Welcome to The Purple Cult, where we strive to live more creative, mentally and physically well lives! The Purple Sessions are a new series where independent alt-rock artist Anastasia Elliot interviews fascinating people about creativity, mental health, wellness, and how they inform each other. You will hear inspirational stories from many different walks of life and gain tips and tricks for hacking your own authentic self expression and mental health. In Episode 9, Anastasia interviews Matt Wagner, AKA, MNERVA in preparation for their show in Nashville, June 15. Matt is a multi-talented artist. As a drummer, rapper, singer, and musical theater writer, Matt strives to live his most creative life by stretching himself into all of these outlets. He is passionate about mental health and being completely yourself and encourages self discovery in his relatable lyrics. Fun fact: Matt received a cease and desist letter from 21 pilots for his first musical, Blurry Face, The Musical.

In episode 8 of The Purple Sessions, alt-rock artist Anastasia Elliot interviews celebrity mind-reading duo, The Sentimentalists! You may know them from television shows like America's Got Talent, Canada's Got Talent, or The Penn and Teller show. Miss Steffi Kay transports you back to the golden age of magic with her vintage style while Mysterion balances her out with his devilish cool persona. In todays show, you will even get to see them perform some of their mind bending magic on Anastasia. This is an episode you don't want to miss! 

In episode 7, Anastasia interviews So Han Fan, founder of West China Tea. West China Tea is a tea house located in Austin, Tx and an incredible online store where you can purchase their products. Through his passion for sharing Chinese tea culture, he created this amazing company where he sources unique farm-direct tea and artisan tea ware. His vision is to build a community worldwide through tea culture. They have an online community, two Youtube channels, online workshops, and even a tea of the month club. If you have never had an interest in tea before this, I think this conversation could change your mind! So Han Fan has given our lovely community a coupon code for 15% off your tea order! Just use this code at checkout: PURPLECULT

Anastasia Elliot: www.anastasiaelliot.com

West China Tea: www.westchinatea.com