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  • Soul-Led Sobriety: Reclaiming Your Power, Purpose & Self-Trust with Chrissy Janiga | Aligned & Abundant Ep. 50

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    What if the thing you’ve normalized… is actually blocking your intuition, clarity, and alignment?

    In this powerful, heart-led conversation, I sit down with alcohol-free coach and author Chrissy Janiga to explore the deeper truth behind alcohol, emotional patterns, and what happens when you choose to live a more conscious, aligned life.

    This episode isn’t about shame, labels, or extremes. It’s about awareness, self-trust, and reconnecting to your intuition so you can create a life that actually feels good.

    We talk about the subtle ways alcohol can disconnect you from your truth, how societal conditioning keeps you stuck in patterns, and why you don’t need to “hit rock bottom” to decide something isn’t aligned anymore.

    If you’ve ever felt the quiet whisper of “there’s more for me”… this episode will speak directly to your soul.

    💫 In This Episode, We Talk About:

    ✨ How alcohol impacts your intuition, energy, and manifestation abilities
    ✨ The difference between “normal drinking” and aligned living
    ✨ Why you don’t need a label to choose change
    ✨ Emotional dependency vs. physical dependency (and why it matters)
    ✨ The connection between alcohol, anxiety, sleep, hormones, and mental health
    ✨ How removing alcohol can increase clarity, self-trust, and purpose
    ✨ The role of intuition in making life-changing decisions
    ✨ Why manifestation becomes easier when you’re fully present
    ✨ Letting go of people-pleasing and external validation
    ✨ How to create fulfillment instead of numbing discomfort
    ✨ Breaking societal conditioning around alcohol and “coping”
    ✨ What happens when you finally choose yourself

    🔥 Key Takeaway

    If you keep thinking about changing something in your life…
    that’s not random.

    That’s your intuition speaking.

    And when you listen, everything begins to shift.

    🌿 Connect with Chrissy Janiga

    📖 Book: Soul Led Sobriety
    📲 Instagram: @chrissyjaniga
    🎁 www.chrissyjaniga.com


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    58 min
  • The Full Moon in Libra Reset: Relationships, Karma & The Life You’re Stepping Into | Aligned & Abundant Frequency Friday Drop 27

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    Something shifted—and if you’ve been feeling it, you’re not imagining it.
    This Full Moon in Libra wasn’t just about relationships… it was a karmic reset, calling you back into balance, truth, and the version of you who no longer abandons herself.

    In this Frequency Friday episode, we go deeper than surface-level astrology. This is about real-life integration—your relationships, your boundaries, your business, and the identity you’re stepping into next.

    Layered with the energy of the Lunar New Year (new cycles, rebirth) and Saturn’s influence (karma, responsibility, growth), this moment is asking you to release what’s misaligned and fully choose yourself.

    If things feel different right now… it’s because you are.

    ✨ In This Episode, We Explore:

    •  The deeper meaning of the April 1st Full Moon in Libra 
    •  How relationship dynamics are shifting (and why you’re seeing things clearly now) 
    •  The role of Saturn in karmic lessons, boundaries, and personal growth 
    •  How Lunar New Year energy is activating a new timeline and identity 
    •  What this means for your personal life, emotional patterns, and self-worth 
    •  A powerful recalibration happening for business owners and leaders 
    •  How to stop overgiving, overextending, and seeking external validation 
    •  The energetic forecast for the weekend and week ahead 

    📝 Journal Prompts from This Episode:

    •  Where in my life am I out of balance? 
    •  Where am I overgiving or overextending? 
    •  What truth am I ready to finally acknowledge? 
    •  What relationship or dynamic is asking to shift? 
    •  What would it look like to fully choose myself right now? 
    •  Who am I becoming—and what no longer fits that version of me?

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    10 min
  • From Burnout to Balance: Hormones, Nervous System Healing & Reclaiming Your Energy with Lindsey Alexis | Aligned & Abundant Ep. 49

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    What if the exhaustion, overwhelm, and constant pressure you feel… isn’t because you’re doing life wrong—but because your body is trying to protect you?

    In this deeply honest and eye-opening conversation, Christine sits down with hormone and somatic healing coach Lindsey Alexis to explore what’s really happening beneath burnout, weight struggles, and emotional overwhelm—and how to finally come back into alignment with your body.

