Episode 5

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22nd Nov 2022

Christa with Rachel Handler on Acting, Advocacy & Dancing In A New Body

Christa talks with actress, singer and motivational speaker, Rachel Handler. After sharing the interesting way Christa and Rachel encountered one another, Rachel shares the joy she experiences in performance and how the loss of her leg in a car accident has invited expansion into her life and work.

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About the Podcast

WAYS OF LIFE with Christa Wells
on the journey toward aliveness
Joseph Campbell said people aren't seeking the meaning of life but "the experience of being alive." When songwriter Christa Wells first encountered that idea, in the depths of grief, it resonated with something in her. She recognized that her suffering was actually propelling her into a new level of awareness and vitality her soul had been craving.

Through her own story and conversations with fellow creators and thrivers, songwriter Christa Wells explores the unique paths and practices leading us toward that experience of Aliveness.
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Christa Wells

Christa Wells is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee, with over 18 years experience in the music industry.

As an independent artist, Christa has released six solo albums, developing a signature alternative-pop sound that is fresh, soulful, and enduring. She has a growing community of support on Patreon and has successfully crowdsourced her last three projects.

Christa’s 2018 album, Velveteen, chronicles the loss of her marriage, singing vulnerability and hope across canyons of grief. The songs on her newest albums, Pacific (2020) and Redwood (2023), were written throughout her transformative journey toward healing, freedom and joy through the loss of her marriage. She has also published three collections of poetry and prose (Beloved, Before It Gets Lighter, and A Safe House).

An award-winning songwriter, Christa has also collaborated with other Nashville artists to write hit songs such as “Held” (Natalie Grant), “Need You Now” + “God Help Me” (Plumb), and “Red Sea Road” (Ellie Holcomb).

Christa is passionate about encouraging + mentoring fellow artists and serves one week each summer with Masterpiece Ministries, an arts camp for high school students. She and her creative partner, Nicole Witt, also co-founded the brand ARTIST AND, which seeks to meet the needs of artists for community, resources, inspiration and mentoring.