Before I hosted my first group energy reading session, I almost talked myself out of it.

Not once. Not twice.

About a dozen times.

I had done energy readings privately for years. One on one, in quiet conversations, in sacred spaces where it was just me and one other person. I knew I had the gift. I had seen it work. I had watched people exhale — really exhale — when something I reflected back to them finally gave words to what they’d been carrying.

But a GROUP?

Where multiple people would be watching?

Where I couldn’t control the energy in the room, couldn’t predict who would show up, couldn’t guarantee that what came through would land?

That was a whole different thing.

And my fear had a LOT to say about it.

What if nothing comes through? What if I freeze? What if they think I’m a fraud?

Sound familiar?

Because here’s what I’ve learned after years of doing this work — both on myself and with the people I coach:

Fear doesn’t mean stop. Fear means you’re about to grow.

The version of you that is playing small? She’s comfortable. She’s safe. She knows exactly what to expect because she never ventures beyond what she’s already proven.

But she’s also stuck.

And some part of you already knows that. That’s why you’re here.

The question isn’t whether you’ll feel fear on the way to what you want.

You will. I promise you that.

The question is what you decide to do with it.

What Actually Happened When I Showed Up Anyway

So I showed up.

Scared. Uncertain. Quietly praying that something real would come through.

And here’s what happened:

The moment I tuned in — the moment I got out of my head and into my heart — everything shifted. What came through wasn’t mine. It never is. It moved through me like it had been waiting, and the person on the other end of it went completely still.

And then they said: “How did you know that?”

I didn’t. Not from my mind anyway.

But something deeper did.

That moment didn’t just validate my gift. It taught me something I now consider one of the most important truths I know about fear:

Fear lives in the mind. Your gift lives somewhere else entirely.

And as long as you let fear run the show, you will never fully access what you’re actually here to offer.

The Thought Pattern That Almost Stopped Me

Here’s the specific story my fear was telling me before that session:

“You haven’t done this in a group before. That means you’re not ready. And if you’re not ready, you’ll fail. And if you fail, people will see. And if people see, it’s over.”

Notice the chain reaction. One small truth — I haven’t done this in a group before — snowballed into a catastrophic conclusion that had absolutely no basis in reality.

This is what fear does. It takes a fact and turns it into a forecast.

The reframe that changed everything for me was simple:

“I haven’t done this in a group before” is information. It is not a verdict.

New territory is not the same as dangerous territory. It just feels that way because your nervous system can’t tell the difference between a real threat and an unfamiliar opportunity.

Once I understood that, I stopped trying to feel ready.

I started choosing to show up instead.

A 3-Step Process for Moving Through Fear Into Aligned Action

I use this every time fear shows up before something that matters to me. It takes about ten minutes and it works.

Step 1: Name the story. Write down exactly what your fear is telling you. Don’t filter it. Let it be as dramatic and catastrophic as it wants to be. Get it out of your head and onto paper where you can actually see it.

Step 2: Separate fact from forecast. Go through what you wrote and underline every statement that is actually, verifiably true right now. Circle everything that is a prediction, an assumption, or a worst-case scenario. You’ll usually find that the facts are small — and the fear has built a very large story around them.

Step 3: Ask one question. “What would I do right now if I trusted myself completely?”

Don’t overthink the answer. The first thing that comes is usually right.

Then do that thing.

Your Reflection Practice

Set a timer for 10 minutes. Find somewhere quiet. Then write freely in response to these prompts:

What is the thing I most want to do in my business right now — the thing fear keeps talking me out of?

What is the story fear is telling me about why I can’t or shouldn’t?

What is actually, verifiably true — right now, today?

What would I do if I knew I couldn’t fail?

Don’t edit. Don’t judge. Just write.

And when you’re done — sit with what came up for a moment before you close the page.

Because somewhere in those pages is your next right move.

It’s been there all along. 🙏

If this practice brought something up for you, I’d love to hear about it. Drop a comment below or reply to this email. This is a community — and your breakthroughs belong here too. 💕

It includes a cord cutting and energy clearing. It also includes a body scan for you to relax into and energize your physical body to uplift your vibration and your energy field. You may wish to pause here and grab a paper and pen to use at the end of the meditation.

Remember you are already infinite and there is no stopping point in your growth and ability To Connect to Divine Wisdom. So that you can live the life you’ve always wanted. And so we begin. Find a comfortable seated position or lie down. Whatever is most comfortable for you.

But first let me take a moment to remind you to be easy on yourself. It’s very normal for our thoughts to come in and distract us. And whenever you sense this, you can simply use your breath To Draw Yourself Back Inward. So once you’re comfortable, you may close your eyes and take your first deep breath.

Breathe normally to start. And as you inhale, imagine you are drawing in a white light. As you exhale, release any tension or heaviness that you feel in your physical body. Let’s start with a body scan so that we may relax through each part of our body. We’ll start at the top of our head, moving down to our forehead, through our eyes, our nose, our mouth, and chin. Moving into our throat, our shoulders, our chest, and into the stomach. The pelvic area and down through the legs. Right down into our feet. Simply relaxing all through the body. Continue to breathe normally and with each breath relax more deeply into your physical body.

Dropping deeper and deeper into your inner self. You may wish to visualize yourself sitting on a beach chair, using your arms to pull back the armrests so that your torso can lean back a little more and the front of your body opening up even further, dropping deeper and deeper into yourself.

Keep inhaling the white light and exhaling any staleness or heaviness. As you begin to illuminate yourself from within, try to visualize yourself merging with your surroundings so that it feels as if you are one with your surroundings. You can do this by keeping your eyes closed and just feel the pulsating energy around you.

Then feel your own energy extending beyond your physical body and merging with that energy around you. Continue to breathe and relax into the space around you. Imagine your whole body and energy field as illuminated by bright light. Imagine sending this energy down into the root chakra or base of your spine.

Now imagine that this energy is making its way into the floor, cracking through the floor beneath you, digging into the earth, and continuing to dig further and further through the earth, all the way down. Next, imagine pulling that same energy back up from the earth’s core, through the dirt and grass, through the floor beneath you,

and back up through your feet. Now it’s moving through your legs, up through your tailbone or root chakra, and all the way up through the center of your body. Now send the same energy that you just pulled up from the earth and through your body all the way up to the top of your head or crown chakra.

Now send this energy as far up above your crown chakra as you can imagine and set your intention to connect with the divine, God, the universe, Or however you identify source energy. Feel into the feeling of being both grounded with the earth and plugged in to the divine source of all energy.

Feel and enjoy this balance and breathe into your space. Next we will see, feel, intend, or imagine it to be so that you’re cutting cords with anything that no longer serves you. You can think these words or say them to yourself. I release any energy cords, attachments, or blockages that are no longer serving my highest self.

Take a deep breath here. And we will proceed now to ask for help from the Divine in the forms of the Archangels. Again, you can think these words or say them to yourself. I ask that Archangel Michael cleanse these cords and clear me of any of the energy associated with them

So that they are no longer in my energy field. Now imagine Archangel Michael clearing and cleansing any energy blocks or obstacles that no longer serve you. Ask him for divine intervention to open your channels more fully so that you can better connect with the divine in your everyday life. And Express Your True Authentic Self.

Next we’re going to call upon Archangel Metatron for a downpouring of Divine Grace to cleanse and balance all of our energy chakras so that they may serve us for our best and highest good. Repeat these words to yourself or think them internally. I ask Archangel Metatron To grant me the peace, wisdom and deep understanding that I need.

I ask him to activate my chakras and heighten my energetic vibration so that I may have a stronger connection to the divine and to my higher self or intuition. Next, I want you to see, feel, imagine it to be so That Archangel Metatron is sending you a waterfall of energy through your Crown Chakra.

Imagine that it’s cascading down through every cell and energy point of your body and every part of your being. Next we will take one deep conscious breath. With an inhale at a count of four, then we’ll hold the breath for seven, and release it for eight. And so we’ll begin. Inhale for one, two, three, four,

hold the breath for one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and release for one, two, three, four, Five, six, seven, eight, and pause. Now feel the expansiveness of your energy and the calm within your body and your energy field. Keep breathing into this calm and sacred energy and visualize connecting with the

heart and the space behind your belly button or your solar plexus. Feel into these spaces which are where our intuition or wisdom generally reside. Now either repeat to yourself silently or think it internally. I surrender to the truth of who I am. I know I am divinely created and at one with the universe and all that is.

