The Unschool by Andi Alleman

Introducing the Lifestyle Lab: If you are ready to activate a lifestyle aligned with your highest self, this intuitive mastermind experience is for you. It offers a strategic space to reflect, experiment, and build expansive friendships for the year ahead. Join the Lifestyle Lab to make this year one in which you step into your most vibrant and thriving self. Use discount code ACTIVATE to get $277 off. About this episode: Doing the work can be an intense and emotional journey that requires an introspective look at past traumas, childhood wounds, subconscious impressions, karma, and societal programming. In this episode, we discuss ways to do the work: methods, modalities, and the four steps to reveal and heal your shadows. By doing the work, we get closer to our authentic selves. We get more intuitive by revealing, healing, and transforming our scars. We begin to realize what our souls want to manifest in this world and stop living for others or out of fear.  Read more about doing the work from this blog post from Emily Campbell: What is Doing the Work and How to Use it To Heal. I’m also sharing green and red flags to consider if you’re interested in hiring a coach to support your personal or professional development in 2023. Listen to Episode 86: Skeptical & Spiritual: Red Flags to Watch Out For So You Don't End Up in a Cult with Rachel White, The Skeptical Shaman Want to chat about this episode? Text me 📲 at +1 (323) 405-9256 Upcoming events to know about: ✨PALM SPRINGS RETREAT✨ August 24 - 27, 2023 The Palm Springs Immersion Retreat is a curated space for mystically-minded creative women who crave a renewed sense of growth and community connection. ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) Escape the everyday, reconnect with nature, & experience the Balinese way of life. Hold your space in our retreats by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, and personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Introducing Lifestyle Lab If you are ready to activate a lifestyle aligned with your highest self, this intuitive mastermind experience is for you. It offers a strategic space to reflect, experiment, and build expansive friendships for the year ahead. Join the Lifestyle Lab to make this year one in which you step into your most vibrant and thriving self. Use discount code ACTIVATE to get $277 off. About this episode: In 2019 I was achieving goals I’d set a few years before. I was traveling and getting paid to do it, had just published a book with a major publishing house, had moved in with my bf (now husband), and had the best friends anyone could ask for. Things felt bright. And then ‘20 forced me (like so many of us!) to make some significant life pivots — and on the other side, I realized, helllooooo! I’d actually been setting my goals too low. I was focusing only on what I could see right in front of me, on what I believed was possible in my current realm. This is not a bad thing, btw! Life is a constant process of evolution and celebration. When we notice a goal we’ve previously set feels too small, that’s an indicator it’s time to level up our lifestyle. We can do this by redirecting our focus, reconsidering our dreams, and restructuring how we spend our time. Today, I regularly set wildly ambitious goals, and I’m moving closer to them every day with less hustle and more flow. In this episode, I'm sharing 6 things to do more of to activate your manifestations for the year ahead plus 4 ways to upgrade your lifestyle In '23! Read more on the podcast blog. Want to chat about this episode? Text me 📲 at +1 (323) 405-9256 Mentioned in this episode: my book Wanderful Upcoming events to know about: ✨PALM SPRINGS RETREAT✨ August 24 - 27, 2023 The Palm Springs Immersion Retreat is a curated space for mystically-minded creative women who crave a renewed sense of growth and community connection. ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) Escape the everyday, reconnect with nature, & experience the Balinese way of life. Hold your space in our retreats by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, and personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Introducing Lifestyle Lab If you are ready to activate a lifestyle aligned with your highest self, this intuitive mastermind experience is for you. It offers a strategic space to reflect, experiment, and build expansive friendships for the year ahead. Join the Lifestyle Lab to make this year one in which you step into your most vibrant and thriving self. Use discount code ACTIVATE to get $277 off. About this episode: How do we feel lit up from the inside out? We get in the room with other people doing the damn thing. We find expanders who are achieving their dreams, making an impact they’re proud of, and making it look and feel easy. In this episode, I’m sharing a manifestation mantra from Olivia Butler that works, my year-end future casting practice (read more on the podcast blog), what I’m calling in for 2023 (and I’m getting specific!), plus I have a conversation with Leah Pardee of the Bare Naked Soul Podcast. Leah’s mission is to teach you to play in the present moment + release overthinking so that you can tap into your intuition and joy within. In 2018, she had everything she thought she needed to be happy. She was climbing the corporate ladder, had purchased a home with her husband, and had just obtained her MBA. Her life looked “successful” from the outside. Inside, she felt disconnected, lacked purpose, and was highly stressed and anxious. In this episode Leah shares her story of diving into mindset, spirituality, manifestation, and mindfulness work. We talk about: External versus internal happiness The search for “perfect” and how you began to release that The time Leah decided to give up makeup Breathwork and it’s powerful impact on our aging Embracing our bodies at every age Releasing resistance to enjoy life Want to chat about this episode? Text me 📲 at +1 (323) 405-9256 Upcoming events to know about: ✨PALM SPRINGS RETREAT✨ August 24 - 27, 2023 The Palm Springs Immersion Retreat is a curated space for mystically-minded creative women who crave a renewed sense of growth and community connection. ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) Escape the everyday, reconnect with nature, & experience the Balinese way of life. Hold your space in our retreats by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, and personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs    

