Hi! This Season we are dialed into becoming the best version of ourselves.

This episode is about maxing out on spiritually seriousness. I reflect on struggles with self-worth, especially around dating, partnership, and a growing desire to have a child.

Self-love is the core work that is making my life easier. After a dark 90 days, feeling disconnected and weary I decide to take a trip to Hawaii to surf.

We also talk about hobbies, making good friends who remind you to be hot and how my self talk got better with this affirmation I have you do with me. Repeat after me...“I am amazing.”00:00 Welcome and Season Theme00:29 Spiritual Identity Defined01:54 Self Love and Worth04:30 Love Partnership Desires06:40 Too Spiritual Not Grounded12:08 Experiences Over Things14:20 Booking Hawaii Reset16:13 Hobbies and Joy Return18:49 Friends and Self Talk20:51 Affirmation Practice22:19 Hawaii Surfing Outro23:18 Newsletter and Farewell

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Devi Brown, a leading voice in wellness and spiritual growth and one of the most sought-after wellness educators blending meditation, breathwork, metaphysical philosophy, and spiritual psychology to guide artists, athletes, and executives toward holistic healing, joins us to explore what it truly means to care for yourself in a world that constantly pulls you out of your center. Devi shares how her work in meditation, breathwork, and spiritual psychology has shaped a deeply personal and transformative approach to healing, one that goes far beyond surface-level self-care.

She opens up about why anxiety is a natural response to the times we’re living in, how self-care evolves into a daily, embodied practice, and the importance of learning how to be with yourself through every season of life. She also speaks on the difference between the culturally conditioned self and the authentic self, what it really means to feel “called” to help others, and why healing is a lifelong journey, not a destination.

Welcome to It Takes A Village with Delina Medhin, where inspiring founders & creatives share ‘who I built this with’. Have you ever asked yourself…“how can I be happier, healthier, peaceful, famous, powerful, or successful?” When you want change, your life will shift, you let go, and begin to trust other people. This new energy will attract new people & create momentum in your life that reveals your purpose. Awareness is life’s balancing tool and you are in the right place at the right time, always.

00:00 Meet Debbie Brown

01:14 Why Self-Care Matters

03:55 Centering as a Practice

05:55 Working With Anxiety

10:47 Slow Reading Into Wisdom

15:22 Healing vs. Healer

22:18 Cultural vs. Authentic Self

26:47 Beauty as Healing

35:31 Claiming Your Whole Self

36:51 Beauty as Service

37:24 Navigating Identity Shifts

46:49 Two-Year Becoming Cycle

49:10 Fear and Self-Regulation

56:43 Boundaries Take Practice

01:01:13 It Takes a Village

01:08:07 Purpose and Final Blessing

Learn more about Devi Brown:

Devi Brown is a wellness educator, author, and creative advisor known for her integrative approach to healing that blends meditation, breathwork, and spiritual psychology. Her work is rooted in trauma-informed facilitation and draws from both her lived experience and multidisciplinary studies.

She previously served as Chief Impact Officer at Chopra Global and is now the founder of her own platform focused on holistic wellbeing. Devi is also the host of the Deeply Well podcast and the author of Crystal Bliss and Living in Wisdom, offering guidance on self-awareness, healing, and personal transformation. She also serves on the board of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.

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Check out her book Living in Wisdom: A Path to Embodying Your Authentic Self, Embracing Grief, and Developing Self-Mastery here: https://bit.ly/4p3WYKW 

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This episode is sponsored by Pura x Malala Fund Collection.

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I reflect on a re-energizing week in New York City and the emotional clarity that came from returning with fresh eyes. I talk about the energetic difference I feel between Brooklyn and Manhattan, then revisit the deeper purpose of It Takes A Village and season five’s focus on becoming the best version of yourself through honesty, healing, and community.

I explore the complicated nature of gratitude and explain why I don’t believe true gratitude can be forced. Sometimes gratitude exists alongside grief, anger, uncertainty, and sadness. Inspired by a conversation with my friend Denise Sanchez, @theguidedself . I share a “rage on a page” practice and how allowing myself to fully feel anger became an unexpected doorway into peace and emotional release.

