Have you ever gotten exactly what you wanted...the money, the success, the relationship, the lifestyle, that “dream big” thing, and then once you got it realized it didn't make you feel the way you thought it would?

In this episode, we unpack the real reason behind your wants and desires. So often, we chase things because we believe they'll finally make us feel a certain way (safe, enough, validated, successful, free, loved, approved of, you name it), but when we get the thing and still don't feel the way we hoped, it can reveal where we're still looking outside of ourselves for something we actually get to cultivate within.

This episode is all about learning how to want from wholeness instead of from a void.

We'll explore how to get clear on whether your desires are truly heart-led or whether they're coming from conditioning, comparison, nervous system patterns, or the belief that something outside of you will finally complete you.

You'll also learn why gripping tightly to your desires can actually create more distance from them, and how giving yourself the feeling you're chasing now can help you soften, detach, and receive from a much more grounded place.

This is about dreaming big from fullness, and wanting more without needing something outside of you to finally feel okay.

In this episode, we cover:

→ Why getting what you want doesn't always feel fulfilling

→ How to uncover the real reason behind your desires

→ The difference between heart-led wants vs conditioned wants

→ Why money, success, travel, relationships, and achievements are amplifiers

→ How to stop placing your power outside of yourself

→ Why nervous system capacity matters when receiving what you want

→ How to take your desires off the pedestal

→ The role of detachment in manifestation

→ How to start feeling the way you think your desire will make you feel now

→ Journal prompts to uncover what you actually want

If you've been chasing a goal, gripping onto a desire, or wondering why something you once wanted so badly doesn't feel as good as you thought it would, this episode is for you! It will help you return to yourself, reconnect with your true desires, and create from a place of wholeness.

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How often do you know exactly what you DON’T want, but struggle to name what you DO want?

In this episode, we're exploring why knowing, claiming, and communicating your desires can feel so vulnerable. From people-pleasing and decision fatigue to the fear of getting it wrong, being judged, or not getting what you ask for, there can be so many reasons it feels safer to stay in indecision-mode.

Learn how to begin reconnecting with your true wants in the small, everyday moments, like…what to eat, what to wear, how to spend your time, whether to rest or create, and better understand why these small choices build the self-trust needed for bigger life, relationship, career, and business decisions.

We also explore the difference between a “true want” and a “conditioned want”, we go over how to use your body as information when making a decision, and a simple question to ask yourself when you feel stuck: "If I did know what I wanted, what would it be?"

Your wants are not too much. You can honor your desires while still caring for the people around you. This is your reminder that it’s safe to choose, safe to communicate, and safe to create a life that feels alive to you.

In This Episode, We Cover:
→ Why it can feel safer to focus on what you don't want
→ The connection between indecision, people-pleasing, and self-abandonment
→ Why claiming what you want can feel vulnerable
→ How early conditioning can shape your relationship with desire
→ The power of practicing decisions in small everyday moments
→ A simple prompt for accessing clarity when you feel stuck
→ How to notice expansion and contraction in your body
→ True wants vs. conditioned wants
→ How to communicate your desires without abandoning yourself or others
→ Following what feels alive, expansive, and energizing now

Ready to get clear on what your core self actually wants? Send me a message on Instagram, @ohtheplacesashgoes, and let's book your 1:1 session where I can intuitively-read your core wants for you.

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What if the things you’ve been making personal are simply “part of the game”?

In this episode, I'm sharing my biggest life-changing takeaways from a recent mastermind, insights that helped me deepen my relationship with agency, heart-led living, motherhood, business, growth, and my future self.

We explore why people may have opinions when you choose an extraordinary life, how to stop attaching your worth to rejection or projection, and the power available when you fully own the choices you’re making.

Whether you are building a business, navigating motherhood, healing burnout, moving through relationship dynamics, or simply wanting to feel more lit up by your life, this episode is an invitation to stop shaming yourself for where you are and start backing yourself more deeply.

In this episode, we explore:

→ Why doing extraordinary things naturally brings judgment and projection
→ How to stay in your heart when your ego wants to keep you small
→ The difference between making a choice and fully owning that choice
→ Releasing shame around trade-offs, seasons, motherhood, business, and ambition
→ Why the way you see and treat yourself teaches the world how to respond to you
→ How to stop taking rejection, conflict, "no's," and other people's behavior personally
→ Seeing challenges as part of the game rather than evidence that you’re failing
→ Moving from discipline and hustle into devotion to your future self
→ How to be fully present while still taking aligned action toward your dreams
→ Reframing resistance, triggers, and hard seasons into opportunities for expansion

Your life gets lighter when you stop asking, "What does this say about me?" and begin asking, "What is this here to teach me, expand in me, or make space for?"

You get to choose your perspective. You get to own your desires. And you get to create the most empowering story about the life you’re living.

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