I know who I am and whose I am. May I see clearly and act wisely through the perspective of my soul self and the divine. Take another breath and feel into the calm that pervades every cell and every part of your being. Now, what is the first thing that you feel, hear, or think?

What is it that you feel, hear, or think right now? Take a moment to reflect on whatever it is. Now we’ll take one deep refreshing breath and speak these words either to yourself or thinking them internally. I thank Archangel Michael and Archangel Metatron for their divine interventions and assistance,

for their help in clearing and enhancing my energetic grid and providing me with clarity and calm. Now take one more deep breath and send your energy down into the core of that earth. Imagine your energies forming roots and wrapping those roots around the core, the earth’s core.

And now imagine that same energy pulling back up through your legs into your trunk and your chest, your shoulders, your neck, and your face. Now take another deep breath. And now we’ll bring ourselves back into our physical body. Start by wiggling your toes and your fingers. Then gently open your eyes.

Now at this point you may wish to write down the messages you received or write down some words about the experience that you had and how you’re feeling. And just remember You can use this meditation daily to heighten your vibration and open your intuitive senses.

It will help you to connect with the Divine and to gain a sense of peace, calm and clarity.

Your Next Chapter

Guided meditations, intuitive writing practices, and conversations about inner knowing — for anyone ready to stop overthinking and start building a Substack and a life aligned with their soul’s purpose

Ana McKessy

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I wasn’t trying to figure anything out.

I was just walking.

No phone in my hand (well, yes I had my phone, but it was in my pocket:)

No podcast in my ears (and no music either, believe it or not!)

Just me, the sidewalk, and the kind of quiet that only shows up when you finally stop doing for five minutes.

And that’s when it hit me — not as a thought exactly, but as a knowing. A clarity so clean and complete that I almost stopped mid-step.

I had been wrestling with the direction of my work for weeks. Spinning in my head, making lists, second-guessing myself. And the moment I stopped trying to think my way to an answer... the answer arrived.

Maybe you’ve had a moment like that.

In the shower. On a drive. Right before sleep. A sudden clarity that didn’t feel like thinking. It felt like receiving.

There’s actually a name for what happened. And quantum science has some fascinating things to say about it.

What Is the Unified Field of Wisdom?

In physics, the “unified field” refers to the idea, pursued by Einstein and now central to quantum field theory, that beneath all matter, all energy, all observable reality, there exists one interconnected field.

Everything that appears separate on the surface is, at its deepest level, one thing.

Mystics, sages, and spiritual traditions across thousands of years have said essentially the same thing in different languages. The Tao. Brahman. The Holy Spirit. The Akashic Records. The intelligence of the universe.

Different words pointing at the same phenomenon: an invisible, all-pervasive field of consciousness and information that underlies all of existence.

What modern quantum physics adds to this ancient understanding is legitimacy for skeptical minds. Quantum experiments have demonstrated that particles separated by vast distances can be instantaneously connected; what Einstein famously (and dismissively) called “spooky action at a distance.”

The universe, it turns out, is non-local. Information is not confined to your skull.

The unified field of wisdom is the idea that this field isn’t just physics, it’s intelligence. And you are already connected to it.

Why Your Mind Is the Last Place to Look for Clarity

Now here’s what productivity culture won’t tell you: your analytical mind is extraordinary at processing what it already knows, but it’s terrible at accessing what it doesn’t know.

Neuroscience research shows that the prefrontal cortex, your rational, planning, decision-making brain, actually narrows your perception. It filters out information that doesn’t fit existing patterns. It is, by design, an expert at recognizing and dismissing outliers.

This is why you can stare at a creative problem for hours and get nowhere. You’re not thinking harder. You’re just recycling the same information.

Now contrast that with what happens in meditation, on a walk, or in the shower. Your brain shifts from beta waves (active, analytical thinking) to alpha and theta waves. The prefrontal cortex grows quiet. And suddenly, the signal gets through.

This is not woo. This is neuroscience.

The stillness isn’t empty. It’s where the download lives.

You Are a Receiver, Not Just a Thinker

Here’s the reframe that changed everything for me, and that I want to offer you:

You are not just a thinking machine trying to generate ideas from scratch. You are also, maybe MORE so, a receiver. An antenna. A tuning fork calibrated to pick up frequencies of insight that exist beyond your conscious mind.

Every creative breakthrough, every “I just knew” moment, every idea that arrived fully formed while you were doing something mundane, that was you tapping into the field.

The question isn’t whether the unified field of wisdom exists. The question is whether you’re creating the right conditions to receive from it.

How to Tap In: Practical Practices That Actually Work

You don’t need a guru or a retreat in Bali (though Bali sounds lovely 😊). You need consistency and a willingness to get quiet. Here’s where to start:

1. Walk without a destination or earbuds. Movement quiets the analytical mind while keeping you gently alert, a perfect state for receiving. Leave your phone in your pocket. Let your mind wander. Even if it’s just for twenty minutes.

2. Meditate before you create — not after. Most people try to think through their creative block first and then rest. Flip it. Start with 10 minutes of stillness. Ask your question, sincerely, like you expect an answer, and then sit in the quiet. Write whatever surfaces immediately after.

3. Journal the downloads before your brain edits them. Insights from the field arrive fast and feel slightly unfamiliar, which means your analytical mind will rush in to “correct” them. Keep a notes app or journal close. Capture first and evaluate later.

4. Learn to distinguish intuition from anxiety. This is an important skill. Intuitive knowing tends to feel calm, clear, and settled, even when the message is challenging. Anxiety masquerades as intuition, but has a frantic, looping, urgent energy. With practice, you can learn the difference.

5. Trust the inconvenient download. Sometimes the field tells you something you weren’t looking for. A pivot. A no. A redirection. (Ask me how I know. 😊) The wisdom that arrives uninvited is often the most important download you’ll receive.

The Stuck Writer’s Real Problem

If you’re a writer or creator who feels blocked, I want to gently suggest something:

The block is rarely about craft. It’s rarely even about ideas.

The block is almost always about being too much in your head. Too analytical, too self-critical, too focused on what your audience will think before you’ve even written a single word.

The unified field of wisdom is not accessible from that state.

But it IS accessible.

Let me state that again: It is accessible. To you. Right now.

You don’t need more information, more courses, or a better content strategy. You need a few minutes of genuine stillness and the courage to trust what surfaces.

That walk I mentioned? It changed my direction more than any strategy session, workshop or mastermind ever could.

And the clarity I received wasn’t what I was looking for, it was better. It redirected me toward work that actually matters to me, toward you, toward this conversation.

That’s what the field does. It doesn’t just answer your question. It often reveals that you were asking the wrong one to begin with.

Your Turn ✨

Have you ever experienced a moment like this, a sudden knowing, a download, a clarity that arrived out of nowhere when you finally got quiet?

I genuinely want to hear it. Hit reply and share your story with me. These moments matter, and they deserve to be witnessed.

And if you’ve been feeling stuck, in your writing, your business, your sense of direction, consider that the answer may not be more thinking.

It may be a walk. 🙏

I’ve been hinting at something all week.

Today I’m pulling back the curtain.

This Monday, May 4th at 6:30 PM ET, I’m hosting a FREE live session on Zoom — and I’m calling it exactly what it is:

A Clarity Preview.

Here’s what’s going to happen:

I’m going to invite a handful of volunteers into the hot seat. And for each one, I’m going to do what I’ve been doing quietly for years — read their energy, tune into what’s really going on beneath the surface, and reflect back the clarity and next steps that are already waiting for them.

No scripts. No slides. No generic advice.

Just real people. Real energy. Real breakthroughs — live.

Whether you’re feeling stuck in your business, foggy about your next move, or just curious what an energy reading actually feels like — this session is for you.

And it’s completely free.

