In this episode of Be Still & Live, we sit with movement artist and coach Elvie Schooley for a grounded, heart-centered conversation about what becomes possible when we slow down and listen inward.

Elvie introduces the “Jewels Inside” metaphor—an invitation to see life’s hardest chapters not as wounds to conceal, but as raw material to be gently polished into wisdom, self-respect, and purpose. She shares the quiet courage it took to leave a 15-year marriage, the daily practice of forgiveness that followed, and how her healing began not with force or fixing—but with the smallest, most human step: one conscious breath.

We explore simple, embodied rhythms that helped restore her sense of wholeness: heart-centered morning gratitude, pen-to-paper journaling for emotional clarity, and evening Epsom salt baths to soothe the nervous system. Together, we reflect on boundaries without guilt, self-care as stewardship rather than selfishness, and how tending to our inner life expands our capacity to love, lead, and serve from a place of integrity.

The conversation opens into belonging as well—through Elvie’s discovery of West African drum and dance, the communal healing it offered, and the deep cultural connection that helped her feel at home in her own body and story. That path ultimately led to Drum the Program, her nonprofit in Alabama, where youth learn West African cultural arts while building social-emotional skills and experiencing a living practice of community.

If you’re navigating burnout, transition, or the quiet ache of feeling unseen, this episode offers a gentle return: slow down, breathe, listen, forgive—and trust that the light you’re seeking is already within you.

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Feeling off doesn’t mean you’re broken.
More often, it means your body has been living too long without safety, stillness, and breath in a noisy world.

In this episode, we sit down with breathwork guide Steve Beattie, whose journey from chronic inflammation and repeated hospital visits to a more calm, grounded way of living began not with force—but with a simple, daily return to the breath. Along the way, an unexpected emotional release opened the door to deeper healing.

Steve gently demystifies the Wim Hof Method, offers important safety considerations, and then widens the lens: breath isn’t a brand—it’s a bridge back to yourself.

We explore why breath works, not as a hack, but as a handoff—from reaction to response. When the exhale slows, the nervous system listens. The mind checks in. Space opens. That pause can soften anxiety, de-escalate conflict, and interrupt the restless loops of stimulation our phones and feeds quietly train us to crave. Steve also explains how chronic stress and cortisol keep the body inflamed—and how small, repeatable breathing practices can begin to restore balance.

You’ll hear a powerful story of teens learning box breathing, hiking in rhythm with their breath, and stepping into an icy lake with surprising steadiness. The lesson isn’t toughness—it’s ownership. Meeting stress on your terms.

We close with simple practices you can take into your real life:
• a one-minute box breath to refocus
• a five-breath reset to return to yourself
• a morning intention that begins before your phone does

Along the way, we reflect on community, fire circles, and the old proverb “run toward the roar,” reimagined not as force—but as a gentle willingness to meet what scares us with presence.

If something in this conversation stirs you, don’t rush to change everything.
Take one small step: one pause, one breath, one clear choice.

Your breath is the bridge.
Walk it with us.

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@breathinginnature on all socials

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What if intention isn’t something you set, but something you inhabit—a way of being that changes the atmosphere wherever you go?

In this conversation, we sit with Kim Stanwood Terranova, spiritual teacher and counselor, to explore intention as an inner practice that moves us from reactivity to coherence. Kim invites us to see intention not as a wish for outcomes, but as a steady orientation toward qualities like presence, compassion, and courage—qualities that quietly shape how we speak, listen, and show up in everyday moments.

Together, we reflect on the widening gap between outer technology and inner technology, and how to restore balance without shame, striving, or perfectionism. Kim shares simple, human practices—two-minute breaths, short prayers, no-phone pauses, and intentional check-ins—that help us listen more deeply and respond with clarity rather than urgency. She also offers a gentle reframe on intention-setting: choosing the qualities we want to embody, rather than clinging to specific results.

One of the most grounding moments in the episode is Kim’s nightly acknowledgment practice—writing down five small, specific ways you showed up well that day. This simple ritual softens the “not enough” narrative, builds self-trust, and opens us to receive support and grace with greater ease.

We close with a model intention you can carry into the new year, along with practical ways to bring intention into your mornings, meetings, and moments that matter most. If you’re longing for less noise and more true guidance—less doing and more being—this conversation offers a calm, steady place to begin.

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Some health stories look polished on the outside while quietly falling apart behind the scenes. This conversation moves in the opposite direction.

In this episode, we sit down with Jess — a mother of four and grounded health coach — for an honest conversation about healing body image anxiety, releasing disordered patterns around food, and stepping out of the all-or-nothing mindset that keeps so many mothers stuck.

Jess shares how pregnancy, twins, and the realities of motherhood shifted her understanding of health from “getting smaller” to nourishing a life. Together, we explore the pressure modern mothers carry — perfectionism, comparison, and unrealistic expectations — and why rigid rules often lead to shame rather than change.

Instead, Jess offers compassionate structure: flexible rhythms that adapt to seasons, sleep, and real capacity. Movement becomes stress relief, not punishment. Food becomes nourishment, not a moral test. One of the most surprising shifts? Setting boundaries with screens — and how going phone-free in the evenings brought more calm, connection, and consistency into her home.

We close with three gentle practices mothers can begin this week, rooted in presence, simplicity, and grace. This is a sustainable vision of health — one that honors motherhood as it actually is.

