Ep 13: Real Life (Queer) Romance is WAY BETTER than the Movies

Ep 15: Don't You Dare Settle, My Love

This is an encouraging big sis' love note for the moments you need it most! Carving a new path for yourself is no joke. It can be easy to doubt that your dreams and desires are worth holding out for. I've been there more times than I can count. And...it is essential that you do not settle along the way, love. We have no idea how good things can get for us and holding space for our dreams can feel so daunting, especially when we don't have any signs that they can happen for us. In this episode, I share candidly with you about 3 times - in work, in lineage patterns, and in love - that I nearly settled in life-defining ways and I'M SO GRATEFUL I DIDN'T! I do not hold back in this episode and that's on purpose. These moments of clarity are raw and real and we need to share more about them more often! My hope is that you turn to this episode when you need a boost of inspiration, sacred reminders, and big sis' energy hug because your dreams are awaiting you. But first, you need to make room for them by believing you can have them. Enjoy your listen! Be sure to share with a friend who needs to hear it, too. Looking for aligned, magical community centering our soul dreams, connective community gab sessions, and getting back to our art? JOIN THE SOFTEN COLLECTIVE WAITLIST - We begin Saturday, June 20th, 2026!: https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/tscwaitlist [https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/tscwaitlist] SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW for weekly Monday episode drops by season. :) So happy you're here! Happy Softening! Receive gentle, soulful, practical reminders of how to soften in real life! Join my SOFTEN LOVE LETTERS email community for FREE here: https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/softenupoptin [https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/softenupoptin] Curious about anchoring your own sustainable, unique take on softening in your own life? Is soulful transformation knocking on your door asking you to align your life to what means the absolute most to you? Check out more info about MENTORING with me here: https://krystalalexandria.com/ease-mentoring [https://krystalalexandria.com/ease-mentoring] Follow Krystal on Instagram for soften reminders, soulful life inspo, and big sis' mentoring wisdom: https://www.instagram.com/krystal.alexandria/ [https://www.instagram.com/krystal.alexandria/]

Ep 14: Get UNSTUCK by CREATING Again

Today, we soften how we're thinking about our over consumption in a highly digitized world in favor of getting creating again! Your inner creative, artist, and visionary has the digital odds stacked against them. We wonder why we can't get over our phone addictions and get to creating. Your big sis', Krystal, is here to give some higher level perspective as to why that is happening and some ideas of what to do about it. We need to let go of the pressure that it's all on us to figure it out by ourselves -AND- remember that it's not our fault that this is happening in the first place! We're gonna talk about - How the phone addiction is real and very much not your fault - My definitive pattern interruption that shifted everything in breaking out of digital overconsumption into creating again - The anti-perfectionist meandering that is my new relationship with creating. Hint: It's so fun! - A very special idea for where we go from here when it comes to reclaiming your inner creator and artist! JOIN THE SOFTEN COLLECTIVE WAITLIST - We begin Saturday, June 20th, 2026!: https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/tscwaitlist [https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/tscwaitlist] SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW for weekly Monday episode drops by season. :) So happy you're here! Happy Softening! Receive gentle, soulful, practical reminders of how to soften in real life! Join my SOFTEN LOVE LETTERS email community for FREE here: https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/softenupoptin [https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/softenupoptin] Curious about anchoring your own unique and sustainable take on softening in your own life? Are you craving alignment with what means the absolute most to you? Check out more info about MENTORING with me here: https://krystalalexandria.com/ease-mentoring [https://krystalalexandria.com/ease-mentoring]

