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Unveiled
Welcome to UNVEILED, the podcast designed for women ready to break free from the confines of societal expectations and rediscover their authentic selves.
I’m your host, Angela Marie Christian, Silicon Valley CFO turned intuitive, clinical hypnotherapist, and conscious mother.
If you've ever felt trapped by the roles imposed upon you—whether as a mother, a professional, or simply as a woman navigating life—this podcast offers a space to explore, heal, and transform. I was once deeply entrenched in the corporate world, checking all the boxes society told me to. But after realizing that true fulfillment comes from within, not from external achievements, I embarked on a journey of self-discovery that changed my life. Now, I’m here to guide you on your own path to empowerment.
We dive deep into conversations that strip away the layers of limiting beliefs and societal programming that have kept you from living a life of true sovereignty. Using neuroprogramming techniques such as ____, we explore how to rewire your mind, break old patterns, and embrace your innate power from within. These intimate conversations are more than just talks—they’re a catalyst for change, designed to energize and inspire you to take actionable steps toward your desires, goals, and dreams. Whether you’re a mother feeling unfulfilled, a single woman seeking more, or anyone looking to ignite that inner spark, UNVEILED is here to remind you of the incredible power you hold within. Join me weekly for conversations that feel like connecting with a close friend—conversations that will leave you inspired, empowered, and ready to unveil your true self.
Unveiled is a transformative space where women embark on a journey of self-discovery, mental wellness, and empowerment. If you’re struggling with anxiety, burnout, or feelings of overwhelm, this podcast is your guide to reclaiming your inner strength and breaking free from societal conditioning. As a mother, especially if you’re navigating life as a single mom, the pressure to meet every expectation can feel insurmountable. Here, we understand the weight of that burden, and we’re here to help you lift it.
Through intimate, connected conversations, we explore practical tools for managing anxiety, stress, and the exhaustion of burnout. You'll learn to challenge negative thoughts, dissolve limiting beliefs, and build unwavering self-confidence. We dive deep into mindfulness practices, cultivating self-love, and the power of neuroprogramming techniques to rewire your mindset. Each episode empowers you to embrace your true self, reclaim your sovereignty, and reignite the spark within that leads to a more fulfilled, purpose-driven life.
Whether you’re struggling to balance the demands of motherhood, work, and personal growth, or you’re on a path to healing and self-discovery, Unveiled offers a compassionate and supportive community. Here, we validate your experiences, nurture your resilience, and inspire you to take action toward your desires, goals, and dreams. Join us weekly to unveil your true self, transform your life, and step into your power.
Unveiled
Intuition Meets Fitness: Transforming Body and Mind with Manouk Vink
Have you ever wondered if your body is trying to tell you something? Beyond appearances and physical sensations, what if your body is actually a roadmap to your inner world?
In this thought-provoking conversation, I'm joined by intuitive fitness and nutrition expert Manouk Vink who reveals how our bodies reflect our deepest beliefs and emotional patterns. From her personal journey through childhood OCD to extreme bodybuilding competitions to holistic wellness, Manouk shares how she discovered that physical transformation alone couldn't heal her relationship with herself.
We dive deep into the revolutionary concept of "body reflections" – the idea that specific physical manifestations (from excess weight to wrinkles) directly correlate to particular limiting beliefs and unprocessed emotions. Manouk explains how addressing these root causes can not only transform your physical appearance but also create profound shifts in your relationships, career, and overall life experience. If you've struggled with body image or tried countless diets and fitness regimens with limited success, this perspective offers a completely different approach.
The conversation takes fascinating turns as we explore anti-aging (did you know only 5% of aging symptoms relate to actual aging?), intuitive eating, breaking free from societal pressures around appearance, and how to use your intuition to make choices that honor your body's wisdom.
Whether you're looking to transform your physical health, heal your relationship with your body, or simply understand yourself on a deeper level, this episode offers practical wisdom and paradigm-shifting insights. Your body has been speaking to you all along – perhaps it's time to listen.
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Welcome to Unveiled, the podcast. I'm your host, angela Christian, and I help you with unveiling your true self by peeling away the layers that society placed on you. I do this with a combination of neuroscience, energetics and ancient spiritual wisdom. I went from underpaid and overworked in corporate America to launching a six-figure company that continues to grow. I went from toxic relationships to being happy and single for over a year as I worked and continue to work on becoming the best version of myself, and so much more. My greatest passion is to help women and mothers heal, transform and become the highest versions of themselves. Heal, transform and become the highest versions of themselves. As I continue to grow and expand my intuitive knowledge and unique wisdom, I'll be including you on my journey to millions, so let's get into it. Hello and welcome back to Unveiled.
Speaker 1:Today I have a different type of episode for you. That came to me very last minute when I was talking to one of my friends and fellow intuitives, manuk. So she and I decided to do a podcast swap where she comes onto my podcast and then I go onto hers. So she wanted me to come on her podcast and have her members there she has a membership community and to be able to ask me questions and I just thought, wow, that's such a great idea. So very last minute, like two days before this podcast, I told my members of Unveiled that if they wanted to join live, they could and ask Manuk questions.
Speaker 1:So one member was able to join live, which was so amazing because it just gave it a different kind of feel, and I decided I'm going to do this probably once a month, where I bring on a guest and if you're in my membership at any level I have three different levels of my membership so at any level of my membership you'll be able to join us live once a month and ask my guests questions. So you would get a little bit more advanced notice than I did this time, but I just had never thought of doing that until Manuk mentioned it. So we have my membership client, annette, on here and Manuk is an intuitive fitness and nutrition expert and she's just talking about her journey from having OCD from you know, trying the very drastic dieting routine to where she's at now. So I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did and hope to see you in my membership where you can come and join our next live guest. So without further ado, let's jump in. Hi so excited to be here.
Speaker 1:I'm so excited to have you on, and Annette is for my membership, so she's going to be asking.
