Why do we keep tripping ourselves up right when things are going well—and how do we stop? Chrissy chats with bestselling author Brianna Wiest to unpack The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery, reframing “self-sabotage” as a safety strategy and teaching simple, repeatable practices to build emotional resilience and move forward one small step at a time.

Five Key Takeaways

• Self-sabotage = self-protection: many “bad habits” are coping strategies designed to keep us safe and comfortable.
• Micro-shifts beat breakthroughs: tiny, consistent changes recondition your nervous system better than all-at-once overhauls.
• Practice the pause: inserting even a 1–2 second gap between feeling and action is the “golden window” to choose differently.
• Mind your upper limit: notice when feeling good triggers an unconscious pull back to the familiar—and expand your tolerance for good.
• Future-self navigation: use the “highest-potential/90-year-old self” exercise to make clear, values-aligned decisions when you don’t feel ready.

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Johann Hari, author of The Magic Pill, chats with Chrissy about the rise of new weight loss drugs like Ozempic and what they reveal about our culture, our food, and our bodies. Together, they explore the science, the stigma, and the deeper emotional truths around eating, health, and self-acceptance.

Key Takeaways

• How weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro actually work on appetite, the gut, and the brain.
• Why obesity rates have skyrocketed in recent decades, and the role processed foods play in undermining our natural fullness signals.
• The profound psychological impacts of these drugs—from freedom from obsessive food thoughts to potential risks for eating disorders.
• How shame, cultural judgment, and outdated ideas about “willpower” distort the way we see weight, health, and body image.
• Practical tools for shifting toward body appreciation and self-compassion, including body functionality practices and loving-kindness meditation.

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Chrissy sits down with spiritual writer, teacher, and wellness guide Lalah Delia to explore how energy—the invisible yet deeply felt force shaping our lives—can be understood, protected, and elevated. Delia, author of Vibrate Higher Daily and Audible Original meditations Cleanse From Your Day, Emotional Reset, and Meditation for an Empowered, Confident You, offers a clear, grounded path to identifying what drains us, what restores us, and how to intentionally tune our lives to a more empowering frequency.

Chrissy opens up about her lifelong habit of saying yes when she means no, and the energetic aftermath that follows.

Key Takeaways:

1. Your body offers real-time biofeedback—tune in to how places, people, and decisions make you feel before your mind rationalizes them.
2. The concept of “vibrating higher” is about small, daily choices that protect your nervous system and reflect your truth—not perfection or performance.
3. Saying no is not selfish—it’s energy hygiene, and a form of spiritual self-respect.
4. A visual “Tree of Life” exercise helps identify which relationships and habits support you (green leaves) and which ones drain you (red flags).
5. Reframing FOMO into LOMO—Love of Missing Out—can create space for rest, peace, and authentic alignment.

For more listening, check out:

• Cleanse From Your Day
• Emotional Reset
• Meditation for an Empowered, Confident You
• Vibrate Higher Daily

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What if the reason you're always overwhelmed isn’t because you’re doing life wrong—but because you’re following a plan that was never made for you? In this episode of Self-Conscious, Chrissy sits down with Kendra Adachi, bestselling author of THE PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius, to dismantle the hustle, perfectionism, and guilt so many women carry when it comes to managing time, energy, and expectations.

Chrissy opens up about her own internalized pressure to “do it all,” her fear of being seen as lazy, and how small acts of presence—like saying yes to her kids' invitation to play outside—can feel more meaningful than any perfect plan.

Key Takeaways:

1. Start with what matters to you right now—not a fantasy future—and build small, sustainable actions from that place.
2. Let go of the myth of being behind: your life doesn’t need a “catch-up plan,” it needs compassion.
3. Energy, not time, should guide how you plan your day—honor your body and your bandwidth.
4. The five-step Lazy Genius Method (prioritize, essentialize, organize, personalize, systemize) can help you solve real problems without burning out.
5. Small things aren’t just enough—they are the point.

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Chrissy is joined by Gabby Bernstein, the New York Times bestselling author of Super Attractor, to discuss how manifestation can change your life. Gabby explains how aligning your thoughts, emotions, and energy with the universe can help you attract abundance and joy. She dives into practical tools for raising your emotional and energetic frequency to create the life you truly want. Chrissy and Gabby explore how manifestation isn't just a mystical concept but a practical tool for anyone seeking fulfillment.

