Facing Fear, Taxes, and Financial Tests

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.

Want to see where her journey began? Watch her original episode on our YouTube channel.   

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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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The Expanded Podcast, from To Be Magnetic™ (TBM), is the leading manifestation podcast rooted in neuroscience, psychology, and energetics. Hosted by TBM’s Chief Content Officer Jessica Gill, with monthly appearances from founder Lacy Phillips, Expanded is where science and the mystical meet to help you manifest in the most grounded, practical, and life-changing way.

At TBM, we’ve redefined manifestation through Neural Manifestation™—our proven, science-backed method developed with neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart. This process helps you reprogram limiting beliefs at the subconscious level so you can create the life most aligned with your authenticity.

Each week, we take you inside the TBM practice to help you expand your subconscious to believe what you desire is possible. Through expert interviews, thought leader conversations, TBM teachings, and real member success stories, you’ll learn how to:
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 – Heal your inner child and integrate shadow work
 – Set boundaries, strengthen intuition, and reclaim self-worth
 – Manifest relationships, careers, abundance, and experiences that align with your true self

With over than 40 million downloads and a global community in over 100 countries, Expanded has become the gold standard in manifestation content. Think of it as your weekly practice for expanding your mind, believing what you want is possible, and manifesting the life you’re meant to live.

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