

The Lavendaire Lifestyle
Aileen Xu
Life is an art. Make it your masterpiece.
The Lavendaire Lifestyle is a podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design. Hosted by Aileen Xu, this podcast shares insight & inspiration on how to shine as your brightest self and create your dream life.
Bi-weekly episodes on Sundays.
The Lavendaire Lifestyle is a podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design. Hosted by Aileen Xu, this podcast shares insight & inspiration on how to shine as your brightest self and create your dream life.
Bi-weekly episodes on Sundays.
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Jun 12, 2022 • 1h 2min
187: Do Nothing, Live Freely & Manifest What Truly Matters w/ Simplifying Sam
Graduate, get a sh*tty job, and live paycheck-to-paycheck. Have you wondered “Is this all there is to life?” Samantha Chung shares how she discovered there’s more to life than sacrificing your body, mind, and spirit in a society that capitalizes on you feeling like you have no worth unless you prove otherwise.
As a mindset and manifestation expert, Sam breaks down why doing nothing is a rebellion against society, how to use the “yes, and” framework (especially if you hold resentment toward your parents), and how to start living fearfully and courageously.
TIMESTAMPS:
13:17 — Can you take spirituality too far? Is it another mask you’re putting on to feel worthy?
17:07 — Want to rebel against capitalism? Start doing NOTHING.
21:45 — How to stop trying to be an overachiever in everything you do
25:31 — Why we’re the most depressed we’ve ever been in history
27:26 — The shadow side of finally getting your physical manifestations
35:26 — How to balance masculine and feminine energy while manifesting
40:58 — Honoring your inner child, even through their trauma
54: 51 — Say “Yes, and” to stop demonizing people in your life (including yourself)
FIND SAM ONLINE:
Website
TikTok: @simplifying.sam
Instagram: @simplifying.sam
MENTIONED:
Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Book: Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
Course: Lifebook by Mindvalley
Sam’s viral TikTok
Massive Manifestation Coaching
Sam’s 1:1 Coaching
Past episode on Manifesting with the Moon
The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 187
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Jun 5, 2022 • 47min
186: Human Design: Make Better Decisions & Work Smarter w/ Erin Claire Jones
Want to stop getting frustrated when people don’t operate the same way you do? Erin Claire Jones breaks down human design as a tool to understand why people are they way they are, how to make the most of these differences at work and in your relationships, and what your human design type needs to feel empowered and in balance.
If you know your type already, I’m a Generator and Erin’s a Projector, so you’ll get extra insights from our personal experience. If you don’t know your type, see which one resonates with you while listening to this episode.
Erin’s also offering our listeners a discount on your Human Design Blueprint: a 55+ page, personalized guide to your unique design type! Go to lavendaire.com/blueprint and use code ‘LAVENDAIRE’ for 10% off your Blueprint.
TIMESTAMPS
2:36 — What your human design tells you (and what it doesn’t tell you)
9:51 — Making sense of your human design chart, for beginners
12:01 — How to protect your energy from other people
Get to know your design type:
19:33 — Generator: Builders & doers who make things happen
21:38 — Manifesting Generator: Multi-passionate movers
22:10 — Projector: Leaders & teachers who help others feel seen
25:50 — Manifestor: Innovators with CEO energy
28:50 — Reflector: Resilient mirrors who flow between all design types
32:11 — What if you don’t like what your type says about you?
34:30 — How to use human design to your advantage at work
40:48 — Signals that you’re out of balance (for each type)
FIND ERIN ONLINE:
Website
Instagram: @erinclairejones
Human Design Blueprint Instagram: @humandesignblueprint
MENTIONED:
Get a 55+ page, personalized guide to your unique design | lavendaire.com/blueprint (code: LAVENDAIRE for 10% off!)
My IG Live reading with Erin
Erin’s previous interview: Human Design: Discover Your Potential
Book an individual session with Erin
Join Erin’s free webinar on June 6!
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May 29, 2022 • 56min
185: Manifesting Success, Energy Healing & Breathwork w/ Millana Snow
When was the last time you let yourself cry without holding back? Energy healer Millana Snow wants you to heal through releasing all of those emotions you’ve been suppressing.
As a Project Runway winner, Millana shares why you shouldn’t feel conflicted between having material success and living a spiritual life (both can coexist!), how to not be an emotional ticking time bomb, and why we all need to stop comparing our traumas.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:25 — Meditating at 4 years old to “coming out” of the spiritual closet at 24
5:28 — How Millana manifested being the winner of Project Runway
11:39 — Why you can have both material success and a spiritual life
20:18 — Millana’s shift from modeling to integrative energy healing
27:36 — What exactly is shifting when we’re healing?
