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Knowing your calling is one thing, but having the courage to answer and say yes to it is another. In this final episode of The Call series, Andrea gets personal about what it actually takes to answer a calling once you've recognized it. She shares her own journey — from writing her faith-based book Design with Purpose to evolving into the Soul Aligned Coach she is today — and how the through-line of her calling never changed, even as the way she expressed it transformed completely. If you've ever felt like the way you used to talk about your life, your business, or yourself no longer fits, this episode names exactly why that shift feels so disorienting, and so necessary. Andrea also brings Human Design into the conversation as a framework for taking aligned action instead of hoping-for-the-best action. Whether you lead with sacral authority, emotional authority, or another strategy entirely, she walks through how understanding your energetic blueprint gives you the discernment to know when a step is truly yours to take — and the nervous system safety to take it, even when it's scary, even when it risks disappointing people, even when you have no idea what's on the other side. We Dive Into: Why outgrowing an old way of being doesn't mean you're lost — it means you're growing. Why your fear of disappointing the people in your life may be keeping you from your next step. Why Human Design can help you navigate your next step in life and business. Soul Reflection: Where in your life or business have you outgrown the way you used to show up — and what would it look like to let yourself actually be seen before you feel ready? Aligned Action: If you're curious about your Human Design and what it says about how you're meant to move through your calling, this is your invitation to book a Human Design Reading (includes a full PDF outline, an audio walkthrough, and a live call with Andrea). Let's Work Together: A soul-aligned, 1:1 coaching experience for intuitive women entrepreneurs ready to expand into ease, abundance, and impact. Together, we work through energy, embodiment, and deep inner work to help you trust yourself, take aligned action, and build a business — and life — that actually feels like you. www.andreacrisp.ca/coaching Soul Aligned Human Design Reading: A personalized look at your unique energetic blueprint — so you can navigate your calling, your business, and your next steps with more clarity and less second-guessing. You'll receive a full PDF outline of your chart, an audio walkthrough of Andrea's personal read on your design, and a live call to talk through what's coming up for you. www.andreacrisp.ca/offers Connect With Andrea on Instagram Meditate With Andrea on Insight Timer Watch Full Episodes on YouTube If this episode resonated with you please share it with someone who would benefit by listening (or watching), and leave us a rating and review. Original music and production by Stephen Crilly.

Introducing SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” from On Purpose with Jay Shetty. Follow the show: On Purpose with Jay Shetty Jay sits down with Sylvester Stallone to trace the extraordinary journey from a painful, unwanted childhood to the creation of Rocky, and the $360,000 offer he turned down rather than compromise his self-respect. Stallone reflects on the decades of rejection, health struggles, and career setbacks that shaped the man behind the legend. He opens up about his mother’s emotional distance, his father’s advice on his deathbed, and the life philosophy he discovered only after letting go of the need to constantly fight. With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty Mazda crafts cars for people who do more than simply move. Visit Mazdausa.com to learn more. Consumer reports does not endorse products or services. JAY'S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big life change with my free newsletter. Subscribe here: https://news.jayshetty.me/subscribe Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast What We Discuss: 00:00 Introduction 01:09 The Steps 01:48 The Fortune Teller Who Predicted His Future 03:39 The Power of Writing Your Thoughts Down 05:10 The Regret of Not Meeting Elvis Presley 05:55 Overcoming His Fear of Public Speaking 08:30 Birth Complications & Childhood Hardships 10:00 Queens Boarding House 11:40 Cinema As Sanctuary 13:23 The Words That Left Internal Scars 14:54 Making Peace With Rejection & "Mirror Therapy" 19:15 Writing About Edgar Allan Poe & Creating Rocky 20:27 Using Cruel Labels As Motivation 24:25 The Hells Angels Story 27:59 Turning Down $360,000 To Sell Rocky 31:35 Imposter Syndrome & Stepping Into Rocky's Shoes 33:29 Channeling Real-Life Pain In Acting 38:00 Rocky As A Love Story 41:26 The Painful Relationship With His Mother 49:45 Parents' Final Days 53:47 Learning To Let Go of Anger 56:12 An 8-Year Career Slump & The Return Of Rocky 59:06 Health Battles, Borrowed Time & Aging Gracefully 01:02:20 What Makes A Good Friend? 01:03:25 The Key To 29 Years of Marriage 01:07:30 Life Before Vs. After 40 01:13:20 The Power Of Dreams & Concrete Vision 01:16:38 Finally Getting His Father's Apology 01:19:35 Sylvester Stallone On Final 5 Episode Resources: The Steps | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-steps-sylvester-stallone Website | https://sylvesterstallone.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/officialslystallone Facebook  | https://www.facebook.com/share/1FMjtjkWJA/?mibextid=wwXIfr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

