79. Stop Trying So Hard: Dissolving Resistance in Manifestation

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This week on The Universe Is Your Friend, we’re talking about something that quietly holds so many of us back in manifestation: resistance. It’s the invisible parking brake that keeps us stuck, no matter how hard we press on the gas.

Recently, I’ve been diving deep into EFT tapping, spending almost an hour a day clearing blocks I didn’t even know I had. And babes… the shifts have been insane. Without even consciously working on certain limiting beliefs, I’ve found entire thought patterns dissolve—suddenly making me open to new opportunities that once felt impossible. This really showed me how much of our manifestation struggles come not from “not working hard enough,” but from the resistance we’re carrying.

In this episode, I share an analogy I heard while tapping along to a “Tap with Brad” video that stopped me in my tracks: trying to manifest while holding resistance is like driving with the parking brake on. Most of us think the answer is to push harder, hustle more, or do more rituals—but the truth is, we could actually get where we want to go with less effort, if we simply released the resistance.

And this doesn’t just apply to taking physical action. So many of us are unconsciously “working hard” to manifest—journaling obsessively, meditating for hours, desperately trying to “surrender.” But that energy of trying, straining, and needing? That’s resistance disguised as alignment. It repels the very thing we’re calling in.

Resistance shows up in two main ways:

• Unconscious resistance: limiting beliefs and old programming (like “money is unsafe,” “love leads to pain,” or “I’m not worthy”) that block desires from reaching us.
• Conscious resistance: the obvious frustration, tension, and control we feel when we can’t accept things as they are (like checking your phone every 3 minutes for a text, or spiraling when things don’t happen fast enough).

The key isn’t to do more. It’s to notice where we’re resisting and dissolve it. In this episode, I’ll walk you through:

•  How to spot resistance in both its unconscious and conscious forms
•   Why resistance makes us work harder than necessary—and often ends up pushing our desires further away
•   How EFT tapping, affirmations, self-awareness and reprogramming can dissolve old blocks
•  The simple steps to shift from resistance into allowing

When you learn to release resistance, manifestation becomes so much easier. You don’t need to scream your desires at the Universe—you can whisper, trust, and receive. The work you do take feels inspired, potent, and powerful, because it’s no longer fighting against a wall of hidden blocks.

Resistance isn’t proof that you’re unworthy or failing—it’s just old programming running the show. And once you learn how to turn that parking brake off, you’ll be amazed at how naturally your manifestations begin to flow in.

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