Introducing Lifestyle Lab If you are ready to activate a lifestyle aligned with your highest self, this intuitive mastermind experience is for you. It offers a strategic space to reflect, experiment, and build expansive friendships for the year ahead. Join the Lifestyle Lab to make this year one in which you step into your most vibrant and thriving self. About this episode: When I consider purpose and how it’s discussed in this episode, it’s through the lens of what your soul incarnated on this planet to do. Typically our souls didn’t incarnate to do just one thing, and certainly, you didn’t incarnate solely to work. Your soul doesn’t expect that you had it all figured out by age 18. We incarnate to discover life — exploring life lessons, transformations, relationships, experiences, and how we make an impact. I love using the North Node in partnership with Human Design to truly get a sense of life purpose. In this episode, I’m reading the charts of Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, and Harry Styles to give you perspective on what these charts have to tell us. Exploring these charts via my Soul Strategy process gives us an opportunity to: discover our highest self, get clarity on big life transitions, diagnose misalignment, and release blocks. What Is The North Node In Astrology? The North Node is your destiny and north star. Our destiny and soul purpose are written in the stars, and you can unlock them by understanding the lunar nodes in your birth chart: the north and south nodes. The north node represents our growth areas and the life lessons we’re integrating. What Is The Incarnation Cross? The incarnation cross is comprised of four gates on your Human Design Chart. These are the four gates you’ve incarnated with to make your specific life experience the best it can be. Gates represent our gifts. The gifts of the incarnation cross were chosen by your soul before birth as you considered the life experience you were interested in having this go round. Each of these gates offers a specific set of learnings, practices, and information on purpose. The four gates on the Incarnation Cross are the two Sun gates and the two Earth gates. Learn more about purpose and these charts on the podcast blog. Want to chat about this episode? Text me 📲 at +1 (323) 405-9256 Upcoming events to know about: ✨PALM SPRINGS RETREAT✨ August 24 - 27, 2023 The Palm Springs Immersion Retreat is a curated space for mystically-minded creative women who crave a renewed sense of growth and community connection. ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) Escape the everyday, reconnect with nature, & experience the Balinese way of life. Hold your space in our retreats by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, and personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs  

From postpartum depression as a new mother to postpartum euphoria, today’s guest, Ali Levine, knows what deep inner work looks like. She joins me in a collaborative conversation today to discuss the lows and highs as we learn to tap into trust, alignment, and sovereignty. Ali and I recorded this conversation days before the birth of her third child and a few weeks before my wedding. We decided to record this episode to be shared on both Your Woo Woo Best Friend and Ali’s show, Awakening with Ali. Ali Levine is a breathwork specialist, a celebrity stylist, TV personality, and a transformation expert. She’s a mother of three, helping women around the world tap into a higher frequency of being.  Ali is a master of moving her clients from breakdown to breakthrough, showing them how to shift both consciousness and confidence. Ali has styled thousands of celebrities and fashion industry leaders around the world. Between conscious styling, energy audits, and breathwork she's transforming individuals from the inside through a process that’s uniquely her own. Ali lives by the mantra "confidence is your best accessory and authenticity is your superpower." In the episode, we discuss: Intention setting and learning to lean into divine timing  Getting comfortable in the “real” and showing up messy  Ali’s experience as a celeb stylist and the moment she knew she was done with Hollywood What happened when Ali decided to share her true, vulnerable self versus her red-carpet self True surrender: shifting into an awareness that everything is happening for you  Ali’s birth experience and how it reaffirmed her trust in the universe  Andi’s experience moving to a small town on the Mediterranean coast and how it kick-started her meditation practice  Breaking free of the programming to find fulfillment and your soul calling Why Andi embraced the opportunity to go through Kundalini teacher training and how she’s applying it to her corporate client work  How Andi stayed aligned with her mission when creating her Google Creators Youtube and Pinterest TV series Returning to your truth and connecting to your inner child  The process of shadow work and how to know when you’ve moved to a new timeline  How Ali found healing when she released fear and took responsibility for her decisions How to step into sovereignty, empowerment, and embodiment  Living by the mantra: what is for me will find me in divine timing    Learn more about Ali Levine by following her Instagram at @alilevinedesign. Check out our new show sponsor Magic Mind and get a limited-time 40% off the Magic Mind subscription & 20% off a one-time purchase offer with the discount code bestfriend20. Want to chat about this episode? Text me 📲 at +1 (323) 405-9256 Upcoming events to know about: Soul Strategy Readings are open - find clarity of purpose, and discover what your soul incarnated to do. ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) - hold your space by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, as well as personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

