Aligned by Design

Alexis
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Welcome to Aligned by Design. I'm Alexis Stone, certified EFT practitioner, and I'm here to help you get out of your head and back into your life. Each episode, we'll talk about the nervous system patterns, limiting beliefs, and emotional habits keeping so many millennial women stuck in cycles of people pleasing, overthinking, burnout, self-doubt, and feeling behind. You'll leave with practical tools, EFT strategies, and a new way of looking at the challenges you're facing, so you can feel more regulated, more aligned, and more like yourself. Let's get started.

Episodes

  1. Jun 30

    What changed when I added EFT to 15 years of therapy

    There is a strange battle online between talk therapy and somatic practices, as though one has to be the answer and the other has to be useless. As a certified EFT practitioner who has also been in therapy for about 15 years, I don’t buy into that. In this episode, I’m sharing what each modality has given me, why I’m still in therapy, and how EFT helped me create more internal safety so I could go deeper in the therapy room. I talk about:  why expecting one practitioner or modality to “fix” everything sets us up for disappointment  what talk therapy has offered me through some of the hardest parts of my life  how EFT works with the mind-body connection and reduces the emotional charge around old patterns  why nervous system capacity matters when we are trying to process difficult experiences  how layering different forms of support has made my own healing more meaningful This is not about deciding which modality wins. It is about finding the combination of support that actually works for you. Because your nervous system does not care whether you got there through EFT, therapy, yoga, meditation, or something else. It cares that you found your way back to safety.

  2. Jun 25

    3 things I thought were my personality—but were actually survival responses

    For years, I thought being a people pleaser, overly emotional, and intensely Type A were simply parts of my personality. But through EFT tapping and nervous system work, I began to see these traits differently: not as evidence of who I fundamentally was, but as responses my nervous system developed to help me feel safe, loved, and in control. In this episode, I’m sharing the personal experiences that helped me understand what was underneath these patterns, including why I avoided conflict, why small moments could feel emotionally overwhelming, and why planning and perfectionism became ways to create safety. This is not about judging or trying to eliminate parts of yourself. It is an invitation to get curious about which parts feel authentic—and which may have developed to protect you.

  3. Jun 24

    Is it your personality or a survival response?

    Have you ever stopped to wonder whether something is actually part of your personality... or if it's just something you learned to do to stay safe? In this episode, we're exploring one of the strangest parts of nervous system healing: realizing that some of the things you've always considered "just who you are" might actually be survival responses. From overthinking and hyper-independence to being the strong friend or the responsible one, many of our most familiar behaviors started with a purpose. The question is whether they're still serving us today. In this episode, I share: • How survival responses can become mistaken for personality traits • Signs a behavior might be rooted in protection rather than authenticity • Why some patterns start to soften as you heal your nervous system • The difference between obligation and genuine alignment • A simple exercise to help you start identifying your own patterns If you've ever wondered where your personality ends and your conditioning begins, this episode is for you.

  4. Jun 18

    The unexpected reason I struggled with visibility

    In this episode, I'm sharing one of the most surprising limiting beliefs I've uncovered through EFT: the belief that authority is bad. I never wanted to be seen as a leader, an expert, or someone with influence because somewhere along the way, I learned to associate authority with control, manipulation, and power over others. What I didn't realize was how much that belief was affecting my visibility, my business, and my willingness to take up space. In this episode, we explore: • The hidden belief that kept me playing small • How our experiences shape the way we view leadership and influence • Why authority and manipulation aren't the same thing • The reframe that changed how I think about visibility and helping others • How EFT uncovered a pattern I never would have found on my own If you've ever felt uncomfortable being seen as an expert, struggled with visibility, or wondered, "Who am I to help people?" this episode is for you.

  5. Jun 12

    How EFT, our nervous system, and intuition are connected

    In this episode, I share a special masterclass I presented for Momentum, a community of intuitive women led by Carolina Feda (@itspeaceinchaos), discussing why nervous system healing is a nonnegotiable for people wanting to channel their intuition and psychic gifts, and how EFT supports this healing.

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Welcome to Aligned by Design. I'm Alexis Stone, certified EFT practitioner, and I'm here to help you get out of your head and back into your life. Each episode, we'll talk about the nervous system patterns, limiting beliefs, and emotional habits keeping so many millennial women stuck in cycles of people pleasing, overthinking, burnout, self-doubt, and feeling behind. You'll leave with practical tools, EFT strategies, and a new way of looking at the challenges you're facing, so you can feel more regulated, more aligned, and more like yourself. Let's get started.

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  • Creator
    Alexis
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
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