Have you ever wanted something *so badly*… and then, just as you start moving towards it, you suddenly find yourself pulling back?

You procrastinate. You overthink. You find reasons why it won't work. You start questioning whether you really want it at all.

In this episode of **The Aliveness Revolution**, Val and Charlie explore what actually happens when we move towards a desire — and why resistance can show up right at the moment we're getting close.

We talk about:

✨ Why we can feel both **excited and terrified** about the same desire
✨ What happens when your nervous system encounters more than it's used to holding
✨ Why resistance isn't necessarily a sign that you're on the wrong path
✨ How to tell the difference between a desire that's genuinely yours and one you've absorbed from other people
✨ Why you don't have to make your current life “wrong” in order to want something new
✨ How to stay grateful for what you have while still allowing yourself to desire more
✨ The importance of listening to your body rather than trying to think your way into certainty
✨ How to become more comfortable with the tension between *where you are* and *where you're going*
✨ Why desire and gratitude aren't opposites — they can actually work together

Because sometimes the problem isn't that you don't know what you want.

**It's that a part of you doesn't yet know how to let yourself have it.**

And that's where the real work — and the aliveness — begins.

💫 **Questions to sit with after this episode:**

What is a desire you've been sitting with that you haven't fully gone after yet?

Where have you noticed yourself getting close to something you want… and then pulling back?

And can you love where you are right now while still being deeply excited about what's coming next?

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**The Aliveness Revolution** is a weekly conversation between **Val and Charlie** about desire, embodiment, consciousness, spirituality, and what it really means to feel alive in your own life.

If this conversation resonates join us for the next episode: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5vARRLtuTqmpR3giiG_V8w#/registration

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The Next Chapter is a 3 day live experience where you get to meet who you are now and release the parts of you that no longer serve, and create the next identity to step into your next chapter with. Check out the details here: https://www.sacredpathlifestyle.com/the-next-chapter

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Connect with Charlie here:
https://www.instagram.com/thecharliegarnham/

Connect with Val here:
https://www.instagram.com/sacredpathlifestyle/

If you'd like to do business from frequency, energy and the truth of who you are, not more templates and tactics, start with a Business Breakthrough reading: https://www.charliegarnham.com/human-design

If you'd like to move into aliveness with Val as your spiritual personal trainer, check out this 5 week programme here: https://www.sacredpathlifestyle.com/move-into-aliveness

Join us for The Next Chapter 16th, 18th and 20th September: http://sacredpathlifestyle.com/the-next-chapter

Welcome to the Aliveness Revolution podcast, where the conversations about how real aliveness isn't found, it's integrated, from our inner world and outer world, together.

If this is your first episode, welcome, and for those of you returning, thank you for being part of this conscious revolution. Each week we gather to talk honestly about what it actually takes to feel good in your life, your body, and your sense of self.

In this episode, we dive into what it actually feels like to start expanding before your environment does. Before your relationships catch up. Before you're ready to lovingly leave certain people, or certain identities, behind. We talk about the boxes and labels we didn't even realize we were living inside of, and why staying open and receptive to what's next matters, even when you think you already know it all.

This is a path of consciousness, not a destination we've already arrived at. We don't have all the answers. We're finding our own way through it, and sharing what's actually working for us along the way.

The Next Chapter is back in September, the 9th, 11th and 13th, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. All the details are below.

Come sit with us in this one. 🤍

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Join The Next Chapter (we run this every 2 months so the next dates will be displayed here) https://www.sacredpathlifestyle.com/the-next-chapter

Connect with Charlie here:
https://www.instagram.com/thecharliegarnham/

Connect with Val here:
https://www.instagram.com/sacredpathlifestyle/

If you'd like to do business from frequency, energy and the truth of who you are, not more templates and tactics, start with a Business Breakthrough reading: https://www.charliegarnham.com/human-design

If you'd like to move into aliveness with Val as your spiritual personal trainer, check out this 5 week programme here: https://www.sacredpathlifestyle.com/move-into-aliveness

Join us for The Next Chapter 16th, 18th and 20th September: http://sacredpathlifestyle.com/the-next-chapter

What if the very thing you're longing for is also the thing you're resisting?

In Episode 2 of The Aliveness Revolution Podcast, Charlie Garnham and Val D'Ambrosio dive into one of the biggest reasons people stay stuck: resistance to becoming who they're here to be.

When you begin stepping into a more aligned, authentic life, it's natural to experience fear, doubt, uncertainty and even grief for the identity you're leaving behind. But what if those feelings aren't signs you're on the wrong path... but proof you're growing?

In this conversation we explore:
✨ Why resistance is a normal part of transformation
✨ The balance between certainty and uncertainty
✨ How your nervous system responds to change
✨ Why community matters when you're reinventing yourself
✨ Moving beyond victim mentality into conscious choice
✨ The power of stillness, self-reflection and mirror work
✨ Learning to trust yourself through the unknown
✨ How Human Design and Astrology can support your becoming

If you've ever felt like you're standing between the life you've outgrown and the life you're trying to create, this episode is for you.

✨ Ready for Your Next Chapter?

If this conversation resonated with you, we'd love to invite you to The Next Chapter — a transformational 3-day live experience with Charlie & Val.

Together we'll help you:
• Release the identity you've outgrown
• Navigate the uncertainty of change with greater confidence
• Discover what's truly holding you back
• Reconnect with the version of yourself that's ready to emerge
• Leave with clarity, momentum and practical next steps

We run this every 2 months so check out the next dates available here https://www.sacredpathlifestyle.com/the-next-chapter

This isn't about us giving you the answers—it's about creating the space for you to discover your own.

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Connect with Charlie here:
https://www.instagram.com/thecharliegarnham/

Connect with Val here:
https://www.instagram.com/sacredpathlifestyle/

If you'd like to do business from frequency, energy and the truth of who you are, not more templates and tactics, start with a Business Breakthrough reading: https://www.charliegarnham.com/human-design

If you'd like to move into aliveness with Val as your spiritual personal trainer, check out this 5 week programme here: https://www.sacredpathlifestyle.com/move-into-aliveness

Join us for The Next Chapter 16th, 18th and 20th September: http://sacredpathlifestyle.com/the-next-chapter