Episode 024 of Living in Response is ultimately a love note to Visionary Weekend and an ode to the magic of COMMUNITY <3

Thanks for tuning in to this unfiltered, unedited, unbounded, and UNCAGED exploration in “you don’t have to have it all figured out, you just have to start.”

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Summarized (mostly) with AI

1️⃣ The Cost of Community is Discomfort (And It’s Worth It)This weekend cracked me open. I came in craving community, and what I found was so much more: authenticity, inspiration, and soul-deep connection.But to get there, I had to walk through discomfort. I had to show up early. Be awkward. Feel fear.And every time I let my body lead instead of my thoughts—I was rewarded. Beautiful connections came through after the fear. Not before.

2️⃣ Embodiment Over Small TalkAs an introvert and Scorpio stellium (hello, depth!), small talk drains me.So instead, I leaned into presence.I stayed in my body, let the sensations guide me, and stayed curious.This helped me show up exactly as I was, without trying to impress or prove.And somehow… that made space for the most powerful connections.

3️⃣ A Deeply Affirming CommunityThese people? They’re doing the dang thing. Living in alignment. Rooted in purpose.It reminded me of my rave days in my 20s—different vibe, same deep soul resonance.I could feel their authenticity. Their journeys. Their devotion to their process.No perfection. Just real people showing up for themselves and each other.

4️⃣ Visionary Podcast Segment IncomingAn unexpected download: I’m adding a new podcast segment!Living in Response: Visionary Edition✨ Conversations with people who are actively living their purpose—not perfectly, but deeply.I want to ask (for some examples)

* What feels alive right now?

* How did you get here? (because i have a hunch there is a theme!!)

* What makes it rewarding? What makes it hard?

* What’s your personal philosophy?

This segment is about capturing the process—the messy, meaningful middle. Not just the polished result.

5️⃣ The Process IS the ArtOne of the loudest messages from this weekend:✨ The process is the art.✨ The behind-the-scenes matters.✨ The awkward beginning phases are sacred.It’s easy to compare yourself to someone who seems ahead. But I was reminded: everyone starts somewhere.And my “somewhere” is exactly where I’m meant to be.

6️⃣ Community is How We HealI keep saying it: we’re not meant to do this alone.This weekend proved that.Being in the presence of others who are devoted to their purpose—that is medicine.And I felt it in my body. Safe. Expanded. Lit up.This is how we build the world we want. Together.

7️⃣ The Evolution of Meaning is PhysicalMeaning is not an idea. It’s a feeling. A bodily sensation.My work is rooted in interoception—the biological ability to feel our internal landscape.It’s how I make aligned choices, sense when to stay or go, and feel resonance.I believe developing interoception is humanity’s next evolutionary step.It’s where science meets spirit. And I’m here for it.

8️⃣ Purpose, Values & the BodyInspired by Logotherapy (Viktor Frankl’s work), I believe:🔸 The meaning of life isn’t pleasure or power—it’s meaning.🔸 And meaning is found through values—which I experience as sensations in the body.So yes, my nervous system is my compass.The more of us living this way, the more coherent and connected our collective becomes.

9️⃣ Trusting the Seed PhaseNot everyone I met this weekend was “established.” But they were committed.They were in it.And that inspired me to honor my own seed phase.🌱 The podcast is enough.🌱 I’m enough.🌱 We’re all growing at the pace that’s right for us.

1️⃣0️⃣ Living UncagedI’m releasing the need to be perfect, polished, or performative.This podcast is uncaged—no edits, no masks.I’m not here to be someone else.I’m here to be me. And let that be enough.

Final GratitudeTo the ancestors.To all my relations.To the people who showed up and shared their medicine / gifts / talents / passions /visions / dreams .To the mocktail bar (YES).To the art that moved me.To the improv poetry workshop that surprised me.To LA. To life.And to you—for listening, witnessing, and being a part of the journey!

Mystically,

Belle

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