Speaker 2:She's also in GLH, so she's yes yes, I do recognize the name, awesome yeah.
Speaker 1:So I'm so excited. So if you want to just start, just for the listeners for the podcast, a new book, met and Guided Light Healing. I think Dark Forces was the first class we were in together.
Speaker 2:I want to say yeah, I think so too. Yeah, because you started with intuition, I think before me, right, I think so.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, and I think yeah, at one point we were in intuition level two together. There was crossover, but I think we first met in Dark Forces. Yes, yes, but yeah, why don't you give us your background, how you came to GLH, the whole story?
Speaker 2:The whole story? Yeah, sure, of course. So basically I how do I say this? So I started as Well. Where do I begin? Because it's a whole story that ties in together. I basically started as a nutritionist.
Speaker 2:I've always like was wanting to help people in one way or another, so I studied psychology, found myself in like a corporate job and then ended up thinking this is not for me, this is not my vibe, I need to do something different, right? And I was like getting suffocated in the corporate world and what I noticed already from a young age and I think like a lot of girls can identify with this I struggled with my body image, with myself, with my confidence, with all of this stuff. So I think that's where it kind of started, where I was like I wanted to help people. And then I actually struggled with OCD when I was really, really young. So I was like really like I had like compulsive behaviors from a young age and I wanted to understand why that was already at like a young age, right. I wanted to understand how that worked and all of this. And then I remember like going to one psychologist child psychologist who really intrigued me, so I started asking her about how all of that worked. Right, she made me put like these little like she had like a sandbox. And then she made me intuitively and I'm like now figuring that out pick out like little, like statues to put in the sandbox. About how I felt, I don't really remember. She would ask me questions and she'd be like okay, which one like resonates? And I remember loving that. I was like this is so cool because she could tell me a story about you know why I was picking those things. And I think that's when I sort of was like this is so interesting and I started thinking, oh, maybe I should become a psychologist. I remember asking her about her work. So then I was like, oh, this is something that I could do, right, this is something that I would like to do. So, anyways, that's kind of where I realized now some of that already like started and so I ended up studying psychology, ended up in a corporate job, hated it, felt suffocated, and then ended up going and working at like a health and fitness center and actually during that period well, yes, during that period I started competing in a bodybuilding competition.
Speaker 2:So it kind of started out as like so I met a friend at work and it started out as a kind of an idea because I was always struggling with my body. I felt like I was trying everything training. I thought I was eating right, even though I had no idea what I was doing. I thought I was training right, even though I still had so many questions about all of that. So I ended up doing this bodybuilding competition and it was sort of like more like an idea to just sort of see where it would take me and when I did that, I'm very good.
Speaker 2:I think that's part of my OCD trait that I still kind of have when I want something, I don't let go until I get it. So and then I'm very obsessive about it. So like that is all that matters to me in that moment. So that's why that really served me in the training world. So I ended up like really like seeing the results. Especially when I see the results then I keep going. So I think this applies to the GLH works work as well, so that ties in nicely as well. So I ended up doing that immediately, started seeing how I was like getting results, because I was focusing on the right nutrition. It was very extreme. I never recommend what I did, but I saw the results from it.
Speaker 2:I learned learned a lot about about my body, about training, about nutrition, about how you can literally transform your body like crazy when you do the right things, or when you do the right things in the right way. Not in the way that I did it, but it made me realize how much power you have over transforming your body. And then what happened was I was like, okay, I need to help people with this, I need to help people feel confident in their bodies, and figuring that out. But little did I know. Just because I got that physique right didn't fix the internal struggles that I was having. So that is where the ball started rolling.
Speaker 2:I got out of the competition. I really did everything by the book reverse dieting and trying to maintain the body fat percentage that I had, or a little higher, and still stay as lean. But my body started rebelling towards me because it needed more nourishment, it needed more love, and what I kept doing? I kept beating up my body for not doing what I wanted it to do. So what ended up happening? Even though I did everything right, I did compete in a second competition. I didn't get half as lean and I. I really struggled with that and then after that I started gaining weight, even though I was training like two hours a day, eating in a very low calorie deficit 1200 calories and my body just kept putting on weight. And so I realized I needed to start healing my body and my perception of myself.
Speaker 2:And that's kind of when that journey started taking off and I started working as a nutritionist yeah, freelance, like freelance nutritionist, while still doing some other jobs, you know, to keep the business up and running. I realized I really liked helping people with that, because I realized how little people knew about nutrition and for me the nutrition aspect seemed more important than the training aspect at the time. But what I realized that people wanted, like they wanted to do both. So then I ended up becoming a personal trainer. But I've always wanted more and I've always, like, been into the spiritual world and I actually had like a spiritual coach around, like right after the first competition, I think, and she really made me realize something and that was because, having been to psychologists as a young girl struggling with OCD and all of these things, I didn't like like how they sometimes would kind of make me feel kind of like more, like, oh, that's so sad, you know like it was like not empowering at all, to the point where at some like with one of the psychologists, I was like can you stop babying me? Can you just tell me, like what's the deal? And I remember thinking like this is not helping me at all.
Speaker 2:And then I even had one experience where someone took the DSM five you know where all the mental health stuff. She took it out and she just started looking through things and then she was like, oh yeah, so next week we're going to talk about medication. I was like I don't want medication. Like what are you talking about? Like that's not what I'm here for. So that was the first and the last time I went there and then I left and so I found this other like she was also very spiritual and it's the first time that I realized that you could be spiritual. But you didn't have to be a hippie, you know, you didn't have to be like.
Speaker 2:She would always say like drinking green smoothies, doing yoga and meditating 10 hours a day. You know, because I didn't identify with that, I've always liked like luxury things. I always liked, you know, like, like being like luxurious, doing the fun, fun stuff, not having to, like, you know, grow hair under my armpits and you know, do that. You know, grow hair under my armpits and you know, do that. I was like that's not me, so and I didn't like we even have a word for it in the Netherlands Like it's like like floaty, like you know, like a little bit up in the air. You're not fully here, that type of person.