What if you don't need more information you simply need space to hear what you already know? In this episode of The Soul Aligned Podcast, we explore how to recognize your intuitive nudges, release inherited conditioning, and create inner safety to follow the path that your soul is calling you toward.  "What if you didn't require more information? What if you just need space to be able to tune in to what you already know to be true?" In the second episode of The Call, A three-part series on the inner knowing that invites us back to the truth of who we are, our soul's path, and the deeper alignment that allows us to fulfill our purpose.  In this episode, Andrea shares how intuition and discernment work together: intuition brings the nudge, while discernment helps you understand whether and when it yours to act on. She explores the ways family, culture, past experiences, and approval seeking can cloud our inner voice and why nervous system safety is an essentail part of trusting yourself.  You'll also hear how Human Design can offer language and a practical framework for understanding your unique decision-making process, strategy, and authority. If you've been feeling a shift in your life, relationships, work or business, this conversation is an invitation to pause, to tune in, and to trust that your soul knows the way.  Soul Reflection: Where in your life are you seeking more proof, permission, or outside validation when what you may need most is a quiet space to listen to your own inner knowing.  We dive into: Intuition offers insight; discernment helps you decide whether that insight is for you and whether it is time to act.  Old conditioning can sould like wisdom. Learning to distinguish inherited expectations from your own truth creates more freedom and self-trust.  Your nervous system may resist change simply because it is unfamiliar. Creating safety in your body can make it easier to follow aligned, soul-led choices.  Let's Connect: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach Website: https://www.andreacrisp.ca Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/andreacrispcoach YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSoulAlignedPodcast

Lately, I've been sitting with this feeling that I think so many of us know, even when we don't have words to describe it. It is that sense that something inside of us is shifing and drawing us closer to our divine purpose. Maybe your life right now looks good from the outside. Maybe your business is working. But deep down, you can feel that there is something more for you and that you are being invited to step towards the truth of who you are.  In this first episode of The Call, I am sharing from a very real place in my own life. I talk about the moments in my life when I have felt called, the ways I lost my way by looking outside of myself for answers, and how it has impacted my own faith journey and relationship with God and my deeper intuition. This is not about having a perfect plan for your life or changing your life. It's about being willing to listen to the divine nudge that is nudging you towards your soul's purpose.  We dive into: Why your calling doesn't always arrive with clarity or certainty. What it means to let your spirituality co-exist with your leadership. Why following someone else's advice for your life may lead you off course. Let's work together: If you are in a season of change and things are shifting, and you desire deeper support finding your way back to your yourself, I would love to walk alongside you.  1:1 Aligned Coaching: This space is for powerful, intuitive women who are ready to step even more fully into the life and leadership that is meant for them. Together we deepen your connection to your inner knowing, expanding your capacity to receive, and allow the next level of abundance, impact, and soulful success to unfold.  Over 12 private sessions, you'll be supported weekly as you integrate the inner and energetic work that creates real, lasting change. Our work weaves together somatic practices, mindset work, nervous system regulation, embodiment, and Human Design guiding you to move through life, leadership and abundance in a way that feels aligned, grounded and deeply true to who you are.  Soul Aligned Reading: This reading is a Human Design-informed private session for the woman who is ready to understand her unique energy, trust herself more deeply, and live in greater alignment with her soul.  Together we will explore your energetic blueprint around decision-making, intuition, emotional regulation, manifestation, adn the patterns that may be keeping you disconnected from yourself. You receieve a personalized PDF, a custom audio walkthrough of your chart, and a 45 minute private integration call with me. You will leave with greater clarity around how to work with your own unique energy. Let's Connect:  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TheSoulAlignedPodcast Insight Timer https://insighttimer.com/andreacrispcoach Soul Reflection: What keeps returning to you lately—a desire, an idea, a change, or a truth you have been trying to explain away? What might be possible if you let yourself be taken seriously? If this episode resonated with you please share it with someone who would benefit by listening (or watching). And leave us a rating and review.  Original music and production by Stephen Crilly.

