For ten years, the walls of Troy stood firm...only to be met by a surprise demise. The city didn't fall from the outside, but only when the gates were opened and the opposition was allowed to come inside.

In this episode of Practical x Woo, we explore the Trojan Horse as a powerful metaphor for self-criticism, including the subtle ways your inner critic gains access to your identity. This is not about silencing your inner critic, it's simply about dethroning it.

If you are ready to stop living according to assumptions rooted in unexamined fear and begin choosing an identity aligned with your highest vision, then this episode will leave you equipped to guard the gates of your mind with both discernment and sovereignty. Your life is yours to create, so let's dive in.

Show Notes:

- As always, I’m here to answer any and all curiosities, musings, and questions

- I am offering a new digital calendar called Starfolio; an astrology Calendar that blends right into your existing digital calendar!

- Muse Letter, Mindset x Manifest’s token newsletter for guidance & musings about all things woo is available for sign up !

- I offer 1:1 sessions – Astrology; Intuitive Tarot readings; somatic healing through VITA coaching; and more. Do you feel inspired & called to be guided by me? If yes, then let’s connect!

- If you want to stay up to date with this Podcast, then feel free to follow on Spotify, Apple, or Youtube ♡.

- If you know someone who will love these episodes, I would be honoured to be invited into their lives and journeys

- Instagram: @mindsetxmanifest ; @practical.astro.magic email: edenalexwine@gmail.com (or - CLICK HERE)

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​​Have you ever felt like you are held to a higher standard than everyone around you? Like the same behaviour that earns others leniency somehow earns you scrutiny? Like you are corrected more quickly, expected to regulate more deeply, and asked to rise faster than feels fair?

In this episode of Practical x Woo, we explore the hidden power behind higher expectations and what it truly means when life seems to demand more from you. Rather than collapsing into resentment or comparison, we unpack a new perspective; namely, what if being held to a different standard is evidence of your capacity, not your inadequacy?

The aim of this episode is to help you learn how discipline builds emotional regulation, how accountability strengthens self-trust, and why those called to build bigger lives often require deeper foundations.

If you have ever wondered why others appear to move through life with more leniency while you feel examined under a microscope, then this conversation will help you reclaim your narrative. So let's dive in!

Show Notes:

- As always, I’m here to answer any and all curiosities, musings, and questions

- I am offering a new digital calendar called Starfolio; an astrology Calendar that blends right into your existing digital calendar!

- Muse Letter, Mindset x Manifest’s token newsletter for guidance & musings about all things woo is available for sign up !

- I offer 1:1 sessions – Astrology; Intuitive Tarot readings; somatic healing through VITA coaching; and more. Do you feel inspired & called to be guided by me? If yes, then let’s connect!

- If you want to stay up to date with this Podcast, then feel free to follow on Spotify, Apple, or Youtube ♡.

- If you know someone who will love these episodes, I would be honoured to be invited into their lives and journeys

- Instagram: @mindsetxmanifest ; @practical.astro.magic email: edenalexwine@gmail.com (or - CLICK HERE)

Background Instrumental by Josh Taerk (Song: “Me, Myself, and I”)

We often believe that "having integrity" is a virtue that we either have or don't. In this episode, we explore a different and far more useful understanding of integrity. Integrity is what allows a life to hold its shape under pressure, and to determine how much weight you can carry in your life.

Drawing inspiration from "The Way of Integrity" by Martha Beck, this conversation reframes integrity as an internal architecture. We explore how lives are often built on pressure eventually leads to burnout and resentment.

This episode walks through the subtle signs of being out of integrity, including the feeling of being out of sync with your own life even when things appear fine on the surface. We also explore practical ways to rebuild integrity.

If you have ever felt stretched thin by obligations that no longer fit, confused pressure with growth, or sensed that something in your life needed to change (but you didn't know how to facilitate that change), then this episode offers a grounded and compassionate reframe just for you. Integrity is not about trying harder or being better, it's about building a life that can actually hold you, one honest decision at a time. So, let's dive in!

Show Notes:

- As always, I’m here to answer any and all curiosities, musings, and questions

- I am offering a new digital calendar called Starfolio; an astrology Calendar that blends right into your existing digital calendar!

- Muse Letter, Mindset x Manifest’s token newsletter for guidance & musings about all things woo is available for sign up !

- I offer 1:1 sessions – Astrology; Intuitive Tarot readings; somatic healing through VITA coaching; and more. Do you feel inspired & called to be guided by me? If yes, then let’s connect!

- If you want to stay up to date with this Podcast, then feel free to follow on Spotify, Apple, or Youtube ♡.

- If you know someone who will love these episodes, I would be honoured to be invited into their lives and journeys

- Instagram: @mindsetxmanifest ; @practical.astro.magic email: edenalexwine@gmail.com (or - CLICK HERE)

Background Instrumental by Josh Taerk (Song: “Me, Myself, and I”)