WORDS MATTER with Deanna Ley

This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, shares the story of a pumpkin plant that refused to quit — and how its journey mirrors our own growth. The episode’s quote is one you’ve likely heard before: 

“Bloom where you are planted.” — widely attributed to Saint Francis de Sales, and made popular by artist and illustrator Mary Engelbreit.

An old pumpkin became a powerful reminder that growth often starts in hidden pla...

This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, shares the powerful practice that’s been holding her steady through canceled plans, unexpected injuries, and life’s endless detours. This episode is a heartfelt invitation to feel your letdowns, but not hand them the pen to write your story.

“Discipline your disappointment.” — Tony Robbins

From a 30th anniversary Grand Canyon dream that couldn’t happen to the reminder that l...

This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, shares a story that begins at 10,000+ feet — and climbs from there. This episode's quote proves that you can keep going even when the path disappears, the progress feels slow, or the descent is just as hard as the climb.

“There’s no straight line to anything worth having.”

This episode walks you through the literal and metaphorical journey of hiking Quandary Peak — one ...

This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, shares a raw, real-time moment that began in a massage room and led to the unexpected uncovering of anger, grief, and a deep disconnection from her body.

At the center of it all is a quote from Tiffany Aliche: “Shame shields solutions.”

What follows is a deeply personal reflection on body betrayal, the lies shame whispers, and the truth-telling that begins to set us free. T...

This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, shares a quote that didn’t come from a book or a podcast — but from the raw middle of her own healing journey:

“I deal with it, so I can heal with it.” 

Born from lived experience, this mantra isn’t about moving from pain — it’s about moving with it. In this episode, Deanna invites listeners to stop abandoning themselves in the struggle and instead, learn how to be with wha...

This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, dives into a phrase that’s become her personal anchor:

“It’s a season. Not a sentence.”

The original author is unknown — but the impact? Undeniable.

This episode speaks to the foggy, frustrating, in-between seasons we never asked for. Whether you're walking through grief, burnout, perimenopause, transition, or simply a life that looks nothing like you imagined — th...

This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, brings voice to something we often overlook in our pursuit of healing and growth: joy. The real kind that’s soul-filling. The kind we forget to let ourselves feel.

This episode is rooted in seven powerful words from poet Mary Oliver:
 “Joy is not made to be a crumb.”

Deanna dives into how so many of us treat joy like a reward we haven’t earned — something we postpone unt...

This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, dives into a quote that doesn’t just land — it lingers:

“You cannot heal in the same environment where you got sick.”

Author unknown — but the truth? Unforgettable.

With raw honesty, Deanna shares a pivotal chapter from 2021 — a season marked by service, strain, and ultimately… languishing. Naming it became the first step in reclaiming her Whole-Self Health: mind, body, and s...

In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, invites you to pause long enough to notice the moment you're in—and then be in it. With the quote “Wherever you are, be all there.” by Jim Elliott, Deanna explores what it means to stop drifting through life and start actually living it.

From brain science to personal stories, she helps you recognize how our minds are wired to wander—and how to gently bring yours...

In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, explores five simple words that carry massive weight: “NO is a complete sentence.” Often credited to Anne Lamott and echoed by countless women over the years, this quote holds the power to shift your boundaries, your energy, and your peace.

Deanna shares her own journey from people-pleasing and overcommitting to finding a deeper connection with herself—one NO at a tim...

In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, invites you to break free from the belief that someone else’s path will lead you home. With the powerful quote “You cannot use someone else’s map to find yourself,” Deanna explores the cost of following systems, plans, and rules that were never designed for you in the first place.

Whether it’s a diet plan, a business model, or a way of living that worked for someone e...

In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, offers truth, encouragement, and a bold permission slip—all wrapped in a powerful mindset: “Everything is figureoutable.” Inspired by Marie Forleo’s words and grounded in Deanna’s lived experience, this episode is a reset button for anyone who feels overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of what to do next.

This isn’t about overnight solutions or perfect plans—it’s about ...

In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, invites you into a conversation that may just change the way you define peace. This isn’t the kind of peace you wait to find once life calms down—it’s the kind you create, step by step, through aligned, intentional action.

With her quote, “Purposeful progress equals peace,” Deanna shares a raw and grounded message for anyone who's ever felt stuck in stress, spinn...

In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, invites you to release the pressure of needing a perfectly mapped-out path and instead embrace the sacred unfolding of your own journey. With the iconic quote, “Not all who wander are lost.” by J.R.R. Tolkien, she explores how wandering isn’t failure—it’s forward motion with faith.

Deanna opens up about her own wandering spirit, how life’s Messy Middle shaped her miss...

"Contentment Isn’t Settling – It’s Savoring." | Episode 23: WORDS MATTER

In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, invites you to pause and challenge the belief that contentment means settling. With her original quote, “Contentment isn’t settling – it’s savoring,” she explores how chasing The Next can quietly rob us of The Now.

Through real stories and honest reflection, Deanna reminds us that savori...

In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, shares one of her most freeing, hard-earned truths: “No one owes me anything.”

This isn’t about bitterness—it’s about liberation. When you stop waiting for apologies, acknowledgment, or validation, you start reclaiming your energy, your presence, and your peace.

Rooted in the lens of Doug Lennick's "The 3 Buckets" from last week’s episode, this teaching ...

In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, shares one of the most transformative tools she teaches: The 3 Buckets. Inspired by Doug Lennick’s powerful framework, this life-changing concept helps listeners reclaim their peace, presence, and personal power.

With her original quote - "Disappointment is the price we pay for trying to control what we can't." - Deanna breaks down how we lose ourselves...

In the final episode of this seven-part WORDS MATTER podcast series on CONFIDENCE, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, brings it all home with the most powerful pillar—I DID.

Anchored by Audrey Hepburn’s unforgettable quote, "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I'M POSSIBLE," Deanna revisits each step—I CAN, I WILL, I MUST, I AM, I DID—and wraps it with a declaration: YOU ARE POSSIBLE.

Because confidence doesn’t c...

In this episode of WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, wraps up her powerful six-part confidence series with the most transformational pillar of all—I DID. While confidence begins with belief (I CAN), moves into action (I WILL), deepens through purpose (I MUST), and aligns with identity (I AM), it’s ultimately sustained through one thing: proof.

Deanna invites listeners to stop minimizing their efforts and start honoring ...