    If you’ve been doing “all the right things” but still feel stuck, depleted, or disconnected… this episode will change the way you see your health, your habits, and yourself.

    ✨ This is your permission to slow down, reconnect, and create sustainable energy from the inside out.

    In This Episode, We Talk About:

    • Why high-functioning women still feel exhausted and overwhelmed
    • The truth about nervous system dysregulation and “fight or flight” mode
    • How cortisol, stress, and hormones are silently impacting your body
    • The real reason you’re not seeing results—even when you’re doing everything right
    • How burnout builds (and the moment Lindsey hit rock bottom)
    • Postpartum, weight gain, and healing your relationship with your body
    • Why sleep is more important than you think (and how it affects EVERYTHING)
    • The connection between cortisol, histamine, and autoimmune symptoms
    • How to regulate your nervous system for real, lasting change
    • The power of slow mornings and habit stacking for sustainable wellness
    • Simple daily practices to increase energy, balance hormones, and feel like yourself again

    Resources & Links Mentioned:

    ✨ Lindsey’s Free 7-Day Morning Ritual Guide
    👉 Visit: lindsayalexis.co/7-day-morning-ritual

    ✨ Learn more about Lindsey’s 90-Day Hormone & Nervous System Program
    👉 Get on the waitlist for the spring cohort: https://lindseyalexis.co/spring-cohort 

    Connect with Lindsay on Instagram here: @the.healing.lifestyle 

    A Message to You 🤍

    You don’t need to push harder.
    You don’t need to fix yourself.

    You need to come back home to your body.

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    52 min
  • Moon in Leo: Be Seen & Step Into Your Next Level | Aligned & Abundant Frequency Friday Ep. 26

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    If you’ve been doing the inner work… but still feel like you’re holding yourself back from being fully seen — this episode is your turning point.

    Because the energy right now isn’t asking you to heal more.
    It’s asking you to step forward.

    There is a powerful shift happening right now — and it’s not subtle.

    In this Frequency Friday Moon Series episode, we break down the Waxing Gibbous Moon in Leo (March 27, 2026) and what it means for your life, your visibility, your confidence, and your business.

    This phase of the moon is all about momentum, refinement, and stepping into your next level. You’ve already done the inner work. You’ve already set the intention.

    Now?

    You’re being asked to be seen in it.

    Inside this episode, we explore:

    • Why this isn’t the week to “figure it out” — but to show up
    • The energetic shift from healing into embodiment and self-trust
    • How Leo energy supports confidence, creativity, visibility, and authentic expression
    • What may be holding you back right before your next breakthrough in life or business
    • How to move through fear, self-doubt, and visibility blocks with aligned action

    We also tap into the deeper spiritual layer of this moment, including the supportive presence of Archangel Gabriel (communication, creativity, self-expression) and Archangel Uriel (clarity, grounded action, intuitive guidance) — guiding you to not just feel aligned, but to live it out loud.

    With the Full Moon on April 1st approaching, this is your window to refine, rise, and prepare for what’s about to be revealed, manifested, and illuminated in your life.

    Who This Episode Is For:

    This episode is for you if:

    • You’ve been doing deep inner work, healing, or spiritual growth but feel stuck showing up
    • You’re building a business, brand, or personal platform and want to align with energy, not force
    • You’re navigating visibility fears, imposter syndrome, or self-doubt
    • You’re ready to move from healing into embodiment, confidence, and aligned action
    • You feel like something is building… but you’re not fully stepping into it yet

    Come Deeper Into This Work:

    If you’re feeling this energy… come experience it.

    Inside Aligned & Abundant: The Soul Shine Collective, we gather twice a month for:

    • New Moon intention setting and manifestation rituals
    • Full Moon release, activation, and energetic clearing
    • Guided meditations for alignment and inner peace
    • Energetic embodiment practices and nervous system support
    • Archangel connection, intuitive development, and spiritual guidance

    Next Live Workshop:
    April 1st at 7:30 PM EST — Full Pink Moon Workshop + Meditation

    This is where you take everything that’s building right now… and actually anchor it into your life, your business, and your next level.

