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In today’s episode, I’m sharing a deeply personal story — my story — and the thread that has carried me through every chapter of my life: intentional living.

From studying Africana Studies in college…
to leaving a stable career at PBS to teach English in Tanzania…
to meeting my husband, navigating 3.5 years of long-distance, building a life across continents, and eventually rooting in the mountains…
to starting and expanding my business into photography, coaching, podcasting, retreats, writing, and creating tools for intentional living…

Every shift, every leap, every “yes” came from listening to the quiet voice within — the one that whispers:
Go here. Do this. Trust this.

And that’s the heart of today’s conversation.
Because intentional living isn’t about perfection — it’s about presence, courage, alignment, and trusting the wisdom that rises from within.

In this episode, we dive into:

✨ The Practice:
How intentional living shows up in the small, sacred moments — morning cacao, opening your planner with purpose, setting an intention before the day begins, and creating margin for stillness and gratitude.

✨ The Becoming:
How intentionality has carried me through profound growth, trauma, healing, and reinvention — and how doing “the work” helped me build a life aligned with my values and truth.

✨ The Expansion:
The five biggest benefits of intentional living, especially for the multi-passionate, multi-faceted soul:

1. It reconnects you to your truth.
   You stop reacting and start responding from your center. You hear what’s aligned and what’s not. You choose peace over pressure.
2. It anchors you through change.
   When life shifts — and it will — intentionality keeps you rooted in who you are and what matters most.
3. It brings purpose into the ordinary.
   Magic lives in the small rituals: your breath, your morning cup, your planner pages, your presence.
4. It builds unshakable self-trust.
   Each intuitive decision strengthens your connection to yourself and to the Divine. Alignment, ease, and miracles begin to flow.
5. It allows your multidimensionality to thrive.
   You get to be all of it — creative, spiritual, strategic, relational — without losing yourself. Intentionality holds it all together.

As we close, I invite you to reflect on one question:
What would shift if you created just a little more space to hear that inner voice — and trusted it?

Because that voice has never led me wrong.
And I believe it won’t lead you wrong either.

Here’s to slowing down, tuning in, and choosing to live with intention — today and always. 🌿✨

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• Tristen Whaley / @t_whales / tristenwhaley@me.com / Spotify