School of Self-Image

Tonya Leigh
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School of Self-Image is the go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives. Join Master Life Coach, Tonya Leigh, as she shares tips, ideas, and inspiring conversations around elevating your mindset, style, and surroundings to create an extraordinary self-image. Episodes are released each Wednesday. Download the School of Self-Image Manifesto at schoolofselfimage.com/podcastmanifesto

  1. 1 day ago

    500: What 500 Episodes Taught Me (and What's Next) [Poolside Confessions]

    Welcome to Poolside Confessions, my summer series where I sit by the water, slow down, and share what I'm actually living and thinking about. Today's confession is a celebration and an honest look back at 12 years of showing up. 500 episodes. I still can't believe it. My first podcast was published on August 8, 2014, and I have been showing up consistently – week after week – ever since. Over coffee, I pulled out my journal and wrote down every lesson this journey has taught me. In this episode, I'm sharing the lessons from 500 episodes – what consistency has really cost me, what it's changed in me, and what it's given me. I'm also sharing something very hard for me to say out loud: what's coming next. Here's what we cover: Why consistency builds a body of work before it creates a result Your voice isn't something you find; it's something you develop Why you're never going to feel ready, and what to do instead How the work itself changes you from the inside out Why repetition isn't a weakness, it's actually needed The importance of letting yourself evolve publicly and proudly Why your podcast, your blog, your content is an archive of your own becoming How to be devoted to your dreams while staying detached from the outcome Why the more you create, the less precious you become How consistency teaches you to deal with criticism Why creativity lives in the living, not in sitting at home trying to figure out what to say Why the real reward isn't the number, but the woman you become by reaching it What it means when your truest essence asks for a new expression What's next after 500 episodes Did you enjoy this episode? Subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review! You can also listen to this show on YouTube and on all your favorite podcast platforms. How to Connect with Tonya Leigh Website: https://schoolofselfimage.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyaleigh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyaLeighOfficial/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaleighofficial/ Pinterest: https://ph.pinterest.com/tonyaofficial/ Twitter: https://x.com/tonyaleigh YouTube: https://schoolofselfimage.com/yt-tl #schoolofselfimage #becomeunrecognizable #selfimagetransformation

    22 min

  2. 24 Jun

    499: You're Not Tired. You're Tired of Performing. [Poolside Confessions]

    Welcome to Poolside Confessions, my summer series where I sit by the water, slow down, and share what I'm actually living and thinking about. Last year, I felt a very particular kind of tiredness. Not physical. Emotional fatigue paired with restlessness, and I couldn't figure out why. Was it my hormones? The time of year? What I discovered was something else entirely: I was tired of performing. I don't think of myself as a performer. I live close to my values. I know who I am. And even still, I had been performing. In this episode, I share what I found when I got honest with myself – and why breaking up with your own success strategies might be the most important thing you do this year. Here's what we cover: What success strategies are – and why even your best ones expire Why the things that carried you this far might not take you all the way The moment you realize you're at a three, not a ten Why it's harder to let go of what's working than what isn't The question that cuts through everything Why the fatigue you're feeling has nothing to do with supplements What it actually means to be fully alive Did you enjoy this episode? Subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review! You can also listen to this show on YouTube and on all your favorite podcast platforms. How to Connect with Tonya Leigh Website: https://schoolofselfimage.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyaleigh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyaLeighOfficial/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaleighofficial/ Pinterest: https://ph.pinterest.com/tonyaofficial/ Twitter: https://x.com/tonyaleigh YouTube: https://schoolofselfimage.com/yt-tl #poolsideconfessions #becomeunrecognizable #selfimagetransformation

    9 min

  3. 17 Jun

    498: Anxiety or Self-Trust? [Poolside Confessions]

    Welcome to Poolside Confessions, my summer series where I sit by the water, slow down, and share what I'm actually living and thinking about. Today's confession is something I've been sitting with for a while. I started thinking about the seasons of my life when anxiety showed up the loudest. Some of those seasons made sense from the outside – things were hard. But others were confusing. Things were going well. Success was real. And the anxiety was still there. Sitting with all of it, something became clear: anxiety is never really about what's happening outside of you. So what is it about? In this episode, I share what I've come to understand – and the practice that has quietly shifted how I live. Here's what we cover: Why anxiety is never about your circumstances What always accompanied my most anxious seasons – and why I didn't see it at the time How broken promises to yourself create low-grade anxiety you can't quite name What happens when you stop trusting your intuition Why the scary stories you tell yourself about the future are working against you The practices that have built real self-trust in my life Did you enjoy this episode? Subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review! You can also listen to this show on YouTube and on all your favorite podcast platforms. How to Connect with Tonya Leigh Website:  https://schoolofselfimage.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tonyaleigh Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TonyaLeighOfficial/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaleighofficial/ Pinterest:  https://ph.pinterest.com/tonyaofficial/ Twitter:  https://x.com/tonyaleigh YouTube:  https://schoolofselfimage.com/yt-tl #poolsideconfessions #becomeunrecognizable #selfimagetransformation

