Stay ConnectedA conversation about the complicated endeavor of beginning again — letting go, being a beginner, walking with ourselves through change, and the vulnerability of opening up to new life. Hosted by Leeana Tankersley.
Leeana is a writer, mom of three, and storyteller. She is the author of five books, including her newest: Always We Begin Again: Stepping Into the Next, New Moment.
We assume that personal expansion comes through our success, strategic thinking, and capacities. Leeana shares about the actual secret to expansion, growth, and transformation. Spoiler alert: What we see as only reductive is usually the fertile soul for expansion.
Leeana and Elaine Hamilton, founder and director of the Soul Care House therapy practice in San Diego, talk about life after loss. The good, the bad, the ugly, and — of course — the manic painting episodes. (This conversation was originally recorded in June).
Leeana talks with Physical Therapist and wellness expert, Melanie Connell (www.remedypt.com) about reconnecting with our bodies through movement, mindfulness, nourishment, and breath work.
We spend too much time listening to diminishing voices and not enough time listening to those voices that offer truth and wisdom. In this episode, Leeana shares about her own practice of listening and how it has changed everything for her.
Allowing our vulnerability and need to be witnessed by others can be challenging. What would it be like for us to allow others into those spaces of our lives where we feel imperfect, incapacitated, or just plain needy?
Is there a precious, fragile, wounded part of you that is calling all the shots? Are you trying your best to "adult," but something is holding you back? Is it time to release the burden you are carrying, and instead receive some rest?
Bestselling author and podcaster, Emily P. Freeman, joins the show for this episode. Emily and Leeana talk about barriers to beginning as well as practices that will help you take your next right step.
Is God inviting you to put something out into the world? Even after disappointment? Even after criticism? Even after uncertainty? Is God asking you to begin again -- return, reinvest, respond?
“I’m afraid that sometimes there’ll be lonely games, too. Games you can’t win ‘cause you’ll play against you.” -Dr. Suess, Oh the Places You’ll Go
We cannot bully ourselves into new territory. We have to believe ourselves there.
What do you need to leave behind in order to begin again?
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