Staring Down the Beast

The Awakening

The Awakening is Leslie's solo journey into the powerful,unstoppable energy that's been coursing through her these past several years. It's playful, it's alive, it's electric—and she doesn't want to contain it. This where she lets it spill out, unfiltered and unapologetic. Through reflections, and raw honesty, she is opening the door to the energy that's been waiting to be unleashed, inviting you to feel it, connect with it, and maybe even wake up to your own.

Before it's too Late

What Are You Waiting For is Leslie is calling it like it is: life is short, and waiting gets you nowhere. In this solo podcast, Leslie speaks powerfully and rawly about urgency, truth, and the fire it takes to stop putting things off and start living fully now. No fluff, no sugarcoating—just real talk about breaking through hesitation and claiming the life you were meant to live.

Staring Down the Beast

In this episode, Leslie candidly shares about a current mess and the whispers in the dark that tried to pull her under. But she is facing it sober, and her sobriety is strong, even when life goes sideways. This episode is honest and unfiltered about what it takes to fight the whispers of the beast with everything that she has learned and put it back to sleep -one day at a time.

Guest: Victoria Vanstone on Laughing Through Recovery

In this episode, Leslie welcomes Victoria Vanstone—better known as Drunk Mummy Sober Mummy and host of the award-winning Sober Awkward podcast. Victoria is a writer, blogger, and podcaster who shares candidly about motherhood, alcohol, and her zig-zag journey to alcohol-free living. She's also the author of two award-winning memoirs, A Thousand Wasted Sundays and Mumming: A Year of Trying (and Failing) to Be a Better Parent.

Guest: Jess Lahey on The Gift of Prevention: A conversation on Alcohol and our kids.

Leslie Shapiro sits down with Jessica Lahey, New York Times bestselling author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation. A veteran teacher and writer, Jess has spent decades in classrooms, working with middle and high school students as well as teens in rehab, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post. In this conversation, Leslie and Jess dive into the messy realities of parenting, education, addiction, and recovery. With her trademark mix of honesty and empathy, Jess offers clarity on how we can show up for kids—and ourselves—through failure, resilience, and the work of repair. They also touch on her experiences co-hosting the #AmWriting podcast and even helping to bring The Stinky and Dirty Show to life on Amazon.