Podcast Summary: Self-Conscious with Chrissy Teigen

Episode: RE-RELEASE: Gabby Bernstein – Super Attractor

Release Date: August 28, 2025
Host: Chrissy Teigen
Guest: Gabrielle (Gabby) Bernstein, bestselling spiritual teacher and author

Episode Overview

Chrissy Teigen welcomes Gabrielle Bernstein for a deep, candid exploration of manifestation, emotional alignment, and the practical spirituality Bernstein is known for. Together, they break down the principles behind Gabby's book, "Super Attractor," discuss the impact of fear, and guide listeners through actionable techniques to shift their mindset and energy. The conversation is intimate, funny, and empowering: part spiritual reframing, part grounded advice for anyone seeking more joy and self-trust.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Gabby’s Origin Story and Approach to Manifestation

• Gabby’s Journey to Spirituality:
  • Started sharing her experiences around spiritual growth at age 25, while newly sober in NYC, “at a time when [personal development] wasn’t in the zeitgeist.” ([02:57])
  • Early life immersed in spiritual practice through her mom, including time at ashrams and meditation from age 13.

    “I always knew it was there. Even when I was using. I had a stack of self-help books next to my bed… but was doing the opposite.” ([05:00])

• Manifestation Defined:
  • Simple explanation: Our beliefs (often fostered from childhood stories) determine what we manifest.

    “What we believe we manifest, and the beliefs that we carry… create an energy… reflected back to us.” ([03:44])

  • Changing your story changes your reality, but it "requires some work… some effort, faith, and alignment.” ([04:28])

How Super Attractor Differs from “The Secret”

• Gabby appreciates "The Secret" for making ancient concepts accessible, but emphasizes manifestation as “our natural inheritance”:

  “We’re always manifesting. The universe is always a yes for what we put out.” ([07:00])

The Importance of Releasing Blocks

• First Principle: Recognition of your own blocks (fear, judgment, self-attack, trying to force outcomes) is the foundation.

  “Being a super attractor… means [we] release the blocks to the presence of what we already have.” ([07:25])

• Personal Anecdotes: Chrissy shares self-doubt and fear of loss as her own blocks.

  “I’m like a doomsdayer. I’m always waiting for the other shoe to drop… I say no when I want to say yes because I’m scared.” ([08:16])

• Gabby assures: “Fear is the number one block to our Super Attractor power.” ([08:27])

Emotional States & the “Emotional Scale”

• The energy or mood we bring into interactions determines what we get back.

  “If you walk into a room… and your energy’s super low vibe… do the people around you want to talk? No…” ([09:07])

• We can’t expect to leap from despair to joy, but can find “next best” emotional steps (from despair to boredom, boredom to curiosity).

  “It’s not trying to go from that deep despair to joy overnight… the real work is to witness [emotions] and be curious about them.” ([10:55])

Vibrational Frequency & Spiritual Guidance

• Gabby frames vibration as the emotional and mental frequency we choose and maintain.

  “When we change our belief systems, particles change… when we attune our energy… that frequency… brings more of its likeness back.” ([11:44])

• Inviting spiritual guidance is simple: even openness is enough.

  “All it is is a slight willingness to say, ‘I’d like to know more. I’m open.’” ([14:18])

  • Chrissy reacts to Gabby seeing a "spark of light" (anecdote about guides/mediumship). Gabby invites listeners to simply say, “Thank you, universe, for revealing to me what I need to know today.” ([15:07])

Practical Tools for Alignment & Manifesting

• Small Daily Practices:
  • Even “two minutes a day” is enough for a shift. Gabby shares about her 2-minute practice app. ([16:54])

    “It’s the small stuff that actually redirects you.”

  • Both celebrate affirmation cards as accessible tools—Gabby brings Chrissy a deck and guides her through a draw.

    Chrissy’s card: “Thank you, universe, for helping me see beyond the limits of fear…” ([18:29]) Gabby: “This is the perfect card for you… so divinely planted.” ([18:39])

Chocolate Toolkit: Actionable Insights

Guided Meditation for Inner Peace & Releasing Fear

• Gabby leads Chrissy and listeners through a visualization focusing on physical relaxation, “calling on the energy of the universe,” and embedding feelings of peace and safety.
  • “Place our palms facing upward… get that body into alignment… thank you, universe, for revealing to us visions of inner peace.” ([19:49–25:55])
  • Chrissy has a sensory “tingly” experience, which Gabby attributes to alignment with spiritual guides. ([26:24])

The Choose Again Method

• Three Steps:
  1. Notice the fear-based thought and how it feels in your body
  2. Forgive yourself for thinking it—“It’s just a thought I keep thinking.”
  3. Choose Again—reach for the next better-feeling thought (not perfection, just incremental improvement)

  “Even if you practice this once a day, it will change your life.” ([27:25])

  • Gabby demonstrates her method with an example about worrying over her voice ([29:27])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Our Innate Power:

  “Being a super attractor is actually our natural inheritance… The universe is always a yes for what we put out.” — Gabby Bernstein ([07:00])

• On Fear as a Block:

  “Fear is the number one block to the presence of our Super Attractor power. And undoing fear is a journey.” — Gabby Bernstein ([08:27])

• On Emotional Shifts:

  “We can’t go from despair to joy overnight… But we could go from despair to boredom.” — Gabby Bernstein ([10:55])

• On Small Steps:

  “People don't even want to do seven minutes of coaching. They want two minutes… If you just do that one practice daily, you've done your spiritual practice.” — Gabby Bernstein ([16:54])

• On Affirmation Cards:

  “Thank you, universe, for helping me see beyond the limits of fear. Thank you for expanding my perception so that I can see what is of the highest good.” — Chrissy Teigen, reading her affirmation card ([18:29])

• On Meditation & Guides:

  “The presence of our guides, the energy of the universe, your angels are always here, but we have to be in alignment with their frequency to feel it…” — Gabby Bernstein ([26:37])

• On the Choose Again Method:

  “Notice, forgive, and choose… You’re reaching for the next thought. And that’s a small step towards taking some action…” — Gabby Bernstein ([29:27])

Important Segment Timestamps

• Gabby’s Background & Philosophy: 02:08–05:00
• Manifestation vs. “The Secret”: 06:17–07:21
• First Steps: Releasing Blocks to Manifestation: 07:25–09:01
• Practical Emotional Shifts & The Emotional Scale: 09:07–11:36
• Explaining Vibrational Frequency & Spiritual Guidance: 11:44–14:18
• Daily Practice & Affirmations: 16:07–18:39
• Guided Meditation Visualization: 19:49–25:55
• The Choose Again Method: 27:25–30:59

Tone and Style

The conversation is warm, affirming, occasionally humorous, and deeply personal. Gabby brings clarity and simplicity to ideas that can otherwise seem mystifying, while Chrissy’s genuine curiosity and self-deprecating anecdotes (“I put pressure on everything. It’s ridiculous”) make the material approachable for skeptics and believers alike.

Practical Takeaways

• You don't have to be perfect—small, consistent practices (even two minutes) have power.
• Affirmation cards and simple meditations are concrete ways to shift state and open to guidance.
• The “Choose Again” method offers a forgiving, step-by-step path for anyone stuck in negative thought cycles.
• Emotional shifts don’t have to be dramatic; gentle, incremental change (“despair to boredom”) is both attainable and effective.

Listeners leaving this episode will feel inspired to demystify manifestation, try small daily practices, and gently reorient their thoughts and energy—guided by a little more trust in the universe (and themselves).