This episode is sponsored by Magic Mind. Get a limited-time 40% off the Magic Mind subscription & 20% off a one-time purchase offer with the discount code bestfriend20 at magicmind.co/bestfriend. Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison has devoted his life to the study and application of psychotherapy and Buddhism. He is also an author, Zen teacher and monk, Jungian psychotherapist, and founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, a nonprofit in Chelsea that offers meditation training and study programs for medical professionals and caregivers.  His new book, Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion, is designed to heal society from our shallow “junk” pleasure-seeking culture, where people search for connection in the wrong places and keep their restlessness and anxiety at bay with unfulfilling distractions. Untangled is a welcoming guidebook to finding expansive ease and joy through the Eightfold Path, one of Buddhism’s foundational teachings. Learn more about Sensei Ellison and the episode on the podcast blog. In the episode, we discuss (CW: abuse, suicide, death): An overview of Eightfold Path How stepping on this path support us in transforming our lives Healing from trauma and abuse to find the path forward The “tangles” that hold us back, including our fears, anxieties, narratives about ourselves, and self-created insecurities and doubts Lessons from the sick and dying What we can do as a society to begin to take better care of each other The power of patience   Connect with Sensei Ellison by following his Instagram, and learn more about Zen Meditation and Contemplative Care at the New York Zen Center. Untangled is available wherever you shop for books. Want to chat about this episode? Text me 📲 at +1 (323) 405-9256 Upcoming events to know about: Soul Strategy Readings are open - find clarity of purpose, and discover what your soul incarnated to do. ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) - hold your space by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, as well as personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Get ready for a conversation about soul upgrades and ascension, supernatural communication, learning to refine your relationship palate, and the soul purpose of some quite controversial folks like Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, and the Queen of England. Meet Nikki Novo, the woo woo bestie, who downloads psychic messages, explores pop culture by reading the energy of trending stories, and shares spiritual guidance for our everyday life challenges. Nikki Novo is a Cuban-American intuitive mentor, shaman, and medium dedicated to holistic health and wellness learn more about her background on the podcast blog.  Nikki is the author of the #1 best-selling book, The Final Swipe - she encourages soul-led exploration through community, consciously curated mentorship programs, and certifications in her Soul Reading Method™. In the episode, we discuss: Nikki’s astrology big three and what she was like as a child What Nikki learned as the Miami editor at Refinery 29 Specializing in communication, both natural, of this world communication, and supernatural communication Writing as a form of channeling Discovering your calling by becoming fascinated  Nikki’s take on soul mates, recognizing them and how they serve as life guides Navigating intuition, why we shouldn’t label it, and what to do when it steers you wrong Soul upgrades and how to know if you’re having an ascension My own experience with a Starseed divine intervention  Navigating relationships when there isn’t support and discovering belief in yourself Letting go of anxiety in dating and learning to create your own fate Repeating patterns in dating and learning to develop a new palette What Nikki learned in reading the energy of Elon Musk Kim Kardashian’s soul reading, her ascension and soul purpose Why the Queen won't let Nikki read her energy Life on the North Carolina farm and what it’s been like moving from city to country Learn more about Nikki, listen to her podcast and follow her on Instagram and Youtube. Check out our new show sponsor Magic Mind and get a limited-time 40% off the Magic Mind subscription & 20% off a one-time purchase offer with the discount code bestfriend20. Want to chat about this episode? Text me 📲 at +1 (323) 405-9256 Upcoming events to know about: Soul Strategy Readings are open - find clarity of purpose, and discover what your soul incarnated to do. ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) - hold your space by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, and personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Meet an energy worker who’s been called the “Amy Schumer of shamanic practitioners.” Rachel White, the Skeptical Shaman, is known to be equally blunt and spiritually unique, breaking every preconceived notion of the traditional image of what it means to live a spiritual life. Rachel blends real-world pragmatism, her sense of humor, and ancient tools and techniques into her practice as a trained shaman, medium, energy practitioner, self-published author, and flower essence maker. She is, simply put, for the spiritually-curious but noncommittal who are looking for a more profound sense of meaning without feeling like they are joining a cult. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to leverage shamanic tools, technologies, and processes to drive real ROI in intrapreneurial or entrepreneurial business Why it’s okay to be spiritual AND skeptical simultaneously How intuition is a superpower that offers us better data than our rational mind alone can offer us How “magic” is just technology we don’t fully understand yet   In the episode, we discuss: Rachel’s transition from high-level corporate VP to energy practitioner Why it's important to create structure around your side hustle Rachel’s path to shamanism Making sure that your spiritual teachers and gurus aren't actually cult leaders Rachel’s first tarot deck and choosing a deck for you Being called the “Amy Schumer of shamanic practitioners” How to use shamanic tools and technologies in our business and life What it means if you pull "bad" tarot cards How shamanic practices support our quest for abundance How to be both skeptical and spiritual at the same time The intersection of science, magic, and the woo Designing the Totem deck and making flower essences   Learn more about Rachel and this episode on the podcast blog Want to chat about this episode? Text me 📲 at +1 (323) 405-9256 Upcoming events to know about: Soul Strategy Readings are open - find clarity of purpose, and discover what your soul incarnated to do. ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) - hold your space by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, and personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

Today’s show guest is professional creative, author, and artist Justin Shiels. In this episode, we talk about how to tap into our life shifts to rewrite our narrative and redesign our story. Justin shares his experience of manifesting a book deal while in the process of a major life pivot. Justin is a dynamic leader and friend with whom I’ve had a relationship for over a decade. We’ve each shifted, evolved, and transformed in many ways throughout our friendship - today, we talk about what it takes to reset along the path to big leaps. He recently quit his full-time job to write and illustrate a book while building a community around wellness. He's the founder of SoCurious, a weekly wellness newsletter designed to help you live a happier, healthier life. In the episode, we discuss: Getting back to who we were as children Justin’s journey: moving to a new city, taking a job as a creative director Quitting his job to illustrate a book and build a wellness community Embracing and owning the word “artist” Why Justin believes side hustles are a good thing How not being able to buy a house encouraged Justin to take the big leap The advice Justin would give to someone interested in following his path The process of getting a book deal Learning to rewrite your moments  and restructure your narrative Honesty, integrity, and learning how to have difficult conversations How therapy will help you recognize your patterns Tips on combatting negative self-talk Letting go of perfectionism What happened when Justin committed to a 30-day reels challenge The books that significantly impacted Justin’s life as a creative Justin’s non-negotiable self-care rituals Justin’s definition of wellness How those working in the wellness space can ensure it’s more accessible Learn more about Justin and this episode on the podcast blog. Want to chat about this episode? Text me 📲 at +1 (323) 405-9256 Upcoming events to know about: Soul Strategy Readings are open - find clarity of purpose, and discover what your soul incarnated to do. ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) - hold your space by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, as well as personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs

In this episode, I share my miscarriage story and the steps I took that led to my relationship with Kindbody, a fertility clinic committed to inclusion and accessibility. My guest today is my fertility doctor, Dr. Anu Kathiresan, board certified in both Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Obstetrics & Gynecology. If you’ve had questions about why miscarriages happen, the process of IUI or IVF, or what it’s like to have your eggs frozen, this episode is for you. Learn more about Dr. Kathiresan and Kindbody on the podcast blog. In the episode, we discuss: The most common reasons a couple may struggle to conceive My miscarriage, what I didn’t know that I wish I’d known beforehand The most common causes of a miscarriage The ways to check ovarian reserve and what our AMH levels tell us Paths to conception and the most common fertility treatments IUI - what it is and what it involves The factors contributing to IUI success rates IVF - what it is and what to expect in the process How IVF can impact our emotional well-being The factors contributing to IVF success rates The difference between IVF and FET How to know when it may be the right time for egg freezing How many eggs to freeze Words of wisdom and encouragement from a fertility specialist Learn more about Dr. Anu Kathiresan, and should you decide to visit Kindbody for a consultation, let them know I sent you. Want to chat about this episode? Text me 📲 at +1 (323) 405-9256 Upcoming events to know about: Soul Strategy Readings are open - find clarity of purpose, and discover what your soul incarnated to do. ✨ BALI RETREAT✨ March 27 - April 3, 2023 (open to all) - hold your space by visiting Oui, We Studio (@ouiwestudio). The studio is designed to empower you and support your personal well-being. The courses and retreats offered inside the studio are focused on Manifestation, guidance to pursue your highest calling, as well as personal and professional development. This show is produced, mixed, recorded + additional music by T'Ben Alleman Closing music: Pet Fangs