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A lion is a lion, no matter what environment it finds itself in. But how often do we allow our surroundings, the expectations of others, or the pursuit of validation to redefine who we are? Are we showing up in every space fully aligned with our divine identity? On this episode of Deeply Well, Devi Brown welcomes back award-winning journalist, host, and founder of Creatives of Faith, Gia Peppers, for a heartfelt conversation about faith, purpose, self-worth, and the courage to become who we were created to be. Creatives of Faith lives at that intersection of understanding that creativity and faith are intrinsically connected. How do we do the work of our divine assignment together?  Connect with Gia Peppers Gia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giapeppers/?hl=en Website: https://www.giapeppers.com/ Creatives of Faith IG: https://www.instagram.com/creativesoffaith/?hl=en Creatives of Faith Website: https://www.creativesoffaith.com/ Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if longevity isn't about adding more years to your life, but more life to your years? In this episode of Deeply Well, Devi sits down with Alejandro Bataller, Managing Partner of SHA Wellness Clinic, to explore a more intentional approach to longevity, preventive care, and holistic well-being. As we begin to rethink what it means to vacation, destinations like SHA are redefining the experience by offering something beyond rest. Imagine returning from a vacation not only refreshed but with a deeper understanding of your body, your health, and the lifestyle choices that can improve your quality of life. Bataller describes SHA as a vacation with a purpose while on your health journey.  STAY AT SHA: sha.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=13&aff_id=1009 Connect with Alejandro Bataller: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alejandrobataller/?hl=en Learn More: https://abliving.com/es/ Sha Wellness: https://shawellness.com Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the seasons change, Devi reflects on the strange coexistence of grief and joy, endings and new beginnings, exhaustion, and possibility.  This episode is an invitation to take inventory: of our friendships, our work, our routines, our relationship with technology, and even the expectations we’ve placed on ourselves. What still fits? What are we maintaining simply because it has been part of our lives for a long time? And where might doing less actually bring us closer to who we are now? Wellness Oasis: https://www.4b-advisory.com/the-wellness-oasis Mental Wealth Expo: https://www.mentalwealthalliance.org/ Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Devi welcomes performance coach, entrepreneur, investor, and Heartbeat Ventures managing partner Ron “Boss” Everline. The conversation is an energizing and deeply grounded reflection on discipline, personal responsibility, and the choices that shape who we become. Everline offers an honest look at how loss, family, fatherhood, and ambition have strengthened his commitment to showing up with purpose. One word is frequently used by Eveline as the backbone for his success in both business and his personal life: "DISCIPLINE." Discipline becomes more than a path to achievement; it becomes a way of honoring yourself, supporting the people around you, and building a life rooted in integrity, joy, and intention. How do you switch on the mechanisms of discipline?  Connect with Ron Boss YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmtU0J4WquRwmIO63t2uOw  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justtrain/?hl=en Just Train: https://justtrain.pushpress.com/open/interested Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How are you going to be present? In this episode, Devi is joined by Tracee Stanley, author of Living Ritual: Infuse Each Day with Purpose and Spirit, for a conversation about what it means to move through our lives with greater intention. Tracee offers a simple but powerful question: How are you going to be present? Before reaching for your phone to doomscroll or settling into another binge-watch, what would it look like to first make space for the rituals that ground you? Prayer. Spiritual conversation. Stillness. Reflection. Or whatever practices you create that allow you to reconnect with yourself and move through the day more intentionally. Our living rituals don't have to be elaborate. They are the practices we return to—the ones that remind us to be present for our lives rather than simply moving through them. Connect with Tracee Stanley Website: https://www.traceestanley.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracee_stanley Read: Living Ritual Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Devi answers questions written in by listeners seeking to become more consistent in their daily practices, and then she expounds on her approach to writing affirmations that truly resonate with the future version of self.  Join Devi for a day of mental health solutions and tools for change on Saturday, October 10th at the Annual Mental Wealth Expo: https://power1051.iheart.com/featured/mental-wealth-expo/ Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Devi welcomes Sheleana Aiyana, bestselling author of Becoming the One and founder of Rising Woman, to discuss her forthcoming book The Four Seasons of Heartbreak (out February 2). Aiyana frames heartbreak as an initiation and a choice point: bitterness or self-awareness, arguing that healing can’t be rushed and that grief deserves time and permission.  What if the person you deem “your person” is not, and the heartbreak plays a bigger role in helping you connect inward to find true JOY on the other side? Using nature’s cycles as a template, Aiyana describes moving through inner “seasons” of letting go, clarity and grieving, renewed effort, and hope, culminating in “the gift of being single” and a deeper relationship with self. She shares how heartbreak can reveal an original wound rooted in early life experiences. Heartbreak could be what helps bring clarity to what you need to pay attention to on your journey.  Connect with Sheleana Aiyana Website: https://sheleanaaiyana.com/ Pre-Order https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804180/the-four-seasons-of-heartbreak-by-sheleana-aiyana/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheleanaaiyana/ Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An urgent and provocative message urging parents and adults alike to put your phones down and connect.  