Here’s your Zoom link: 👉 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85409722461

Monday, May 4th | 6:30 PM ET | Free on Zoom

I’ll be reading 3–4 volunteers live.

If you’d like to be considered for the hot seat, simply reply to this email with one sentence: what you most need clarity on right now. I’ll select volunteers before the session and let you know in advance.

Even if you just watch — I promise you’ll leave with something.

Because here’s what I’ve learned after years of doing this work: the messages that come through for one person almost always land for everyone in the room.

Come ready to receive on Monday. ✨

See you Monday,

Ana

P.S. Something new is opening up the week after Monday’s session — something I think you’re really going to want. But more on that after Monday. 🙏

Listen with your eyes open or closed.

Know that the Universe always has your back and that you are lovingly held and supported - always:)

There is a source of light older than our sun.

In many spiritual traditions — and increasingly in the language of quantum science — the Central Sun is understood as the great cosmic source from which all life originates.

It is the emanating point of pure consciousness, the field from which creation flows. Some understand it as God. Others as source energy. Others simply as the unified field that connects all living things.

What matters less is what you call it — and more is what happens when you open yourself to receive it.

This light isn’t just metaphorical. Many teachers and traditions believe that the Central Sun transmits what are sometimes called light codes — energetic frequencies that support our evolution, our awakening, and yes, even upgrades at the level of our DNA.

Our bodies, like antennae, are designed to receive.

The question is whether we’re tuned in — or too full of noise to receive the signal.

This meditation is an invitation to tune in.

The Meditation

Find a comfortable position — seated or lying down. Close your eyes. Take three slow, intentional breaths.

Allow your body to soften with each exhale. Release the to-do lists, the questions, the noise of the day. You don’t need to figure anything out right now. You only need to receive.

Begin by bringing your awareness to the center of your chest.

Feel the steady rhythm of your heartbeat. This heart has been beating your entire life — through every season, every change, every moment of doubt and every moment of knowing.

It knows things your thinking mind doesn’t.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Now imagine, far above you — beyond the sky, beyond the stars, beyond what the eye can see — a vast, luminous sun.

This is not the sun you know. This one does not set. It does not dim. It is the original light. The source light. The light from which all other light was born.

It pulses gently, steadily — like a heartbeat of the cosmos itself.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

With your next inhale, imagine a beam of this light moving toward you.

Soft. Golden. Warm. It moves through the atmosphere, through the crown of your head, down through your throat, into your chest — settling at the center of your heart like a gentle ember coming home.

Feel it there. Warm. Still. Alive.

This light carries information your mind cannot access through thinking alone. It speaks in the language of knowing — the kind that arrives not as a thought, but as a quiet certainty.

Breathe in. Let it deepen. Breathe out. Let it spread.

Allow this light to move through your entire body now.

Down through your spine. Into your hands. Into your feet. Into every cell.

If you believe in DNA upgrades — in the idea that we are evolutionary beings capable of expanding beyond what we’ve known — imagine this light activating that potential now. Not forcing. Not striving. Simply allowing.

You were designed to receive this.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Rest here for a moment.

No agenda. No questions. Just presence.

If a word, an image, a feeling, or a knowing arises — let it. Don’t chase it. Don’t analyze it. Simply notice.

This is your inner knowing speaking.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

When you’re ready, begin to bring your awareness back.

Wiggle your fingers. Feel the weight of your body. Take one final deep breath — and as you exhale, carry this light with you back into your day.

You don’t have to leave it here. It goes where you go.

Gently open your eyes.

Journal Prompt

Before the thinking mind takes over — pick up your pen and write:

“What does my inner knowing want me to hear right now?”

Don’t think. Don’t edit. Just write whatever comes — for 5 minutes without stopping.

What arrived may surprise you. ✨

This is the first in a series of guided meditations coming to Your Next Chapter. Future meditations will be available exclusively for paid subscribers — along with live monthly writing workshops where we move from meditation directly into Inspired Writing together.

The goal? To connect with our inner knowing and receive the guidance we are looking for. You have all of the answers within you.

If this resonated, share it with someone who needs to remember they were designed to receive. 🙏

In many spiritual traditions — and increasingly in the language of quantum science — the Central Sun is understood as the great cosmic source from which all life originates. It is the emanating point of pure consciousness, the field from which creation flows.

Some understand it as God. Others as source energy. Others simply as the unified field that connects all living things.

What matters less is what you call it — and more is what happens when you open yourself to receive it.

This light isn’t just metaphorical. Many teachers and traditions believe that the Central Sun transmits what are sometimes called light codes — energetic frequencies that support our evolution, our awakening, and yes, even upgrades at the level of our DNA.

Our bodies, like antennae, are designed to receive.

The question is whether we’re tuned in — or too full of noise to receive the signal.

This meditation is an invitation to tune in.

The Meditation

Find a comfortable position — seated or lying down. Close your eyes (or keep them open, it’s up to you). Take three slow, intentional breaths.

Allow your body to soften with each exhale. Release the to-do lists, the questions, the noise of the day. You don’t need to figure anything out right now. You only need to receive.

Begin by bringing your awareness to the center of your chest.

Feel the steady rhythm of your heartbeat. This heart has been beating your entire life — through every season, every change, every moment of doubt and every moment of knowing.

It knows things your thinking mind doesn’t.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Now imagine, far above you — beyond the sky, beyond the stars, beyond what the eye can see — a vast, luminous sun.

This is not the sun you know. This one does not set. It does not dim. It is the original light. The source light. The light from which all other light was born.

It pulses gently, steadily — like a heartbeat of the cosmos itself.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

With your next inhale, imagine a beam of this light moving toward you.

Soft. Golden. Warm. It moves through the atmosphere, through the crown of your head, down through your throat, into your chest — settling at the center of your heart like a gentle ember coming home.

Feel it there. Warm. Still. Alive.

This light carries information your mind cannot access through thinking alone. It speaks in the language of knowing — the kind that arrives not as a thought, but as a quiet certainty.

Breathe in. Let it deepen. Breathe out. Let it spread.

Allow this light to move through your entire body now.

Down through your spine. Into your hands. Into your feet. Into every cell.

If you believe in DNA upgrades — in the idea that we are evolutionary beings capable of expanding beyond what we’ve known — imagine this light activating that potential now. Not forcing. Not striving. Simply allowing.

You were designed to receive this.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Rest here for a moment.

No agenda. No questions. Just presence.

If a word, an image, a feeling, or a knowing arises — let it. Don’t chase it. Don’t analyze it. Simply notice.

This is your inner knowing speaking.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

When you’re ready, begin to bring your awareness back.

Wiggle your fingers. Feel the weight of your body. Take one final deep breath — and as you exhale, carry this light with you back into your day.

You don’t have to leave it here. It goes where you go.

Gently open your eyes.

Journal Prompt

Before the thinking mind takes over — pick up your pen and write:

“What does my inner knowing want me to hear right now?”

Don’t think. Don’t edit. Just write whatever comes — for 5 minutes without stopping.

What arrived may surprise you. ✨

This is the first in a series of guided meditations coming to Your Next Chapter. Future meditations will be available exclusively for paid subscribers — along with live monthly writing workshops where we move from meditation directly into Inspired Writing together.

If this resonated, share it with someone who needs to remember they were designed to receive. 🙏

There’s a moment most of us know intimately.

You’re doing all the right things, following the right strategies and building the right systems. And yet — somewhere underneath all of it — a quieter voice keeps saying: this isn’t quite it.

Not loud enough to stop you. Just persistent enough to make you wonder.

For a long time, I kept that voice at a manageable volume. I stayed focused on the practical: the business strategies, the content systems, the AI tools, the income plans. All valuable. All real.

But that quieter voice? It never stopped.

And recently — after a decade of what I can only describe as an ongoing inner journey — I finally did what I’d been resisting: I listened. Really listened. Not to the strategies or the should-haves, but to the deeper knowing that had been trying to get my attention all along.

What it told me changed everything about how I want to show up here.

Here’s What’s Shifting

Your Next Chapter is evolving.