Ep 13: Real Life (Queer) Romance is WAY BETTER than the Movies

We were all sold a very fanciful, grand gesture-laden (not to mention solely heterosexual) perception of romance. It's this dreamy “something” that only happened to the chosen few and we were dependent on some man out there to decide one day to make romance a reality for us who longed for love beyond the ending credits of our favorite rom-coms. I remember what an impossible scenario it felt like to have real-life romance. It turns out true, lasting romance looks hella different than I was sold. As a person who thought they had to work really hard for someone’s love and attention, it is deeply healing to not have to. In today's episode, I share about: - the arc from my rom-com-obsessed 20's to my love drenched 40's (oh boy, did romance look SO different in real life!) - unlocking my queerness from deep within and how it really leveled up the quality of dates I was going on - how my wife and I took our absolute favorite romantic date and immortalized it as our engagement story (it's so dang cute omg) - realizing that the most romantic moments are the simplest ones and I'm not shy on sharing examples of those sweet moments No matter who you love, I hope you know you’re worthy of real-deal romance in your life. Let yourself dream up what acts of love would feel so good to receive from someone else. Try not to talk yourself out of it or let doubt ruin the fun. Let yourself want it. Let yourself tuck it away in your heart. Before you know it, you’ll be so happy you did when it starts to arrive in your life. Want more? Check out my Substack article that this episode was inspired by (CUTE PHOTOS ALERT!) here: https://substack.com/@krystalalexandria/p-146303028 [https://substack.com/@krystalalexandria/p-146303028] SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW for weekly Monday episode drops by season. :) So happy you're here! Happy Softening! Receive gentle, soulful, practical reminders of how to soften in real life! Join my SOFTEN LOVE LETTERS email community for FREE here: https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/softenupoptin [https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/softenupoptin] Curious about anchoring your own unique and sustainable take on softening in your own life? Are you craving alignment with what means the absolute most to you? Check out more info about MENTORING with me here: https://krystalalexandria.com/ease-mentoring [https://krystalalexandria.com/ease-mentoring]

Ep 12: Fall in love with LIVE PIVOTS (& being a lil selfish)

Maybe it's a knowing you can't shake… Maybe intuitive signs are surfacing everywhere… Maybe you're sick of kicking your dreams down the road for “someday”… Having an inner nudge that you need to pivot something can bring up a lot. But if I may offer up a little big sis' advice: It's worth exploring it. Every time. Additionally, how do we navigate being "selfish" by putting ourselves first when life pivots happen? How do we deal with what others whom we love might think about it all? Today's Soften Up episode is a two part-er exploring: PART ONE: The Power of the Pivot is: - a gentle hug for you if you find yourself (or know someone) amidst transition or are considering it - filled with some practical examples of how my most helpful tool -- my intuition -- guides me through transformative times - reminding you of how amazing transitions and transformation can be even if it feels like anything but 🫣 PART TWO: Should we consider others or be "selfish" includes practical tools for: - How to use your core values and personal priorities to help guide your next pivot steps - Keep at the forefront your own sovereignty and soul guidance - Relatable examples from my own life pivots that required me to be “selfish” - How your human design authority is a built-in, invaluable tool - Essential reminders that this is your precious life and why listening to yourself is necessary When I look back on my life, I have my pivots to thank for sourcing my future books with endless adventures, tales, and naughty, bold, brazen life choices that make me look back and feel proud that I truly LIVED my life. I hope you find a gem in this one to fortify you as you ponder what else is possible in your life. <3 SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW for weekly Monday episode drops by season. :) So happy you're here! Happy Softening! Receive gentle, soulful, practical reminders of how to soften in real life! Join my SOFTEN LOVE LETTERS email community for FREE here: https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/softenupoptin [https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/softenupoptin] Curious about anchoring your own unique and sustainable take on softening in your own life? Are you craving alignment with what means the absolute most to you? Check out more info about MENTORING with me here: https://krystalalexandria.com/ease-mentoring [https://krystalalexandria.com/ease-mentoring]

Ep 11: We are the VIBE MAKERS

When you imagine a future world you feel PROUD to be a part of co-creating, what do you see? What do you envision? What do you want to feel on the daily? As a creative, intuitive, and natural leader, do you realize you're a part of where we go from here? We are the VIBE MAKERS, in fact. Vibes are more than woo woo. Our entire world is created from frequency vibrations. Energy. Do you know that you're a powerful part of setting the tone in the spaces you inhabit? In this episode of Soften Up, I share with you my TOP 7 cornerstones for what sets us up for raising the vibe of any room we're in. I have a feeling you're really gonna vibe with them. See what I did there? ;) The best part? These are just mine! What are yours? What are the cornerstones for how you show up in the world that help contribute to shifting the vibe in the direction that you want to see in our shared collective future? SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW for weekly Monday episode drops by season. :) So happy you're here! Happy Softening! Receive gentle, soulful, practical reminders of how to soften in real life! Join my SOFTEN LOVE LETTERS email community for FREE here: https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/softenupoptin [https://krystalalexandria.myflodesk.com/softenupoptin] Curious about anchoring your own unique and sustainable take on softening in your own life? Are you craving alignment with what means the absolute most to you? Check out more info about MENTORING with me here: https://krystalalexandria.com/ease-mentoring [https://krystalalexandria.com/ease-mentoring]