49. Desire as Self-Led Power with Kristi Passehl

50. Living Unbound with Serena Arora

In this episode of LIBERATED, I sit down with Serena Arora for a powerful conversation around Ayurveda, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and what it really means to live unbound. Serena is a yoga therapist, Ayurvedic health practitioner, and the author of Unbound, and this conversation is filled with wisdom for the woman who is ready to stop overriding herself and start living in deeper truth. We talk about Ayurveda not as another trend or strict wellness framework, but as a way of understanding your body, honoring your own needs, and learning what truly supports your wellbeing. We also explore the deeper layers of healing... from burnout and overconsumption to intuition, feminine power, and the work of breaking inherited patterns so we can live more freely and fully. One of the most moving parts of this episode is hearing the story behind Serena’s book, Unbound, and the generational lineage that inspired it. This conversation is a beautiful reminder that liberation is not just something we talk about... it is something we embody, practice, and choose over and over again. In this episode, we talk about: * What Ayurveda actually is and how it can support modern women in living with more balance and awareness * How to begin listening to your body and noticing what nourishes you versus what depletes you * The connection between burnout, disconnection, and overriding your inner wisdom Feminine wisdom, intuition, and the power of going down and in * Serena’s story behind Unbound and the deeper work of breaking generational patterns Resources + Connect with Serena: 1. Connect with Serena on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/serena_arora/] 2. Explore her work and offerings [https://www.serenaarora.com/] 3. Grab a copy of her book, Unbound [https://www.serenaarora.com/unbound]

49. Desire as Self-Led Power with Kristi Passehl

In this episode of LIBERATED, I’m joined by my soul sister and client, Kristi for a powerful conversation about transformation, reinvention, desire, and coming home to who you truly are. I’ve had the honor of witnessing her evolution up close, and this episode is a beautiful reflection of what happens when a woman stops abandoning herself and fully remembers her power. We talk about the freedom of being a multi-dimensional woman in a world that wants to put you in a box, the truth behind real embodiment, and the courage it takes to choose yourself again and again. We also explore desire as self-led power and how intimacy deepens when a woman becomes more fully expressed, radiant, and alive. This episode is a reminder that you are allowed to change. You are allowed to evolve. And every single day, you get to begin again. And that is your power as a woman. Connect with Kristi on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kristi.passehl/]!

48. The Trap of Staying in “Healing Mode”

In this solo episode, I’m speaking to the woman who has already done a lot of healing work. You’re aware. You’re conscious. You’ve been doing “the work” for years. But you might still find yourself hesitating to fully step into your visibility, leadership, and self-expression. In this episode, I share a perspective that might shift everything: Healing was never the destination. It was the preparation. At some point, the next step isn’t more healing. It’s leadership. I talk about the subtle trap many women fall into... staying in the identity of “the one who is healing”, and how this can quietly keep us from stepping into the impact, visibility, and leadership we’re actually ready for. Leadership doesn’t require perfection. It requires willingness. A willingness to show up, take the next step, and stretch into the woman you are becoming. So I’ll leave you with this question: Where are you still identifying with the woman who is healing… when it might actually be time to become the woman who leads? Send me a message on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thelesliemedley/] with your answer. I absolutely LOVE hearing from you!!

47. Healing Is Remembering: The Path Back to Your Wholeness with Britt Lynn LaBouff

In this episode of LIBERATED, I’m joined by the beautiful Britt Lynn for a deeply nourishing, soul-level conversation about what it really means to come home to yourself. We explore the difference between healing as “fixing” and healing as remembering. Remembering the parts of you that were hidden, silenced, fragmented, or left behind in order to survive. Remembering your wholeness beneath the conditioning, the programs, the stories, and the self-abandonment. ✨ This conversation is also an invitation into Svādhyāya, the yogic practice of sacred self-study, where awareness and compassionate witnessing become the doorway back to wholeness. This conversation is about reclamation. It’s about welcoming the lost and forgotten aspects of yourself back into your inner world and allowing your life, your leadership, and your expression to rise from that place of integrated truth. Britt Lynn shares so beautifully about the energy of homecoming, about walking through the deepest and darkest parts of her own soul in order to reclaim herself, and about how much sweeter life becomes when you stop living only from what you have always known and instead begin living from what you have consciously chosen to reclaim. We talk about: * What fragmentation and self-abandonment actually look like in real life * How healing becomes a process of reunion rather than repair * Why your stories are sacred, and what lives beneath them * The idea of your “exalted wholeness” and the truth that your most unique expression is already resting inside you How liberation is not something you become, but something you remember * How Svādhyāya (self-study) becomes a lived, embodied practice of homecoming rather than self-fixing This episode is for the woman who knows there is more of her waiting to be lived. It is a permission slip to come home. Reflection prompt: What part of you is quietly waiting to be welcomed back home? Links & Resources: * Connect with Leslie on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thelesliemedley/] * Connect with Britt Lynn on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brittlynnlabouff/] * Explore Britt Lynn's work and her book [https://brittlynnlabouff.com/links]

46. I’m Not Setting Goals This Year

Welcome to the first episode of 2026!! I’m doing things differently this year. I’m not setting goals this year. I am choosing delusion level joy as my strategy instead. In this episode, I share why “New Year, New Me” doesn’t work, how 2025 became a foundation year for what’s next, and the one focal point guiding my entire year: activating the most delusional level of joy and trusting life to rearrange itself around that. You’ll also hear my word for the year (announced here first!!) And how I’m living it, month by month. If you’re done setting goals, bracing for life and ready to feel good on purpose, this one’s for you.   🔗 Links & Resources: Join From Force to Flow [https://www.thelesliemedley.com/from-forced-to-flow]: My free week-long activation beginning February 17th Enter Spirit Tribe [https://www.thelesliemedley.com/spirit-tribe]:My online home for healing, embodiment & liberated leadership. Use code: FOUNDERSRATE to lock in a discounted rate for the lifetime of your membership!!  Listen to the last two year's episodes [https://www.thelesliemedley.com/podcasts/liberated] where I share the process for choosing your word for the year. (Episode 29. Your Most Liberated Year Yet + Episode 10. End of Year Reflections, Welcoming 2024, My Word for the Year + How to Choose Your) Connect with Me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thelesliemedley/]: Come tell me your word for the year!!