Mind Love™ • Consciousness, Spirituality, and Science for Awakening

We will learn: Why we fail to see things as they are. Why others don’t always get what’s obvious to us. The 8 most common biases and fallacies that keep our minds closed. When we have a strong opinion, we often look down on the people who don’t reach the same conclusion, whether they have the same facts as we do or not.The biggest problem I see with us being stuck in our beliefs and becoming more and more intolerant of those who are different is, obviously, division, but more specifically, we’re losing sight of how beautiful a spectrum is.And for me, learning what traps I might fall into when trying to find the truth, gives me compassion for others. And if we start to see our own blind spots, we might stop being so eager to point the finger.So today, we’re learning how to think better so we can reason better and ultimately live better.Our guest is Woo-Kyoung Ahn. She is the John Hay Whitney Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Her research on thinking biases has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, and she is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/257 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: What judgments prevent us from seeing. How to move from judgment to acceptance in the moment. A daily practice to rewire our brains to judge less overall. Are you judgmental? Be honest. Because frankly, I’m pretty sure we all are. Some more than others.The problem is, our judgments don’t just create suffering for other people. Our judgments create the most suffering within ourselves, whether we’re judging ourselves or our own past harshly, or we’re holding people and the world around us to standards they will never meet.It’s our resistance to "what is" that creates our suffering. Always. There will still be pain, but suffering is a choice.And I know, easier said than done. So how do we get there, exactly?That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Greg Hammer, MD. He is a Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, a pediatric intensive care physician, a pediatric anesthesiologist, a mindfulness expert, and the author of GAIN without Pain. He is also a health enthusiast and meditator, utilizing a non-duality and mindfulness-based approach to care.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/256 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The only true problem humanity has ever faced and how to transcend it. How to go from efforting to aligning. The higher perspective of everything occurring now and what is to come. I’ve noticed that whatever side of any of the many arguments that are front and center in the world right now, all views are based on fear.What if we could all act purely in love? What would that even look like? How would it feel? What would I do? What world would we co-create?The one thing I know for certain is that it’s impossible if we’re all driven by ego.So how do we rise above it?That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Paul Selig.Paul Selig is considered to be one of the foremost spiritual channels working today. His breakthrough works of channeled literature include I Am the Word, The Book of Love and Creation, The Book of Knowing and Worth, The Book of Mastery, The Book of Truth, The Book of Freedom, and the Beyond the Known Trilogy: Realization, Alchemy, and The Kingdom. Altogether he has recorded an extraordinary program for personal and planetary evolution as humankind awakens to its own divine nature.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/255 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How a history of trauma affects recovery. How allies can reduce the shame and stigma that can prevent people with substance use disorder from asking for help. How to support your loved ones with the 4 pillars of recovery. Sometimes I wonder, what’s harder… struggling with addiction, or watching someone you love struggle and feeling totally helpless?And maybe we can’t speed up someone’s lessons. Maybe that’s not how it works. What’s trickier is that often the things we do to try to help, actually make the problem worse.So what do we do? How can we help a loved one both before they’re ready to help themselves, and then when they’re starting to see a better way?That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Alison Jones Webb. She’s a recovery ally, advocate, author, and seasoned public health specialist. She’s the author of Recovery Allies: How to Support Addiction Recovery and Build Recovery Friendly Communities.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/254 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: Why habits alone are not enough. Why you need to be goal-oriented and process-oriented. The 3 pillars of mindful self-discipline. We tend to choose what feels good in the moment versus what’s actually good for us. Regardless of the surface-level reason, there’s almost always a deeper reason. And that deeper reason is usually that you haven’t yet connected the hard thing with a deeper why. So whether you need help building a consistent morning routine, breaking bad habits, finding your life purpose, increasing motivation and willpower, achieving your goals, or just being more effective with your time, mindful self-discipline can help. That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Giovanni Dienstmann. He is a self-discipline coach who has helped hedge fund managers, CEOs, entrepreneurs, celebrity musicians, ambitious professionals, artists, and pro athletes to live a more focused and disciplined life. Since 2014 he has been successfully coaching people to overcome distractions, procrastination, self-doubt, fear, and other forms of self-sabotage. