The Consciously (Un)Curated Podcast

What’s Holding You Back?

In this episode Michelle and Lesley talk about the big emotions that come from feeling stuck and not seeing a clear path forward, and the cultural pressure that many of us feel about being ‘undefined’.  Lesley shares an up close and personal story from her life and her realization of how certain traumas can certainly create limiting beliefs when we let them.  We grapple with the reality of how much the body keeps the score and share some things we are doing to find healing.  We learn that changing our mindset and certain patterns of behavior can help us push forward to a better reality.  We talk about the fear we experience and what works for us to get ‘unstuck’.  We address the importance of being able to feel all the feels and still move forward as our authentic healthy self…without shame, and sometimes that means to just REST!  What does THAT mean, let’s talk about it.
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The Myths of Aging

In this episode Michelle and Lesley have the really tough conversation about what it feels like to be getting older and dive deep into the frustration of our cultural perceptions of “The Aging”.  We talk about how we are learning to change our perspective and we share a few little tips (and maybe ONE big one) for making the aging journey just a little more palatable.  
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IKIGAI, Reason for Being, Purpose...whatevs!

In this episode Michelle and Lesley unpack 4 practical questions anyone can ask that helped us truly define what is driving us forward.  We talk about the freedom we have found in releasing expectations about outcomes, process and what we thought life should be. We provide examples from our lives of just doing that ONE first small step that helped give us the courage to then take another; along with how to overcome being paralyzed by “The Plan”.  It’s a GOOD ONE!!!!
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Who Do I Believe I Am?

In this episode we talk about the impact of our own perception and the perceptions of others about us.   We discuss how our past history, our childhoods have impacted the people that we become, we break down nature and nurture and the function they have had on our beliefs and the perception we have of ourselves.  We share a little about ourselves as children and the misbeliefs that we have had about who we are and ultimately the importance of surrounding ourselves with others who will love us, inspire us, believe in us…just as we are!!  These people will always remind us who our true self is as we discover how essential it is to believe in our perfect purpose.  
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The NEEDY Episode

In this episode we get down to the nitty gritty about navigating tough relationships.  We talk about all different kinds of relationships, what we need to do to maintain healthy relationships, how to stay authentic, what resolution looks like and how to protect our hearts.  We look at the difference between friendships that are for seasons, reasons and lifetimes and the blessing of each of them.  
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Let’s Make A Deal!!!

In this episode Michelle and Lesley talk about how they start their new year and what overwhelms them and what keeps them going.  We discuss the importance of our significant relationships and specific things we know that maintain those.  January can be really tough and overwhelming, so how do we keep going when we’re in the deep freeze? We share the things we’ve learned over the past year and what we desire moving forward.  We admit that being uncomfortable and doing the hard thing is ESSENTIAL but allowing hard conversation, making time for deep meaningful relationships (especially with people who may be different from you) will enrich our lives and are necessary for our growth.  
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”Smile and Wave Guys” - Finding Peace at Christmas

In this episode we share some traditions getting ready for Christmas and what that has meant to our now grown children.  We talk about the importance of slowing down and little tidbits for finding peace during the holidays, while discussing the benefits of being in “The Waiting”.  Michelle and Lesley talk about what really brings JOY in the chaos.  We then share about how we get through Christmas “Family Dynamics” and hope that you’ll join us as we bring you our big takeaways of what we’ve learned over the years. 
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True North...Where’s that????

In this episode Michelle and Lesley discuss the reality of feeling like we are in the messy middle when we are TRYING to get to our True North.  We take a minute to look at what is ONE thing that really allows us to see our true north and remembering that heading to True North doesn’t often look like a straight line…and aren’t we glad!  Sometimes, just committing to be totally IN this season can be the peace that we need to keep going.  
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Control Freak: Am I?

In this episode Lesley and Michelle reveal the other person’s control freak tendencies and have some fun laughing together and at each other.  Then we dive deep into how our tendencies can be driven by fear and at times make others feel unseen and maybe even mistrusted.  We discuss some strategies for moving into a place of more grace with others and ourselves by looking at the difference between desiring excellence and needing to be in control.  Takeaways: Control doesn’t always mean negative, cleaning your space and being organized can help clean and settle your headspace, ‘aggressive’ is not the same as ‘assertive’, welcome the voices of the people who care about you and truly desire the best for you.  
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The Purge: A Metaphor

In this episode we invite Kelly Smith a prominent Canadian Fashion Designer in to do a closet(soul) edit for us.  We show how the process of building an intentional wardrobe can encourage you to LOVE your body.  Then Kelly provides a few fashion tips for having a few garments that can help you SHINE!  Michelle also reveals her struggles as she whittles her wardrobe down to a few favourite things that make her now feel confident and sexy.  We spend our time together discussing the idea that we can often use clothing as armour to hide our (perceived)flaws, yet how can we embrace getting dressed in the day to enhance and inspire us to be the women we are striving to be. 
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