The Kori Leigh Show | Sobriety & Recovery | Addiction | Faith & Hope

By Kori Hagel | Entrepreneur | Recovering Alcoholic | 9 Years SoberReligion & Spirituality Education Self-Improvement Spirituality

The Kori Leigh Show | Sobriety & Recovery | Addiction | Faith & Hope episodes

April 0960. Staying Present in the Ashes | The Hard Part After Boundaries
You don’t owe everyone access to you.
But what no one talks about is what happens after you set the boundary.
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In this episode, we talk about the part that comes after you leave the relationship, get sober, set the boundary, or change your life, its the in-between phase. The uncertain, uncomfortable season where everything feels quiet, scary, and unclear. I call this the “ashes” or the “soup” phase. This is the part where the caterpillar turns into soup before it becomes a butterfly.
This episode is about staying present in that phase, because that’s where most people go back, relapse, sabotage good things, or numb out just to escape the discomfort.
What we talk about in this episode:
Why you don’t owe everyone your presence or access
What boundaries really are and why they change your life
The hardest part is what comes after the boundary
Staying present in the “ashes” and uncertainty
The caterpillar turning into soup before becoming a butterfly
The seed needing darkness before it grows
Why people relapse, go back to toxic relationships, or sabotage good opportunities
My experiences with an abusive relationship, sobriety, divorce, estrangement, and heartbreak
Why tools and support are necessary in the in-between phase
Turning pain into growth and not interrupting your own miracle
Choosing the butterfly again and again
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@korileigh | @korileigh.co

Here are some of the resources I wanted to share with you:
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Join PRESENCE Now for $47
Why Your Story Isn't Making You Money Free Download
You can find my book Atlas of Darkness on Amazon

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38 min
April 0259. Stay in Action | Winter Ends, Spring Comes, & Life Rebuilds Again
Sometimes letting go isn’t losing… it’s making room for what’s next.
In this episode of the Kori Leigh Show podcast, I talk about what “let go and let God” has actually meant in my life, not as a quote, but as something I’ve had to live through. Sobriety, separation, co-parenting, health scares, heartbreak, and seasons where life didn’t look anything like I thought it would. And yet, with time and hindsight, I can see how those endings were also making room for something new.
This episode is about trusting the season you’re in, staying the course in the in-between, and remembering that sometimes what feels like everything falling apart is actually life rearranging itself.
What we talk about in this episode:
The shift from winter to spring as a metaphor for letting go and new beginnings
What “let go and let God” has meant in real life, not just in theory
Major life pivots like separation, co-parenting, sobriety, and health scares
Looking back on rock bottom seasons and seeing how life rebuilt
Staying the course when you’re in the uncomfortable “in-between” season
Taking action, even when you don’t fully understand the plan
Trusting that endings often nourish what comes next
Practicing faith in the ordinary, everyday parts of life
Connect with Me on Instagram
@korileigh | @korileigh.co

Here are some of the resources I wanted to share with you:
Subscribe to The Sunday Table
Why Your Story Isn't Making You Money Free Download
Delete These 10 Things (if you’re over 40) Free Download
Ep. 5 Chess Game
Ep. 45 How Dog Shit Spirituality Made My Life More Divine

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If you are in search of the steps towards recovery check out www.aa.org
31 min
March 2658. When You're Given a Chance to REBUILD… Be Wildly Obsessed with Doing Something With It
Sometimes the life you’re living now is the one you prayed for when everything was falling apart.

Here’s exactly why you can’t stay consistent (& here is how to fix it)
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In this episode of the Kori Leigh Show, I look back on some of the chapters that could have taken me out — abusive relationships, divorce, alcoholism, self-harm, suicidal depression, and the painful separation I walked through in 2025. And yet somehow, through therapy, recovery, faith, and a lot of small daily decisions, life slowly rebuilt itself into something I once couldn’t imagine.
This episode is about remembering how good life can get on the other side of rock bottom and why staying the course through the storm matters more than you think.
What we talk about in this episode:
The years I spent worrying about purpose and how my uncle’s advice that “God has a plan” eventually proved true
Walking through multiple rock bottoms and getting sober
The foundations that helped rebuild my life: therapy, recovery, and faith
Surviving a ruptured appendix and finding deeper gratitude for life
Why boundaries, discipline, and small daily actions matter during rebuilding seasons
How storm seasons can eventually lead to a life more beautiful than you imagined

