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The Deep End: Elevating Your Manifestation Practice for Neurodivergent Thinkers

• Carissa Andrews • Season 1 • Episode 12

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A profound shift is occurring—both within me and throughout our community—one I've been calling in for some time now. Have you ever had that moment where you realize you've outgrown something? That knowing in your gut that you're ready for something bigger, despite the voice in your head saying "but this is how it's always been done"?

When I created this podcast, I wanted manifestation to make sense for neurodivergent minds like mine. Traditional advice like "just think positive" or "raise your vibration" doesn't always work for our unique brains. I dug deeper, exploring energy, nervous system regulation, and mindset shifts tailored to our neurodivergent experiences. But recently, I've realized I've been playing small—giving away my deepest insights and transformational methods without creating the container for true integration.

The most powerful revelation? Manifestation isn't just about thinking differently—it's about embodying differently. Those experiencing the biggest transformations aren't passive consumers of content; they're the ones who commit deeply, engage fully, and declare to the universe, "I'm ready for more." That's why I'm introducing Manifest Differently: The Deep End—a space where I'll share everything I used to give away for free, but delivered to those truly ready to integrate these practices into their lives. This isn't about holding back; it's about recognizing that when we commit at a deeper level, we see bigger results.

Where in your life is it time for you to go deeper? Your manifestations aren't someday-maybe dreams—they exist right now in a reality just steps ahead. The only thing standing between you and them is embodiment. Not just thinking about your desires, but becoming the version of you who already has them. If you're feeling the pull to expand, to trust yourself more deeply, to experiment with manifestation techniques specifically designed for neurodivergent minds—the Deep End awaits.

Thank you so much for tuning in to this episode of the Manifest Differently Podcast. I hope today’s story inspired you to trust the process and manifest in a way that feels aligned with your unique energy.

If you’re ready to dive deeper into neurodivergent-friendly manifestation techniques, head over to ManifestDifferently.com for resources, tools, and more. Want even more insights? Subscribe to my Substack at manifestdifferently.substack.com/subscribe for weekly inspiration straight to your inbox.

And let’s connect on TikTok! Follow me at @NeurodivergentManifestor for behind-the-scenes tips, quick mindset shifts, and so much more.

Until next time, remember: you have the power to manifest differently—and the universe is waiting to conspire in your favor. See you next week!

Carissa Andrews:

Welcome to Manifest Differently, the podcast for neurodivergent thinkers and anyone looking to approach manifestation in a way that truly works for them. I'm your host, carissa Andrews, here to explore the science, energy and strategies that will help you create the life you love. Let's dive in and manifest differently. Hey there, beautiful souls, welcome back to Manifest Differently. Today's episode is going to be a little bit different. It's not just about mindset shifts or new manifestation techniques. Instead, it's going to be about expansion. A shift has been happening in real time, both for me and for this community, and honestly, it's something I've been calling in for a while now. It's part of the reason why this podcast even exists.

Carissa Andrews:

Come to think of it, have you ever had that moment where you realize you've outgrown something? Maybe it's a belief, a way of doing things or even a way of showing up in the world. You feel that nudge, that knowing in your gut that you're ready for something bigger, but there's also that little voice in the back of your head that's like but this is how it's always been done. Should I really take the leap? Should I really change? Well, that's where I've been and it's where I've been since probably about May of last year. Now. I started this podcast because I wanted to create a space where manifestation actually makes sense for neurodivergent minds. I realized last year that I am definitely ADHD. It's something that I wish I would have known so much sooner. But now it makes so much more sense into all of the aspects of my life my career, my relationships, all the things. But this is a place where advice like just think positive or raise your vibration it's not the thing right, because, let's be honest, that doesn't always work for us. So I wanted to dig deeper. I wanted to talk about energy. I wanted to talk about the nervous system, mindset and the reality of manifesting when our brain processes the world a little differently.

