What happens when you realize the life you’ve worked so hard to build doesn’t actually feel like yours? In this episode, Jess talks with Leah Brathwaite—soul advisor, founder of The Live Free Lifestyle, and author of A New Way of Life: A Guide for Transformation From Living a Lie to Freeing Your Soul—about the courage it takes to stop performing, start listening, and build a life rooted in truth.
Leah shares the moment everything shifted—a quiet afternoon in her dream kitchen, a voice that said “not for another second,” and the unraveling that followed. From leaving a marriage, religion, and career that looked perfect on paper, to slowly learning how to trust her intuition, Leah’s story is about reclaiming your power and remembering who you are beneath all the expectations.
In this episode Jess and Leah discuss:
Leah also shares how her journey inspired The Live Free Lifestyle—a transformational coaching experience designed to help others reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel aligned from the inside out.
If you’ve been questioning your path, feeling disconnected, or longing for something more—this one’s for you.
About Leah Brathwaite:
Leah Brathwaite is a certified yoga and meditation teacher, writer, speaker and Soul Advisor. Her classes, workshops and retreats empower people to awaken their inner connection and confidence, and live aligned with purpose. Having studied with, and been mentored by, world renowned teachers and coaches, she radically transformed her own life from living in fear to living free, and has developed a unique program that offers clients the same opportunity for transformation in their own lives. Her first book A New Way of Life: A Guide for Transformation from Living a Lie to Freeing Your Soul is a memoir and guidebook to finding happiness and truth and offers readers the chance to explore their own potential by offering simple lessons and practices that helped shape Leah’s own journey.
Website: https://leahbrathwaite.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leah.brathwaite/
The Live Free Lifestyle: https://www.thelivefreelifestyle.ca/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leah.Brathwaite
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