How To Feel Content When You Don't Have What You Want Yet

Dec 9, 2025

This discussion dives into personal growth through shifting energy and mindset. The host shares her transformation journey, revealing daily manifestation practices like mirror work and EFT tapping. She emphasizes finding contentment without meeting traditional milestones. Listeners learn about the importance of inner peace and the unexpected outcomes of manifestation. Plus, the impact of increased visibility and the emotional challenges it brings are explored, along with practical morning routines that foster mindfulness and gratitude.

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ANECDOTE

Transition From Side Hustle To Full-Time Shift

Les Alfred left her corporate job, added video to the podcast, and increased visibility which required new presentation and inner work.
She returned to therapy in early 2024 to move from crisis-management therapy to maintenance and deeper healing.

ANECDOTE

Portugal Pact Sparked Daily Practices

During a week in Portugal Les and a friend made a pact to call in specific manifestations by the end of August.
They committed to daily practices and scheduled check-ins to track progress and accountability.

ADVICE

Build A Short Daily Manifestation Routine

Do a compact daily routine of journaling, meditation, mirror work, affirmations, EFT tapping, movement, gratitude, and forgiveness.
Use reminders to automate consistency and keep beauty/self-care tasks on schedule.

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#322: Sometimes the biggest transformations happen not when everything changes around you, but when you finally shift how you show up. In this solo episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the internal work that led to one of the most profound shifts I've ever experienced — and why people keep telling me my energy feels completely different.

I'm sharing the honest story of what most of this year really looked like behind the scenes (spoiler: it wasn't what you saw on social media), the exact daily practices that changed everything for me over the summer, and why finally feeling content has nothing to do with checking boxes or hitting milestones.

This episode is for you if:

You're doing all the "right things" but still feel like something's missing
You're tired of feeling like you're grasping for the next achievement to feel whole
You're ready to shift your energy but don't know where to start
You want to understand what manifestation actually looks like in practice
You're struggling with the gap between how your life looks and how it feels

I talk about…

Why going full-time with the podcast in 2024 brought up more triggers than I expected
What it was like to have everything feel hard during the months that looked the most successful from the outside
My exact daily manifestation practice
How mirror work went from incredibly uncomfortable to one of my most powerful tools
Why the manifestations I wanted didn't come exactly when or how I expected, but something better happened instead
Why feeling content doesn't mean you stop being ambitious
The real prize of manifestation work

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