Expanded x Ep. 398 - How to Come Home to Yourself When Everything Falls Apart: The Process with Allie Carr

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Mar 13

Written By Lacy Phillips

Stop running from yourself, your magic, your fears.

Your journey is meant for you.

We’ve never done an episode quite like this before.

We sat down with writer and creative Allie Carr—twice. In October 2025, she was just beginning to emerge from a really difficult chapter. When we spoke again in February 2026, her spark for life was fully back, and the seeds she had planted were unfolding in real time.

In the months between, Allie moved through a Saturn return, career pivots, financial uncertainty, and a deep shedding of who she used to be. What looked like falling apart was actually falling into place.

This conversation is a reminder that manifestation often has a full arc: the breakdown, the becoming, and the moment it all clicks. If you’re in your own hard season right now, this episode is your life raft.

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In This Episode We Talk About:

Navigating a Saturn return and the deep identity shifts it brings
Leaving corporate life and the emotional reality of freelancing
Financial fear, unexpected taxes, and learning to trust the process
How confrontation and difficult conversations create growth
Facing family challenges and first experiences with grief and loss
Understanding blocks and protector parts through parts work and IFS
The power of naming fear without becoming identified with it
Daily meditation and silence as tools for reconnecting to the true self
Why joy and nervous system regulation are essential for manifestation
Learning to feel difficult emotions rather than strategizing around them
Letting go of control and cultivating trust in the universe
Removing success, clients, and achievements from the pedestal
Treating the work directly in front of you as the most important opportunity
How art and creativity become portals back to authenticity
Creating purely for expression rather than validation or optimization

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Expanded x Ep. 280 Double Your Income, Jump Off The Corporate Cliff, and Create Your Dream Career: The Process with Allie Carr
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