Why Forcing It Never Works — And What to Do When You Feel Stuck Instead

The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi · Apr 8, 2026 · 43m

You have pushed harder. Tried again. Stayed disciplined. And the thing you are trying to create still will not move. That is not a motivation problem. It is an alignment problem — a gap between where your energy actually is and where you are trying to force it to go. Alison J. Kay has spent her career working at exactly that level — the inner misalignment that keeps capable people stuck no matter how much effort they apply. What she shares about why forcing creates resistance, what inner alignment actually feels like in the body, and the simple practices that shift stuck energy will make you…