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There comes a moment in every growth season when something that once felt exciting starts to feel heavy. Not because it’s hard or time-consuming, but because it’s no longer aligned.

In Episode 119 of the Spiral Up Podcast, LaChelle Wieme shares a vulnerable behind-the-scenes look at how her own podcast became a signal of misalignment, and how listening to her body and trusting God led to a powerful pivot.

This episode is an invitation to recognize when forcing consistency is costing you your peace, and how aligned action restores flow, clarity, and momentum without burnout.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to recognize signs of misalignment before burnout sets in

• Why forcing strategy creates resistance instead of results

• The difference between discipline and embodiment

• How faith-led pivots bring clarity and renewed momentum

• What aligned action actually feels like in your body

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When Aligned Action Turns Heavy: How I Knew It Was Time to Pivot

There is a very specific kind of heaviness that doesn’t come from doing too much.

It comes from doing something that no longer fits.

If you’ve ever found yourself dreading something you used to love, questioning your motivation, or wondering why your energy feels off even though nothing is “wrong,” this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar.

LaChelle Wieme opens Episode 119 of the Spiral Up Podcast with honesty and vulnerability, sharing how her podcast, something she deeply values, quietly became misaligned. Not because it stopped working, but because the way she was doing it no longer matched who she was becoming.

And her body knew before her mind did.

What Alignment Actually Feels Like

Alignment isn’t hype. It isn’t hustle. And it definitely isn’t forcing yourself to push through discomfort just to prove you can.

Aligned action feels clean.

It feels like natural momentum rather than mental pressure. It brings creative flow instead of overthinking. Time passes without strain, and your body feels safe, relaxed, and grounded while you work.

When alignment is present, your heart and head agree. Your beliefs, actions, and energy move in the same direction.

That coherence is what allows work to feel expansive instead of draining.

How Misalignment Shows Up First

One of the most powerful insights in this episode is how misalignment reveals itself long before burnout does.

LaChelle describes physical symptoms many high-achieving women ignore or normalize:

• Tightness in the chest

• Shallow breathing

• Heavy shoulders

• Low-grade anxiety or irritation

• Fatigue that doesn’t match the workload

Emotionally, misalignment shows up as second-guessing, overthinking simple decisions, and seeking external validation for things you already know.

You may still be taking action, but it feels forced. The resistance doesn’t disappear after the task is complete. It just resets for the next time.

When Consistency Becomes a Cost

Consistency is often praised as the ultimate success habit, but this episode challenges the belief that consistency is always virtuous.

Forcing consistency when something is misaligned doesn’t build momentum. It drains peace.

LaChelle shares how integrity and discipline kept her showing up, even when her body was signaling that something needed to change. Over time, that discipline turned into resentment, numbness, and exhaustion.

Not because she was weak.

But because alignment had shifted.

Teaching From Memory vs Embodiment

A pivotal moment in the episode comes when LaChelle distinguishes between teaching from memory and teaching from embodiment.

Teaching from memory relies on what you know.

Teaching from embodiment comes from what you are living.

Even when the content is solid, teaching without embodiment feels heavy. Creativity becomes effortful. Energy drains quickly. Joy disappears.

Your audience can feel that difference, and so can your nervous system.

Returning to embodiment restores clean energy and authentic connection.

Asking God the Hard Question

Rather than quitting out of frustration or pushing harder out of fear, LaChelle did what she teaches her clients to do.

She paused.

She asked God directly whether the podcast still belonged in her path.

The answer wasn’t to stop. It was to shift.

The strategy was no longer aligned, but the mission was.

That distinction changed everything.

The Pivot That Restored Flow

Once permission was given to do things differently, the heaviness lifted almost immediately.

Breathing softened. Creativity returned. Joy resurfaced.

The podcast didn’t need to disappear. It needed to come back into alignment.

This pivot meant more conversations, more interviews, more vulnerability, and less performance. It meant creating connection instead of content on demand.

It meant honoring the human experience, including the hard days, instead of pretending high vibe means never struggling.

Alignment Still Requires Courage

Choosing aligned action doesn’t mean fear disappears.

It often means fear is present, but it no longer leads.

Alignment asks for trust. Trust in God. Trust in your body. Trust in your inner knowing.

And when you move from that place, one aligned step becomes more powerful than a hundred forced ones.

An Invitation to Realign

This episode isn’t just about a podcast shift.

It’s about giving yourself permission to listen when something feels off, without labeling yourself lazy, inconsistent, or broken.

It’s about recognizing that growth sometimes requires a pivot, not more pressure.

And it’s about remembering that alignment brings peace, clarity, and momentum back into your work and your life.