XPAND CAPACITY™

Dr. Christine Manukyan
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Your next level won't break your strategy. It will break your nervous system first. Most high performers aren't missing ambition, intelligence, or drive. They're missing capacity: the ability to hold more success, more pressure, more visibility, and more wealth without burning out or self-sabotaging. That's what this podcast is about. I'm Dr. Christine Manukyan, PharmD. I spent 25 years in clinical healthcare, including 11 years at Cedars-Sinai. Then I walked away to find out why brilliant people keep hitting invisible ceilings. The answer wasn't in their business plan. It was in their body. I've trained in 17 healing modalities, spanning neuroscience, nervous system regulation, clinical hypnotherapy, NLP, functional medicine, and coherence healing. I combined all of it into NeuroBreathwork®, a neuroscience-backed method that regulates your nervous system and rewires your brain through the breath. I work with founders, executives, and visionaries who have already achieved a lot and know they are built for more. They come to me when the old way of pushing harder has stopped working. On Xpand Capacity™, you'll get the science, the tools, and the deep inner work to: — Make billion-dollar decisions from calm and clarity instead of chaos — Expand your capacity to receive, so success doesn't feel like a threat — Release the patterns quietly capping your income, impact, and relationships — Become your Billion-Dollar Identity™, the person your biggest vision requires You'll hear solo episodes, guided practices, and conversations with leaders, scientists, and healers who are redefining what human performance can be. Forbes contributor. 5x #1 international bestselling author. Ranked in the top 2.5% of podcasts globally. If you're ready to stop outgrowing your life and start growing into it, you're in the right place. Hit follow, and let's XPAND. www.xpandcapacity.com IG@drchristinemanukyan

  1. 4d ago ·  Video

    How to Heal Beyond Medications With Dr. Deepa Pattani | Ep. 189

    What if the career you thought you were meant to have was only the beginning of your healing journey?   In Episode 189 of the Xpand Capacity Podcast, host Dr. Christine Manukyan sits down with Dr. Deepa Patani, a pharmacist, functional medicine practitioner, Board-Certified NeuroBreathwork® Practitioner, and energy healer, for a candid conversation about moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to health and wellness.   Dr. Deepa shares how her work in pharmacy and post-hospital medication care led her to look more deeply at root causes, chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, inflammation, and the emotional patterns that can shape how we experience the body. Together, Dr. Christine and Dr. Deepa explore breathwork, sound healing, energy work, trauma-informed healing, the importance of creating safety before going deeper, and why healing is rarely linear.   The conversation also gets personal. Dr. Deepa opens up about living through autoimmune health challenges, learning to receive support, releasing people-pleasing patterns, and discovering that slowing down can reveal the love and care that were already present in her life. She also introduces Elevate Health Solutions, her online wellness community and membership platform designed to help people begin with small, practical steps—including a seven-day reset, short meditations, breathwork sessions, and a guided "start here" library.   This is a raw, unscripted conversation about healing, identity, rest, receiving, and the courage to follow a path that may look unconventional to everyone else.   Health note: This episode is for education and personal reflection only. It is not medical advice or a substitute for care from a qualified health professional. What You'll Learn •How Dr. Deepa transitioned from pharmacy into functional medicine, breathwork, and energy healing. •Why healing is not a linear process—and why different modalities may meet you in different seasons of life. •The role of nervous system regulation and felt safety before meditation, breathwork, or deeper emotional work. •How chronic stress, emotional suppression, and unprocessed experiences can show up as physical symptoms. •Why practitioner integrity, training, and personal practice matter when choosing a healer or wellness provider. •What Dr. Deepa learned from a powerful experience with shoulder pain, emotional release, and the body's signals. •The difference between always being the giver and learning how to receive support, love, and healing. •How to ask the simple but transformational question: "What do I want?" •What's inside Dr. Deepa's Elevate Health Solutions online membership and seven-day reset. Episode Chapters •00:00 — When your expected career is only the starting point •01:03 — Dr. Deepa's journey from pharmacy to functional medicine •03:15 — Why medication is only one part of the healing conversation •05:41 — Stress, chronic inflammation, and discovering breathwork •07:23 — Taking Elevate Health Solutions online •08:40 — Why there is no single linear path to healing •09:27 — Starting safely with breathwork and emotional work •11:08 — Moving the nervous system from survival to safety •12:12 — The Bali experience that changed how Dr. Deepa understood pain •14:35 — Emotional suppression, autoimmune patterns, and the body's signals •17:54 — Daily nervous system care and energetic maintenance •20:28 — Practitioner integrity versus viral wellness advice •22:15 — Boundaries, energetic protection, and learning what you don't know •24:03 — Remote healing, intention, and the power of the mind •27:31 — How parents can support children without amplifying fear •30:41 — Finding meaning in health challenges and difficult seasons •32:19 — Dr. Deepa's lesson in receiving support and love •36:42 — Inner-child work, play, and changing your relationship with yourself •40:02 — Slowing down, sabbaticals, and creating from alignment •41:32 — The 5R framework: recognize, regulate, release, rewire, and receive •42:26 — Releasing protective identities and making space for what's next •43:17 — Why rest is not laziness—and why slowing down matters •44:20 — "What do I want?" and the art of listening to yourself •49:06 — Inside Elevate Health Solutions' seven-day reset and membership community •54:23 — Supporting nonprofit leaders and creating a new standard of care •56:30 — How to get started and share what this episode brings up for you Featured Guest Dr. Deepa Patani is a pharmacist, functional medicine practitioner, neuro breathwork practitioner, energy healer, and founder of Elevate Health Solutions. Her work brings together practical wellness education, nervous system support, breathwork, meditation, and guided healing experiences. Follow Dr. Deepa  •Elevate Health Solutions: https://elevate-healthsolutions.com/  Listeners can explore Dr. Deepa's seven-day reset, online membership options, guided meditation and breathwork resources, and virtual wellness community through her website.   IG: https://www.instagram.com/elevatewithdrdeepa/  Follow Dr. Christine Enrollment is now open for 22-day XPAND Capacity Reset. Save 40% https://drchristinemanukyan.com/reset

