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Metamorphosis

Open Heart with Lu Leslan

Open Heart with Lu Leslan
Metamorphosis
May 14, 2026
Lu Leslan

What if transformation isn't something you choose? In this episode, Lu explores metamorphosis as a magical, unstoppable and risky process happening in all of us—visible and invisible, in darkness and in light. She shares the butterfly's secret (complete dissolution before emergence), a deeply personal story about bringing a premature infant into the world, and why our tears are the seeds of transformation. Three profound questions anchor the episode: Does anyone know another person completely? Does it matter what my children think of me as a human being? Can humans trust each other enough to make something greater than themselves?

SHOW NOTES:

IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Metamorphosis defined: meta meaning change, morphe meaning form
  • The butterfly's secret: complete dissolution before emergence
  • The real risk: a fetus and womb—neither knows what the other will become
  • Personal story: bringing a premature infant into the world
  • Tears as seeds of transformation—our yearning for more humanity
  • Three questions: knowing others, children's perceptions, collective trust
  • The transformation process needs no approval, no permission—only trust
  • The practice: noticing dissolution, sitting in not-knowing

QUOTE: "The caterpillar doesn't cry. But we do."

SHARE YOUR STORY: lu@leslancreativestudio.com

NEXT EPISODE: Break Free – The Season 2 finale.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Lu's first documentary: Take a Bow: The Ingrid Clarfield Story (2011)