Mission Statement The Message in the Mess is my heart’s work—born from a deep belief that even in life’s hardest, most chaotic moments, there is something sacred to be found. My mission is to help others uncover the beauty, truth, and growth that often hide within the mess. Through honest conversations, personal stories, and compassionate insight, I aim to create a space where healing begins, humor is welcome, and vulnerability is celebrated. I believe every mess carries a message—and it’s m ...
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Welcome back to The Message in the Mess—where we dig through the chaos of life to find the truths that heal us, grow us, and connect us. I’m your host, Heather, and today’s episode is one that hits close to home for so many of us… Have you ever felt like you’re not enough? Like no matter how much you give, do, or try… it still doesn’t feel like you…
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The Loss Of My Dad Jerry Presley 12.27.24
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22:31This episode by far is the hardest one I have ever done, and to be honest I was not sure I wanted to do podcasts anymore! But with some time, and some healing here is a very small tribute to the first man I ever loved! This podcast is raw and real and filled with some tears! Much Love HeatherBy Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Self-Sabotage.....How do we learn to show up for ourselves?
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25:21This has been a struggle for me for a minute and I am learning how I can show up for myself, keep my word to myself and how to create healthy attainable goals! Let's smash our goals and heal together! You got this!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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How to deal with overly critical people! And some help if you are one of those people! If you enjoyed this podcast, please like and share!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Why marriages and relationships fail! And how do you heal them?
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36:53On this podcast we talk about why relationships/ marriages fail and how can we heal them! If my podcast touches you in any way please share it! Thank You HeatherBy Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Politics and Your Mental Health! And Letting Yourself Just Be!
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31:12On today's podcast I talk about letting yourself just be! How I am learning how to heal and get out of my head! We also cover politics and your mental health! I hope you enjoy! Much Love HeatherBy Heather Presley Leydekkers
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What is a True Friend! And being thankful for my freedom!
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26:59On today's podcast I share my thoughts on what is a true friend. I would love to hear your thoughts on this subject! I am thankful for ALL of you and thank you for making my life a better place.By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Self Love and Keeping Promises to Yourself!
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25:44This podcast is about self love, self compassion, self forgiveness and keeping promises to yourself! I hope you enjoy!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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June is Men's Mental Health Awareness Month. So today we focus on how we can show up, and support our men! If this touches you at all please share and download. Thank you for ALL your support!!!!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Fear is a funky emotion! How can you work through it and heal.
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32:43Today I talk about my walk with fear and how it brings up other emotions like guilt and shame. I share that 2024 is my year of healing and I am going to do it outloud and without ANY shame!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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I really believe that we as a society are backsliding on this! People feel entitled to behave and say things that are just not okay! I also talk about my new healing venture of 365 of self-care and self-love!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Words Matter, how you speak to others and yourself...matters No response...is a response Family, friends and letting people just be.By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Grief! And how you digest and move past it!
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33:23On today's podcast I share about my own grief! I share how it effects every aspect of our lives including our bodies! How do we deal with it! When does it end? Does it end? How can we share our stories to help others?By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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When it is time to say goodbye or let go of friends, relationship, family member or a job!
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37:33Learning when it is time to let go of Friendships Relationships Family Members A Job And me sharing a song I love! If this has an impact please like, share and download!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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This episode is raw and real! I will cover mental health, depression and PTSD. I also talk about healing and how I am working on me! Pull up a seat....I hope something I have shared touches something you need to hear! Thank you for your love and support!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Finances, Getting Healthy and Your Mental Health
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30:34On today's podcast Eric dives deep into how to get out of dept! I speak about my struggle with weigh loss and depression. As always we hope you get something out of our podcast and if you do please share! #deptfree #gethealthy #depression #yougotthisBy Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Holidays' With Family....dysfunction and all!
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21:56Today Eric and I talk about how holidays can be hard. And things you should not talk about....like politics, religion and finances. I also shared how I have not spoken to one of my sisters since the 2016 election. There is a lot of laughter in this podcast and we hope we leave you with some takeaways.…
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This weekend Eric and I were invited to a renewal of vows! It brought up a lot of great topics so we thought we would share them with all of you! As always like and share so we can reach more listeners.By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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On this special Holiday podcast Eric and I talk about being thankful, kindness and having an attitude of gratitude even when you are struggling.By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Electronic devices and how they can take away from our relationships.
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22:47On today's episode Eric and I talk about how our phones, TV's and gaming devices can affect our relationships, and not in a good way. Let us know your thoughts on this subject! We would love to hear!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Today's topic is on being selfish and having a big ego
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28:12Eric and I open up and talk about how to tame your ego and not be selfish in your friendships and relationships! I absolutely love having my Husband co-host with meBy Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Your Partner Comes With Care Instructions!
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27:03On this podcast Eric and I talk about how your partner has care instructions. How do you show up for your partner? How do love, support, and encourage your partner? We hope you enjoy this podcast, and if you do, please hit the share button. Thank you for taking the time to listen Heather & EricBy Heather Presley Leydekkers
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My husband Eric shares what life is like living with me. You will get an inside look from my husband perspective. If this podcast makes you think, laugh or learn please hit the share button!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Dating after divorce and much more! My amazing hubby joined me again! I love the fact we can just be honest and talk about our life before one another! We talk about family, friends and prenuptial agreements! If you like what you hear, please download and share, it helps us grow!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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On this podcast I have my first guest who is my amazing Husband Eric! We talk about how we met and how we make our marriage work! Relationships take time and communication to work...we talk about that and other ways we have found to make our relationship work for us!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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If you are battling anxiety and depression this podcast is for you! There should never be any shame in having conversation about this subject! September is suicide awareness month if you are struggling and don't have anyone to talk to please call 988 or reach out to someone you are close with! Your enoughness is enough!…
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Feelings and how we can sort through them!!!!
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28:08While we think feelings are simple, they are far from it! Anger is not just anger! It is also feeling let down, humiliated and the list goes on! Then if you dig a little deeper, I feel angry, humiliated, and disrespected! I am so excited to share this feeling wheel with all of you! It was a gift from Reiki practitioner Bonnie Sue. Here is her websi…
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Mean Girls! How to spot them, and how to leave them where you found them! Don't allow your tribe to have these types of women in them! Also workplace mean girls and how to spot them and deal with them.By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Domestic Violence, how I survived and thrived!
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32:28Trigger Warning! This is part of my story of surviving domestic violence! I also share statistics on domestic violence. I ask that if this touches you, that you share. Silence kills! October is Domestic Violence awareness month!By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Today's topic is about shame! There are several types and I cover most of them! Family Shame Friendship Shame Relationship Shame Work Shame All of these are toxic and we need to learn how to heal from them so we don't in turn do this to others. You may not even know you are one of these people! I also talk about shadow work and how you can heal you…
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This Podcast Covers Taking care of abusive parents Narcissistic relationships Finding the right career Anxiety in toxic situations How not to take things personally People always seeking the bad in people I cover a lot in about 25 minutes! Thank you for taking the time to listen. #abuse #narcissist #findingyourcareer #don'ttakethingspersonally #kin…
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Self worth and self esteem...how do I get those?
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31:57Today I talk about self worth and self esteem. If you feel you struggle in this area, join the club! I hope by me sharing it will help you start to heal those areas if need be! Your enoughness is enough! #selfworth #selfesteem #yougotthis #youareenoughBy Heather Presley Leydekkers
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Welcome to The Message in The Mess! This is my first episode and I hope it is the first of many! I have so much to share and hope I can help others along the way.By Heather Presley Leydekkers
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