  2. 4d ago ·  Video

    How to Heal Beyond Medications With Dr. Deepa Pattani | Ep. 189

    What if the career you thought you were meant to have was only the beginning of your healing journey?   In Episode 189 of the Xpand Capacity Podcast, host Dr. Christine Manukyan sits down with Dr. Deepa Patani, a pharmacist, functional medicine practitioner, neuro breathwork practitioner, and energy healer, for a candid conversation about moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to health and wellness.   Dr. Deepa shares how her work in pharmacy and post-hospital medication care led her to look more deeply at root causes, chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, inflammation, and the emotional patterns that can shape how we experience the body. Together, Dr. Christine and Dr. Deepa explore breathwork, sound healing, energy work, trauma-informed healing, the importance of creating safety before going deeper, and why healing is rarely linear.   The conversation also gets personal. Dr. Deepa opens up about living through autoimmune health challenges, learning to receive support, releasing people-pleasing patterns, and discovering that slowing down can reveal the love and care that were already present in her life. She also introduces Elevate Health Solutions, her online wellness community and membership platform designed to help people begin with small, practical steps—including a seven-day reset, short meditations, breathwork sessions, and a guided "start here" library.   This is a raw, unscripted conversation about healing, identity, rest, receiving, and the courage to follow a path that may look unconventional to everyone else.   Health note: This episode is for education and personal reflection only. It is not medical advice or a substitute for care from a qualified health professional. What You'll Learn •How Dr. Deepa transitioned from pharmacy into functional medicine, breathwork, and energy healing. •Why healing is not a linear process—and why different modalities may meet you in different seasons of life. •The role of nervous system regulation and felt safety before meditation, breathwork, or deeper emotional work. •How chronic stress, emotional suppression, and unprocessed experiences can show up as physical symptoms. •Why practitioner integrity, training, and personal practice matter when choosing a healer or wellness provider. •What Dr. Deepa learned from a powerful experience with shoulder pain, emotional release, and the body's signals. •The difference between always being the giver and learning how to receive support, love, and healing. •How to ask the simple but transformational question: "What do I want?" •What's inside Dr. Deepa's Elevate Health Solutions online membership and seven-day reset. Episode Chapters •00:00 — When your expected career is only the starting point •01:03 — Dr. Deepa's journey from pharmacy to functional medicine •03:15 — Why medication is only one part of the healing conversation •05:41 — Stress, chronic inflammation, and discovering breathwork •07:23 — Taking Elevate Health Solutions online •08:40 — Why there is no single linear path to healing •09:27 — Starting safely with breathwork and emotional work •11:08 — Moving the nervous system from survival to safety •12:12 — The Bali experience that changed how Dr. Deepa understood pain •14:35 — Emotional suppression, autoimmune patterns, and the body's signals •17:54 — Daily nervous system care and energetic maintenance •20:28 — Practitioner integrity versus viral wellness advice •22:15 — Boundaries, energetic protection, and learning what you don't know •24:03 — Remote healing, intention, and the power of the mind •27:31 — How parents can support children without amplifying fear •30:41 — Finding meaning in health challenges and difficult seasons •32:19 — Dr. Deepa's lesson in receiving support and love •36:42 — Inner-child work, play, and changing your relationship with yourself •40:02 — Slowing down, sabbaticals, and creating from alignment •41:32 — The 5R framework: recognize, regulate, release, rewire, and receive •42:26 — Releasing protective identities and making space for what's next •43:17 — Why rest is not laziness—and why slowing down matters •44:20 — "What do I want?" and the art of listening to yourself •49:06 — Inside Elevate Health Solutions' seven-day reset and membership community •54:23 — Supporting nonprofit leaders and creating a new standard of care •56:30 — How to get started and share what this episode brings up for you Featured Guest Dr. Deepa Patani is a pharmacist, functional medicine practitioner, neuro breathwork practitioner, energy healer, and founder of Elevate Health Solutions. Her work brings together practical wellness education, nervous system support, breathwork, meditation, and guided healing experiences. Follow Dr. Deepa  •Elevate Health Solutions: https://elevate-healthsolutions.com/  Listeners can explore Dr. Deepa's seven-day reset, online membership options, guided meditation and breathwork resources, and virtual wellness community through her website.   IG: https://www.instagram.com/elevatewithdrdeepa/  Follow Dr. Christine Enrollment is now open for 22-day XPAND Capacity Reset. Save 40% https://drchristinemanukyan.com/reset