Speaker 2:So I went for a session with her and for the first time, because she had such light energy I'm realizing now I think she lifted me up in her energy. So when I was there, she literally like touched something in me that made me realize how truly powerful I was, and coming out of that session, I was like, yeah, but that's how you're supposed to feel. You're not supposed to go back to the garbage. You should like step into what you're meant to be. And so that's when those things started clicking. I was very interested in that, but we never really learned intuition and stuff like that, and so I was still working on my business.
Speaker 2:And then I started like wanting to do my business online and helping more women and feel empowered and actually, as Al also says in our coaching, like giving women the tools so that they understand training and nutrition other than having to rely on, like you know what the outside world is telling you, because it's full of BS out there, right Like there's so much trash out there. Full of BS out there, right Like, there's so much trash out there. There's so much like like fakery, like people pretending they've achieved something that they haven't, drugs being like used, all kinds of things. And I wanted women to feel empowered in themselves, that they understand how everything works, cause that really helps me break free from like the cycle.
Speaker 2:And then I actually ended up wanting to do dark forces first, but I realized I wanted to manifest more, like financially as well, and rolled into the GLH world, starting with like the money manifestate, or money, financial mastery and intuition.
Speaker 2:I didn't like thought like oh, you have to like, but we're all born like that. That's the crazy thing, we're all born like that. But like I didn't realize you could like train these gifts and open them up. And now that is like the next level to where I'm at, where I realize what my body was doing to me and I tapped into that already back then, that my body was rebelling towards what I was doing to it. But now connecting all the dots together and realizing that it was my body reflecting to me how I was being literally abusive towards myself for not being the way that I should have been, and now adding in this component and the intuition component and being able to scan people's energetic bodies and see what they need nutritionally, with the background and with everything, is just a total game changer. So that's the short, long version of how I ended up at GLH.
Speaker 1:Well, I love it because we've never really like talked about that, because we're always other things. But two things came up. One is that's so funny because I think maybe that's a common theme is like people come to GLH for the financial like I need cause. That's exactly what I did. I was like, ooh, I'm going to buy the financial analysis or something. So I went on their website. It wouldn't let me purchase it, like it just wouldn't. So I ended up reaching out to Megan and I was like I'm trying to purchase this and it won't let me. And she's like oh, that's usually a sign that your higher self wants you to do something else. So I took financial mastery. That was the first class I ever took with them too, me too.
Speaker 2:Me too. I started there, yeah, and then into intuition right after, cause that was like the next, next step and I did. I like it's literally everything that I've been looking for, because I remember right before that's the funny thing right before I ended up training my intuition and doing all of this stuff. I've always been into astrology and figuring that out. I've always was like I was diving into human design couldn't make much sense of it, though I was trying to figure it out. Numerology like I went through all of it. I was diving into human design Couldn't make much sense of it, though I was trying to figure it out.
Speaker 2:Numerology Like I went through all of it. I was like, oh, maybe this is it. Maybe this is it Cause I was always into this stuff. But I was like I don't want to be an astrologer, like yeah, but and then this just made everything like click into place and also just it all makes so much sense. Like it just yeah, it just makes so much sense and it's so, it's so cool, and I never realized how much this would transform my business as well. It's really crazy.
Speaker 1:No, I love that. I haven't trained with an astrologer but I couldn't quite. It was so complex. Like when you start reading stuff, it's just like so complex. But yeah, it was like exactly what you just said. And then the other piece is like it was. It's such a beautiful story of how you've literally experienced all the extremes because that's what we have to do for our soul path Right, because in order to help people, we need to experience all of those obstacles and extremes and then now you can literally like help anyone at any stage of their like health journey, nutrition, nutritional journey, like you can tell them why they're not releasing excess weight, all of that.
Speaker 2:So a hundred percent and a big component, I think, of me, because I remember having a conversation with one of my friends and we'd always like kind of speak also about like I don't know. We'd always speak about like manifestation and things in the world and I always believed there was like a path. I've always been like that, but like I remember her, me and her sitting in the train and I told her like I was considering doing this bodybuilding thing and she's like oh yeah, I can see you on a stage like totally ripped with like, and I was like I couldn't see it. Yet I was like, yeah, there's no way. And the thing is I think I said this to people.
Speaker 2:I was like I think the reason I was able to do it and I did it totally natural, which some people don't believe, but I did it totally, totally natural is because I was so sure I could do it, like there was no doubt in my mind that I could do it, and I realized that because it just went. It just went like I don't know what happened, but because I was doing the right things and I believe that I could do it, I did it. The second time round, however, the doubt started kicking in and it didn't, and it didn't work. Plus, I was just being really like harsh to my body, so it's and and I needed to shift some perspectives Like my body was probably like okay, girl, you've achieved this. Now Like let's take it to the next level and let's see if you can figure out that this isn't it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, totally Well, will you explain how you work with people, like in your membership and then also with the new program you released, like what you do with the clients in there?
Speaker 2:Yeah, sure, Sure, of course. So I have two programs at the moment. So I have my membership and then I have my your Body is Magic program and they come quite nicely like hand in hand together. And I'm even stirring up something new, but I'll I'll I think that will be July, um, so basically, and then obviously one-on-ones, basically what I do with the first idea. The initial idea of the membership was and that's the portal you will see that in the portal when you enter and you join my membership the first idea was basically you have your own like little mini personal trainer in a pocket. That was kind of the idea. So you basically you open the portal and inside the portal you have the explanation.
