Quick question: How many times are you gonna call in the thing, get the thing, and then immediately fuck it up because your nervous system is like "nope, too much, abort mission"?

In this episode, I sit down with Maia Benaim — writer, mentor, expansion queen, and certified neuroscience nerd — to talk about nervous system capacity and why your goals might have hidden agendas.

We're getting into the science of why you see color differently than everyone else (spiral warning), why your reticular activating system is the bouncer of your perception, and how Maia went from hoarding Korean face masks to teaching women how to expand their entire lives.

TOPICS & TANGENTS

— You don't attract what you want — you attract what you're ready to hold

— Nervous system capacity as a vessel: why your espresso cup can't hold an ocean

— Why jumping from offer to offer is your nervous system running from stability

— What if your million-dollar goal is really about feeling lovable?

— The power of auto-suggestions and gaslighting yourself into your dream life

— Blocking blessings with "must be nice" energy and negative self-talk

— How changing your beliefs overnight actually works

— The words banned in Sara's house: "I'm bored" and "I can't"

POINT OF THE STORY

Your nervous system is running the show. When you expand your capacity to hold more — more money, more success, more stability — you stop chasing and start receiving. The version of you that has the thing you want? Start being her right the fuck now!

GIVEAWAY

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MAIA LINKS

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— Subscribe to her podcast Thought to Thing

— Check out her website

— Subscribe to her Substack

— Maia’s walkout song

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OTHER LINKS

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Meet Maia!

03:30 Rapid-Fire Squirrel Brain Questions

07:41 You Don't Attract What You Want, You Attract...

16:09 Is This a Pattern or Do I Actually Need to Pivot?

19:22 Stop Identifying With Your Blocks

26:55 Embody Who You Want to Be, Today

41:18 You Have the Power to Choose Your Beliefs

52:32 WE SEE COLORS DIFFERENTLY!!!

57:03 Where to Find Maia

This episode was edited by Adrienne Cruz.

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