Stop Trying to Be Spiritual
by Laila Taylor
The Stop Trying to Be spiritual podcast is the show that makes spirituality practical for everyone so that healing, expanding consciousness, & connecting with Spirit is authentic and unique as you are. Taking complex topics and breaking them down, so you can stop "trying" to be spiritual and start BE-coming who you are meant to be. Join me each week as I do solo cast & invite in thought leaders to encourage, teach, and share relatable stories on the spiritual journey.
Episodes
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Ep. 115- My Idea of Spiritual Truths, Has Changed (Part 2)
I used to call on Archangel Michael constantly, worry about being tricked by spirit, and question my connection whenever I couldn’t feel my guides like I usually did. I don’t approach my spirituality that way anymore. In part two of the spiritual beliefs I’ve changed, I’m sharing my perspective…
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Ep. 114- When Your Spiritual Awakening Stops Changing Your Life
There comes a point in your spiritual awakening when another meditation, another reading, or another spiritual experience isn't going to create the change you're looking for. You can be deeply intuitive, connected to your spirit guides, and have spent years doing the work, yet still find yourself...
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Ep. 113-6 Spiritual Beliefs I No Longer Believe (Part 1)
When I first had my spiritual awakening in 2018, there were so many things I believed about energy, Spirit, psychic abilities, and what it actually meant to be spiritually evolved. Eight years later, I see a lot of those things very differently. In Part 1, I'm sharing some of the biggest beliefs...
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Ep. 112- Why Your Spirit Guides Aren’t Telling You What to Do
If your spirit guides are here to help, why won’t they just tell you what to do? I’ve wanted that too. Tell me which choice to make. Tell me it’s going to work. Give me the whole picture so I can stop questioning myself. In this episode, we’re talking about what your spirit guides are actually…
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Ep. 111- How I Healed My Fear of Being Tricked by Spirit
What if the energy you’re afraid of isn’t actually attacking you? One of the biggest fears I see during a spiritual awakening is: What if I’m being deceived? What if I’m connecting to something bad? What if I can’t trust what I’m receiving? I understand that fear because I lived it. For years, I...
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Ep. 110- Why Your Spirit Guides May Show Up Differently Than You Expect
Your spirit guides know where you struggle to trust yourself. They know when you’re likely to dismiss something as your imagination, convince yourself you wanted to see it, or stop receiving before the message has fully unfolded. Recently, one of my clients connected with three of her spirit…
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Ep. 109- Being an Empath Can Block Your Intuition—Receive Clearer Messages by Doing This
Empaths are often some of the most intuitive people, but their ability to feel energy can also make their intuitive guidance harder to understand. You may feel someone’s emotions, notice sensations in your body, see a color, or experience waves of energy and assume that is the intuitive message....
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Ep. 108- How to Get Better at Receiving Messages From Your Spirit Guides
What if you are receiving guidance from your spirit guides, but overlooking it because it seems too simple? We often expect Spirit to give us an elaborate message or reveal the entire path ahead. But most guidance comes through one clear truth, one next step or the same message repeated until we...
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Ep. 107- Who Your Spiritual Awakening Is Asking You to Become
AWAKEN starts 9/21- Channel your Spirit Guides & 4 weeks of live group mentoring: AWAKENJULY2025 Your spiritual awakening isn’t only asking you to open your psychic abilities, receive signs, or connect with your spirit guides. It is asking you to remember who you are. In this episode, I share the...
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Ep. 106- How to Actually Connect With Your Spirit Guides (And Trust What You Receive)
AWAKEN starts for the 5th co-hort 9/21/26 - https://soulwisela.my.canva.site/awaken Have you ever tried to connect with your spirit guides and wondered if you’re actually receiving guidance or just making it up? In this episode, I’m breaking down what spirit guides actually are, how they...
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Ep. 105 — How to Access Your Intuition When You Actually Need It
You know you're intuitive. You receive random knowings, feelings, images, signs or messages when you're driving, falling asleep or just going about your day. But the second you actually need an answer? Nothing. In this episode, I'm sharing what I worked on with several of my clients recently who...