34:41 — How to be responsible for your energy and emotions
44:20 — Advice for energy healing or breathwork beginners
FIND MILLANA ONLINE:
Website
Instagram: @millanasnow
Wellness Official Instagram: @wellnessofficial
MENTIONED:
The Monthly Integration
Thriving and Aligned
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May 22, 2022 • 53min
184: Bitcoin, Money Systems & Women in Crypto w/ Natalie Brunell
Have you ever felt like you can’t get by in life no matter how much you work? Natalie Brunell believes the solution lies in Bitcoin. She explains Bitcoin for beginners, how it can revolutionize money for the average person (especially women), and just how broken our financial systems are.
Natalie is an educator and media commentator in the Bitcoin space, video contributor to Bitcoin Magazine, and host of Coin Stories, a podcast featuring Bitcoin thought leaders.
Disclaimer: This episode is for educational purposes only and is not financial advice.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:52 — Natalie’s Coin Story: Why she quit her journalism job for Bitcoin
7:22 — Everything that’s wrong with our current financial systems
19:45 — Shifting to a society where cryptocurrency is mainstream
23:30 — The top 3 myths about Bitcoin
38:32 — Steps for beginners interested in buying Bitcoin
45:30 — How women in crypto can level the playing field
50:18 — Why we didn’t learn about these broken systems in school
FIND NATALIE ONLINE:
Website
Twitter: @natbrunell
MENTIONED:
Coin Stories Podcast
Bitcoin Magazine
The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast
How I Built This Podcast
Book: The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous
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May 15, 2022 • 1h 5min
183: Plant Witchery, Self Care & Spiritual Activism w/ Juliet Diaz
If you’re tired of buying crystals and candles in the name of self care, Juliet Diaz’s got your back. She shares how to treat self care as your birth right, ways to appreciate nature on a deeper level, and how to connect with yourself and your magic within.
Juliet Diaz is an Indigenous Taino Cubana and spiritual activist. Descended from a long line of healers and Brujas, she’s the multiple bestselling author of Witchery, Plant Witchery, and The Altar Within.
TIMESTAMPS
1:50 — Juliet’s lineage as a first generation Indigenous Bruja in America
6:36 — The harmful consequences of mainstream views of spirituality and witchcraft
11:14 — Reclaiming spirituality from the beauty & wellness industry
15:47 — Witchcraft, cultural appropriation, and owning your spiritual practice
20:04 — Daily rituals vs. a “ritualistic lifestyle”: Giving each part of life a purpose
25:56 — How to start appreciating nature, no matter where you live
43:50 — Juliet’s death experience: A journey of surrender and trust
59:07 — Life lessons to learn from struggling plants
FIND JULIET ONLINE:
Website
Instagram: @iamjulietdiaz
MENTIONED:
Book: Witchery
Book: Plant Witchery
Book: The Altar Within
Interview about intentional skincare with Vicky Tsai, founder of Tatcha
Ephemeris | Get 15% off your talisman at ephemeris.co and use code TLL at checkout
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May 8, 2022 • 53min
182: African Spirituality, Shadow Work & Manifesting w/ Abiola Abrams
Have you ever wondered why you don’t know much about African spirituality? Abiola Abrams explains why it’s no accident her culture has been excluded from mainstream spirituality, and how her work will empower you to discover your goddess within.
Descended from West African healers, seers, and farmers, Abiola is an intuitive coach, transformational speaker, author of African Goddess Rising, and creator of the African Goddess Initiation Oracle deck.
TIMESTAMPS
1:31 — Abiola’s self love journey: Finding empowerment & embracing her culture
11:39 — Tracing a healer lineage across generations and continents
17:47 — The pros and cons of immigrant parents’ expectations
21:21 — African Goddess Rising; A divine assignment of ancient & modern rituals
24:57 — A recipe for sweetening your manifestations, inspired by a Yoruba goddess
29:10 — Whitewashing & why you don’t already know about African spirituality
36:03 — How to tap into your inner goddess & shadow
44:00 — Lessons on teaching self love as a new mother
FIND ABIOLA ONLINE:
Website
Instagram: @abiolatv
Pinterest
YouTube
MENTIONED:
Goddess Temple Podcast
Mawu’s Goddess Mystery School
Book: African Goddess Initiation
Audiobook: African Goddess Initiation
African Goddess Rising Oracle
Goddess of Manifesting Retreat
Goddess Initiation Self Love Starter Kit
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May 1, 2022 • 51min
181: People Pleasing, Inner Child Healing & Self Worth w/ Jasmine Lipska
Have you ever been told you’re “too much”? Jasmine Lipska is back to talk about healing your inner child, breaking free from external validation, and recovering from being a lifelong people-pleaser.
