We're taught to only celebrate the "big" stuff — graduations, weddings, promotions, buying a house. But what about the boundary you finally set? The toxic relationship you walked away from? The morning you got out of bed and showed up for yourself even though it was hard?

This week, Lisa and Desi are celebrating 10 episodes and 150+ downloads across multiple countries (!) — and using that milestone as a launchpad into a conversation about why we struggle to celebrate ourselves, and how to start.

In this episode, we cover:

• 🎉 Celebrating 10 episodes and 150+ downloads across the globe
• Why society only teaches us to celebrate "big" milestones (graduation, marriage, promotions, kids)
• The non-traditional milestones that deserve celebration too: healing through hard seasons, setting boundaries, leaving toxic relationships, showing up consistently
• Why we struggle to celebrate ourselves — productivity culture, comparison, and chasing the next goal
• The celebration frequency: how receiving and gratitude open you up to manifesting more
• Emotional milestones worth celebrating: responding instead of reacting, asking for help, releasing old labels, trusting yourself more deeply
• Creating your own celebration rituals — big or small
• Lisa's celebration: completing 40 days of 3:30am morning sadhana practice as part of her kundalini certification
• Desi's celebration: 90 women signing up for Sacred Return, Little Girl, Big Healing

Reflection Questions:

1. What growth have I been overlooking?
2. Where am I minimizing my progress?
3. What am I celebrating this week?

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We've made healing feel way too heavy — and this episode is the permission slip to change that.

Lisa and Desi get into one of the most important (and most overlooked) parts of the healing journey: play. Not as a reward for doing the work, but as the work itself. Because somewhere between growing up and getting responsible, most of us stopped doing the things that made us feel most alive — and our inner child is still waiting for us to come back.

In this episode:

• Why healing isn't just shadow work and therapy — it's joy, laughter, and getting on the swings
• What your inner child actually is (hint: it's not just your five-year-old self)
• The masks we started wearing at 7-9 years old — and how they're still running the show today
• People pleasing, perfectionism, overachieving, "I don't care" — which one is yours?
• How to reparent yourself without blaming your parents
• Real talk: what happens when your inner child gets triggered at work in real time
• Simple, intentional ways to bring play back into your actual life

Journal prompts from this episode:

• What brings me genuine joy?
• When was the last time I played just for fun?
• What masks from childhood am I still wearing?

At some point, healing becomes less about fixing yourself and more about fully living your life. This episode is that reminder.

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In this episode, Desi and Lisa explore the powerful connection between healing, self-trust, and using your voice. They dive into why so many women suppress their emotions, needs, and truth, and what happens when those feelings remain unexpressed.

Together, they discuss the conditioning that teaches us to stay quiet, the fear of being judged or misunderstood, and the impact emotional repression can have on our bodies, relationships, and overall well-being.

This conversation is an invitation to stop abandoning yourself, start honoring your truth, and recognize that using your voice is one of the most powerful healing tools you have.

What You'll Hear

• Why speaking your truth matters for healing and personal growth
• The connection between your voice and self-trust
• Why so many people suppress their emotions and needs
• Fear of rejection, conflict, and being misunderstood
• What happens in the body when emotions are not expressed
• "The Body Keeps the Score" and how emotional suppression can create dis-ease
• Why emotions are energy in motion and are meant to be felt and expressed
• The cost of staying silent: resentment, burnout, disconnection, and people-pleasing
• Practical ways to begin using your voice in everyday life
• How honesty creates deeper relationships, stronger boundaries, and more alignment

Reflection Questions

• What truth am I afraid to express?
• What would change if I trusted my voice more?

We're extending our giveaway through the end of June 🤍

Leave a rating or review for the podcast and get entered to win:

• A 30-minute Akashic Records session with Desi
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If this conversation resonates with you, we'd love to invite you to join us for Sacred Return on 6/14/2026.

Sacred Return is a FREE 8 day live online healing experience for women who are ready to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and return to the little girl within. Through inner child healing, nervous system regulation, breathwork, and guided healing practices, you'll learn how to feel safer, softer, and more at home within yourself.

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