In Your Right Mind with Monique Rhodes

The Internet is designed to keep us hooked. So often we lose hours just because we can't stop scrolling. But I've got a plan for how to manage a healthy relationship with it. Join me today to find out. How To Create A Life You Love

You may not realise but there are two different types of joy and they are not equal in creating happiness that lasts. In today's podcast I explain the difference between the two to help you focus on the one that will lead to long term happiness. How To Create A Life You Love

It can be easy for us to give the power of our own lives over to other people. We love nothing more than to blame others when things don't go the way we want them to. However, the great news is that you are in charge of your own life. There's no doubt it is time to take control of it. How To Create A Life You Love

Last night I spoke to a friend of mine who was struggling. It reminded me that over and over again, we need to come back to the basics of self-care to help keep ourselves well. In today's podcast, I discuss what they are. I think you'll find this helpful to make sure you are doing them all.

Today I am going to tell you a story about a couple in New Zealand who got locked in their car for 13 hours and almost died. When you hear this story, you'll find it hard to believe. However, we all have more in common with this couple than we realise. How To Create A Life You Love

Until we learn to say no to what is not right for us, it is hard for us to say yes to what is right for us. Learning how to say no is a powerful skill in creating a life you love. How To Create A Life You Love

Sometimes we want more from life and just can't figure out how to get it. But there is a way. It's more of a science or an art-form really. Anyone can master it. Today I discuss how. How To Create A Life You Love

If you ever feel sleepy during your meditation this podcast is for you. In response to a question from a student on how to manage getting sleepy during their practice, today, I discuss the method of open-eye meditation. I think many of you will enjoy trying this out, so have a listen.

You may be surprised by one of the most potent shifts that happens when you learn meditation. In today's podcast, I discuss how to connect in with your own innate wisdom.

Today I discuss a question from one of my students who told me about the difficulties she is having with her husband. If you ever have frustrations with people you may find this podcast very helpful.

One of my students has asked me how to cope with the regret she feels about making the wrong decision. In this podcast, I explain how to live a life free of regrets. Sign Up Here To Get Information About The Course How To Live A Life You Love

Many people believe that meditation is about having no thoughts. But that is not the case. In this podcast, I discuss how to work with your thoughts, so you don't take them so seriously.

Intellect is highly valued as a measure of who will be successful. However, cleverness is often an obstacle in transforming our lives.

What does it mean to be a Spiritual Warrior, and how can we become one? Facing difficulties and obstacles differently is the key. In today's podcast, I discuss becoming one.

I am about to teach my Superpower in the coming weeks. But we all have one. In today's episode, I discuss how to discover what it is. If you would like to be one of the first people to know about my new course sign up here!

Today I am answering a question from one of my students who ruminates when things don't go the way she hopes they will. I am sure many of you have this same response to difficulties, so I think you might find this podcast interesting.

It's easy to believe that we are different from other people. We live in a culture in the West, where being unique and special are celebrated. However, this notion of separation on a fundamental level creates an environment where we can feel isolated and alone in our struggles. Today I discuss the importance of looking into this idea of separation differently.

We may not even be aware that we already have rituals in our day. However, once we start to become conscious of them, rituals can be a powerful way to not only keep us grounded but to also help us in achieving our goals.

Discomfort is something we are trained to run away from. But what if learning how to manage discomfort made us healthier, happier and more able to handle life?

If your life is chaotic, I know why. If your life is peaceful and happy, I also understand why. In today's episode, I explain the difference and show you how to achieve a calm and happy state of mind.

Today I interview Tami Simon, the founder of Sounds True, a multimedia company with the mission of disseminating spiritual wisdom. Tami started Sounds True at the age of 22, and after 33 years in business, it has twice been named to the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

In today's podcast, I discuss how to manage situations where we might feel that people don't like us. Figuring this out is a game-changer.

