Hi, I'm Lesley!

Lesley Christine is an emotional healing coach, speaker, author, and the founder of Living the Game of Life—a transformational platform that helps women in midlife reclaim their clarity, power, and purpose through emotional release and spiritual alignment.

For over a decade, Lesley has guided women through emotional blocks, spiritual breakthroughs, and deeply personal transformations. Her program Mastering the Game of Life featuring her signature RECLAIM framework blends intuitive coaching, energetic clearing, and practical soulwork to help clients shed outdated patterns, reconnect to their inner wisdom, and create lives that feel lighter, freer, and more meaningful.

Lesley’s work is deeply rooted in the teachings of Florence Scovel Shinn, a metaphysical teacher from the early 1900s whose book The Game of Life and How to Play It has influenced generations of spiritual seekers. Lesley’s upcoming 100th Anniversary Expanded Edition of this seminal work shares Shinn’s timeless principles alongside modern-day examples, reflection prompts, and embodiment practices—guiding readers from inspiration into integration.

But Lesley’s path to this work was anything but linear—and that’s part of what makes it so potent.

In 2003, Lesley trained in Nia, a holistic mind-body movement practice that blends dance, martial arts, and healing arts. Teaching Nia awakened a deeper connection to her body and intuition—unlocking spiritual truths she hadn’t yet found language for, but would later recognize in the teachings of Florence Scovel Shinn.

Though she hoped Nia would be her path forward, life had other plans. In a tough job market, Lesley accepted a temporary role at an insurance brokerage—a position that turned into a 13-year “accidental” career. While it offered stability, it slowly wore down her creative spirit. Over time, she began to doubt her own worth and question whether she had missed her chance to live a more meaningful life. With a young family to support, she felt stuck. But that quiet inner tension became the seedbed for the healing journey to come—and the very soil from which her work would eventually grow.

Lesley’s deeper transformation didn’t begin with a polished plan. It began with a series of personal challenges that forced her to see life differently.

Even before she consciously encountered Shinn’s teachings, Lesley had already begun discovering some of the same truths through experience: that words shape reality, that faith is a creative force, and that healing requires surrender to the unseen.

Then, in 2015, disaster struck. A devastating flood displaced her family and shook the foundation of everything they had built. What seemed like the worst thing that could happen cracked something open within her. In the chaos, she caught a glimpse of a truer life—one she had secretly longed for but never dared to claim.

She and her partner made a bold decision: they sold almost everything they owned, left behind the corporate grind, and set out to travel full-time with their children. On the surface, it looked like a dream come true. But even in the freedom of this nomadic life, Lesley couldn’t shake the tension and stress that had followed her from her old world. That’s when she realized: the anxiety wasn’t in the job. It was in her body.

This insight catapulted her into a deeper exploration of emotional healing, trauma recovery, and nervous system regulation—not as a personal development hobby, but as a survival strategy. What began as a desperate search for relief became a life-changing process of returning to herself, layer by layer, wound by wound.

As Lesley began integrating emotional and spiritual tools, something profound shifted. For the first time in years, the fog lifted. And she knew she couldn’t keep this to herself. She began coaching and offering healing sessions, guiding women through the same breakthroughs that had changed her life.

Just as her practice was gaining traction, the world shifted again.

When the pandemic hit in 2020, nearly all her private clients disappeared overnight. But this time, she responded differently. Instead of collapsing into fear, she leaned into trust. Her side business—teaching full-time online—suddenly boomed. She poured her energy into serving families and students, anchoring into the belief that all was unfolding for the highest good. And it was. Her family not only endured the uncertainty—they thrived.

But in 2021, life threw another curveball.

After ten days in the ICU, her partner was sent home with a terminal diagnosis—just 6 to 9 months to live. In the wake of this shocking news, they packed up their RV after four and a half years of full-time travel and moved back to her home state.

Amid that grief, shock, and upheaval, The Game of Life and How to Play It found her.

She listened to the audiobook daily—sometimes more than once a day. It was all she could absorb. The rhythm of the language, the spiritual truths, and the echoes of her own lived experience offered a strange but steady comfort. These words became her medicine.

She began using the principles intentionally: affirming, visualizing, speaking life. She created a mantra in her heart, imagining her partner fully well and saying, “I feel great. I’ve never felt better.” And one day, he did. He said those exact words—and made a full recovery.

That moment solidified her devotion to this work—not as abstract philosophy, but as embodied truth. She committed to not only living these principles, but helping others do the same.

Since then, Lesley has worked with women around the world—leading workshops, hosting emotional clearing circles, and building a soul-led community that offers real support in real time. She is the creator of Living the Game of Life, a growing space that includes healing circles, workshops aligned with monthly themes like forgiveness, gratitude, and intuition, and tiered memberships that support women at every level. From her free Florence Scovel Shinn book study to her premium healing programs and 1:1 mentorship, Lesley meets women where they are—and walks with them toward where they’re meant to be.

She is certified in Metaphysical Anatomy Technique as a Metapsychology Coach, holds both a BA and BFA, and brings her lifelong love of learning, creativity, and expression to every space she leads. She’s also a seasoned educator, having taught on Outschool since 2020 and homeschooled her two teenagers from the beginning. She volunteers with co-ops, speaks to women’s groups, and is an active member of Toastmasters, where she continues refining her voice and message.

When she’s not coaching or guiding healing sessions, you’ll find Lesley walking forest trails, curled up with a book, or journaling in the quiet corners of her day. She’s an insatiable reader (and says she’d have been a librarian in another life), a lifelong traveler, and a believer in the power of laughter, intuition, and radical reinvention.

She currently lives in Northwest Arkansas with her family, a few chickens, and a bunny. She believes everything can change in an instant—and often does, once you stop resisting and start listening.

In addition to her coaching and community work, Lesley speaks at virtual conferences and summits and is available for podcast interviews, media appearances, and retreat facilitation. Her popular workshop, Designing Your Next Chapter With Soul, Not Struggle, helps women begin their journey from burnout to breakthrough.

Lesley is especially passionate about supporting women who’ve spent years taking care of everyone else—children, clients, communities—and are finally ready to come home to themselves. 

She’s not here to tell you what to do.

She’s here to help you hear yourself more clearly.

Lesley’s work isn’t about bypassing the hard stuff—it’s about transforming it. She’s learned that peace is not the absence of challenge—but the presence of deep inner alignment.

It’s about turning stuckness into gold.

It’s about remembering that life isn’t something that happens to you—it’s a game you’re invited to play.

And she’s here to show you how.