ABOUT THIS EPISODE
You can build the vision board. You can say the affirmations. You can take every "right" action. But if some part of you still doesn't believe you're worthy of the life you're calling in, you'll either block it from landing — or sabotage it the moment it does.
That's the conversation I got to have with Linda Brand, certified empowerment coach and host of the top-ranked Worthy and Abundant podcast, and it cracked something open in me too. We talked about shame, self-worth, nervous system safety, and what it actually looks like to come back to yourself after years of proving your worth to everyone but you.
What you'll hear in this episode:
- Why perfectionism and people-pleasing are trauma responses — and how to start unwinding them
- The story of Linda's childhood trauma at age five, and how it quietly shaped decades of "not enough"
- The fastest way out of a depression loop (hint: it's not more hustle)
- Why being attached to an outcome is actually what blocks it from showing up
- How to receive a compliment, a gift, or a win without your nervous system bracing for impact
- The difference between "I'm behind" and "I'm exactly on time" — and how to release the timeline story
- Why self-worth, not strategy, is the real root of every manifestation practice
- A simple daily practice for becoming the observer of your own inner critic
Mentioned in this episode:
- Linda Brand — Certified Empowerment Coach, entrepreneur, and host of the Worthy and Abundant podcast
- Find Linda: @worthyandabundant on Instagram, Linda Brand Coach (website + Instagram), Linda Brand on Facebook
- Worthy: A Self-Love Journal
- Dr. Joe Dispenza's teaching on personality and personal reality
If any part of this landed — if you've ever caught yourself pushing back on a compliment, a gift, or a good thing coming your way — that's your invitation to sit with it, not push past it. You are worthy simply because you're worthy. Nothing external gets to decide that for you.
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