What if the way you’ve been taught to move through life—expecting the worst, bracing for disappointment, preparing for failure, is actually what’s keeping you stuck?

In this solo episode, we’re diving into Lucky Girl Syndrome (aka best-case scenario thinking) and how this simple mindset shift can literally rewire your subconscious, change how you show up, and make life feel lighter, more magnetic, and more fun.

This isn’t about toxic positivity or ignoring reality. It’s about choosing a lens that supports you instead of sabotaging you and training your brain to look for evidence that life is working for you, not against you.

Here’s what we cover:
✨ What Lucky Girl Syndrome really is (and what it’s not)
✨ The psychology behind it: confirmation bias, self-fulfilling prophecy, and the reticular activating system
✨ Why worst-case scenario thinking fuels anxiety—and how best-case thinking becomes the antidote
✨ How society conditioned us to “be realistic” by expecting the worst (and why that blocks blessings)
✨ Lucky Girl Syndrome as an identity vs. best-case scenario thinking as a daily practice
✨ Simple ways to apply this in real life: affirmations, visualizations, gratitude, reframing, and intentional language
✨ How this mindset rewires your subconscious and shifts your energy over time
✨ Signs the shift is working: less anxiety, faster decisions, more confidence, and aligned opportunities showing up

Your challenge for the next 7 days:
Practice Lucky Girl Syndrome. Expect the best. Look for evidence. And watch what changes.
If something “lucky” happens, DM me. I want to hear your stories and share them in a future episode.

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What if your word of the year wasn’t something you chose from a list…but something that chose you?

In this solo episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my 2026 Word of the Year—alchemy—and sharing how it literally chased me down through synchronicities, conversations, clients, and even a middle school chemistry class. This isn’t about picking a cute, motivational word for your vision board. It’s about receiving divine guidance for who you’re becoming and what this next season of your life is asking of you.

Here’s what we cover:
✨ What a Word of the Year actually is
✨ How my 2026 word, alchemy, found me
✨ The deeper meaning of alchemy
✨ How 2025 was a year of shedding (snake energy, numerology year 9) and why 2026 is about transforming everything I released into gold
✨ The exact steps to receive your own word of the year through prayer, meditation, journaling, and paying attention to signs
✨ How to work with your word once it arrives

I would love to hear your Word of the Year. DM me on Instagram or email me and tell me what came through for you—I’m literally putting them into a spreadsheet for a future idea.

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2025 was the year of endings, shedding, and deep transformation and if it felt like your life was falling apart, you weren't imagining it.

In this reflective episode, I break down why 2025 was so intense (Year 9 in numerology + Year of the Snake = completion and release) and what 2026 has in store for us (Year 1 in numerology + Year of the Horse = rebirth, new beginnings, and bold action). I share my personal stories of shedding old identities, releasing what no longer served me, and the lessons I learned from letting go. Plus, I'll guide you through rituals to honor the transition and set powerful intentions for the year ahead. If 2025 broke you open, this episode will help you make sense of it and step boldly into the rebirth that 2026 is calling you toward.

Key Takeaways:

✨ Why 2025 was a year of endings and transformation (Year 9 + Year of the Snake)
✨ What 2026 represents: fresh starts, new beginnings, and momentum (Year 1 + Year of the Horse)
✨ How to embrace shedding as preparation for your next-level self
✨ The importance of setting clear intentions for the new year
✨ Rituals to honor the transition from 2025 to 2026

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