75 | Rebirth: What Nobody Tells You About Becoming Who You Actually Are

A real rebirth requires a death first.In this episode Lesley shares one of the most personal and vulnerable stories she has told on this podcast. Coming up on one year of sobriety, fresh off a life-changing Advanced Energetics Retreat in San Diego, she opens up about what rebirth actually looks like, not as a concept or a metaphor, but as a lived, somatic, cellular experience in the body.She shares her shame seeker, a part of herself she has been quietly doing deep healing work with all year and what it felt like when that density finally completed its cycle and left her body at the retreat. She shares the walk on the beach that followed. The words she heard. And what it means to step into a new chapter not as someone new, but as someone finally returning home to who she has always been.This is not a self-improvement episode. This is a resurrection story.This episode is for the woman who knows something in her is ready to shift but doesn't have language for it yet.The one who has been in the void and doesn't know how much longer she can hold it.The one who is terrified of what comes after the letting go.In this episode, we explore:· The identity she wore for 20 years and what it cost to lay it down· The Advanced Energetics Retreat in San Diego — the sacred community, and the density that lifted· A vulnerable share about a part of her she has been healing all year· What rebirth feels like in the body, somatic, cellular, happening below the neck· Rebirth is not getting a new version of yourself, it is returning to who you actually are· A real rebirth requires a real death first, surrender, the void, the letting go of the old identity· You cannot receive new life while white-knuckling the old one· Transformation that only happens in the mind cannot reach where the wound actually lives· John 15:12 — the pruning, the cutting off, and what grows from it· You cannot miss your rebirth, if it is at the center of the will of God, it will keep inviting you backListener ReflectionWhat in you is ready to be released? What keeps pressing forward that you have been afraid to let come to the surface?Ready to go deeper?This is the kind of work we do together in 1:1 coaching, learning to hear, learning to discern, learning to trust the specific language God is using to reach you. Book a 20-minute connection call: tidycal.com/kindredjourney/connectionLoved this episode?Share it with the woman who is in the void right now and doesn't know what comes next. She needs to know she is not lost. She is in between.If this episode resonated, leave a five star review wherever you listen and share your reflections with me on Substack and Instagram.Come find me.📩  [email protected]📖  Substack — thekindredjourney.substack.com🎙  Spotify — The Kindred Journey🎙  Apple Podcasts — The Kindred Journey▶️  YouTube — youtube.com/@lesleyalberts-i7p📷  Instagram — @lesley_the_kindred_journeyA note on this work.The Kindred Journey offers coaching, somatic practices, and educational conversations intended to support personal growth, nervous system awareness, embodiment and emotional awareness. Everything shared through this podcast, email, website, and related content is rooted in personal experience, education, and perspective, and is provided for informational and educational purposes only.This content is not medical or mental health advice, and it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or replace professional medical, psychological, or mental health care. Please consult a licensed healthcare provider or qualified mental health professional regarding any medical or mental health concerns.The Kindred JourneyNew episodes every Thursday. Remember, you are not alone. You are seen. Heard. Understood. Loved.