  3. Nov 3 ·  Video

    From Wine O'Clock to $10.5 Million in Three Weeks With Elisa McMahon | Ep. 188

    What if the thing between you and your next breakthrough isn't strategy... it's safety? Elisa McMahon has spent 28 years in real estate across Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, and has led more than $635 million in residential development campaigns. From the outside, she had it all handled. On the inside, she was working seven days a week, unwinding with a glass of wine, and waking up on Sundays more anxious than before. In this episode, Elisa shares what changed after we released two beliefs that had been running her life and business: "I have to do it all alone" and "Success isn't safe for me." Through healing work and a hypnosis session that stepped her into a new identity, she closed $10.5 million in deals in three weeks. The properties were in Australia, she ran the deals from the US, and her team executed on the ground. She did it from calm. We talk about the emotional cost of real estate that nobody warns agents about. We cover why high performers confuse adrenaline with excitement, and how your business can only grow to the capacity your nervous system can hold. We also get into when it's time to stop handling stress alone and bring in an experienced healer, and how to choose the right one. In this episode, you'll learn: Why so many agents use a glass of wine to come down from the stress, and what it costs them The two limiting beliefs that keep high performers stuck: "I have to do it all alone" and "Success isn't safe for me" How healing old wounds expands your capacity to lead, delegate and receive How Elisa raised a contract by $180,000 in a three-minute conversation Why lasting change takes commitment to the process, not a single session How Elisa now handles pressure with a proactive toolkit of sauna, running, meditation and expert support The Signature Agent Method: making agents more profitable without building bigger teams What to ask a healer about their training and qualifications before you work with them Timestamps 00:00 Cold open: safety, not strategy 00:25 Welcome and introducing Elisa McMahon 01:32 From wine o'clock to $10.5 million: life before the shift 02:04 Why real estate is so stressful, and why 80% of agents don't make it past two years 02:55 The "glass of wine to reduce stress" culture and anxious Sunday mornings 04:25 "There's gotta be a better way" to perform at a high level and have a beautiful life 05:41 High performers confusing excitement with a dysregulated nervous system 06:42 Limiting belief #1: "I have to do it all alone" 07:22 Limiting belief #2: "Success isn't safe for me," and the worthiness behind it 08:52 Safety to receive: your business grows to the capacity you can hold 10:03 The $10.5 million story begins 10:46 Healing childhood and relationship wounds in a safe space 11:15 "Now who do I want to become?" Building the capacity to hold more 13:06 Closing $10.5M in Australian property in three weeks, from the US 13:57 Raising a contract by $180,000 in three minutes 14:21 Why one session isn't enough: committing to the process 15:06 The hypnosis session and stepping into a new identity 15:37 Walking into an acquisition meeting with no nerves 16:26 Building the Signature Agent Method from scratch 17:00 No longer needing the wine, and the new stress toolkit 17:23 Knowing when to handle stress yourself and when to call in a healer 17:46 Leading by example, and Christine's micromanaging story 20:04 The making of the Signature Agent Method 22:26 Going from $400K to $1M in revenue in a year, and getting clients 13% more on average 23:28 "You were so calm": how calm closes deals 24:04 Raising the standard for the industry and for agents' quality of life 25:00 Who the Signature Agent Method is for 27:15 Client story: a $200K goal becomes a $600K pipeline in three months 28:21 The no-pressure 15-minute call 29:14 Alignment, and why it's not woo-woo anymore 30:47 Business is 80% psychology and 20% strategy 32:07 "If you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong": signs