How to release doubt and trust the universe has your back
How to hold steady and trust what’s unfolding, even if it’s not clear yet.
I’ve lived many lives in this one lifetime.
So many, in fact, that sometimes I look back and wonder, “was that really me!?”
Each chapter has held a different version of me:
✨ The young army wife striving to decorate the Pinterest-worthy home, and Friday nights at the local services club.
✨ The wild London party girl who danced ‘til sunrise and somehow managed a call centre by 9am.
✨ The wide-eyed volunteer and hitchhiker travelling through Romania, Thailand, Alaska - chasing the next whisper of purpose with nothing but a backpack and trust in the Universe.
✨ The woman who followed a soul nudge to “go learn Reiki in Byron Bay,” said yes to living off-grid in a forest cabin, and slowly healed from addiction, an eating disorder, and a deep disconnection from myself.
✨ The leader who helped a community recover after floods, who led the dancers in the Commonwealth Games Ceremonies, and who managed a disability dance company that stole my heart forever.
✨ The soul who (unexpectedly!) fell in love with a queer circus performer-slash-juggler and who feels utterly grateful I don’t have the ‘husband and kids’ I tried manifesting for over a decade.
And now?
The woman who keeps evolving.
Answering the call.
Letting myself change.
But here’s what I really want you to know:
Not every leap into a new chapter was scary.
In fact, the more I said yes to the unknown…
the easier it got.
Faith is a muscle.
The more you use it, the stronger it becomes.
Trust became my rhythm.
And slowly, the evidence stacked up:
I leap, I stay open… and somehow, the path appears.
But those early leaps?
Whew. They were wild.
The kind of moments where your mind screams “what the actual fck are you doing?!”, and you wonder if you’re completely losing it.
And still…
I jumped.
Because deep down, I knew:
If we want to evolve, we have to let go and trust.
And letting go - even when it’s right - can feel terrifying.
Maybe you know the feeling…
The job ends.
The relationship falls apart.
You’re following an intuitive nudge that makes no logical sense.
Everyone else seems to have a plan.
And you’re just… out there in the void and no map in sight.
It’s in those liminal, “in-between” moments - when you’re no longer who you were, and not yet who you’re becoming - that when you most need a lifeline.
When things are changing, doubt is normal
Whether you’ve chosen change or had it thrust upon you - stepping into a new chapter will always bring up fear and resistance.
Your comfort zone might be familiar, but your soul is calling you forward.
And right when you're on the brink of something big - your purpose, your expansion, your becoming - that’s when the fear sneaks in. Doubt. Worry.
Spirals of “What if things go wrong?”.
And in those liminal, in-between moments - between who you were and who you’re becoming - you need something to hold onto.
4 ways to let go of doubt and reconnect with trust
1. Make space to feel your feelings
When your mind starts spiralling or your stomach's flipping out, take a breath and lovingly call it what it is:
“Oh hey, this is just fear. This is just doubt.”
You don’t need to shove it down, pretend it’s not there and repeat some positive affirmation to override it.
But you also don’t need to invite it in for tea and spiral into 27 worst-case scenarios.
Try this instead…
(and if you grew up in Australia in the 80s or 90s, you might remember the fire safety drill: ‘stop, drop, and roll’ - well, here’s your spiritual version)
Stop. Drop. Feel.
Stop the mental noise.
Drop into your body.
Feel what’s real — not the fear stories, but the actual sensations moving through you.
No bypassing the truth of how you feel in the moment.
Just be present with the sensations and your feelings.
Hold yourself with compassion.
You don’t have to fear that your feelings will mess up your manifestations.
You’re allowed to feel wobbly.
You’re allowed to be human and can still co-create magic.
But then… come back to your truth.
Come back to your knowing.
Come back to trust.
2. Re-anchor in your body + the here and now
The mind loves to fast-forward to the part where everything crashes and burns (thanks, mind for trying to keep us safe 🙃).
But your body?
It’s your portal to feeling safe in the now.
So drop in.
Wiggle your toes.
Take the deepest breath you’ve taken all day.
Put your hand on your heart and remind yourself:
“I am safe. I am supported. I am right where I’m meant to be.”
You don’t need to have the whole plan.
You just need to be right here.
3. Let the Universe hold you
You don’t have to carry this on your own (in fact, you’re not! that’s the whole point of opening up to the divine support available at all times).
You’re co-creating with a force so much greater than your mind can comprehend — call it the Divine, God, the Universe, Source — whatever resonates.
You can lean into it.
You can hand it over.
You can whisper:
“I don’t know how this is going to work out… but I trust that it will.”
Say a prayer. Light a candle. Journal your fears.
You don’t have to know the whole path to trust it’s unfolding in your favour.
4. Remind yourself: It’s worked out before — and it will again
Think back to the times when you felt just as uncertain… just as scared…
And yet somehow — it all worked out.
Maybe even better and more beautifully than you expected.
Let the evidence of your past remind you:
You are guided.
You are held.
Forces of good are working in your favour.
When the fear is loud, let your own history speak louder.
When trust feels hard - let this bring you back to centre
If you’re in one of those “holy shift” moments right now - where things are uncertain and the ground feels wobbly - I made something for you.
A 528 Hz guided visualisation ‘Release Doubt and Trust the Universe Has Your Back"‘ for those “wtf am I doing?” threshold moments.
This isn’t just a meditation.
It’s an energetic reset.
A way to shift the fear, soften your grip, and come back to trust.
Set to 528 Hz — the miracle frequency that calms your nervous system, soothes the spirals, and supports deep transformation — this guided journey helps you come home to your inner knowing.
It’s your “breathe, drop in, and remember you’re not doing this alone” moment.
Because even when the next step feels unclear…
Your soul knows.
And the Universe?
It’s already moving freakin’ mountains for you behind the scenes.
So if you’re in the middle of a big shift…
If you’re questioning your leap…
If life cracked you open and you’re still mid-rebuild…
This is for you.
Let it clear the noise and calm your fears.
Because if you're here to lead, to heal, to create change - then trust isn’t optional.
It’s everything.
Ready to soften into trust?
Click below to grab the meditation and say a full-body YES to the next chapter already unfolding for you.
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You’ve got this.
And the Universe?
It’s got you. ✨
With love + deep trust,
Mandie
Soul Strategies
Guiding daring souls on purpose-driven missions