Carissa Andrews:

And over these past few months I've poured so much love into this podcast and into the community and into how I want to see the expansion of how this is going to go, but recently want to see the expansion of how this is going to go. But recently something's been shifting inside me and I realized I was operating still with this company or brand or however you want to describe this aspect very similarly to what I'd already outgrown in Author Revolution. And while I love what I do in Author Revolution, it just I feel called to try something new, right. So I realized that I'm no longer just sharing what I know. I'm really stepping into something bigger, and I don't fully know what it is yet. It's a new level of impact, a new level of leadership. And with that realization came an even bigger aha moment. I've been giving away my best insights, my deepest breakthroughs, my most transformational methods for free, and I've done this for years, for years and years and years, throughout the revolution. Now, let's be clear I love sharing and I love serving. I'm a number one relator. It is my biggest passion. That's never going to change.

Carissa Andrews:

But when I looked at the people who are in my community, the ones who are really seeing the biggest shifts, the biggest transformations, there was a pattern they weren't just listening to the podcast, they were committing, they were engaging, they were saying I'm all in. And that's when it hit me Manifestation isn't just about thinking differently, it's also about acting differently and logically. I know this because everything starts with that mindset. Right, it starts with thinking differently, but you have to take the action in order for your manifestations to truly come to you. Even if your action, your inspired action, is just to keep thinking differently, that's still an action right. But when we truly desire a shift in our lives, we don't just sit back and hope that it happens. We invest in it. Whether that's the time, the energy, the money or mindset shifts right, we make a declaration to the universe that I am ready for more. So I had to ask myself if I'm calling in a new level of impact, why am I not aligning my own self with that truth? That's why things are changing. That's why this is the moment I'm making a shift, not just for myself, but for all of us.

Carissa Andrews:

I want to invite you into this shift with me, because what I know deep in my bones is that the people who are truly ready to go deeper, the ones who want more than just surface level manifestation tips, the ones who are truly ready to go deeper, the ones who want more than just surface level manifestation tips, the ones who are ready to do the work, to integrate, to experiment and see real change. They're the ones who are going to change their lives and change the world, and I'm here for big impact. I'm here for global transformation. In my soul, that's really what has always been calling me, and I want to be there right, guiding that process every single step of the way. So here's what's happening.

Carissa Andrews:

This podcast, manifest Differently it's still going to be here. I'm still working on it. It's still space where I share powerful ideas, breakthroughs and shifts that can change how you see manifestation and even the way that you think right. But if you're craving something deeper, if you want the step-by-step breakdowns, the real-time experiments, the insider access to what I'm discovering about manifestation in real time, then I want to invite you to something new. It's called Manifest Differently the Deep End, and it's where I'll be sharing everything I used to give away for free, but this time I'm delivering it to those who are truly ready for it. Not because I want to hold back, not because I don't believe in generosity I do but because I know from experience that when we commit at a deeper level, we see bigger results. So this isn't just about me evolving. It's about all of us stepping into our next level selves.

Carissa Andrews:

And the question I want you to be asking yourself is where in your life is it time to go deeper? Maybe it's in your manifestation practice. Maybe it's in the way you show up for your business, your relationships or your dreams. Maybe it's in how you see yourself, your worth, your value, your impact, whatever it is. I want you to sit with that today, because if you feel the pull for more, there's a reason. Your soul is calling you to it right? The answer is always yes, and our desires are divine guidance, helping us to see where we're headed, what we're trying to call in, and I'm here to tell you. You don't have to figure all of this out alone. So take a deep breath with me, inhale and exhale and let's set the energy for this shift together. I want you to affirm with me that I'm ready to receive at a higher level.

Carissa Andrews:

I trust myself to step into my next evolution. I'm aligned with the impact I desire to create. Those are powerful, right. They feel really good in my body, in that energetics of what they symbolize to me. I've been holding my stealth back from doing this next level of evolution for a while, somewhat out of not having enough clarity and somewhat, in this space, of not wanting to deviate too much from what I do, and I don't know why. So, before we dive deeper into what's shifting, I want to take a moment to reset our energy because stepping into something new and expanding into a higher version of ourselves.

