The Live Free Lifestyle Podcast

18. How to Trust the Universe Again: My Biggest Lesson of 2025

In this deeply honest birthday episode, Leah opens up about the real story behind 2025, a year marked by transformation, uncertainty, survival mode, and the moment she finally realized she hadn’t taken a full exhale in almost twelve months. From the Malibu fires to the energetic intensity of the Year of the Snake, Leah shares how a subtle undercurrent of fear shaped her choices, her nervous system, and her ability to trust life… until something shifted. This episode is for you if you’ve been bracing all year, carrying a quiet heaviness, or feeling like you’re navigating life alone. Leah breaks down what survival energy really is, how it disconnects us from our intuition, and the powerful moment she finally put down the weight she didn’t know she was carrying. You’ll also hear: * The energetic themes of 2025 and why so many of us felt stretched * The long-lasting impact of the LA fires and how trauma hides in the body * What survival mode looks like when it’s subtle — and why it’s so draining * How her 40-day devotion practice brought hidden fear to the surface * Why 2026 (the Year of the Fire Horse + a universal 1 year) requires grounding * How to reconnect with your soul, your intuition, and the universe again * Why trust is a practice, not a mindset * The intention Leah is anchoring for 2026 and how you can join her If 2025 humbled you, stretched you, awakened you, or exhausted you… this conversation will feel like the exhale you’ve been needing. Resources & Mentions:  * 40 Days of Devotion [https://www.thelivefreelifestyle.ca/offers/woC9wmob] – A sacred Kundalini-based practice for clearing blocks, opening intuition, and reconnecting to your inner power. * The Collective [https://livefreelife.samcart.com/products/the-free-soul-collective] – Leah’s year-long container for soul-led growth, momentum, grounding, and energetic alignment throughout 2026. Connect with Leah: Instagram: @leah.brathwaite [https://www.instagram.com/leah.brathwaite] Website: leahbrathwaite.com   spiritual awakening, trust the universe, survival mode healing, kundalini meditation, spiritual self-trust, 2025 reflection, energy forecast 2026, personal transformation, soul alignment, healing journey, nervous system regulation

17. How To Stay Connected To Your Power

In this episode, Leah speaks to the collective awakening happening right now as we close out a nine-year cycle and step into 2026—a fresh one-year cycle of new beginnings. She shares her own awakening moments and explores what it truly means to stop searching outside yourself and start listening to the power already within you. This episode is an invitation to recognize that you're not broken, you're waking up—and the world needs you awake. ✨Key Takeaways From This Episode: * We are at the end of a nine-year cycle (2025); 2026 begins a one-year, a completely fresh start and new permission to begin again * The old paradigms and strategies that got you here won't get you there—you're being called into something new, more aligned, more true * People are waking up to realize success ≠ fulfillment, achievement ≠ satisfaction, having it all ≠ wholeness; if you're experiencing this, you're awakening, not broken * The biggest paradigm shift: stop searching outside for answers and recognize the answer is already inside you * Your intuition is your inner education—your soul's knowing, your guidance system; the connection you have with your soul is the beginning of all your power * Nine months of daily Kundalini practice created a direct line to her soul and downloaded everything she needed for her life's purpose * The forgetting cycle is real: we remember, disconnect, drift, suffer, search outside again—the question becomes, what if you didn't have to drift? * The question before 2026 isn't "Where do I want to go?" but "Who do I need to become to build the life my soul is calling me toward?" * You have structural, energetic permission from the universe to start over and build from truth instead of habit * Your awakening right now is not accidental; the next nine years of your life depend on how you answer your soul's call to come home 🔔Subscribe for more conversations about soul alignment, manifestation, spiritual awakening, and creating a life that feels as good as it looks. 🔗Learn More About The Live Free Collective (Year-Long Journey for 2026): Monthly activations to keep you anchored in your power and connected to your soul throughout the year. Details coming soon—check socials or reach out for more information. 🔗Learn More About The Live Free Lifestyle Experience: https://www.thelivefreelifestyle.ca [https://www.thelivefreelifestyle.ca] 🔗Get A Copy of Leah's Book: A New Way of Life: A Guide For Transformation From Living A Lie To Freeing Your Soul https://www.amazon.com/New-Way-Life-Transformation-Freeing/dp/199903550X [https://www.amazon.com/New-Way-Life-Transformation-Freeing/dp/199903550X] 🔗Find Leah Online: * Instagram: @leah.brathwaite * Website: www.leahbrathwaite.com [http://www.leahbrathwaite.com] #AlignWithYourPower #NineYearCycle #OneYear #Awakening #SoulConnection #InnerTruth #Manifestation #SpiritualAlignment #AuthenticLiving #TrustTheProcess #BeginAgain #2026 #SoulAwakening #RememberYourPower #LiveFreeLifestyle

