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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
How things started to unravel in my life EP 73
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Part two of the series. In this episode, I talk about what unraveling actually looked like in my life. (you can go back and listen to part 1 here)
There wasn't anything catastrophic. I didn't lose my job, my license, my relationship etc.
Talking about the slow build of stress, overworking, drinking, loneliness, and pushing through everything like I should be able to handle it.
From the outside, I was high-functioning. Working, social, showing up.
But behind that, I was so exhausted. Snapping at people. Collapsing at the end of the day. Drinking more than I want to admit. Putting myself in situations that didn’t feel aligned… and then waking up and doing it all over again.
This is the part of the story most people don’t talk about.
The phase where nothing is obviously broken, but something about the way you’re living just… isn’t working anymore.
I also share what was happening at the time, divorce, grief, work pressure, and how I kept trying to fix the feeling by changing things around me, without ever really looking at what was going on inside.
If you’ve ever felt like you “should” be able to handle your life, but everything still feels harder than it should…
this episode will probably hit.
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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