Welcome back! In this episode, Leah talks about how the holidays, specifically Christmas time, can magnify and intensify the things going on in our lives, including the good, the bad, and the ugly.

As our lives and circumstances change, the things we enjoy about the holidays evolve. We can move into more gratitude and celebration and enjoy the time we have with our loved ones. Leah explains how the holidays can also magnify the bad, like loss and those we miss, as well as the ugly, like conflict among our families.

In the midst of these, Leah offers practical encouragement for what you can do to support yourself and others. In noticing the good, take the time to slow down, and cherish and treasure the time you have with your loved ones. When handling the bad, Leah encourages taking the time to mourn and reaching out for support, or in other cases, be the one to support a loved one dealing with loss. And finally with the ugly, which is likely the hardest of the three, Leah advises to walk with wisdom and grace and to be a peacemaker among the conflict.

Have a great Christmas and holiday season, and be sure to tune in next time!

Have you ever walked into a room feeling hesitant, only to leave feeling lighter and more whole? That’s what happened to Leah recently. What started as just another social gathering turned into a powerful moment of encouragement—a reminder of how meaningful connections can transform the everyday.

Loneliness, affecting 1 in 4 Americans, isn’t just the absence of people; it’s the absence of connection. We all crave the moments when we feel truly seen, understood, and appreciated. That’s what Leah experienced at this party—a glimpse of the joy that meaningful relationships bring.

In a world where loneliness is common, moments of connection multiply our joy. They remind us that we’re not just moving through life alone. They give us encouragement and anchor us to something greater—community.

This experience prompted Leah to reflect on how often we overlook opportunities for connection. Whether it’s attending a party, calling an old friend, or even making eye contact during a casual conversation, each moment is an invitation to build something deeper.

What would it look like for you to seek meaningful connection this week? Maybe it’s about asking better questions, leaning into vulnerability, or simply showing up.

Meaningful connections don’t just happen—they’re built intentionally. And when you make space for them, they have the power to transform not just your day but your entire perspective.

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Welcome back to another episode with Leah! This week, she’s continuing with authenticity and is joined by her daughter Nyarai as they take a roadtrip!

As they drive, they’ve been discussing how authenticity has become an important aspect for the younger generation and how it’s spread up into the older generations. They also dig into the trend of being overly authentic that the younger generation has adopted and talk about the rawness and lack of filter among the younger people in the name of authenticity. Leah and Nyarai expolore whether or not "rawness" and over sharing is actually authenticity.

After giving the definition of true authenticity, the two discuss what authenticity really is and that there’s a difference between true authenticity and rawness. With true authenticity, it’s necessary to know your core values. The two discuss them and how to figure out what your core values are. You can reachValues List PDF here. Using it can be helpful in identifying and implementing your core values.

Depending on what’s happening in your life or who you’re with, there are times and situations for highlighting your values. Leah and Nyarai expand on that and discuss how it’s not being a different person; it’s just highlighting certain parts of yourself. They then discuss how we operate differently when we are authentic and aligned with our core values.

Nyarai shares how you really have to do the work to choose and align with your core values. Along with that, Leah explains that when we identify them and are aligned with our core values, it can reduce our stress and tension. She also gives some more information on identifying your core values and how the PDF that’s linked can help with that.

Nyarai then asks Leah what her advice is for recognizing and changing over-authenticity within oneself and she shares some tips on how to address it and identify your core values so you can work to align with them.

If you have found this episode helpful, be sure to leave a comment or review and let her know if you’d like another episode co-hosted with Nyarai! Or message Leah through her website or email! Thanks for listening!

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Welcome back to another episode, and happy Thanksgiving week! This time, we’re diving into the connection between gratitude and meaningful relationships. Gratitude isn’t just about saying "thank you" or big grand gestures—it’s a mindset that can transform how we think and live.