    Join now for $33/month (founding member rate for the first 25 people)

    Aligned & Abundant: The Soul Shine Collective


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    And if you believe this message can reach someone who needs it, take a moment to leave a review — it helps this podcast grow, expand, and reach more people who are ready for spiritual growth, manifestation, and personal transformation.

    Then share this episode with someone you love, someone you’re supporting, or someone stepping into their next level.

    Moon energy, manifestation, and spiritual alignment are always guiding you — the question is, are you listening?

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    8 min
  • You’re Not Starting Over: Authenticity, Courage, and Reinvention with Jennifer Liss | Aligned & Abundant Ep. 48

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    What if the version of you that creates abundance is the one who stops performing and starts telling the truth? In this powerful conversation, Christine Marcario sits down with authenticity coach and business mentor Jennifer Liss to explore what it really means to be fully yourself, trust your joy, and build a life and business that feel aligned from the inside out.

    If you’ve been craving more freedom, more authenticity, and more ease in your personal growth journey, this episode will remind you that you are not starting over—you are becoming more of who you already are.

    Jennifer Liss joins Christine for an expansive conversation about authenticity, nervous system healing, business growth, visibility, and why joy is a strategy—not a bonus. Together, they talk about career pivots, identity shifts, manifestation, self-trust, sales energetics, and what it takes to stop living by conditioning and start living in alignment with your truth.

    Jennifer shares her journey from hairstylist to corporate marketing to coach, and how each pivot led her closer to the life she was truly meant to live. This episode is a beautiful reminder that success doesn’t have to come from burnout, perfectionism, or forcing your way forward. Real abundance is built when you feel safe being seen, safe telling the truth, and safe following what lights you up.

    Christine and Jennifer also dive into the power of being reflected by the right people, the healing that happens in authentic community, and why the path to abundance often begins when you stop trying to be who you think you “should” be.

    Key Topics Covered:

    • how to be your authentic self in life and business
    • nervous system healing for visibility and growth
    • authentic sales and sales energetics for heart-led entrepreneurs
    • how to stop people pleasing and start trusting yourself
    • career pivots, starting something new, and redefining success
    • joy as a strategy for manifestation and abundance
    • overcoming perfectionism and fear of being seen
    • personal growth through authenticity and self-expression
    • how aligned business growth creates confidence, income, and freedom
    • why you are never truly starting over

    Who This Episode Is For:
    This episode is for you if you’re:

    • navigating a life transition or career pivot
    • craving more alignment, freedom, and authenticity
    • building a heart-led business or personal brand
    • working through visibility fears or fear of judgment
    • interested in manifestation, mindset, spirituality, and nervous system work
    • ready to stop performing and start living as your real self
    • looking for a more joyful, ease-filled way to grow

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    55 min
  • The Energy of Aries Season and the Spring Equinox | Aligned & Abundant Frequency Friday Drop 25

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    Can you feel that something is ending… and something else is quietly beginning?

    In this Frequency Friday episode, we step into the powerful energy of the Spring Equinox, the astrological new year, and the New Moon in its Waxing Crescent phase — a rare moment of alignment, rebirth, and energetic reset.

    If you’ve been feeling a shift, a pull, or a quiet inner knowing that you’re ready for more… this episode will help you understand why — and how to move with it.

    ✨ What You’ll Receive in This Episode:

    • The deeper meaning of the Spring Equinox and why it’s a portal for realignment
    • How the New Moon + Waxing Crescent phase supports manifestation (even when you can’t see results yet)
    • The energy of Aries season and the start of a brand new energetic year
    • Why you don’t need the full plan to move forward
    • How to work with subtle energy shifts instead of forcing outcomes
    • A grounded, intuitive way to take aligned action right now

    🌿 This Episode Is For You If:

    • You feel like you’re in between versions of yourself
    • You’re craving clarity, but nothing feels fully “set” yet
    • You’re ready to stop overthinking and start trusting your energy
    • You want to align with manifestation, not chase it
    • You know something is changing… but you can’t fully explain it

    🔥 Key Takeaway:

    You are not meant to have the full picture right now.

    This is a season of devotion, trust, and aligned beginnings — where one small, intentional step matters more than doing everything at once.

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    9 min
  • The Truth About Your Thoughts, Energy & Alignment (And How to Shift Fast) | Aligned & Abundant Ep. 47

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    What if the thoughts in your head… aren’t telling you the truth?