16. When Things Fall Apart: How To Bounce Back

In this solo episode, Leah shares a real-time lesson about resilience and trust. When a highly anticipated guest interview fell through due to unexpected technical difficulties, instead of seeing it as failure, Leah reframes it as a powerful redirection from the universe. She explores the profound spiritual perspective that everything is always working in your favor—even when it doesn't look like it. This episode is an invitation to trust the process, validate your feelings, and stay open to the miracles that emerge when you expand beyond disappointment. ✨Key Takeaways From This Episode: * Redirection is not rejection—closed doors are the universe course-correcting you toward something better * Everything is working in your favor, even when circumstances don't look favorable in the moment * Control is an illusion; real power comes from who you are in the circumstances, not the circumstances themselves * The question "Is this a friendly universe or not?" shapes your entire perspective on life's challenges * Your worthiness is not tied to outcomes; it's tied to how you see yourself and move forward * The difference between planning and controlling: planning with flexibility is powerful, controlling everything is limiting * Anchor into the WHY, not the HOW—your deeper intention is bigger than any specific outcome * Intention + Validation = Resilience; this is the core of the Live Free Method in action * Hidden gifts live in detours; challenges often build the skills and expansion you need to truly embody what you're calling in * When you contract from disappointment, you attract more contraction; when you expand and stay open, you magnetize miracles * If you immediately give up at the first sign you're not getting what you desire, you're telling the universe you don't actually want it * Staying connected to your truth when plans crumble makes for a powerful story when things do work out * The human experience is one of trial, error, resilience, and growth—not immediate gratification 🔔Subscribe for more conversations about manifesting authentically, spiritual resilience, and creating a life that truly feels as good as it looks. 🔗Learn More About The Live Free Lifestyle Experience: https://www.thelivefreelifestyle.ca [https://www.thelivefreelifestyle.ca] 🔗Get A Copy of Leah's Book: A New Way of Life: A Guide For Transformation From Living A Lie To Freeing Your Soul https://www.amazon.com/New-Way-Life-Transformation-Freeing/dp/199903550X [https://www.amazon.com/New-Way-Life-Transformation-Freeing/dp/199903550X] 🔗Find Leah Online: Instagram: /leah.brathwaite Website: www.leahbrathwaite.com [http://www.leahbrathwaite.com] #livefreelifestyle #redirection #trust #resilience #manifestation #spiritualawakening #authenticliving #letgo #controlisanillusion #soulwisdom #transformation Live Free Lifestyle, redirection, resilience, spiritual perspective, trust the process, manifestation, limiting beliefs, authenticity, personal growth, coaching, empowerment, soul's truth, surrender, expansion

15. Spiritual Fitness: From Breakdown to Breakthrough with Eric Bigger

In this episode of the Live Free Lifestyle Podcast, Leah sits down with mindset coach, spiritual fitness expert, and TV personality Eric Bigger to explore how your darkest moments can actually be your greatest opportunities for transformation. Eric shares his raw journey from people-pleasing and public success as a fan favorite on the hit show The Bachelorette to his own personal dark night of the soul  to eventually discover his most authentic living—and reveals how surrendering to the breakdown led to his real breakthrough. If you're stuck between who you thought you should be and who you're actually meant to be, this episode is for you. ✨Key Takeaways From This Episode: * What it truly means to "live free" beyond the surface-level advice * The hidden cost of people-pleasing and external validation * How childhood wounds (like the mother wound) shape our adult patterns * Why public success can mask private suffering * The difference between ego consciousness (success) and soul consciousness (fulfillment) * How to recognize when you're living someone else's version of your life * What spiritual fitness actually is—and why it's not just meditation and crystals * The dark night of the soul as a necessary part of spiritual awakening * How your body keeps the score of unhealed trauma * The power of surrender and letting your identity shatter * Why vulnerability and showing your "weak side" is actually your greatest strength * How betrayal and loss can be your greatest teachers * The 30-minute spiritual fitness practice to connect mind, body, and spirit * Breaking generational patterns and ancestral trauma * Why relationships are the ultimate mirror for your growth * The difference between being busy and being in alignment with your purpose * How to find community that actually supports your transformation RESOURCES MENTIONED: 🔗 Eric Bigger's Work:  Instagram: @ericbigger   Podcast: Spiritual Fitness with Eric Bigger  YouTube: @ericbiggsway  Website: www.ericbigger.com [http://www.ericbigger.com]  🔗 Learn More About The Live Free Lifestyle Experience: https://www.thelivefreelifestyle.ca [https://www.thelivefreelifestyle.ca] 🔗 Get A Copy of Leah's Book: A New Way of Life: A Guide For Transformation From Living A Lie To Freeing Your Soul https://www.amazon.com/New-Way-Life-Transformation-Freeing/dp/199903550X [https://www.amazon.com/New-Way-Life-Transformation-Freeing/dp/199903550X] 🔗 Find Leah Online: Instagram: @leah.brathwaite Website: www.leahbrathwaite.com [http://www.leahbrathwaite.com] #livefreelifestyle #spiritualawakening #spiritualfitness #transformation #personaldevelopment #authenticity #mindset #darknight #healing #empowerment #soulwork #breakdowntobreakthrough #spiritualjourney #consciousness #selfhelp

