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 nervous system (without your consent)
• The importance of choosing your energetic state on purpose
  
• A simple, powerful morning practice I came back to (and why I stopped skipping it)
• Why reclaiming your energy is essential

This is your gentle but firm reminder: you are not here to be the world’s chew toy. You’re here to rise- grounded, sovereign, and sparkly as hell.

📌 In this episode, I mention:

• Heart coherence + nervous system regulation practices

• My go-to morning journaling + gratitude ritual

• How I recognize emotional addiction cycles when they sneak in

• Why curating what I consume has changed how I show up

🌟 Want support to reconnect to your power and learn Heart Coherence practices?

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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 affirmations sometimes CAN work... but why they often don’t.

• The conscious vs. unconscious mismatch that keeps you stuck.

• How repetition helps the brain (and how it can backfire if you’re affirming from lack).

• The role of your nervous system and why coherence matters more than hustle.

• Practical ways to reset if you’re in manifestation burnout.

• A quick practice to shift from forcing words to actually feeling the state you want to create.

One Sparkly Truth to Take With You:

The universe isn’t counting how many times you write it down. It’s responding to who you are when the pen hits the page.

Resources + Next Steps:

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✨ Explore one-on-one coaching, group programs, and upcoming events

✨ Share this episode with a friend who’s drowning in sticky notes full of affirmations

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?”

• How healing mimics fitness gains
• Why spiritual growth isn’t linear
• What to do when the lessons get sneakier
• How to trust your inner knowing — especially when it feels like you’re regressing

✨ Plus: The “arrival fallacy,” repeating lessons in new disguises, and how to remember what you know to be true.