Why is it so hard to receive love, even when it’s freely given by people you love to be around? If you’ve ever waved off a compliment or found yourself weighing someone’s love against everything you’re still working on, then this episode is calling you in like a Siren’s call.

In this episode of Practical x Woo, we explore how to receive love (and accept love more fully) by developing what I’m naming your “love receptor”. We’ll look at the difference between being inherently lovable and being wanted, how childhood experiences can shape the way we accept love as adults, and why most of us see ourselves through far harsher eyes than the people who love us do. We’ll also explore why love that doesn’t match your sense of self-worth can feel hard to believe, and how accountability and feeling loved can exist side by side.

You’ll leave with five practices for receiving love, from catching the stories you tell yourself to saying “thank you” without a disclaimer. You don’t have to be perfect to be worthy of love, and this episode is an invitation to inherently learn and know that.

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!

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- 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 for Intro by Josh Taerk (Song: “Me, Myself, and I”)

If you have heard that it's as easy to manifest one dollar as it is to manifest one billion, you may have wondered why manifesting big money feels so much harder in practice.

In this episode, I explore an alternative possibility: what makes something feel easy or hard to manifest may come down to how familiar it feels.

We look at the two kinds of expectation that manifestation advice tends to blur together, why expecting less can work like an insurance policy against potential heartbreak, and how the illusory truth effect from psychology helps explain why our limiting beliefs feel so certain. I share a few personal stories, from a twenty dollar bill I once unexpectedly found on my balcony to a sentence my grandmother never knew I overheard. I also offer a practical belief ladder for gently moving your baseline around money, one rung at a time.

If you like musings such as this feel free to freely join Muse Letter by Mindset x Manifest... the next letter is delivered on Sunday: https://mindsetxmanifest.com/muse-letter

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 for Intro by Josh Taerk (Song: “Me, Myself, and I”)

Do you struggle with perfectionism, self-criticism, or the persistent feeling that you're never quite good enough? What if your constant efforts to improve yourself are making it harder to appreciate who you already are?

In this episode of Practical x Woo, we're exploring the complicated relationship between personal growth and self-acceptance, and how the pursuit of becoming a better version of yourself can quietly turn into an exhausting cycle of self-rejection.

Through a deeply personal memory of standing among the breathtaking mountains of Queenstown, New Zealand, feeling strangely numb and unable to appreciate the beauty surrounding me, I reflect on how easily we can begin treating our emotional experiences as another measure of personal success or failure.

We'll explore why perfectionism can make self-worth feel like something we have to earn, how self-awareness can become another opportunity for self-criticism, and what happens when we begin resenting the very qualities that make us human.

Inspired by my first Substack article, "I Don't Think You're Here to Fix Yourself," this conversation invites you to reconsider what you're really seeking through personal growth, and whether the acceptance you've been reserving for your future self might be something you can begin practising today.

Because your life is happening now, while you're still learning, growing, and becoming.

Read the companion Substack article: https://mindsetxmanifest.substack.com/

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 for Intro by Josh Taerk (Song: “Me, Myself, and I”)