Healing + Human Potential Podcast

Host: Alyssa Nobriga
Episode: Subconscious Shifts: How To Break Free From What's Holding You Back
Date: October 30, 2025

Episode Overview

In this special session from Alyssa Nobriga’s live “Self Doubt to Sold Out” challenge, Alyssa dives into the transformative work of subconscious shifts, with a particular emphasis on releasing the fear of failure, overcoming burnout and boundary issues, and clearing hidden internal patterns. Integrating wisdom from psychology, coaching, and spirituality, she shares both practical strategies and powerful inner work tools to break free from the beliefs and habits that keep us small—so that listeners can claim the success, abundance, and fulfillment they deserve. The episode is participatory, heartfelt, and rich with somatic practices and real-life examples.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introduction to Subconscious Shifts

(00:00 - 04:00)

• Alyssa sets the tone: “We’re diving deep into releasing the fear of failure at the root, helping you overcome common blocks like burnout and boundaries…and clear subconscious patterns you might not even realize have been holding you back.” (00:14)
• The overarching message: 80% of success is internal, and any blocks are here as stepping stones, not obstacles.

2. Recap and Context

(04:01 - 11:30)

• Alyssa highlights the impact of the previous session, where listeners accessed deeper confidence, learned client-generation strategies, and discovered selling in a way that feels authentic.
• Reiterates that business is a personal development path.
• Shares logistics about the challenge, prizes, and her accredited coach certification program.

3. Grounding Desired Outcomes

(11:31 - 16:55)

• Listeners are guided to set a bold, specific financial/income goal for the next year—grounding the conversation in real numbers.
• Alyssa breaks down different business models to show income possibilities:
  • 10 clients at $833/mo for 1-on-1 = $100,000/year, part time (13:56)
  • 6-month and 12-month package examples
• “Strategy is easy and oftentimes we overcomplicate it because of our inner blocks.” (15:58)

4. Normalizing Blocks and Triggers

(16:56 - 23:40)

• Alyssa normalizes encountering blocks when advancing toward dreams: “As you take steps toward what you want…all the stuff that held you back comes up. That’s not bad—that’s what needs to be worked through.” (17:11)
• Explains her methodology: blocks exist within us; triggers simply bring them to light.
  • “Imagine a block or a trigger lives inside your house. Somebody knocks on the door; that trigger answers. They didn’t give it to you, they can’t take it away.” (19:27)

5. The Three Big Internal Blocks

(23:41 - 50:00)

a) Self-Doubt and Imposter Syndrome

• Common thoughts: “Am I good enough? Can I do this?” (24:16)
• Distinguishes self-worth from service pricing: “You are priceless. Your services, on the other hand, are not.” (25:01)
• “It’s not possible” and “It’s not possible for me” — these beliefs are to be questioned for liberation.
• Shares a client story struggling to receive feedback while in survival mode, illustrating that nervous system state is as important as strategy.

b) Over-Responsibility (People-Pleasing, Over-Giving)

• “You know you’re in an over-responsible pattern when you feel bad for someone, want to do it for them—or you actually do.” (30:13)
• Over-functioning does not serve clients or loved ones; real service is calling others into their wholeness and resourcefulness.
• Shares two poignant boundary stories:
  1. “Mary” holds strong boundaries with love: “I hear the feedback. What do I do with your energy?” (38:39)
  2. $50k coach: “I have compassion for what you’re putting yourself through.” (40:24)

c) Fear of Failure

• The most common block keeping people from realizing their dreams.
• “Anything you haven’t forgiven from the past, you project into the future…So if you haven’t forgiven it, you’ll hesitate to go for it again.” (44:19)
• Procrastination is often a safety strategy to avoid feeling failure — what you avoid, you actually create.

