This week Levette sits down with former Congressional District 4 candidate, John Padora originally joining the race to replace incumbent Lauren Boebert. They discuss a wide range of topics ranging from the current war to the genuine concerns about how we got here, where we are going as a country, and more.

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In this episode, I sit down with my friend Dr. Seher, a pelvic floor therapist, to talk about the part of the body most of us were never taught to understand but deeply need to. We explore how the pelvic floor connects to stress, trauma, anxiety, digestion, sexuality, and our nervous system, and why so many people are disconnected from this powerful center. This conversation is grounding, eye-opening, and an invitation to feel safer, softer, and more at home in our bodies.

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xoxo, V

In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on what it actually looks like to create content and host a podcast behind the scenes. The effort, the resistance, the self-doubt, the many reasons I could've skipped recording... and why I show up anyways.

This episode isn't for today's version of me. It's for the version of me years from now. The one who will reap the quiet, unseen fruits of showing up imperfectly. The one who benefited from the choices I made when no one was watching.

We don't see the results of our efforts right away. We plant seeds now and trust the future to meet us. That's what keeps me going.

I also talk about the importance of creating: not just acting on the idea, but sharing it. Putting your voice out there. Letting yourself be seen. Because creation doesn't fully complete it's cycle until it's released.

If this is the year you feel called to show up for yourself in a bigger way, you can do it. Truly. If I can, so can you.

And if what you need instead is to pause, reflect, review the year, plan for the next... or take your foot off the gas entirely, honor that too. Only you know what this season is asking of you.

See you next year. xoxo V💫