You've probably been told to manage your stress. Breathe more. Sleep more. Do less.

But nobody really talks about WHY it's so hard to actually get there. Why the body stays braced, why rest feels impossible, why you can do everything right and still feel like you're running on empty.

This episode is about that. The thing underneath the thing. Fourteen years of guiding people in the work on themselves has shown me one pattern more than any other, and today, it gets its own episode.

If you've ever felt like calm is a place other people get to live, this one's for you.

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If you've ever been curious about energy work but not sure where to start (or whether to believe any of it), this one's for you.

In this episode, Courtney sits down with her friend Katie Walton for one of those conversations that starts with "wait, but what even is energy?" and ends somewhere surprisingly tender. Together, Courtney and Katie wander through some genuinely big questions: what reiki actually is and how energy healing works, why so many of us live almost entirely from the neck up, and what happens in the body when we finally slow down enough to feel something. They talk about the culture of emotional repression, the 60-90 second window of pure emotion, cannabis and social connection, mindful recovery, and what it means to be in good relationship with the world around you. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, Courtney receives a great reflection: that her own challenge and struggle is exactly what makes it possible to transmit peace to others, not in spite of it, but because of it.

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✨Friday May 1st ✨Friday September 18th ✨Friday December 18th

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In this episode, Courtney names something that's long been foundational to her life and work, but rarely spoken about publicly: her spiritual self.

She gets into what it actually means to live a spiritual life without performing it, why she's been hesitant to share this part of herself, and how American culture tends to struggle with spirituality that doesn't fit neatly into religious boxes or trend-driven wellness aesthetics.

She also shares her perspective on the rise of psychedelic therapies and spiritual spaces and why tending to your foundations first isn't optional, it's everything.

If you've ever felt spiritual but couldn't quite name it, or found yourself somewhere between faith and skepticism, this one's for you.

Teachers mentioned directly or indirectly in this episode:

• Pura Vita Wellness - Cosetta Romani & Ivo Grossi
• BWell - Nala Walla
• corinna rosella

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