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Ep. 104- You've Been Taught Inner Child Work All Wrong
Inner child work isn't just about going back into your childhood, digging up painful memories, or figuring out everything your parents did wrong. It's about understanding a part of you that is still very much alive. The part that creates. Desires. Plays. Follows an impulse. Expresses itself…
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Ep. 103- Why Your Body Is Blocking Spirit Communication (And How to Fix It)
What if you're not blocked from Spirit at all? What if your body is simply trying to protect you? Your intuition isn't separate from your body. In fact, your body may be the very reason you feel disconnected from Spirit. So many people believe they need to meditate more, develop their psychic...
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Ep. 102- The Biggest Intuition Mistake I See Every Day
Most people think intuition is something you sit back and wait for. After working with thousands of people, I've realized that's one of the biggest mistakes I see. In this episode, I'm sharing why intuition isn't simply about receiving messages—it's about learning how to initiate a relationship...
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Ep. 101- The Psychic Ability Almost Everyone Skips (That Unlocks Clear Intuition)
You can feel energy... but can you actually hear the message? If you've ever sat down to connect with your intuition or spirit guides and thought, "I know something is here... but I can't quite grasp it," this episode is for you. I'm breaking down the psychic ability almost everyone skips, why so...
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Ep. 100-From Student to Psychic Medium: Brooke's Spiritual Awakening
I honestly can't think of a better way to celebrate 100 episodes, than by sharing Brooke's story. Brooke has been one of my mentorship students for years, and in this conversation, she opens up about what her spiritual awakening actually looked like-from self-doubt and fear to trusting her...
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Ep.99- The Process That Finally Unblocks Your Intuition
If you've been trying to strengthen your intuition but keep feeling disconnected, second-guessing yourself, or wondering if you're getting it "right," this episode is for you. The truth is, most people aren't blocked because they lack intuitive gifts. They're blocked because they're approaching...
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Ep.98- The Hidden Addiction Many Spiritual People Have
Do you ever feel like your spiritual practice isn't giving you what it used to? Maybe the signs aren't as strong. The downloads feel quieter. The connection feels ordinary. And a part of you wonders if you're blocked or doing something wrong. In this episode, we're exploring a hidden pattern that...
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Ep. 97- How to Know If It's Spirit or Just Your Mind
How do you know if it's your intuition, spirit guidance, or just your own mind talking? This is one of the biggest challenges people face when developing their intuitive abilities. Many people spend years second-guessing themselves, searching for certainty, and wondering if they're making it all...
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Ep. 96- The Missing Piece of Spiritual Awakening: Learning to Witness Yourself
Self-love is one of the most common messages people receive during spiritual awakening. Love yourself more.Choose yourself.Be kinder to yourself. But what if the reason self-love feels so difficult isn't because you're doing it wrong? What if you simply haven't been taught how to witness…
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Ep. 95-The Fear of Being Seen During Spiritual Awakening
Have you ever felt afraid to fully trust yourself because of what other people might think? In this episode, I share a personal experience that forced me to confront one of my deepest fears: being seen, judged, and misunderstood by the people closest to me. What I discovered was that beneath that...
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Ep. 94-How to Manifest Your Highest Self (Stop Waiting, Start Embodying)
You're waiting. Waiting for the house, the relationship, the psychic abilities, the clarity to finally arrive. And you think once they do, you'll feel different. Better. Finally worthy. But I'm going to tell you something that changes everything: You don't manifest your best life by waiting. You...
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Ep. 93 – This Is What's Actually Distorting Your Psychic Abilities (It's Not What You Think)
Everyone wants to open their psychic abilities. But nobody tells you what happens when you turn up that dial without doing the inner work first. In this episode I'm talking about: Why your unhealed energy doesn't disappear when you go psychic — it gets LOUDER The entity and attachment debate (and...
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Ep. 92- How to Build a Soul Aligned Spiritual Business
If you’ve ever felt called to create a spiritual business, share your gifts, or help others through intuition and healing, this episode is for you. In this episode, I share how I went from working exhausting 12-hour RN shifts to building a full-time soul aligned spiritual business through...
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Ep. 91- How to Tell if It’s Intuition, Spirit Guides, or Energy You’re Feeling
If you feel energy constantly like tingles, pressure, chills, emotional waves, heart openings, chakra activation, or electricity moving through your body, this episode will help you understand what’s actually happening. How do you know if it’s your intuition, spirit guides, psychic information,...
