Wanting What You Want Without Guilt

Wanting What You Want Without Guilt

Podcast Shownotes:

Lauren and Blaine are back with a follow-up to an episode that stirred up a lot. This time, they’re sitting with the phrase “I want to”—and why it can be surprisingly hard to say out loud.

For Lauren, that phrase didn’t feel empowering at first. It felt loaded. Like stepping on a landmine of guilt, old stories, and a nervous system trained to downplay desire. In this conversation, she shares what came up, what softened, and how staying with the discomfort opened a new door.

Together, Lauren and Blaine unpack the difference between performative motivation (“I get to!”) and the kind that actually sticks. They also walk through a grounding energy practice to help you reconnect with your center when want feels like a risk. This one’s honest, personal, and practical—in that way healing tends to be: a little messy, a little awkward, and a whole lot of worth it.

In This Episode:

The emotional charge behind “I want to”—and where it comes from.How trauma can mess with your relationship to desire.A simple energy technique to settle your system when you feel unworthy or untethered.Why real behavior change starts with telling the truth—to yourself.

Takeaway:

Wants aren’t indulgent. They’re information. Naming them isn’t self-centered—it’s self-honoring.

The Energy Works episode from the past that Lauren and Blaine refer to in this episode is called “The ‘Should’ Trap: How to Build Habits You Actually Want”

🔗 Listen now and explore the power of wanting—because you deserve to want what you want.✨ Like, subscribe, and share your own reflections on desire and motivation.