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364. Why You Resist Change (And How to Finally Surrender) with Jessica Zweig

Decoding Success with Matt LeBris

Release Date: 11/18/2025

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In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Matt sits down with bestselling author, entrepreneur, and spiritual teacher Jessica Zweig for a raw exploration of what it really means to surrender, evolve, and take radical responsibility for your life.

Jessica opens up about her recent season of expansion — navigating anxiety, overwhelm, business transitions, spiritual initiation, and the deeper truth behind why so many of us resist change even when we’re praying for a breakthrough.

Together, they unpack the difference between surviving and co-creating, how to listen to your body’s signals without letting fear lead, and why our toughest moments are often the exact pathways into our next level.

This episode is equal parts grounding and activating — especially if you’re in a season of uncertainty, reinvention, or feeling like you're outgrowing the life around you.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  • Why surrender is the true catalyst for growth

  • How to trust change when everything feels uncertain

  • The role of “initiations” in your spiritual and personal evolution

  • Why overwhelm and anxiety aren’t life sentences

  • How to develop radical self-responsibility (and why it’s a superpower)

  • The body’s truth: what your anxiety is really trying to tell you

  • How to stop outsourcing your power to mentors, coaches, and relationships

  • The surprising connection between joy, abundance, and alignment

  • What happens when you finally take off the mask

  • Why softness is strength — and how to practice it daily

Connect With Jessica

Website: jessicasweig.com
Instagram: @jessicasweig
Podcast: The Spiritual Hustler
Books: Be and The Light Work

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