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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.
The Deliberate Exchange - Navigating Stress, Sobriety & Self-Trust — One Deliberate Step at a Time
Why Breathwork Changes Everything: Trauma, Addiction, and Reclaiming Self with Anthony Abbagnano EP 38
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This conversation would not have been possible without breathwork.
Literally.
Months ago, in a breathwork journey, I voice journaled about someone I felt was meant to cross my path. I didn’t know who it was, only that “their name starts with A.” Fast forward to an email on behalf of Anthony Abbagnano, founder of Alchemy of Breath… and here we are.
Anthony is a pioneering breathwork expert and founder of Alchemy of Breath, the world's top-rated breathwork institute. He has helped thousands transform their lives through free weekly Breathe The World sessions, Facilitator Training, and BreathCamp retreats at ASHA in Tuscany, Italy.
In this episode, Anthony and I explore the deep, wide impact of breathwork—on healing trauma, resolving addiction, accessing creativity, and reclaiming the parts of ourselves we’ve left behind.
We talk about:
- Why breath is the fastest way to shift your state and build long-term nervous system capacity
- How inner child healing through breathwork can resolve the root of addictive patterns
- The importance of reconnecting with the person wounded by trauma—not just the trauma itself
- How breathwork is being used in corporate settings and leadership development
- Why trying to convince others to do breathwork doesn’t work—and what actually invites them in
Whether you're breathwork-curious or years into this practice, this conversation is filled with wisdom, warmth, and grounded insight. Anthony shares from decades of experience—not just as a facilitator, but as someone who’s walked through the fire of trauma and come out transformed.
🎧 Plus, if you’ve ever felt like breathwork was calling you into a bigger life, or a deeper sense of purpose… let this be your nudge.
🌀 Learn more at www.alchemyofbreath.com
📕 Buy Anthony's book Outer Chaos, Inner Calm at https://www.amazon.com/Outer-Chaos-Inner-Anthony-Abbagnano/dp/1068228601
Explore my upcoming breathwork journeys + resources: click here
Ways to continue the work:
🔁 Ongoing support: The Deliberate Practice — a steady rhythm of nervous system regulation, breathwork, and integration.
Free: The Complete Guide to Quitting Drinking .. a nervous-system-based guide for understanding cravings, stress, and stop/start cycles.
🧭 Personalized clarity: The Personal Power Map — a personalized nervous system and identity audit with a video walkthrough.
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