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The Envelope Series
A journey of transformation—one mysterious letter at a time. I’m Lou Riley—a former athlete, a man reclaiming his health, purpose, and voice. This podcast isn’t just about weight loss or mindset. It’s about something deeper… These letters started showing up one day. In my own handwriting. Written...
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Episode 33: The Last Time I Called It Love
Title: Episode 33 – The Last Time I Called It Love
Subtitle: For the ones who stopped pretending that silence was peace and sweetness was love.<...
🕊️ Episode 33 Preview — The Last Time I Called It Love
A new spoken-word letter drops this Monday.
This one’s not about willpower.
Not about sugar.
Not even about addiction.
It’s ab...
She Never Judged. Never Said No… (Episode 32)
This is the second letter inside the trilogy called The Echo in My Bones. It’s not about sugar cravings or shame. It’s about the quiet agreement I mad...
Episode 32 Preview: She Never Judged. Never Said No…
Intro Reflection:
It didn’t feel like addiction.
It felt like comfort.
Like something that knew how to stay quiet
when everyth...
The Echo In My Bones: Episode 31
Intro Reflection:
There are certain aisles I don’t walk down anymore.
Not because I’ve conquered the craving
but because I know what...
The Echo in My Bones (Episode 31 Preview)
Intro Reflection:
There are certain aisles I just don’t walk down.
Not because I’ve conquered the craving —
but because I don’t trus...
Episode 30: When the Mind Decides, the Body Follows
📖 Episode Summary
This week, I did not just talk about decisions. I lived one.
Four straight days of workouts.
Circuits, cardio, wa...
Episode 30 Preview: When the Mind Decides, the Body Follows
Setting the Stage
This week I learned something powerful in real time: once my mind locked in, my body had no choice but to follow. Four straigh...
Episode 29 – The Power of a Made-Up Mind
Opening
This week wasn’t just another week. It was a turning point.
Not because I never stumbled before, but because I made my mind up — a...
Episode 29 Preview – The Power of a Made-Up Mind
Some battles shout.
Others whisper.
But the loudest victories are often quiet—
like opening a fridge and seeing nothing but fruit, g...
Episode 28: The Weight of Silence
In this episode of The Envelope Series, I open up about what I call the last supper mentality, which is the urge to load up on food right before a res...
Episode 28 Preview: The Weight of Silence
This week’s preview feels different—because it had to.
The weight I’m carrying isn’t just physical. It’s the silence of choices made when no one...
No Apologies Needed
Not every box is for your protection.
Some are prisons disguised as comfort.
Episode 27 of The Envelope Series speaks to the moment you ou...
Episode 27 Preview: No Apologies Needed
Some will tell you you’ve changed.
That you don’t sound like you anymore.
That you forgot where you came from.
But what they really...
🎙️Episode 26: Something Keeps Pulling Me Back
Some chains don’t rattle. They whisper. Old habits. Quiet cravings. The pull of comfort that feels safe but costs too much. Episode 26 of The Envelope...
Episode 26 Preview: Something Keeps Pulling Me Back
The hardest battles don’t always shout.
Sometimes they whisper.
Sometimes they hum like a lullaby,
pulling you back into the comfort...
Episode 25: Staying in the Light
Stepping into the light feels powerful. The first time people notice your progress, the first time the work shows on your face, on your body, in your...
Episode 25 Preview: Staying in the Light
Stepping into the light is powerful.
But it’s only the beginning.
Anyone can catch a spark—
a burst of motivation strong enough to p...
Episode 24: The Discomfort of Being Seen
Some days, it feels safer to stay invisible.
No expectations.
No eyes watching.
No one to answer to but yourself.
Other days,...
Episode 24 Preview: The Discomfort of Being Seen
Some days, it feels safer to stay invisible.
No expectations.
No eyes watching.
No one to answer to but yourself.
Other days,...
📩Episode 23: The Trap of Chasing Momentum
Momentum is temporary.
Rhythm is sustainable.
This episode explores the difference between being stuck and being still—
and why stil...
Episode 23 Preview: The Trap of Chasing Momentum
For a long time, I thought if I wasn’t moving fast, I wasn’t moving at all.
But there’s a difference between being stuck—and being still.
...
Episode 22: Closer Than You Think
Episode 22: Closer Than You Think
For the ones still walking—quietly, steadily, surely.
This week, my voice sounds different—raspy,...
Episode 22 Preview: Closer Than You Think
The Envelope Series continues.
This next episode is for the ones who’ve been doing the work—but still don’t see the results.
For the ones...
Episode 21 – Darkness, Interrupted
There’s a version of me I used to be proud of.
And lately, all I see is the distance between that man and the one I am right now.
E...
✉️ Preview — Episode 21: Darkness, Interrupted
Some episodes are survival notes.
This one?
It’s written from the dark.
Not after the storm.
Not once the weight is off.
...
Episode 20: The Show Must Go On
I didn’t want to fake fire this week.
I wanted to tell the truth.
And the truth is—I showed up anyway.
This is Episode 20, an...
Preview: Episode 20 – The Show Must Go On
It’s not about perfection.
It’s about keeping your word.
Even when the applause fades.
Even when no one’s watching.
This episo...
✉️ The Envelope Series – Episode 19 Unfed, Unseen, Unfinished
I used to think feeding myself was selfish.
That putting my needs before anyone else’s
meant I’d lose them —
that I’d be called arro...
Episode 19 Preview: Unfed, Unseen, Unfinished
Some journeys don’t end —
they pause,
they wander,
they slip back into the shadows
where you try to pretend they never mattere...
Episode 18 – When I Lost, Then Lost Again
I didn’t plan to come back here.
Didn’t plan to see the same number staring back at me.
Didn’t plan to feel the sting of shame
settl...
Episode 18 (Preview): When I Lost, Then Lost Again
Some losses don’t just happen once.
They happen again—
when you leave the place that kept you honest.
When you trade a tribe for iso...
When I Mistook Independence for Healing
✍🏾 Episode Summary:
I used to think I was healed
because I didn’t need anyone.
Didn’t ask.
Didn’t expect.
Didn’t rely.<...
Episode 17 Preview: When I Mistook Independence for Healing
Some of us didn’t stop asking for help—
we just stopped expecting anyone to show up.
We got good at being strong.
At moving through...
When I Learned Not to Ask for Help
This episode isn’t about isolation.
It’s about self-reliance—
and the silent decision to carry it all
because you stopped believing...
🎙️ The Envelope Series – Episode 16 Preview: When I Learned Not to Ask for Help
There wasn’t a single moment.
Just quiet lessons, repeated enough times to become truth.
You learn not to ask for help
when help sto...
🎙️The Envelope Series – Episode 15: Unclench My Fist
✍🏽 Episode Summary:
She’s been gone nearly fifteen years.
But this morning, I heard her again.
Her voice.
Her lesson.
H...
🎙️ The Envelope Series – Episode 15 Preview: Unclench My Fist
This one didn’t go where I thought it would.
I sat down to write about sugar again—
the craving, the control, the come-down.
But ins...
📨 The Envelope Series – Episode 14
✍🏽 Episode Summary:
She never calls ahead.
She just shows up—wearing the voice of something familiar and the scent of something you once...
🎬 Preview: Don’t Let Her Spend the Night
She showed up in daylight.
No storm. No shadow.
Just sunlight and a soft smile—
the kind that used to undo me.
She lean...