something needs to shift 34:01 Elisa's advice on vetting a healer's training and qualifications 35:34 2027, the Year of the Goat: a season of receiving 35:54 How to connect with Elisa About Elisa McMahon Elisa McMahon is an international real estate entrepreneur, luxury property specialist, brokerage founder and performance coach. She has 28 years of experience across Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, and her career includes more than $635 million in residential development campaigns. Now based in Florida, she founded The Signature Agent Method, which brings her Australian real estate expertise to the US market. She helps established agents become more profitable through smarter strategies, stronger positioning, and her philosophy of achieving more without building bigger teams. She is also the author of Intentional Radiance. Connect with Elisa Book your 15-minute intake call: https://signatureagentmethod.com/ Intentional Radiance: https://www.intentionalradiance.com/ Website: https://elisamcmahon.com/ Connect with Dr. Christine Manukyan  22-Day Xpand Capacity Reset: Now enrolling https://drchristinemanukyan.com/reset Save 40% - Doors Close 11/11  https://www.instagram.com/drchristinemanukyan/

  4. Oct 27 ·  Video

    Stop Outsourcing Your Brain to AI: The Somatic Decision-Making Skill Every Founder Needs | Ep. 187

    &:first-child]:mt-0 [li>&:last-child]:mb-0"> *:first-child>&]:pt-0 [li>*:last-child>&]:pb-0 whitespace-pre-wrap u-break-words"> In this episode of Xpand Capacity, Dr. Christine Manukyan explains why founders should use AI to accelerate execution—but never outsource their critical thinking, leadership, or major life decisions to it. &:first-child]:mt-0 [li>&:last-child]:mb-0"> *:first-child>&]:pt-0 [li>*:last-child>&]:pb-0 whitespace-pre-wrap u-break-words"> She explores the relationship between decision fatigue, nervous-system dysregulation, burnout, and the inability to receive the success we say we want. Dr. Christine makes the case for somatic decision-making: choosing from a place of safety, clarity, alignment, and self-trust instead of chaos, fear, urgency, or overwhelm. &:first-child]:mt-0 [li>&:last-child]:mb-0"> *:first-child>&]:pt-0 [li>*:last-child>&]:pb-0 whitespace-pre-wrap u-break-words"> She also shares her journey from hospital pharmacist administrator to entrepreneur and business mentor, including her 18-month sabbatical, significant investment in personal growth, scaling to seven figures, and the creation of her eight-week XPAND somatic business mastermind. Key takeaways AI should accelerate your business—not replace your judgment. Founders should not outsource their brains or major decisions to AI. Decision-making from a dysregulated state can increase burnout and confusion. Somatic decision-making begins with calm, clarity, safety, and alignment. External tools cannot compensate for a weak internal foundation. Sustainable growth requires expanding your capacity to receive success. The human behind the brand must come first. XPAND is designed for established founders, entrepreneurs, and healthcare leaders who already have strategies but need deeper integration and capacity. Chapter timestamps 00:00 Don't outsource your brain to AI 00:38 Why founders are drowning in decision fatigue 01:42 AI as an accelerator—not a decision-maker 02:42 The danger of using AI as a therapist or life coach 04:35 Building capacity before adding more tools 06:36 Somatic decision-making as a founder differentiator 07:27 The cost of sacrificing health for wealth 08:29 How Xpand Capacity was born 09:25 The vision for a $100 million exit 10:18 Introducing the XPAND mastermind 11:04 The inaugural cohort and founding-partner offer 13:17 What the eight-week XPAND experience includes 16:24 Outgrowing a seven-figure business 17:51 Becoming a decisive leader in the age of AI 18:05 Booking a clarity call 20:34 Who XPAND is—and is not—for 21:00 Somatic decision-making as a lasting leadership foundation For more information visit www.drchristinemanukyan.com