I’m moving away from the purely practical focus of building a business — the tactics, the frameworks, the step-by-step systems — and into something I believe matters more right now:

Helping you reconnect with what you already know.

Because here’s what I’ve come to understand after years of building, pivoting, and rebuilding: most of us don’t have an information problem. We have an access problem. We can’t hear our own clarity through the noise of overthinking, second-guessing, and doing what we think we’re supposed to do.

This newsletter is going to go deeper into that — into the concepts of inner knowing, alignment with soul’s purpose, the unified field of wisdom that’s available to all of us when we get quiet enough to receive it. And we’re going to use writing as the primary tool to get there.

Because writing, when approached with intention, isn’t just expression. It’s an excavation. It’s how we find out what we actually think, what we actually want, and who we actually are beneath all the noise.

What’s Staying

Two things aren’t going anywhere:

The Writer’s Table — craft, voice, Substack strategy, and community. If you’re building a Substack, I’m still here for that journey with you.

AI as a writing tool — I’ll continue sharing how to use AI tools to support your writing process, stay consistent, and create content without losing your authentic voice. Practical, tested, and always in service of your voice — not a replacement for it.

What This Means for You

If you’ve been here for the business strategy content, thank you. That work mattered, and some of it will still show up in new forms.

But if you’ve ever felt that quieter voice underneath all you’re doing — the one that whispers there’s something more aligned waiting for you — then I think what’s coming next is going to land differently.

In a good way.

I’m not going anywhere. I’m just finally going somewhere truer.

And I’d love for you to come with me.

♥️ Ana

From Overthinking to Aligned. Write Your Way Into Clarity.

P.S. If this resonates — if you’ve ever talked yourself out of what you already knew — hit reply and tell me about it. I read every response. And right now, your story is exactly what I need to hear.

I wasn’t confused.

I just didn’t like the answer.

It took me a while to admit that — mostly because confusion felt so much more comfortable than clarity. Confusion permits you to stay still. Clarity demands that you move.

And moving? That was terrifying.

I had been journaling, praying, even using Inspired Writing — a practice I trust deeply — and every single time, the same thing kept surfacing. Write the divinely channeled book. Then go on a speaking tour to share it.

Instead, I told myself I didn’t know what to do next.

But really, that was a lie I told myself, so I didn’t have to reckon with what I did know.

The purpose felt too big. I didn’t feel ready. I didn’t feel equipped. And honestly? I didn’t feel worthy of it.

So instead of stepping toward it, I convinced myself I was confused. Because being confused felt safer than being called.

What If You’re Not Actually Confused?

I want to ask you something — and I want you to sit with it before you answer.

What if you’re not confused either?

What if the clarity has been there all along, and what’s actually stopping you is the size of what you’re being called to do?

Because here’s what I’ve learned: confusion is often just fear that feels familiar. A conditioned response, even.

“I just need more clarity before I can move.” This sounds reasonable. It sounds responsible. But sometimes, a lot of times, it’s not clarity you’re waiting for. It’s courage.

And the thing you keep circling back to? The idea that won’t leave you alone, no matter how many times you try to move on?

That’s your signal.

Three Questions That Will Tell You the Truth

You don’t need another sign.

You probably just need to stop running from the signs you’ve already gotten. Ready to test that theory? Answer the 3 questions below and see what comes up for you.

The Thing That Won’t Leave You Alone

Take a breath and ask yourself: What idea has refused to let me go, even when I tried to walk away from it?

Not the idea you’re excited about this week.

The one that’s been showing up for months. Maybe years.

The one you’ve dismissed because you don’t feel ready, or qualified, or because you couldn’t figure out the business model, or because it just seemed… too much.

A program. A book. A service. A community. A complete career reinvention. A new business idea.

It’s still there, isn’t it?

Here’s the harder question: What would it mean for your life if that persistence wasn’t random — but intentional? If it’s not your imagination, but an actual calling…

The Signs You’ve Been Calling Coincidences

Has the idea shown up outside of your own head?

Maybe in a conversation you didn’t start.

Or in content that crossed your feed at exactly the right moment.

Perhaps there was a quiet moment when something inside you said, I could do that. Or I was made for that.

You probably told yourself it was a coincidence. Or that you were projecting.

But what if you weren’t?

What if the confirmation has been coming — and you’ve just been too scared to let it count?

What Your Body Already Knows

This one requires honesty.

Set the fear aside for just a moment — not forever, just for right now. Tell your mind you’re only exploring. You’re not making any decisions or commitments. You’re just being curious.

Now imagine yourself actually doing the thing. Starting it. Saying yes to it.

What do you feel?

Maybe not giddy excitement, because it’s likely too early for that. But maybe something quieter? Perhaps your chest unclenching . . . your shoulders dropping. An exhale that your body has been holding for a long time.

You’ve probably felt that before and talked yourself out of it. Told yourself it didn’t count as a sign.

But guess what? It counted.

You’ve Already Gotten Your Answer. Haven’t You?

Here’s what I know about you — because I’ve been you.

You haven’t read this far because you’re genuinely confused. You’ve read this far because some part of you already knows. And that part has been trying to get your attention for a while now.

The question was never what’s next.

The question is: how much longer are you going to make yourself wait?

Because every month spent in “I’m not ready” is a month someone else — less experienced, less called, less equipped than you — is out there doing the thing you were meant to do.

That’s not a reason to spiral. That’s a reason to move.

You don’t have to have it all figured out. You don’t have to feel ready. You just have to take the next right step — even if it’s a small one, even if your hands are shaking when you do it.

You’re more ready than you think.

You always were.

❤️Your Turn

Which of those three questions hit closest to home for you? Reply and tell me — I read every response.

Walking this path alongside you,

Ana

P.S.♻️And if this changed how you think about doing something out of your comfort zone, hit “Restack” so other creators can consider doing the same:)♻️

Did you know that we are now in a new astrological year? It’s the Year of the Firehorse, and the Firehorse is all about taking aligned action.

Couple this with the fact that we’re in Aries season, and you’ve got yourself motivation in spades!

So what do we do with all of this fiery ambition and passion?

We may feel pushed to move forward, but a bit uncertain about which direction to take.

And that’s ok!

Experimentation is always good, even if we have to course-correct later.

But What If I Don’t Want to Waste Any More Time Taking the Wrong Action?

This is where I’ve landed. I’ve pivoted over and over again with new ideas, new content, new courses, new offers, and . . . I’m tired.

I’m tired of going down the wrong path and having to redo everything all over again. Redo my branding, redo my mission statement, redo my content pillars, redo my bios, redo my Claude Project instructions.

I’m a psychic intuitive for goodness sake, how did I get here?

Well, turns out I wasn’t tuning in to my inner knowing. Yup, that’s right. A psychic who wasn’t using her psychic gifts. How about them apples?

Instead, I was racing forward with ideas sprouting from my mind, my ego, my personality. The logical, reasoning part of myself. The part of me that thought — oh, this is what people need and what I can build a business doing.

Horn blast

No, no, no, no, no! This was NOT me taking aligned action.

These ideas were NOT coming from my inner knowing (aka intuition, Higher Self, inner being, inner spirit).

Wow, what a lesson it has been. And ouch, yes, it hurt.

But humility is a good thing, and recognizing your mistakes is always a win.

So What’s Next?

Here’s the shift that changed everything for me — and it’s both simpler and harder than it sounds.

The first step: gently nudging your mind out of the driver’s seat. Not silencing it. Not fighting it. Just getting still enough that something deeper can surface.

For me, that looked like getting into a meditative state — eyes closed, slow breathing, no agenda. Just creating space. And what I noticed is that when my mind softened, something else came through. Quieter. Steadier. Truer.

Your mind is a brilliant executor. But it was never meant to be the source of your inspiration.

So spend time connecting with your body and learning what is a “yes” and what is a “no.”

Why? Because our bodies are the instruments our intuition uses to communicate with us.

Sure, it’s a lot more subtle than using our minds. But our intuition has some really valuable insights to impart.

Why? Because our intuition is connected to the ALL (aka Universe, Higher Intelligence, God, Source, Creator). So, yes, it definitely knows things.