Gratitude has some powerful benefits, both for your health and your relationships. Studies show it can lower cortisol levels, reduce blood pressure, and even boost your immune system. Beyond the physical, gratitude increases self-esteem and strengthens relationships by fostering mutual appreciation. When we intentionally look for things to be grateful for, we start seeing more—and that can change everything.

The beautiful thing about gratitude is its ripple effect. As we grow in gratitude, it naturally deepens our ability to connect with others.

This Thanksgiving week, take time to fine-tune your gratitude practice. Whether it’s keeping a journal, catching moments of appreciation for others, or simply pausing to reflect, gratitude can flow into every area of your life, enriching your health and building deeper, more meaningful connections.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Welcome back to another episode with Leah where she continues with the topic of authenticity! This time she focuses on the blessings of living authentically.

As she discussed in the last episode, the two musicals her kids were in this fall have great examples of authenticity. She explains how living authentically is living in congruence between our inner lives and our outer experiences then goes on to give some examples from both Les Miserables and Cinderella.

Even though these are just fictional stories, we can see the benefits of living in alignment with our values. Leah explains what happens as a result of living authentically in our own lives and its importance for genuine connection and growing into who we really are so that we can walk into boldness and confidence.

Leah also shares some examples from a client and how living authentically has helped them work towards their goals and live more in tune with who they are. If you’re interested in working towards authenticity in your own life, you can contact Leah to have a conversation about it, or you can work through her Burnout Buster Blueprint. Both options are available through her website at leahlittlebrown.com.

In the next episode, Leah will continue with this topic of authenticity and talk about the challenges of living authentically. Be sure to tune in next time!

Welcome back! Now that we’ve wrapped up with Leah’s presentation on unity, she’s moving on to talk about meaningful connections. She touched on the topic in episode 38, and now she’s revisiting it to talk about authenticity, which is one of the required aspects of meaningful connections. She explains what authenticity is and can look like and continues with the importance of it for meaningful connections. One thing that often gets in the way of living authentically and of meaningful connections is masking which Leah further explains what that looks like and how it can negatively affect our relationships and lives and cause unneeded stress.

Since some of Leah’s kids are participating in musical theatre and have performances this month, she shares some examples of living authentically and masking from the shows. And if you’re interested and local, there are still opportunities this weekend to see two of the shows she mentioned!

Next time, Leah will continue with this topic of authenticity and talk about moving from a place of masking and not being true to your values.

Be sure to tune in next time!

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https://aspirechristiantheatre.org/les-mis-tickets/

Welcome back! In this episode, Leah wraps up the topic of unity in our uniqueness.

In the last few episodes, Leah has shared her discussion that she presented on, and so far, she’s talked about personality, experience, capacity, and values and that they’re important to understand so we can understand both ourselves and others. She also shared how understanding those things is an uncommon understanding.

In this episode, she continues with this uncommon understanding and communication and how important clear communication is for unity. She shares Heather Holleman’s four mindsets of a loving conversation from her book, The Six Conversations. With each mindset, she explains and expands on them and how they help with clear communication and foster conversation and connection. She also shares some tips on having those conversations and connecting with others. Leah then goes on to explain how being seen and known creates unity and how important it is for building connections.

Tune in next time!

Welcome back! In this episode, Leah continues with the topic of uniqueness and unity. In the last two episodes, Leah talked about personality and how we’re unique in that regard. This week, she talks about other areas that we are unique in and how it’s important to understand our differences so we can better accept and understand others.

Leah shares how our experiences contribute to make us one of a kind - experience from our entrance into the world until today. Beyond personality and experiences, our values motivate and frame how we see the world around us and our experiences in it. Leah defines values and gives some examples of how they impact us. The least element she discussed was capacity, how much we can comfortably take on.

Each of us is uniquely complex. Personality, experiences, values, and capacity represent some but not all of the factors that make us unique individuals. Leah shares how important it is to understand these things about ourselves and each other and experience unity even in our differences.

Now that we have this uncommon understanding about ourselves and others, Leah will wrap up this discussion in the next episode and explain what we do with this uncommon understanding. Tune in next time!