The Pursuit of Wholeness's Podcast

Happy Mindful Monday and happy Summer Solstice ☀️ As we officially enter summer in the Northern Hemisphere, we're also entering what Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) calls Fire Element season. In this guided meditation, we're intentionally connecting to the energetic systems that govern joy, passion, authenticity, emotional balance, circulation, and digestion so you can harness the ene...

In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend, Shawna Stanley, for an authentic conversation about raising children through the lens of frameworks like Human Design, Gene Keys, and Vedic Astrology—and what it truly means to parent from a place of observation rather than control. Together, we explore Human Design energy types, neurodivergence, conscious parenting, and the codependent patterns so...

This week's Mindfulness Monday episode is short, simple, and genuinely one of the most powerful things you can add to your day. I guide you through a quick center reset practice — a downloadable, offline-friendly meditation designed to be used not just once, but multiple times throughout your day whenever you need to come back to yourself. Whether you're transitioning between work and ho...

This week's episode is a special one — my favorite person in the world, my husband Mark Stiles of Men Again Health, joins the Pursuit of Wholeness podcast for a real, raw, and deeply meaningful conversation about men's health, hormonal balance, and what it actually looks like to go from running on empty to living with genuine vitality. Mark shares his own journey from a state of chronic...

If you've ever felt like you're managing your health but never actually healing — this episode is going to land deeply. In this first ‘TCM Tidbits’ episode, I'm breaking down the concept of root cause medicine: what it actually is, where it comes from, and why it's been the foundation of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years long before it became a buzzword in the...

In this Mindfulness Monday practice, I invite you to slow down, reconnect with your body, and explore what safety feels like for you. Through a gentle somatic meditation, we'll soften into the present moment, bring awareness to the body, and reconnect with the grounded, stable essence that exists beneath the noise of everyday life. Come back to this practice anytime you need a moment of calm,...

In the first ever guest episode of The Pursuit of Wholeness, I sit down with my sister, Kiana, to explore what happens when you stop living by the rules you've been given and start listening to yourself instead. We talk about leaving behind a successful engineering career, following intuition without having a clear plan, discovering yoga therapy, human design, redefining purpose, and learning...

In this very first episode of The Pursuit of Wholeness Podcast, I’m sharing the deeper meaning behind this space, why it took years for this podcast to finally come to life, and what “wholeness” truly means to me. I open up about my personal journey, my evolution through Chinese medicine, and the shift from constantly striving for “more” to recognizing that wholeness already exists within us. This...

In this very personal episode of The Pursuit of Wholeness Podcast, I’m sharing the tip of the iceberg of my story — from healing chronic illness, eating disorders, depression, and body image struggles to finding deeper alignment through Chinese medicine, spirituality, and holistic living. I open up about navigating massive identity shifts, moving across the world, living in Costa Rica, becoming a...

The Pursuit of Wholeness is a show hosted by Lexi Stiles - Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where she shares the most pivotal and impactful aspects of her own return to wholeness, as an offering of inspiration for your own journey. Tune in for thought provoking conversations about everything from Eastern Medicine to the power of the subconscious mind, from self healing modalities to the pow...