It knows what steps to take to bring you joy, peace, fulfillment, abundance, and love.

Where Can I Begin?

In silence.

Turn off your phone. Close your eyes. Connect inward.

Slow down. Spend time in nature. Listen to your body.

Get reacquainted with your soul self.

For me, I tried journaling. But nothing quieted the noise the way Inspired Writing did.

My Favorite Tool for Connecting Inward

My favorite tool is Inspired Writing — a meditative writing practice where you let words flow through you, not from you.

I push my busy mind aside. I get into a meditative state. And I let the words flow through me.

Words that come from my soul self or inner knowing.

Words that do not originate from my mind.

My pen is simply the channel for my knowing. It just records what flows through me.

It’s really quite magical.

And here’s a simple way to try it tonight: place a journal next to your bed. Tomorrow morning, before you’re fully awake — still in that soft, drowsy state — pick up the pen and just let whatever comes flow onto the page. No editing. No thinking. Just writing.

Twenty minutes of that can give you more clarity than months of spinning in your head. I promise you.

Want to Learn How?

If you’d like to go deeper with Inspired Writing — what it is, how to practice it consistently, and how to use it to make both everyday and big-life decisions — come join me for a free webinar: Level Up Your Life with Inspired Writing.

We’re going to get quiet together, go inward, and I’m going to show you — not just tell you — what Inspired Writing can do. Come curious. Come open. And come ready to hear something you may not have heard in a long time: yourself.

It’s happening TOMORROW — Thursday, April 9th, at 5:30 pm ET. Don’t let this one pass you by.

👉 Level Up Your Life with Inspired Writing

Hope to see you there!

All Love, Ana

Would you like to get clarity around questions you have about your relationships, career, health, or spiritual growth?

Are you interested in exploring past lives and clearing karmic blocks that keep you stuck in negative thoughts and behaviors, preventing you from reaching your highest potential and living your best life?

Or how about getting divine guidance on conflicts and difficult people so you can act as your own couples counselor in romantic relationships or as a mediator in professional relationships and friendships?

Archangels are high-ranking angels with specific responsibilities and serve as intermediaries between the divine and humanity. Master Guides are the divine beings that act as ambassadors between you and the spiritual realm, carrying messages on behalf of other beings.

You can learn to connect with both the Archangels and Master Guides (and the Galactics) using Inspired Writing!

Learn more about Inspired Writing on Thursday, 5:30 pm ET. Here’s the link👉Level Up Your Life with Inspired Writing workshop.

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She Didn’t Know Who She Was Anymore

And neither did I.

There’s a particular kind of loss that doesn’t announce itself all at once.

It creeps in slowly — in the ways you start second-guessing your instincts, editing your words before you speak, shrinking your opinions to keep the peace.

You don’t even notice it happening.

And then one day you look up and realize you’ve been so busy managing someone else’s reality that you forgot to tend to your own.

That’s where I was.

What I will tell you is this: when I finally stepped out of that season of my life, I didn’t feel free.

I felt hollow.

The Woman in the Mirror Felt Like a Stranger

Identity loss is real.

It’s quiet, it’s disorienting, and it’s not something a vision board or a new morning routine can fix, at least not right away.

I tried those things.

I tried journaling (the regular kind). I tried affirmations. I tried “getting back out there.”

What I found was that none of it stuck, because I was still operating from the outside in. I was trying to build a new self before I’d reconnected with the one I’d buried.

The turning point came when I discovered something I now call Inspired Writing.

What Happened When I Learned to Listen Again

Inspired Writing isn’t journaling. It’s not free-writing.

It’s a practice of consciously quieting the noise — the fear, the self-doubt, the “who am I now?” spiral — and opening a channel to your Higher Self. Your intuition. What some of us call Spirit, or God, or your angels and guides.

I’ll be honest: the first time I sat down to do it, I didn’t trust myself enough to believe that what came through was real.

That’s exactly the point.

When you’ve spent time in a dynamic where your perception was constantly questioned, your first casualty is trust in yourself.

For some, your inner voice can get so tangled up with someone else’s narrative that you can’t tell where they end and you begin.

Inspired Writing gave me a way to untangle that — slowly, gently, and with a kind of grace I hadn’t expected.

Word by word, session by session, I started to hear myself again.

Not the version of me that had learned to be careful. The version of me that knew things — about what I wanted, what I was called to, what I was actually worth.

This Is for You If You’re in the Middle of Becoming

Maybe you’re not coming out of what I came out of. But if you’re in a season of identity reinvention — you know the particular ache I’m describing.

You’re not broken. You’re not behind. You’re not “starting over.”

You’re returning.

And the path back to yourself isn’t loud.

It doesn’t look like hustling harder.

Or consuming more content until clarity appears.

It looks like getting quiet enough to hear the voice that was always there — waiting for you to come back to it.

That’s what Inspired Writing taught me.

And it changed everything: my confidence, my clarity, my sense of purpose, and ultimately, the direction of my next chapter.

Curious?

I’m hosting a free live workshop to discuss Inspired Writing. It’s this Thursday, April 9th, 5:30 pm ET.

If you’re in a season of transition — personally, professionally, or both — this is for you.

I’ll walk you through what Inspired Writing actually is, how to use it to reconnect with your intuition, and how this practice helped me heal, find my footing, and get clear on what I was truly called to do next.

✨ Level Up Your Life with Inspired Writing

Date: Thursday, April 9th Time: 5:30 PM ET Cost: FREE

👉 Register here

I’d love to see you there. Truly.

Until next time — keep writing your next chapter. One word, one breath, one brave step at a time.

With love, Ana ✨

There was a time when I kept certain parts of myself quiet. The spiritual parts. The parts that knew things before they happened. The parts that felt the pull of something bigger — something I couldn’t quite name but couldn’t ignore either.

I stayed in my “professional lane.” I played it safe.

But something is shifting for me right now — and I have a feeling it’s shifting for you too.

Because that’s what full moons do.

The April 1st Full Moon Is Not a Joke 🌕

(Yes, it’s ironic that a powerful full moon is landing on April Fool’s Day. The universe has a sense of humor.)

But this one — this pink full moon — is something different. We are in a period of deep, accelerating transformation. Not just personally. Collectively. As a planet.

And if you’ve been feeling it — the restlessness, the sense that something old is finally ready to go, the quiet excitement underneath the noise — you are not imagining it.

You are tuning in.

What to Expect Around This Full Moon

Full moons are energetic peak moments. They illuminate what’s been hidden and accelerate what’s already in motion. But this one carries something extra.

Here’s what I want you to be open to:

1. Heavy energy releasing — personally and ancestrally.

Karmic patterns. Old stories. Ancestral wounds you didn’t even know you were carrying. This full moon is creating conditions for deep release. You might feel emotional, tired, or strangely nostalgic in the days surrounding April 1st. That’s not a breakdown. That’s a clearing.

Let it move through. Don’t grip it. Let it go.

2. Your gifts and abilities are opening up.

As that heavy energy lifts, something opens underneath it. Intuition sharpening. Creative downloads are arriving out of nowhere. A sense of knowing that feels clearer than it has in a long time.

For those of us building businesses rooted in purpose — this matters. Your most aligned ideas, offers, and directions often come through you, not just from you. Stay open to what arrives.

3. Signs, dreams, and expanded awareness.

We are not alone in this universe, and the acknowledgment of that truth is becoming more mainstream by the day. Disclosure — personal disclosure — often happens before collective disclosure does.

Be open to what comes to you in dreams. Be curious about what you sense, see, or feel in quiet moments. You don’t have to have all the answers. You just have to keep an open mind.

This is part of your awakening journey. And it is good.

A Note on the Chaos 📵

I know the news cycle is a lot right now.

And here’s what I want to say clearly: don’t let the chaos pull you under.

Old structures collapsing isn’t the same as everything falling apart. Sometimes things have to break down before they can be rebuilt into something better — something more aligned, more just, more alive.

Your job right now?

Stay anchored. Stay positive. Protect your energy like it’s your most valuable business asset — because honestly, it is. You cannot build from a place of fear and scarcity. You were not called to a new chapter only to be consumed by anxiety about the old one.