  5. Oct 20 ·  Video

    Why You Self-Sabotage Success & How to Expand Your Capacity to Receive | Ep. 186

    What happens when you finally get the money, the relationship, the health, the title, or the business growth you worked so hard to create—but you still find a way to lose it?   In this episode, Dr. Christine explores the art and science of receiving: the inner capacity required to hold success, sustain growth, and stop turning every opportunity into another transaction. She shares a vulnerable look at her own high-achieving pattern—building success, then sacrificing her health, relationships, presence, and identity in the process.   She also reflects on the difference between being a consultant who solves every problem and being a coach who co-creates transformation; why strategy without inner work can create dependency; and how stepping away, sitting in silence, releasing old identities, and recognizing her patterns created the foundation for a new chapter with Xpand Capacity.   The central invitation is simple: stop measuring your life only by output and metrics. Learn to receive support, love, wealth, health, aligned relationships, and leadership without immediately asking what you have to do in return. In this episode •Why high achievers can self-sabotage the very success they manifested •The difference between achieving success and sustaining fulfillment •How over-functioning can cost you your health, identity, family, and presence •The hidden danger of giving clients answers instead of helping them think for themselves •Why recognizing your patterns matters more than collecting more strategy •What it means to release old identities and make room for an aligned next chapter •How to receive support without turning every relationship into a transaction •The four areas to audit as you expand: self, relationships, leadership, and legacy Key takeaways 1. Achievement is not the same as capacity. You can reach a milestone and still lack the emotional, relational, physical, or leadership capacity to hold what you created. 2. More strategy is not always the answer. If the pattern underneath the strategy is still running the show, more information can simply create more frantic action. 3. Receiving requires presence. Support is not a debt to repay immediately. Sometimes the next level is allowing yourself to receive and say, "Thank you." 4. Your life needs a whole-life audit. Business growth is only one part of the picture. Health, relationships, leadership, and legacy determine whether the growth is actually sustainable. Chapters •00:00 The question: why do we self-sabotage when life gets good? •00:14 Welcome to Xpand Capacity and the art and science of receiving •00:52 How achievement can become a way to lose what you created •01:22 Dr. Christine's personal experience with success, health, and relationships •02:02 Leaving corporate and discovering the difference between achievement and fulfillment •02:38 A public apology: strategy, coaching, and client codependency •04:25 The cost of reaching success without expanding your capacity to receive •05:15 Investing in mentorship—and learning to question the next action •06:14 The question that changed the last 18 months: "What do I want?" •07:46 Releasing old identities, people, places, and conversations •09:04 Why Xpand Capacity was born •10:53 The next level: receiving support without making it transactional •12:05 Becoming more alive and finding rooms where you can be authentic •13:31 Entrepreneurship, loneliness, doubt, and decision-making from clarity •15:08 Moving from massive action to intentional action •15:52 Time freedom versus actually being present with your family •18:00 Expanding capacity across self, relationships, leadership, and legacy •33:02 Invitation to connect and join the next chapter •34:00 Learn more at expandcapacity.com Join XPAND Founding Partners Ready to expand what you can hold, lead, and create? Join XPAND Founding Partners at xpandcapacity.com. Visit the site to learn more, review the offers, and take the next step into the XPAND community. If you're curious, book a quick 20-minute conversation—no pressure, just an aligned conversation about where you are and where you're going.

