Episode 10 — Feeling Lost in a New Season of Life? You Are Not Alone Featuring Dianelle Amin, Life Coach for Women in Transition

Ep. 19: You were Made to Create, Not Just Endure. Mind the Wedge Series.

Have you ever felt like your circumstances were a sentence from God? Like if you just endured long enough — gracefully enough, faithfully enough — you would finally earn your way out? That belief has a name. And it is quietly keeping you out of creator mode. In this episode Cynthia tackles Paradigm 4 of the Mind the Wedge Series — the belief that suffering is how you grow. Not the truth that hard seasons teach us something valuable. The deeper, sneakier belief that the struggle itself is the point. That staying in it is righteous. That moving through it and building something new on the other side is somehow giving up. This one is for the woman who is tired but does not feel allowed to say so. The woman who has spiritualized her exhaustion for so long she has forgotten what alive actually feels like. The woman whose spirit has been saying move — and whose ego mind keeps translating that into not yet, not safe, not now. You were not sentenced to your suffering. You were made to create. And this episode is where that shift begins. IN THIS EPISODE * The vision of what life looks like when you move through the storm instead of alongside it * Why the suffering paradigm is tricky — because it wraps real truth in a limiting belief * The personal story of carrying singleness as a cross to bear and earning gold stars for suffering gracefully * The moment the growth actually happens — and it is not where most of us think * How we nurture, feed, and protect our struggle while pretending we want to get rid of it * Why your brain stays in familiar suffering even when it is miserable — and how it dresses fear up as faith * The buffalo analogy — why running through the storm gets you out faster * The critical distinction between pain and suffering * How to shift from victim frequency back into creator frequency * Don’t forget — the Mind the Wedge Quiz is live in the show notes WORTH HEARING TWICE “God is not handing out points for suffering well. He is not grading your pain management skills. That is the ego mind turning everything into a performance review.” “We say we want something different. But we often nurture the struggle, feed it, keep it safe, justify it, protect it — all the while pretending we want to get rid of it.” “Familiar is not the same as working. And okay and fine are not the same as alive.” “Pain is the experience. Suffering is the narrative layered on top of it.” “The pain was a tool. The friction was a tool. But they were never the destination. And they were never a life sentence.” LET THIS LAND When you release the belief that enduring means suffering — something opens up. Not just relief. Space. Space to look at what the season gave you, acknowledge how it expanded you, and ask the question your spirit has been waiting for: What do I get to create next? QUESTION TO SIT WITH THIS WEEK Where have you been staying in something longer than what is serving your spirit? What struggle has become a permanent resident — part of your identity? And what would you create — what would become possible — if you chose to take what this season gave you and build something new from it? LINKS & RESOURCES * Take the Mind the Wedge Quiz: https://eneralign.kit.com/f1fb8cdad4 [https://eneralign.kit.com/f1fb8cdad4] * Join the Wedge Weekly Newsletter: https://eneralign.kit.com/f1fb8cdad4 [https://eneralign.kit.com/f1fb8cdad4] * Subscribe to the Energy Aligned Woman Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-energy-aligned-woman/id1886494934 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-energy-aligned-woman/id1886494934] * Email Cynthia: Cynthia@eneralign.com [Cynthia@eneralign.com] CONNECT WITH ME Instagram: @EnerAlign — https://www.instagram.com/eneralign/ [ https://www.instagram.com/eneralign/] Facebook: EnerAlign — Cynthia Burkman — https://www.facebook.com/EnerAlign [https://www.facebook.com/EnerAlign] Website: EnerAlign.com [EnerAlign.com] Newsletter: https://app.kit.com/forms/designers/9362489/edit If this episode resonated, share it with a woman who needs to hear it.

Ep.18: What You Desire Is Already Available. Mind the Wedge Paradigm 3.