Tune out what isn’t serving you. Tune in to what’s rising.

This Is My Moment — And Maybe Yours Too

I’m stepping into something I’ve known for a while but haven’t always said out loud:

I am meant to share these messages. To be a voice that reminds people to stay open, stay positive, and trust that what’s coming — even when it looks unfamiliar or unsettling — is part of something extraordinary.

Maybe you have a message like that too. Something you’ve been holding back because it felt “too much,” or “too out there,” or “not what people expect from me.”

This full moon? Let it be the permission slip.

Your Next Chapter was never going to look like everyone else’s. And that’s exactly the point.

Your Full Moon Practice This Week

Try this in the 48 hours surrounding April 1st:

1. Write it down. What do you want to release? What old energy, old story, or old version of yourself is ready to go? Write it. Burn it if you’re feeling dramatic about it. (No judgment — I have.)

2. Set a new intention. What are you calling in? What does your next chapter actually look like — in your business, your life, your sense of purpose?

3. Stay open. Notice your dreams. Notice what you’re drawn to. Notice the ideas that arrive in the shower or in the middle of the night. Write those down too.

You are more intuitive than you’ve been told. This full moon is here to remind you.

Stay anchored. Stay curious. Stay in the light. 🌕✨

With love and a whole lot of faith, Ana

If this issue stirred something in you — that quiet nudge toward your own voice, your own message, your own story — I have something for you.

Join me for the Level Up with Inspired Writing webinar — it’s completely FREE — where we’ll dig into exactly how to connect with your angels, spirit guides, Higher Self, and other beings to start getting answers to your burning questions, gain clarity, and start writing your next chapter.

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P.S. If you’re ready to go even deeper — beyond the webinar and into a full practice of connecting with your angels, spirit guides, and Higher Self — The Ultimate Inspired Writing Course was made for you. This is where the real transformation happens. Ready to begin? 👉

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P.S.S. I know you didn’t ask, but… I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’m using a proprietary app that helps me come up with the perfect AI prompt in less than 2 minutes.

It’s called Revven — and not only does it give you great prompts, it also combines ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Grok, Nano Banana, Veo 3.1, and other AI tools. Yes, you heard that correctly!

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That was me staring at my YouTube thumbnail process.

Every time I published a video, I was manually pulling things together — jumping between tabs, uploading files, repeating the same steps over and over. It wasn’t glamorous. And honestly? It was eating time I didn’t have.

So, I decided to do something uncomfortable. I decided to teach myself n8n.

If you’ve never heard of it, n8n is an automation tool that connects your apps and software so they can “talk” to each other and do repetitive tasks FOR you — without you lifting a finger. Think of it like building a little digital assistant that never sleeps, never forgets a step, and doesn’t need a coffee break.

Sounds amazing, right?

It is. But getting there? That took some lessons.

Here are the 3 biggest ones I learned while building my very first automated workflow.

Lesson 1: The discomfort is worth it — once you run the numbers

I want to be honest with you. I did not jump into n8n because it looked fun.

I jumped in because I did the math.

When I added up the time I was spending on repetitive content tasks every week — tasks like creating thumbnails, organizing files, moving information between Google Sheets and Google Drive — I was looking at hours. Not minutes. Hours. Every week.

And time, for us as solopreneurs? Time IS money.

I kept asking myself: What else could I be doing with those hours? Creating new content. Showing up for my audience. Building the next offer. Growing my business.

That’s what pushed me outside my comfort zone and into n8n territory.

Now here’s the growth mindset part I really need you to hear. When you start working with automation tools, you WILL hit walls. I hit them constantly. Connecting Google Sheets, Google Drive, and YouTube to my workflow required something called “authentication” — basically, you have to grant n8n permission to access each app. And figuring out how to do that for THREE different Google tools at the same time?

Trial. And. Error.

There were moments I wanted to close my laptop and pretend I never started.

But I kept going. Because I knew the payoff was on the other side of the frustration. And when that workflow finally came together? The feeling was POWERFUL.

The lesson: Don’t let the learning curve talk you out of a tool that could give you back hours of your life. Run your numbers first. Let the time savings be your motivation when the process gets messy.

Lesson 2: Before you touch the tool, draw it out on paper

This one is the lesson I wish someone had told me on Day 1.

When I first opened n8n, I wanted to just dive in and start connecting things. (Classic move, right?) What I quickly realized is that building a workflow without understanding the logic first is a little like trying to give someone directions to your house without knowing the route yourself.

You will get lost. And then you’ll have to backtrack.

Here’s what actually worked: I grabbed a piece of paper and mapped it out.

• What is the STARTING point? (A new video has been uploaded to YouTube)

• What needs to happen next? (Pull the video title and details from a Google Sheet)

• Then what? (Send the info to a design tool to generate a thumbnail)

• Then what? (Save the thumbnail to Google Drive)

When you can see the flow visually — even just in rough chicken-scratch handwriting — suddenly the tool stops being overwhelming. You’re not guessing anymore. You know exactly what you’re trying to build. You’re just translating your paper map into a digital one.

The lesson: Automate the thinking BEFORE you automate the task. A 10-minute sketch on paper can save you an hour of clicking around, confused.

Lesson 3: You do not need to understand everything before you start

This one is for my perfectionists. (You know who you are. 💕)

I spent more time than I’d like to admit convinced that I needed to fully understand n8n before I was “ready” to build anything. I watched videos. I read the documentation. I wanted to feel confident before I began.

Here’s the truth: That confidence doesn’t come BEFORE the doing. It comes FROM the doing.

You don’t need to know every feature of n8n to build your first workflow. You just need to know enough to take the next step. Then the next one. Then the one after that.

My first workflow wasn’t perfect. I haven’t even fully tested it yet, which means there are probably tweaks ahead. But it EXISTS. I built something that, when I hit go, is supposed to connect three different apps and create something I used to do manually.

That’s not a small thing.

And here’s what I want you to take from that: The learning happens IN the building, not before it. Starting messy is still starting. And starting is the only thing that separates the people who have automations working for them from the people who are still doing everything by hand.

The lesson: Give yourself permission to be a beginner. Build the imperfect thing. Learn as you go. That IS the strategy.

Your Next Step (it’s a small one, I promise)

If this sparked something in you — if you’ve been curious about automations but didn’t know where to start — here’s what I want you to do this week:

Pick ONE repetitive task you do regularly in your business. Just one. Write down the steps it takes from start to finish on a piece of paper.

That’s it. You’re not committing to building anything yet. You’re just mapping the logic. And you might be surprised how quickly that map starts to look like a workflow.

n8n has a free version. The community is incredibly helpful. And the feeling of watching something run automatically for the first time?

Worth every frustrating minute it took to get there. ✨

I’d love to know — what repetitive task in YOUR business would you automate first if you could? Hit reply and tell me. I read every response.

♻️And if this changed how you think about trying something new (or about trying automations), hit “Restack” so other creators can consider doing something outside of their comfort zone. ♻️

Walking this path alongside you,

Ana

Have you ever stared at a blank page and thought — I just need to find my voice?

Like it’s something you’re supposed to go out and get. Like it’s sitting in a store somewhere between the “content strategy” aisle and the “pick a niche” display.

Here’s what nobody tells you: you’re not looking for something new.

You’re looking for something buried.

The Archaeologist’s Secret

Archaeologists don’t make the artifacts they find.

They show up at a site, tools in hand, and they excavate. Layer by layer. Carefully. Patiently. Brushing away centuries of dirt to reveal something that was always there — a pottery shard, a coin, a fragment of someone’s real life.

Your writing voice works the same way.

It’s not something you construct from scratch. It’s not something you build by studying enough copywriters or reverse-engineering enough viral LinkedIn posts. It was formed long before you ever started a newsletter or posted a reel.

It’s been there your whole life.

Buried under perfectionism. Under comparison. Under years of being told — directly or indirectly — to sound more professional, write more formally, or be more like her.

The Voice DNA process is your excavation tool.

What You’re Digging Through

Before we get to the how, let’s name what we’re clearing away — because the layers are real.

