The LMNTL Club

Hi, y'all!

Part of our elemental nature means aligning our life and habits with the current physical season.

Right now, with the sun setting earlier, my body requires winding down earlier. During the summer, I won't start to wind down until about 8 or 9pm, but right now, that process starts about 5pm. Even if you aren't experiencing shifts just like this - I imagine you're experiencing shifts in your own way.

I have a dear friend who I love to meet at a local pizza restaurant (if you're local to Evansville or have been to visit us, then you know about Turoni's).

Turoni's is cozy no matter what time of year but when the cold hits, it's a wintertime dream. The lighting is dim and dark with faux candlelight on the tables. I grew up going to this specific restaurant and it's nostalgic in all of the best ways. Turoni's is our spot.

When we chatted about our next pizza date (that will last at least 2+ hours), I said I was having a hard time picking a date because I don't want to be out late-for-me or drive home in the dark.

So, she said - what if we met at 2:30?

DONE.

Now, I have a dream dinner date with one of my besties at 2:30pm on a Tuesday (time freedom is also one way we live in our elemental nature).

What's something that feels good to you that maybe goes against societal norms? For me, going to dinner after dark in the winter doesn't feel good, and I'm so, so grateful to be surrounded by people who not only get it, but accept it and celebrate it.

This week, I invite you to pay attention to what feels good ... and then ask for it.

Extra kudos to your loved ones if they suggest it first - sometimes it takes that outside perspective to see what's right in front of us.

Until next week -

Leslie

This week, I’ve been reflecting on what it really means to listen — to your body, your intuition, your timing.

Last month, I made the call to take a DNF (Did Not Finish) at a race. Everything was lined up perfectly — I’d rested, fueled, and felt strong — but my body sent a clear message that continuing wasn’t the best choice for me.

It was hard AND it was the wisest move I could’ve made for my long-term goals.

There’s a lot of shame around stepping back — in running and in life. We’re taught that “finishing” is the biggest indicator and proof of strength. But sometimes the most powerful decision is to pause, realign, and protect your energy for the right-for-you finish line.

One week later, my decision to stop had already paid dividends — I had my strongest training run ever. Proof that when I honor what’s true in the moment, I open the door for everything to align later.

So, for this week's invitation for you:

✨ When have you made a choice that went against the status quo — something others might’ve seen as “quitting,” but was actually an act of deep self-trust?

Maybe it was walking away from a job, ending a relationship, skipping a goal race, or saying no when everything around you said the opposite.

Take a moment to reflect, journal, or share in the comments below.

Because both the breakdown and the breakthrough are part of the training — in running, and in life. 🌀

See you here next week,

Leslie

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Five years ago, Matt and I booked an experience in Asheville, NC — a sunrise hike. 🌄

The plan: meet our hosts and the other participants in a parking lot at the base of a mountain, get in a van to carpool to the trailhead, and hike 1–2 miles in the dark to an overlook to watch the sunrise… and drink coffee. ☕

I was terrified.

I wasn’t familiar with the area, wasn’t keen on getting in a van with strangers, and definitely wasn’t at ease hiking in the dark (hello, heights!).

Around 4 a.m., we received a message: the excursion had been cancelled due to rain and low visibility. 🌧️

And suddenly — I was relieved, ecstatic, and able to get some deep sleep with my found time.

A lot has changed since then.

I reflected on this story last month while on a “short” three-mile hike with a couple of dear friends near Montreat, NC.

I’d coordinated the route — a 3-ish-mile point-to-point hike that summited three mountains. Mostly new trail for all of us, and I expected it to take 1–1.5 hours.

We met at 2:30 p.m. and returned to the van around 5:10 p.m.

While we were climbing, climbing, climbing .. before making the final descent that was alllll descent .. I remembered our cancelled sunrise hike 5 years prior.

That version of me couldn't have imagined going on the hike we were on, even in broad daylight! Much less, for me to be the one who planned it.

But I did.

Over the last 5 years, I've challenged myself to get just a little more and more outside of my comfort zone, incrementally building up the mental and physical endurance to traverse new mountainous terrain.

While the story I've still told myself is that I don't enjoy being on trails in the dark, I've got a date with the darkness for my 100k in December. And the new script I'm flipping is that it's going to be GREAT.

Reflecting on where I've been and what was once scary is helping me feel more calm and confident going into race day.

✨ What is something you do now with ease that used to be scary, daunting, or out of reach?

Hit reply, share in the comments, write in your journal, or just think & reflect. Whatever feels good 😌

This summer I ran a 50k in Western North Carolina and a met a new friend - someone I'd run the entire race with.