Connect with Me on Instagram
@korileigh | @korileigh.co

Here are some of the resources I wanted to share with you:
Subscribe to The Sunday Table
REBUILD Presale
Staying Consistent Free Download

If you enjoyed this episode please share with someone you love, leave a rating & review, and follow so you are notified when a new episode drops!
If you are in search of the steps towards recovery check out www.aa.org
31 min
March 1957. Feelings Can Be Tended To… But They Don’t Drive the Bus | Walling Up in the Storm (part 2)
Feelings are real.
But they aren’t facts.
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In this episode of the Kori Leigh Show podcast, I continue to talk about a season that felt like another dark night of the soul — grief, fear, instability around co-parenting, and old abandonment wounds getting stirred up again. And here’s what I had to remember: feelings can be tended to… but they don’t get to drive the bus.
Recovery has taught me that faith isn’t just a belief, it’s a decision followed by action. Even in the middle of fear, I kept showing up: therapy, meetings, motherhood, work, and the daily practices that keep my life steady. Sometimes staying steady also means walling up a little to protect your energy, set boundaries, and be intentional about what you let into your world.
What we talk about in this episode:
Why feelings are real but shouldn’t become facts
Staying anchored to God through fear and instability
Walling up to protect your energy and nervous system
Setting boundaries with social media, notifications, and outside noise
Why this kind of diligence shouldn’t only happen at rock bottom
Moving from survival seasons into growth and harvest
Connect with Me on Instagram
@korileigh | @korileigh.co

Here are some of the resources I wanted to share with you:
Subscribe to The Sunday Table
Why Your Story Isn't Making You Money Free Download
Delete These 10 Things (if you’re over 40) Free Download
When the Ground Shifts - Sunday Table Article
Guarding Your Soul in a World That Drains You - Sunday Table Article

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If you are in search of the steps towards recovery check out www.aa.org
19 min
March 1256. When Your Hardest Chapters Become Someone Else’s Lifeline | Walling Up in the Storm (part 1)
Sometimes the hardest chapters of your life become the reason someone else keeps going.
Is sharing your story on your heart? This is exactly how I have built a multiple 6-figure/year Business with story telling.
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In this episode of the Kori Leigh Show, I share a moment that reminded me why I do this work, a stranger at a Christmas market who hugged me, cried, and told me the podcast helped save her life. It was a powerful reminder that when we’re willing to heal the hard parts of our story, they often become the very thing that serves others.
What we talk about in this episode:
The encounter that reminded me why sharing our stories matters
Walking through addiction, abuse, and a past that statistically could have ended very differently
Why I stepped away from the podcast in 2025 to cocoon and do deeper healing
How storms and hard seasons can become opportunities to rebuild
Why your “big story” may be exactly what someone else needs to hear
Remembering that life moves in seasons and storms always pass

Connect with Me on Instagram
@korileigh | @korileigh.co

Here are some of the resources I wanted to share with you:
Subscribe to The Sunday Table
Why Your Story Isn't Making You Money Free Download
When the Ground Shifts - Sunday Table Article
Guarding Your Soul in a World That Drains You - Sunday Table Article

If you enjoyed this episode please share with someone you love, leave a rating & review, and follow so you are notified when a new episode drops!
If you are in search of the steps towards recovery check out www.aa.org
12 min
March 0555. Stay the Course: Gratitude, Containment, & the Quantum Leap After Shedding Seasons
Is sharing your story on your heart? This is exactly how I have built a multiple 6-figure/year Business with story telling.
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This episode of The Kori Leigh Show, is a check-in after (and in the midst) of a season that forced everything to slow down. At the end of 2025 my appendix ruptured, and the first two months of this year became a period of deep healing physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The quiet and low stimulation brought an unexpected sense of regulation and a deeper closeness to God.
2025 was a year of shedding: separation, learning to co-parent, becoming a newly single mom, and staying sober through it all. It wasn’t joyful, but I kept suiting up and showing up — meetings, therapy, working my business, being a mom, and doing the work even when I didn’t feel like it. Sometimes the seasons that strip everything away are the ones preparing us for the biggest leaps.
What we cover:
Healing and slowing down after surgery
Lessons from a year of shedding and major life changes
Staying sober and disciplined when joy isn’t present
Practicing gratitude until it becomes genuine
Why dark seasons often precede breakthroughs
Using your story to serve others and build something meaningful

