EXPANDED Podcast By To Be Magnetic™

Ep. 344 – Top Tips to Fast Track Your Manifestations – Stories of Expansion

Date: February 28, 2025
Hosts: Lacy Phillips and Jessica Gill

Episode Overview

This episode of the EXPANDED Podcast is a deep dive into the TBM (To Be Magnetic™) manifestation process, highlighting real-life expander stories shared by members of the TBM community. The central theme is authenticity as the gateway to fast-tracked manifestations—showcasing how embracing your true self, addressing subconscious blocks, and taking aligned action can radically shift your reality. Lacy and Jessica guide listeners through key manifestation insights as they pause to reflect on each member story, distilling actionable lessons, energetic patterns, and memorable quotes for anyone working to expand beyond their own limits.

Main Discussion Points and Insights

1. Setting the Foundation: Manifestation Through Authenticity and Energy

• [01:12] Lacy Phillips opens by celebrating recent deep imaginings (DIs), sharing how embodied visualization and inner alignment fortify clarity:
  • “Get in your energy. Get in that excited, interested, curious energy that you feel your true self as that feels so connected to you. And from that place, decide: Is it this, is it that?” (03:29)
• The importance of the Authenticity Challenge: a month-long deep dive into reconnecting with core values and living true to your authentic code for lasting magnetism.

2. Expander Stories: Manifestation in Action

Expander Guest 1: Accountability, Worthiness, and Romantic Partnership

• [08:19] Guest details how their manifestation list included: self-worth, body healing, financial expansion, and a romantic partner—all tied to authentic code values of freedom, expansion, impact, and connection.
  • “Beyond just wanting these things, I knew I had to become the version of myself who could hold them.” (08:48)
• Lacy highlights a crucial exercise: “If that manifestation came now, can you really hold it? Are your habits and lifestyle congruent?” (09:10)
• Role of accountability buddies ([11:06]):
  • “My friends and I process via WhatsApp... having that extra layer of accountability has made passing tests so much easier.”
• Passing tests & pattern recognition:
  • Guest faces a core wound—“I am lovable and good enough to be chased”—and breaks a lifelong pattern by walking away from a relationship that doesn’t meet their worth.
  • “That was the moment I knew I had truly just rewired my self worth... Now with TBM, I step back into my power knowing that I deserve so much more.” (13:15)
• Lacy’s reflection:
  • “The biggest... even probably better than the manifestation, is the fact that she started to recognize... and said: we are not here anymore. We have grown.” (14:53)
• After passing several tests, manifestations flow in: dream apartment, expanded income, travel—all following the pattern of rejecting what isn’t aligned.
• Advice for listeners ([18:34]): Get an accountability buddy, trust your desires, don’t be afraid of rock bottoms—they precede up-levels.
  • Memorable quote: “Your desires are placed in you for a reason. Your job is just to do the work, to become that version of yourself, to clear your limiting beliefs, to pass the test, and just trust that what’s meant for you will never miss you.” (18:56)

Expander Guest 2: Stepping Through Fear and Remaining Open

• [20:52] Guest discusses breaking off a misaligned situationship and their challenge with avoidant tendencies.
  • “Normally I close myself off after a breakup... but I was like, no, no, no. I want to do this differently, so how can I remain open? So I gave myself homework: share on YouTube, 20 minutes, completely unfiltered.”
• Vulnerability breeds magnetism: their raw YouTube share is met with love, and hours later a “dream brand” offers them a Hawaii trip (career-aligned).
• Lacy’s insight:
  • “You’re starting to see that if I step through fear, if I do the opposite, things will start to flow.” (23:22)
  • Authentic action opens doors—not just in relationships, but energetically across life.

Kayleigh: Authenticity and Coming Out

• [27:04] Kayleigh recounts realizing her ideal partner was actually a woman, not the man she’d first envisioned. This realization only came after stepping away from her first-ever relationship and deeply embodying her true self.
  • “It really was a coming in to my authenticity... I had to walk away and trust that the universe was going to have the partner I’d written on my list on the other side.” (28:25)
• She meets her now-girlfriend—who matches every part of her manifestation list—after embracing this truth.
• Encouragement for listeners:
  • “Never leave behind your authenticity. Everything you desire is on the other side of that fear of fully embodying your authenticity.” (27:44)
• Lacy: Listen to those repeated “whispers” from your true self, not the voice of fear.

Olivia: Family, People Pleasing, and Shadow Work

• [37:02] Olivia, manifesting a second child through IVF, wrestles with people-pleasing and shadow around being an only child.
  • “I have a lot of shadow around that that I have been working through with the TBM work... Am I wanting another child because my code and my visualization, seeing a couple kids around me?” (40:21)
• Lacy’s guidance:
  • This is a “both-and”—the desire for family is authentic, but shadow work will help create space for it to manifest.
  • “Don’t talk yourself out of something that is true to your authentic soul. That is so important.” (41:20)
• Recommendation: Use shadow and inner child DIs to reprogram shame, clear blocks, and magnetize the pure desire.