Carissa Andrews:

Trust me when I say this, it can bring up a lot. Yeah, there's excitement, but sometimes there's also resistance, doubt, fear, that little whisper of what if this doesn't work, what if I'm not ready? And that's okay, it's part of the process. Growth always brings up the things that were meant to release, and boy have I been going through a lot of releases past year. So let's take another deep breath together, inhale through the nose, hold and exhale. Let's do that a couple more times.

Carissa Andrews:

Inhale expansion, exhale resistance. Inhale ease, exhale overthinking. That's a big one. Inhale trust, exhale doubt. Now I want you to bring to mind a time in your life when you just knew something big was shifting for you. Maybe it was a moment of clarity, a decision that changed everything, a realization that you couldn't keep playing small. Can you feel that energy, that certainty in your body? Energy, that certainty in your body? I know I can. There are definitely moments where things shattered and changed, but there was a certainty in it, in a knowing that this was the right direction. So anchor into that feeling and let's affirm some more. I allow myself to expand with ease and trust. Trust has been a big one for me this year, trusting myself more than anything else, I'm ready for my next level. I choose to receive my desires, fully Beautiful. Let that energy settle into your body for a minute. Feels good, right. This is what alignment feels like. This is what stepping into your next level looks like. Sometimes it can be uncomfortable, sometimes it can feel confusing and kind of worrisome, and other times it just feels like a soft release of whatever it is that we've been holding on to tightly. So, now that we've set the energy for expansion, let's talk about what's actually happening, why this shift is going on, what's changing and, most importantly, how it affects you.

Carissa Andrews:

I want to start with a little story, because I think it perfectly illustrates what I've been moving through in my own journey. A few months ago, I had this moment of clarity and it was one of those downloads that just really hits you out of nowhere, but when it does, you can't ignore it. In fact, it was more than a couple months ago, it was about 10 months ago. I was thinking about the way I've been running my life, running my businesses, running Author Revolution, and the way I've been showing up and sharing so openly, and this thought dropped into my mind. You're playing small and at first I resisted it because, let's be real, I've been showing up, I've been creating for years and years and years, and my word of last year for last year you know you pick one of those words of the year mine was let go right, and I didn't know how big that was going to be.

Carissa Andrews:

I've been putting a lot of content out there for free, week after week, because I love helping people shift their perspective on their life, on manifestation, on who they be. I love making this work accessible for everyone neurodivergent thinkers, authors because so much of the mainstream manifestation advice out there, it just I don't know, it's a bit wonky and it doesn't fit the way that my brain works, which meant, as I expanded into neurodivergence, it doesn't fit yours either, and I get it. But the more I sat with that thought, the idea that I was playing small the more I realized that it was true. And it continued to expand into this platform as well. Because here's the thing I wasn't just giving away ideas and insights. I was giving away my deepest breakthroughs, the ones that have taken me years to refine, the strategies that I know change lives, and I was doing it in a way that didn't always allow people to go deep enough to integrate them, always allow people to go deep enough to integrate them.

Carissa Andrews:

And in that process I realized not just for myself but for others that manifestation isn't just about what you think or what you're trying to get at in your subconscious mind is definitely about what you embody, who you be, who you literally be. Now you can have all the knowledge in the world about how manifestation works. You can listen to every podcast, read every book, journal every morning. But if you don't embody what you're learning, if you don't integrate it into your nervous system, into your actions, then it stays in the realm of theory. And I realized that I had been keeping myself in that cycle. I was very comfortable in the realm of theory. Now, don't get me wrong, I practice all the things that I talk about. I create and manifest some wonderful things.

Carissa Andrews:

But that next level, that big jump, that quantum leap that I've been calling in for years, that's the part that's been eluding me. And I realized it's because I was giving, giving, giving, but I wasn't allowing myself to fully step into the level of leadership, of thought leadership that I was being called to right, because true impact doesn't come from just giving everything away. It comes from creating containers of transformation. It comes from calling in the people who are truly ready to commit, to go beyond just consuming information and actually applying it to their lives. Look, I get that. A lot of us are learners I have high learner in my chart. A lot of us have high input. But we have to incorporate those things to truly see the transformation that we want.