"Am I creating from a place of expansion or just overextending myself?"   What if growing your business did not require you to abandon yourself in the process? In this episode, we explore the important difference between healthy expansion and overextension—and why more effort, more availability, and more pushing are not always the path to meaningful success.   This is a conversation for intuitive women, spiritual entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to create a bigger impact without disconnecting from their own needs, desires, or nervous system.   We dive into how creating from desire rather than desperation changes the energy behind your work. Through the lens of embodiment, nervous system regulation, and Human Design, you'll be invited to consider a more aligned way of leading, creating, making decisions, and being visible in your business.   You do not have to follow someone else's playbook to build something beautiful, sustainable, and deeply your own.   Key Takeaways: Learn how to recognize the difference between expansion and overextension. Explore why urgency can pull you out of embodied, meaningful creation. Discover how desire-led creation supports more authentic visibility and leadership. Work With Andrea:   1:1 Aligned Coaching: If you are ready to lead, create, and make decisions from a place of deeper self-trust, 1:1 Aligned Coaching (12 week program) offers a supportive space to untangle old patterns and build a life and business that feel more like you.   Soul Aligned Reading: A Soul Aligned Reading is a personalized Human Design experience to help you understand your energy, authority, nervous system needs, and natural way of creating. You'll receive tailored insights, an audio reflection, and space to integrate what is true for you.   Connect With Andrea:   Website: https://www.andreacrisp.ca/offers   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach   Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/andreacrispcoach   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSoulAlignedPodcast   Soul Reflection:   Where in your life or business are you being asked to expand—and where might you be overextending yourself because you believe you have to?   Original Music and Production By Stephen Crilly.

What does it really mean to stand in your power? In this episode of the Soul Aligned Podcast, we explore the difference between feeling powerful and being deeply rooted in your own power. Because real self-trust doesn't always arrive with certainty. Sometimes it looks like setting boundaries, releasing people-pleasing, following the next small nudge, and allowing yourself to be misunderstood as you grow.  Andrea shares her own reflections on regulating your nervous system, trusting your intuition, and moving forward without needing to know the entire plan. If you're in a season of change, identity shifts, or learning to make aligned decisions without external validation, this is the conversation for you.  You'll be reminded that discomfort is not proof you're off track. It may be evidence that you're becoming more available for the life you're soul is calling you toward.  "Just because I don't feel powerful doesn't necessarily mean that I'm not in my power." Soul Reflection: Where are you being invited to trust yourself before you have all the evidence, approval, or certainty?  Notice what changes when you let discomfort be part of your expansion—not a sign to abandon yourself.  We dive into: Why standing in your power may disappoint people—and that does not mean you are doing something wrong. As you release people-pleasing and over-explaining, your relationships will shift.  You do not need the entire plan to take an aligned step. Follow the bread-crumbs:trust the nudge in front of you, then allow the next step to reveal itself.  Feeling uncertain does not mean you are out of alignment. Regulating your nervous system can help create safety in the unknown, making it easer to hear and trust your intuition.  About Andrea: Andrea Crisp is a certified coach, author, and guide supporting intuitive women in reconnecting with their inner knowing so they can live, lead, and create from a place of deep alignment. Her work weaves together nervous system regulation, somatic awareness, mindset, and energetic practices—creating space for women to expand into greater ease, clarity, self-trust, and authentic expression. Connect with Andrea: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSoulAlignedPodcast Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/andreacrispcoach Website: https://www.andreacrisp.ca/offers If this episode resonated with you, please leave a rating and review.  Original music and producation by Stephen Crilly.

