Worthy & Whole Podcast

In this episode, LeighAnn Ricci shares a powerful reminder that God’s deliverance is real, but deliverance is not the same as completion. Just like the Israelites were brought out of Egypt but still had to learn how to trust, obey, and walk with God, we too are invited to participate in the freedom Christ has already made available. If you have ever prayed for breakthrough, experienced a moment of...

In this final episode of the fun Summer Overflow mini-series, we’re talking about what we're NOT bringing with us into summer. Using a simple beach bag analogy, LeighAnn walks through the heavy patterns that can steal our joy, drain our peace, and pull us back into striving - hurry, pressure, body shame, comparison, mom guilt, resentment, spiritual apathy, and the belief that we are behind. Th...

Are you trying to have the best summer ever but already feeling the pressure to do more, plan more, and make every moment count? In this episode of the Worthy & Whole Podcast, we’re talking about how to have a summer of overflow by abiding in Jesus instead of chasing more experiences. Summer can bring so much joy, nostalgia, family time, sunshine, beach days, pool days, vacations, and memory-m...

Do you ever get to the end of summer and wonder, “Where did all the time go?” In this episode of the Worthy & Whole podcast, we’re beginning a refreshing summer series about presence, peace, joy, and learning how to fully live the season you’re actually in. Instead of waiting for vacation, perfect weather, a clear calendar, or the next big thing to feel alive again, this conversation invites y...

What if you do not have to love every part of your body to stop having a negative mindset about it? In this episode of the Worthy & Whole Podcast , LeighAnn, a women’s health nurse and Christian holistic coach, offers a grounded, faith-based conversation about body image, body positivity, body acceptance, body neutrality, body kindness, and body respect. Instead of forcing fake positivity or t...

Have you ever struggled with a negative body image that left you feeling not good enough no matter how much weight you lost, muscle you built, calories you burned, or fancy supplements you took? In this episode of Worthy & Whole , we are having a truth-wrapped-in-love conversation about body image, body shame, confidence, health, and identity in Christ . This is not a “try harder, fix yourself...

In this episode of Worthy & Whole , LeighAnn shares an honest reflection on body image, summer insecurity, and learning to care for the body without partnering with shame. As shorts season arrives, many women feel the familiar pressure to “get back in shape,” hide their bodies, or measure their worth by how they look. But what if the goal is not to shame ourselves into change, but to steward o...

What if the world’s advice to “find yourself” is actually keeping you exhausted, insecure, and stuck chasing a moving target? In this episode of Worthy & Whole , I share why trying to find yourself through the world’s lens can leave you striving for an identity that never feels fully secure. I open up about my own journey through identity discovery and how a search for myself slowly became a s...

In this episode of the Worthy and Whole Podcast , we are talking about spring cleanup for the soul and what being a gardener can teach us about Christian growth, pruning, healing, renewal, and partnering with God in a new season . As the weather warms and the garden begins to wake up, spring reveals what winter left behind, the dead leaves, broken branches, overgrowth, and even the things that are...

What do you do when an old wound gets triggered again? How do you recover when grief, fear, shame, or emotional overwhelm suddenly resurfaces, even after you thought you had already healed? In this Christian podcast episode, LeighAnn shares a practical and faith-filled approach to recovering after an emotional trigger , especially when an old wound resurfaces and healing feels layered instead of l...

When an old wound resurfaces, does it mean you’re back at square one? In this episode of the Worthy and Whole podcast, LeighAnn shares Christian encouragement for grief, emotional triggers, and healing that happens in layers. If you’ve walked through heartbreak, betrayal, loss, identity wounds, or emotional pain and found yourself discouraged when the hurt returned, this episode offers a faith-bas...

Have you ever offered something meaningful, your time, your love, your presence… only to feel a quiet disappointment when it wasn’t fully received? In this episode, we explore a simple but powerful realization sparked by an everyday moment: serving birthday cake. Because sometimes… it’s not about the cake. It’s about what it represents, shared joy, connection, and the desire to be received. And wh...

In a world that constantly feels loud, busy, and overwhelming, many of us feel like we’ve lost our peace and now chaos is the new normal. But what if peace isn’t something we’re supposed to maintain perfectly? What if peace is something, or someone, we can learn to return to ? In this episode of the Worthy & Whole Podcast, LeighAnn explores why even good things in life can leave us feeling ove...

Faith in the Waiting: Trusting God When You're Desperate Have you ever felt like God was answering someone else’s prayers while you were still waiting for yours? In this episode of Worthy & Whole , I talk about what it means to trust God when His timing doesn’t match our expectations. Waiting seasons can challenge our faith, especially when we see others receiving the breakthrough, healing...

In this episode of Worthy & Whole , we explore the difference between cultural beauty and biblical worth and why so many women, myself included, have confused the two. Have you ever struggled with body image, comparison, or feeling like you needed to “fix” something about yourself in order to belong or feel good enough? In this vulnerable and personal reflection, I share my own story of chasin...

Have you ever walked away from a social situation feeling awkward, exposed, or exhausted. What if you’re not socially awkward at all? What if you’re simply trying to manage the tension of not being sure you belong? In this episode, I share that the desire to belong is wired into us, and how fear of rejection can hijack that desire. When fear leads, we either withdraw or over-function. But when we...

In this episode, we explore the power of attunement, the kind that goes beyond words and reaches the nervous system, the heart, and the spirit. We discover that attunement is a pathway to emotional safety and wholeness. Have you ever knew you were cared for… but not truly safe emotionally? Or noticed how some apologies don’t quite land? Emotional safety isn’t about saying the right thing, its a co...

In this final episode of the Worth Wound series, we focus on what you can expect as you do the powerful work of healing the worth wound. Healing the worth wound isn’t just about feeling better about yourself, it’s about addressing the identity-level wound underneath so many of the struggles women carry every day: We talk about why resistance and discomfort often shows up after growth begins, how t...

If you’re tired of self-improvement and worn out from trying harder, this episode is for you. In this conversation, we explore why the worth wound cannot be healed at the level of behavior and why true healing begins with identity. We talk about how shame forms, why “trying harder” doesn’t work, and how both Scripture and neuroscience point us toward the same truth: lasting transformation comes th...

In this opening episode of the Worthy & Whole Podcast , LeighAnn explores the quiet but powerful struggle many women of faith carry, the exhaustion of trying harder to feel good enough, only to find peace and self-worth still feels out of reach. LeighAnn introduces what she calls the worth wound : the deeply rooted and common belief many women of faith hold that our value is tied to performanc...