It's hard to know what life can look like if we learn to transform our minds. Let me give you a little insight from my own experience as I answer a question around this from one of my students.

Whether you realise it or not, you are consistently assuming what is happening in your world. Today I use the example of a Hollywood actress who I met on my morning walk to give you an idea of how easy it is to assume.

It's a habit to judge others. However, when judgement is involved, it causes us a lot of pain. There is another way. In this podcast, I discuss why working with the judgemental mind ends up benefitting you.

Most of us are entirely unaware of how much the desire to receive the approval of others controls our behaviour. In today's podcast, I discuss how powerful it is to reveal this desire and bring it out into the open.

We understand from science that emotions have a shelf life of 90 seconds. After this, the feeling is only kept alive by the stories we are telling to feed it. How does this work when it comes to grief? Today, we discuss grief with the 90-second rule.

In today's episode, I discuss how we can find more joy in our lives. The way to this joy may be a little surprising.

"What? What do you mean? That is impossible. People hurt me all of the time?" Imagine a life where no one can hurt you. In this episode, I discuss how this is possible.

Growing up Catholic, forgiveness was complicated for me. However, as the years have passed, I have understood forgiveness differently and believe that practising it is easier than we might realise.

In this episode, I discuss the art of mindful eating and how this powerful practice can not only teach you how to bring your mindfulness practise into your daily life but how it also might lead to a shrinking waistline.

If you want to be happier, you need to change the stories you are telling. In this episode, I explain how this works and why it is so important to understand.

This weekend I was reading Alicia Key's biography. In it, she spoke of an aspiration that many of us have, an ambition we believe will bring us happiness. Today I discuss why it doesn't.

If you feel restricted in the things you can do due to COVID, have a listen to this podcast. It gives you a chance to think differently.

These days we hear a lot about resiliency. Why is it so important, and how can we cultivate it? This is what I discuss in today's podcast.

We spend a lot of our lives, blaming others for how we feel. In this podcast, I discuss how to take control of the things that others do that upset you.

Habits are deeply ingrained in us. However, when we decide we want to change them because they are not serving us anymore, it can be tricky to shift them. In today's episode, I show you one strategy to move these habits more quickly.

It's easy to get ourselves into knots with worries. In today's episode, I discuss how our minds trick us and how we can stop this from happening.

In today's episode, I discuss the unrealistic expectations that our society puts on us and how we can start to become aware of them.

When we are working to change and transform ourselves, it can often seem overwhelming. Last night I watched a movie that highlighted the most powerful way to change. This is what I discuss in today's episode.

Resiliency is a bit of a catchphrase at the moment. However, if we can build it, it can make a considerable difference for us in difficult times. In this episode, I discuss how meditation increases resiliency.

We can easily get bogged down in the difficulties of our lives. However, the antidote to this is allowing small joys in our day. It creates a powerful buffer. In today's podcast, I talk about a simple transformative practice that will bring more joy into your life.

It can be easy for us to see the differences in other people from ourselves. In this episode, I discuss a simple practice to turn that around.

How does meditation help us to work with anxious thoughts? This is what we discuss in today's podcast.

Everyone sees the world differently. How do we manage when we come up against differences of opinion, especially when it is around heated topics? We discuss this in today's podcast.

Sometimes we can believe that it takes a significant event in our lives for us to be able to transform ourselves. In today's podcast, I discuss how the real opportunities for growth are right in front of you, every day.

It's a revolutionary thought to come to understand that nothing is good or bad and that it is only our thinking that decides. This is a very important podcast where we look at how thinking is the root of our suffering and our happiness.

For some people they are really appreciating the time to slow down that we have been given. What if you're feeling less anxiety and stress right now? This is what I discuss in today's podcast.

To make changes in our lives, we often think we have to make dramatic shifts. Today I talk about how small variations are the most powerful way to make significant changes.

In this episode, I discuss the time I was the most afraid and how to work with fear, so it doesn't restrict us.