    In this deeply reflective and soul-led episode of Aligned and Abundant, Christine Marcario invites you to wake up from autopilot, quiet the mental noise, and reconnect with the truth of who you really are. Because when your mind is constantly running, overthinking, and creating stories that may never even happen—it’s easy to lose your energy, your clarity, and your alignment.

    But here’s the truth: your energy is refillable. Your awareness is your power. And your soul already knows the way.

    As we move into the energy of the Spring Equinox, this episode is your invitation to reset, realign, and remember what’s been quietly growing beneath the surface of your life.

    🌿 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

    • Why your mind creates false narratives—and how to stop believing them
    • The hidden cost of overthinking and imagined conversations
    • A powerful new perspective on energy (hint: it’s always renewable)
    • Simple ways to reset your nervous system and reconnect to yourself
    • How to strengthen your connection to Source, intuition, and your soul’s guidance
    • The truth about discipline—and how to shift it into devotion
    • Why you already have all the answers (and how to access them)
    • A simple energy-clearing practice to call your power back
    • How the Spring Equinox supports new beginnings, growth, and manifestation

    💫 A Powerful Reminder From This Episode:

    Even if things feel slow… even if nothing seems to be happening…
    Something is growing beneath the surface.

    Don’t give up now.
    Your breakthrough may be closer than you think.

    🌸 Your Invitation This Week:

    Spread kindness.
    Offer a compliment.
    Hold eye contact.
    Be present.

    Love is the frequency that connects us all—and the smallest moments can shift someone’s entire life.

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    💫 Join Aligned & Abundant: The Soul Shine Collective (Skool Community)
    🌙 Two monthly Zoom calls aligned with the moon cycles
    🌀 Daily connection, growth, and soul expansion

    👉 Founding member pricing is available for a limited time 

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    21 min
  • Friday the 13th, Spiritual Meaning, Collective Energy & How to Align With the Shift | Aligned & Abundant Frequency Friday Drop 24

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    Friday the 13th has long been surrounded by superstition — but what if this day actually carries powerful spiritual energy for alignment, intuition, and transformation?

    In this Frequency Friday episode, Christine Marcario — Intuitive Teacher and host of the Aligned & Abundant podcast — explores the deeper spiritual meaning of Friday the 13th and how the collective energy right now is inviting us to release fear and step into personal power.

    This episode is a reminder that what we’ve been taught to fear often holds the portal to our awakening.

    If you’ve been feeling heightened intuition, emotional shifts, or a deeper call toward authenticity, this conversation will help you understand why this energy is showing up and how to work with it instead of resisting it.

    In This Episode, We Explore

    ✨ The true spiritual meaning behind Friday the 13th
    ✨ Why collective fear often masks powerful energetic portals
    ✨ How the current energetic climate is encouraging people to reclaim their intuition
    ✨ Signs your frequency is shifting and your life is realigning
    ✨ How to move from fear into spiritual trust
    ✨ What it means to live in alignment with your authentic soul path

    The Deeper Message

    Many people have been conditioned to see Friday the 13th as unlucky.

    But spiritually, days like this often act as mirrors — revealing where we still hold fear, limitation, or inherited belief systems that are no longer aligned with who we are becoming.

    When we bring awareness to those patterns, we open the door to transformation.

    Alignment begins when we choose curiosity over fear.

    Reflection Questions

    Take a moment to ask yourself:

    • Where in my life am I still operating from fear rather than truth?
    • What belief or story might be ready to release?
    • What would change if I trusted my intuition more deeply?


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    9 min
  • Move Forward Messy: Niki Sterner on Fear, Confidence & Taking Action Before You Feel Ready | Aligned & Abundant Ep. 46

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    What if confidence isn’t something you find — but something you build through action?

    In this inspiring episode of Aligned and Abundant, Intuitive Teacher and podcast host Christine Marcario sits down with courage coach, author, actor, comedian, and filmmaker Niki Sterner to explore what it really takes to move forward in life when fear is present.

    Niki shares her powerful story of navigating depression, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and self-doubt — and how learning to move with fear instead of waiting for it to disappear changed everything.

