Feeling stuck, burned out, or lost in the daily grind? Discover how creativity can help you heal, find purpose, and reconnect with your true self. Welcome to The Creative Odyssey Podcast —the show for anyone searching for meaning, inspiration, and a way out of burnout. Hosted by Sri Lankan-American storyteller Sheran Ranasinghe, this podcast explores the powerful link between creativity, mental health, and personal growth. Each episode dives deep into real stories of transformation—how artists, entrepreneurs, teachers, and everyday people use creative expression to overcome depression, anxiety, and identity crises. Whether you’re an artist, a creative professional, or someone who hasn’t picked up a paintbrush in years, you’ll find hope, practical tips, and a supportive community here. What You’ll Get: Inspiring interviews with creatives, healers, and thought leaders Raw solo episodes on overcoming creative blocks, burnout, a
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Feeling stuck, burned out, or lost in the daily grind? Discover how creativity can help you heal, find purpose, and reconnect with your true self. Welcome to The Creative Odyssey Podcast, the show for anyone searching for meaning, inspiration, and a way out of burnout.
Who hosts The Creative Odyssey Podcast?
The Creative Odyssey Podcast is hosted by Sheran Ranasinghe. The show has published 43 episodes to date.
What has The Creative Odyssey Podcast covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Finding Ikigai: Farhaz Farouk's Journey of Self-Discovery and Coaching" (27 July 2026, 53 minutes), "From Biscuit Pudding to Media Empire, Hashan Hettiarachchi on Failing Forward and Building Three Circles" (27 July 2026, 31 minutes), and "She Never Called Herself Creative | Grace Abigail Devaprasath" (26 May 2026, 28 minutes).
How often does The Creative Odyssey Podcast publish?
The Creative Odyssey Podcast publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 39 minutes across 43 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Creative Odyssey Podcast?
Booking probability for The Creative Odyssey Podcast is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Creative Odyssey Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Creative Odyssey Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Creative Odyssey Podcast?
The strongest fits for The Creative Odyssey Podcast are Family & Social Services and Artists, Writers & Performers. The Creative Odyssey Podcast has an arts audience.
About the host
Sheran Ranasinghe hosts The Creative Odyssey Podcast, an arts podcast with 43 episodes published.
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The Creative Odyssey Podcast
Finding Ikigai: Farhaz Farouk's Journey of Self-Discovery and Coaching
Jul 27, 202653 min
He spent two decades in banking and oil and gas before walking away at 47 to figure out what he actually wanted. Grab the Sri Lanka Podcast Tour Magazine...
From Biscuit Pudding to Media Empire — Hashan Hettiarachchi on Failing Forward and Building Three Circles
Jul 27, 202631 min
Two failed startups. A biscuit pudding business that lasted until the second COVID wave. A viral hotel video shot on an iPhone 6S with a GoPro. A $15 Fiverr order that became film school. This is how Hashan...
She Never Called Herself Creative | Grace Abigail Devaprasath
May 26, 202628 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>Feeling like you're losing a race no one told you about is one of the loneliest experiences a creative person can have — and Grace Abigail Devaprasath spent...
From Actor to Tech Founder: Following Your Curiosity with Biman Wimalaratne
May 20, 202637 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>At the peak of an award-winning acting career — theatre in Sydney, agents in London and Australia — Biman Wimalaratne made a decision most people never do. He...
He Built a Studio in His Backyard. Now Sri Lanka's Biggest Brands Book It | Sachith Perera
May 19, 202638 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>Sachith Perera is an IT project manager who built a photography and video studio in his parents' backyard during COVID — not because he was a creative, but...
She Codes AI & Games. Here's How She Defines Creativity | Himashi Naurunna
May 18, 202623 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>Engineering without creativity shows up in the product. Every time. Himashi Naurunna has been inside enough products to know — and in this episode she...
He Builds Useful Things That Give a Lot of Value to a Lot of People | Tharaka Hettihamu
May 16, 202623 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>He didn't walk away from aircraft engineering because something better came along. He walked away because nothing he built ever reached anyone — and that was...