I also recap attending Texture On Set and The Makeup Show/iArtist, sharing how surreal it felt to teach on stage in New York and realize I no longer feel attached to external validation or career ego, even while the Met Gala was happening simultaneously across the city. A meaningful conversation with James Vincent became a full-circle moment that reflected just how much my relationship to success, ambition, and self-worth has evolved.

Throughout the episode, I open up about grieving a recent relationship while simultaneously feeling deep gratitude for my life, health, friendships, and spiritual growth. I reflect on learning to hold duality of understanding that sadness, joy, anger, hope, and gratitude can all exist at the same time , and close with a heartfelt prayer of thanks.

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00:00 Pura Malala Intro
00:17 Welcome Back Village
01:28 Why Gratitude Is Hard
02:52 Rage on a Page
04:05 NYC Events Recap
07:42 Full Circle on Stage
11:32 Ego Dissolving Lessons
12:52 Pura Malala Ad Break
13:29 Choosing Presence and Gratitude
15:19 Not Knowing the Future
18:25 Wellness and Daily Practice
19:02 Grieving a Relationship
22:20 Holding Duality Together
24:38 Prayer of Thanks
26:47 Closing and LA Event Invite

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Mara Dumski, Chief Fragrance Experience Officer at Pura and former executive at International Flavors & Fragrances, joins us to talk all about building a career at the intersection of art, science, and emotion. With over 25 years at International Flavors & Fragrances, Mara shares how her background as a classically trained soprano shaped the way she understands scent and how she learned to “smell with her musical ear” while working alongside some of the world’s most legendary perfumers.She opens up about her unexpected leap from New York City to Utah to join Pura, a then-early-stage tech startup, and how she helped build a fragrance house inside a technology company from the ground up. From translating fine fragrance into air to redefining how we experience scent in our homes, Mara breaks down the artistry, innovation, and risk-taking behind creating immersive, emotionally-driven fragrance experiences.Mara also shares the deeper meaning behind scent—how it connects to memory, mood, and identity and why your home deserves the same level of intention as the fragrance you wear. She also takes us inside Pura’s most meaningful collaborations, including their work with the Malala Fund, where fragrance is used to tell stories of girls around the world fighting for access to education.Welcome to It Takes A Village with Delina Medhin, where inspiring founders & creatives share ‘who I built this with’. Have you ever asked yourself…“how can I be happier, healthier, peaceful, famous, powerful, or successful?” When you want change, your life will shift, you let go, and begin to trust other people. This new energy will attract new people & create momentum in your life that reveals your purpose. Awareness is life’s balancing tool and you are in the right place at the right time, always.00:00 Introduction03:45 Music to Perfumery06:26 Leaving IFF for Pura08:03 Founders Pitch and Vision11:09 Leap of Faith to Utah14:20 Nose vs Scent Designer15:43 Designing for Air Diffusion17:29 Favorite Scents and Collabs19:40 Building a Fragrance House24:03 Day to Day and Innovation26:50 Why Home Scent Matters28:18 Scenting Your Space28:50 App Schedules and Controls31:00 From Music to Fragrance33:01 Fragrance Pyramid Basics35:00 Formulating for Diffusers37:58 Clean Safety Standards39:54 Malala Fund Scents46:40 Why Pura Inspires48:43 Car Scent Breakthrough51:42 Mentors and GratitudeLearn more about Mara Dumski:Mara Dumski is the Chief Fragrance Experience Officer at Pura, where she leads the creative direction of scent development and experience design. Before joining Pura, she spent over two decades at International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), one of the world’s most influential fragrance houses.With a background in classical voice from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Mara brings a unique perspective to fragrance, blending music, emotion, and storytelling to create scents that enhance how people experience everyday life.Connect with MaraInstagram https://www.instagram.com/maradwest/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-dumski-5231512a Connect with Delina:⁠Instagram @delinamedhin⁠TikTok @delinamedhin⁠YouTube @delinamedhin⁠Threads @delinamedhin⁠ Website ⁠www.delinamedhin.com

What is your relationship with exercise? Let me know below.During the pandemic I changed my relationship with exercise. I also introduced you to the trainer who stregthened that relationship who was on Ep.29 Tiara Howard, How Can I be happy in my body.This episode youre listening to is talking about the deep effect of Exercise. It has contributed to healing my depression and has been a natural way to produce Serotonin and Dopamine in the body. Be kind to your body and treat her to a good relationship.00:00 Welcome to Season Five00:26 Exercise for Feel Good Chemicals01:36 Simple Workout Mindset02:15 Exercise as Self Love03:29 Habits and Morning Routine Reset06:08 Workout and Mental Health08:17 Community Vibration and Body Care09:10 Family Culture and Fitness Legacy11:57 Self Regulation Without Substances12:43 Final Thoughts and Newsletter

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I reflect on gratitude, community, and perspective while sharing a recent experience at a spiritual party. We also do a brief meditation together and I tell a personal story about a cracked tooth.

