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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
Repeating Assignments: The Real Reason You Keep Fighting (Hint: It’s Not Them) EP 47
Do you ever feel like you’re having the same fight with your partner on repeat? The same arguments about unspoken expectations, the same resentment building when your needs aren’t met?
Here’s the truth: it’s not really about them. These fights are repeating assignments—patterns designed to show you where you’ve been outsourcing your needs and validation instead of meeting them within yourself.
In this episode, I break down:
✨ What repeating assignments are and why they happen
✨ How unspoken expectations fuel unnecessary conflict in relationships
✨ Why unmet needs often come from old childhood imprints—and how they can be re-written
✨ How longer breathwork journeys help release the emotional charge that keeps you stuck in the cycle
I share a personal story about being upset that my partner wasnt listening to this podcast, and how I realized it wasn’t his job to validate my work. That awareness—and the healing power of breathwork—helped me reclaim my needs instead of projecting them onto my relationship.
If you’re tired of fighting the same battles in your relationship, this episode will help you find clarity, break the cycle, and finally stop outsourcing your needs.
If you’re ready to start your journey, here’s where you can begin:
Steady: ($27) — 7 days of nervous system practices to help you get quick wins and feel grounded fast.
- Beyond The Label ($44) A self-paced mini course to help you explore your relationship with alcohol through the lens of the nervous system — and decide what’s right for your body, your peace, and your life — no labels required.
- The Personal Power Map ($75)— a personalized breakdown of your stress patterns, hidden strengths, and next power move, complete with a video report from me so you can feel my coaching style and energy.
- Freedom from Alcohol — Quit Drinking for Good … Without White-Knuckling, Relapse, or Labels
- And if you’re craving high-touch, transformational support, I also offer 1:1 mentorship.
You don’t need more random information from instagram—you need tools, practices, and perspective that actually help you feel different.
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