Layer 1: Perfectionism. The belief that your voice isn’t “good enough” yet. That you need to clean it up, polish it, make it more... something. This layer buries your most natural expressions under endless rewrites that slowly drain the life out of your writing.

Layer 2: Comparison. You read someone else’s newsletter and think,“ That’s the voice I need.” So, you try to sound like him or her. Warm, but not too warm. Smart, but not intimidating. Relatable, but polished. Meanwhile, the voice that actually sounds like you gets pushed further underground.

Layer 3: Everyone else’s advice. “Always use bullet points.” “Keep paragraphs to two sentences.” “Never start with a story.” Rules. So many rules. And none of them know you.

The excavation isn’t about adding anything. It’s about removing what doesn’t belong.

The AI-Assisted Excavation Process

This is where it gets practical — and honestly, a little magical.

AI doesn’t write your voice. But it can reflect it back to you with stunning clarity. Here’s the process:

Step 1: Feed it your realest writing. Pull writing you created before you ever thought about “content strategy.” Old emails. Journal entries. A rant you typed to a friend. Voice memos you transcribed. The messier and less polished, the better. This is the unfiltered dig site.

Step 2: Ask AI to name what it notices. Not “write like me.” Instead, ask: What patterns do you notice in the way I write? What’s distinctive about my sentence structure, word choices, and rhythm? What keeps showing up?

Let it excavate. Let it show you what’s already there.

Step 3: Document the artifacts. The words you reach for naturally. The rhythm of your sentences. Whether you write short and punchy or long and lyrical. Whether you’re funny before you’re serious, or serious before you’re warm. These aren’t quirks to fix — they’re features to keep.

Step 4: Create your Voice DNA document (Psst … check out the P.S for help with this). This is your map. Every time you sit down to write — or every time you prompt AI to write with you — you hand it this document first. It becomes the filter. Does this sound like me? Does this feel like mine?

Step 5: Test and refine. Write something. Read it out loud. If you’d never say it, you’d never keep it. Your voice has a sound — and you know it when you hear it.

Why This Changes Everything

When your voice is excavated and documented, two things happen:

1) Writing gets easier. You stop second-guessing your writing because you have a reference point. You know what “right” sounds like for you.

2) AI becomes an actual collaborator, not a voice replacement. You’re not handing AI a blank prompt and hoping for something usable. You’re handing it your voice — and asking it to work with what you sound like, who you are.

That’s the difference between AI-generated content and AI-assisted content.

One sounds like everyone. One sounds like you.

Your Next Excavation Step

Don’t start by trying to write the perfect newsletter.

Start by pulling three to five pieces of your most unfiltered writing — the stuff you wrote when no one was watching. Then sit down with AI and say: Tell me what you notice.

What shows up might surprise you.

Actually, it’ll probably feel like coming home.

Your voice has been waiting. It’s time to dig it up. ✨

Now I Want to Hear from You 💕

Here’s my question for you this week, and I genuinely want to know:

Which layer has been covering your Voice DNA — perfectionism, comparison, or everyone else’s rules? Hit reply and tell me. I read every single one.

P.S. Speaking of excavating your voice — I put together something for you.

The Voice DNA Starter Kit walks you through the exact process I outlined above, step by step. It’s designed for online business builders who are tired of sounding like everyone else and ready to let AI amplify what’s already theirs — not replace it.

Grab the Voice DNA Starter Kit → HERE

♻️And if this changed how you think about content creation, hit “Restack” so other creators can find their own Voice DNA. ♻️

You’ve probably heard it a hundred times by now: “Just use AI to save time.”

So, you open ChatGPT. You type something in. You get something back. And then... you spend the hour or more tweaking it, rewriting it, wondering why it doesn’t quite sound like you.

Sound familiar?

Here’s what nobody tells you: prompting is not the same as using AI strategically. And that one distinction? It’s the difference between AI feeling like a helpful assistant and AI feeling like a part-time job.

The Difference Between Prompting and Building a Workflow

Prompting is asking AI a question and getting an answer. It’s useful. But it’s also a one-time transaction — you ask, it answers, you move on.

A workflow is different. It’s a repeatable sequence of steps where AI handles specific parts of a bigger task — consistently, every single time. You set it up once. Then you run it over and over.

Think of it this way.

Prompting is like asking someone for directions every time you need to get somewhere.

A workflow is like saving that route in your GPS.

Same destination. Completely different experience.

Meet Maya (She Was Doing It the Hard Way)

Maya is a health coach and solopreneur. Every week, she sits down to write her newsletter and stares at a blank screen for 30 minutes before she even types a word.

She’d tried AI. She’d typed things like “write me a newsletter about stress and gut health.” The result was... fine. Generic. She’d rewrite most of it anyway. It didn’t feel worth the effort.

What Maya was missing wasn’t better prompts. She was missing a workflow.

Here’s what changed when she built one.

A Simple Newsletter Workflow (No Tech Skills Required)

This is a beginner-friendly, 5-step workflow Maya now runs every single week. The secret ingredient? A Claude Project — and if you haven’t set one up yet, stay with me, because this is the thing that changed everything for her.

Step 1: Set Up Your Claude Project Once (You + Claude) A Claude Project is a dedicated space inside Claude where you store your brand context permanently. Maya set hers up in about 10 minutes — and she never has to re-explain herself to Claude again.

She fed it five specific things about her brand. Not a random bio. Not a generic description. Five intentional building blocks:

• Who She Helps — a clear, specific statement about exactly who she serves and what she helps them do

• Content Pillars — the core topics her newsletter always lives inside

• Writing Style — the structural rules Claude follows every single time (short paragraphs, no jargon, conversational tone)

• Voice DNA — the essence of what makes her sound like her and nobody else

• Voice Attributes — the specific feeling her words should leave in a reader

That’s it. She typed it once. Now every conversation inside that Project starts with Claude already knowing who she is, who she serves, and exactly how she sounds.

No more starting from scratch. No more outputs that feel like they could belong to anyone.

(If you’re wondering how to build your own five elements to create a Claude Project — that’s exactly what we dig into inside Content Confident, a program I’m developing to teach solopreneurs and small business owners how to set up and use a Claude Project like a pro. I’ll be running a beta round at a discounted price very soon — stay tuned!)

Step 2: Capture Your Raw Idea (You) Before touching AI, Maya jots down 3–5 sentences in her own words. What’s the topic? What’s the one thing she wants her reader to walk away feeling or knowing? This takes her 5 minutes. That’s it.

Step 3: Drop It into Her Project (AI) She opens her Claude Project — not just a regular chat — and pastes her rough idea. Because the context is already saved, Claude immediately gets to work without her having to set the stage. She picks the subject line and the outline she likes best and moves on.

Step 4: Draft With AI, Edit with Your Voice (Both) She asks Claude to draft each section one at a time — intro, main content, closing. Then she reads it out loud and rewrites any sentence that doesn’t sound like her. This usually takes 15–20 minutes instead of 1 or more hours.

Step 5: Final Polish (You) She adds one personal detail — something that happened that week, a client win, a moment that made her laugh. That’s the part AI can’t give her. And it’s the part her readers remember most.

The Real Shift

Maya didn’t find better prompts. She stopped treating AI like a magic answer machine and started treating it like a thinking partner with a specific role inside a process she owns.

Her newsletter now goes out every week. Consistently. Without the Sunday night dread.

That’s what a workflow does. It takes the decision fatigue out of creating — so you can focus on the part only YOU can bring.

Now I Want to Hear from You 💕

Here’s my question for you this week, and I genuinely want to know:

Where are you getting stuck with AI right now?

Is it the blank page? Getting content that sounds like you? Not knowing where to even start? Something else entirely?

Hit reply and tell me. I read every single response — and your answer might shape the next issue. 🙏

Until next time — keep building, keep creating, and remember, you don’t have to figure this out alone. ✨

♻️And if this changed how you think about content creation, hit “Restack” so other creators can create their own content creation workflows. ♻️

P.S. In my last post, I shared a FREE copy of Your Voice DNA Starter Kit — but I forgot to include the link to a beautifully formatted Google Doc that stores your Voice DNA info. (If I do say so myself 😄) The good news? It’s in there now. If you want both the Starter Kit AND the Google Doc, just grab the updated version here → Your Voice DNA Starter Kit.

