Stop Forcing. Start Aligning — Everything Changed
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Grab your own The Badassery Oracle and embrace all of you today! Stop trying to make people fit roles they were never meant to occupy. Meet only those who can truly meet you. In this episode, we talk about what actually happens when you stop forcing and start aligning. We’ll explore how to recognize disappointment as information, why listening to your body matters, and what alignment genuinely feels like when it’s present. There’s no shame in hustling. Many of us were conditioned to push, strive, and make things work. But clarity around intention is essential because misalignment often...
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What Holds When Everything Falls Away
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Strong doesn’t mean being tough. Sometimes it simply means continuing to show up. In this deeply personal episode, psychotherapist and Psyched-IN founder Karen Fagan shares her journey through stage four colon cancer and the relationships that shifted along the way. Karen reflects on the weight carried in the question “How are you feeling?”, the importance of choosing kindness even in the midst of hardship, and how illness can fundamentally change the way we see life and our connections with others. Her experience reshaped her understanding of strength and what it truly means to keep...
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Eat Ice Cream, Lose Weight: Why Deprivation Fails and Deep Nourishment Works
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A healthy body naturally craves healthier foods. In this episode, we’re joined by Jon Gabriel to talk about his personal weight loss journey that inspired his book, Eat Ice Cream, Lose Weight, and the powerful lessons he learned along the way. Jon also shares why digestion tends to worsen as we age, how he discovered a more digestible and nutrient-dense approach to eating for sustainable weight loss, and why nourishing the body at a premium level can lead to life-changing results. We also explore the truth about fructose in fruit, the benefits of eating foods in their most natural form...
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How to Develop Your Intuition in 2026: Trust the Inner Intelligence You Already Have
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The Truth Beneath the Noise: Returning to Peace. Get Complimentary Meditation here: What’s the one thing you can do to strengthen your intuition? In this episode, we’ll explore how to develop the intuition that already lives within you as we move into 2026, and how to gently remove the blocks that keep you from fully trusting it. I’ll also share how I began listening to and working with my guides, and how discernment helped me understand who to keep close and where to deepen relationships. As multidimensional beings, it starts by noticing subtle signals, acknowledging them...
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You Were Never Meant to Wind Down
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You are a masterpiece in the making. In this episode, I’m having an insightful conversation with my mentor of many years, Cynthia James — spiritual leader, mentor coach, and host of the podcast Women Awakening. She shares her wisdom on consciousness, expansion, letting go, and her daily spiritual practice. We’ll also explore why expansion doesn’t automatically come with age, why it’s important to own your energy, and what it really means to “deal with it.” Because our emotions are messages meant to be heard, and we have to remain in the driver’s seat. Inner voices may try...
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From Survival to Soul-On-Fire: A Journey Back to Power
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Survival mode keeps you functioning, but life begins when you choose presence, truth, and full participation. In this episode, Cacaoist and Space Holder Tara Paonessa talks about what happens when coping, pushing, and performing finally stop working. Healing begins when you allow your body, not just your mind, to tell the truth. Tara shares her journey from long-term survival into a life rooted in presence, integrity, and choice. Her story reflects what it looks like to be highly capable while quietly carrying unprocessed trauma. You’ll hear why healing doesn’t require repeating every...
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What Autism Taught Me About My Power, My Path, And My Purpose
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Are you also in the spectrum? We’re here to dissolve that shame and rewrite the story. In this episode, I open up about my autism diagnosis — the ways it reshaped my understanding of myself, clarified my purpose, and helped me recognize my own power. I’ll also share a conversation with Bashar that brought unexpected validation and resonance. Together, we’ll reframe autism as a spiritual wiring and an energetic evolution. We’ll explore why autism can feel like an off-planet frequency, how diagnosis can bring deep clarity to life, and what it looks like to embrace both the struggle and...
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The Retreat That Rewired Me: How One Honest Decision Opened $74,000
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How do you live life as a mystic? In this episode, I’m sharing the embodied lessons that came alive for me during my Living Life as a Mystic Retreat — including the story behind one decision that opened the door to $74,000. We’ll explore how every room carries its own energy and frequency, and how we contribute to it with our presence. Also, we’ll understand why intention matters, why our energy is medicine, and how we become co-creators of our experiences. Because when we want prosperity, we must think like it, act like it, and align with it. Watch The Alchemy Transmission - The...
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You Were Never Stuck: There's A Part Of You Asking To Be Seen
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In this episode, we’re talking about feeling stuck and the real resistance that often sits underneath it. Are you truly at a standstill, or are you paralyzed by the fear you’re carrying inside? And what about your health goals—how are you moving toward them, if at all? The truth is that there’s always a deeper feeling beneath that sense of stuckness, and it’s trying to get your attention. The moment you acknowledge it, you can finally name it and begin to move forward. These feelings won’t disappear overnight, but when you meet yourself in the emotions you’re holding, that’s...
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Are You Protected Or Just Giving Away Your Power?
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Pause for a moment and consider whether the protection you seek is actually keeping you small. In this episode, we explore what it really means to be protected. Often, we lean on crystals, rituals, or boundaries to shield our energy. But when your sense of safety depends on something outside, hand over the power you’re trying to protect. True protection is standing in presence. Remember that your energy is sourced from the infinite. Stop defending and start radiating. You’ll learn why tools are reminders, not rescuers, and how fear from others can distract you from your own...
info_outlineEver wonder why things suddenly feel off? That’s not punishment, it’s preparation.
In this episode, we’re diving into why the universe doesn’t let you stay comfortable and how discomfort becomes feedback for your growth. We’ll talk about holding a clear vision of your goals while revealing the gold within you.
Remember, discomfort isn’t failure but your soul’s signal to move forward. Stop clinging to safety and start stepping into your excellence. Let your emotional “rumble strips” guide you to your power place.
Learn more on The Alchemy Transmission podcast - The Universe Won't Let You Stay Comfortable.
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Melinda V Jacobs is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Trauma-Informed Coach, Spiritual Leader, and Author with over 30 years of experience guiding individuals through life’s challenges - including emotional pain, uncertainty, and inner struggle - into clarity, healing, and meaningful inspiration. Her trauma-informed, spiritually grounded work helps people move beyond subconscious blocks and repeating patterns to reclaim their wholeness and live with purpose. Drawing from years of training in hypnotherapy, addiction counseling, meditation, and metaphysics, she supports lasting transformation - resolving the past, restoring self-trust, and deepening intuition while realigning with one’s true essence. With certifications in Hypnotherapy, Regression Therapy, Cellular Release Therapy, Yoga, and more, Melinda empowers others to embody the life they were always meant to live - beyond trauma, beyond limits.
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