It Takes A Village with Delina Medhin

Hi! This Season we are dialed into becoming the best version of ourselves.
This episode is about maxing out on spiritually seriousness. I reflect on struggles with self-worth, especially around dating, partnership, and a growing desire to have a child.
Self-love is the core work that is making my life easier. After a dark 90 days, feeling disconnected and weary I decide to take a trip to Hawaii to surf.
We also talk about hobbies, making good friends who remind you to be hot and how my self talk got better with this affirmation I have you do with me. Repeat after me...“I am amazing.”00:00 Welcome and Season Theme00:29 Spiritual Identity Defined01:54 Self Love and Worth04:30 Love Partnership Desires06:40 Too Spiritual Not Grounded12:08 Experiences Over Things14:20 Booking Hawaii Reset16:13 Hobbies and Joy Return18:49 Friends and Self Talk20:51 Affirmation Practice22:19 Hawaii Surfing Outro23:18 Newsletter and Farewell

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Devi Brown, a leading voice in wellness and spiritual growth and one of the most sought-after wellness educators blending meditation, breathwork, metaphysical philosophy, and spiritual psychology to guide artists, athletes, and executives toward holistic healing, joins us to explore what it truly means to care for yourself in a world that constantly pulls you out of your center. Devi shares how her work in meditation, breathwork, and spiritual psychology has shaped a deeply personal and transformative approach to healing, one that goes far beyond surface-level self-care.

She opens up about why anxiety is a natural response to the times we’re living in, how self-care evolves into a daily, embodied practice, and the importance of learning how to be with yourself through every season of life. She also speaks on the difference between the culturally conditioned self and the authentic self, what it really means to feel “called” to help others, and why healing is a lifelong journey, not a destination.

Welcome to It Takes A Village with Delina Medhin, where inspiring founders & creatives share ‘who I built this with’. Have you ever asked yourself…“how can I be happier, healthier, peaceful, famous, powerful, or successful?” When you want change, your life will shift, you let go, and begin to trust other people. This new energy will attract new people & create momentum in your life that reveals your purpose. Awareness is life’s balancing tool and you are in the right place at the right time, always.

00:00 Meet Debbie Brown
01:14 Why Self-Care Matters
03:55 Centering as a Practice
05:55 Working With Anxiety
10:47 Slow Reading Into Wisdom
15:22 Healing vs. Healer
22:18 Cultural vs. Authentic Self
26:47 Beauty as Healing
35:31 Claiming Your Whole Self
36:51 Beauty as Service
37:24 Navigating Identity Shifts
46:49 Two-Year Becoming Cycle
49:10 Fear and Self-Regulation
56:43 Boundaries Take Practice
01:01:13 It Takes a Village
01:08:07 Purpose and Final Blessing

Learn more about Devi Brown:
Devi Brown is a wellness educator, author, and creative advisor known for her integrative approach to healing that blends meditation, breathwork, and spiritual psychology. Her work is rooted in trauma-informed facilitation and draws from both her lived experience and multidisciplinary studies.
She previously served as Chief Impact Officer at Chopra Global and is now the founder of her own platform focused on holistic wellbeing. Devi is also the host of the Deeply Well podcast and the author of Crystal Bliss and Living in Wisdom, offering guidance on self-awareness, healing, and personal transformation. She also serves on the board of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.

Listen to Devi’s podcast Deeply Well 
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3n5hEIVLquNRPipeKTFJOi 
Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deeply-well-with-devi-brown/id1458578448 

Check out her book Living in Wisdom: A Path to Embodying Your Authentic Self, Embracing Grief, and Developing Self-Mastery here: https://bit.ly/4p3WYKW 

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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/devibrown/ 
Website https://www.devibrown.com/about 