Speaker 2:In short, without it's being too complicated, in a simplified way, this is what you need to focus on when it comes to nutrition. This is how you calculate your nutrition, this is how how many proteins, carbs, et cetera, et cetera and that's what you need to focus on, nutrition wise. And some ticks and tips ticks, tips and trips, tricks I can't speak tips and tricks to, to like make it easier on yourself to be able to enjoy those, uh, those things and still eat the things that you love, and understand how nutrition works, Because that was a big thing for me. That really changed a lot for me. And then you also have a whole like module or a lesson. Yeah, it's a module on training. So, basically, how does training work? What do you focus on? How do you set up your training program? How do you decide what's a priority exercise and what is not? How do you build it out and like all like little mini videos explaining how all of that works. We go into supplements, and then there's a little actually limiting belief module as well and a rest and recovery module as well.
Speaker 2:And then inside there I also have like exercises, so an exercise index, because I am very big on form. I think it is so important when you're going to the gym that you're executing the exercises correctly, because I cannot tell you how many times I see girls trying things out in the gym and they're going to hurt themselves. You're wasting your energy and you're going to hurt yourself all at the same time. And I think it is so important to understand what you need to be focusing on and how you need to be doing it, especially with social media, just throwing out certain exercises here and there and also understanding, like how it all works, because there's a lot of misconceptions about training and that you need to be dying to get the results that you want. It's not true. That you need to be doing HIIT exercises to get the results that you want also could actually have a negative effect on your body. So all of that is inside the portal, with a recipe ebook and some other goodies in there.
Speaker 2:And now I'm actually expanding with this kind of idea as well, where I'm going to do a Q&A every two, twice a month, which is open to everybody, but the membership gets access to them like for life. And then that membership was designed for people who joined the membership. I have a separate group chat and a community for them to talk, to motivate each other, to ask questions where necessary, and also me, and then we have a coaching call every three weeks to discuss progress questions and all of this stuff. So that was the first initial idea. And oh, and, you get access to four workout programs online to start with. That was the initial idea.
Speaker 2:Then now, having adding in intuition, what I actually do is I do like a scan, an overall quick scan of members and I kind of intuit what their macros would be. So to get them to the best body like, to get them in the best shape of their life is basically, I intuit that, or even true self body, because you have a body that you're meant to have in this lifetime and that's kind of what I base a lot of it on. But I do ask members if they understand the concept. Would they rather go for the one filter or the other filter, so true self or best shape of their life, which probably most of the time will be on par? And then I go in and I pull how many carbs, how many proteins and fats they should be eating on a daily basis to achieve that result, and I even intuit which sources of protein, carbs and fats they should be eating to get the best results that are most optimal for their body. And then I give them a guideline of which exercises to focus on, how many reps, how many sets. All of that I intuit based of their body's blueprint, basically the scan of the body, and obviously then in the group chat, if they ever do have a question, I can sometimes tap in and see if, for example, a supplement will work for them, if, for example, they should be doing something different and if they are developing their intuition, I also ask them to play around with the question.
Speaker 2:So even when you're in the gym, you can intuitively feel out if you should be doing one exercise or the other, if this is a good swap for that. So there's a lot of ways you can kind of go with it, but the basis of it is understanding how it all works for yourself and then you having the empowerment and the tools to do it. So that's the membership, that's the membership, and then we have the your Body is Magic program, which is basically, I would say it's like the glow up course, the eight week glow up program, and I am coaching it live as we speak, but people can jump in and they can watch, because the first two weeks are up. The third week I'm uploading as we speak and in this program we are going to dive into everything body reflections. So, and the idea is that you work through your body reflections, understand what every body reflection is telling you, so that you can not only shift that reflection and manifest, basically, your dream body, but you can also, as a result of that, shift your limiting beliefs and because you're shifting your limiting beliefs, you start manifesting more abundance, better relationships, your dream life.
Speaker 2:Basically because it's the limiting beliefs that are holding you back from achieving everything that you desire in your life and when you can go and use your body as your teacher, as your roadmap, to figure out what is going on. So, for example, if you're holding onto fat in the legs, for example, you can be like, ooh, I'm insecure, I'm beating myself up about my path in life, there's some shifting I need to do there. And when you become more secure in your path in life, not only will your legs slim down, but you will also start making better steps in your life and you will start transforming your life. You also. We also do a lot of self-image healing. We're diving into that. And when you start finding yourself more attractive, other people start finding you more attractive. When you start feeling more confident in your body, other people will start seeing that in you and being more magnetized to you.
Speaker 2:So it all overlaps into one cool thing and I love puzzling and figuring out all body reflections. I think it's super interesting and I'm also doing like last week we spoke about anti-aging, because I want it to be like the ultimate like glow up program, where you like glow up yourself and anti-age yourself and get to the fittest, most sexy, most hottest version of yourself and at the same time you're kicking ass in life. So you literally like get everything in one because I believe it all interlinks. I believe it all interlinks and the anti-aging part of it is just something that intrigues me so much, especially as a woman in my thirties also, you know, starting to go down that and wanting to stay younger and fitter for longer and even diving into potentially, you know, rejuvenating my reproductive organs and all of that stuff, because I still would like to have kids at some point and I know that's also a concern.
Speaker 2:So I'm trying to interlink all of that into this eight week program to literally give you like the full body glow up and then that translating into your life and understanding your body to the max. So those are the two programs that I have at the moment and the eight week program is running live right now and then, as soon as it's finished, I'm going to do something along the lines of having check-ins as well for those of, for those people that are joining the uh, the eight week program, and then I have a whole community for everybody who is inside my program. And yeah, and I think I'm going to be adding in in July, that's the new thing that I'm I'm stirring up is like a cell a four week self image healing, intensive Cause I feel it, it's all. It all is interlinked into becoming the best version of yourself. So that's basically what I'm doing at the moment.
Speaker 1:Basically, that's it. No, it's so much, no, it's easy, and learning and yeah, all of this stuff.
Speaker 2:Yeah, but you love it. That's why you it excites, it makes you excited, and that's what. That's what this should feel like. I feel totally.