Timestamps

0:00 — Intro & Season 5 Theme0:48 — The Power of Giving1:00 — Moving to LA & Finding Community2:14 — The Spiritual Party4:12 — Reflections on Community & Energy

5:06 — Guided Meditation6:47 — Gratitude Brings You into the Present7:51 — The Cracked Tooth Story10:19 — The Universe Responds11:24 — The Reframe12:40 — Call to Action: Reframe This Week

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In the first video solo episode, I’m opening Season 5 of It Takes a Village with the first video-recorded solo episode of the season. I'm reflecting on how this show has evolved, from recording on Zoom in the early days, to interviewing beauty founders in New York, to now stepping into a more produced format while still holding onto what has always mattered most to me: community.

I talk about what the last two years have looked like since moving from New York to Los Angeles, and how that transition impacted me in ways I didn’t expect. My style changed, my brand alignments shifted, and I found myself in a period where I wasn’t building or holding community in the way I once did. It took time, but I finally feel settled, grounded, and ready to create again in a more intentional way.

This episode is really about returning to that original intention of building a village, but doing it in a way that reflects who I am today. I share my plans to start hosting in-person gatherings here in LA, something simple like a hike or a beach walk, followed by conversation, connection, and support. A space where we can meet each other in real life and remember that we’re not meant to do any of this alone.

I also open the door for those of you who aren’t in Los Angeles. If you’re interested in an online version of this kind of community, I want to hear from you. And beyond that, I encourage you to create your own. Community doesn’t have to be complicated. It can start small. What matters is the intention to connect.

This conversation is also about loneliness, and the reality that so many of us are feeling it in different ways right now. My hope is that this season, and these gatherings, become a reminder that connection is still available to us, and that we have the power to create it.

If you want to stay close to everything I’m building this year, sign up for the newsletter at ittakesavillagepod.com. That’s where I’ll be sharing details about upcoming meetups and ways to be part of this next chapter.

I’m so grateful you’re here, and I’m really excited for what we’re building together.

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome to Season Five

00:54 How the Show Has Evolved

02:38 Moving to LA Changed Me

04:12 Making Space for Community Again

05:00 Planning In-Person Meetups in LA

07:19 Opening the Door for Online Community

08:37 Why In-Person Connection Matters Right Now

09:51 Start Your Own Community

11:00 Loneliness and Taking Small Steps

11:43 Closing + Newsletter

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In this episode, I’m back to sharing how the show has evolved. What started as an exploration of the “who” and “how” behind building a village has shifted into a deeper question: who are you, and how are you building yourself up?

I talk about why I’ve been recording more audio episodes lately, and I introduce the idea of “energetic weather.” I’ve been noticing how we often sync emotionally with the people around us, especially when we’re operating at similar vibrations.

Drawing from six years of interviewing major beauty founders, along with my own experience creating beauty content, I reflect on what actually creates peace and success. For me, it’s not about personas. It’s about self-work, self-love, and true alignment.

In this episode, I invite you to choose what genuinely brings you joy, to have faith in your future, and to practice speaking to yourself with kindness. I really believe that when you’re in alignment, you attract the right people, and the “how” starts to feel a lot easier.

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00:00 Welcome to Season Five01:23 Energetic Weather Check02:24 Vibration and Your Circle03:33 Why This Show Exists04:44 Success Needs Self Work06:21 My Content Misalignment08:41 Creators and Purpose10:25 Fear of Leaving the Old13:50 Faith and Future Vision14:42 Guided Affirmations16:32 Raise Your Vibration Daily18:49 Kindness and Connection19:40 Share and Live Events20:30 Closing Goodbye

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In this episode of It Takes a Village, I reflect on how friendships shape our mindset and ultimately our lives. I share a lesson that stayed with me from a young age: that your outcomes are often a reflection of the people you spend the most time with and how I’ve seen that in my life in college with my grades and now with my energy.

