The Deliberate Exchange - Navigating Stress, Sobriety & Self-Trust — One Deliberate Step at a Time
The Deliberate Exchange is a podcast for women ready to lead themselves through stress, sobriety, and self-trust — one deliberate step at a time.
Hosted by Chelsea — a stress and confidence coach, breathwork facilitator, and Interim Director of She Walks Canada — each episode offers mindset tools, emotional regulation practices, and real conversations that help you reclaim your power and presence.
Whether you're sober, sober-curious, or simply seeking deeper self-leadership, you'll find insights on stress relief, nervous system healing, and the mind-body connection. Expect solo episodes, some guest interviews, and practical guidance to help you stop performing and start becoming who you really are.
This is for women who want to feel calm, clear, and confident — and know their growth isn’t an accident... it’s a choice.
Podcasting since 2024 • 59 episodes
The Deliberate Exchange - Navigating Stress, Sobriety & Self-Trust — One Deliberate Step at a Time
Latest Episodes
Why Drinking Culture Keeps Women Burnt Out, Stressed, and Stuck EP 57
In this episode, I’m breaking down the hidden ways drinking culture keeps women overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected from themselves, even if they “don’t drink that much.”After seeing a reel glamorizing wine and mocking Dry January, ...
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Healing the Father Wound: Masculine Templates, Breathwork, and the Legacy of My Stepdad EP 56
This episode is a love letter, and a reckoning, with the man who meant the world to me.As the six-year anniversary of my stepdad’s passing approaches, I find myself reflecting on who he knew me as (a stressed, drinking woman working in c...
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Why We Keep Choosing What Hurts (Even When We Know Better) EP 55
You know those moments when you catch yourself doing the exact thing you swore you wouldn’t do again — and you know better — but you still do it?In this episode, I share the surprisingly relatable story of my too-hot showers (ye...
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When Speaking Your Truth Makes You “Too Much”: Spiritual Gaslighting, Fawning, and Standing in Integrity EP 54
In this episode, I get real about spiritual gaslighting, nervous system fawning, and the moments that test your integrity the most.From being told I was “shaming” others for speaking truth about alcohol culture, to receiving an em...
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Do We Drink to Stay Small? How Alcohol Becomes a Form of Self-Protection and What It Takes to Expand Beyond It EP 53
Ever wondered why you kept drinking, even when part of you knew it was holding you back? In this episode, I talk about the truth behind alcohol and smallness: how drinking can become a subconscious form of protection that kee...
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