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/253 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will discuss: The slippery slope from alcohol to chronic depression. How to recognize the right time for change. How to support your own recovery with fun and humor, even in the midst of a mental health crisis. If you find yourself questioning your relationship with alcohol, or even just wondering what life or you would be like without it, this episode is for you. What I love about this episode is it’s more of a deep and honest conversation than an interview. We’re talking to Jason Carter. He is a husband, father, and entrepreneur who struggled for decades with depression and heavy drinking before beginning the journey to recovery. In his new memoir, To Hell I Ride: When a Life Examined Became Worth Living, he takes an unflinching look into the darkest corners of his past and how he found clarity—and ultimately redemption—on a family road trip from Texas to Telluride. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/252 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to move toward ambitions instead of away from frustrations. How to identify your unique genius. Keys to being more intentional about the creative process. Creativity is a key part of life, whether you’re selling something, leading a team, or trying to figure out something to do with your toddler on a Tuesday afternoon. We are always creating. So you can neglect this fundamental part of being human, or you can lean in and get better at it day after day. And that’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Todd Henry. He is an author, international speaker, consultant, and advisor. He is the author of four books, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He was on the show back in episode 157 all about the hidden keys to motivation. And now he’s back to coach us through some daily practices to keep ourselves inspired and brilliant. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/251 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to break the trance of accumulation. How our filters warp our perception. How surrender opens us up to peace. What would it take for you to feel free? Physically, emotionally, spiritually, or even financially… what does freedom look like to you? Have you taken the time to think about it? For most of us, there’s some thing, or many things standing in the way of our freedom… or so we think. But what I find interesting is that most of the things that we think will solve our problems don’t. People with more money are still suffering. People in loving relationships, or in perfect physical health, or with more skills or with perfect bodies… all suffer. So why is it that we think any of those things will solve our problems? Our guest today is Emilio Diez Barroso. He was a lifelong seeker—seeking recognition, achievement, love, success, and finally, the ultimate carrot: enlightenment. He also has a masters in spiritual psychology and is the CEO of NALA Investments. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/250 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The biggest mindset shift you can take on when meeting new people. How to deal with conflict in friendships, and how to decide which ones are worth the effort. How to optimize your socializing efforts and keep the friends you meet. Why is it so hard to make friends as an adult? Or at least make really good friends. It can seem daunting and a little scary if you haven’t done it before, but the good news: there are specific, research-based ways to improve the number and quality of your connections using the insights of attachment theory and the latest scientific research on friendship. So today we’re going to talk about a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong, lasting connections with others—and for becoming our happiest, most fulfilled selves in the process. Our guest is Marisa Franco. She is a psychologist, a national speaker, a professor at The University of Maryland, and the author of “Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends”. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/249 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to make sure you have the right diagnosis. How to make sure your provider or your medications are the right fit. How to assist in your own recovery outside of therapy. When you’re depressed or struggling, it can be hard to do anything at all, let alone find a therapist, book an appointment, and actually get there… week after week after week. And then there are the medications. Maybe your doctor prescribes you something, but how do you know how to measure if it is effective? How do you know how long to try? Or when to switch? Is that even safe? And then why does therapy work so well for some and not for others? What should you be doing between sessions to feel the benefits? Well, that’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Ken Duckworth. He’s the chief medical officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and has worked with NAMI since 2003. He is board certified in adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry and is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. His passion for this work comes from his loving dad, who had bipolar disorder. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X100 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: Why trying harder to face your fears, and using willpower to force decisions, simply do not work. Why avoidance reinforces anticipatory anxiety and chronic indecisiveness. The five steps of surrender to overcome indecision. If you look up why people are indecisive, you’ll get a number of answers like people pleasing, perfectionism, or a fear of taking responsibility.. but all of these come back to one thing: anticipatory anxiety. Anticipatory anxiety is essentially getting anxious about the possibility of being anxious. It’s when you basically get hijacked by your own imagination. But the thing is, indecision is not a personality trait. It’s a behavioral problem.The good news is, that means it can be changed. And in order to change it, it’s helpful to understand our personal areas of sensitivity, the patterns we create when we avoid decisions, and the underlying issues that can cause it. So that’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Dr. Sally Winston. She is a clinical psychologist, a master clinician in anxiety disorders and OCD, and co-author of 4 books with Dr. Martin Seif. She’s also the founder and Executive Director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/248 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: What a brain difference is, and what traits are associated with it. How to shift your focus from your diagnosis to your potential. How we can foster the qualities of geniuses and high achievers in our own lives. Did you know there is an association between creativity and major mental disorders? And did you know this has been known for hundreds of years? The ancient Greeks thought of both as "having been touched by the gods.” And Aristotle said, “There is no genius without having a touch of madness.” So what does the science say? How can we transform the source of our struggles to be the origin of our greatest strengths? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Dr. Gail Saltz. She is a bestselling author of numerous books, serves as a Medical Expert for the Physicians for Human Rights, and is the host of the podcast “How Can I Help?”. Dr. Saltz is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the NY Presbyterian Hospital Weill-Cornell School of medicine, a psychoanalyst with the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, and has a private practice in Manhattan. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X99 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The ordinary influences of the unconscious mind. How to align the goals of the unconscious with the goals of the ego. How the integration of science and myths lead to transcendence. What if we could learn to recognize how our unconscious influences us so that it actually helps us become who we were meant to be? And what if the key to doing that isn’t through modern science, but through ancient legends and fairy tales? What wisdom do those stories hold? If we look at them as more than just a fairy tale, but as something that carries truth about ourselves and the world we live in, what can we learn? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Daniel Lieberman. Daniel is a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University. He studied the Great Books at St. John’s College and attended medical school at New York University. He is the co-author of the international bestseller “The Molecule of More” and now “Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind.” Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/247 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to identify and conquer your personal “Everest.” How to reframe loneliness to obtain mental clarity. Why a winner’s mindset needs to be stronger than their feelings. You know that blissful feeling you get when you accomplish something really awesome? What if I told you there’s a way to tap into that in just one 12-hour commitment? No money, no travel, no other people even needed? Our guest today is Colin O'Brady and he is encouraging people to do a 12-hour walk. No phone. No friends. Just you and your favorite trail. Or sidewalk. Whatever you have accessible. What if it’s an easy reset for you to wipe away a few of your limiting beliefs? Maybe those limiting beliefs are popping up right now saying, “a 12-hour walk? I don’t have time for that. What’s the point? What if I can’t make it? Well, today we’re going to talk about the magic behind the 12-hour walk. And we’re going to walk you through those limiting beliefs so you can release their hold. Our guest is Colin O'Brady. He is a ten-time world record-breaking explorer, speaker, entrepreneur, and mindset expert. His feats include the world’s first solo, unsupported, and fully human-powered crossing of Antarctica, speed records for the Explorers Grand Slam and the Seven Summits, and the first human-powered ocean row across the Drake Passage. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller “The Impossible First” and now “The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life”. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X98 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The relationship between the amount of time people have in their daily lives and their overall happiness. Strategies to make activities that feel like a waste a little more satisfying. How to craft your time with variation. If you want to build the future of your dreams, you have to prioritize your future self. But that doesn’t need to take away from the bliss you find in the present. The problem is, sometimes it seems we have our butts in high gear the whole time and there’s still just not enough time in a day. So where’s the balance? When is it the best decision to chill vs pump yourself up? How do I make the most of my time? And even more importantly, when I do figure out how to make the most of my time, how do I actually get myself to stick to it? So that’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Cassie Holmes. She is a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, where she is an award-winning teacher and researcher. Holmes’s work on the intersection of time and happiness has been published in lead academic journals and featured in such outlets like NPR, The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and more. She’s also the author of “Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most”. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/246 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The intersection between hate and fear. How to get comfortable embracing your discomfort. A daily practice to keep your optimism while taking action. Standing up for what you believe in is, in my opinion, one of the most honorable things you can do. The problem is, fighting for a cause and spending so much time and thought immersed in your own ideology and surrounding yourself with people who think the same is both amazing and also the exact directions to create your own echo chamber. I’ve also found that the more I fight, the angrier I become at the world around me. So what do we do? How do we participate in activism without being consumed by anger or hatred or even self-pity or hopelessness? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Dr. Simran Jeet Singh. He is the Executive Director of the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program. He is Senior Adviser for Equity and Inclusion at YSC Consulting, an Equality Fellow for the Open Society Foundations, and a Visiting Professor at Union Seminary. Simran is the author of “The Light We Give: The Power of Sikh Wisdom to Transform Your Life.” Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X97 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to make your environment a product of you instead of becoming a product of your environment. How to train yourself to make adjustments instead of excuses. A daily habit to filter your thoughts during hardship. Not everyone becomes stronger after struggle. For some people, the struggle shows them what they’re capable of, and it completely reroutes their life for the better. For others, it shows them what they can’t control and it completely reroutes their life, for the worse. So what’s the difference? How do we zoom out just enough to choose what’s in our highest good rather than what our humans attach to? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Joel Green. He is CEO of Pro Level Training and a former professional basketball player. After retiring from his career in basketball, he founded Pro Level Training (PLT), which has become a 7-figure company. He’s also a speaker and the National Director for Nike Sports Camps. And he was the face of Cheez-It crackers Celebrity Crunch Classic campaign, just showing his face on millions of boxes. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/245 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to identify toxic or manipulative people. What to expect when leaving a toxic relationship and how to move on without closure. How to let go of anger or self-blame after years of mental turmoil. If you've ever found yourself in a toxic relationship, you know how taxing it can be. First I want to say, it’s not your fault; however, acknowledging your role in it is essential to taking your power back. That might mean spotting signs, knowing what you deserve, or finding a way to get out when you realize something is wrong. So the question is, how did you get there in the first place? How do you convince yourself you deserve better after who knows how long you’ve been brainwashed to think you don’t? And what are the steps to get out and start to heal? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Stephanie Sarkis. She is a psychotherapist specializing in anxiety, gaslighting, narcissistic abuse, and ADHD. She is the author of eight books and one workbook, including Healing From Toxic Relationships: 10 Essential Steps to Recover from Gaslighting, Narcissism, and Emotional Abuse. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X96 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: What happens to our brains when we’re in conflict. The archetypes of difficult people so you can better identify the root of their behavior. 9 principles for getting along with anyone. Sometimes people suck. They’re passive-aggressive, sometimes straight-up aggressive, they blame you for their wounds, they steal the credit for work you did, and that’s just at work. It makes you wonder, are work relationships even worth it? Turns out, they are, and we’ll get into the why in the episode but for now, just know that ignoring your colleagues because you have friends outside of work can do a lot of damage to your happiness and your career. So if work relationships are so beneficial to us, what can we do? How can we get along, or at least work with, anyone, even difficult people? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Amy Gallo. She is a workplace expert who writes and speaks about interpersonal dynamics, difficult conversations, feedback, and effective communication. She helps people and teams better collaborate, communicate, and transform their culture to support dissent and debate. She is also the author of two books: "Getting Along: How to Work With Anyone (Even Difficult People)" and the "HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict". Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/244 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to identify your mom rage triggers. Strategies for coping with rage. How to build your village, even if virtual. My baby is only 18 months, so 90% of the time it’s cuteness and cuddles and I love it so much. But there have been these moments, already, where I can just see red, I feel like he’s doing it all on purpose just to fuck with me.And I know it’s early, but if these moments are happening already what am I going to do when he actually has an attitude? When he actually has developed enough ego to try to get under my skin?So that’s what we’re learning today.Our guest is Florence Ann Romano. She is an author, and childcare and village advocate. She worked as a childcare provider for over 15 years and has always had a special place in her heart for children.