest possible level. But the message of valuing who we are is not just for the young, for many of us still carry deep wounds that linger still from a long arduous journey of coming out. This episode not only tells the backstory of how the song came to be, but seeks to move us from pai...
Jun 08, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Send us a text If you want to know how to optimize the quality of your romantic relationships and come to the table fully equipped to build something meaningful and fulfilling, there are three key non-romantic relationships you might want to get in order. The Spiritual Doula Anjie Hosley is back with some real life applications that will get you maximum results in your relationship endeavors. Support the show...
Jun 01, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 5