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Ep. 90- You're Intuition Isn't Confusing (You're Waiting for This Feeling)
You keep asking your intuition for guidance. You pull tarot cards. You meditate. You ask your guides. And you're still waiting for a clear answer. But here's the truth: You're not confused. You already know the answer. You're just waiting for it to feel good/safe. In this episode, I'm calling out...
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Ep. 89- Soul Contracts: Why Some Things Are Destined to Happen
Why do the same painful patterns keep showing up in your life? Why do certain people betray you in ways that feel cosmically orchestrated? Why can't you shift some relationships no matter how hard you try? Soul contracts. In this episode, I'm breaking down what soul contracts actually are, how…
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Ep. 88- Symbols Are Your Intuition's Language (Here's How to Listen)
You feel like you are seeing random images but discounting them because they don't make sense to you. You think you're making it up. But you're actually sitting on a gold mine of intuitive information - you just don't know how to read it yet. In this episode, I'm breaking down the hidden language...
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Ep. 87-I Answer Your Questions: Higher Self, Spirit Guides & Why You Can't Connect
If you have a Higher Self, why connect with spirit guides? If your intuition isn't your spirit guide, what is it? Why can't you find your spirit guide after trying for years? In this Q&A episode, I'm answering the questions you've been sending me about Higher Self, spirit guides, intuition, and…
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Ep. 86- Shadow, Body & Inner Child: Why All Three Can Block Your Intuition
You want to trust your intuition. But every time you try to connect, you're already frustrated with yourself. "I'm not there yet. This should be easier by now." Here's the thing: your shadow, body, and inner child are showing up because you created them to keep you safe. And you're treating them...
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Ep. 85- This Is What Actually Connects You to Your Spirit Guides
You're not making it up. Your guides ARE talking to you. You just don't trust it yet. In this episode, I'm breaking down why you feel disconnected from your spirit guides (spoiler: it's not them, it's your energy field) and exactly how to build an actual relationship with them. We're covering…
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Ep. 84- Why You Should Develop Your Psychic Abilities, No Matter What
Episode 84, we talk about why everyone should be developing their psychic abilities and how to practically use them. You don’t develop psychic abilities to become a psychic. You develop them to understand yourself Your intuition is how you: feel, know, hear, and see what’s really going on inside…
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Ep.83- Stop Asking Your Intuition Questions — Do This Instead
When your mind is racing & you are feeling like "Spirit tell me what to do" The answer is going to come, by doing something different than pulling a tarot card or asking for another. The 'need' to have it answered, is a sign for all of us, that we are disconnected from our truth. In this episode...
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Ep. 82- Channeling her Spirit Guides but Scared to Share - a Live Spirit Connector Session
You have a gift. You feel it moving through you. But the moment you think about letting someone see, something stops you. Not because the gift isn't real. Because being seen feels dangerous. This is one of the most common things I witness in my clients, my mentorship students, and honestly in...
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Ep. 81- Why Fear Shows Up Right Before Your New Timeline
You don’t feel fear because you’re off track. You feel fear because something is about to change. Right before a new timeline becomes real.Right before you’re seen differently, paid differently, living differently. Your nervous system reacts. Doubt gets loud. Your body tightens. Your mind starts...
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Ep. 80- How to Clear Your Energy So Your Intuition Becomes Obvious
If you don’t know what your own energy feels like, it becomes almost impossible to trust your intuition, psychic abilities, or guidance. In this episode, I break down the real reason intuitive people feel confused, overwhelmed, or unsure of what they’re receiving and why it has less to do with…
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Ep. 79- This Is What Actually Opens Your Intuitive Channel
If you’re sensitive to energy but your intuition doesn’t always feel clear or accessible when you want it to, this episode will show you why. Your channel doesn’t open through trying harder. It opens through your energy. In this episode, I walk you through what actually blocks your channel, why...
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Ep.78- Stop Outsourcing Your Truth: Reconnecting to your Soul, Intuition, and Self-Trust
One of the biggest causes of human suffering is disconnection from your soul, your intuition, and the part of you where the Divine speaks through you. In this episode, I’m talking about what happens when we outsource our truth to institutions, relationships, other people’s opinions, and the…
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Ep. 77-Why Your Intuition Feels Inconsistent (and What That’s Teaching You)
Intuition doesn’t develop in a straight line, and it isn’t meant to feel the same every time. In this episode, I explain why intuitive guidance can feel inconsistent as you develop it, and how that shift is part of learning self-trust rather than a sign of disconnection. We cover: • Why intuition...