Our children are facing a rapidly changing landscape, shifting from play-based to phone-based childhoods that influence how they perceive and interact with the world. Devi welcomes back clinical psychologist and Conscious Parenting Movement Founder Dr. Shefali to discuss how conscious parenting has grown since her 2010 book The Conscious Parent and why she wrote two new books, Raising Conscious Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons (releasing September 15). Dr. Shefali warns us that cheap, superficial “knowledge,” instant gratification, and reduced boredom undermine focus, creativity, grit, and resilience, contributing to anxiety, depression, self-harm, loneliness, and suicidality. She is empowering parents to act fast, break away from the algorithm, and put your phones down because this technological world is not designed for healthy childhoods. Previous Episode: Healed Parenting with Dr Shefali Watch: https://youtu.be/IaBDe4gvfwA?si=ZrzEsurkwUIUJTkC Listen: https://omny.fm/shows/deeply-well-with-devi-brown/dg-e2-shefalia-mixdown Connect with Dr. Shefali  Website: https://www.drshefali.com/ Pre-Order  Raising Conscious Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorshefali Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Devi welcomes multimedia storyteller and Studio Symoné founder Darian Symoné Harvin to discuss how her beauty reporting connects to identity, culture, and human-centered storytelling. Darian shares her path from newsroom work and burnout to creating more nuanced beauty journalism that values specificity, empathy, and strong personal standards while avoiding “gotcha” media and telling people what to think. Darian reflects on reconnecting with God, becoming flexible with self-care, and the importance of reducing fixation on celebrity.  Connect with Darian Harvin Website: https://www.studiosymone.com/darian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darian/?hl=en Created By: https://www.instagram.com/full___coverage/?hl=en Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Devi welcomes back Dr. Rheeda Walker, a clinical psychologist and professor focused on Black mental health, to discuss shifts in mental-health awareness since the pandemic and the need for credible, culturally informed care amid misinformation and a shortage of providers. Walker explains how avoidance and media narratives shape fears about mental illness, why training and credentials matter, and introduces “psychological fortitude” as the ability to stay grounded despite life stressors, using a simple 0–10 self-rating to assess needs and choose effective responses over knee-jerk coping. They also discuss Walker’s book No Racial Elephants in the Therapy Room, describing how therapists’ discomfort with race can harm clients and why clinicians must address “elephants” directly. Her “soul work” is to pause, breathe, and rate your psychological fortitude when frustrated. What is your capacity to be able to stay grounded and to take care of the things that I am able to do?" Previous Episode: Supporting Your Mental Health with Dr. Rheeda Walker Connect with Dr. Rheeda Walker: Website: https://www.rheedawalkerphd.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.rheedawalker/?hl=en Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special Q&A episode, Devi responds to deeply personal questions from the Deeply Well community about relationships, intuition, and knowing when it may be time to let go. From navigating friendships you've outgrown to finding clarity when a marriage no longer feels aligned, Devi explores reciprocity, emotional maturity, trusting what your body is telling you, and releasing the pressure to stay simply because nothing appears "wrong" from the outside. Through reflections from her own life, she offers an honest reminder that relationships should leave room for us to feel nourished, inspired, supported, and fully ourselves. Sometimes the work isn't figuring out how to hold on; it's trusting yourself enough to recognize when it's time to move forward. Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WeezyWTF (co-host of Decisions, Decisions, founder of WTF Media, producer, bestselling author of No Holes Barred, and creator of the NYC fitness studio TrapHaus) joins us to discuss what it really means to grow beyond the version of yourself the internet thinks it knows. Weezy is unapologetically and unconventionally herself, and that's exactly why we love her. In this episode, she speaks candidly about love, marriage, and why, ultimately, "love is not enough" to sustain any relationship. Devi and Weezy also dive into entrepreneurship, obsession, and how the things she genuinely enjoys, even the taboo ones, become the roadmap for her success. Connect with Weezy: IG: https://www.instagram.com/weezywtf/?hl=en Studio: https://www.wtfmediastudios.com/ Fitness: https://traphausfit.com/ Podcast: https://blackeffect.com/show/decisions-decisions/ Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Devi is reminding you that “life is hard,” and if you’re living with chronic pain, autoimmune issues, or ADHD, it takes patience, self-advocacy, and finding what actually supports you day to day. During Devi’s visit to the Sha Wellness Clinic in Cancun, an intentional reset for her personal health, modern medicine + holistic care, VO2 max testing, ICARUS, osteopathy, scans, acupuncture, and biofeedback, she realized she's been in fight-or-flight for five months despite all the wonderful moments that also occurred during this period. The question that has been circling and the idea of being seen has been at the forefront. What does it really mean to be “seen,” and why chasing it can give away your power? “No one is ever going to fully see you… But do you see you?” and we land on this truth: “It’s on God’s time. You still got to do it… even if no one notices.”  It is important to know that who you are must exist beyond the share button of exposure. Because the more time you spend seeing yourself, the more deliberate and conscious you can become towards your direct healing needs. Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You are not alone in your creativity, whether it is music, filmmaking, or another expression. The ability to create offers many opportunities to heal, connect and transform everyone it encounters. Devi sits with Grammy-winning producer Dahi who shares how his upcoming project, Black Boy Alternative, came from long seasons of self-reflection, false starts, and finally a “let God in the room” jam session approach that unlocked the story he actually wanted to tell. He explains why music can be his church, what it means to be a “Black Boy” outside the box, and offers simple yet extremely important soul work: “pray…give thanks…ask for guidance” so the weight isn’t all on you. Connect with Dahi:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dahi/?hl=en Learn More: Dahi.Life Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@devibrown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The summer is already almost over, and Devi shares what this fast-moving, “grief and joy happening all at once” summer is teaching her, especially how to stay present when everything feels like it’s shifting. Although there may also be a lot of positive personal shifts, it is our practice that keeps us rooted in our authentic power. Connect with Devi: Website: https://devibrownwellbeing.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@devibrown Living In Wisdom Book: https://www.devibrown.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devibrown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeplywellpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/devibrown?s=21&t=… Merch: https://devibrown.myshopify.com/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@devibrown   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.