Imagine waking up and not having to chase anything. No keeping up with an invisible standard. No checking your behavior against an arbitrary list. No wondering if you did enough yesterday to deserve something good today. Just — open. Available. In the flow of what is already being given. That is not a fantasy. That is your natural state. And in this episode Cynthia walks through the third paradigm in the Mind the Wedge Series — the belief that receiving is transactional. That what you desire is only available if you earn it. That God is up there with a red pen, grading your work and moving the brownie based on your performance. Spoiler: He is not. The frequency of what you desire is already broadcasting. The signal has never been off. This episode is about learning to tune in — and stop chasing what was already yours. IN THIS EPISODE * What life actually looks like when you are living in receiving energy — not chasing, just open * The transactional blessing paradigm — where it comes from and how it quietly runs the show * The Superman visualization — what happens when you try to open your heart to receive * Why judgment makes us contract — and how that closes the door on what we are asking for * The sun analogy — God as a consistent, unconditional source that never turns off * The Law of Resonance — how to identify the frequency of the life you want and start living it now * The garden story — how one friend started ‘creating freedom’ in her own backyard * How gratitude, language, and aligned action build capacity to receive * The Mind the Wedge Quiz is officially live — find out which paradigm is running your show WORTH HEARING TWICE “Receiving is not a chase. It is an opening.” “If you think you can or you think you can’t — you are right. If we say we don’t have and we can’t — we have made it true. Not because God agreed. But because we closed the door.” “God is not flipping switches. He is not turning the frequency of abundance on and off based on how well you performed this week.” “Alignment without action is just wishing and hoping. But action without alignment is a whack-a-mole game.” “What is in your life at the moment that you have not chosen to receive?” LET THIS LAND God is not flipping the frequency on and off. He is the sun — consistently shining, sending warmth and light without condition, without evaluation, without a performance review. The only time you don’t feel that warmth is when you move. The frequency has never been off. You just get to tune in. RESOURCES MENTIONED * The Mind the Wedge Quiz [https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6a43cf05abd30d63f4440617] — takes 2 minutes, find your paradigm: * The Law of Resonance — the principle that like frequencies attract and magnify. QUESTION TO SIT WITH THIS WEEK What is available in your life at the moment that you have not chosen to receive? And what story are you telling yourself that is keeping you from receiving it? LINKS & RESOURCES * Take the Mind the Wedge Quiz: [https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6a43cf05abd30d63f4440617] * Join the Newsletter [https://eneralign.kit.com/f1fb8cdad4] — receive your Mind the Wedge ponder questions: * Subscribe to the Energy Aligned Woman Podcast: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-energy-aligned-woman/id1886494934] CONNECT WITH ME Instagram: @EnerAlign — https://www.instagram.com/eneralign/ [https://www.instagram.com/eneralign/] Facebook: EnerAlign — Cynthia Burkman — https://www.facebook.com/EnerAlign [https://www.facebook.com/EnerAlign] Website: EnerAlign.com [EnerAlign.com] If this episode resonated, share it with a woman who needs to hear it.

It's Your Plan, Too!

EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode of the Energy Aligned Woman Podcast, spiritual alignment coach Cynthia Burkman tackles one of the most paralyzing limiting beliefs women of faith carry — the belief that there is one right plan and it belongs to God alone. If you have ever felt stuck waiting for a sign, wondering if your desires are aligned with God's will, or resigned yourself to the idea that what you want simply isn't meant for you, this episode will shift everything. Cynthia explores the connection between spiritual alignment, energy frequency, and co-creation with God — teaching women how to stop waiting for permission and start moving with confidence as intentional creators. Through personal stories, the baking analogy for co-creation, and the powerful truth that your spirit and God are already on the same frequency, this episode helps Christian women, women of faith, and spiritually minded women break free from passive faith and step into the abundant, purposeful life their spirit came here to create. If you are searching for how to align your energy with God, manifest your desires through faith, or understand what it means to be a co-creator with the divine — this episode is your starting point. WHAT YOU WILL GET FROM THIS EPISODE * The vision of what life looks like when you move with confidence as a co-creator * The trailhead moment — what paralysis actually looks like and why we stay stuck * The dating coach question that shifted everything: “You believe God said… except you?” * What the mind does when it removes you from the equation entirely * The truth about your spirit’s partnership with God — and what kahoots actually means * The Little Soul and the Sun — a story by Neale Donald Walsch about contrast, expansion, and what our souls came here to experience * The baking analogy — what you put in the bowl matters, and God is the oven * How to identify the feeling underneath your desire — and why that feeling is the frequency * How to become an intentional co-creator starting this week LET THIS LAND God is not standing at the top of the trail judging which path you picked. He is right there with you on whatever path you chose — your biggest fan, your greatest support, the wind behind every step you take. Your desires are yours to have. And together — you make them happen. RESOURCES MENTIONED * The Little Soul and the Sun — Neale Donald Walsch * The Universe Reflects Who You Are — Good Vibes (song) * Email Cynthia: Cynthia@eneralign.com [Cynthia@eneralign.com] QUESTION TO SIT WITH THIS WEEK What are you putting in the bowl? Not what you wish you were putting in — what are you actually mixing together right now? What beliefs, what stories, what emotions are you handing over and expecting something different to come out? Because when you know what is in the bowl, you can change the recipe. LINKS & RESOURCES * Join the Wedge Weekly Newsletter: https://eneralign.kit.com/f1fb8cdad4 [https://eneralign.kit.com/f1fb8cdad4] * Subscribe to the Energy Aligned Woman Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-energy-aligned-woman/id1886494934 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-energy-aligned-woman/id1886494934] CONNECT WITH ME Instagram: @EnerAlign — https://www.instagram.com/eneralign/ [https://www.instagram.com/eneralign/] Facebook: EnerAlign — Cynthia Burkman — https://www.facebook.com/EnerAlign [https://www.facebook.com/EnerAlign] Website: EnerAlign.com [http://eneralign.com] If this episode resonated, share it with a woman who needs to hear it.