Speaker 1:Yeah, oh, I feel like it's so exciting and I love that you're doing the anti-aging stuff too, because it's just like we need that so much right now with everyone, like with all the like Botox and fillers, and it's just like getting so far. Not that I'm like against that, if that's what you want, like your choice, but it's like I purposely was like I want to learn the secrets to like, you know, not having to go that route because they are finding there's so many toxins and all of that in it and if you don't heal the self-image, the limiting beliefs, it's not going to help with what you're really trying to.
Speaker 2:It's not going to change. It's not going to change anything. And I myself I was getting Botox only for two years. I like I started and then, as soon as I entered this world, I stopped and I mean I've made some great progress because I literally I say this all the time I really had severe like forehead lines, like really, really like I call them like Grand Canyon. So for me, first I was like, oh my God, this Botox, because I didn't think, I didn't even think that Botox could help it. That's how bad I thought it was at the time. That's how bad I thought it was at the time.
Speaker 2:But you know, now, with these tools, it's really cool because I get to like play around with it on myself and see how it works. I mean I'm like if my forehead stays like, I still want to get better results, but if it stays like this, like I'm happy and I haven't gotten anything in over a year right now, and it's so especially where I'm at I'm in an Eastern European country at the moment it's like all the women look the same. So it's a big thing here and it's even like really ingrained, because I have a friend with a aesthetics clinic and I went over there to say hi, and one of his doctors, like they say it, they go to you and they and he was sitting with me it's like, oh, you've got such a beautiful face, but I see you're very expressive, so you know. So they start like looking at your lines and that's like also, like you know, a good test for my self-image to be like, yeah, no, it's fine, I'm good.
Speaker 1:Wow, they do that. Oh my gosh, that's wild yeah.
Speaker 2:But it's a lot of that right here. Even my friend saying, oh, I need to get my lips done, oh, and then she's talking about her forehead and I see like literally one line that's how, that's how deeply ingrained it is. And obviously that keeps us more and more disconnected from our bodies. Right, if we keep looking for external ways to fix it instead of like going inward and actually listening to what it's trying to tell us and seeing that you could do that on your own without all of that crap. Basically, yeah, so that's hard for people to believe because we've been so disconnected from ourselves, from our power, from what we're capable of. Yeah, that's the wild, that's the wild thing. And when you start connecting all those dots, you're like holy shit, they've been like really mapping this out really well to disconnect us from literally everything, to make us so like submissive to everything that is going on.
Speaker 2:basically, yeah and yeah, and it's like like.
Speaker 1:And it's like, like we know it's like a group mind virus. That's like if you go on Instagram someone's talking about getting Botox or fillers or whatever, then you go to someone else and then all of a sudden like I've had this happen to me and then I'm like, oh, maybe I should just like go get like some Botox. And I'm like, wait, group mind virus, need to like clear that out.
Speaker 2:I had it with lips. Yes, it looks kind of nice. Maybe I should do it and just like no, you've got good lips. What are you talking about, like? Why yeah?
Speaker 1:The dark side of social media is just like they're just penetrating your thoughts. Your thoughts aren't even yours.
Speaker 2:Yeah, a hundred percent, and it's with that as well than yours, yeah, a hundred percent, and it's with that as well. And that's something that I was speaking about, actually in a one-on-one, about, like also with us in our thirties and, uh, well, like with you know, with having children and needing to start a family. I think that's a big part and it's it's interesting because it's coming up for me now a lot more and more, also because my one of my best friends just had her first, and so she even and she's so open to all of this, right, she was already down this rabbit hole before I was in certain ways, and she started saying, yeah, well, manouk, you know, now, seeing from a friend of mine who was struggling with fertility, you know it's not that easy, so you should start thinking about it, like putting that, you know, stress on you and you're like, wait a second, this isn't even my own. This thought isn't even my. I've never worried about it. I've always believed that it will happen and it will happen when it needs to happen. But this doubt starts creeping in from all areas and that. But it did make me want to dive into that more, because I always believed.
Speaker 2:I honestly also always had a feeling like I don't know if I've ever told you this, but like we have I don't know if I've told you this, angela, but we have like I feel like we had a conversation about it we did about Santa Claus and things like that. Did we speak about like that? Yes, we did. So here's something funny that you'll laugh at when I was seven years old, that like when I was seven years old, I think that's when I sort of like started realizing, like it's like almost that's when I gained consciousness of what was going on and that's when my OCD also started like ramping up and started happening and I started being very aware of life and death. It was like very like I would get panic attacks about it because I would freak out like thinking of death, like what would happen? I thought, would I just cease to exist? Like it would really, was like in my mind the whole time.
Speaker 2:And so we have in the Netherlands something other than Santa Claus. We have Sinterklaas, which is like basically St Nicholas like, where it's all St Nicholas, right, but this is like more closer to the original story, but he's like, he's like just like Santa Claus, he lives forever and all of this stuff. And I remember going to because of my. I was obsessively washing my hands. I remember going to a, to the child psychologist and talking about this and saying to her yeah, but it's not fair, how come he gets to live forever? But I don't. I was like that makes no sense. Seven-year-old, right, like what the hell are you talking about? But I've already been. I've been like thinking about this for the longest time. I've always believed that we should be able to live longer than that we live. Yeah, I feel like I should decide when I'm done with what we're doing.
Speaker 1:We might be able to, so exactly.
Speaker 2:So that's why it's so funny, cause it all like ties in. And I would love to take that vein down even more and see, because even with like the energy healing stuff that we're doing, you know, I started realizing and I had a click recently where I was like, so hang on, you die from something, you don't just die, something has to happen to kill you, otherwise you just stay alive. So if you're able to heal most things, then you should be able to live for way longer. So all of that stuff. It's so crazy with the aging stuff as well that I don't know if you heard this, but that only 5% of the 100% of our aging symptoms are actually us aging. 95% is all body reflections which is like insane.
