129. From Battling Postpartum Depression in the Psych Ward to Uncovering Psychic Abilities – A Healing Journey Through the Art of Tarot with Leah Arnold-Smeets

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leah Arnold-Smeets is the founder of Woo Woo Realm, and an intuitive tarot reader, medium and spiritual guide located in Orange County, CA, with clients all over the world. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, in her pre-"woo woo life", she was a badass COO for an app development company and a marketing and operations expert. Leah’s growth over the years from battling postpartum depression and ending up in the psych ward to emerging into this beautiful spiritual being is an inspiration to all that there isn't one right way to heal or be a mom. Her journey has inspired me over the years to also tap into my spiritual side.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Leah is not slinging tarot cards or tapping into 'the other side,' she's busy being a mom to her two kids, Emiko and Jordy, her giant dog, and nine chickens!</span></p> <p><strong>In this episode, Leah and I chatted about…</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Growing up with a single mom in South Central Los Angeles</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Living her life on other people's terms and what she thought she should be doing</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Getting pregnant with her first child and suffering from prenatal anxiety</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her severe postpartum depression journey which led her to the psych ward</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to ask for help and advocating for your own mental health</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her spiritual journey awoke when she started to learn how to protect her daughter from spirits</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">When she started seeing visions and how she channeled that gift and her intuition into the workplace as a COO</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The differences between ego and intuition</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How breathwork has impacted her life and her parenting</sp