    8 min

  4. 10 Jun

    497: The Best Aging Advice I Have [Poolside Confessions]

    Welcome to Poolside Confessions, my summer series where I sit by the water, slow down, and share what I'm actually living and thinking about.  Today's episode is one I've been wanting to record for a while. People assume aging well is a formula. Find the right peptides. Count the right macros. Follow the right protocol.  I'm not here to tell you what to take or track. I'm here to tell you what I've actually come back to, again and again, over the years – the four things that have made the most difference in how I feel, how I move through the world, and how I see myself at 50. Some of it might not be what you expect. Here's what we cover: Why aging well starts with your emotional life, not your physical one The love affair you must have with yourself if you want to enjoy getting older Why women with "arrival energy" are missing the point  and how to stay curious The dictator vs. the wild child: finding the self that leads you through life True pleasure: what it is, what it isn't, and how to tell the difference The overlooked physical practice that changes how you move, walk, and carry yourself Did you enjoy this episode? Subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review! You can also listen to this show on YouTube and on all your favorite podcast platforms. How to Connect with Tonya Leigh Website:  https://schoolofselfimage.com/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tonyaleigh Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TonyaLeighOfficial/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaleighofficial/ Pinterest:  https://ph.pinterest.com/tonyaofficial/ Twitter:  https://x.com/tonyaleigh YouTube:  https://schoolofselfimage.com/yt-tl #poolsideconfessions #becomeunrecognizable #selfimagetransformation

    10 min

  5. 3 Jun

    496: The Fear Successful People Don't Talk About [Poolside Confessions]

    Welcome to Poolside Confessions, my summer series where we gather around the pool and I confess the things I've been thinking, feeling, and experiencing – in hopes of normalizing these conversations and helping you know you're not alone. Today's confession is one that almost every successful woman I've ever talked to has felt at some point. The fear of losing it all. When I first started my business, my fears looked different. Am I good enough? Will I make it? What will people think? And in the back of my mind was this big fantasy of arrival – that when I finally hit a certain number, built a certain life, I'd feel safe. Secure. Like I'd finally made it. You get there. And a new fear is waiting. The bigger the building you've built, the harder the ego whispers about the fall. So many women end up creating a life their younger selves would have been so proud of – and they can't even enjoy it because they're too busy white-knuckling it. Too afraid it's all going to be taken away. In this episode, I'm walking you through the practices that have set me free from this fear – and that I've watched set other women free, too. Here's what we cover: Why the fear of losing it all shows up the moment you finally build something you love The thought pattern that keeps successful women exhausted and unable to enjoy what they've created How to entertain the worst-case scenario… so you can finally make peace with it The compassion practice I use with the scared little girl inside of me Why getting clear on what is enough brings relief How to stop building a prison out of your own success The truth about freedom… and why it was never about the money   Did you enjoy this episode? Subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review! You can also listen to this show on YouTube and on all your favorite podcast platforms. How to Connect with Tonya Leigh Website: https://schoolofselfimage.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyaleigh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyaLeighOfficial/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaleighofficial/ Pinterest: https://ph.pinterest.com/tonyaofficial/ Twitter: https://x.com/tonyaleigh YouTube: https://schoolofselfimage.com/yt-tl #poolsideconfessions #becomeunrecognizable #selfimagetransformation

