STRIPPED is where I say the things you’re probably thinking - but out loud.
It’s raw, real & unfiltered - we're talking love, power, sex, deep spiritual practice & more (through the lens of Tibetan Buddhism, irreverence & my own messy life lessons after 25 years in the spiritual trenches & over a decade mentoring people worldwide).
If that’s your vibe...light a candle, grab a snack & let’s strip it all back.
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EP 25: Why It’s So Hard to Ask for Help When You’re the Powerful Woman Who’s Used to Leading + Having All the Answers
2026/10/20
What happens when being "capable" + "the strong one" that everyone comes to for answers or solutions becomes so central to your identity that asking for help + support (as well as letting go of control) starts to feel more risky + vulnerable than doing everything yourself?
In this episode, I’m talking about power, competence, envy, jealousy, receiving (and how hard that can be when you're always the doer or the leader) + the intimacy of letting another person FULLY see you when you don’t have all the answers ~ especially when that person is another powerful, successful woman you admire. We’ll also get into what this same dynamic can look like for powerful women in romantic relationships, too (like finding yourself with passive men who want YOU to make all the decisions, which can have you feeling like a mother raising a manchild instead of a woman in a hot, sexy, reciprocal partnership).
Want my eyes on something you're navigating in your own conscious work + heart-centered leadership (or intimate relationship, like we discussed in this episode, so far as the power dynamics are concerned)? I've opened a small number of 45-minute private sessions: click here to book yours
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EP 24: Why People Aren't Recognizing the Real Depth of Your Heart-Centered Work, Even Though You're Showing Up
2026/10/13
What happens when you're devoted to your spiritual mission + consistently showing up to lead your community through your heart-centered work, but people still don't seem to recognize the real depth of what you bring to the table?
In this episode of STRIPPED, I'm exploring the difference between being visible versus actually allowing yourself + your deeper work to be FULLY seen + perceived, especially when you're a conscious, spiritual entrepreneur whose abilities aren't always as straightforward or easy to logically measure + explain.
We get into the fear of being misunderstood or judged as your work evolves, how "hiding" doesn't always look like avoidance, why authority doesn't require pretending you have everything figured out, the difference between vulnerability + oversharing and why "deeper" work can sometimes require letting go of mass approval or instant validation.
I also talk about something we don't discuss enough in spiritual heart-centered business: sometimes your next evolution doesn't require another fancy strategy; it requires you to develop a higher capacity to lead your mission + do the more meaningful, impactful work you're here to do - through more focused spiritual practice, greater integrity, higher discernment, more responsibility + deeper devotion behind the scenes when nobody is looking or clapping.
In this episode, we explore:
Visibility vs. actually feeling recognized for the depth of your work
Why rejection can feel especially personal for spiritual heart-centered entrepreneurs
The ways we hide while still technically “showing up” consistently for our community
Vulnerability, intimacy + maintaining authority as a leader
Why your next evolution may not receive immediate validation
What devotion to deeper, more meaningful work may actually require of you
Relinquishing control over how other people perceive you
Want my eyes on something you're navigating in your own conscious work + heart-centered leadership? I've opened a small number of 45-minute private sessions. Bring me the question, decision or situation you've been wrestling with + we'll identify the blind spot or deeper truth you may be struggling to see on your own, so you can get clear on what this next evolution of your work is actually asking of you.
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EP 23: Be His Lover, Not His Mother
2025/12/22
When you start managing him, fixing him, teaching him, guiding him, mothering him - you kill the passionate chemistry + magnetic polarity that keeps attraction strong + desire hot in a partnership.
This episode dives into the difference between loving a man + raising a man[child].
Most women slip into caretaker mode without realizing it's actually rooted in fear, control, lack of trust or a craving for safety - not love.
If you're tired of doing everything, carrying the emotional labor + wanting him to step up (without complaining or nagging) - this one's for you.
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EP 22: Being Wanted vs. Being Chosen: How to Stop Being an Option
2025/12/08
There’s a massive difference between being wanted + being actively + fully CHOSEN.
This episode breaks down why validation isn’t the same as commitment, why attraction alone isn't enough + how to stop settling for breadcrumbs when what you desire is full devotion, presence + conscious partnership rooted in genuine commitment.
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EP 21: The Gift That Keeps Haunting You (Choose Joy)
2025/11/24
Sometimes the thing you’re *naturally best at* is the thing you’ve spent years avoiding. 👀
Why?
Because ease feels suspicious.
Because joy feels “unserious" or "unprofessional".
Because we’ve been conditioned to believe work (like using our gifts) has to feel like pain + struggle in order to be meaningful or worth something.
