In this episode, we talk about the part of sobriety no one really prepares you for—what happens after the numbing is gone.

Especially if you’re a woman.
Especially if you’re a mother.
Especially if you’ve spent much of your life surviving.

We explore why sobriety doesn’t automatically calm the nervous system, how survival patterns like fight, flight, freeze, and fawn show up after alcohol is gone, and why parenting can amplify everything you’re feeling.

This isn’t about willpower.
It’s not about trying harder.
And it’s definitely not about failure.

It’s about understanding your nervous system—and learning how to create safety in small, sustainable ways.

If you’ve ever wondered:

• “Why am I more irritable now that I’m sober?”

• “Why do I still feel overwhelmed?”

• “What’s wrong with me if I did everything ‘right’?”

This episode is for you.

You are not broken.
Sobriety didn’t fail you.
Your body is just asking for the next layer of care.

🎧 Listen in—and know you’re not alone.

Sobriety Nervous System Reset Guide

The Parenting Transformation Mini Guide

In this episode, Crystal explores the concept of the highest timeline, emphasizing the importance of recognizing when one is being pulled toward their true potential. She discusses the often-disruptive nature of alignment, the signs that indicate personal transformation, and the common self-blockages that prevent individuals from embracing their highest selves. Crystal provides actionable steps for aligning with one's highest timeline, including daily practices and journaling prompts to facilitate self-discovery and growth.

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Journal Prompts to Anchor in Highest Timeline:

1. Who am I becoming right now?

2. What patterns or relationships belong to a previous version of me?

3. Where is my intuition leading me?

4. What fear is trying to stop me?

5. What would my highest self-choose today?

Here are some takeaways
Your highest timeline aligns with your healed identity.
The journey to your highest timeline can feel chaotic.
Disruption is often a sign of alignment.
Intuition often speaks louder than logic during transitions.
Feeling off in familiar places indicates growth.
Old patterns must be released to embrace new realities.
Opportunities will align with who you are becoming.
Self-investment is crucial for personal transformation.
Community support enhances the journey of self-discovery.
You are worthy of your highest timeline and must trust the process.

Why do we cling to control even when it exhausts us, isolates us, or keeps us stuck in survival mode?

In this episode of You Ain’t Gotta Lie to Thrive, we’re unpacking the truth behind control as a trauma response — and why it feels safer than surrender, connection, or trust.

You’ll learn:

✨ Why control becomes your default coping mechanism
✨ How your nervous system mistakes predictability for safety
✨ How controlling everything actually blocks connection, intuition, and healing
✨ The hidden fears underneath your need to micromanage
✨ What starts to open up when you finally loosen the grip

This is a heart-opening, truth-checking episode for anyone who grew up in chaos, instability, or environments where emotional safety wasn’t guaranteed. If you’ve ever been called “bossy,” “too much,” or “always needing to be in charge”… this episode isn’t here to shame you — it’s here to explain you.

I’ll also walk you through gentle, trauma-informed steps to begin releasing control without feeling powerless, unsafe, or unprotected.

If you’re ready to breathe again, trust yourself again, and stop carrying life in a death grip, this episode is your invitation.

🎧 Tune in now and let’s break these patterns together.
You ain’t gotta lie to thrive — and you don’t gotta control everything to feel safe.

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