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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
What Started to Change Part 3 EP 74
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In this episode, I talk about what actually started to change after burnout, overworking, drinking, and feeling completely disconnected from myself.
The real shift.
What it looked like to stop pretending my life was working, and start doing things differently.
I share what led me to quit drinking, how therapy and grief work helped (and where they didn’t), and the moment I experienced breathwork in a way that changed how I understood stress in my body.
This isn’t about quick fixes or mindset shifts.
It’s about what actually changed in my day-to-day life, removing alcohol, working with my body instead of overriding it, and starting to rebuild self-trust in a real way.
If you’re in a place where you know something isn’t working, but you’re not sure what actually creates change…
this episode is for you.
Looking for somewhere to have conversations like this?
Every Wednesday at 8 PM EST, I host a free community call for women who are sober, alcohol-free, or questioning their relationship with alcohol. We talk about the stuff that comes with choosing to live differently... the rebuilding, the relationships, the identity shifts, the hard days, and figuring out what you actually want your life to look like now.
You don't need to have it all figured out, and you don't need to be a certain number of days, months or years alcohol-free. Come listen, share, connect, and be around other women who get it.
Join us for free → https://thedeliberateone.com/the-deliberate-community
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