Why does life sometimes feel harder after you decide to change it?
Why do you keep hitting the same roadblocks, even after doing the work?

In this episode of This Was Supposed to Work, Alicia shares the one sentence that changed her life—and why everything began to unravel after she listened to it.

If you’ve felt stuck, discouraged, or confused about why life still isn’t working despite your efforts to change, this episode offers a new lens for understanding what’s happening beneath the surface.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why life often feels harder after you decide to change
• The phase of transformation most people mistake for failure
• Why discipline and effort don’t fix misalignment
• How inner knowing leads transformation before clarity arrives

Follow Alicia on Instagram: @thecosmiccloser

This Was Supposed to Work explores the moments when life doesn’t turn out the way we expected—and how those moments carry the blueprint for something truer.

What happens when life looks fine on the outside — but feels wrong on the inside?

This Was Supposed to Work is a reflective podcast for people who are done forcing things to work. It’s for the moments when the relationship, the career, or the version of yourself you built no longer fits — and no amount of fixing, manifesting, or trying harder seems to help.

This podcast doesn’t offer quick fixes or strategies.

Instead, it’s a space to slow down, release what isn’t true, and listen for what’s being revealed beneath the noise. We talk about discernment, seasonal rhythms, self-trust, and the often-unspoken phase of transformation where old realities dissolve before new ones are fully formed.

If you’re at a turning point — if something in your life feels off even though it looks fine — this podcast is for you.