Speaker 1:I know, yeah, it's like you know. And when my parents, when they'll say like, oh, I forgot something, I'm just getting old, I immediately like put up a block. I'm like, nope, not taking that. It all just starts feeding into that and then it becomes a lot of focus and then it's just like makes everything like yeah.
Speaker 2:I was so potent, right, because even with videos and with videos that go around in the fitness world as well, you know, after 30, they have that sound right where everything starts cracking when you're doing an exercise it's like so potent, it's like really like, it's like grooming you to be like, yeah, you're going to start like withering away. Now it's like, oh, okay, it's so grim. It's like it is right, like why? So we're basically telling ourselves the story that that's that that's the case. And then, obviously, if you continuously tell yourself that story, then that's what's gonna, that's what's gonna happen. Yeah, so yeah, it's. It's very, it's very interesting to to find like it gets me really excited to figure all of this out.
Speaker 1:Yeah, no, I'm so excited and I will link your website and social media and the show notes for anyone. Yes, and then is there anything else you wanted to add? And then I know Annette had a question.
Speaker 2:So for the questions, well, the only no, I think nothing specifically just like that. This is. This is so cool and I love, I love talking about all of this and all the developments in this area. It's super exciting and how it all overlaps, right. Everything that you do, that I do, and it's just really cool to be able to, to make those changes in people's lives, in your own life, and see the work. Work, that's the, that's the wildest thing, like I think it's how quickly actually, when you think about it, this stuff starts working when you do it right is mind blowing, yeah, and especially when you've looked at other manifestation tricks, where you're sitting in the bathroom and you're writing a letter with a candle and you know, like I've done it.
Speaker 2:And then it's like, oh, but this is what I needed, this is what I needed to do. Now it makes sense. Yeah, so that's that's just what I love about it, and it makes a lot of sense. It's so practical actually, when you think about it.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:No yeah.
Speaker 1:Okay, yep. So, annette, do you want to ask your question? You can either just ask or you can put it in the chat. Either one Sure.
Speaker 3:Let me make sure I got my volume on right. Yep, yeah, Okay, your story was amazing. That's, that's awesome. It's funny that you're in the Netherlands. My daughter literally just told me yesterday maybe the day before that she's wanting to do her go to graduate school in the Netherlands. Oh really. And so when she said that, I'd never heard her say that before, so I was like, oh, that's interesting.
Speaker 2:All right, where did she say where Amsterdam? She didn't say where.
Speaker 3:She just said the Netherlands in general and I was like, all right, well, that's very interesting. Yeah, so I'm excited. Then you said that's where you're from. So you know, interesting. But yeah, so I, when you guys were talking about Botox and stuff, I was on Botox for probably five and a half, maybe almost six years, for a couple of reasons.
Speaker 3:Number one reason I experienced severe, chronic migraines since I was like 11 years old and, you know, tried all the different medications, dealt with all the different side effects and finally just said you know, the side effects aren't worth the. You know what I'm going through. So I got off everything. And then my girlfriend, who's like big into, you know, body image and Botox and fillers and you know, fixing areas on her body, you know, to her perfection, she told me about, you know, doing Botox and at the time I was like I am deathly afraid of needles. I definitely don't want needles in my head, Like that is an absolute no for me.
Speaker 3:But she eventually, you know, convinced me and you're right, like with social media and everything that we're seeing like online with you know how perfect you can be, you know, and even my husband just making little comments, like there was a commercial that was out years ago where the husband would be like you know that hair, that wrinkle, and he would always do that to me and you know, but like it, it affected me, it really did.
Speaker 3:So I eventually started the Botox and I was on such a high dose it was like 200 units so like my forehead was like no zero expression in my forehead but all the expression was like down here, and so that that got to me Cause I was like it, it looks, it looks fake, like I can see that it looks fake and I don't like and so I'd gotten into, you know, started following GLH just over a year ago and took a mentorship class with Marlo Lemon Are you guys familiar with her? So she's also a student of GLH how toxins can affect you know our intuition like overall putting toxins in our body, what we eat and in our environment, and especially you know Botox is definitely a big no-no and we started talking about that and I stopped it last yeah me too, immediately, yeah.
Speaker 3:So I, you know, did some deep soul searching and decided, you know, that just wasn't right for me and, you know, cleared the reflection of the migraines in the first place, and that's the big one, right?
Speaker 2:But then even you speaking about your your, was it your husband that was making comments? That's also all reflections, right. And I remember I experienced that with my partner as well. He was very critical of me and it stopped immediately after I started working through what that like. I didn't even do it consciously, I just started seeing my own value, and then it stopped, yeah, and it was like oh, okay, yeah.
Speaker 3:So I, you know, worked through all of that and then, you know, during her mentorship class, decided you know, enough is enough, I don't want this. You know crap in my body anymore. And you know, just stopped. And so it's been, I think August, september, october, november. So September was my last injection. Haven't had migraine headache, no, nothing. But of course you know I haven't stopped.
Speaker 3:My husband was like no, like you have to have the Botox, like it's taken away your, your migraines, like I don't want to take you in the emergency room, I don't want you in pain and I don't need it. Like I know that I don't need it and like I'm going to, I'm going to prove that to you. And so it was weird because, like he, between him and my daughter, my daughter was like super supportive and like that's great, I'm proud of you mom. Like I feel like you've gotten to the root cause of this and that like you're going to be fine. But my husband was like no, like you need this, you need to, you need to keep getting these. And I'm like I'm not going to go getting Botox for the rest of my life, like I've already had it for almost six years, like this is.