We've all experienced rejection. Someone doesn't choose us. A potential client says no. An invitation isn't reciprocated. An offer does not sell the way we hoped. Or someone simply doesn't respond.  And while rejection can genuinely hurt, the deeper pain ususally comes from the meaning we attach to it. We question our worth, why we weren't chosen or if we did something wrong.  In this episode of The Soul Aligned Podcast, we explore what's really happening underneath the sting of rejection—and how rejection can activate old wounds around belonging, worthiness, visibility, and being chosen.  I share a personal experience of when I put myself out there and realizing that my own fear is not really about someone saying no, it's how my nervous system anticipates rejection before it ever happens.  When we've experienced rejection in the past, our nervous system can begin scanning for the possibility of experiencing it again. We may start overthinking, checking for responses, changing our approach, people-pleasing, over-explaining or questioning ourselves before anyone has even said no.  The work isn't to become someone who never experiences rejection. The work is to become someone who doesn't abandon herself when rejection happens.  We explore how Human Design authority can give us a practical framework for navigating rejection without immediately turning to the mind for answers.  Connect With Me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSoulAlignedPodcast Website: https://www.andreacrisp.ca And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs the reminder: Someone else's no does not mean there is something wrong with you. Original Music and Production By Stephen Crilly.

Have you ever found yourself looking at someone else's business, podcast, social media or success and wondering if you should be doing what they're doing? Comparison doesn't always show up as jealousy. Sometimes it shows up as self-abandonment. In this episode, we explore how easy it is to disconnect from our own inner knowing when we begin chasing someone else's path. I share a personal story about when I was tempted to replicate someone else's success and how it led me to realizing that you can never borrow alignment.  This conversation is an invitation to stop outsourcing your decisions, reconnect with your own inner wisdom, and trust the unique path that's unfolding for you.  We dive into: Why comparison is often an invitation to return to yourself. The difference between inspiration and imitation.  How trust is build one aligned decision at a time.  Why Human Design can help you understand your unique way of leading, creating and making aligned decisions. Soul Reflection: Where have a been looking outside of myself for answers? What feels deeply aligned for me right now? If I trusted myself completely what decision would I make? Connect With Andrea: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach Website: https://www.andreacrisp.ca YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSoulAlignedPodcast Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/andreacrispcoach The Soul Aligned Collective A soul-centered community for intuitive women ready to deepen self-trust, regulate their nervous system, and create a life and business from alignment instead of comparison. Through monthly gatherings, soul activations, and meaningful connection, you'll be supported in reconnecting with your inner wisdom and leading from your unique gifts. Align 1:1 Coaching A personalized coaching experience for women who are ready to deepen self-trust, release what's keeping them stuck, and create a life and business that feels aligned with who they truly are. Through nervous system work, embodiment, Human Design, and intuitive guidance, we uncover the beliefs, patterns, and fears that keep you playing small—so you can lead, create, and receive with more clarity, confidence, and ease. If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a rating and review, and share it with a friend who needs the reminder that her path doesn't have to look like anyone else's. Original music and production by Stephen Crilly.

Have you ever knonw the answer to a really big decision only to talk yourself out of it? Maybe you've made the pros and cons list. You've asked everyone around your what they think. You've searched for certainty, hoping someone else would confirm what you already knew deep down.  In this episode, we're exploring what it really means to trust yourself.  I share a recent experience where I was presented with an opportunity that looked perfect on paper but my body knew it wasn't the right fit. We unpack why many of us override our intuition, how nervous system regulation impacts decision making and the difference between intuition and authority through the lens of human design.  If you've been second guessing yourself, seeking validation, or wondering how to make decisiosn that feel deeply aligned, this conversation will help you reconnect with the wisdom that's already within you.  In This Episode: Why we learn to oursource our power and how to reclaim it. The difference between intuition and authority in Human Design. An overview of each Human Design authority and how it makes decisions. About Andrea: Andrea Crisp is a certified coach, author, speaker, and guide helping intuitive women reconnect with their inner knowing so they can live, lead, and create from a place of deep alignment. Through nervous system regulation, Human Design, subconscious reprogramming, somatic practices, and spiritual growth, Andrea supports women in releasing old patterns, trusting themselves fully, and building businesses and lives that feel deeply aligned with who they truly are. Connect With Andrea: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSoulAlignedPodcast Website: https://www.andreacrisp.ca Insight Timer Meditation: Cashflow Nervous System Reset for Entrepreneurs If this conversation supported you, I'd be so grateful if you subscribed, left a review, or shared it with someone who needs the reminder that they already have the wisdom within them. "Everytime you stop outsourcing your power and trust you already know, you strengthen the relationship with yourself." Andrea Crisp Soul Reflection: Where in your life are you asking someone else for permission ... when your soul already knows the answer? Original music and production by Stephen Crilly.

