What Happens When You Stop Performing

The Truth About Depression, Spirituality & Healing

What happens when all the tools you've relied on for years stop working? In this deeply personal episode, I share my experience navigating depression, burnout, single motherhood, nervous system overwhelm, and the difficult decision to accept support in a way I never expected—through antidepressants. As someone who teaches healing, embodiment, Reiki, and nervous system regulation, I carried a lot of shame around needing help. I believed I should be able to heal myself. Instead, I found myself crying every day, exhausted, disconnected from joy, and wondering what was wrong with me. This episode is an honest conversation about breaking the stigma around mental health support, learning to ask for help, and discovering that healing doesn't always look the way we think it should. If you've been carrying too much for too long, this episode is for you. Topics discussed: • Depression and nervous system burnout • Single motherhood and chronic stress • Spirituality and antidepressants • Learning to receive support • Asking for help without shame • Rebuilding after survival mode • Finding joy again

What Happens When You Stop Performing

What happens when the life you've built no longer fits the person you're becoming? In this deeply personal episode, I share the truth behind my decision to step away from social media, the burnout that led me there, and the massive identity shift I've been navigating over the past two years. From divorce and single motherhood to losing friendships, rebuilding my business, and learning how to receive support for the first time in my life, this episode is an honest look at what happens when everything falls apart—and the unexpected beauty that can emerge from the rubble. We talk about: • Burnout and breaking points • The grief of outgrowing people and relationships • Why healing isn't linear • Learning to let yourself be supported • Building a life rooted in safety instead of survival • Trusting the pause, even when it makes no sense If you're feeling lost, overwhelmed, or like your entire world is shifting beneath your feet, this conversation is for you. You are not behind. You are not broken. And you are exactly where you need to be.

The Mirror Doesn’t Lie — Activation for Truth + Embodiment

This episode is not a normal podcast. This is a transmission. I sat down to record something completely different… and instead, an activation came through—powerful, direct, and deeply confronting. Kali Ma stepped in with one message: look in the mirror. This episode will activate you into: – radical self-responsibility – breaking illusion and fear – reconnecting to your power – releasing victim patterns – embodied truth and identity shifts Some of what comes through may not fully make sense to your mind—and that’s intentional. This works on an energetic level. Do not listen while driving. Give yourself space to receive. If this activates something in you, you’re not meant to just hear it—you’re meant to do something with it. Ways to go deeper: – 20-minute 1:1 sessions ($111) – Text/voice support (25 min for $75) – Kali activations + masterclasses – 5 Element Dragon Fire Reiki (Levels 1–3 available) Message me or check the links below to step into deeper work. You are not here to stay stuck. You are here to wake up. https://www.carriebriggscoaching.com https://carrie-briggs-coaching.kit.com/products/kalima [https://carrie-briggs-coaching.kit.com/products/kalima]

he Truth About Working With Kali Ma & Dark Goddesses

In this episode of Live Happily Ever Now, Carrie dives deep into the truth about the Dark Divine Feminine, Kali Ma, dragons, embodiment, rage, magnetism, and the power of radical self-truth. This conversation is raw, unfiltered, and deeply activating. Carrie shares her personal experiences working with Kali Ma and dark goddess energy, how spiritual bypassing kept her stuck for years, and why true healing requires accountability, embodiment, and the willingness to face yourself fully. Inside this episode: * The biggest misconception about the dark feminine * Why people fear feminine power * How rage, grief, sexuality, and magnetism are connected * Spiritual bypassing vs true embodiment * Working with Kali Ma, dragons, Medusa, Lilith, Hecate & Persephone * Healing after emotional, narcissistic, and physical abuse * Why shadow work doesn’t have to take forever * Reclaiming your voice, truth, power, and authenticity * What happens when you stop shrinking yourself This episode is for the women who are done playing small. The women who are ready to reclaim their fire. The women who are ready to become fully embodied in their truth. If this episode speaks to you, share it, leave a review, and tag Carrie on Instagram.

Your Sexual Energy Is Your Power (Stop Ignoring This)

This is the episode where everything changes. We’re talking about sexual energy, dark feminine power, and the truth about why you’re still not fully receiving what you want. This episode is a turning point. I’m stepping fully into the energy I’ve been resisting for years… the deep, raw, unapologetic dark feminine + sexual power that changes everything. We’re not talking about sex the way you’ve been taught. We’re talking about sexual energy as your life force. Your magnetism. Your embodiment. Your ability to call in everything you desire. Because here’s the truth… You don’t manifest from your mind. You don’t manifest from more healing. You manifest from your embodied power. And most people? Are still ashamed of it. In this episode, we go into: * Why sexual energy = magnetism, confidence, and manifestation * The deep shame conditioning around sex and power * The dark feminine and why it’s been demonized * How you’re blocking money, clients, love, and desire by disconnecting from your body * What it actually looks like to embody your seductress energy (without the BS) * The difference between performing sexuality vs being it * Why you’ve already done the healing… and what’s actually missing This is not soft. This is not “love and light.” This is the part of you that’s been waiting to be unleashed. If you’re ready to stop playing small and start being the energy that gets everything she wants… Let’s go.