There comes a moment in every transformation when the old identity no longer fits—but the new one isn’t fully formed yet. That’s where the real shape-shifting begins.

In today’s episode, we talk about shapeshifting as a nervous system skill, what it really takes to shed outdated identities, and how to sit with the fertile discomfort of the “space between.” I share the behind-the-scenes of my own most recent quantum leap (and it's crash lol), how I reprogrammed my Reticular Activating System, and all the somatic integration tools I used to move through expansion without glitching.

This one is for the shapeshifters, the threshold walkers, the ones who know that growth isn’t linear—it’s cellular.

This is the episode I've been preparing for all my lifeeeeee (:

In Today’s Episode, We Talk About:

🦋 What shapeshifting actually means (beyond aesthetics and personas)

🦋 The real reason your nervous system resists identity change

🦋 How to use your RAS (Reticular Activating System) to rewire perception and spot quantum leap moments

🦋 Why “getting there” is a trap—and how to become them before the evidence shows up

🦋 My full-circle moment in Japan, and how it triggered the final embodiment of her new identity

🦋 Micro-experiments to build safety around your expansion

🦋 What it means to repot your nervous system after a big shift

🦋 Integrating the chaotic parts of you instead of exiling them

🦋 The metaphors of the mud, the cocoon, and the marble—and how they hold the codes for transformation

🦋 The actual neuroscience behind why you keep looping (and how to break free)

This Month’s Giveaway! 🎁

As always, I'm sending love back to this amazing community. Here’s how to enter:

⭐ On Spotify: Rate ⭐, follow ✅, and leave a comment 💬 on any episode

⭐ On Apple Podcasts: Rate ⭐ and leave a written review for the entire show

At the end of the month, one winner will receive:

🔥 Vision – My Notion planner & second brain for turning thoughts into things

🔥 Wealth – My Notion money home + wealth manager

🔥 The Vault – A 3-month access pass to my full somatic and mindset practice library

And as always:

Tag me on IG @maiaben if this episode cracked you open, brought clarity, or helped you see yourself.