Out Loud and In Progress

Welcome to Week One of the Out Loud 21 Challenge with your host, Leyah Sunshine. This week is all about self-awareness and personal growth — tuning in, checking in, and being real with yourself.  Here’s your 7-day challenge lineup: 1️⃣ Daily Check-In – Write or record how you really feel today, no filters. 2️⃣ Trigger Tracker – Notice one thing that irritates you today and explore why. 3️⃣ Truth M...

In this episode of Out Loud and In Progress, host L Sunshine explores the profound impact of social media on our lives, from shaping our self-worth to influencing our relationships and how we cope with grief. She discusses the algorithm's role in curating our online experiences, the importance of mindful posting, and the need to take control of our digital presence. Leyah also highlights the posit...

✨ The Out Loud 21 Challenge ✨  Leyah Sunshine announces something new and exciting — the Out Loud 21 Challenge! Starting September 1st, this 21-day journey is all about connection, growth, and real talk. For three weeks, Leyah will post 7 weekly actions designed to help us check in with ourselves, build stronger connections, and keep moving forward — Out Loud and in Progress.  👉 How to join: Fo...

Getting a new heart isn’t the end of the story, it’s just the beginning of a whole new chapter. In this episode, my husband Kelvin and I open up about the realities of life after transplant that don’t always make it into the medical brochures: the emotional rollercoaster, the daily adjustments, the gratitude mixed with grief, and the strength it takes to carry both survival and identity in the sam...

Sometimes control feels like safety. We try to manage every detail—of our relationships, our friendships, our jobs, even our kids—thinking it will keep us from getting hurt or make everything “turn out right.” But the truth? That constant need to control can leave you drained, disconnected, and living in survival mode. In this episode of Out Loud and In Progress, I’m opening up about: Why control...

🎧 Episode: Where My Friends At? Grown-Up Friendships, the Struggle to Keep Them, and Why It Feels So Lonely Sometimes Let’s talk about it — friendship in adulthood is not giving what it used to. Between careers, caregiving, burnout, and changing values, many of us are wondering… where are our people? In this episode of Out Loud and In Progress, we’re naming the real reasons adult friendships are...

In this episode, I’m joined by the one and only Tee Diamond to unpack a question that hits deep in so many relationships—are you really listening, or just waiting for your turn to talk? We’re getting real about what active listening actually looks like, how we’ve fumbled it (yes, us too), and what it means to create space where both people feel heard, not just responded to. From miscommunication t...

Ever try to open up to someone and they immediately jump into fix-it mode? Sometimes, the most powerful thing we can offer our loved ones isn’t advice or a solution, it’s presence. In this episode, we’re talking about what it really means to hold space for someone, to be a soft place for them to land when the world feels too heavy. I share personal insights and real-life moments that show the diff...

Welcome to Out Loud & In Progress with L. Sunshine. A space where truth meets tenderness, and healing isn’t hidden behind a filter. In this first episode, L. Sunshine opens the mic and her heart to share the journey that brought her here, the moment that sparked this podcast, and the deep need for a space like this. This isn’t a show about perfection—it’s about real life, real love, real loss,...