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Ep.76- Lilith, Shadow & the Parts of You. You Were Taught to Hide (Astrology + Therapy)
If you’ve ever felt too emotional, too intense, or like parts of you needed to be hidden in order to be accepted — this episode is for you. In this conversation, I’m joined by Lisa Brogi, licensed therapist and astrologer known as The Lilith Therapist, to explore how astrology can be used as a...
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Ep. 75- If Connecting to Your Spirit Guides Feels Elusive, Here’s How to Change That
Most people are trying to connect to their intuition in ways that keep them second-guessing themselves. They pull cards. Ask for signs. Worry they’re being deceived. And never feel fully grounded or clear. In this episode, I break down what spirit guides actually are, how they communicate, and…
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Ep.74- 2026 Is a Year 1: New Beginnings, Identity Shifts & How to Use Your Personal Numbers (Numerology w/ Courtney Taylor)
If 2025 felt like an ending you didn’t ask for… you’re not imagining it. In this episode of Stop Trying to Be Spiritual, I’m joined again by Courtney Taylor (numerologist + psychic) to unpack what was actually happening in 2025’s collective Year 9 energy and what 2026’s collective Year 1 means…
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Ep. 73 – Why You’re Not Crazy for What You’re Sensing (Mediumship, Angels & Energy Myths)
If you’ve ever questioned your intuition, felt overwhelmed by what you’re sensing, or wondered if you’re doing something wrong spiritually. This episode is for you. In this episode, I break down: Mediumship and spirit communication after death Angels vs spirit guides and how they actually feel...
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Ep. 72- When Your Intuition Works for Everyone But You
Listen to this podcast/masterclass if you can read energy clearly for other people, but when it comes to your own life, your intuition feels confusing or quiet. In this episode, I break down why this happens and why it has nothing to do with your gifts or ability. This isn’t an intuition problem....
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Ep. 71- Why Healers and Intuitives Are Born Through Rejection
If you have experienced deep rejection, isolation, or pain, especially early in life, this episode is for you. Many healers and intuitives are forged through hardship, not because something went wrong, but because their soul required it. Rejection is not punishment. It is initiation. Feeling...
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Ep. 70- The Moment Your Intuition Becomes Who You Are
If your intuition feels unclear or hard to trust, this episode shows you the real reason: the conversations you’re avoiding, the boundaries you’re crossing, and the patterns you’re still repeating in your daily life. I break down: Why your self-betrayal becomes intuitive confusion How the “good...
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Ep-69: When Your Spiritual Awakening Feels Confusing- what Spirit Needs You to Know Now
If you’ve been feeling the nudge to go deeper into your intuition and healing work, I’m running a special holiday sale through December 21. All readings are 20% off and courses are 25% off for a limited time 🎄 You can explore the offers and grab your spot here:...
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Ep. 68- Why Your Clairvoyance Feels Chaotic (and How to Fix It)
If you’ve been feeling the nudge to go deeper into your intuition and healing work, I’m running a special holiday sale through December 21. All readings are 20% off and courses are 25% off for a limited time 🎄 You can explore the offers and grab your spot here:...
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Ep. 67- The Real Difference Between Intuition and Psychic Abilities (and How to Know Yours)
In this episode I break down what psychic abilities actually are and how to recognize the ones you already have. Most people are using their gifts every day without realizing it, so I walk you through the core abilities and how they show up in real life. We explore • clairvoyance and why it is…
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Ep. 66- How to Make Your Intuition Second Nature
In this episode, I share how to stop treating your intuition like a magic eight ball and start living from it as a natural, effortless part of who you are. You’ll learn why intuitive trust isn’t something you “turn on” when you need answers, but a frequency you build through daily devotion and...
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The Stop Trying to Be spiritual podcast is the show that makes spirituality practical for everyone so that healing, expanding consciousness, & connecting with Spirit is authentic and unique as you are. Taking complex topics and breaking them down, so you can stop "trying" to be spiritual and start BE-coming who you are meant to be. Join me each week as I do solo cast & invite in thought leaders to encourage, teach, and share relatable stories on the spiritual journey.
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Laila Taylor
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