Episode Description:

Lindsay sits down with Corie Chu, intuitive energy healer, Reiki Master Teacher, and numerologist, for a deeply groundingconversation about what spirituality actually is and what it’s not.

Together, they unpack how spirituality has been made inaccessible by rigid rules, rituals, and “shoulds,” and why the most powerful spiritual practices are often the simplest and most personal. From watching the sunset, to coding, to remembering childhood Qigong movements stored in the body, Corie reframes spirituality as anything that helps you feelanchored, honest, and connected to yourself.

Corie also shares her journey from hustling in the entertainment industry to full-time healing work, and how chronic imbalance, overgiving, and suppressed emotions can show up in the body over time. The conversation explores emotional release, intuitive energy healing, and why healing can’t be rushed - your body knows what it’s ready to release, and when.

A powerful portion of the episode centers on boundaries as aspiritual practice, especially within collectivist andvAsian cultural contexts. Corie introduces the concept of micro-boundaries - small, compassionate shifts that protect your energy without burning bridges - and unpacks how guilt,obligation, and overgiving can quietly erode our physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

They also dive into numerology as a tool for awareness (not destiny), the importance of free will, and why self-reflection -brutally honest, courageous self-reflection - is one of the most transformative practices available to us.

Episode Outline:

01:44 Defining Spirituality

07:25 Personal Journey to Energy Healing

11:33 The Importance of Balance and Self-Care

16:04 Discovering Qigong and Returning to Self

20:58 Understanding Intuitive Energy Healing

29:25 Boundaries as a Spiritual Practice

35:14 Navigating Family Dynamics and Boundaries

36:08 The Importance of Compassionate Boundaries

39:45 Cultural Influences on Boundaries

47:16 The Consequences of Overgiving

54:51 Understanding Numerology

01:00:39 The Power of Self-Reflection

01:03:20 Defining Courage and Spirituality

What You’ll Learn:

• Why spirituality doesn’t have to bewoo-woo - and can be anything that helps you return to yourself
• How overgiving and chronic stress livein the body (and what happens when emotions go unprocessed)
• Why boundaries - especially micro-boundaries - are a spiritual practice in collectivist and Asian families
• How to protect your energy without cutting people off or betraying your values
• Why healing can’t be rushed and how your body decides what it’s ready to release
• How numerology can be used as a tool for awareness not destiny

About Corie Chu

Corie Chu is a Reiki Master Teacher, a certified numerologist, and an intuitive energy healer. After spending over a decade working as a publicist in Hollywood - touring globally with film studios, executives, and A-list talent - she left the entertainment industry to pursue healing work after experiencing burnout.

Her path led her through South America and ultimately into deep study of Reiki, energy healing, numerology, and embodied practices that honor emotional and energetic wellbeing.

Today, Corie blends her corporate-world insight with intuitive healing, helping clients release stored emotional energy, set healthier boundaries, and reconnect with themselves in grounded, practical ways.

Connect with Corie

https://coriechu.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/coriechuhealing/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corie-chu-ab129a21/?originalSubdomain=hk

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Episode Overview:

In this episode of Courage Class, Lindsay shares her personaljourney from burnout in 2024 to self-discovery and life transformation. She discusses how she navigated through a period of intense stress, leading to skyrocketing blood pressure, and how she managed to bring it under control.

Through therapy, running, and introspection, Lindsay discovered the importance of listening to her own needs and emotions.

She emphasizes that change is deeply personal and should be tailored to one’s individual context. She alsohighlights the significance of physical activity in achieving emotional and mental clarity.

Lindsay ends by encouraging listeners to find their own pathand introduces the upcoming season filled with expert insights on spirituality, mental health, sleep, and nutrition.

Episode Outline:

00:00 Introduction and Personal Story

02:03 The Turning Point: Health Scare

03:46 Struggles and Realizations

05:07 The Sabbatical and Running Journey

06:36 Emotional Breakthroughs

08:05 Communicating Needs and Making Changes

12:44 The Importance of Context in Change

14:59 The Power of Physical Activity

17:40 Final Thoughts and Upcoming Episodes

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In this first episode of Courage Class Season 2, Lindsay sits down with Nicole Cruz, leadership coach and founder of Nicole Cruz Coaching, to explore what it really means to create a vision for your life that’s rooted in who you are, not just what you do. Many of us—especially in the Asian and Pacific Islander community—were raised to equate success with hard work, achievement, and meeting expectations.

But what if the path to fulfillment isn’t about doing more, but aligning more deeply with what truly matters? Together, Lindsay and Nicole will discuss how to create intentional, culturally grounded goals and vision boards that reflect your authentic values and life desires. Nicole will walk Lindsay through a review of her own vision board from last year to show, in real time, how to shift from achievement-based goals to meaningful, purpose-driven intentions.

Episode Objectives:

• Reframe the meaning of success: Learn how to move from achievement-based goals toward intentions rooted in joy, purpose, and authenticity.
• Understand cultural influences on goal-setting: Explore how familial expectations, cultural scripts, and hustle culture shape how we define success.
• Learn how to build an intentional vision board: Get practical steps for designing a vision board or annual plan that reflects who you want to be, not just what you want to achieve.
• Experience a real-time coaching moment: Listen as Nicole reviews Lindsay’s previous vision board, offering live feedback and insights on how to make it more intentional and aligned.
• Walk away with a sustainable practice: Develop a framework for goal-setting that prioritizes joy, balance, and inner alignment—so your intentions actually feel good to live out.

Episode Outline:

00:00 Introduction

02:04 Redefining Success

04:53 Personal Journey and Realizations

09:44 Cultural Influences on Achievement

15:38 Shifting from Achievement to Alignment

27:05 Shifting Focus from Achievement to Experience

29:49 The Importance of Being Present

32:49 Vision Boards and Values

35:25 Critiquing the Vision Board

40:06 Exploring Feelings and Intentions

48:34 Permission to Be Curious and Dream

52:32 Final Thoughts and Definition of Courage

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https://nicolecruzcoaching.com/

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