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Alison Answers #MissionAwake

Alison Answers Podcast was created to be authentic and designed to call out the greatness in you. Host Alison has been successful in the mental health field for the last 30 years, offering a wealth a of experience. She is funny, real, dynamic, and driven. Alison's mission is to AWAKEN us all to the mediocrity that is wired into our brain from early childhood. She is personally offended by the mediocrity in our society and her mission is to stop the plague mentality of "just good enough." Join us as Alison and her industry leading guests discuss various cutting edge topics. This podcast offers a perfect blend of intelligence, humor and realness that is committed towards developing the excellence in you! The podcast is a perfect marriage between mental health and personal development!

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Childhood Lies Exposed: 8 Snapshots to End Mediocrity Forever | Alison Answers

February 13, 2026 • Alison Lager LCSW, CASAC • Episode 197

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Ever catch yourself wondering why the grind never pays off—like you're hustling hard but money, love, or joy keep slipping through your fingers in predictable ways? It's not karma or "your lot in life." It's subtle childhood programming from before age 7, absorbed in those super-suggestible theta brain waves, morphing kid fears into your everyday reality without a second thought.

In this real-talk episode of Alison Answers #MissionAwake, Alison Lager LCSW reads right from Chapter 2 of her book The Wake Up Call ("Facing the Truth: The Ultimate Power Move"), walking you through a straightforward "whole life inventory" across 8 everyday areas to uncover the hidden beliefs driving your repeats in money, love, health, joy, and purpose.

🎧 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:
✅ Why you need that "you are here" dot on your life's map—and how quick snapshots show it
✅ Theta brain waves (0-7 hypnotic mode): How little-kid views secretly steer your grown-up world
✅ Outcomes mirror beliefs: Spot the debt loops or tough partners you're stuck tolerating
✅ The real culprits: People-pleasing fears, judgment worries, and that sneaky societal push toward "just okay"
✅ Simple 3-step breakout: Awareness → Acceptance ("thanks for the heads-up") → Action (break the old pull)

👤 WHO THIS IS FOR:
Folks grinding hard but quietly wondering "why me?" year after year. If your finances, relationships, or fun feel stuck on repeat... if those old hyper-alert or no-play childhood feels still linger... if you're done faking it and ready to turn your mess into something epic—this is your gentle nudge to wake up.

Perfect for: people in therapy, busy parents with big dreams, entrepreneurs tired of the "hustle struggle," anyone swapping victim vibes for creating alongside something bigger.

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