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The Lavendaire Lifestyle

Staying True to Yourself Through Every Season with Aileen Xu

The Lavendaire Lifestyle

Aileen Xu

Self-help, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Health & Fitness, How To, Mental Health, Education

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this bonus episode, Aileen shares the story of how Lavendaire came to life and the beauty of embracing creativity, healing, and the unknown. She reflects on how music, dance, and journaling have become soulful tools for emotional well-being and authentic expression. Through her personal journey, Aileen explores how her struggles became seeds of connection, growth, and purpose. This heartfelt conversation is a reminder of the power in presence, beauty, and creating a life aligned with your truth.

Cathy Heller is a dynamic transformational coach, spiritual guide, meditation teacher, and inspirational speaker dedicated to helping individuals find ease, joy, and fulfillment in their lives. As the host of the Abundant Ever After podcast and author of the empowering book Don’t Keep Your Day Job: How to Turn Your Passion into Your Career, Cathy inspires her audience to pursue their dreams and live authentically.

TIMESTAMPS

1:09 – What Keeps Aileen Inspired
3:38 – What Guided Lavendaire Forward
6:34 – Catching the Wave of Opportunity
8:07 – How to Create Your Most Successful Year
11:27 – Discover What You Truly Want
18:34 – How Aileen Got Into Personal Growth
24:25 – Biggest Pain Points
30:42 – Self Love Rituals
36:00 – Manifestation
38:22 – Energetic Practices 

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📹 The video version of this interview is available on YouTube

🎧 Cathy came on the show for the first time in 2020. Listen here

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0:00.0

Aileen, welcome back. Yeah, thanks for having me. It's been a minute. I feel like we first connected

0:06.4

like seven years ago. And so I can't know how much you continued to do with your platform.

0:12.9

You as well. Like you totally had a rebrand moment too because when we spoke, it was don't keep your

0:18.7

day job. And then now you have your book,

0:21.7

your podcast, and you're doing amazing. So were you. Yeah, I think that that's one of the really

0:27.1

fun things that we can talk about and show people is that we are meant to continue to evolve

0:34.4

and we are meant to continue to like shed our leaves and you know have new

0:40.4

parts of ourselves come to life and I think that we live in a world that sometimes makes us feel like

0:46.9

we have to stay put and we have to know who we are at 18 and we have to choose a path. And I think a lot of people feel that there's

0:57.3

so many more aspects to them that if you could continue to excavate your gifts, maybe you

1:03.5

would have new adventures. So I'm really looking forward to diving into more about you.

1:08.9

Tell us a little bit about what keeps you feeling so

1:13.3

connected to your content because you have been doing it for a while. And so it doesn't feel

1:19.2

like you have any less enthusiasm for it. If anything, it almost feels like over time you

1:25.0

you get more connected to your community. So what is that like for you?

1:30.8

Like similarly, you've been doing something for a while, but it continues to feel like it's authentic to you.

1:36.2

Why is that? Why do you continue to love it so much? I love that question. Yeah, I've been making

1:41.8

content on Lavender for 10 years, but technically I had a YouTube

1:45.1

channel before that since like 2007.

1:47.9

So it's been a long time that I've been posting content online, but it's a constant alignment.

1:55.6

I don't always feel completely aligned to what I do.

1:58.8

Sometimes it feels like work and it feels like a chore,

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