Guest: Courtney Weidner — Founder of Aligned & Alive Coaching and Creator of The ALIVE Revolution

Episode Summary

In this energizing, laugh-out-loud and deeply honest episode of Spiritual Friction, Laurel LeMohn sits down with Courtney Weidner—coach, entrepreneur, and creator of The ALIVE Revolution—for a conversation about what happens when life looks “stable” on paper, but feels disconnected, overworked, and out of alignment on the inside.

Courtney shares how she spent 27 years in the insurance industry, building an identity rooted in responsibility, productivity, and “this is just what I do,” while slowly losing touch with what truly lit her up. She opens up about recovery, workaholism, the “Grand Pause” of the pandemic, and the realization that she was addicted to doing—filling every moment so completely that rest felt unsafe.

Together, Laurel and Courtney explore awareness as the first step toward healing, the difference between caring for the “meat suit” versus tending to the inner world, and why belonging and village are essential for sustainable self-care and growth. This conversation is a call back to presence—a reminder that aliveness isn’t found in the past or the future, but right here, right now.

What We Explore in This Episode

• Identity shifts after decades in one career
• Workaholism, productivity addiction, and constant “next thing” energy
• Belonging as a missing human need—and why village changes everything
• Intuition, red flags, and learning to trust inner wisdom
• Shadow work, radical self-acceptance, and reclaiming rejected parts
• Relationship growth, intimacy, micro-trust, and self-expression

Key Quotes

“When you don’t know what to do, pour into you—because answers come.”

“Aliveness happens now—in this moment.”

“If you look inside yourself, you’ll always find what you’re looking for.”

Why This Conversation Matters

So many people are living with quiet exhaustion—over-scheduled, under-nourished, and disconnected from their bodies, relationships, and inner truth. This episode offers a compassionate wake-up call: you don’t have to keep grinding just because you’ve always been strong.

Courtney’s story reminds us that alignment isn’t a personality trait—it’s a practice. Healing doesn’t always start with a perfect plan; sometimes it begins with one honest moment of awareness and the willingness to come back to yourself, again and again.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, burned out, or unsure what’s next, this conversation offers both permission and momentum.

About the Guest

Courtney Weidner is a coach, entrepreneur, founder of Aligned & Alive Coaching, and the creator of The ALIVE Revolution, a transformational framework supporting self-care, belonging, and purpose.

Website: https://whatmakesyoucomealive.com

About the Host

Laurel LeMohn is a therapist, somatic wellness coach, and host of Spiritual Friction, a podcast centered on real stories, healing, and the human experience. Her work integrates trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, nervous system regulation, and spirituality—creating spaces where people feel safe to tell the truth without judgment.

Explore more about the show, resources mentioned in this episode, and future conversations at https://www.soulbodywellness.health/spiritual-friction-podcast