Are You Giving Your Power Away Before 8AM?
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If your morning starts with scrolling… and ends with overwhelm, this one’s for you. In this episode, I’m sharing what I’ve been noticing in myself and in the collective: the emotional heaviness, the energetic fog, and the sneaky ways we unconsciously give our power away before the day even begins. I’ll walk you through why this happens, how it impacts your nervous system and intuition, and what I’ve been doing to shift it in my own life. Here’s what we’ll dive into: Why emotional burnout is often a byproduct of unconscious media habits How your phone might be rewiring your...
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Manifestation Burnout - Why Affirmations May Not Be Working
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Have you ever affirmed so hard you thought you might pop a blood vessel and still nothing moved in your life? Welcome to manifestation burnout. In this episode, I dig into why endless affirmations can leave you exhausted and discouraged, and what actually creates change. Spoiler: White-knuckling your way through affirmations and "just affirming more/harder" isn't the way. It’s about aligning your state so your brain and body believe it’s already true. From that place, you stop fighting yourself and start magnetizing what’s meant for you. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why...
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When the Growth Gets Sneaky
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Sometimes the biggest growth doesn’t come with fireworks — it comes quietly, in the form of nuance, micro-movements, and the kind of lessons that sneak up on you. In this episode, I share what it’s looked like to hit a new “baseline” in my growth, why this current season of my life feels like the hardest one yet (even though it’s also the most peaceful), and what it means when the transformation gets more precise, more subtle, and less externally visible. This one’s for anyone who’s ever asked, “Wait…why does this feel so hard when everything is actually going so well?” ...
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If You Move, It Will Stay...
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In today’s episode, I’m diving into a phrase I first learned through my Ashtanga yoga practice: “If you move, it will stay. If you stay, it will move.” At the time, it was about holding a pose. But the longer I sat with it, the more I realized… it’s about everything. Emotional pain. Physical discomfort. The hard seasons. The things we want to push away, numb, or escape. So many of us have been taught to leap out of anything that feels uncomfortable. But what if the very thing we’re trying to avoid… is the thing that will finally move if we just stay with it? This episode is an...
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Season 3 Kickoff: Clarity, Coherence, and Courage
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After a "bridge" season and a much-needed pause, I’m back with clarity and a new direction. In this episode, I share why pulling back was the most courageous step, what I’ve been alchemizing in the messy middle, and what you can expect in Season 3 — deeper integration of spirituality and real life, more truth-telling, and of course…the courage to rise.
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Trade in Your Black Belt
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On this episode, we dive into one of the KEY elements required for your growth and evolution: self-compassion. I used to have a black-belt in beating myself up. Shame, frustration, you name it. Through my journey I learned that the careful application of self-compassion is one of the elements that can either accelerate (by its presence) or delay (by its absence) our journey of self-discovery (though I prefer self-remembrance)! If you want to read more on relinquishing your own black belt, check out this article I wrote a few years back:
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Where Your Power Lies
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In this episode, I discuss a dark moment I experienced in late 2024. I broke several of my own "personal rules" and momentarily forgot where my own power lived. Following my intuition brought me right-side up again, and led me to Nelson Mandela's autobiography Why I'll never stop meditating again Why "unprecedented times" (sadly) aren't Two key quotes from Nelson Mandela's autobiography (purchase from your local independent bookseller!) How we can continue to tap into our unlimited power within each of us to face anything that comes Why our individual reclamation of power leads to a...
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Your Relationship to REST: Breaking Down the "Idle Hands" Conditioning
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What's your relationship with "rest"? I don't mean sleep...I mean: REST. What's your relationship with the idea of NOT "being productive" everysingleminute? I recently explored this in my women's coaching program, The Unf*ckwithable Woman, and it's such a important topic that I wanted to bring it to my listeners as well. In this episode, we'll dive into: Your current relationship with the concept of rest Shame and guilt about resting/not being productive Where this conditioning tends to originate What's actually true about rest How to shift your relationship with rest I also...
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Are You Suffering from "Conditional Worthiness"
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In this episode, I highlight the concept of "conditional worthiness". The unspoken mixed message: "Think highly of yourself, but not too highly" Conscious and Unconscious Conditions of Worth The fear of over-confidence
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The Only Thing "Wrong" With You
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I spent a lot of years feeling like I had a dark secret: something was wrong with me. I worried that I was irrevocably broken and that no one had bothered to tell me. Through my journey I realized the truth: the only thing "wrong" with me was that I thought there was something "wrong" with me. :) In this episode, I talk about that feeling you may have had that there's something "wrong" with you for whatever it is you're experiencing right now. I also talk about the concept of labels and, as always, WHERE YOUR POWER LIES.
info_outlineYou control the meaning you apply to everything in your life. That includes Valentine's Day. Don't let it be a reason you get down on yourself. Single or in a relationship, you get to choose the meaning you apply. You have the power.