Awkward is the doorway to authentic 💡

Sep 30, 2025 4:01 pm

🌟 Vibrations & Manifestations Newsletter

“Awkward is the doorway to authentic.”


Hello beautiful friend,


We’ve been busy in the last two episodes digging into some powerful territory—healing old patterns, rewriting the inner code, and yes, even talking to ourselves in the mirror.


Here’s a roundup of the tools, quotes, and a little extra bonus for you, our subscribers.



✨ Episode 66: Trauma & Manifestation Alignment

Sometimes our nervous system is running a program we didn’t consciously choose. Trauma wires the brain to expect danger, and manifestation gets scrambled by those old signals.


Listener Quote from the show:

“The human mind is fundamentally wired to blur the line between what you witness, what you remember, and what you choose to create.”

Tips & Tools from Ep 66:

  • Pause Before Reacting: Use a 3-second sovereignty reset. Breathe, drop your shoulders, reclaim your space.
  • Inner Weather Report: Ask yourself, “What’s the climate inside me right now?” Sun, storm, or foggy? Awareness is the first step.
  • Segment Realignment: Before entering a conversation or task, take a few seconds to re-choose your energy.

💛 Episode 67: Love Myself — The Mirror Practice

This one was inspired by Andy Grammer’s uplifting anthem Love Myself. The whole practice? Looking yourself in the eye and saying “I love you.” Simple, awkward, transformative.


Fun Quotes from Ep 67:

“Awkward is the doorway to authentic.”
“Every ‘I love you’ you say to yourself is a rep in the gym of worthiness.”

Tips & Tools from Ep 67:

  • Daily Mirror Ritual: Each morning, eye contact + three lines:
  • I love you. I love who you are. I love who you are becoming.
  • Sticky Note Boost: Place “I love you” notes on mirrors, laptops, or your phone.
  • Voice Note Method: Record your own voice saying loving affirmations—play it back when your critic gets loud.

🎶 Bonus Value for Subscribers

We always like to leave you with something extra here:

  • Playlist Boost: Queue up Andy Grammer’s Love Myself and let it be your soundtrack this week. Then explore the rest of his catalog—songs like Keep Your Head Up and Don’t Give Up On Me are sonic vitamins for the soul.
  • Mini Practice: Try combining the two episodes: before your mirror ritual (Ep 67), pause for an Inner Weather Report (Ep 66). Notice what’s stormy inside, and then let the “I love you” be the sunlight breaking through.
  • Subscriber-Only Reflection Prompt: What old belief or piece of “static” have I been carrying that says love only counts if someone else says it? Write it down, then speak your new code out loud.

🌌 Closing Thought

Self-love doesn’t erase the love we’ve lost. It carries it forward. Each awkward, sincere “I love you” builds a foundation that no one else can take away.


Thanks for being part of this journey with us. You’re not just listening—you’re practicing, experimenting, and building new pathways in real time. That’s powerful.


With love and light,


Shelley Carney-Younis

Producer of Vibrations and Manifestations

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