    11 min

  6. 27 May

    495: Why Having Personal Style is More Important Than Ever

    Style is your survival strategy. Come find yours: https://schoolofselfimage.com/june We're about to live through the most average decade in human history. AI is becoming really, really good at sounding like everyone. And it shows. But here's the thing that a machine can't do. It can't be a woman who knows exactly who she is. Lately, I'm hearing the same thing from women everywhere: "I feel invisible. I feel replaceable." And these are not invisible women. These are women who've built things. Run things. Walked into a room and used to own it. In this episode, I'm naming what's happening – and making the case that personal style is our survival strategy. Full stop. What this moment demands is originality. Yours. This is a call for you to stop performing a life and start living one that is unmistakably, unapologetically yours. Here's what we cover: Why so many accomplished women feel invisible and replaceable right now What's actually happening as the world gets handed over to AI Why personal style is one of the most enlightening journeys a woman can take The one thing AI can never fake The firehose of formulas, and why copying her will never get you her result The exact moment my business started taking off The June Invitation and what's waiting for you inside the membership Did you enjoy this episode? Subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review! You can also listen to this show on YouTube and on all your favorite podcast platforms. How to Connect with Tonya Leigh Website: https://schoolofselfimage.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyaleigh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyaLeighOfficial/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaleighofficial/ Pinterest: https://ph.pinterest.com/tonyaofficial/ Twitter: https://x.com/tonyaleigh YouTube: https://schoolofselfimage.com/yt-tl #styleandselfimage #becomeunrecognizable #selfimagetransformation

    12 min

  7. 20 May

    494: The Shopping Secret That Changed My Self-Image

    Ready to discover your personal Style Statement and walk into every season of your life knowing exactly WHO you're dressing? This is the work we're doing inside the membership in June. Join us at https://schoolofselfimage.com/go For most of my life, I hated shopping. Not because I didn't care about clothes – but because I had no idea who I was dressing. I was buying what the mannequin wore. What the sales associate pulled with confidence. What the woman in the magazine made look effortless.  I'd get home, lay everything out on the bed, and still have no idea who I was. So I created a discipline. Three filters. Three questions every piece has to answer before it comes home with me.  In this episode, I'm sharing why most women are quietly living with closets full of near-misses, why that's a self-image problem, and the shopping secret that changed everything. Here's what we cover: Why a closet full of near-misses is actually a self-image problem Filter One: Fit – and why body knowledge is one of the most freeing things you can have Filter Two: Color – and why the "black is chic" rule may be quietly washing you out Filter Three: Style – and how a Style Statement becomes the North Star for everything you wear How the Style Triad changes your life, wallet, and confidence The invitation: what becomes possible when you start dressing a woman you know Did you enjoy this episode? Subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review! You can also listen to this show on YouTube and on all your favorite podcast platforms. How to Connect with Tonya Leigh Website: https://schoolofselfimage.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyaleigh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyaLeighOfficial/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaleighofficial/ Pinterest: https://ph.pinterest.com/tonyaofficial/ Twitter: https://x.com/tonyaleigh YouTube: https://schoolofselfimage.com/yt-tl #styleandselfimage #becomeunrecognizable #selfimagetransformation

    17 min

  8. 13 May

    493: My Top 3 Style Mistakes (and the Self-Image Story Behind Each One)

    Want to go deeper on your self-image – week by week, one shift at a time? Subscribe to The Edit at https://schoolofselfimage.com/edit Style isn't about clothes. It's your inner thoughts about yourself made visible – one of the most accurate self-portraits a woman paints. A daily, public answer to the question: Who do you think you are? In this episode, Tonya walks through her three biggest style mistakes and, more importantly, what each one was costing her on the inside. Because every style "mistake" a woman makes isn't really a fashion mistake. It's a self-image story wearing her clothes. This one isn't about fashion. It's about what you've been telling yourself – and what your wardrobe has quietly been saying back. Your closet is honest, even when you're not. Here's what we cover: Why every style mistake is actually a self-image mistake The sneaky lie that style requires money – and what it costs you every morning How outsourcing your taste (even to AI) quietly erodes your ability to trust yourself The truth about "waiting clothes" and why a different body can't fix a belief One practice to try this week – no shopping required Did you enjoy this episode? Subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review! You can also listen to this show on YouTube and on all your favorite podcast platforms. How to Connect with Tonya Leigh Website: https://schoolofselfimage.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyaleigh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyaLeighOfficial/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyaleighofficial/ Pinterest: https://ph.pinterest.com/tonyaofficial/ Twitter: https://x.com/tonyaleigh YouTube: https://schoolofselfimage.com/yt-tl #styleandselimage #becomeunrecognizable #selfimagetransformation

    18 min
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School of Self-Image is the go-to podcast for women who desire to transform their self-image so that they can create mind-blowing results in their lives. Join Master Life Coach, Tonya Leigh, as she shares tips, ideas, and inspiring conversations around elevating your mindset, style, and surroundings to create an extraordinary self-image. Episodes are released each Wednesday. Download the School of Self-Image Manifesto at schoolofselfimage.com/podcastmanifesto

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  • Creator
    Tonya Leigh
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    515
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © COPYRIGHT 2024 SCHOOL OF SELF-IMAGE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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