The Universe Is Not Uber Eats: The Truth About Manifesting with Colette Baron-Reid | 377

Jan 7, 2026

Colette Baron-Reid, intuitive oracle expert and bestselling author, shares a grounded take on manifesting. She reframes it as alignment over attachment. Short practices like meditative drawing, curiosity, and gratitude get highlighted. The conversation debunks performative spirituality and shows manifesting as a daily practice of who you are becoming.

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INSIGHT

You Manifest Who You Are

You don't manifest what you want; you manifest who you are.
Becoming the person who can hold the thing is the core of true manifesting.

ADVICE

Avoid Outcome Attachment

Let go of attachment to outcomes and avoid using manifesting to try to control external circumstances.
Focus on becoming the person who can hold the desired experience instead of forcing the form.

ADVICE

Rehearse Feeling, Then Follow Crumbs

Rehearse the feeling of having what you want and drill down on your 'why'.
Stay curious, grateful, and loosely attached to the form it takes while following synchronicity crumbs.

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Manifesting has been turned into a social media vending machine: think it, post it, get it. Spoiler alert: the universe is not Uber Eats.

In this episode, Nicole goes full curious skeptic with Colette Baron-Reid, internationally respected intuitive, oracle expert, and bestselling author—to reclaim manifesting from influencer fluff and bring it back to what it actually is: alignment over attachment, being over chasing, partnership over control.

This is not about “good vibes only” or visualizing a yacht and waiting for it to dock. It’s about who you’re becoming, how you’re showing up, and what you’re rehearsing every single day—consciously or not.

What We Get Into:

Why performative spirituality cheapens real intuition (and why it feels so off)
The truth bomb: you don’t manifest what you want—you manifest what you are
Why attachment to outcomes kills trust, joy, and momentum
How curiosity + gratitude open the door to synchronicity
The science behind perception, focus, and your brain’s internal “sorting system”
Colette’s Art of Manifesting practice: a meditative drawing method using circles and flowy lines to rewire patterns and co-create with intention
Destiny vs. free will—and why it’s not either/or
Why manifesting doesn’t eliminate pain or challenge, but can radically transform how you experience your life

Bottom line: manifesting isn’t a magic trick—it’s a practice. You don’t get to control the universe, but you do get to control how you show up, what you rehearse, and what you’re available for… and that’s where the real power (and real transformation) lives.

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Connect with Colette:

Website: https://www.colettebaronreid.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Manifesting-Meditative-Drawing-Practice/dp/1401997856/ref=

FB: https://www.facebook.com/colettebaronreid

IG: https://www.instagram.com/colettebaron_reid/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ColetteBaronReid/featured

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