This morning I did a vision practice that lit up every cell in my body, the kind that reminds you that your dreams aren’t random, they’re invitations.
In this episode, I’m walking you through that same exercise.
It’s gentle, simple, and powerful enough to shift the way you carry yourself for the rest of the day.
Whether your dream is a whisper or a roar, this is your moment to feel it in your body, let it take shape, and remember that none of it is too small or too big for you.

Start your weekend with a gentle, guided reset. In this Embodied AF Saturday morning episode, Amber-Lea offers a 60-second mindfulness practice to soothe anxiety, calm overthinking, and give your nervous system a compassionate “good morning.”

If you tend to people-please, push through, or end the week feeling like you did “not enough,” this grounding ritual helps you slow down, breathe deeper, and reclaim your inner voic, no incense or hour-long meditation required.

Inside you’ll get:

• A simple breathwork cue to drop from your head into your body

• A micro-meditation for self-compassion and nervous system regulation

• A reminder that you’re not broken—you’re human (and doing a good job)

• A gentle nudge to make presence your weekend ritual, not your last resort

Perfect for: Saturday AM routines, coffee-in-hand reflection, busy brains, recovering perfectionists, and anyone craving a kinder pace.

If this gave you a little more breath and a lot more grace, tap follow/subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend who needs permission to pause today.
xo, Amber-Lea

After 20 powerful episodes of Unpolished Truths, Amber-Lea, Embodiment & Personal Sovereignty Coach, is back and this time, it’s deeper, rawer, and more embodied than ever.

In this special transition episode, Amber-Lea shares why the podcast is evolving into Embodied AF | a new space for women who are ready to stop performing healing and start living their truth.

This isn’t just a rebrand; it’s a reclamation.

Because real transformation doesn’t happen in your head, it happens in your body.

In this episode, you’ll hear the story behind the shift:
→ from mindset to embodiment
→ from survival to safety
→ from performing peace to living freedom

Amber-Lea opens up about what it means to embody your truth, heal your nervous system, and step into full personal sovereignty. She unpacks the lessons learned through somatic healing, trauma integration, feminine embodiment, and voice reclamation and what it really means to come home to yourself.

If you’ve been craving conversations that move beyond mindset and into the felt experience of liberation, this episode is your invitation.

Because truth-telling was never the end of the story | It was just the beginning of becoming Embodied AF.

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In this episode of Unpolished Truths, Amber-Lea invites you into the tender, liberating process of reclaiming your story. She reflects on her lifelong pattern of people-pleasing, the grief of relationships shifting, and the spiritual unlearning required to return to herself.

With honesty and softness, she speaks about learning to tell the truth without blame, trusting her body, and letting her faith evolve. From childhood writing to adult healing, this is a story about reclaiming your voice, honoring your inner wisdom, and choosing an authentic future, even when it costs you comfort.

If you’re walking your own path of self-discovery, this episode will feel like exhale.

Top Takeaways

• Claiming the parts of yourself you’ve been afraid to embrace is where freedom begins.

• Telling the truth isn’t about blame, it’s about liberation.

• People-pleasing often grows from wanting to keep the peace.

• Reclaiming faith + spirituality is deeply personal.

• Therapy + coaching can mirror your internal learning process.

• Caring too much about what others think keeps you stuck.

• Growth is slow, tender, and nonlinear.

• Writing is a powerful tool for healing + remembering.

• Releasing fear opens pathways to a new future.

If you've ever sat in a church pew wondering why your heart still felt heavy, this one's for you.

In this special episode, you're joining me on my morning walk, the rhythm of my steps matching the rhythm of my thoughts. This isn't a polished chat; it's an honest conversation about faith, fear, and finding your way home to yourself.

I grew up inside a high-control, fear-based religion - where obedience mattered more than curiosity, and questions felt like sin. For years, I tried to be the "good Christian girl," convinced that if I followed the rules perfectly, I'd finally feel worthy. But instead, I learned how to hide my doubt, silence my voice, and shrink my soul.

Eventually, I couldn't ignore the ache anymore. The God I was taught to fear didn't align with the love I'd come to know. And if this so-called "free will" came with eternal punishment, was it really free at all?

That's where my spiritual deconstruction began, not as rebellion, but as remembrance.

• What happens when belief is built on fear instead of freedom
• Why many of us unconsciously search for love and validation outside ourselves
• How healing begins when you remember you were never broken to begin with
• What "manifestation" really means when it's grounded in presence, not pressure

I share how the book Conversations with God cracked something open for me - reminding me that spirituality can be curious, embodied, and safe again. That maybe God, Source, or Spirit was never about hierarchy or shame, but connection.

And somewhere between all the questions and quiet mornings, I began to realize: I was born whole. I was never missing anything.

That truth changed everything.

Because when you stop chasing completeness in other people, in performance, or in religion - you start feeling the peace that's been waiting inside you all along.

This episode isn't about rejecting God. It's about rediscovering your own truth within God - within love, within presence, within you.

If you're navigating faith reconstruction, wrestling with spiritual abuse from evangelical Christianity or fundamentalist religion, or learning to trust yourself again after religious trauma, I hope you feel seen here. You're not alone. You're not crazy for questioning. You're not lost for leaving. You're actually finding your way home.

As we close, I invite you to take a deep breath. To remember that your healing doesn't need to be rushed. To trust that you're allowed to rebuild your spirituality in a way that feels safe, gentle, and real.

