Returning guest and friend of the show Aaron Nelsen joins Leah for a candid and heartfelt conversation in our season two finale. Together, they dive into the complexities of bringing emotional baggage into new relationships, unpack evolving gender roles, and explore what it really means to have self-agency in love and life.

Leah sits down with author Dr. Holly Berkley Fletcher to pull back the curtain on the hidden world of missionary life. As an MK (missionary kid) herself, Leah brings a deeply personal lens to this conversation, exploring the joys, struggles and untold stories that rarely make it into the newsletter.

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Author Gloria Masters didn't have the childhood she deserved, but she's turned her adulthood into a mission: advocating for children's safety and rights. From teaching kids not to talk to the creepy guy at church to empowering parents not to force hugs, Gloria gives us practical steps to keep the children in our lives safe and help them learn to advocate for themselves.

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Globe trotting, country counting and living continents away from "home", Leah talks with Bella Malek about growing up overseas.

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When imposter syndrome becomes your personality. In an unfiltered ad-lib session, Leah shares what has worked for her and what she's glad she didn't know before quitting her job.

Ali Mau kept her abuse private for four decades before speaking publicly and in her memoir, No Words For This, she returns to that story with fresh clarity.

In this episode, the Australian-born, New Zealand investigative journalist—best known for her reporting on the #MeToo movement—speaks about surviving abuse, reporting on it in New Zealand and her latest chapter: co-founding Tika, an app connecting survivors and helping hold perpetrators to account. Tika means justice.

Content warning: This episode discusses sexual harassment and abuse. Listener discretion is advised.

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International journalist Richelle Carey quit her job to become a mom, adopting her son Avery at 49. After years of waiting for happiness to find her, she decided to create it herself—and now believes that joy, and even family, can be a choice.

Essence article ft. Richelle Carey