6. Experiential Tool: The Somatic Process to Release Fear of Failure

(50:01 - 1:13:10)

• Step-By-Step Guided Practice:
  Alyssa leads listeners through:
  1. Setting an Intention: “Intentions are really powerful. Focus on what you want.” (50:23)
  2. Identifying a Dream and Related Fear
  3. Listing ‘Failures’ in a judgmental format (I should/shouldn’t have)
  4. Finding the Avoided Feeling: Regret, disappointment, grief, vulnerability, failure itself.
  5. Somatic Welcoming: “Notice where in your body [the feeling] is and bring aware, gentle presence there. Breathe into it, as if for the first time.” (55:10)
  6. Reality Inquiry: “Can I absolutely know, without a shadow of a doubt, that this was a failure?” (57:29)
  7. Mute the Story: “Press mute on the interpretation your mind made; what’s left?” (58:59)
  8. Compassionate Self-Forgiveness: “I forgive myself for buying into the misunderstanding that I should be anywhere else other than where I am.” (1:01:51)
  9. Reframing and Integrating the Lesson
     • How was this a redirect or a gift?
     • Find specific examples and evidence
     • Identify how it has made you stronger

Notable quote:
“Failure doesn’t mean anything about you. The ego would love you to think: ‘I am a failure.’ No—maybe your action failed, but we fail all the time…That’s how we grow.” (1:05:15)

7. “Wouldn’t It Be Nice If…” Game

(1:13:10 - 1:20:10)

• Alyssa energizes the group with a neuroplasticity exercise:
  • “Wouldn’t it be nice if I woke up and found myself living on purpose, sharing my gifts?”
  • Invites listeners to fill in their own desires, shifting mindset toward possibility.
• “It’s a way to connect through abundance and creativity rather than fear, lack, and scarcity.” (1:16:38)

8. Integration: Action, Reflection, and Next Steps

(1:20:11 - 1:29:30)

• Encourages listeners to ground their insights by identifying one action to take within 24 hours.
• “What I’m avoiding is what I’m actually creating…More than any amount of money you’ll ever make, knowing your resourcefulness and your ability to make an impact is priceless.” (1:22:50)
• “You don’t lack anything; nothing can be added to or taken away from who you truly are.” (1:26:11)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On blocks as opportunities:
  “Your blocks…they’re not in the way. They are stepping stones to get you to your next level.” (03:12)

• Boundaries & Compassion:
  “I have compassion for what you’re putting yourself through.” (Coach story, 40:24)

• Mindset Reframe:
  “Would you bet somebody’s life that this was a failure? No. Soften around that.” (57:35)

• On worthiness:
  “Who you are is separate than anything you do.” (1:10:12)

• On embracing challenge:
  “Anything you haven’t forgiven from the past, you project into the future.” (44:19)

• On possibility:
  “Wouldn’t it be nice if I had so many clients I got to hire a team? Feel this in your bones…” (1:16:08)

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------------------|---------------| | Introduction & Purpose | 00:00—04:00 | | Recap & Challenge Logistics | 04:01—11:30 | | Income Strategy Breakdown | 11:31—16:55 | | Understanding Blocks/Triggers | 16:56—23:40 | | Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome | 23:41—29:59 | | Over-Responsibility & Boundaries | 30:00—43:00 | | Fear of Failure—Normalizing & Tool Intro | 43:01—50:00 | | Experiential Somatic Process | 50:01—1:13:10 | | “Wouldn’t It Be Nice If…” Game | 1:13:10—1:20:10| | Integration, Reflection & Closing | 1:20:11—end |

Tone and Style

• Warm, encouraging, and participatory
• Blends practical business advice with deep internal energetic and psychological work
• Invites vulnerability and curiosity—“Try everything I say. Experiment and test it for yourself.” (1:00:12)

For Listeners: Core Takeaways

• Business and fulfillment are profoundly linked to inner work—strategy is important, but it’s only 20% of the puzzle.
• Self-doubt, fear of failure, and people-pleasing are common blocks—not evidence that you’re failing, but invitations to grow.
• Shifting your relationship to these emotions and patterns—through somatic work, self-forgiveness, and mindset games—restores power and opens new creative pathways.
• “What you avoid, you create.” Face fears and failures with compassion, and use them to cultivate resilience.
• Your inherent worth is non-negotiable and separate from your work or success.
• Action step: Identify one insight and ground it with specific action in the next 24 hours.

For further exploration and support, Alyssa invites listeners to engage with her coach certification program, continue the five-day challenge, and join upcoming bonus training sessions.

“Give yourself permission to want what you want…and to know you are exactly where you need to be.” (1:25:09)