Podcast Summary: What Are You Made Of? – How Emotions Shape Your Reality: Insights from Summer McStravick
Host: Mike "C-Roc" Ciorrocco
Guest: Summer McStravick
Date: February 11, 2025
Episode Overview
In this episode, Mike “C-Roc” welcomes Summer McStravick—pioneer of Flow Dreaming—to explore how emotions shape personal reality, performance, and success. They discuss how emotional energy is not just a human experience but an accessible tool for self-mastery, and how manifesting a better life starts from within. Summer shares her life story, lessons from proximity to legendary spiritual thinkers, and practical methods anyone can harness for growth.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. What Are You Made Of? – The Power of Emotions
[01:34]
- Summer describes herself as "made of grit, hard work, sprinkles of pain, optimism, joy, and a lot of love."
- She emphasizes that emotion is her language and suggests that emotions—often viewed as something to be controlled or medicated—are actually our "superpower" and the force behind manifesting and creating reality.
Quote:
“My language is emotion… I suggest to everybody that it’s really your superpower and it’s what we direct our lives with and how we create everything.” — Summer [01:45]
2. Society, Emotion, and ‘Lack Thinking’
[02:42]
- Summer clarifies she's not anti-medication, but critiques the societal assumption that emotions are untrustworthy.
- She introduces the "lack cycle," a self-perpetuating emotional state where repeated negative self-talk and belief shut down life’s opportunities (“power leaks”).
- Metaphor: Leaky pipes represent how negative beliefs drain our potential.
Quote:
“Every time you say ‘I can’t’ or ‘that’s just not going to happen in this life’, I hear… power leak, power leak, power leak.” — Summer [03:35]
3. Reality, Agreement, and Frequency
[04:46]
- Discussion on how reality forms from agreement—not just with others but internally with ourselves (body, health, future).
- Mike recounts his skepticism about crystals, later appreciating that everything has frequency and resonance.
- Summer expands: every emotion has a frequency, influencing interpersonal dynamics and environments.
Quote:
“If everything is about relationship, then you’re in relation with literally everything.” — Summer [05:06]
4. Energy Tools: Crystals, Environment & Emotional Resonance
[06:21] – [09:48]
- Summer acknowledges she’s not a crystal expert, but feels drawn to certain stones for their uplifting energies.
- She likens crystals and environmental elements to tools for emotional alignment, comparing their combination to a flavorful soup or a vibrant crayon box.
- Discusses importance of intentional surroundings—as our physical environments embed themselves into our memories and influence mood.
Quote:
“Every emotion has a frequency to it...think about your emotions as resonating with life and other people.” — Summer [06:24]
5. Summer’s Unconventional Journey
[11:56] – [17:32]
- Born into a lineage of intuitives, Summer resisted her “wild, woo-woo” heritage by aiming for a traditional publishing career.
- Ironically, she started her career at Hay House, surrounded by icons like Louise Hay and Dr. Wayne Dyer, and became a pioneer in spiritual podcasting (radio show in 2005).
- After a layoff in 2009, she launched her own business based on Flow Dreaming, scaling it to a multimillion-dollar success.
- She sought scientific grounding by interviewing physicists to connect spirituality with science, and continues integrating both.
Quote:
“I had to build a podcasting network in 2005...life said ‘now do it by yourself...and just go help people and show them how to do the same thing too.’” — Summer [14:28]
6. The Ingredients of Elevation: Proximity & Assessment
[17:32]
- Mike touches on the importance of surrounding oneself with elevating people and continuously assessing whether actions align with personal intentions.
7. Flow Dreaming: The Technique and Its Philosophy
[18:31] – [30:11]
- Definition: A practice for emotional reconditioning or spiritual communication; can be secular or spiritual.
- Philosophy: Life has an optimal “flow” path; resistance comes from external and internal obstacles.
- Technique: Uses guided daydreaming and emotion. Practitioners enter a flow state, then intentionally “pre-act” emotions they want to experience—especially those missing in their present life. This creates an “emotional blueprint” shaping future experiences.
- Contrast with Meditation: Flow Dreaming is active, emotional, and future-oriented—unlike the passivity and emptiness associated with meditation.
Quote:
“[With Flow Dreaming]...my job is to create those feelings that I want to use to change me. I want to do it every day...most of us, we live in what I call a reactive state… I want to feel rich, but I can’t until I get a new client. I want to feel rich, but I can’t until my boss gives me a raise. So I’m waiting on the outside world… [instead] I feel it first.” — Summer [25:44]
8. Flow Dreaming in Practice
[30:11] – [34:27]
- Technique is accessible and free—Summer provides resources via flowdreaming.com and apps.
- The process is designed for anyone, including those who struggle with meditation or visualization.
- Flow Dreaming focuses on self-generated emotional states, actively influencing the world, rather than just programming the subconscious.
Quote:
“Flow Dreaming is a really active process...I need you to feel with me. I need you to hype up that energy.” — Summer [31:34]
9. Applications and Results
[34:27] – [36:16]
- Summer explains her group, Rising Light Leaders, and variety of courses (covering everything from friendships to overcoming fear).
- Flow Dreaming is a long-term transformative process, helping her—and her clients—manifest goals, navigate challenges (including cancer), and cultivate lasting joy.
Quote:
“Everything I wanted was behind a wall of fear at one point...so I broke it down by starting energetically to feel what it would be like if I felt very powerful, very free.” — Summer [35:12]
Notable Quotes & Moments
- “Reality comes from agreement. You can’t have reality unless two or more people agree on something...”— Mike [04:46]
- “You can use crystals, you can use astrology, you can use numerology...everything—it’s just what draws you.”— Summer [09:39]
- “...when I go back to the Bible after studying quantum physics...Jesus talks about it, but he didn’t use that nomenclature necessarily.”— Mike [20:49]
- “You don’t have to change your beliefs...it will fit into any of your beliefs.”— Summer [20:49]
- “The sticky part [of thought and effort] is emotion...it can slow you down or could speed you up.”— Mike [33:43]
Timestamps for Key Segments
- Introduction/Theme: [00:09] – [01:34]
- What Are You Made Of? / Emotions as Superpower: [01:34] – [02:42]
- Lack Thinking and Power Leaks: [02:42] – [04:46]
- Energy, Agreement, and Crystals: [04:46] – [10:56]
- Environmental Influence: [10:56] – [11:56]
- Summer’s Story (Hay House, Layoff, Flow Dreaming): [11:56] – [17:32]
- Elevation: Proximity & Assessment: [17:32] – [18:31]
- Definition & Philosophy of Flow Dreaming: [18:31] – [21:09]
- Technique Explained / Emotional Blueprint: [21:09] – [30:11]
- Practical Application & Resources: [30:11] – [34:27]
- Masterminds, Community, and Long-Term Practice: [34:27] – [36:16]
- Closing Remarks: [36:16] – end
Resources & Where to Find Summer McStravick
- Website & Free Tools: [30:18]
- flowdreaming.com
- Free Flow Dreams, technique kits, app downloads
- Social Media: Instagram @summermcstravick
- Mastermind: Rising Light Leaders
- Books: Available via her website and Amazon
Final Thoughts
This episode bridges the worlds of emotion, energetic alignment, and practical entrepreneurship, showing that inner emotional mastery is the foundation of outward success. Summer’s approach dismantles the barriers between science and spirituality, and provides clear, actionable ways to prime your emotions and, by extension, reshape your life.
“What you’re thinking right now is what you’re getting… You’re just reflecting. You’re in a hamster wheel circle right now.”— Summer [04:35]