Have you ever wondered why you've read all the books, listened to every podcast, invested in course, and still feel like something isn't changing? In this episode, I explore the differences between understanding personal growth and actually living it. I share why true transformation isn't created through collecting more information but through embodiment.  Together, we'll unpack what embodiment really means, how your nervous system influences lasting change, why so many women stay stuck in cycles of learning instead of integrating, and the role safe community plays in helping us become who we're meant to be.  If you've been craving deeper alignment, greater self trust, and a new way of leading your life and business, this conversation will help you shift from knowing to becoming.  We dive into: How to identify beliefs you're already embodying.  Releasing the indentity of the "wounded healer". Why community accelerates transformation and self trust.  About Andrea: Andrea Crisp is a coach, author, speaker, and guide who helps intuitive women reconnect with their inner knowing so they can live, lead, and create from a place of deep soul alignment. Through nervous system regulation, embodiment, subconscious transformation, Human Design, and intuitive coaching, she helps women release old patterns, expand their capacity to receive, and create lives rooted in ease, abundance, and authentic self-trust. Let's Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSoulAlignedPodcast Website: https://www.andreacrisp.ca Insight Timer Meditation: Cashflow Nervous System Reset for Entrepreneurs Learn more about The Soul Aligned Collective and Soul Circle: https://www.andreacrisp.ca Soul Reflection: Where in your life are you still collecting information instead of becoming the woman who already knows what to do? What would change if you trusted yourself enough to practice instead of preparing? If This Episode Resonated ... Please subscribe, leave a rating and review, and share this episode with someone who is ready to stop collecting information and start living what they already know. Your support helps more women discover a path of alignment, self-trust, and embodied leadership.  Original Music And Production By Stephen Crilly.

Have you ever caught yourself rushing through the very life you've been praying for? In this episode of The Soul Aligned Podcast, Andrea shares a personal story that began on a simple morning drive to the lake and became an unexpected lesson in presence, nervous system regulation, and self-trust.  As she found herself mentally racing from one task to the next — even while heading out to do something she genuinely loves — she realized the urgency wasn't about tim. It was an old pattern. A familiar way of operating from scarcity instead of abundance.  This conversation explores why so many of us life in a constant state of "hurry," how that disconnects us from our intuition, and what becomes possible when we choose to slow down enough to fully inhabit the present moment.  If you've been feeling like you're always chasing the next milestone, this episode is a gentle invitation to return to yourself.  We dive into: Why hurry is a nervous system pattern. How urgency pulls us out of alignment.  What it means to embody the life you're calling in.  Soul Reflection: Where in your life have you been hurrying toward the next thing instead of fully experiencing what's already here for you now?  What would change if you believed there was enough time, enough support, and enough of you? This week notice the moments when urgency begins to take over. Pause. Take one conscious breath. Ask yourself: "What would it feel like to trust that I don't have to rush to receive what's already on it's way?" About Andrea: Andrea is a certified coach with over 30 years experience, an author, speaker, and guide who helps both men and women reconnect with their inner knowing so they can live, lead and create from a place of deep alignment. Through nervous system regulation, somatic awareness, mindset, energetic healing, and transformational coaching, she supports her clients to release old patterns, trust themselves more deeply, and embody the next version of who they are becoming.  Connect With Andrea: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSoulAlignedPodcast Website: https://www.andreacrisp.ca Join the Soul Aligned Collective: https://www.andreacrisp.ca/collective Free Insight Timer Meditation: Cashflow Nervous System Reset for Entrepreneurs If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs the reminder that they don't have to rush through the life they're creating. Your support helps this message reach more people who are ready to live, lead and create from a place of deep alignment.  Original Music And Production By: Stephen Crilly.

