ANDREA CRISP
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There’s been a subtle shift happening under the surface… and I needed to get quiet enough to hear it.”
Redefining Leadership, Success, and Self-Trust
There comes a moment in every woman’s journey where courage isn’t the end point — it’s the doorway. Beyond it is something quieter, deeper, and far more sustainable: alignment.
In this episode, Andrea Crisp explores the shift from striving and performance into embodied leadership rooted in intuitive decision-making, nervous system regulation, and self-trust. This is a conversation for women who are done with hustle, done with proving, and ready to lead from a place that actually feels like them.
The Shift from Courage to Alignment
For years, courage may have been the driving force — speaking up, showing up, pushing forward.
But eventually, something starts to feel off.
Alignment asks something different. It invites you to slow down, to listen, and to choose from truth instead of pressure.
Why “Empire Building” Doesn’t Always Feel Aligned
The language of “building an empire” often carries an underlying energy of constant expansion, striving, and never quite arriving.
For some, that’s exciting. For others, it feels exhausting.
“It feels like there’s always more to prove, more to achieve… and I’m just not available for that anymore.”
This episode reframes success through the lens of impact, presence, and integrity — not just growth for growth’s sake.
Nervous System Regulation & Embodied Leadership
You can’t build something sustainable from a dysregulated place.
When your nervous system is overwhelmed, your decisions come from urgency — not alignment.
“I want to create from a place that feels safe and regulated in my body.”
This is where embodiment becomes essential. It’s not just about mindset — it’s about how you feel while you’re leading, creating, and showing up.
The Power of Self-Trust in Spiritual Entrepreneurship
One of the biggest shifts Andrea shares is moving away from external validation and toward internal guidance.
“What do you think? What do you feel? That’s the question we’re not asking enough.”
In a world full of opinions, strategies, and noise, intuitive leadership requires you to come back to yourself — again and again.
Introducing The Align Collective
Out of this shift, something new has emerged.
Not a program. Not a mastermind. Not a space filled with advice and opinions.
But a living, breathing collective.
“A space where you are supported… but you also lead yourself.”
Inside The Align Collective, you’ll explore:
Embodiment and nervous system regulation
Intuitive leadership and self-trust
Spiritual entrepreneurship and alignment
Honest, meaningful connection with other women
If you’ve been craving support that doesn’t override your intuition — this is that space.
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As this era of the podcast comes to a close, I want to take a moment to look back. Over the past
several episodes, we've explored courage, survival, identity shifts, the nervous system,
authenticity, faith, and vision. We've named what no longer serves us, uncovered the patterns that
keep a small and open space for the next version of ourselves. The one that leads from alignment
rather than force. from presence rather than performance. This has been a journey of
transformation, not just in the topics we've explored, but in how I've experienced life alongside
of you.
Hey there, welcome to the Courage Cast. My name is Andrea Crisp, and I am glad that you are joining
me today. We're going to be talking about moving from courage to alignment,
and we're in a series that I have been absolutely loving. We're getting ready to reveal.
the name of the podcast, the new name of the podcast. It's going to be Changing from the Courage
Cast. And I'm excited to share it with you. But today I want to talk to you about something that
has, you know, been on my mind for a while. And it's really about how we show up in our business
and how we show up in leadership and how we show up for ourselves as entrepreneurs,
especially when it comes to really being in the fullness of who we are.
And there's a way of building a life in business that I've actually never fully resonated with.
And it kind of actually annoys me when I hear women talk about building your empire.
I really don't know why, but it is something that just does not sit right with me.
I have zero problem with creating wealth and legacy and impact.
But there's something about empire building that just feels like to me.
So it kind of connotates like this, you know, constant push or you know you need more and more and
more and more and there's never really enough and I I feel like that is still in a way that is like
striving to attain and to achieve versus really allowing ourselves to be in a receiving mode now if
you feel that way if you're like I'm an empire builder like no shade but just doesn't resonate with
me And I find more value in creating impact, like real honest impact in my business with the women
I coach in the communities that I facilitate. And I know that I attract the type of woman in
leadership who sees herself in a way that is really allowing herself to create that kind of legacy
and impact that she desires and the abundance to help her family to really shift her whole entire
life. And she's a woman who shows up for herself, is self led,
relates to herself and her family and her power in a way that really allows her to be aligned with
who she is. And as you know, especially if you've been following along for a while that there has
been something in me that has been shifting. And it hasn't been this like loud, you know,
huge, big shift. It's been more of a subtle shift that has kind of taken place under the surface.
And I needed to pull myself back from all the external things, all the noise, all the pressure,
because I was finding that it was really clouding me and crowding me and quite frankly is
exhausting and I'm just not interested in doing things that way anymore even if they do work
because you can do all sorts of things in in hustle and striving and pushing and be very very
successful but I just don't I don't resonate with that.