Connect with Me on Instagram
@korileigh | @korileigh.co
The Sunday Table
Why Your Story Isn't Making You Money Free Download

If you enjoyed this episode please share with someone you love, leave a rating & review, and follow so you are notified when a new episode drops!
If you are in search of the steps towards recovery check out www.aa.org
22 min
February 2654. Being Savage About Inner Work & what it actually takes to overcome anything that tries to take you out..
This episode of The Kori Leigh Show Podcast is about being savage about your inner work. Not aesthetic healing. Not performative growth.
The real work is the kind you commit to in addiction, grief, divorce, loss, and seasons that try to take you out.
I share about my separation year, daily recovery meetings, pausing a globally charting podcast, nearly dying after my appendix ruptured and why protecting my faith, sobriety, and nervous system mattered more than anything else.
We talk about:
Riding discomfort instead of numbing it
Playing the tape through instead of chasing instant relief
Holding boundaries even when it hurts
Subtle self-sabotage and energy leaks
Turning your darkness into service
Relief doesn’t come from escape. It comes from seeking God in the dark and letting the storm build your character instead of destroy you.
Connect with Me on Instagram
@korileigh | @korileigh.co
The Sunday Table
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35 min
February 1953. FEAR → FAITH | Suit up. Show up. Stay.
What Happens When You Don’t Numb Out
In this episode, I’m talking about what it actually looks like to walk through a season of anxiety, co-parenting, major life shifts, and even a near-death experience and choose not to let fear run your life.
We talk about:
Navigating chronic fear without numbing out
Rewiring survival patterns
Building structure and containment in chaos
Trusting God when you can’t see the outcome
Staying instead of running

Here’s what I know:
You cannot shortcut transformation.
You cannot numb your way to peace.
And the storm passes, but only if you stay long enough to see it through.
Suit up. Show up. Stay.

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@korileigh | @korileigh.co
The Sunday Table

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If you are in search of the steps towards recovery check out www.aa.org
42 min
February 1252. Welcome Back: Why I Took a Break & What Almost Took Me Out
I didn’t disappear because I quit.
I stepped back because I was in a storm and my job was to survive it sober.
In this episode of The Kori Leigh Show, I’m back after a long pause, and I’m telling the truth about where I’ve been. This past year required everything I had: learning how to co-parent for the first time, managing anxiety that felt suffocating at times, and facing a medical emergency that nearly took my life.
If you’re in a season that feels heavy, isolating, or relentless… this one is for you. I’m glad to be back. And I’m grateful to still be standing.
In this episode:
Why I stepped away and why it was necessary
Navigating co-parenting and the emotional toll it took
Anxiety, surrender, and learning to stay present
A near-death experience that changed my perspective
Faith, endurance, and staying sober through the storm
What it means to come back rebuilt, not bitter

The storm passes.
The work is staying.
Connect with Me on Instagram
@korileigh | @korileigh.co
The Sunday Table
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If you are in search of the steps towards recovery check out www.aa.org
31 min
May 05, 2025 51. Say Yes to Life (Even When It’s Messy, Uncertain, or Not What You Asked For)
In this episode, we’re flipping the script on control and comfort and leaning into one powerful idea: what if your job isn’t to figure it all out—but to say yes anyway?
I’m sharing what’s been stirring in my heart lately—from my conversations with God, to the wild, unexpected ways this podcast and social media have grown (spoiler: I didn’t plan any of it). This is your reminder that faith doesn’t always come with a blueprint, but it does come with breakthrough—if you’re brave enough to show up for it.
We’re talking about:
🔥 The fear that shows up right before the big stretch
💬 How to trust the plan even when it feels like chaos
👊 Why saying yes to life (and God’s timing) will change everything
⚡ A challenge for the week: What’s one thing you can say YES to—even if it scares you a little?
This episode is an invitation to stop waiting until you're ready and start trusting that God already knows what He's doing—you just have to agree to show up for the ride.
Connect with Me on Instagram
@korileigh | @korileigh.co

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24 min

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