ALIGNED & ALIVE with Chrissy May

In this episode of Aligned & Alive , Chrissy explores a powerful insight from neuroscience: addiction isn’t just about substances — it’s the gradual narrowing of what brings us pleasure.  When our nervous system becomes accustomed to constant stimulation, everyday life can start to feel flat, restless, or unsatisfying. This conversation invites you to gently examine what your brain has been tr...

Monday Morning Mindset: Coffee with Chrissy! Overwhelm isn’t always a sign that you’re doing too much. More often, it’s a signal that too much of your time and energy is going toward what doesn’t actually matter. In this Monday Mindset episode, we slow things down and talk about how overwhelm builds quietly — through constant consumption, automatic scrolling, and giving your attention away before...

Welcome back to Aligned & Alive!  Today’s Sunday Soul Drop is a sacred pause — an invitation to step out of the noise, release what you’ve been carrying, and begin your week rooted in stillness, trust, and faith. This episode is about surrender . Not striving for answers. Not revisiting the past. But placing every concern, every unanswered question, and every heavy thought into God’s hands — a...

What if self-respect—not approval—became the standard you live by? In this episode of Aligned & Alive , Chrissy explores what self-respect actually looks like when it’s lived, not just talked about. This is a grounded, practical conversation about values, boundaries, environment, and the decisions that quietly shape how we relate to ourselves and others. This episode walks through three clear...

If you’ve ever looked back and thought, “I knew better… why didn’t I listen?” this episode is for you. Chrissy breaks down discernment in simple, real-life language—how clarity gets overridden by emotional pressure, why peace is the signal of alignment, and how learning to slow down restores trust in yourself. Support the show 1:1 Mastery Immersion with Chrissy! **GRAB MY BOOK ON AMAZON!** https:/...

Happy New Year!!  This episode introduces three foundational anchors for real change: regulating your nervous system before rebuilding, reclaiming inner authority, and protecting your environment. Chrissy also shares how returning to her faith and relationship with Jesus Christ became the grounding lens for discernment, leadership, and peace. If you’re navigating change in your health, mindset, le...

In this week’s Sunday Soul Drop, Chrissy May guides you through a powerful meditation on love, healing, and faith . Now more than ever, it’s essential that we don’t check out but check in,  to ourselves, to one another, and to God. This episode is an invitation to soften, to release what no longer serves you, and to remember that love is the highest power. You’ll be guided to connect with the eter...

Today, we’re diving into the power of affirmations —simple, potent words that reprogram your subconscious and align you with your highest self. Together, we’ll move through 55 affirmations designed to help you step into clarity, trust, abundance, and love. Why 55? The number 55 holds a profound spiritual vibration: Transformation + Freedom : The energy of 5 represents freedom, adventure, and life...

This soul-meets-science convo is your prescription to let go, lean into faith, and rewire trauma for deep healing. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Christopher M. Holze, chiropractor and founder of Holze Wellness Center, to unpack how surrender, faith, and nervous-system work unlock real healing. You’ll learn why the body stores emotional trauma (and how techniques like applied kinesiology and...

Sunday Soul Drop: Healing Your Heart This week’s Soul Drop takes you into the sacred space of your heart,  a sanctuary of love, compassion, and deep restoration. Through this guided meditation, you’ll soften the walls you’ve built for safety, release the weight you’ve been carrying, and reconnect with the quiet wisdom that’s been within you all along. In this meditation, you’ll experience: Gentle...

What happens when everything you’ve built begins to fall apart? In this episode, my guest Kristen Petronio shares what it was like to walk through seasons of deep grief, depression, and uncertainty, and the ways faith, therapy, and slowing down helped her begin to rebuild. We talk about the courage it takes to surrender control, how to live with more intention, and why the most difficult seasons c...

What if the stories you’ve carried your whole life were never really yours to begin with? In this episode, I sit down with Jason Smith, host of The Blueprint Podcast. Jason shares how years on the frontlines, reading the notes people left behind, and witnessing life’s most fragile moments, forced him to confront his own deeply rooted beliefs of “not enoughness”. We also talk about how childhood st...