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This episode is sponsored by Pura x Malala Fund Collection.
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I reflect on a re-energizing week in New York City and the emotional clarity that came from returning with fresh eyes. I talk about the energetic difference I feel between Brooklyn and Manhattan, then revisit the deeper purpose of It Takes A Village and season five’s focus on becoming the best version of yourself through honesty, healing, and community.
I explore the complicated nature of gratitude and explain why I don’t believe true gratitude can be forced. Sometimes gratitude exists alongside grief, anger, uncertainty, and sadness. Inspired by a conversation with my friend Denise Sanchez, @theguidedself . I share a “rage on a page” practice and how allowing myself to fully feel anger became an unexpected doorway into peace and emotional release.
I also recap attending Texture On Set and The Makeup Show/iArtist, sharing how surreal it felt to teach on stage in New York and realize I no longer feel attached to external validation or career ego, even while the Met Gala was happening simultaneously across the city. A meaningful conversation with James Vincent became a full-circle moment that reflected just how much my relationship to success, ambition, and self-worth has evolved.
Throughout the episode, I open up about grieving a recent relationship while simultaneously feeling deep gratitude for my life, health, friendships, and spiritual growth. I reflect on learning to hold duality of understanding that sadness, joy, anger, hope, and gratitude can all exist at the same time , and close with a heartfelt prayer of thanks.
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00:00 Pura Malala Intro
00:17 Welcome Back Village
01:28 Why Gratitude Is Hard
02:52 Rage on a Page
04:05 NYC Events Recap
07:42 Full Circle on Stage
11:32 Ego Dissolving Lessons
12:52 Pura Malala Ad Break
13:29 Choosing Presence and Gratitude
15:19 Not Knowing the Future
18:25 Wellness and Daily Practice
19:02 Grieving a Relationship
22:20 Holding Duality Together
24:38 Prayer of Thanks
26:47 Closing and LA Event Invite

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Mara Dumski, Chief Fragrance Experience Officer at Pura and former executive at International Flavors & Fragrances, joins us to talk all about building a career at the intersection of art, science, and emotion. With over 25 years at International Flavors & Fragrances, Mara shares how her background as a classically trained soprano shaped the way she understands scent and how she learned to “smell with her musical ear” while working alongside some of the world’s most legendary perfumers.She opens up about her unexpected leap from New York City to Utah to join Pura, a then-early-stage tech startup, and how she helped build a fragrance house inside a technology company from the ground up. From translating fine fragrance into air to redefining how we experience scent in our homes, Mara breaks down the artistry, innovation, and risk-taking behind creating immersive, emotionally-driven fragrance experiences.Mara also shares the deeper meaning behind scent—how it connects to memory, mood, and identity and why your home deserves the same level of intention as the fragrance you wear. She also takes us inside Pura’s most meaningful collaborations, including their work with the Malala Fund, where fragrance is used to tell stories of girls around the world fighting for access to education.Welcome to It Takes A Village with Delina Medhin, where inspiring founders & creatives share ‘who I built this with’. Have you ever asked yourself…“how can I be happier, healthier, peaceful, famous, powerful, or successful?” When you want change, your life will shift, you let go, and begin to trust other people. This new energy will attract new people & create momentum in your life that reveals your purpose. Awareness is life’s balancing tool and you are in the right place at the right time, always.00:00 Introduction03:45 Music to Perfumery06:26 Leaving IFF for Pura08:03 Founders Pitch and Vision11:09 Leap of Faith to Utah14:20 Nose vs Scent Designer15:43 Designing for Air Diffusion17:29 Favorite Scents and Collabs19:40 Building a Fragrance House24:03 Day to Day and Innovation26:50 Why Home Scent Matters28:18 Scenting Your Space28:50 App Schedules and Controls31:00 From Music to Fragrance33:01 Fragrance Pyramid Basics35:00 Formulating for Diffusers37:58 Clean Safety Standards39:54 Malala Fund Scents46:40 Why Pura Inspires48:43 Car Scent Breakthrough51:42 Mentors and GratitudeLearn more about Mara Dumski:Mara Dumski is the Chief Fragrance Experience Officer at Pura, where she leads the creative direction of scent development and experience design. Before joining Pura, she spent over two decades at International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), one of the world’s most influential fragrance houses.With a background in classical voice from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Mara brings a unique perspective to fragrance, blending music, emotion, and storytelling to create scents that enhance how people experience everyday life.Connect with MaraInstagram https://www.instagram.com/maradwest/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-dumski-5231512a Connect with Delina:⁠Instagram @delinamedhin⁠TikTok @delinamedhin⁠YouTube @delinamedhin⁠Threads @delinamedhin⁠ Website ⁠www.delinamedhin.com

What is your relationship with exercise? Let me know below.During the pandemic I changed my relationship with exercise. I also introduced you to the trainer who stregthened that relationship who was on Ep.29 Tiara Howard, How Can I be happy in my body.This episode youre listening to is talking about the deep effect of Exercise. It has contributed to healing my depression and has been a natural way to produce Serotonin and Dopamine in the body. Be kind to your body and treat her to a good relationship.00:00 Welcome to Season Five00:26 Exercise for Feel Good Chemicals01:36 Simple Workout Mindset02:15 Exercise as Self Love03:29 Habits and Morning Routine Reset06:08 Workout and Mental Health08:17 Community Vibration and Body Care09:10 Family Culture and Fitness Legacy11:57 Self Regulation Without Substances12:43 Final Thoughts and Newsletter

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