There comes a point in every growth journey where more information isn't necessarily the answer. Trust me when I say that I have found that out the hard way. In this episode, I explore the difference between being self aware and what it means to embody what you desire. And why so many women are stuck in the middle. Not because they lack the knowledge, but because they are trying to do it all alone.  In this episode, I'm sharing how being seen inside a mastermind helped me get the clarity I need, the courage to take action, and the momentum I had been so desperately needing. I also have some pretty big news. I'm introducing The Soul Aligned Collective — a new community for intuitive women who are ready to move beyond overthinking and into deeper alignment through connection, reflection, and being supported in relationship. What you'll takeaway: Why self-awareness is good but not enough and what will actually help you create the results you want (and the transformation you need). How being seen in a group of women helps you move from knowing what to do to being fully embodied while you're doing it.  Why more information while good is not what you need and what you're actually missing (it's time to stop over consuming). What it takes to build self trust by taking actions that feel good in your body and not waiting for the perfect moment to show up for yourself.  Why the right community can help you regulate your nervous system, and expand your capacity to be who you want to be and have what you desire.  About Andrea: I'm Andrea Crisp, a certified coach, author, speaker and the host of The Soul Aligned Podcast. I help intuitive women reconnect with their inner knowing so they can live, lead, and create from a place of deep alignment. Through nervous system regulation, somatic practices, mindset work, and energetic alignment, I support you to release old patterns, cultivate self-trust, and embody the life you're here to live.  Let's Connect: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thesoulalignedpodcast Website: https://www.andreacrisp.ca Let's Meditate Together: Find me on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/andreacrispcoach Learn More About: The Soul Aligned Collective Soul Reflection: Where in your life are you searching for more information when what you need is more connection, reflection, and the courage to embody what you already know? If this episode resonated, please leave a rating and review, and share this episode with someone who may need the remind that they don't have to navigate growth alone. Your support helps more women discover conversations that invite deeper alignment and transformation.  Original Music And Production By Stephen Crilly.

"Sometimes the road you never planned to take is the one that leads you home to yourself." There comes a moment on every journey of growth when life asks us to take a different road. This is a deeply personal episode, I share the experience that reminded me what it means to trust my bodys wisdom before my mind had all the answers. From a literal detour on the highway to an unexpected moment of spiritual awakening, this journey became a powerful reflection on self-trust, nervous system capacity, faith, and the courage to bcome who we truly are.  We explore what it means to expand into a new level of life, leadership, abundance, and 10x visibility and why the very things we pray for can sometimes activate the parts of us that are learning it is safe to receive them.  This episode is an invitation to stop searching outside of yourself for permission and remember the wisdom that has always been within you.  Whether you are navigating an identity shift, healing old patterns, reconnecting with your relationship with God, or learning to trust your intuition, this conversation will meet you where you are.  Key Takeaways: Your body often knows what your mind does not understand. Expansion requires a nervous system that feels safe receiving more. The people who activate you may be reflecting parts of yourself that are ready to be claimed.  Spirituatl growth often involves releasing old identities and allowing yourself to evolve.  The patht to alignment is not always comfortable, but is deeply transformative.  About Andrea: Andrea Crisp is a coach, author, and guide who supports intuitive women in reconnecting with their inner knowing so they can live, lead, and create from a place of soul alignment. Through a blend of nervous system regulation, somatic awareness, subconsious healing, energetics, and intuitive guidance, Andrea helps women release old patterns, expand their capacity to receive, and embody the fullest expression of who they are becoming. Connect With Andrea: Instagram: @andreacrispcoach YouTube: @TheSoulAlignedPodcast Website: andreacrisp.ca Insight Timer: Cashflow Nervous System Reset For Entrepreneurs Book A Connection Call If this episode resonated with you, I invite you to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someont who may be standing at their own crossroads. Your support helps this message reach more women who are ready to trust themselves, expand their capacity, and live in deeper alignment.  Soul Reflection: What are you pretending not to know? Where is your soul inviting you to take a different road even if your mind doesn't understand why? Original Music And Production By Stephen Crilly.

