Ever had serious doubts about manifestation? Us too. Especially when we first started exploring it, but over the last few years we’ve been experimenting with it in different ways and had some wild manifestation experiences.

And in today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re dishing on all of that. Sharing about the logic and the woo behind manifestation, what’s shifted in our beliefs (and what we’re still skeptical about), and some of the things we’ve literally manifested.

It’s a convo packed with real-time revelations, practical tips and tools for manifesting, personal stories, and hopefully, hella insightful for anyone wanting to explore more of their own woo.

Highlights

(00:00) Introduction

(01:20) Our early experiences with manifestation

(4:00) The logic behind manifestation that’s easy to believe in

(09:47) What helps with manifesting (and what blocks it)

(20:18) A mini manifestation challenge we did with some super cool results

(23:40) A tip for building your belief in manifestation

(24:55) How energetic blocks might be showing up in your life (and what they’re trying to tell you)

(30:00) Why focusing on what you don’t want can screw you

(34:15) The power of imagination (and a wild fact about your brain)

(35:40) Using Human Design as a tool to manifest in a way that feels good

Manifestation Resources:

• To Be Magnetic - Pathway Membership
• The Shadow Work Journal
• Neville Goddard
• Manifestation Babe Academy
• Joe Dispenza Anything

We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han ⁠@itshannahreed⁠, Fran ⁠@thepassionscollective⁠, and Alethea ⁠@copywithspice

Get ready for a hella deep convo because in this week’s episode of Unfiltered, were diving into unlearning religion, “defining” spirituality, and sharing about our relationships with “God” (and what that word even means to us).

From walking away from organized religion to reconnecting to a higher power in unexpected ways, this episode’s all about questioning beliefs, exploring what the frick spirituality look like and means, and talking about how spirituality has changed our lives, and businesses.

Highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(02:45) How growing up religious shaped our early beliefs

(14:17) The pressure to be “consistent” in your spiritual practice

(17:00) Seeing every choice as a portal, even when it sucks

(19:30) Letting go of needing a lesson in every hard thing

(24:00) Feeling your feelings instead of bypassing them with toxic positivity

(25:50) How we’d define spirituality

(30:50) Why starting a business opened us up spiritually

We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han ⁠@itshannahreed⁠, Fran ⁠@thepassionscollective⁠, and Alethea ⁠@copywithspice

Have a love/hate relationship with Instagram? Us too.

You’d have a hard time finding an online biz owner that doesn’t. That’s why, plus the fact that she’s an incredibly cool person who runs her biz her way, Nicole is our first ever guest on Unfiltered!

As an IG strategist and fellow weirdo, Nicole of Groovy Social, share about her decision to walk away from social media management, why she took four months off Instagram, and how she rebuilt her brand, centered in self-trust and sharing the messy middle.

We talk about everything from content boundaries to creative burnout to the fears that keep us from being “too much” online. So buckle up buttercup and give this unfiltered convo a listen.

Highlights

(00:00) Introduction

(02:45) How taking a break from IG helped Nicole realign with her purpose

(07:30) Why she left behind social media management for strategy work

(11:14) Boundaries, batching, and other tools for keeping social media sustainable

(19:00) The magic of sharing your “messy middle” instead of waiting to have your shit together

(32:00) The mindset shifts Nicole teaches that help personal brands stop mimicking industry “it” peeps and start building brands that actually feel like them

(40:00) Why learning to trust yourself is better than another marketing course

Where to find Nicole:

• Instagram @groovysocial
• Threads @groovysocial
• Learn about You-Coded Content Strategy
• Book an Unstuck Sesh

We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han ⁠@itshannahreed⁠, Fran ⁠@thepassionscollective⁠, and Alethea ⁠@copywithspice

We’re backkkkk! And in this first (real) episode of Unfiltered 2.0, we’re sharing everything we’ve been up to—from starting new businesses to letting go of the things we thought wanted.

It’s an honest AF convo about how we’re practicing listening to our intuition, things we’re shedding, and where we’re feeling stuck when it comes to being a human running an online biz.

Highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(02:00) Ways to experiment with listening to your intuition rather than stress responses or your logical mind

(06:42) The bigger perspective Alethea’s wild meditation retreat gave her on life

(09:19) Our experiences with letting go of good things we wanted but no longer feel aligned (and questioning why we wanted these things in the first place)

(28:10) Fran’s decision to treat her biz like a hobby (and why she chose this mindset shift

(35:15) How we’ve been struggling with the boxes we created for ourselves and are feeling stuck in

We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han ⁠@itshannahreed⁠, Fran ⁠@thepassionscollective⁠, and Alethea ⁠@copywithspice

Since starting Unfiltered in 2023, we’ve changed… A LOT… and it’s time for the podcast to change with us! In this episode, we’re going BTS to talk about what fell out of alignment, what we did to fix it, and some exciting changes we’re making going forward. We’re feelin’ fired up and excited for Unfiltered 2.0!

We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han @itshannahreed, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice

In today's episode of Unfiltered, we dive into our 2025 predictions for the online business world and beyond. We're dishing on some things we expect to see more of, like: client experience, the evolution of digital courses, and the rise of hyper-specific and personalized business strategies. Plus some things we're ready to say goodbye to, like: hustle culture, arbitrary measures of success, and businesses who don't actually follow through on their brand values.

Highlights:

(00:00:00 - 00:04:06) Introduction

(00:04:07 - 00:12:15) How client & customer experience is going to continue to set businesses apart

(00:12:16 - 00:18:30) A shift toward more sustainability and less hustle

(00:18:31 - 00:26:10) Our predictions for the digital course and education space

(00:26:11 - 00:35:50) How consumers are holding brands to higher standards (and what that means for brands)

(00:35:51 - 00:44:00) Our thoughts on influencer culture and the role that it will play in 2025

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!

In this end-of-year reflection episode of Unfiltered we take a deep dive into our biggest lessons, breakthroughs, and moments of growth from 2024. We're sharing the ways this year challenged us to step into our most aligned businesses—whether it was saying no to unaligned clients or letting go of outdated narratives about success.

Stick around for part 2 of this episode where we share our predictions for 2025 and the online space!

Episode Highlights:

(00:00 - 03:22) Introduction

(03:23 - 08:14) How saying "yes" to the right clients or "yes" to the wrong clients shaped our year

(08:15 - 12:47) The balance between business growth and personal growth

(12:48 - 18:09) The lessons we've learned about making space for more fun and creativity in our businesses

(18:10 - 28:32) Creating an identity outside of 'entrepreneur' and practicing self-trust and acceptance

(28:33 - 34:15) Debunking the "secret sauce" myth

(34:16 - End) The importance of taking a holistic approach to personal development

We’d love to connect with you! You can ⁠join our broadcast channel⁠ and connect with us on Instagram: Han ⁠@hannahreed.co⁠, Fran ⁠@thepassionscollective⁠, and Alethea ⁠@copywithspice⁠. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of ⁠this page on Alethea’s website!

We've all heard the advice that saying 'no' to unaligned clients makes space for 'f*ck yes' clients to follow, but it's not always as simple as just saying the word.

What about when you have no proof? What about when you really need the money? What about when you know you want to say 'no', but you keep end up saying 'yes' anyway?

In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into all the behind-the-scenes work we've had to do to be able to say 'no' to unaligned clients and how hard it can actually be.

Highlights:

(00:00—03:28) Introduction

(03:28—12:04) Scarcity mindset and the mindset shifts we've had to make

(12:04—14:40) How your stress response and ability to regulate can play a role in your ability to say 'no'

(14:40—23:51) The importance of pairing mindset work with taking action and the ripple effect it can have on your life and business

(23:51—31:22) Our relationship with trust (and how freaking difficult it can be sometimes)

(31:22—39:46) How leaning on your friends and tools (like Human Design) can help make it easier to say 'no'

(39:46—46:29) The lessons we've learned from saying 'yes' to unaligned clients

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!