    Together, Christine and Niki dive into the mindset shifts, nervous system awareness, and courageous daily habits that allow people to step into the life they were meant for — even when they don’t feel ready yet.

    If you’ve ever felt stuck between the life you’re living and the life your soul knows is possible, this episode will remind you that clarity, confidence, and courage are built one brave action at a time.

    In This Episode We Explore

    ✨ Why waiting to feel “ready” keeps so many people stuck
     ✨ How fear is actually a natural signal of growth — not a stop sign
     ✨ The connection between depression and ignoring your deeper calling
     ✨ Niki’s personal journey from small-town Montana to stages, filmmaking, and coaching
     ✨ The moment that changed everything after the loss of her father
     ✨ How perfectionism and imposter syndrome prevent people from pursuing their dreams
     ✨ The ACE mindset routine for moving through fear in real time
    ✨ Why daily discomfort strengthens your courage muscle
    ✨ The neuroscience behind building confidence through action
    ✨ How to retrain your nervous system to feel safer being seen and heard
    ✨ Why doing things messy may be the key to creating the life you want

    About Niki Sterner

    Niki Sterner is an author, speaker, actor, comedian, award-winning filmmaker, and courage coach who helps ambitious creatives move with fear, rewrite limiting beliefs, and build confidence through courageous action.

    She is the creator of The Confident Shortcut, a transformational system that empowers people to trust their voice, embrace discomfort, and pursue the dreams they’ve been putting off.

    Niki is also the host of the Confidence Shortcut Podcast and the author of the upcoming book Move Forward Messy, which teaches people how to take action before they feel ready and build confidence through experience.

    She lives in Georgia with her husband and three children.

    Key Takeaways

    One of the most powerful ideas in this episode is that fear never truly disappears — and trying to eliminate it often keeps people stuck.

    Instead, Niki teaches that courage comes from learning how to move with fear and training the nervous system to experience discomfort without shutting down.

    Christine and Niki also discuss how many people experience depression or emotional heaviness when they ignore their deeper calling. When we suppress our creativity, voice, or purpose, our inner world begins to feel disconnected.

    But when we take small, courageous steps — even messy ones — we begin to rebuild trust with ourselves and reconnect with the life we’re meant to live.

    Reflection Questions

    Take a moment to ask yourself:

    • What dream or idea keeps resurfacing in my life?
    • Where might fear be showing up as a signal of growth rather than danger?
    • What small courageous action could I take today — even if it feels messy?

    Connect With Niki

    Learn more about Niki Sterner and her upcoming book Move Forward Messy by following her work and listening to the Confidence Shortcut Podcast.

    Follow her on IG: @ni

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  • Mercury Retrograde, Waning Moon Wisdom & Cosmic Reset Energy | Aligned & Abundant Frequency Friday Drop 23

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    Feeling more emotional, reflective, or unusually intuitive this week? You’re not imagining it. The sky is shifting in powerful ways as we move through a waning gibbous moon, Mercury retrograde in Pisces, and a rare Sun–Mercury alignment that acts like a cosmic reset for the mind.

    In this episode of Frequency Friday, Intuitive Teacher Christine Marcario breaks down the energetic weather of the sky and what it means for your intuition, emotions, and alignment right now.

    If life feels slower, more introspective, or like the universe is asking you to revisit something from the past — this episode will help you understand why.

    In This Episode

    • The spiritual meaning of the waning gibbous moon phase and why this time is meant for reflection and integration
    • How the recent full moon eclipse may still be influencing emotions and revelations
    • What Mercury retrograde in Pisces (Feb 26 – March 20) is inviting us to revisit and reconsider
    • The powerful Sun–Mercury alignment (Mercury Cazimi) bringing moments of clarity and intuitive insight
    • Why Venus entering Aries encourages bold honesty in love, desires, and values
    • The deeper message the universe may be revealing to you right now

    The Energetic Invitation This Week

    The sky right now is offering a powerful combination:

    Reflection from Mercury retrograde.
    Emotional integration from the waning moon.
    Courage from Venus moving into Aries.

    The message?

    Pause.
    Listen.
    Then move forward with intention.

    Sometimes the greatest alignment doesn’t come from pushing harder.

    It comes from listening deeper.

    Reflection Question

    Ask yourself:

    What truth is the universe trying to show me right now?

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