We briefly chatted about our race strategy, which mostly involved listening to our bodies, hiking uphills (time for talking, eating, and drinking), and running downhills & "flats" (not much is flat on trails in WNC).

During the race we talked about her experience running ultras, and she told me that she runs at a "gratitude pace".

A pace where she literally feels grateful for her health and strength, and can maintain a comfortable conversation.

Last weekend while we were on a hike at Catawba Falls with the Resilient Retreat in North Carolina, I invited everyone to embrace their "gratitude pace":

• to move at your own speed

• take as few or many breaks as you'd like, and above all,

• feel the gratitude of being in the forest, in community, and alive.

Where in your life could you apply the gratitude pace?

Maybe you aren't training for a race, but maybe there's a project or a goal you've been challenging yourself to complete - what if this week, you moved at a pace that allowed you to tap back into why you crossed the start line in the first place? What would it feel like? What would you do next?

Until next week -

Leslie

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Have you ever noticed a moment when you felt completely alive—magnetic, at home, and fully yourself? That’s your elemental nature speaking.

At LMNTL, we guide people to find that feeling—not just for a fleeting moment, but as a sustainable way of living. We call it living in your elemental nature: aligning your choices, habits, relationships, and dreams with who you truly are.

✨ This week, your invitation is simple:
Take a quiet moment to reflect:

• When in your life have you felt most alive, radiant, and in flow?

• What elements—people, places, activities—were present in that moment?

• How can you bring even a spark of that feeling into your week right now?

Your elemental nature is unique to you. It may be found in art, movement, nature, relationships, or creativity. It may appear in a fleeting moment of courage or in the way you start your day.

💡 If you're up for more:
Choose one action this week that lights you up or reconnects you to that sense of being fully alive. Small, intentional actions compound into lasting transformation.

…pick what truly calls to you. Let the rest go. Let it be enough.

💛 We’re here to guide you: Through discovery, reflection, and aligned action, we help you uncover your elemental nature and create a life that magnetically reflects your truest self.

This week, step closer to the life that feels magnetic, alive, and 100% yours.

xo,
Leslie & Matt

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There are so many things you could do today. This week. This month. This year.

The list feels never-ending.

Most of it circles around self-care, growth, “becoming better.” And while those things matter, sometimes we just end up going through the motions—beating ourselves up for not doing enough, changing enough, being enough.

Here’s the truth: it’s all bullsh*t.

✨ What you’re doing IS enough.
✨ What you’re not doing IS enough.

This week, I invite you to lean into desire.

What do you really want to do in this moment?

This isn’t about vegging on the couch for seven days straight and calling it self-care (though let’s be real, there are caring ways to do that too).

It’s about intention. About allowing whatever you do—or don’t do—to be enough.

So if today you had a grand plan to mow the grass, read two chapters, squeeze in a workout, and catch up on work … but you only have time or energy for one thing?

Pick the one you truly want. Let the rest go.
Let it be enough.

Because it is.

xo,
Leslie

🌿 P.S. If you’re ready to go deeper into this work—releasing the “not enoughs,” setting aligned goals, and creating sustainable self-care—I’d love to support you in 1:1 coaching. I've been known to put the "FU" in fun so get ready for some fun transformation 😎

Do you ever have stretches of time where you feel unstoppable — grounded, focused, full of energy?

And then suddenly… you wake up tired, uninspired, and even your to-do list feels heavy?

That happened to me recently while training for my 100k. After months of feeling stronger every day, I woke up with a sore throat — right before a key long run and our annual bike ride from Southern Indiana to Chicago.

I could have pushed harder, spiraled into frustration, or worried about falling behind.

Instead, I accepted it. I cut my 25-mile run short, gave myself compassion, and shifted my focus to rest and recovery.

Because here’s the truth: we aren’t meant to run at 100% all the time. We ebb and flow. Our energy, like the seasons, has its cycles.

Learning to honor those cycles — and care for yourself in each one — is the real work.

✨ This week, join us as we explore how to listen to your body, practice self-compassion, and move through these natural shifts with ease.

Until next week,

Leslie

P.S. If you’re ready for deeper support, I have a few spots open for 1:1 coaching. Let’s create a plan that works with your seasons — not against them. Click here to get started.

I’m in the process of starting a new business, and a dear friend — also a life coach — recently asked me a brilliant question:

“What’s different about this business than the others you’ve started?”

At first, I began answering factually, explaining the differences between the services.

And then it hit me.

