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Sage Space with Maridelle Leyva

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by Intrinsicly

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Sage Space. What happens when our only intention is to connect? We open to conversations about what calls, challenges, moves, and transforms us—our purpose, struggles, life transitions, dreams—the shared experiences that shape us. And magic. The kind of magic that can look like breakthroughs, wisdom, healing, joy, and love. To cultivate this, we begin each episode with a somatic regulation practice to help us ground and connect with ourselves and each other. Then we explore what emerges. Some episodes are solo, where I share stories about my own journey. Others are meaningful conversations with guests where they share wants on their hearts and minds. And some are with a small group of guests about things like leadership, career transitions, and midlife. My hope is that through these conversations, we discover together the magic that’s always available when we show up with presence, curiosity, and open hearts, for ourselves and each other, and we remember the power of connection. About Your Host I’m Maridelle Leyva, a hopeful pragmatist and compassionately honest guide. I bring heart, curiosity, and wisdom to these conversations. At 56, I’m a menopausal, divorced, empty-nester, immigrant, and former executive on a spiritual journey, learning to tap into inner, ancient, and Universal wisdom to thrive. With over 25 years of corporate leadership experience and having interviewed over a thousand people, I’ve learned that the same core things bring joy and meaning to our lives: purposeful impact, authentic success, feeling healthy in our bodies, and loving relationships. This wisdom isn’t new, indigenous ancient cultures have recognized it for centuries, and I’m grateful to have heard it first-hand. I ’m inspired by Maya Angelou’s words: ”When you get, give. When you learn, teach.” This podcast is one way I get and give, learn and teach. I believe in the power of human connection, and I strive to bring that to my life, my work, and this podcast. My business and passion project, Intrinsicly, bridges modern science and ancient wisdom to help people and workplaces thrive. Learn more at https://www.intrinsicly.com/.

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October 2, 2025

Ep 9: What Happens When Women Witness Each Other Through Menopause

What happens when women create a space to share their menopause stories? When we feel witnessed and get to witness others? Five women in midlife gather in circle to talk about our menopause transition journeys. We talk about rage and exhaustion, night sweats and brain fog, bleeding that wouldn't stop. We talk about being dismissed by doctors and diminished by a culture that sees menopause as the beginning of irrelevance. And two of us open up about experiencing depression during perimenopause. Midlife women are at the highest risk of depression than any other demographic group, yet we're expected to keep it all together. But something powerful happens when women witness each other. When we stop minimizing our experiences and start honoring this rite of passage for what it really is... not a decline, but a journey to more wisdom, more inner power, more compassion, more self-knowledge, more self-love. We felt the power of holding space for and witnessing each other and see the opportunity to rewrite the story together. This is what healing in community looks like. Womb Tending Reiki Healing After recording this episode, I facilitated a Reiki healing session for the women in circle that focused on tending to the womb space. This healing experience is deeply supportive for women on their menopause journey, those who have had hysterectomies, women hoping to conceive or who've recently given birth, and those wanting to clear energies from previous relationships. The womb tending Reiki healing session is available on my website. I'm also facilitating ongoing Menopause Circles with Reiki healing—sacred space for women to share, be witnessed, and heal together and to receive Reiki healing Sign up for Menopause Reiki Circle (Wise Blood Collective): https://www.intrinsicly.com/wise-blood-collective Get Reiki for Womb Tending session: https://www.intrinsicly.com/reiki-sessions Connect Instagram: @maridelleleyva Facebook: maridelle.leyva LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maridelle-leyva-855358/ Keywords: perimenopause, menopause, midlife women, menopause symptoms, depression, menopause hormone therapy, women's health, healing circles, Reiki, womb healing, somatic regulation, nervous system regulation