14. Rewire Your Wealth - Healing Your Money Story with Brenda St. Louis

Feeling stuck in cycles of overspending, financial anxiety, or the constant sense that there's never enough? In this transformative episode, Leah sits down with Brenda St. Louis—bestselling author, financial therapist, and money coach— who reveals that your money problems aren't actually money problems at all. They're nervous system issues rooted in inherited beliefs passed down through generations. Brenda breaks down the five toxic money beliefs keeping you trapped, shares the surprising truth about money's origin (it wasn't bartering), and shows you how to rewire your relationship with money from fear-based to love-based. If you're ready to heal your money story and experience genuine financial freedom, this episode will change everything. ✨ Key Takeaways From This Episode: * Money issues are never actually money issues -they're nervous system and memory issues rooted in your emotional history * The five toxic money beliefs: money is bad, I have to work hard for my money, money makes me look good, money will solve all my problems, and there's never enough * Money didn't originate from bartering, it came from reciprocity and debt in ancient communities as a way to track generosity and connection * Financial freedom is an inside job-it's not about the amount in your bank account, but being free of nervous system contraction around money * Intimacy with money is the biggest growth lever in your financial journey (most people either obsessively track it or completely avoid it) * What we do with money makes total emotional sense, even when it doesn't make logical sense * Your money beliefs are inherited from your ancestors -clearing these patterns breaks the cycle for future generations * The three pillars of a healthy money relationship: joy, peace, and confidence * If you want to make more money, you first have to ask yourself: "Who do I need to become?" * You can give someone a million dollars, but if they can't receive it, they'll be back to broke in five years (the "bird feeder" vs. building a nest) * Your desires are divine direction, but they have to be YOUR authentic desires—not someone else's Instagram dream * Money as a mirror: the way you treat money often reflects how you treat everything else in your life * Creating a "chalice of receiving"—building your capacity to actually hold and steward wealth * Fear-based money decisions contract you; love-based decisions expand you * From the origin story of money to the nervous system: understanding that money was designed as connection, not separation RESOURCES MENTIONED: 🔗 Connect With Brenda St. Louis: Website: www.brendastlouis.com [http://www.brendasaintlouis.com]  Instagram: @brendastlouis  Facebook: Brenda St. Louis Money Coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Stu48gifjEe1G9WnLM6nw [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Stu48gifjEe1G9WnLM6nw] 🔗 Brenda's Programs: 4-Week Rewire Your Wealth Immersive https://www.moneyanddesire.com/a/2148104929/FaFPtuGz [https://www.moneyanddesire.com/a/2148104929/FaFPtuGz] 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations about emotional freedom, spiritual authenticity, and creating a life that feels as good as it looks. 🔗 Learn More About The Live Free Lifestyle Experience: https://www.thelivefreelifestyle.ca [https://www.thelivefreelifestyle.ca]  🔗 Get A Copy of Leah's Book: A New Way of Life: A Guide For Transformation From Living A Lie To Freeing Your Soul https://www.amazon.com/New-Way-Life-Transformation-Freeing/dp/199903550X [https://www.amazon.com/New-Way-Life-Transformation-Freeing/dp/199903550X]  🔗 Find Leah Online: Instagram: @leah.brathwaite Website:www.leahbrathwaite.com   #moneytalk #financialtherapy #moneycoach #wealthmindset #emotionalmoney #financialfreedom #nervousystemhealing #moneybeliefs #richwoman #abundancemindset #livefreelifestyle #transformation #personaldevelopment #moneyhealing #inheritedtrauma #spiritualwealth #womenandmoney #financialliteracy #somatic #authenticity #abundancecoach