Carissa Andrews:

And I am, if nothing else, if you've learned nothing else about me so far I am someone who is not afraid of change and will burn everything down in order to create transformation. I liken myself often to a phoenix, because it does not bother me to let go of literally everything in order to shapeshift into something new. If that be the case, if that's what I need to do. When I left my husband of 13 plus years and started a new life, I literally walked away from my house, my family, everything and started new, and it was a Phoenix moment. That's why I know right now it's a time to shift, and it's also why I'm evolving Manifest Differently into these two versions.

Carissa Andrews:

So, just to go a little bit deeper, this is the free podcast, right? This is the one that you're going to have access to on all the platforms. I will continue to do it weekly and, of course, I'll be continuing to give you powerful ideas, deep insights and paradigm shifts. This space is not going anywhere, but it's going to be more focused on the what and the why. Why certain manifestation techniques, why neurodivergence struggle with mainstream methods, why embodiment is the missing link for most of us Now manifest differently the deep end. That's going to be the place where we take things to the next level. This is where we get into the how and the now how to actually integrate these shifts into your life, how to experiment with manifestation techniques that fit your unique nervous system and mindset, how to embody your future self in real time. Because here's what I know the biggest transformations happen when you commit at a deeper level.

Carissa Andrews:

And that's not some abstract idea either. It's backed by science. Our brains and nervous systems are wired to prioritize what we invest in. When we put a little skin in the game, whether that's time, energy focus or financial investment, we're signaling to our subconscious that this is most important. We tell the universe I'm serious about this. And when it happens, things move, manifestations accelerate, reality shifts, quantum leaps happen. That's why the people who get the biggest results aren't the ones who passively consume content. They're the ones who actively engage and I'm high activator in my CliftonStrengths, so that's something for me that I know I will definitely do. I will take information and I will leap.

Carissa Andrews:

But they're also the ones who step into spaces where they can integrate, experiment and actually do the work right, and that's exactly what the deep end is going to be. It's a space for those of you who are ready to go beyond listening and start embodying your manifestations in real time. This is a space where I can share things I wouldn't share on a public platform because they're too powerful, too nuanced or simply too deep for a free podcast format. A space where I'll do real-time manifestation experiments with you together, where we'll get the behind-the-scenes insights into what I'm currently manifesting and how I'm doing it. Where you'll have access to the exact methods I use to rewire my own thoughts, regulate my nervous system and align with my next level reality. And, most importantly, it's going to be a space where you're not just learning about manifestation. You're living it, because knowledge isn't enough. You have to embody it. So, if you've been feeling the pull to go deeper, if you're ready to stop playing small in your own manifestations, if you're ready to take what you know and actually start living it, then the deep end is where you need to be.

Carissa Andrews:

Now, before we wrap up, I want you to take a moment and check in with yourself. Where in your life have you been playing small? Where have you been consuming information without fully integrating it? What would it look like to go all in on your next level? Because that's what this shift is all about. It's not just for me, but it's for you too. This is about all of us stepping into a new level of manifestation mastery, because when you are surrounding yourself with people who are taking things to the next level, you are literally elevating every single aspect of yourself your own vibration, your own mindset, everything shifts. And if that's resonating with you, if you feel the pull in your gut, if your whole body is lighting up with a yes, then I can't wait to see you inside the deep end.

Carissa Andrews:

So, now that we've talked about the shift happening, why it's evolving, what it means for you and how you can step into this next level with me, I want to bring this back to you, okay? Because at the end of the day, this isn't just about a podcast or new offering. This is about expansion. It's about alignment and growth. Because here's the thing your manifestations are already waiting for you. They exist in a reality that's just a few steps ahead. The version of you who already has received them is real. They're not someday, they're here right now, and the only thing standing between you and them is embodiment not just thinking about it, not just wishing for it, not just visualizing actually becoming them. And that's what this shift in the podcast represents, because when you truly decide that you're ready for something new, something more, the universe moves. When you invest in your future self, whether that's through time or energy, or commitment or financial investment, you send a powerful signal. I'm not waiting for my manifestations anymore. I'm stepping into them now.