Emma: Deservingness and Scarcity Stories

• [45:50] Emma’s “fun” manifestation—a free surf trip—reflects her authentic code (freedom, joy, nature, community), but she almost “capped” the dream, concerned it was too materialistic or extravagant.
  • “It was more about what that represented. And financially, I knew I couldn't afford to pay my way for this trip this year. So I just thought for fun I would write down a free trip. And I did get that offer.” (45:50)
• Facing fears around “the rug being pulled out from under me,” Emma experiences the power of not second-guessing or stunting desires.
• Lacy:
  • “Where are you already stunting your potential?... We should be asking for those deep, soulful, nourishing things that we truly desire. And when this person stepped through the fear and put this on their list, they actually manifested a free version of the trip.” (47:50)

Expander Guest 4: Letting Go of Attachments

• [53:49] Guest examined leftover attachments to a past relationship (a letter and a story written by an ex 15+ years ago)—discovering they kept the items out of fear/lack.
  • “I realized I was holding on to them out of fear and lack, a fear that I might never experience those feelings again.” (53:49)
• After ritualistically releasing them (and journaling new intentions), a new aligned partnership arrives within a week.
  • “A week later, someone I followed on Instagram reached out... We started a really organic friendship that naturally evolved into a romantic relationship… embodying everything I had written down.” (56:49)
• Lacy:
  • “Do you hear that timeline? A week later! When the person finally steps through the fear, they are delivered with something else very, very quickly after.” (57:45)
  • Encourages listeners to take inventory of physical (and energetic) attachments, clear space, and step through those “scary” but expansive actions.

Strategies & Tools Highlighted

• Deep Imaginings (DIs): Guided meditations/visualizations used for subconscious reprogramming—particularly useful for authenticity connection, shadow and inner child work, and nervous system regulation.
• Accountability Buddies: Having someone to reflect, clarify, and support your manifestation process accelerates progress and helps identify when you’re facing a test.
• Journaling and Ritual: Naming desires, writing feelings, letting go of old attachments through ritual (like burning old letters) moves energy and clears space.
• Pattern Recognition: Noting your personal “manifestation pattern” (e.g., needing to reject tests before real opportunities arise) is key for faster, more conscious expansions.

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• Lacy Phillips:
  • “Get in that excited, interested, curious energy that you feel your true self as...” ([03:29])
  • “If that thing were to come through today, are you prepared for it? Does your lifestyle look like it could hold it?” ([09:10])
  • “The universe is not here to block you. It wants you to step into your power... A manifestation is waiting for you on the other side.” ([00:00], recapped at [19:54] and [57:45])
  • “The best thing that can happen in this work is when you can show up to a situation that you used to settle for and say, ‘We’re not here anymore. We have grown.’” ([14:53])
  • “Everything you want is on the other side of stepping through that fear and actually embodying your authenticity.” ([27:44])
  • “Don’t talk yourself out of something that is true to your authentic soul. That is so important.” ([41:20])
  • “I have chills. This is so good. Do you guys hear that? Timeline: a week later! ... Why wait?” ([57:45])
• Guest 1:
  • “Beyond just wanting these things, I knew I had to become the version of myself who could hold them.” ([08:48])
  • “Your desires are placed in you for a reason. Your job is just to do the work...” ([18:56])
• Guest 2:
  • “How can I remain open? So I gave myself homework: share on YouTube, 20 minutes, completely unfiltered...” ([20:52])
• Kayleigh:
  • “Never leave behind your authenticity. Everything you desire is on the other side of that fear of fully embodying your authenticity.” ([27:44])
• Emma:
  • “I knew that I couldn't afford to pay my way for this trip this year. So I just thought for fun I would write down a free trip. And I did get that offer...” ([45:50])
• Guest 4:
  • “I recognized I was holding on to them out of fear and lack, a fear that I might never experience those feelings again...” ([53:49])

Important Timestamps

• Connecting to Authenticity & Setting Intentions: [01:12 – 05:52]
• Expander Story 1 (Romantic Partnership, Accountability, Testing): [08:19 – 20:52]
• Expander Story 2 (Ending the Situationship, Vulnerability, New Opportunities): [20:52 – 27:04]
• Kayleigh’s Story (Authenticity in Love, Coming Out): [27:04 – 31:16]
• Olivia’s Story (Family Manifestation, People Pleasing, Shadow): [37:02 – 41:20]
• Emma’s Story (Deservingness, Abundant Thinking): [45:50 – 47:50]
• Expander Story 4 (Letting Go of the Past, New Love Appears): [53:49 – 57:45]
• Lacy’s Closing Framework: [57:45 – End]

Key Takeaways

• Fast tracking your manifestations is a process of radical authenticity, courage, and aligned action.
• Manifestation patterns—like passing a test before receiving the “real” desire—are personal and can be leveraged for confidence.
• Support and accountability multiply success; find community to reflect your growth.
• Letting go, decluttering, and taking authentic action removes energetic blocks and can result in instant magnetism.
• Listen to the deepest whispers of your authentic self, step through the fears they reveal, and trust the process—what’s coming is even better than you imagine.

Suggested Next Steps

• Spend time with the Strip DI and Embodied DI this week ([03:00], [05:52], [27:44])
• If you’re in the "magic dark," double down on authenticity and clearing physical/energetic space ([54:42], [57:45])
• Revisit the Authenticity Challenge and connect to your true essence
• Find an accountability buddy to process TBM work and pass your tests faster ([11:06], [12:41])
• Don’t delay taking the aligned, slightly scary action—it’s the key to your expansion

“The universe is not here to block you. It wants you to step into your power.”
– Lacy Phillips ([00:00], [19:54])