Speaker 2:I just can't see myself doing that, no, but then there, there there is still something there for you to, to uncover, like why he's still probing that with you, right, like, what is that? Is that? Is that still like your inside out voice thinking that somewhere? Or is that him reflecting still something there? So, what could, what could work is like, see what? Like, what is it making you feel? Is it making you feel like he's trying to control you in a way or somehow? In that way? And then you could go into okay, where do I feel like I don't have the freedom to do X, y and Z, or getting pressure from an area of life. So maybe you're not getting it in your head anymore, but you're getting it from your partner. So maybe you're not getting it in your head anymore, but you're getting it from your partner.
Speaker 3:So, yeah, and diving into that, because then you'll see, you can even like, stop him from making those comments, yeah, yeah, yeah, I mean it's been, you know, I mean we're halfway in through the year and it's like I'm so thrilled because I like spent like over half of my life, you know, with migraines and headaches, and it was just who I was Like. I just yeah, yeah, just how it is. You know, this is my life. You know, this is the card that I was dealt with and but it doesn't have to be that way.
Speaker 2:No, no, no, exactly, and that's the cool part.
Speaker 3:Yeah, so super, super excited about that. But the questions that I had submitted were, like I love being able to like, intuitively decide, like which food to eat. You know, which I can do totally fine by myself. But like when I'm with my husband or with family and friends and there's other opinions or you know decisions that need to be made, how do I decide, like you know, if I intuitively, you know check that I should eat you know salmon and a salad, but my husband's like no, we're having hamburgers and French fries tonight.
Speaker 2:You know. I think that has to do because I think you know what it is when you really hone in on your, your abilities and what you're capable of, then, first of all, you won't have the questioning, so you'll just you know what you say will go, because that's that's, that's you being again from somewhere. Some doubt is being put in there or someone is trying to take control of the decision that you're actually making. So that is part of it and yeah, I think that's that's a part of it. But what else you could do is you could see, like on a level of like, how optimal something is for your body. How optimal is the burger versus the, uh, the salmon? And maybe you can find like a compromise of the two. Uh, find a way that you could do like a salmon burger you know what I mean. Like, try and play around with it and see, like, is there an alternative that will serve my body as good as the salmon? But we'll make everybody happy and see if you can find, find something else and you can play around with that a little bit, because I assume that when you're testing the stuff, like with your body, there could be more than one option. Maybe there's one that's the better, best, best option for today. But could you find a middle ground of something that will be as good for your body as something else? And are there you could even like map out, like?
Speaker 2:So what I do with with the members. I give them a list of protein sources and then they can obviously intuitively check in what is better for their body at what point. But then maybe you have a list of choices that are all 94% or more optimal for your body and then you could pick one of the two, so, or one of the uh, the five, right, so if, for example, it's, you could even go in and have like, okay, so you have this type of mints for burgers, you have the burger patties, or you can do this, and then you can like. Or a chicken burger, and then you could even like play around with that a little bit. If he wants the burger with the fries, so bad, and you you don't feel like dealing with that reflection and you want to do something else, then you could play around with that a little bit.
Speaker 2:But I would also highly suggest looking into what is happening there, where they're trying to take over control over the decisions that you're that you're making for nutrition, right. Of course you want to keep everybody happy, but if you've got all of that figured out, you create, whether that's the case or not. So I know it's it's mind buck, but it's true. Yeah, so that's what I would do.
Speaker 1:I don't know if you do this too, manu, I heard Al mention it I can't remember when, but he said that he will sometimes also ask, like, if I eat this, like say, it's a family gathering and there's cake, he will say, if I eat this cake, how long is it going to take to get out of my body? Or like, how long will it affect my body? I've been doing that and I'm like whoa, the things I'm saying no to, because I get a huge like this is going to take 30 days, like, to process out of your body. Like that's another thing. That kind of helps me make decisions as well. But yeah, do you do that too?
Speaker 2:I need to implement that more. To be honest, I need to implement that more. To be honest, I have like intuited like the best sources of proteins for me and things like that, but I am pretty good with not eating a lot of processed stuff, so so, yeah, I I sometimes also because I had such a relationship with nutrition for a while where I was restricting myself for such a long time that for me sometimes it's okay to have a little more leniency, but the leniency is like a bite of chocolate or a cookie here or there, or homemade cookies that I make. But you know that's why. But I would like to implement that more. So thank you for reminding me of that one. It's a good one. I remember him saying that as well. But yeah, for example, with drinking, for example, I've basically almost completely, apart from maybe a Prosecco or something here and there on a special occasion, but that also, when I know that it's going to be the best thing for me, I'm very easy to drop it immediately.
Speaker 1:So I have like a glass of red wine once in a while. He said, as long as it's just one glass and you're not like getting drunk, you know, you're just enjoying the taste of it. He said it shouldn't affect you too much if it's once in a while. So I was like, oh, thank God, because I love having, I'm Italian, I love having my glass of red wine every once in a while.
Speaker 2:Yeah, but I have that with Prosecco too, like when I like to celebrate something, I like to have like a glass of bubbly or something like that, just for like, for the heck of it, you know, like just for the celebration, and I enjoy it. But you know, I also find that when I like find alcohol-free beers or things like that, but they're like fruity, because I don't like actual beer flavor, just to make it like a special occasion, that always helps. And I think what I really noticed as well, and that with like through my fitness journey in the beginning. So alcohol is a great example, and the eating as well. I had a lot of judgment for doing the things that I was doing because it was extreme, everything that I was doing right. So, and you would always get these looks like oh, I remember sitting at like a restaurant and everybody's ordering a glass of wine, and then they'd look all at me like, oh, what's she going to do? And it was so annoying because I was like, why is there so much like stress around this? Like, can I just decide for myself? I think the more, because the less rooted you are to decisions right, the more they can poke holes into it. So the more I was like maybe I should have the glass. Oh, what are they going to think? The more I had that going around in my system, the more they questioned it. Now, new year's Eve, my mom goes and buys me an alcohol free Prosecco so that I can join in, and they don't even question it anymore and they don't even ask it or put any pressure on me anymore because they just know now that I've made that decision.