I open up about a recent experience where I found myself around someone with very fear-based thinking. I call that person “Chicken Little”. You remember that story book that spoke about the sky falling. It's an energy type. It's an archetype. Despite years of practicing intentional self-talk, I noticed how spending time with a chicken little also began to influence my own thoughts. That experience led me to make a difficult but necessary decision to step away from a relationship that wasn’t aligned with the energy I want to live in.

This conversation is really about choosing yourself. Choosing friendships, partners, and environments that pour into you, uplift you, and support the version of you you’re becoming. I also connect this to the idea of “soul corrections”. I've been learning Kabbalah and it's teachings have found a way organically in the my life and I find it gives me so much comfort that I wanted to share.

This week's exercise:

Take five minutes to sit in silence and speak to yourself with love, intention, and affirmation. Tell yourself kind things. "I love you. I am proud of you." Even if you hear the negative self talk ignore it and keep going. I love you...see you next week.

Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome Back Villagers
00:34 College Lesson on Friends
03:24 Beyond Grades to Life
03:59 Chicken Little Energy
08:21 Choosing Your Vibration
10:02 Soul Corrections and Flow
12:06 Five Minutes of Self Love
13:38 Love Shifts Everything
14:34 Share and See You Next

Book I mention:

What to Say When You Talk to Yourself  by Shad Helmstetter. This is the link to purchase.(⁠https://bit.ly/4uhYeN2)⁠.

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In this solo episode, I’m opening Season 5 of It Takes a Village by talking about self-development, alignment, and the deeper work of becoming the person you know you’re meant to be. This season is different. I wanted to focus on us and how we can be a better villager by giving to ourselves.

I also revisit one of the most powerful mindset shifts I ever experienced after reading the book What to Say When You Talk to Yourself  by Shad Helmstetter. This is the link to purchase.(https://bit.ly/4uhYeN2).

I talk about how the quiet dialogue we have with ourselves is constantly programming our minds, and how small phrases like “I’m bad with names” or “I always mess things up” can quietly shape the reality we live in. Changing the way we speak to ourselves can completely transform the way we experience life.

This episode also explores faith, certainty, and the energetic state we bring into our lives and work. I share why I believe that many successful entrepreneurs still feel deeply unhappy when their success isn’t rooted in something spiritual, and how developing a relationship with God, the universe, or whatever you believe in can create a deeper sense of peace and alignment.

We also talk about the difference between operating from need versus certainty, and how the energy of needing something often pushes it further away. I explain why the most successful people often seem to attract more opportunities, and how generosity, gratitude, and openness create the conditions for growth.

Finally, I guide you through a powerful exercise that I’ll be doing myself: imagining that you’re being interviewed on a podcast in the future after everything you’re dreaming about has already happened. By answering questions as your future self, you begin to step into the vibration of the person you’re becoming today.

This conversation is about remembering that you already have more power than you think you do. If you’re in a moment of transition, uncertainty, or growth, this episode is an invitation to reconnect with your vision, your faith, and your own inner voice.

10 Questions to Ask Your Future Self

1. When you look back at that period of your life, what was really happening beneath the surface?

2. What did you have to let go of in order to become the person you are today?

3. At the time it felt painful — but what was that experience actually preparing you for?

4. What was the exact moment you realized your life was changing for the better?

5. What did you learn about love, partnership, and self-respect during that time?

6. What habits or daily practices ended up transforming everything for you?

7. What surprised you most about your own strength?

8. What did you stop tolerating that you used to accept?

9. What advice would you give to the version of you who was sitting in uncertainty back then?

10. Now that you’re on the other side of it all, what are you most grateful happened exactly the way it did?

    
    

    Timestamps:

    00:00 Welcome to Season Five

    00:28 What This Show Is

    01:38 Defining Success Differently

    02:32 Reprogram Your Self Talk

    04:29 Faith and Vibration

    07:49 Certainty and Alignment

    09:38 Neediness vs Attraction

    12:36 Future Self Mirror Exercise

    15:14 Podcast Questions Prompt

    19:31 Money Mood Trap

    21:35 Entrepreneur Encouragement

    22:42 Community and Next Steps

    
    

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