We celebrate strong women until they need support.  In this episode of The Soul Aligned Podcast, Andrea explores the hidden cost of being the capable one — the leader, coach, entrepreneur, caregiver, or woman who has learned to carry everything on her own. While strength is often praised and rewarded, many women discover they the very identity that once helped them succeed can eventually create a feeling of separation, exhaustion, and resistance to receiving support.  Through the lens of nervous system regulation, identity, Human Design and her own personal experience, Andrea shares why receiving support is not a weakness but a capactiy that must be cultivated. This conversatoin invites you to explore where you may be overfunctioning, self-abandoning, or unconsciously equating your worth with how much you can hold.  If you've ever struggled to ask for help, felt safer being the one in control, or found yourself carrying more than you need to, this episode offers a compassionate invitation to soften, receive, and remember that you were never meant to do it alone.  In This Episode We Explore: Why strong, capable women often struggle to receive support How nervous system safety impacts your ability to ask for help How Human Design and the G Centre can influence your relationship with support "We celebrate strong women until they try to receive." Andrea Crisp Soul Reflection:  Take a moment to reflect: Where am I holding more than I need to right now?  What would shift if you allowed yourself to be supported not because you've earned it, but because you're human? Your strength does not disappear when you receive help. In many ways it becomes more sustainable, more embodied, more aligned with who you truly are.  Ready For Deeper Support? If this episode resonated with you, perhaps you've been carrying more than you need to on your own. So many women have learned to be the strong one, the capable one, the one everyone relies on, while quietly holding so much beneath the surface. One-on-one coaching offers a space where you don't have to have it all together. A space to be supported, to be honest about what's really going on, and to explore what becomes possible when you're no longer trying to figure everything out by yourself. If that feels like something you're craving right now, I'd love to connect. Let's start with a connection call.  Connection Call -> Align Coaching About Andrea: Andrea Crisp is a certified coach, author, and guide supporting intuitive women in reconnecting with their inner knowing so they can live, lead and create from a place of deep alignment. Her work integrates nervous system regulation, somatic awareness, mindset, and energetic practices to help women expand into clarity, ease, and authentic self-trust. Connect With Andrea: Instagram: @andreacrispcoach Youtube: The Soul Aligned Podcast on Youtube Website: www.andreacrisp.ca Insight Timer: Cashflow Nervous System Reset For Entrepreneurs Be sure to follow The Soul Aligned Podcast, leave a rating and review, and share this episode with a woman who has been carrying more than she needs to. Your support helps us reach more women who are ready to lead, live, and create from a place of deeper alignment.  Until next time, trust your soul knows the way. Original Music and Production By Stephen Crilly.

There comes a moment when you realize that more doing, more consuming, and more forcing is not actually bringing you closer to the life you desire.  "When you become present, you become available." Andrea Crisp In this episode of The Soul Aligned Podcast, I explore why so many of us struggle to slow down, to be fully present, and trust that we are safe even when we are not constantly producing. I share my experience of learning to soften into presence during a recent trip to Florida, how nervous system regulation impacts intuition and receiving, and why Human Design can help us understand the unique ways we access alignment and self-trust. This conversation is an invitation to release the constant pressure to chase, fix or foce and instead to create space to hear yourself again.  We dive into: Why stillness can feel uncomfortable for high achieving women. How survival mode disconnects us from our inutition. The connection between nervous system and alignment.  About Andrea: Andrea Crisp is a certified coach, author, and guide supporting intuitive women in reconnecting with their inner knowing so they can live, lead, and create from a deep alignment. Her work integrates nervous system regulation, somatic awarenss, mindset, energetic healing, and embodiment practices to help women expand into clarity, ease, self-trust and aligned success.  Connect With Andrea: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreacrispcoach Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/thesoulalignedpodcast Webiste: https://www.andreacrisp.ca Insight Timer: Cashflow Nervous System Reset Soul Reflection: What if the version of you you've been trying to become is revealed the moment you finally stop forcing?