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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the first ever guest episode of The Pursuit of Wholeness, I sit down with my sister, Kiana, to explore what happens when you stop living by the rules you've been given and start listening to yourself instead. We talk about leaving behind a successful engineering career, following intuition without having a clear plan, discovering yoga therapy, human design, redefining purpose, and learning to trust life's unfolding. This conversation is an invitation to question everything you've been told...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In the first ever guest episode of The Pursuit of Wholeness, I sit down with my sister, Kiana, to explore what happens when you stop living by the rules you&apos;ve been given and start listening to yourself instead.</p><p>We talk about leaving behind a successful engineering career, following intuition without having a clear plan, discovering yoga therapy, human design, redefining purpose, and learning to trust life&apos;s unfolding.</p><p>This conversation is an invitation to question everything you&apos;ve been told about success, fulfillment, and purpose—and to remember that wholeness isn&apos;t something you earn. It&apos;s something you uncover.</p><p><br/><b>In This Episode We Discuss:</b></p><p>✨ Leaving a traditional career to follow intuition</p><p>✨ Why purpose is not your job title</p><p>✨ Human Design and learning to trust your body&apos;s wisdom</p><p>✨ Letting go of five-year plans and rigid goals</p><p>✨ The difference between success and fulfillment</p><p>✨ What yoga therapy is and how it supports emotional and physical healing</p><p>✨ The role of patience, connection and compassion in healing</p><p>The more we stop chasing who we think we should be, the more life reveals who we actually are.</p><p>Connect with Kiana @YogaTherapyWithKi</p><p>If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone on their own pursuit of wholeness!</p><p>If this episode resonated with you, I&apos;d love to connect. Follow me on Instagram @<a href='https://www.instagram.com/drlexistiles/'>drlexistiles</a> for more reflections, teachings, and tools to support your own pursuit of wholeness. </p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very personal episode of The Pursuit of Wholeness Podcast, I’m sharing the tip of the iceberg of my story — from healing chronic illness, eating disorders, depression, and body image struggles to finding deeper alignment through Chinese medicine, spirituality, and holistic living. I open up about navigating massive identity shifts, moving across the world, living in Costa Rica, becoming a practitioner, and now stepping into the balance of motherhood while pregnant with my first baby. ...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very first episode of The Pursuit of Wholeness Podcast, I’m sharing the deeper meaning behind this space, why it took years for this podcast to finally come to life, and what “wholeness” truly means to me. I open up about my personal journey, my evolution through Chinese medicine, and the shift from constantly striving for “more” to recognizing that wholeness already exists within us. This episode is a short but potent conversation about healing, alignment, spirituality, bioindividual...]]></itunes:summary>
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