September 20, 2025

What Happens When Menopause is a Spiritual Awakening

After hearing four women bravely share their menopause stories, I felt inspired to share my own journey in a deeper, more vulderable way than I ever have before. This episode is about what happened when my carefully built life started falling apart during perimenopause, and how that breakdown became the beginning of the most profound healing and spiritual growth of my life. I share how the hormonal changes of menopause diminished my ability to suppress difficult emotions and truths I'd been hiding from since childhood. From divorce and career upheaval to facing generational trauma and cultural shame, I explore how menopause became a doorway to discovering who I really am beneath all the roles I played and believed gave me value and worth. We start with a grounding practice, and I share the healing tools that supported me, including trauma work, Reiki, and nervous system regulation. If you're navigating menopause or midlife transitions and wondering if there's meaning in the chaos, I believe this episode may be supportive for you. Connect with Maridelle Instagram: @maridelleleyva Intrinsicly: intrinsicly.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maridelle-leyva-855358/ Tags: menopause, spiritual awakening, perimenopause, midlife transformation, women's health, spiritual growth, generational trauma, nervous system healing

September 4, 2025

Ep 7: What Happens When You Learn to Work with Your Nervous System

What Happens When You Learn to Work with Your Nervous System Your nervous system protects you from danger, but it can't tell the difference between real threats and everyday stress. When chronic stress becomes your default, it affects your health, relationships, ability to think clearly, and your overall wellbeing and happiness. The good news? You can learn to work with your nervous system through somatic regulation: listening to your body's signals and responding in ways that help you return to balance. Somatic regulation isn't about eliminating stress from your life. That's neither possible nor healthy - we need some stress to grow, to care about things, to take action when it matters. Somatic regulation is recognizing what state your nervous system is in, moment to moment, and having tools to guide yourself back to balance. It's about building a conscious relationship with your body rather than being at the mercy of automatic reactions. And ultimately, it’s about honoring your body’s innate wisdom and intelligence. In This Episode Discover how working with your nervous system can transform your wellbeing, increase resilience, deepen your relationships, and live in alignment with your values and purpose Understand why your stress responses aren't personal flaws but intelligent adaptations your body created to protect you Explore the three states of your nervous system and how they show up in daily life Learn practical somatic regulation techniques that help you build autonomic flexibility and return to a sense of safety to engage in life more fully Resources Mentioned If you’re living with the effects of trauma, know that you’re not alone. These resources offer support and guidance: National Center for PTSD – ptsd.va.gov SAMHSA National Helpline – samhsa.gov Mental Health America – mhanational.org RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) – rainn.org 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Call or text 988 if you’re in immediate crisis. Connect with Maridelle Website: www.intrinsicly.com Instagram: @maridelleleyva LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maridelle-leyva-855358/ #SomaticRegulation #NervousSystem #StressManagement #Resilience #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #AutonomicFlexibility #NervousSystemRegulation #Thriving #wellbeing

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What is Sage Space with Maridelle Leyva?: Sage Space.

What happens when our only intention is to connect?

We open to conversations about what calls, challenges, moves, and transforms us—our purpose, struggles, life transitions, dreams—the shared experiences that shape us. And magic. The kind of magic that can look like breakthroughs, wisdom, healing, joy, and love.

To cultivate this, we begin each episode with a somatic regulation practice to help us ground and connect with ourselves and each other. Then we explore what emerges. Some episodes are solo, where I share stories about my own journey. Others are meaningful conversations with guests where they share wants on their hearts and minds. And some are with a small group of guests about things like leadership, career transitions, and midlife.

My hope is that through these conversations, we discover together the magic that’s always available when we show up with presence, curiosity, and open hearts, for ourselves and each other, and we remember the power of connection.

About Your Host I’m Maridelle Leyva, a hopeful pragmatist and compassionately honest guide. I bring heart, curiosity, and wisdom to these conversations. At 56, I’m a menopausal, divorced, empty-nester, immigrant, and former executive on a spiritual journey, learning to tap into inner, ancient, and Universal wisdom to thrive. With over 25 years of corporate leadership experience and having interviewed over a thousand people, I’ve learned that the same core things bring joy and meaning to our lives: purposeful impact, authentic success, feeling healthy in our bodies, and loving relationships. This wisdom isn’t new, indigenous ancient cultures have recognized it for centuries, and I’m grateful to have heard it first-hand. I ’m inspired by Maya Angelou’s words: ”When you get, give. When you learn, teach.” This podcast is one way I get and give, learn and teach.

I believe in the power of human connection, and I strive to bring that to my life, my work, and this podcast.

My business and passion project, Intrinsicly, bridges modern science and ancient wisdom to help people and workplaces thrive. Learn more at https://www.intrinsicly.com/.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Information about guest appearances is not available.

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