And I've been like leaning away from that and leaning towards what feels true,
what feels aligned, what actually matters for me. So I have decided I'm no longer doing business as
usual, no longer doing my life as usual. And I would probably imagine that you might be in that
same boat as me. So as you know we've been in this series from courage to alignment and one of the
things I promised myself was that each episode was going to be created in real time not just
batched and put out because I wanted it to fully chronicle my journey and I wanted every episode to
really showcase what's happening in real time for me. So that has felt a little bit arduous.
at times for me a bit painful and by the way thank you for those of you who reached out to share
how the episodes have resonated with you what has helped you it has been super encouraging so kind
of back to the series it's also given me an opportunity to take a look inward and to really get
quiet and ask for divine guidance So that I'm not just creating for the sake of content, but I
really want to create from my soul and be true to myself,
be true to the vision that I feel like has been given to me and moving myself,
my business and the podcast forward in that way. And so it's become really important to me that I
create everything out of integrity, that I show up in a way that feels safe. regulated in my body.
And not only just for myself, but for you as well. Because I think as someone who's maybe listening
to the podcast, you're on a journey as well, where you're, you know, tapping into a new way of
being for yourself, you're a leader, you're someone who's, you know, making that impact, who's
showing up in her power and leading herself. And And so I think that's important that,
you know, you know, kind of where I'm coming from as well. So a little bit of real talk. I've
actually hesitated to share the next iteration of the podcast with you because it's still
downloading for me. And if you know anything about me personally, you'll know that I love a good
plan. And I've been nudged by spirit to let go.
And to lean into the trust. To be divinely guided. And it has not been an easy just surrender.
Like it just hasn't been. There is some excitement in it. But also there's been some nervousness.
And I'm almost to the point of getting ready to reveal the new podcast name to you.
Just a couple more episodes away.
One of the things that I've really been kind of going through is like really asking myself,
like, do you need things to be big and impressive anymore? Like, is this like big and showy? Like,
are you, you know, needing to have this whole big, you know, renaming process? And I think that
there was a time where I was like, I want to have a big in-person gathering and I want to do all
of this stuff and I want to make sure it's live. And to be honest with you,
I'm like, is that really what I want? Or is that what I thought I wanted or I thought I should do?
And the truth is, I just really want to... show up honestly with depth with honesty and integrity
and and just really talk about things that are relevant to you to your growth and not be
performative now that doesn't mean that I'll never do an in-person event again or never host
something but I was really you know debating for quite some time whether or not when I changed the
name of the podcast if I would do something in person and try and get you know more people
listening but what I'm actually hearing right now as I'm like talking to you is that it needs to
there needs to be a point in time where I let that go and the podcast will be heard by the people
who need to hear it now I do highly value if you share the podcast,
if it resonates with you, if you had an episode that feels like, oh, this is so good. I love what
she had to say. I want to share it with somebody. I want to share it to my story. I want to, you
know, talk about it. I would greatly, greatly appreciate that. But I think more than that, it's
that I want, my desire is that the people who need to hear it, hear it.
And I don't want to be putting my head in the sand and thinking like that I don't need to market it
because that's not true either. But I want to market it in integrity. And I know that success is
not measured just by numbers. Although, you know, when you do see how many downloads that you get
in a podcast, I mean, obviously, strokes your ego a bit. But I'm really more looking at like,
I'd rather less people listen, more people impacted, and truly changed,
and make a difference than more, like, less is definitely more in this case.
And That has been really kind of like what's been going on inside of me.
Like I have been called to do less, to attend less, to really be selective in what I'm doing and
how I'm showing up. And that I'm not burning myself out and overriding my own intuition just to
keep up and just to be noticed. that I'm actually listening and trusting myself.
And that's something that I want to always hold space for you as well,
that you can trust your own self. So as I've been transitioning the podcast, I have also,
and this is very exciting, been creating a community for women called,
drumroll please, the Align Collective. And I've been able to share little bits.
here and there. I've shared in my community in some of the calls, but I'm finally ready to share it
with you here. And friend, if I could tell you how many iterations I've had of this,
you would probably laugh because
it's just been so funny. Like there's moments where I'm like, it's going to be like this, then it's
going to be like this, and then it's going to be like that. And spirits just literally had me on
this like, kind of path, like I'm going here, I'm going there. And really,
I it's spirits taking me back to one particular moment. So I want to share it with you.
Back in early December, I was on a networking call in a group that I'm a part of. And we were on a
discussion. kind of, you know, a masterminding discussion about the different things that are
happening in our lives and our business. And one of the women was sharing about a decision she was
making. And it came time for all of us to weigh in on that.
And that is a typical masterminding thing. It's like, I'm going to share with you what it is I'm
going through. And then I want all of your opinion or your perspective or what you've done.
That can be really, really good. But I also feel like a lot of times for so many people,
it actually moves you in a direction that you don't want to go in or that you don't need to go in.
Instead of holding space for you to fully allow yourself to trust in what is the decision you need
to make, we're like... bombard each other with our opinions. And I did this and this worked for me.
Now, there's always some validity to sharing experience.