If you're craving a sacred space to keep doing that work - I want to invite you to something special.

The Soft Reset Retreat is for women who are ready to rest, reconnect, and return to themselves. It's a weekend of softness, healing, and remembering - surrounded by women who get it.

It's not about fixing yourself. It's about remembering yourself. About finding belonging in your own skin again. About breathing deeper, trusting your voice, and letting your soul exhale.

If your spirit's been whispering "I can't do this alone anymore," this is your invitation.

Join us at amberleaspeaks.com/softresetretreat

Because you were never broken. You were born whole, and it's time to remember. 💛

In this episode, I’m telling the truth about a season I know many of us find ourselves in, that space between who we are and who we’re becoming. The door in front of me is wide open. I can see the woman on the other side of it so clearly; brave, grounded, moving with conviction… and still, I’m standing here hesitating.

The truth is, I’ve been playing small. And honestly? It’s been working… at least in the short term. It’s safe here. It’s comfortable. After walking through a really hard season of life, that safety has felt like a relief. But lately, I’ve been realizing how seductive that comfort can be and how it quietly keeps me from stepping fully into the life, the calling, and the impact I know are waiting.

In this episode, I open up about what’s been holding me back, the fears that surface at the threshold, and how staying “almost ready” has become its own kind of story. I talk about the spiritual and emotional wrestling that happens when you can see what’s possible but haven’t fully said yes yet.

I also share how I’ve been navigating this season through micro-steps, voice memo reflections, and honest conversations with God — trusting that even if I don’t walk through the door today, my path won’t miss me.

If you’ve ever felt yourself lingering between comfort and calling, this one’s for you.

✨ In this episode, I share:

• Why playing small can feel easier (and even “work” for a while)

• How fear and spiritual hesitation show up when the door opens

• What micro-steps have been helping me build trust in myself again

• The tension between dreaming about “her” and becoming her

• A reminder that readiness isn’t a requirement for transformation

I hope this episode reminds you that you’re not alone on the threshold. Whether you’re navigating change, healing, spiritual growth, or a quiet identity shift… take a breath. You’re right on time.

Welcome back to Unpolished Truths. This isn’t a “big change” moment—it’s a return with a grateful heart. In this episode, I invite you to pause, breathe, and remember that you are not alone in the middle of being human.

Together, we’ll take a few mindful breaths, hold space for the heaviness so many of us are carrying, and reflect on what it means to live more authentically—beyond performance, beyond the masks, and into the tender truth of simply being.

If you’ve been longing for a reset, a moment to exhale, or just the reminder that your voice and presence matter—this conversation is for you.

🌿 Mentioned in this episode:
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Thank you for listening, for showing up for yourself, and for being part of this community. I’m honored to walk this path with you.

This isn’t just another episode, it’s an invitation.

In a world that feels heavy and divided, it’s easy to believe our voices don’t matter. I’ve told myself that story for much of my life. But the truth is: every word of compassion, every note of truth, every whisper of love adds to something greater.

In this episode of Unpolished Truths, I share why silence no longer serves us, how one voice can spark courage in another, and why our collective drops, though small, have the power to overflow into change.

If you’ve been staying quiet to keep the peace, may this remind you: your voice still matters. Together, we are unstoppable.

🎧 Listen in and consider: What would it look like if you added your drop?

This isn’t the episode I thought I’d be releasing after a long break. It comes in the wake of tragedy, the shooting of Charlie Kirk, and the heaviness of a world that feels fractured.

Instead of rushing back into business as usual, I wanted to pause and reflect on what remains true: that even in the face of violence and loss, there is a goodness that deserves to win. This episode is an offering of honesty, grief, and hope... a reminder that light still breaks through, that compassion still matters, and that we each have a part to play in letting goodness rise.

If you’ve been searching for a space to breathe, to remember, and to believe in something bigger than despair, this conversation is for you.

This episode is one of my rawest yet. A few weeks ago, I got news that shook me: my contract was ending. It wasn’t the first time in recent months I’d faced uncertainty, but this time there was no soft landing. The weight of it all sent me spiraling into self-doubt, questioning my path, my podcast, and even my worth.

I open up about:

• Facing the inner critic when life feels like déjà vu disappointment

• The pressure of birthdays and the stories we carry into each new year

• What a recent medicine journey revealed about the boxes of shame, blame, and pain I’ve buried deep

• Why this podcast is shifting from scripted to truly unfiltered — because my voice matters, even with filler words and messy emotions

If you’ve ever felt like you’re stuck in cycles of fear, shame, or “not enough,” this is for you. My hope is that by sharing my story as it is — unpolished, vulnerable, and in-progress — someone else will feel less alone.

Some Takeaways:

• It's okay to feel uncertain about your path.
• The inner critic can be loud and overwhelming.
• Sharing your story can help others feel less alone.
• Authenticity is more important than perfection.
• It's important to confront and accept all parts of yourself.
• You don't have to follow societal expectations in your creative journey.
• Vulnerability can lead to deeper connections with others.
• Your experiences are valid and deserve to be shared.
• Embracing your voice is a powerful act of self-acceptance.
• Personal growth often comes from facing difficult emotions.

From here forward, expect more of me showing up raw and real. Because healing doesn’t have to be perfect to be powerful.