The difference between the very first business I created and the ones since is this: back then, I believed in myself without doubt, and without any proof it would work.

And it did.

When we enter new situations or challenges with the knowing that it will work — without yet knowing how — that’s where the magic happens.

With this business, after the initial rush of excitement and clarity, I found myself drifting into my head. Doubt, fear, overwhelm crept in. I was out of my faith and too focused on timelines and mechanics. I started to squeeze the life out of it before it had even begun.

That simple yet powerful question from my friend helped me see where I was gripping too tightly, and reminded me of the truth:

Believe without doubt.
Believe without proof.

This is the power of coaching. This is the power of community.

To sit in a safe space where you are both challenged and supported… to answer the deeper questions that both liberate you and show you the way forward.

✨ Your LMNTL Invitation this week ✨

• Where in your life right now could you release the grip and trust more deeply?

• What’s one area where you could experiment with belief — before you have proof?

Until next week,

Leslie

PS - this week we take off on our annual trek via bicycle from Southern Indiana to Chicago, Illinois. Our initial "YES" to this adventure came completely by default - without having a bike nor having a clue what the training would entail, we said yes and allowed the journey to unfold. What's something you've said YES to by default??

I had coffee with a friend last week and something clicked. ☕✨

She’s a creator, coach, artist, entrepreneur… all the things. And in the middle of our conversation, she said something that was an immediate epiphany for me:

"Now I have less of a plan, and more of a vision."

As a lifelong planner, I immediately understood—but hadn’t yet put it into words. Plans have always been my blueprint, my guide… and sometimes, my cage.

When I was in my mid-twenties, I followed the plan: 9–5 job ✅, marriage ✅, house ✅, benefits ✅, milestones checked off… and yet, something still felt off. One day I realized ... it wasn't my plan.

And the plan didn’t leave space for magic, for intuition, for divine intervention.

Over time, I’ve unraveled the master plan. I’ve allowed myself to stop rigidly planning and instead vision.

I see how I want life to feel, not just what I want it to look like. I access that feeling anytime, anywhere, because it’s no longer about following a schedule—it’s about leaning fully into the moment.

The same goes for my work as a coach and event consultant. The most memorable weddings, events, and personal transformations rarely went “according to plan.”

Plans give structure, but vision gives freedom.

When something goes off-plan, magic happens. Rain at an outdoor ceremony? Suddenly, the focus is on the people, the joy, the experience—not the timeline.

In life, in business, in relationships, the lesson is the same:
When we let go of rigid plans and allow space for vision to guide us, life expands. Opportunities show up. Dreams feel possible. And alignment becomes tangible.

This week I invite you to experiment with visioning over planning:

• What if you leaned into your next step without overthinking it?

• What if you allowed your day to unfold in a way that feels good rather than structured?

• What if you trusted that life is moving toward your highest vision—even if you can’t see all the steps yet?

Your invitation: lean into your vision. Trust the unfolding. See how life expands when you step fully into the feeling you want to create. ✨

Until next week,

Leslie

Join us for our next *LIVE* event

...with Gerard Beaubrun: The Paradox of Self-Care: Why Doing What's Good For Us Is So Hard

Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 5pmCST

Included for LMNTL Club Inner Circle & Retreat Room Members. You'll receive a link to join 10 minutes before we start.

What we’re used to becomes our baseline — the people we spend time with, the spaces we’re in, the media we consume, even the air we breathe.

But sometimes, there’s a quiet nudge inside reminding us there’s more:
🌿 More joy.
🌿 More freedom.
🌿 More expression.
🌿 More life to be lived.

This year, I’m training for something big — my first 100k (a 64-mile trail run, all in one go).

When I share this, the responses couldn’t be more different:
— Sometimes people look at me wide-eyed, unsure how to even picture it.
— Sometimes people get excited,, telling stories of their own endurance adventures, and suddenly the vision of what’s possible expands.

The more I hear from people who've done multiple hundred milers, the thought of doing 60 miles doesn't seem as far.

Even on the trails, it shows up:
— Running down a mountain alone, I hear: “Be careful!”
— Running down a mountain with a friend, I hear: “This is fun — when are we going to do it again?!”

Same act. Same me. Different environment.

And here’s the thing: when your environment reflects possibility, it doesn’t just feel lighter — it pulls you forward.

When it doesn’t, it can feel like swimming upstream.

💡 This week’s invitation: Notice the environments you’re in.
Which ones are simply familiar?
Which ones truly hold you as you become who you’re meant to be?

Until next week,

Leslie

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