What happens when spirituality becomes trendy, teachers become brands, and trust gets tangled with visibility, influence, and the search for belonging? Andrea and Tera McAmis discuss these questions and the larger issues beneath them, including red flags in spiritual spaces, the vulnerability of awakening, and why discernment matters more than ever.

As the conversation moves through social media, workshops, projection, disappointment, and the pressure to hand authority to someone else, the deeper message becomes clear: real spiritual growth should strengthen your self-trust, not weaken it. This episode is a reminder that you can stay open, keep learning, and still be discerning about who and what you allow to shape your life.

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Recorded: April 22nd, 2026

Episode Highlights:
00:00 - Welcome to What Resonates
00:23 - Radical Rest Retreat
01:15 - Meet Tara McAmis
03:50 - Spiritual Boom After COVID
06:50 - Epstein Files Shockwave
08:36 - Separating Work From The Person
12:41 - Visibility Versus Credibility
16:49 - Red Flags To Watch Out For
19:52 - Workshop High Trap
31:07 - Social Media Dilemma
35:06 - Authenticity And Money
38:51 - Charging and Energy Balance
40:33 - Social Media and Inner Gut Checks
45:43 - Launching the Institute of Conscious Evolution
48:33 - Elevation 361 Program Breakdown
49:26 - Green Flags and Sovereignty
53:23 - Investigate Your Teachers
57:32 - Show Up Without Overthinking
01:00:23 - New Paradigm
01:01:12 - Hopeful Takeaways
01:04:07 - Lightworkers Loom and Links
01:05:43 - Final Thanks and Sign-Off

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