In today’s episode, I’m talking about the gift that keeps circling back, no matter how many times you try to outgrow it, ignore it, rebrand it or bury it - and why *trusting what feels fun + easy* is often the TRUEST doorway to genuine abundance, alignment + your highest destiny unfolding.
If you’ve been resisting THE THING(s) that comes naturally to you + choosing to stay on the struggle bus instead…you definitely need to tune into this one! 😜
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EP 20: Dopamine vs. Devotion (*storytime*)
2025/11/17
Robyn dropped a new song (after a 7 year break) called "Dopamine" + it sent me into a very real reflection on how much of my life used to run on the chase - the high, the hit, the fantasy of “maybe this is it" (*the thing* that'll SAVE me from my pain/struggle/suffering...lol!).
Ironically, the song dropped THE SAME DAY I was on my way to a ceremony in NYC to take deeper Buddhist commitments (no accidents). And my ceremony fell almost to the day of my 20 year anniversary of moving to NYC in my early 20s. Talk about full-circle moments.
And it's very clear to me now: the contrast is impossible to ignore.
I'm currently in a chapter of devotion - keeping vows, daily practice, repetition, deepening - not novelty-hopping anymore in ANY area of my life.
This episode explores the shift from craving to commitment - and why depth hits differently.
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EP 19: The Art of Being "Too Much"
2025/11/10
This one’s for the creative women (or men) who refuses to shrink - who’s opinionated, loud, erotic, emotional, spiritual...and done apologizing for it.
We’ll talk about how the fear of being “too much” makes edgy + talented Spiritual Creatives hide behind control, strategy + the obsession with being palatable - and how learning the art of being too much is actually the path to creative freedom, spiritual integrity + real, unapologetic power.
💀 Featuring 6 ways you secretly abandon your full-spectrum essence + what what it costs you when you do.
🔻 If you’re standing at that identity death threshold - between who you’ve been + the bolder version of you wanting to emerge next - this is your sign.
→ Work with me inside The Threshold (90-min session) or ALCHEMY (6- or 12-month bespoke 1:1 mentorship): https://www.alisonlessard.com/tsap
EP 18: The Erotic Side of the Creative Void
2025/11/03
Here's Part 2 (continued from last week): After the death of an old identity comes THE CREATIVE VOID - that raw, in-between space where nothing’s clear + everything feels uncertain.
But...instead of making it so scary, we can make it sexier!! 😜
This episode dives into the erotic side of the creative void for ambitious high-achievers (and how your fear of surrender in creativity mirrors your fear of surrender in love).
Because control kills chemistry + too much strategy kills the magic! When you can finally stay open in the unknown + tune into your s£xual life-force as a superpower, that’s when the erotic current moves through you again - turning your work, your art + your whole life back on. 💦🔥
Mentioned in this episode:
❤️🔥 Private 1:1 Mentorship (by application only; 3-month minimum) An intimate, catalytic space for your next evolution in love + power: → Get the Details + Apply Here: https://www.alisonlessard.com/pm
EP 17: R.I.P., Honey: When It's Time for an Old Identity to Die
2025/10/26
There comes a point when a certain version of you that once felt right…just doesn't resonate anymore.
It might be your identity in business, in relationship, in your public persona - it starts to feel outdated, draining or just totally inauthentic.
That’s not failure; it’s growth! Get excited - you're evolving.
This episode dives into why it's so crucial to stop resuscitating what’s already dead - and why letting go before you see proof of what's next isn't just necessary - it's the power move.
🥀 Let the old you die so something truer (and SO much better) can be born.🌹
(Part 2 - a spicier episode on the erotic/creative void after an identity death — drops next week!)
Mentioned in this episode:
❤️🔥 Private 1:1 Mentorship (by application only; 3-month minimum) An intimate, catalytic space for your next evolution in love + power: → Get the Details + Apply Here: https://www.alisonlessard.com/pm
EP 16: Stop Half-Assing It: The Karma of *ALL-IN* Commitment
2025/10/19
Baby...stop expecting miracles when you’re only half-in!
In this episode, we’re diving into the karma of commitment - why nothing moves until you do.
Whether it’s love, purpose or abundance, the universe only meets you at your exact level of current karma.
~You say you want sacred partnership, but keep settling for mediocre relationships or breadcrumbs.
~You want freedom, but cling to the comfort zone that’s killing your soul.
~You constantly meditate on abundance, but are still overgiving, hustling for it until you're burned out or not clearly asking for what you really need.
That’s not bad luck - it’s karmic logic. Half-assed energy creates half-baked results.
Let’s talk about the energetic law behind devotion - and what happens when you finally go ALL IN.