He Had 8 Careers. None of Them Were Wasted. | Ammar Ahamed
May 15, 202639 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>What if every job you've ever had was building toward something you can't see yet?<br/><br/>Ammar Ahamed didn't plan to become a growth marketer, a startup...
Building Open Source Synthesizers in Sri Lanka | Arunoda Susiripala
May 14, 202622 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>He wanted to make music. The instruments he needed didn't exist in Sri Lanka — too expensive to import, taxed at 50% on every component, impossible to hear or...
He Went to 11 Schools in 11 Years — Now He Runs a Startup Agency | Kenath Nicholas, LuminaSphere Media
May 13, 202625 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>Burned out and building anyway.<br/><br/>Kenath Nicholas walked into Hatch — Sri Lanka's leading startup hub — broke, exhausted, and sat down next to an...
From Medical Doctor to AI Startup Leader | Dr. Sithira A. | Hatch.lk Series
May 7, 202619 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>Walking away from a guaranteed career for life takes a specific kind of math. Dr. Sithira Ambepitiya did that math — and decided that treating thousands of...
Ryan Rodrigo on Building a Brand Story, Authenticity & What School Did to Creative Kids
May 5, 202641 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>There's a version of Ryan Rodrigo that ended up behind a desk at a bank. He knows exactly who that version is — because he watched it happen to someone...
There Are 4,000 Career Choices. You Were Shown 5. | Yusuf Hussain on Psychometric Assessment, Learning Styles, and Finding What You're Actually Built For
Apr 30, 20261h 10mS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>Nobody told you what you were actually built for. They handed you a list. You picked something. And then spent years wondering why it never quite...
She Painted a Phoenix at 30. No Plan. No Permission. Just Paint. | Michelle Therese Alles
Apr 23, 202644 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>Art was beaten out of her as a kid. At 30 — after a bad breakup, no roadmap, no plan — she sat in front of a teak almirah door and started painting. A month...
How to Think Like an Innovator: Fall in Love With the Problem, Not the Solution | Adhisha Gammanpila of Feynman
Apr 21, 202654 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>How to think like an innovator starts with one shift most people never make: stop building the solution you love and start falling in love with the problem in...
How to Keep Going When You Want to Quit | Haritha Naurunna, Founder of Rivertune Games
Apr 17, 202632 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>Nobody told Haritha Naurunna he was allowed to build a game studio. He just started building.</p><p>He graduated with a computer science degree in Sri Lanka...
She Designs Spaces. She Tells Stories. — A Conversation with Interior Designer Sharon Joseph
Apr 13, 202652 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>Sharon Joseph has been an interior designer for fifteen years. And it took her almost all of them to fully call herself one.</p><p>This is a conversation...
Self-Taught Animator Builds Creative Business With His Wife | Meraki United | The Creative Odyssey PodcastUntitled Episode
Apr 11, 20261h 9mS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>What happens when one person's genius needs another person's entire life to exist?</p><p>Randy Chriz Perera is a self-taught animator and visual artist based...
Vanessa Eryn: Stop Hiding Your Creativity — On Identity, ADHD, Imposter Syndrome & Building Real Creative Community
Mar 28, 202635 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>What does it mean to stop hiding your creativity — not just think about it, but actually do it? In this episode of The Creative Odyssey Podcast, host Sheran...
When Adulthood Killed My Art — And How I Found My Way Back | Alexis Hedderson
Mar 28, 202642 minS0
<p>Send Us A Message! We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p>She sold her artwork. People bought it for a hospital. And she still didn't believe she was an artist.</p><p>Cleveland artist and teaching artist Alexis...
Recent guests on The Creative Odyssey Podcast. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
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Farhaz Farouk
Morphosis Coaching
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Biman Wimalaratne
Kainovation Technologies
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Rivertune Games
Rivertune Games
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Kenath Nicholas
LuminaSphere Media
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