What do you do when everything you’ve built starts to fall apart? In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend and soul sister, Jenna DiGiuseppi, a Reiki master teacher and integrated healing arts practitioner, to talk about what it really means to evolve through life’s unexpected transitions. Jenna opens up about the emotional breakdown that followed her painful divorce, being left to raise tw...

This week’s Soul Drop is an invitation to rise.  Today, we’re tapping into the transformative power of forgiveness, the sacred gateway to true freedom. Holding onto anger or resentment doesn’t protect you; it traps you. Science shows that when we cling to heavy emotions, our nervous system stays locked in survival mode. Over time, that stress doesn’t just weigh on your mind,  it imprints on your b...

This week’s Soul Drop takes you into the energy of the ocean—where surrender and expansion meet to activate your true magnetism. Through this guided meditation, you’ll release resistance, expand your heart space, and embody the frequency of your deepest desires. As you set intentions and surrender them into the ocean’s current, you’ll learn to trust that what you seek is already flowing back to yo...

This week’s Sunday Soul Drop is an invitation to step into the unwritten chapter of your life, and consider the endless possibilities.  You’ll be guided to release what’s been, dissolve the weight of expectation, and open fully to the possibility of what’s next… not because you know exactly how it will unfold, but because you’re ready to write it with intention, courage, and truth. Whether you’re...

In today’s Sunday Soul Drop, we’re going deep into the frequency of already having it . This isn’t a surface-level visualization, it’s a full-body remembrance of who you are and what you’re here to receive. This guided meditation will lead you through a powerful 3-phase journey:   Setting the intention from your heart’s truth (not your ego’s urgency)   Embodying the feeling of already living your...

When life feels loud, when your mind feels heavy, there is always a quiet place within you that already knows. This week’s Sunday Soul Drop is an invitation to return to that place. Through simple yet profound breathing, you’ll step into a stillness beyond time, a space where the noise dissolves, and your inner wisdom begins to surface.         In this meditation, you’ll be guided to: Release the...

In this week’s Soul Drop, we’re tuning into the limitless frequency of abundance. Together, we’ll move beyond old stories of limitation, soften into trust, and open the doors to expansion: physically, emotionally, and energetically. Through this guided visualization, you’ll: Release heaviness, tension, and resistance to receiving Step into the vibration of infinite possibility Plant seeds of inten...

Did you know that about 20% of adults are chronic procrastinators, and nearly 95% admit to delaying important things all the time? In this episode, I talk about what holds us back from fully stepping into our next evolution and how to break the cycle of “not yet” thinking. I share self-inquiry questions, the same mindset shift that has transformed my life and the lives of my clients, and how to st...

In today’s Sunday Soul Drop, we’re shedding the weight of who we've been so we can rise into who we truly are . This guided meditation invites you to connect with the version of you that already exists on the other side of self-doubt, hesitation, and old narratives. You’ll journey through the layers of your being, releasing outdated roles, recalibrating your energy centers, and activating the...

Welcome to the very first episode of Sunday Soul Drop - a new weekly ritual inside the Aligned + Alive podcast. Every Sunday, you’ll be guided through a powerful meditation designed to help you release what’s heavy, reconnect with your truth, and begin your week grounded, clear, and fully you.  In today’s Soul Drop, we return to self. This meditation is an invitation to drop the attachments - expe...

Sometimes life feels heavy, unclear, or like everything is unraveling, and that’s exactly when the most powerful shifts begin. In this episode, I share what it means to honor the seasons that feel undervalued or uncomfortable, and why those moments are often invitations for deeper alignment. I share a step-by-step voice activation exercise that taps into your nervous system, releases stuck energy,...

Let’s be honest—we all judge sometimes. Even the most conscious and self-aware versions of us fall into it. In this episode, I share a story that reminded me why judgment is NEVER about the other person and what it’s blocking in our own lives. I break down how judgment shows up as a protection mechanism, how it disconnects us from our desires, and the questions you can ask to shift from shame into...

This episode is one of the most raw, riveting, and liberating conversations I’ve ever had. I sit down with performance coach, trauma therapist, and author of Unapologetic , Annalie Howling, to remind us we’re not alone in the shame stories we carry, and the powerful process of setting them down for good. We talk about the difference between shame and guilt, the trauma responses that keep us stuck,...