You’ve tried using AI to help with your content. And it worked — technically. The words came out fine. The structure was fine. The grammar was definitely fine.

But something was off.

It didn’t sound like you. It sounded like... a very competent stranger wrote it. Professional. Polished. And completely devoid of the thing that makes your content yours.

So, you edited it. Heavily. And by the time you were done, you wondered why you used AI at all.

Here’s what’s actually happening — and it has nothing to do with AI being bad at writing.

The Real Problem

When most people sit down to use AI for content, they brief it on the topic.

“Write me a LinkedIn post about overcoming imposter syndrome.”

“Give me five newsletter ideas for entrepreneurs.”

“Help me write an Instagram caption for this photo.”

Topic. Topic. Topic.

But they never brief the AI on themselves.

And that’s the missing step.

AI is an extraordinarily powerful writing partner. But it’s a writing partner that knows nothing about you until you tell it.

It doesn’t know that you write in short, punchy sentences. It doesn’t know you open with a question. It doesn’t know you always bring everything back to faith and purpose. It doesn’t know you use parentheses like you’re whispering a secret to your best friend.

So, it defaults to average. Competent. Generic.

And generic feels wrong — because it IS wrong. For you.

What Voice DNA Actually Is

Your Voice DNA is the specific, documented profile of what makes your writing unmistakably yours.

Not vague. Not “I write in a warm, conversational tone” (that describes half the internet). Specific.

Things like:

Your core tone — the emotional quality your writing consistently creates in the reader

Your personality markers — the 5 traits that come through in everything you write

Your signature phrases — the words and expressions that show up again and again

Your relational stance — whether you write as a peer, a guide, a friend, or an authority

What your writing always does — and just as importantly, what it never does

When you have all of that documented in one place, everything changes.

Because now you can hand that profile to any AI tool and say: “This is who I am as a writer. Now help me create content from that place.”

And it does.

Why This Matters More Than Any Prompt

I know what you might be thinking. “Can’t I just find a better prompt?”

Here’s the truth: prompts are powerful. But prompts without a Voice DNA foundation are like GPS directions without a starting address.

The AI is trying to get you somewhere — it just doesn’t know where you’re starting from.

Your Voice DNA is the starting address.

Once the AI knows your voice at that level of specificity, your content stops sounding like everyone else’s. It stops needing three rounds of heavy editing.

It starts sounding like the version of you that shows up on your best content days — even on the days when you have 45 minutes and a lukewarm cup of coffee.

That’s the real value here. Consistency. Your voice, reliably, even when you’re tired.

How to Create Your Voice DNA

The good news: you don’t have to figure out your Voice DNA from scratch on your own.

This is one of the things AI does remarkably well — analyzing your existing writing and identifying the patterns you’ve probably never consciously noticed.

Here’s the high-level process:

Step 1: Gather your writing samples. Pull 5–10 pieces from wherever you write — newsletters, LinkedIn posts, Instagram captions, blog posts, even heartfelt emails. Mix of formats, mix of topics. Don’t just grab your best work — your voice lives in your everyday writing too.

Step 2: Feed them to an AI tool with the right prompts. This is where most people get it wrong — they ask too broadly. The prompts matter. You want to ask the AI to analyze specific dimensions of your voice: tone, personality, language patterns, relational style, what’s distinctive and hard to replicate.

Step 3: Build your Voice DNA Profile. Turn the analysis into a usable one-page reference document — something you can paste into any AI conversation as a briefing before you start creating content.

Step 4: Put it to work immediately. Start every AI content session by sharing your Voice DNA Profile. Watch what happens to the output.

Ready to Do This Today?

I created a free resource that walks you through this entire process — step by step, using AI to do the analysis for you.

It’s called the ​Your Voice DNA Starter Kit​.

It includes: the exact prompts to feed into Claude or ChatGPT, a fill-in profile template, and three AI prompts you can use immediately once your profile is complete.

The whole thing takes about 20–30 minutes.

Grab your free Voice DNA Starter Kit → ​HERE​ ♥️

Your voice was never missing. You just needed someone to help you see it. ✨

— Ana

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Hey [First Name],

One of my favorite parts of writing this newsletter is when someone hits reply, and we end up in an actual conversation.

It happens more than you might think. And every time it does, I think — this is why I do this. Not the open rates, not the stats. The connection.

So, I did something about it.

I just turned on the Subscriber Chat for Your Next Chapter (Building Prosperity on Your Terms) — and I want YOU in there.

Think of it as our private group chat. A space where I’ll drop questions, behind-the-scenes updates, and conversation starters — and where YOU can jump in, share what’s working, ask questions, and connect with others who are navigating their own next chapters.

No algorithms. No noise. Just us. ✨

Here’s How to Join in 3 Easy Steps:

Step 1: Download the Substack app → Get the app here. New chat threads won’t be sent via email, so turn on push notifications so you don’t miss conversations as they happen. You can also access chat on the web.

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We’re a small, intentional community right now — and honestly? I love that. It means every voice matters. Including yours.

Can’t wait to hear from you in there!

With you on this,

Ana

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I’m exploring building an AI system that does more than generate content.

And I need your honest reaction.

It won’t be an AI that drafts a quick post.
Nor another prompt pack.
Nor a template library dressed up as innovation.

I’m considering building something I’m currently calling:

The AI Brand Brain System.

A structured system that turns AI from a chaotic assistant
into a trained extension of your brand.

One that:

• Stores your messaging and positioning

• Learns your voice patterns

• Holds your frameworks and ideas

• References your offers and audience

• Improves over time

• And helps you publish consistently without sounding generic

In other words:

Not just output.
But infrastructure.

A true content creation system.

Here’s the problem I keep seeing.

If you’re like most entrepreneurs, you don’t actually have a content problem.

You have a structural problem.

You:

– Open ChatGPT
– Write something
– Rewrite it
– Tweak the tone
– Start a new chat next week
– Repeat

There’s effort.

There isn’t a centralized system holding your brand voice, messaging, or knowledge.

So, you’re starting from scratch every time.

Making it hard to scale.

“Why wouldn’t I just use ChatGPT?”

Fair question.

ChatGPT gives you outputs.

It doesn’t give you a trained brand system.

It doesn’t remember your messaging logic.
It doesn’t store your positioning clearly.
It doesn’t refine your voice over time unless you build that structure intentionally. It doesn’t know your brand.

Most people are using AI manually every time.

What I’m envisioning is different:

An AI system that stores structured knowledge about your brand:

– Your audience
– Your positioning
– Your core messaging
– Your voice patterns
– Your frameworks and ideas

And uses that stored brand intelligence to help you create content faster —
without flattening your voice or authority.

The AI Brand Brain System

Not faster content.

Stronger infrastructure.

What this could look like

If I build this, it will likely guide you through:

• Documenting your brand voice and messaging

• Structuring a knowledge base AI can reference

• Training a Custom GPT to think more like you

• Creating a small set of reusable prompts that actually work

• Setting up a system you can reuse weekly

So instead of starting from scratch every time,
you’re working from a trained foundation.

The goal isn’t more content.

The goal is consistency without diluting your voice.

This is where I need honest feedback.

I’m not launching anything right now.
I’m simply deciding whether this is worth building.

So, I’d love to know:

1️⃣ Do you currently feel like AI helps your content sound more like you — or less?
2️⃣ Would a structured system that trains AI on your voice and messaging feel useful?
3️⃣ Is this something you’d actually want to implement if it existed?

You can just reply to this email and tell me.

Real answers help more than polite interest.

If this feels genuinely useful, I’ll keep developing it.
If not, I’ll leave it as an idea.

Either way, I’d rather build something people truly need
than create another AI tool that just adds noise.

❤️Your honesty will shape whether this becomes real. Thank you in advance😍

♻️ If this changed how you think about AI, hit “Restack” so other small-list creators can consider creating a content system that supports their brand growth. ♻️

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