  6. Oct 13 ·  Video

    I Quadrupled My Income and Burned Out: The Hidden Cost of Success | Ep. 185

    Show notes If you're in a midlife crisis, feeling lost in your 40s, or successful on paper and asking "Is this it?", this episode is for you. In 2020, Dr. Christine Manukyan walked away from 11 years at Cedars-Sinai, a stable income and the identity she had built over 20 years in healthcare. She didn't have a plan. She had an inner whisper she couldn't ignore anymore. In this episode, Christine shares what happened on day three of Tony Robbins' Unleash the Power Within that made her quit her job days later. She talks about the burnout that hit after she quadrupled her income, and why she put her life and business on hold for an 18-month sabbatical. She also explains why nervous system regulation is the first step in any life transition, and why the question "how" keeps so many high achievers stuck. In this episode: Why your nervous system keeps you in a stressful life simply because it's familiar The one question to ask instead of "How am I going to do this?" The Xpand 5R Protocol: Recognize, Regulate, Release, Rewire, Receive How your body signals you long before burnout, through things like sleepless nights and chronic stress Why making more money can backfire when you haven't expanded your capacity to receive it The real cost of keeping your struggles quiet, even from the people closest to you Longevity, Love and Legacy: the three areas of life Xpand Society is built on Timestamps: 00:00 Midlife crisis or career confused? Start here 02:04 The Tony Robbins moment that made me quit my job 03:36 You don't need the whole plan 04:21 Ask "who," not "how" 05:08 The Xpand 5R Protocol 08:47 My 2022 burnout after quadrupling my income 10:50 Why receiving is the hardest step 11:58 Why I lost the money I made 14:01 The 18-month sabbatical 17:04 No breakthrough without the breakdown 18:35 Introducing Xpand Society 21:45 For the career confused: what is your legacy? 23:02 Founding Partners start November 11 Quotes from the episode: "There is no breakthrough without the breakdown." "If you're in your head, you are dead." "Focus on the who, not the how." "The struggle you're experiencing today is preparing you for the strength you will need tomorrow." Ready for your next chapter? Xpand Society's founding cohort starts November 11, 2026. It includes weekly live calls, private support from Christine, and an in-person gathering in Los Angeles for people navigating a life transition. Book a 20-minute clarity call at drchristinemanukyan.com. Follow Xpand for more ways to expand your capacity and love the life you created.  Now enrolling for XPAND - book a call on www.xpandcapacity.com