Carissa Andrews:

So, as you sit with everything we've talked about today, I want you to ask yourself what's the next level version of me doing differently? For me, it's they're taking bolder action, right. Maybe they're trusting themselves more. I know that's what I'm definitely working on, because I have a tendency to value and overvalue other people's work more than my own, and that stems from childhood. I know where it comes from, but I do it anyway and I'm working through it. Maybe they're investing in their growth in a way they never have before. This is definitely one of those steps for me.

Carissa Andrews:

I'm looking at the way I want to show up the person I want to be and how I want to be received in this world and in my own understanding of what I get to be and do and have, and how I want my connections with my soulmate students if that's the case. But you feel deeper than that. It doesn't feel like students. It feels like my soulmate people, like my tribe right. Maybe they're even stepping into rooms where they're no longer the smartest person there because they know that's where real transformation happens For me. I have a tendency to linger back and to listen and expect or think that other people's thoughts are deeper than my own, and when I don't find that, I realize that very often I am one of the smartest people in the room and I want to challenge myself. I want to go into those places where I'm like blown away, because I'm not one of those people who's ever scared to be around those who have more information than me.

Carissa Andrews:

I always come at things with curiosity, as you probably can tell. Whatever it is, I want you to feel into the energy of what that next level version of you is doing okay, because the more you align with that version of you, the one who already has what you're calling in, the faster your manifestations will materialize. This is your invitation to step into more. Are you ready? So here we are, right at the edge of something new. If you've been listening to this and feeling that pull, the one that says I'm ready for more, this is your sign, because this moment it's a manifestation in itself.

Carissa Andrews:

You didn't stumble upon this episode by accident. You didn't hear these words, at least this far into the podcast episode, without reason. Something in you is ready for a shift, and if you've been waiting for the right moment to go deeper into your manifestation practice, if you're craving more than just ideas and insights, but actual integration, real-time experiments and a supportive space to apply what you're learning, then I want to invite you to manifest differently. The deep end. This is where we're going to take everything we're talking about here on this podcast and bring it to life. It's where I'll be sharing the step-by-step methods I use to manifest in a way that actually works for neurodivergent minds. It's where we go beyond just understanding manifestation and start living it. And here's the thing when you step into the deep end. You're not just signing up for more content. You're making a declaration to yourself and the universe, a declaration that you're ready to embody your manifestations, that you're stepping into your highest version of yourself right now and that you trust that, the moment you commit, the universe is going to rise to meet you. So if you're feeling this pull, if you're ready to align to your next level self, check out the deep end.

Carissa Andrews:

On Substack, I'm doing so much work over there. I am combining all that I do. There are different sub stack sections to my sub stack where I talk about manifesting differently, where I talk about authorship, where I talk about the different types of stories I create, and then just the weird, wild, wacky, big ideas that I often have. And insideifferently which is one of the sub stacks the sub sub stacks, if you want to call it that is that podcast. It's easy. So you just head over to manifestdifferentlycom, forward, slash 12. And I'll have the link in my sub stack so that you can get immediate access to everything we're diving into the new podcast.

Carissa Andrews:

This new expanded podcast will kick off next week, march 26., and we'll always supplement what we're talking about on this particular show, so listen to this one first, if you would like, or just hop straight into the bigger podcast episode, because I'll be diving into the deeper, step by step strategies, how it's impacting me personally, what I'm doing to shift all of those things, because I feel like this is my next level calling. This is the community I'm trying to build, because I want those who are most at that same level of vibration, at the same level of knowledge, who want to master this as much as I do, right? So are you in? Because I can't wait to meet you there. I can't wait to show you all of the deep, insightful, crazy thoughts that go in my mind sometimes, all the things that I'm manifesting and how I'm working on it.

Carissa Andrews:

Whether I succeed or whether I fail, the aspects I'm working through like this is going to be a deeper level of vulnerability, a deeper level of trust in myself and in my community. I don't know what to expect from it yet. I just know that this is the direction that I'm being called. So there you have it. That is what's been happening here in the background of manifesting differently from my neurodivergent perspective. So, after all of this, I want you to remember you have the power always to create your reality. So go out there and manifest differently.

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