Speaker 2:So you know, especially like with that, you could. You could even say, like with the nutrition, like what should I eat this week? And then a map out a few meals. You could even like, do for the future, right. Like you'd be like, oh, what should I eat this week? And then map out a few meals. You could even like, do for the future, right.
Speaker 2:Like you'd be like, oh, should I have salmon on Tuesday? Should I have a burger on Friday? And map it out for the entire week and then just go to your partner and be like here's the menu for the week. You're going to be happy with it or not. I mean, you can order something in if you don't like what we're eating on Tuesday, but that's the deal, right. So I think taking control of that situation and just like seeing, like, hey, listen, this is what I want to do, this is what I'm going to stick to, and it would be good for you. Maybe you'll like it too. Try something different, and then we'll have burgers on Friday. Do you know what I'm saying? So playing around with that a little bit as well and just being like rooted to the decisions that you're making, that makes a big difference.
Speaker 3:Yeah, when I first stopped drinking alcohol, like when I first heard that that's like a big no-no with your intuition I was like that's it, I'm done, you know, and we're I'm in Vacaville. I told you that, angela. So we're like Napa Valley is like our next door neighbor. So we spent a lot of time, a lot of weekends, a lot of getaways, you know, over in Napa Valley, which is just all wine country. And so at first I remember, like having a timber tantrum with Megan through an email and I was like no, I'm so close, like don't tell me that alcohol is bad for you.
Speaker 3:But so I wasn't. I wasn't fully rooted with it, but in my like I still was, like I was just ready to give it up, but I just wasn't a hundred percent rooted. So when we would go out to dinner, or you know, we still had like a ton of wine, you know, in the house and my husband would be like I'm going to have a glass of wine, do you want a glass? And I'd be like no, why? Like, why don't you want a glass of wine? It would get questioned, you know. Or if I got you know a glass of water, you know at a restaurant and somebody's like everybody else is getting alcohol, aren't you drinking? Like, why are you questioning that? Like I wouldn't question you Like it's my choice, but now I'm so rooted in it and like you know it's just, it never gets brought up anymore.
Speaker 2:So yeah, that's what happens.
Speaker 3:They just stop asking the question, yeah yeah, yeah, they do yeah yeah, so I can definitely relate to that, yeah, yeah, and it's a big.
Speaker 2:It's a big thing. It's a hard hurdle to get over because it's just been so socially like part of it and you're boring if you don't drink, right, which is just not the case, yeah, but that's all part of the programming again, of what we're being told, right, that you can't have fun without it. And I actually have one friend here in the area who recently quit drinking and even him asking so what do you look forward to? Then?
Speaker 2:It's like life not not feeling like shit the next day. You know like exactly so, and it's great, like it's. It's hard for people because it's been so, so normalized and I, honestly, am grateful because of my bodybuilding competition, but that's the thing when there's a goal I have in mind, I don't care, I don't care, I'll do what needs to be done. And so with the alcohol, I stopped back then already and it snuck back in like not badly, but like a little more frequently, and but that made it so much easier to stop again because I was like, oh yeah, I mean this, I've done this before, so I just stop and then, and then it's done.
Speaker 2:But yeah, there's a lot of social stigma and stuff around it, and especially, I know, in cities like Amsterdam, for example, like more the the Western areas, well, here too, to be honest. But here it's a different thing. I feel it's a different thing. I feel like there's a lot of escapism in in, uh, especially when I look at my, my siblings, maybe my sister more than my brother, but like it's a lot of escapism when it comes to to to drinking. You know, like a lot of like, oh, I've had a hard week and I need to forget about like my hard week and like unwind and relax and and it's, it's really bad. It's just so sad actually that we, that people, want to escape their own lives so badly. You know that's, that's not good. I don't think we should be living like that. I never felt that way so, and I don't think we need to, so I'm I choose not to.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I just wrote a whole. I did a source channeling on Sunday about addiction. So it's funny, that's the things I talked about. Was it's so interesting and like all of that and how dark force related it is to, you know, hollywood glamorizing alcohol and drugs and all of this kind of stuff, is it just keeps us limited and it keeps us yeah.
Speaker 2:But isn't that with everything Like? That's the thing, Like I posted recently with the body positivity movement and when you start realizing they twist body positivity in a way that you're supposed to feel positive about your body but they're actually keeping you down and small and compliant with being unhappy in your body by by like how do you say like? By putting like a mask over it, saying like this is so that you can feel great in all shapes and sizes, and in fact they're just pushing like unhealthy bodies and like keeping you small. It's really insane. When you start seeing how much this is being done in all areas, Like look at Ozempic, that's a new thing as well that's like it's crazy.
Speaker 2:But what it does to your body is like insane. It's like a no, no, I was like anything that does that that quickly is not good for you, Like it just can't be. And the thing is, again it's taking you away from the power that you have, because you have that power, but we want to be disconnected from our bodies and we want to be getting the results as quick as possible, and so that, for that again like disconnects you even more from what your body's trying to communicate to you. And so what's going to happen? It's going to show up in other areas of your life and you're just going to, you're just going to have a worse time, so, but people don't realize that that's the thing they're so easy to be like. Oh, this is it, this is just who I am.
Speaker 2:And it's, it's, it's crazy because it's not. You know, you can do so much more like and, and. When people start realizing that, that's like the coolest thing, when they start realizing, oh, I don't, this is not how I'm supposed to be. So yeah, it's, it's really, it's really crazy.
Speaker 1:Well, this was so.
Speaker 2:I know.
Speaker 1:I'm like I could chat about this all day.
Speaker 2:I know I was like there's another rabbit hole I could go down just over here.
Speaker 1:Well, thank you so much for coming on. Yeah, no problem.
Speaker 2:I hope you enjoyed it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, no I love it. I love our chats.
Speaker 2:Thank you so much for having me.
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