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What if the smallest shift in language could return your power, calm your nervous system, and begin to rewrite the story you're living?

In this powerful and tender conversation, we sit down with ultra-endurance athlete and HEALthy founder Hope Rose to explore what it means to honor grief without giving it the pen. Through her own journey, marked by domestic abuse, a harrowing court battle, and painful years separated from her child - Hope reveals what it looks like to refuse a victim narrative and reclaim authorship over your life.

Rather than bypassing the pain, Hope walks us through how to give grief dignity, speak truth with softness, and choose micro-movements that build resilience. You’ll hear simple, everyday shifts in language that rewire the nervous system, phrases like “I don’t think I like that” or “no problem”, alongside somatic practices that help move anger, soften judgment, and offer forgiveness to the one person we often leave out: ourselves.

We also widen the lens from personal healing to collective restoration, how disconnection from self, Source, and soil shapes the health of our families, our communities, and the earth. Hope invites us to return to the rhythms of growing food, honoring our bodies, and rebuilding patterns that support parents, children, and all who nurture life.

Whether you’re in a season of recovery, reflection, or rebuilding, this conversation offers sturdy hope, sacred honesty, and simple tools to help you come home to yourself.

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Website: www.hoperosespeaks.com

Instagram: Instagram.com/hoperosespeaks OR Instagram.com/weheal_thyself

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What if peace doesn’t come from pushing harder, but from feeling safe enough to stop performing?

In this episode of Be Still and Live, we sit with identity and legacy coach Brandy Graham for a deeply grounding conversation about safety, belonging, and the freedom that comes when we slow down enough to listen inward. Together, we explore why safety, not striving, is the true doorway to peace, and how stillness can become the most forward-moving force in your life.

Brandy shares the wake-up moments that changed everything: a kitchen trash can crawling with maggots after months of depletion, and a terrifying ambulance ride with her heart racing past 200 beats per minute. These moments marked the end of pushing through and the beginning of a new kind of authority - one rooted in breath, presence, and truth-telling. From that place, she developed the SAFE method she now guides others through: See, Allow, Free, Embody.

We reflect on how to gently notice survival patterns without judgment, why image is not identity, and what it means to live congruent on the inside and the outside. Brandy offers simple, accessible practices to help you return to yourself, wherever you are, including a hand-to-heart 4-2-6 breath, morning light to support your natural rhythms, and micro-gratitude to shift from scarcity to sufficiency.

This conversation also touches on boundaries without guilt, the courage to say no, and how to hear your inner voice beneath the noise of screens, schedules, and constant proving. If you’ve ever felt like you have to hold it all together to be worthy, let this be your permission to exhale. You don’t have to earn your way back to yourself, you already belong.

Connect with Brandy Graham on LinkedIn and Instagram to learn more about the SAFE method and her work. And if this episode offered you a moment of calm, clarity, or reconnection, consider subscribing, sharing it with someone who needs it, and leaving a review to help others find their way back to stillness.

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What if the way back to yourself isn’t about doing more, pushing harder, or fixing faster… but learning to listen?

In this week’s episode, I sit down with my longtime friend and former rowing teammate Jelena DeSilva, whose life has carried her from powerful strokes on the water, to intentional movement on the mat, and now into the compassionate, grounded work of therapy.

Together, we explore the kind of courage that doesn’t shout - the quiet, steady courage of trading perfectionism for presence, force for dialogue, and urgency for a gentle return to the body’s wisdom.

Jelena shares how years of big-city pace sharpened her reverence for stillness and why creating truly safe, inclusive spaces matters as much as any posture cue or therapeutic technique. We talk about what mindfulness really is (and isn’t): not emptying the mind, but noticing with kindness, returning to the breath, and letting your body be an honest teacher.

You’ll hear us unpack:

• why spiritual bypassing keeps us disconnected
• how emotions work like dashboard lights, neutral indicators pointing us toward what needs attention
• practical tools for practicing the pause
• the power of accessible, shame-free therapy
• how to know when you’re ready for support
• what “fit” in therapy actually means
• the daily rhythms that help us stay steady: movement, stillness, nourishment, rest, and connection

If you’ve ever felt like you’re supposed to “be calm,” but your mind is busy and your body feels tight… or if you’ve wondered whether therapy might help you find your way back to yourself, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

It’s grounded.
It’s human.
It’s usable.
And it’s an invitation:

Pause. Breathe. Notice.
What is your body whispering to you today?

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What if the cure for overwhelm isn’t another hack, but a pen, a card, and ten quiet minutes?

In this episode, Carly Brenton, founder of Paperscript, shares how a simple, human ritual like handwriting can cut through the noise, rebuild connection, and bring us back to ourselves.

Carly’s story begins in loss and unfolds into creative repair: painting at her kitchen table, rediscovering stillness, and building a business rooted in intention rather than speed. Together, we explore why handwritten notes matter more than ever - the memory in a grandparent’s script, the comfort of a camp note saved for years, the drawer of cards we return to on harder days.

We talk about slow growth, choosing what truly matters, and the courage to do less so you can do it better. Carly offers practical ways to bring more presence into everyday life - like keeping staple cards on hand, gifting intentionally, and using her PS Plus subscription to make connection simple.

If you’re craving a quieter way to create, give, and live - this conversation will feel like a deep breath. Subscribe, share, or send this episode to someone who could use a moment of stillness today.

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