As someone committed to supporting personal growth, healing, and transformation, I’ve often found myself facing the tension between the realities of keeping a business afloat — and the desire to ensure that these offerings remain accessible. That tension has grown more palpable over time.

That’s why I’m excited to announce that I’m now adopting a “green bottle” sliding-scale pricing model, inspired by the work of Worts & Cunning Apothecary and their founder Alexis J. Cunningfolk.

There’s a moment many women quietly carry in midlife. It isn’t always dramatic. It doesn’t arrive with ceremony. It’s more like noticing the soft click of a door closing behind you — the realization that the world has stopped seeing you in the ways it once did.

Anxiety is part of being human. Sometimes it arrives as a quiet hum in the background, and other times it feels like it’s taking up all the space in the room. It’s not proof that something is “wrong” with you—it’s a signal from your body and mind that they’re carrying a lot.

Here are some ways to meet anxiety with presence and kindness.

I woke up at 3 a.m. a few days ago with this phrase echoing through my head:

Humanity, not strategy.

What the heck does that mean?

At first, I chalked it up to a dream fragment—maybe something leftover from a conversation or podcast. But the words kept circling in my thoughts, nudging me to pay attention. As someone who listens when something persistent shows up, I got curious.

And I realized: these three words are quietly shaping how I move forward.

When I reflect on the way I engage with clients, I am deeply guided by principles that sustain a journey of healing, empowerment, and true embodiment. These are values I hold close—values that align beautifully with the core values of Leslie Reiki.

A sound healing + soul coaching session

Come home to yourself in this two-part offering designed to gently attune you to your inner truth.

So many of us are taught to override our inner wisdom, to keep going even when something within is crying out for acknowledgement. Soul Liberation Life Coaching is an invitation to do the opposite—to slow down, listen deeply, and come home to the truth of who you are beneath the masks and stories.

This work isn’t about striving, fixing, or hustling for worth. It’s about shedding what was never yours to carry and reclaiming the sacred self that’s been here all along.

There are moments in life when the ground beneath our feet seems to shift. A job changes, a relationship ends, a new phase begins, or the world around us reveals itself to be more unpredictable than we realized. And in those moments, the steady rhythm we’ve come to rely on can fall silent.

Anxiety rushes in like a tide.

It’s not always loud. Sometimes it hums just beneath the surface—tight shoulders, shallow breath, a foggy mind trying to grasp something solid. Other times, it crackles like static, making it hard to concentrate or sleep. It can come with a litany of “what ifs,” or a hollow sense that something is wrong, even if you can’t name what.

In pulling cards this morning, I received a message of freedom. When I’m working on particular themes or patterns, I often receive confirmation via oracle/tarot card pulls. As it happens, Freedom is my word for 2025. I don’t ever sit down with an intention to choose a word. Often times, the word or phrase will make itself known in meditation, dream state, oracle readings etc. If I don’t acknowledge it or work with it, the messages can become more frequent or insistent. The part of this message that really stood out for me was this: “select meanings that empower you”. It sounds simple, right? When we take moments of quiet or stillness, it’s much more obvious which patterns we are following out of habit or embedded neural grooves.

What do you want your default patterns to look like? Feel like?

At Leslie Reiki, our embodiment coaching is a powerful journey that bridges the gap between mind and body, leading to profound personal growth and holistic well-being. But what exactly is embodiment coaching, and how can it benefit you?