And but doing it in a way that allows someone else to either resonate or see themselves in that,
but also not feel like this is what you should do. So a lot of the comments in that particular
conversation were really actually quite good. But it was so funny because it was very strategy
based and not very spiritually based. And I was one of the only people who said, like, what do you
think? What do you feel like you should do? And after that call that day, I went for a walk and I
was in the woods walking with coffee and I just was sending a message to a friend about this
particular call that we were on. And I was just about to say, like, I just wish that.
You know, they would talk about things like more manifestation focused or more spiritually focused.
And it hit me. That's what you're creating.
And I was like, oh, what? And I think I've spent a lot of time creating programs and containers to
teach, to help women shift from their beliefs. And I still think there's some huge value to that.
And that's definitely going to be a part of what we do in this community. But what I really,
really feel called to is creating a community and a collective.
I'm calling it a collective because I feel like it's like the collective of the group of women who
is actually going to create the essence of it, of really coming into that soul alignment,
to come into that place of full self-trust. and being self led.
And women who are impact driven, who are heart centered, who are spiritually minded,
and grounded in what they really want to put out into the world,
how they want to live their lives, how they want to show up for themselves. And being in community
that that really rises together, not competes, but fully embraces one another's journey.
growth and evolution and this container is going to be a space where we talk about those important
things we talk about manifestation we talk about the masculine and feminine energies we talk about
embodiment we talk about those big mindset things that are keeping us held in old patterns and old
ways of being and it's not a prescribed program That is always going to be done the same way.
I'm really allowing it to be what it needs to be in each iteration.
And I've created it in a way that allows women to come in and commit to six months.
And then if they decide to stay, they can stay after that. But it's to create and cultivate
community and their own growth and to be supported in that.
And there's something to be said about being able to come into the energy of a collective and
receive and feel supported and feel like there is guidance there.
but that you also can lead yourself. And I think that is missing within the coaching industry.
And that is what I really, really desire to create. So this is not a mastermind in the sense of
like what we know it to be like giving ideas and thoughts and opinions. Or a coaching program where
it's like a prescribed curriculum. It's not a networking call where everybody's just going to be
pitching all of their ideas and selling their programs. It's a living,
breathing collective of women who are self-led, leaning into their own growth and evolution.
a space where I know we can lovingly challenge one another to continue to rise.
And I really believe that this is going to be one of the most potent containers that I have ever
facilitated. We're going to focus on embodied leadership. And it's a space for women like you,
women who are leading with integrity and holding space for others. coaches, healers,
therapists, women doing really, really good work in the world. And women who want to be supported
in a way that feels like you're actually being supported, not being told what to do.
So inside the collective, we're going to focus on leading from soul alignment. What does that look
like? We're going to talk about human design, we're going to be talking about how to trust and to
stay in trust of your own leadership, how to create safety in your body.
So some nervous system regulation. I'm actually going to have a whole resource library on things
that have helped me regulate my nervous system, some tapping, some guided meditations.
We're going to have some really incredible guests lead us in some beautiful practices. We're gonna
have honest conversations. We're gonna have real, deep, meaningful connection with each other.
And it's a space where you get to become more of who you are meant to be while you're surrounded
with other women who are holding space for you. And I know that when someone holds space for me in
a way that lets me be seen and known, things shift and change in my life.
And I'm so excited for this. We're going to actually be kicking off in May.
And I'm going to be opening the doors. I'm actually going to put the link in the show notes today
for you to jump in. And I'm so excited for that.
And if you jump in, and I'm going to put a little code in there for you,
there's going to be a little bit of a gift for you,
shall we say. for the first month. And so you'll have to go into the show notes to take a look at
what that is. And I'm going to leave that there for you. Because I know that when you feel called
to something and you take and you follow your your gut instinct, you follow that nudge,
you follow what feels right for you, you're going to find that something amazing happens.
So here's the crazy part. It's going to be available to you
If you listen to this podcast three months from now. So if you are starting in the collective and
you go to the show notes and you use the code that's there, you're going to be able to access this
special incentive for you. I am literally so excited. We have one more episode.
I'm going to be sharing about some of the biggest. takeaways that I've had from hosting the courage
cast over gosh, like nine years, eight, nine years, I think it is. It's been so long,
I can't remember half the time. But and as we move into this new iteration of the podcast,
and I reveal the new name, but next week. I'm going to share a little bit of like,
kind of some things that I've learned some of the some of the guests that have been super fun to
chat with some of my favorite episodes, all the things that really have like,
you know, lit me up. And then we're going to take a little pause in the podcast before I reveal the
new name of the podcast. So you're gonna have to wait just a little bit because I'm still
iterating. I'm still doing things behind the scenes to get it ready. So I don't want to push it out
before it's ready to go. But you'll have one more episode next week. And then the following episode
is actually going to be the reveal of the new name. So the doors to the Align Collective are now
open. I'm so excited for this next iteration. journey with you.
I cannot wait to be on this journey with you. So you can access the link in the show notes.
And again, there's going to be a beautiful incentive for you there. So make sure that you check the
show notes. Friend, thank you for being with me. Thanks for being on this journey with me.
Until next time, remember, you have everything you need to live bravely. And if you like this
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