  7. Oct 6 ·  Video

    Why Your Manifestation Isn't Working Yet | Ep. 184

    Episode description What if the reason your biggest goals feel difficult to create is that you are trying to manifest them from your head instead of from a regulated nervous system? In Episode 184 of the Expand podcast, we explore the connection between manifestation, nervous system regulation, intuition, and soul-level alignment. The host shares why creating from survival mode or ego can lead us toward goals that look impressive but do not truly feel right—and how pausing, healing, and creating a sense of safety can expand our capacity to receive what we genuinely desire. This episode also includes a personal story about an 18-month sabbatical, the creation of the Expand community, leaving hospital pharmacy to pursue a bigger calling, and an unexpected invitation to travel to India. Along the way, we unpack the difference between forcing a vision and allowing an aligned vision to unfold. If you have been asking, "What do I really want?" or feel called to create a more expansive life, this episode is an invitation to slow down, listen inward, and let your next vision come from alignment—not pressure. In this episode, you'll learn •Why nervous system regulation can be an important first step before setting major goals or practicing manifestation. •How to tell the difference between a vision driven by ego, fear, or survival mode and one that feels deeply aligned. •Why your capacity to receive matters when you are calling new opportunities, relationships, and experiences into your life. •How an 18-month sabbatical helped clarify the host's true vision for Expand. •The story behind the creation of an energetically aligned community centered on mental health and human connection. •How surrendering control over timing can create space for unexpected opportunities. •What a possible India trip and a long-ago missed opportunity to meet the Dalai Lama reveal about intuition and timing. •How the host's journey from hospital pharmacist to teacher, healer, and wellness entrepreneur began with listening to an inner calling. •Simple grounding and regulation practices—including walking, meditation, breathwork, time in nature, and water—that can help you pause and reconnect with yourself. Key message Before you manifest, regulate. Create enough safety in your body to hear what you truly want, distinguish intuition from fear, and take action from alignment rather than urgency. Episode timestamps •00:00 Welcome to Expand and today's conversation about manifestation •00:15 Why nervous system regulation comes before manifestation •00:50 Asking what you truly want—and why you want it •01:18 Expanding your capacity to receive •02:40 When the brain and heart come into alignment •03:00 Moving beyond ego-driven goals and "shiny objects" •03:50 The 18-month sabbatical and the question: "What do I want?" •04:31 Manifesting a community that feels like home •05:26 How the vision for Expand was born •06:15 Creating an online and in-person community focused on mental health •06:40 Releasing fear, doubt, and limiting thoughts •07:46 Saying yes to what feels soul-aligned •08:28 Leaving the familiar: from Bali toward the unknown •09:30 Why the inner voice kept saying, "Go to India" •10:09 Letting go of control over when manifestations arrive •11:00 Following an unexpected invitation and trusting the feeling •11:43 The missed opportunity to meet the Dalai Lama 25 years ago •12:44 "If not this, then something better" •13:05 Blending Eastern and Western approaches to health and wellness •13:42 Making room for the unknown •14:23 The core practice: regulate, receive, and release the noise •15:05 Healing, stuck energy, and the host's larger calling •16:20 Leaving hospital pharmacy and retiring at 40 •17:23 Practical ways to pause, ground, and listen to yourself •18:09 Creating an extraordinary life and living expanded •18:24 Closing message and invitation to share the episode   Connect with Dr. Christine | IG @drchristinemanukyan | xpandcapacity.com

  8. Sep 29

    Breaking Generational Patterns: How to Heal & Forgive | Ep. 183

    Listen to my podcast interview with Anitha on Arise With Anitha Podcast. We talked about how to break generational patterns as two Armenian women who have been on healing journey, especially when it comes to mental health and forgiveness.  Connect with Dr. Christine | IG @drchristinemanukyan  Connect with Anitha | IG @arisewithanitha

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Your next level won't break your strategy. It will break your nervous system first. Most high performers aren't missing ambition, intelligence, or drive. They're missing capacity: the ability to hold more success, more pressure, more visibility, and more wealth without burning out or self-sabotaging. That's what this podcast is about. I'm Dr. Christine Manukyan, PharmD. I spent 25 years in clinical healthcare, including 11 years at Cedars-Sinai. Then I walked away to find out why brilliant people keep hitting invisible ceilings. The answer wasn't in their business plan. It was in their body. I've trained in 17 healing modalities, spanning neuroscience, nervous system regulation, clinical hypnotherapy, NLP, functional medicine, and coherence healing. I combined all of it into NeuroBreathwork®, a neuroscience-backed method that regulates your nervous system and rewires your brain through the breath. I work with founders, executives, and visionaries who have already achieved a lot and know they are built for more. They come to me when the old way of pushing harder has stopped working. On Xpand Capacity™, you'll get the science, the tools, and the deep inner work to: — Make billion-dollar decisions from calm and clarity instead of chaos — Expand your capacity to receive, so success doesn't feel like a threat — Release the patterns quietly capping your income, impact, and relationships — Become your Billion-Dollar Identity™, the person your biggest vision requires You'll hear solo episodes, guided practices, and conversations with leaders, scientists, and healers who are redefining what human performance can be. Forbes contributor. 5x #1 international bestselling author. Ranked in the top 2.5% of podcasts globally. If you're ready to stop outgrowing your life and start growing into it, you're in the right place. Hit follow, and let's XPAND. www.xpandcapacity.com IG@drchristinemanukyan

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    Dr. Christine Manukyan
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    189
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    © Dr. Christine Manukyan
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    XPAND CAPACITY™

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