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Grit & The Grace

The REAL Change Grit and Grace celebrates transformative change, designed to support individuals navigating life’s complex challenges with clarity, resilience, and purpose.

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Let's Talk About Invisible Illness
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Let's Talk About Invisible Illness
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Invisible Illness Is Still Illness

Conditions like Long COVID, ME/CFS, and autoimmune diseases may not show on the outside—but they’re real, exhausting, and often isolating.

You don’t need to have all the answers. Just believe, listen, and lead with empathy.

It makes more difference than you know.

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The Space Between
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The Space Between
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Change is one of life’s only constants, and often one of its most disorienting. Whether we choose it or it chooses us, change throws us into a vulnerable space between identities, a raw and uncertain in-between. In this piece, we explore the human tendency to reach for spiritual bypassing—using spiritual language or practices to avoid discomfort and contrast it with the deeper, steadier work of real mindfulness. True healing doesn’t come from escaping the storm, but from walking through it with eyes open and heart intact. This is a call back to honest presence, embodied awareness, and the quiet power of staying with what’s real.

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The Shadow Side of Light
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The Shadow Side of Light
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Spirituality can be a source of deep healing—but when misused, it can also cause harm. This blog explores the subtle yet powerful dynamic of spiritual narcissism—where ego hides behind enlightenment. It’s a call for awareness, integrity, and accountability in modern spiritual spaces. Let’s move beyond performance into a practice rooted in humility, compassion, and real inner work.

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Interviews

Aleka’s interviews highlight her expertise in integrating authenticity and strategic insight into her work, demonstrating how she empowers individuals and businesses to achieve their true potential and stand out in their fields.

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Just Being Seen On The Inside
Just Being Seen On The Inside

Want to know more about parts work? I am honored to be featured on Shauna VanBogart’s amazing podcast, ‘Just being’. Together we dive into the transformative and often intimidating world of our inner parts and how to navigate the terrain.

How To Really Love Yourself
How To Really Love Yourself

Self – Love is such a buzz word in the self help world, but how do we actually DO it? In this video we go deep into the REAL nuts and bolts to loving yourself.

What’s my purpose?
What’s my purpose?

“What’s my purpose?” It’s a question I get asked ALL the time. It is an important question to contemplate on a path of living an inspired life. In this video we define just what purpose is and how to connect with yours.

Astrology

New Moons and Full Moons and everything in between.

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Leo New Moon 7/24/25
Leo New Moon 7/24/25

This New Moon in Leo, opposing Pluto in Aquarius, invites a powerful reset around leadership, authenticity, and the responsibility of being seen. It asks us to move beyond performance and ego, and into the deeper work of heart-centered sovereignty. True freedom isn’t about escaping responsibility—it’s about aligning our actions with integrity, courage, and care. When we lead from that place, we don’t just shine—we inspire a new kind of revolution.

Capricorn Full Moon 7/10/25
Capricorn Full Moon 7/10/25

Just before this Full Moon, Uranus enters Gemini for the first time in 84 years, signaling a revolution in how we communicate and define truth. As information accelerates, Capricorn steps in to ground us with discernment, reminding us that knowledge without wisdom is dangerous. This lunation calls us to use our words with integrity—not to manipulate, but to clarify. In a world flooded with content, critical thinking becomes a sacred act. Capricorn asks us not just to speak, but to lead with maturity, humility, and a deep commitment to truth.

Cancer New Moon 6/25/25
Cancer New Moon 6/25/25

This New Moon in Cancer invites us into a moment of emotional reckoning—tender, intense, and transformational. As Neptune and Saturn square off in fiery Aries, we’re asked to see through illusions, confront buried truths, and act from radical compassion. This lunation challenges us to feel deeply, to lead with empathy, and to fight not from fear, but from the heart. Healing isn’t passive—it’s revolutionary. Come home to what matters most.