Super Attractor is now available on Audible and Amazon. 

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In this episode, Holly Whitaker, bestselling author of Quit Like a Woman, joins Chrissy to help rethink our relationship with alcohol. Drawing from her Audible Original 30 Days to a New Relationship with Alcohol, Whitaker introduces a compassionate approach that meets listeners wherever they are on their sobriety journey—without pushing for total abstinence. Together, they dive deep into the emotional and spiritual roots of addiction, offering empowering strategies to break free from dependency and reclaim personal freedom.

30 Days to a New Relationship with Alcohol is now available on Audible and Amazon.

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Chrissy chats with Mel Robbins, bestselling author, podcast host and motivational speaker, to discuss her Let Them Theory, which encourages individuals to stop trying to control others and focus on their own responses. Robbins shares strategies for setting boundaries, reducing stress, and reclaiming power in relationships by letting people be who they are.

The Let Them Theory is now available on Audible and Amazon.

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What if there were a blueprint for understanding your energy, your purpose, and the way you’re wired to make decisions? In this episode of Self-Conscious, Chrissy dives into the world of Human Design with Erin Claire Jones, author of How Do You Choose?. Part astrology, part personality map, Human Design blends ancient wisdom and modern science to reveal how you're built to move through the world—with more clarity, energy, and ease. 

Erin walks Chrissy through her own chart, uncovering why decision-making feels so fraught, why burnout happens even when you love what you do, and how knowing your ""type"" can unlock a powerful sense of permission. 

Key Takeaways:

1. How to look up your Human Design type and what each of the five core types reveals about your energy and purpose.

2. Why some people are wired to make fast, instinctive decisions—and others (like Chrissy) need time to feel into the right choice.

3. The power of asking yes/no questions to access your gut instincts and avoid decision fatigue.

4. How understanding your ""authority"" and ""strategy"" can help you stop second-guessing yourself and start trusting your inner signals.

5. Why syncing with your natural energy cycles—rather than forcing constant output—leads to more aligned, satisfying work and relationships.

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Is your relentless ambition actually a trauma response? In this emotional and eye-opening episode of Self-Conscious, Chrissy sits down with executive coach and author Amina AlTai to unpack the hidden forces that drive us to chase success — even when it’s hurting us. Amina, author of The Ambition Trap, introduces a powerful framework that helps us understand the difference between painful ambition, which is rooted in fear, people-pleasing, and inherited wounds, and purposeful ambition, which flows from alignment, joy, and self-worth.

Chrissy opens up about her own relationship with ambition, shame, and comparison—and why saying no still feels like failure. This conversation will meet you where you are—and help you find your way back to yourself.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. How to identify the five core wounds that drive painful ambition—and the self-sabotaging patterns they create.
2. A five-part framework to assess whether an opportunity truly aligns with your values, gifts, and needs.
3. Why saying no isn’t a failure—it’s a form of nervous system regulation and self-respect.
4. How to tell the difference between hustle that’s healing and hustle that’s harming you.
5. A guided exercise to reconnect with your younger self and begin rewriting the story of what you deserve.

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Jefferson Fisher, a Texas trial lawyer, viral communication coach, and author of The Next Conversation, joins Self-Conscious to break down how to have hard conversations without spiraling. Whether it’s with your partner, your parent, or your boss, Jefferson offers a step-by-step framework to help you speak clearly, stay grounded, and protect your relationships in the process.

Chrissy brings her own real-world struggles with confrontation into the mix, making this episode feel like a vulnerable, high-impact workshop in real time.

Key Takeaways:

1. Use a three-step formula—state the topic, define the goal, and ask for buy-in—to structure any difficult conversation.
2. Avoid triggering phrases like “we need to talk” and instead open with direct, neutral language.
3. Practice Jefferson’s “conversational breath” to reset your nervous system before you respond.
4. Lowering your voice in tense moments invites the other person to meet you in calm, not conflict.
5. When things escalate, pause and ask intentional questions like “Can you say that again?” to shift the power dynamic.

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