Jasmine is now an intimacy and relationship coach guiding women to come back to their most authentic selves. She used to be a YouTuber, and we explore how quitting YouTube was part of her self worth transformation to stop being a “good girl”.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:55 — Jasmine’s journey, from eating disorder recovery to becoming an intimacy coach
8:43 — Tips for healing your sense of self worth and internal validation
9:49 — Inner child healing: Re-learning how to enjoy life and truly accept yourself
15:18 — Manifesting your ideal partner (Jasmine met and married her husband in one year!)
20:51 — How to stop being a people-pleaser & make decisions for yourself
24:52 — Dissecting your triggers & fear of judgment from others
35:32 — How ‘healed’ should you be before going into a relationship?
43:33 — Jasmine’s top tips on manifesting everything you want in life
FIND JASMINE ONLINE:
Website
Instagram: @jasminelipska
MENTIONED:
The Jasmine Lipska Podcast
Jasmine’s previous interview
Jasmine’s ebook: Manifest Like Bliss
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Apr 24, 2022 • 1h 2min
180: Manifesting with the Moon w/ Yasmin Boland
Yasmin Boland unfolds the secrets of Moonology: the sacred and dangerous history of women’s work with the moon, the power of moon magic, and how to manifest throughout lunar cycles, step-by-step.
Yasmin is an astrologer, moonologer, and a best-selling Hay House author. This episode’s a must-listen for anyone looking to revamp their manifestation mindset and routines!
TIMESTAMPS:
4:30 — Sun, moon, rising: What your big three astrological signs mean
7:26 — A history of humans & the moon: Women, power, and patriarchy
13:26 — How to upgrade your manifestation practice
23:43 — The biggest killer of manifesting & working with the moon
35:00 — Advice for women if you’re on the track to burnout
42:17 — Big eclipse energy: Why do they get a bad reputation?
49:36 — Yasmin’s moon rituals & tips for sticking to your monthly routine
56:07 — Should you keep trying to manifest the same thing until it happens?
FIND YASMIN ONLINE:
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Instagram: @planetyasminboland
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MENTIONED:
Moonology book
Moonology Manifestation Oracle
Lavendaire KonMari series
Book: Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston
Rebecca Campbell interview
Leeor Alexandra interview about sound healing
Yasmin’s Facebook moon ceremonies
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Apr 17, 2022 • 1h 3min
179: How to Strengthen Your Intuition w/ Heather Roan Robbins
Heather Roan Robbins takes us on a crash course through palmistry, how to use spiritual tools like oracle decks, and everything intuition: how to connect with it, strengthen it, and fit it into your life, no matter your belief system.
Heather Roan Robbins is a ceremonialist and practical, intuitive, choice-oriented astrologer and palmist with over 30 years’ experience, sharing her decades of wisdom.
TIMESTAMPS
1:32 — How Heather started her 30+ years of experience in spiritual tools
6:16 — Palmistry basics: What do your hands say about you?
19:56 — The scientific approach to spiritual education
23:42 — The simple key to using tools like tarot and oracle decks
32:28 — Advice for people who aren’t connected to their intuition yet
39:58 — Bridging faith with spirituality: How does spirit talk to you?
48:20 — How to enhance your connection w/ spirit (whatever spirit is to you)
53:15 — Making sense of the current changes in the world
FOLLOW HEATHER ONLINE:
Website
MENTIONED:
Starcodes Astro Oracle
Book: Everyday Palmistry
Book: Book of the Hand by Fred Gettings
Starcodes deck artist: Lucas Lua
Star Codes column
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Apr 10, 2022 • 56min
178: Sound Healing & Spiritual Awakenings w/ Leeor Alexandra
Spiritual guide Leeor Alexandra returns to the show to share her wisdom on using sound for healing, self care, and awakening to a life of meaning. Leeor is a sound healer, breathwork practitioner, and hypnotherapist bringing people back to their innate self healing abilities.
Today, we talk about sound healing for beginners, the power of literally using your voice, making sense of your triggers, and more.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:50 — The divine nudges that led Leeor to becoming a spiritual guide
7:31 — How Leeor healed her Bell’s palsy in two weeks + her favorite healing methods
15:25 — The science of sound healing & synchronizing frequencies
24:49 — Ways sound can be used to hurt, heal & manifest
32:38 — How to make the most of a self healing session (for all modalities!)
42:32 — What to do if you keep going through cycles of stress and anxiety
45:52 — What Leeor’s life looked like before and after spiritual awakening
47:05 — The beauty and peace of embracing a life of spirituality
FIND LEEOR ONLINE:
Website
Instagram: @leeoralexandra
YouTube
Inner Worlds Podcast
Alchemy by LA
MENTIONED:
Our collaboration Sound Bath Healing Meditation video
Leeor’s previous interview: Self Healing, Breathwork & Living Your Truth
Book: The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley
Book: Island by Aldous Huxley
Book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Book: You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
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