Episode 16: The "Not Enough" Belief That's Creating a Wedge Between You and God

Have you ever felt that pull toward something you deeply desire — and then felt the doubt creep in right behind it? That cycle of excitement followed by uncertainty, of wanting and then wondering why you can’t seem to get there, has a name. It is the “not enough” paradigm. And it may be quietly creating a wedge between you and God and between you and the life your spirit already knows is possible. In this first episode of the Mind the Wedge Series, Cynthia walks through where the “not enough” belief comes from, how it sounds in your everyday life, what it does to your relationship with God, what your brain is actually doing when it runs this story — and the truth that dismantles it completely. IN THIS EPISODE * The cycle of desire, doubt, and the spiral into “not enough” * How this paradigm shows up quietly in everyday life * The two directions it takes you in your relationship with God — performing or resigning * What your brain is actually doing and why it looks for evidence to confirm the belief * The story of the candy — and what one small moment can tell us about ourselves * The truth about worth, love, and your spirit’s unbreakable connection to God * Why awareness is always where alignment begins QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE “It is a lens. And once it is on — you see everything through it.” “Neither of those is faith. One is performance. The other is survival.” “It was not God telling you that you were not enough. It was your mind trying to make sense of pain.” “You are a masterpiece because you are part of the Master. You are someone because you are some of the One.” — Rabbi Aaron, quoted by Cathy Heller “Awareness is the key to alignment.” QUESTION TO SIT WITH THIS WEEK What is the reason you believe you don’t have what you most desire? Not the surface answer — the real one. And once you have it — is it possible that reason is rooted in a limiting belief? LINKS & RESOURCES * Join the Newsletter — receive your Mind the Wedge ponder questions: NEWSLETTER LINK [https://eneralign.kit.com/f1fb8cdad4] * Cathy Heller — Energy is Everything Podcast * Subscribe to the Energy Aligned Woman Podcast: PODCAST LINK [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-energy-aligned-woman/id1886494934] CONNECT WITH ME Instagram: @EnerAlign [https://www.instagram.com/eneralign/] Facebook: EnerAlign — Cynthia Burkman [https://www.facebook.com/EnerAlign] Website: EnerAlign.com [http://eneralign.com] If this episode resonated, share it with a woman who would love to hear it, too.

Ep. 15: 6 Week Series on How Paradigms May Be the Wedge Between you and God

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Something big is coming — and in this episode, I am finally saying out loud what I have been tiptoeing around. Our limiting beliefs and the stories our ego mind insists are true don’t just block us from creating what we want. They can quietly create a wedge in our relationship with God. In this honest, personal episode, I share what has been coming up in conversations with women just like you — and why I am launching a 6-week series dedicated to identifying and breaking down the beliefs that may be creating distance between you and God and between you and the life you are here to live. The Mind the Wedge Series starts next week. LINKS & RESOURCES • Join the Newsletter. Join the Newsletter! [https://eneralign.kit.com/f1fb8cdad4] CONNECT WITH ME Instagram: @EnerAlign [https://www.instagram.com/eneralign/] Facebook: Eneralign-Cynthia Burkman [https://www.facebook.com/EnerAlign] Website: EnerAlign.com [http://www.eneralign.com/] If this episode resonated, share it with a woman who needs to hear it.