The Heart of a Singer - Worship, Creativity, Spiritual Growth, Motherhood, Singing Voice Coaching
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
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Episodes
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Ten Habits to Integrate Into Your Day as a Singer to Eliminate Anxiety:
1. Breathe2. Plan and systemise your day3. Sing in the car4. Get off your phone5. Journal / Morning Pages6. Help someone7. Pick up the floor and make your bed8. Declarations / Scriptures / Prophetic Words9. Speaking in Tongues10. Create (paint, improvise singing / playing, draw, write, dance)
* Don’t rehearse your worry - change the channel! *
Still Feeling Stuck? --> Follow the Fun!!!
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CONTACT: hello@sarahtoth.com
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
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
3. Dry season with God? Five Unique Ways to Hear From God Again as a Singer in the Performing Arts
Hearing From God over time in a Prayer Journal: Episode 13
13. How to Create a Prayer Journal
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Contact: hello@sarahtoth.com
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Friday Jul 12, 2024
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 may get a picture, or a flashback, or a memory of something that happened.
"What do I need to let go of?"
2. "What can I now embrace? What are you giving me in return?"
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RELATED EPISODES:
Journey Mapping: Episode 2
2. Start Here - Escape Your Desert Season by Plotting Your Journey as a Singer
Heart Scan: Episode 5
5. 10-Minute Heart Scan with God for Singers
Pivot Season: Episode 8
8. Embrace and Name Your “Pivot Season” as a Singer in the Performing Arts
Dreaming: Episode 11
11. Feeling Burnt Out? I Dare You To Dream!
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Contact: hello@sarahtoth.com
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
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, ambitions)
4. Permission to Change your MIND
Allowing your ideas and opinions to adjust
-> The world needs your gifts YIELDED to the Father.
There is REST on the other side of a messy transition!
Another Episode about PIVOT:
8. Embrace and Name Your “Pivot Season” as a Singer in the Performing Arts
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Contact: hello@sarahtoth.com
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
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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Contact: hello@sarahtoth.com
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
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
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
11. Feeling Burnt Out? I Dare You To Dream!
Ideas to Capture Your Dreams / Hopes / Desires:
1. Master Brain Dump2. Brainstorm in Categories3. Notes your phone4. Dream Folder5. 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 * Dream Big* Be Specific
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Contact: hello@sarahtoth.com
Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 31, 2024
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
Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
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
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
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 alternative is yet.
Remember:
* It's important to acknowledge the change* You may not know what you’re pivoting to, but that’s ok
JOURNAL PROMPT
***Name Your “Messy Middle” Pivot***
1. Describe where you are at right now - in real life2. Brainstorm words and adjectives associated with what you've described3. Capture what God has been saying to you or working with you on (i.e.: surrender, stepping out, going deeper, laying things down). Allow Holy Spirit to bring things to mind.4. Craft a Phrase. Examples: A Desert Season; An Emerging; The Major Re-shifting5. Sit with the name and description of your current pivot season. Allow God to speak to your heart about where he has you and his promises about you.
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Contact: hello@sarahtoth.com
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