What if you are the dating strategy!?
In this 100th episode, Aliyah and Lauren flip the script: you’re the one you’ve been looking for, and the more you choose yourself, the clearer (and lighter) dating and relationships become.

If you’re tired of turning dating into a referendum on your worth… if you’re done performing, people-pleasing, or chasing “the rules”… and you’re ready to feel more grounded, confident, and magnetic in love — this one’s for you.

Listen if you want to explore:

• How to stop making dating self-worth math (“Why am I not chosen?” → “What’s aligned for me?”)

• How to break the cycle of self-judgment after dating disappointment (without shutting down)

• What aligned dating actually looks like when you’re not performing or chasing a persona

• How to avoid people-pleasing in dating and get honest about what’s a yes and what’s a no

• Why compatibility is about alignment, not proving your value

• Permission to desire: how to admit what you actually want in relationships (even if it scares you)

• How to build confidence in dating by choosing yourself before someone else does

• What it means to be authentic in relationships — and why integrity is magnetic

• How to fall more in love with your life (and why that energy changes everything about relating)

• Why relationships are mirrors (and how relationship patterns shift when you shift)

• Plus how to start a Special Sauce Journal to strengthen self-trust

Aliyah is hosting a free live online workshop:

The Most Magnetic You
March 21 at 10 a.m. PST
A live (not-a-webinar) workshop on aligned dating & relating, somatic embodiment, reflection work, and falling in love with your life — so dating gets lighter and relationships become a reflection of who you truly are.

Sign up here:

https://www.aliyahobrien.com/

What if astrology wasn’t about predicting your future… but about understanding the deeper why behind who you are?

This week on This Juicy Life, we’re joined by Jill Brown, certified evolutionary astrologer and founder of Eight Stars Co., for a grounded, fascinating conversation that bridges science, soul, and self-trust.

With a background that includes being a licensed pilot, working in marketing at Disney, and building a career as a NASA research scientist, Jill brings a refreshingly practical, no-fear lens to astrology — one that’s less about fate and more about awareness, healing, and choice.

We dive into evolutionary astrology, past-life patterns, Chiron (the “wounded healer”), and how shame can actually become one of your greatest sources of power (all with humor, warmth, and zero cosmic doom.)

We talk about:

• What evolutionary astrology is — and how it differs from traditional astrology

• How past-life patterns and karma can show up as subconscious blocks in this life

• Why your early childhood can mirror a past-life storyline

• Chiron placements and the hidden personal power inside your deepest wounds

• Why astrology isn’t here to dictate behavior, but to act as a mirror

• A refreshing reframe on retrogrades (spoiler: they’re not bad news)

• The connection between self-worth, perfectionism, and people-pleasing

Jill Brown often says spirituality doesn’t have to be serious, and this conversation proves it.

Where to find Jill:

• Website: https://eightstars.co

• Instagram: @eightstarsastrology

Jill also offers a free Chiron workbook on her website The Chiron Key: How to Find Your Karmic Wound and Unlock Your Cosmic Mission Statement, plus 1:1 readings and upcoming workshops.

We’d love to hear what resonated for you in this episode — leave a review and let us know.
See you next week!

When the world feels heavy, joy can start to feel selfish, and creativity can feel pointless. We're here to tell you that that couldn't be further from the truth!

In this episode, we're talking about the emotional “stuckness” so many sensitive, creative humans are experiencing right now: fear, anger, grief, guilt, and the invisible rule that if you’re not suffering, you’re not doing enough.
This often shows up as feeling frozen, abandoning your goals, or quietly asking yourself, “What’s the point of any of this right now?”

We explore why this isn’t about spiritual bypassing, how nervous system regulation is actually generous, and why living lit-up and creating what matters to you can be a quiet, powerful form of activism.

Inside the Episode:

• Why joy can feel “selfish” right now + the surprising way that belief keeps you stuck

• The guilt spiral that sounds like “If I’m not suffering, I’m not doing enough” (and how to get out of it)

• The difference between staying informed and being emotionally hijacked

• The nervous system truth: your regulation doesn’t just help you, it helps everyone around you (co-regulation is real)

• A reframe that might save you: you don’t need to “go global” to make change; your sphere of influence matters

• The “relaxed woman revolution” and why calm is actually a power move - not complacency

• How anger can be fuel for creation (instead of a place you get stuck)

• Micro-tools to shift out of paralysis: shaking, sounding, journaling, gratitude, sensory grounding, and creative momentum
  

Tools & Practices Mentioned

These are gentle, nervous-system-friendly ways to support yourself when you’re feeling overwhelmed or frozen.

• “Feeling dates”: set a timer, go be with your emotions (cry, rage, feel), then rest

• Shaking + movement to get energy moving (especially when frozen/stuck)

• Sounding / guttural vocal release (stimulates the vagus nerve; supports calming)

• Journaling to move thoughts into emotion and create flow

• Gratitude shift (5 things you’re grateful for—simple, fast nervous system pivot)

• Happy-place sensory visualization (focus on sensations, not just imagery)

• Somatic naming: “tight chest,” “hot face,” “heavy stomach” to reconnect to the body

• Creativity as a portal: cooking, coloring, making anything, turning on the “rusty tap”

• Channeling anger into art/work rather than forcing yourself to “calm down”

If this episode hit home, send us a message and tell us what's coming up for you lately, or what tool you’re going to try this week.
And if you want more episodes with practical reframes and nervous-system-friendly strategies, let us know so we can make them for you!