{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Plenty with Kate Northrup","title":"168. The Missing Piece in Every Manifesting Conversation — And Why Your Affirmations Backfire","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1480,"description":"Most conversations about manifestation focus on changing your thoughts. But what if the real reason your affirmations aren't working has nothing to do with your mindset?\n\nIn this solo episode, Kate Northrup shares the missing piece she believes is absent from nearly every manifestation conversation: the body. Drawing on decades of studying manifestation—from listening to Abraham Hicks cassette tapes as a child to her work in neuroscience and nervous system regulation—Kate explains why lasting change doesn't come from thinking differently, but from feeling differently.\nShe explores why your nervous system determines what you're able to receive, how stress keeps you stuck in familiar patterns, and why trying to force a higher vibration often backfires. You'll also learn why manifestation isn't about controlling outcomes but expanding your capacity to safely receive what you truly desire.\nIf you've ever felt like you're doing all the \"right\" manifestation practices without seeing results, this episode offers a grounded, body-first perspective that may completely change the way you approach creating the life you want.\n\"Manifesting is not about changing what you think. It's about changing how you feel.\"  - Kate Northrup\n🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:00 Why Affirmations Don't Work\n01:38 Kate's First Manifestation Lesson\n04:15 The Problem with Positive Thinking\n06:01 What Manifestation Really Is\n08:45 Why the Body Comes First\n11:55 Your Nervous System Sets the Limit\n15:02 Feeling Safe to Receive\n17:37 Stress, Capacity & Manifestation\n20:19 Practice the Feeling First\n21:13 Body First, Bank Account Second\nLinks and Resources:Kate's Instagram\nZiva Magic Maker\n✨ What If Manifesting Wasn't About Trying Harder?\nMost people think manifestation is about positive thinking or visualizing what they want.\nBut you can't manifest from a stressed nervous system. When your body is in survival mode, it scans for what might go wrong, not for opportunity. No amount of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o03JRta_QRrWYpVnGEniH9ofqOD9uyABk7kkXvT0B_E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ1MzMzLzE2OTUz/ODkwNzQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}