Mentioned in this episode:
– The Vow / Fully Claimed Audio Bundle ($39 USD): Two powerful transmissions on how to call in conscious partnership (for singles), as well as how to inspire devotion + sustain erotic magnetism in Sacred Union. → Purchase the bundle here
– Private 1:1 Mentorship (by application only; 3-month minimum): An intimate, catalytic space for the ones who crave unapologetic power + know you're meant for "holy-shit-this-exists?!" kind of love. → Get the Details + Apply Here
EP 15: "Mirror, Mirror..F*ck My Life?!" - When Relationships Show You What You Don't Wanna Face
2025/07/20
When your relationships (aka the ULTIMATE mirrors) stop being cute or sweet + start reflecting ALL the cringey, messy, painful sh*t you’d rather not see…here's what to do (besides run, lol 😂).
P.S. Yes, this hits hardest in love - but everything in this episode applies to friendships, family + every other uncomfortable reflection life throws at you! Your triggers are your teachers. 🫶🏻
🔥 THE UNDERGROUND membership (where I teach you all these magical methods for Devotion, Love + Power - rooted in TIbetan Buddhism) doors reopen October 2025:
→ Join the waitlist: https://www.alisonlessard.com/tu
EP 14: You’ve Outgrown Your *New Age Era*...Now What?
2025/07/06
Your crystals are collecting dust. You’ve out-journaled your trauma. And sage just isn’t cutting it anymore.
If your growth has plateaued - not because you’re failing, but because you’re ready for more - this one’s for you.
We’re diving into what comes after the *New Age Era*…when your soul is being called into higher service + you're looking for depth + more advanced practices, but you’re not sure where to go next.
⚡️ Ready for a spiritual practice that goes beyond sound bowls + cacao ceremonies? (and yes we love them both, but if you want more - keep reading...)
If you’re craving sacred structure to continue serving humanity at a higher level (aka: you're curious about a path to get out of suffering - for real), a real lineage (rooted in Tibetan Buddhism) + zero performative bullshit…
👉🏼 Get on the waitlist for The Underground here (doors reopen Fall 2025): https://www.alisonlessard.com/tu
This ain’t your basic-bitch breathwork circle. 😉
EP 13: Why So Many Men Are Craving *Emotional Intimacy* (But Aren't Sure How to Get It)
2025/06/29
If you're craving deeper emotional intimacy with a woman - but keep getting friendzoned, attracting cold or emotionally unavailable love interests or feeling stuck in a relationship with a woman who doesn’t meet your emotional needs...this episode is for you.
(Hint: it’s not because you’re “too sensitive.”)
A lot of men confuse emotional intensity with real vulnerability + emotional intimacy.
🔥 Ready to start magnetizing deep, mutual connection (emotional and sexual - instead of settling for one or the other)? We do this kind of work inside my new community space, where sacred ritual meets taboo, playful shadow work - and nothing is off-limits:
Join the waitlist for The Underground, my bold, edgy + co-ed spiritual membership, with practices rooted in Tibetan Buddhism.
➡️ Join the Waitlist (doors reopen later in 2025): https://www.alisonlessard.com/tu
EP 12: How to Be in Your Power (without being an A$$hole)
2025/06/22
What if reclaiming your power didn’t mean ghosting everyone to avoid conflict or swinging to the other extreme - being unnecessarily loud or aggressive? In this episode, we unpack *the messy middle way* between people-pleasing + ego-fueled power trips - and how to embody strength without closing your heart.
🔥Tired of watering yourself down to fit in?
Come find your people inside The Underground - A bold, edgy + devoted spiritual community membership where shadow + taboo is just as welcome as love + light.
→ Apply Now (applications close June 26th): https://www.alisonlessard.com/tu
EP 11: What I Learned Living with My Parents *at 40*
2025/06/15
Yup, you read that right...and I didn’t move in with my parents at 40 - I had to move back home in my mid-30s... and was STILL THERE 5 years later! 😭😂
In this episode, I’m sharing what that season taught me about shame, power, compassion, devotion + the kind of spiritual initiation that's not sexy at all - but is a necessary catalyst. Especially when it looks like listening to your soul, even if it means rebuilding your life from rock bottom.
If you’ve ever felt like you're falling behind, failing at life or like your timeline is totally f****d - this one’s for you!
→ Applications for The Underground membership are now open! (we kick things off July 1st)
Apply here, starting June 16th: https://www.alisonlessard.com/tu
*applications close on Thursday, June 26th*
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I could listen to Ali speak for hours. I’ve followed her work since 2016 and she has always intrigued me with what she has to say. This podcast is n...