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X95 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to engage different levels of listening. How to validate people in conversation. Why we get pushed away when someone fights their pain. Do you ever have moments where you just don’t feel understood?Why is it that some conversations feel disconnected while others feel like you’re completely wrapped in them? I think it has to do with the space that someone holds for you. It’s probably one of the greatest gifts we can give to someone else. And it’s also one of the greatest gifts we can give to ourselves.When you hold space for yourself, you give yourself the awareness and the time and the intention to allow your own energy to move. You need space to transform.So today we’re going to learn how to hold space for ourselves and others.Our guest is Matt Kahn. He is a spiritual teacher, speaker, author and highly attuned empathic healer. Matt wrote the highly acclaimed books “Whatever Arises, Love That", "Everything Is Here to Help You”, and “The Universe Always Has a Plan".His newest book is “All For Love: The Transformative Power of Holding Space.” He has 20+million YouTube channel views where people are finding relief from the challenges of daily life through his heart-centered messages.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/243 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to call upon your animal spirits. How legends and stories can connect us with our nature. Why we’ve lost the sacred and how to bring it back. We tend to think of medicine as pharmaceuticals. In reality, medicine has been practiced since prehistoric times and it was more like an art form of knowledge and skill. But what if we expand our view of medicine even further?What if we chose to see that everything is medicine? Everything in life is helping us to grow, evolve and expand in love. Everything is leading to our evolution. Our most difficult experiences are actually a gift.So today we’re talking about how you can recognize the gift of these experiences and how to move into a different state of being.Our guest is Asha Frost. She is an Indigenous Medicine Woman and a member of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation. She is the best-selling author of "You are the Medicine", and has guided thousands of people through profound and lasting transformation.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X94 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The common barriers that make it hard for us to look at ourselves in an unbiased way. How to ask for feedback and respond non-defensively. How to embody humble ambition. Whatever happened to humility? Everyone in the world seems to have their personal brand: this is who I am and what I’ve done and how I look and everyone should follow me. The algorithm feeds our narcissism and as we’ve heard in several recent episodes, we’re literally living in a narcissism epidemic. So if society is built to reward narcissistic behavior, how do we consciously choose to balance out? Today we’re talking about how and why to be humble. Our guest is Daryl Van Tongeren. He says that in its true sense, humbleness is the happy medium between self-denial and self-obsession: It grants the holder an accurate view of reality. By seeing where we have room to improve, we can grow. By admitting our doubts, we can learn. And by acknowledging our own worldview as one among many, we can truly connect with others despite our differences. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/242 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How we screw ourselves in free-flowing arguments. How to break through deadlocked conversations. How to bring in empathy in times of disagreement. Do you shy away from arguments because it’s just not worth it? Or do you run toward them, get nowhere and then feel like crap wishing you hadn’t? What I’ve found is that so many topics have so much emotion behind them, or dare I say programming, that both sides become blinded by their talking points and have stopped being able to see outside of them. So how do we get to a place where we respectfully converse? A place where we can come together and shave off the extremities in both of our views and meet somewhere in the middle? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Bo Seo. He is a two-time world champion debater and a former coach of the Australian national debating team and the Harvard College Debating Union. He is one of the most recognized figures in the global debate community and is now the author of Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/x93 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How we self-impose our suffering. How to choose “feeling it out” over “figuring out out”. A process called “painting forward” that helps you integrate new choices. Did you know that we make an average of 35000 choices per day? Look back at yesterday. How many of those choices were you actually aware of as you were making them? The thing about those subconscious decisions is, we have more control over them than we think we do. So today we’re going to talk about five deliberate choices to help you realize fulfillment and joy in your life. Our guest is Amy Wong. She is the founder of Always On Purpose®. She is an executive leadership coach, author, speaker, and facilitator working with organizations like Airbnb, Salesforce, Roku, LinkedIn, Facebook, and more. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/241 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The power of Irish keening for releasing emotions. How to deal with fear around loss. How to hold presence for grief, whether for yourself or a loved one. There’s a huge spectrum for how people deal with grief. But it’s one of those things that I feel like we need a handbook for and we just don’t have one. We used to gather around to support one another for all major life events. We had collective rituals that helped us feel connected. That gave space to the grieving. That kept life moving when the griever couldn’t yet handle the little things. So what would that look like today, in the modern world? Today we’re going to explore some of the most helpful grief rituals that are worth bringing back. Our guest is Amanda Held Opelt. She is an author, speaker, and songwriter. She has spent the last 15 years as a social worker and humanitarian aid worker. And she writes about grief and creativity, and believes in the power of community, ritual, and shared stories to heal even our deepest wounds. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X92 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The seven most common big feelings and how to move through them. How to put a positive spin on envy. How to bust through perfectionism by replacing avoidance goals with approach goals. Do you have big emotions? How do you feel about them? Are you ashamed of them? Overwhelmed by them? If you don’t have big feelings, have you ever asked yourself why? The problem is, we aren’t given a handbook for our humanness. So we look to others and we model them. Or we compare. Or we judge. Or we just pretend like nothing is happening. And then we suffer in silence and then wonder why things don’t get a whole lot better. But if we’re all going through the hardships of life, it doesn’t have to be that way. Even if you’re not big on sharing your emotions with others, there are ways to help that emotional energy move through you rather than getting stuck. And that’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Liz Fosslien. Liz Fosslien is an expert on how to make work better, and co-author and illustrator of the best-selling book Big Feelings and the Wall Street Journal best-seller No Hard Feelings. Her work has been featured by Good Morning America, The New York Times, The Economist, Time, TED, and CNN. She has given keynotes about emotions at work at organizations including Google, LinkedIn, NPR, and Spotify. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/240 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The dangers of identifying too closely with our reflections. How to transform your relationship with mirrors. 5 basic steps to start a daily mirror meditation. Most people know their flaws so well they practically identify with them. And many people can’t even stand to look in the mirror because the feelings of shame or repulsion are so intense. The good news is, with awareness and intention, you can use the same mirror to reverse these patterns. The mirror can be a powerful tool for self reflection and for finding the you underneath the persona you’ve built up over the years. We just have to consciously practice with it. And that’s what we’re learning today. Our guest is Tara Well. She is an associate professor of psychology at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York, NY, where she developed a mirror-based meditation called “a revelation,” in the New York Times. Her new book: Mirror Meditation: The Power of Neuroscience and Self-Reflection to Overcome Self-Criticism, Gain Confidence, and See Yourself with Compassion was just released. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X91 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: What we got wrong about toughness that actually was toxic. How to create inner confidence. Four pillars of toughness that we need to step up and do hard things. Struggle is a powerful catalyst for transformation. Some of the strongest, most fascinating and complex people in the world are people who have survived big life-changing things. But does that mean that those of us on top of the privilege pyramid - which is really anyone with a roof over their head and food on the table - are just doomed for dullness or apathy? I don’t think so. I think the key is to create our own struggle. But first, we have to remember how to be up for a challenge. We have to know how to sit in discomfort and willingly weather the storm. So that’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Steve Magness. He is a world-renowned expert on performance, well-being, and sustainable success. His most recent work is Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness. He is also co-author of the best-selling Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/239 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to recognize the “shoulds” that are at the root of your doubts, fears, resentment, and shame. How to call out the BS stories you create and believe about yourself. How to stop beating yourself up over the “should haves” and what already happened. Do you keep shoulding all over yourself? The energy of words is a powerful force. And sometimes the way we speak about a problem, about ourselves, about other people is what holds the energy that either keeps us where we are or helps us move in another direction. And sometimes, even something as simple as a change of words can be the catalyst for opening up to things we didn’t even realize was possible. That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Tricia Huffman, aka Your Joyologist. She is a mental health and mindset expert known for sharing real talk with heart, calling you to uncover and honor who YOU are. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/x90 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to understand the defining moments that got you here without placing blame. How to find presence, even when the present moment isn’t where you want to be. The link between radical responsibility and mindfulness-based emotional intelligence. Whose fault is it that you are the way you are? Or that you are where you are? We tend to get tunnel vision when things aren’t going our way. But our limitations are all just perceptions. Instead of seeing them as roadblocks, we can choose to see what they’re funneling us toward. But how do we finally move beyond blame so that the wider perspective is our default? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Fleet Maull. Dr. Fleet Maull is an author and a renowned growth mindset teacher who delivers his training programs and seminars around the world both in-person and online through Heart Mind Institute. He’s a meditation teacher and founder of the Prison Mindfulness Institute and National Prison Hospice Association, all while serving a 14-year mandatory-minimum federal drug sentence, 1985 to 1999. He’s all about taking radical responsibility for your life. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/238 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How mental health can impact power dynamics in relationships. Navigating what’s you and what’s your disorder. How to talk about mental health with your partner. Cultivating a healthy relationship can be hard enough. . . but what if you also struggle with mental health issues like depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar, or a spicy little cocktail of several together? If you have struggled with mental illness, it’s important to have a partner that you can communicate with so he or she can understand your unique needs. So today we’re gonna walk you through it so that you feel confident navigating relationships, from that scary initial conversation, to the day to day challenges. Our guest is Allison Raskin, a New York Times bestselling author, actress, director and co-creator of the YouTube comedy channel and podcast, Just Between Us. She’s also the author of Overthinking About You. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X89 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: What the Magnetic Memory Method is and how it works. How frustration hinders memory and how to release it. How to create memories that stick not just in your short-term memory, but for years and years and years. How good is your memory? If you learn something new, does your brain recall associated information you learned a month ago? It may not seem like a big deal if you need a reminder here or there, but did you know that improving your memory also improves your mental well-being? So the question is, how do we consciously improve our memories? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Anthony Metivier. He is the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, a systematic, 21st Century approach to memorizing foreign language vocabulary, names, music, poetry and much more in ways that are easy, elegant, effective and fun. He’s going to teach us simple techniques for memorizing the information that improves your daily life. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/237 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to identify where you hold you’re emotions in your body. How to identify your default movement patterns. How to challenge your movement in small ways to open yourself up for change. What if I told you that the way you move impacts the person that you are? And if you consciously begin to move differently, your life could change? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Erica Hornthal. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor and board-certified dance/movement therapist and she’s known as the “Therapist Who Moves You”. Erica’s mission is to change the way people see movement with regard to mental health; moving people toward unlimited potential, greater awareness, and purpose by tapping into their innate body wisdom. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X88 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: Surprising facts about lonely people. How we can get better at reading people. How to catch a liar. Every über successful person I know is still most proud of their relationships. Relationships increase our life spans and even our health. Connection gives us meaning and purpose. So how do we master first impressions? How can we get a feel for someone faster? How can we figure out if someone is being truthful? How can we diffuse arguments faster or resolve conflicts better? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Eric Barker. Eric Barker is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller “Barking Up the Wrong Tree”, which has sold over half a million copies. It was even the subject of a question on “Jeopardy!” His newest book “Plays Well with Others” was just released. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/236 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to say goodbye to unhealthy patterns of shame, guilt, and worry. The lies we believe when we worry. How to develop a realistic relationship with the present moment in a world full of distraction. Wanna know what’s strange? The present moment is literally all we have, yet somehow it’s the most elusive place to be. Usually we replay things that have already happened, come up with things we should have done, or should have said, OR we worry about something that hasn’t happened yet. But guess what? You are the one with the power to disrupt the cycle to find peace and even guidance. So today we’re going to learn to tap into it. Our guest is Jeanne Stevens. She’s the founding and co-lead pastor of Soul City Church in Chicago, one of America's fastest-growing urban churches. Her passion is to help people wake up to their purpose as they pursue a life of wholehearted freedom. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X87 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: Why we find it so much easier to focus on some thing we consider play rather than something we consider work. Why it doesn’t work when we try to enjoy something. 4 techniques he calls the “S Words” that help you to develop control over your practicing mind. When was the last time you practiced something in order to get better at it? If you’re into sports or musical instruments you probably have a leg up on most adults, but even then, a lot of people just lean into the skills they already have rather than picking up new ones. The thing about practicing, or practicing well I should say, is that it’s a total present moment activity. Our guest is Thomas M. Sterner. He is the founder and CEO of The Practicing Mind Institute. He is considered an expert in Present Moment Functioning or PMF. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/235 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The consequences of secrets and how to know when to open up. The distinction between secrecy and privacy. The psychology of “positive secrets” (i.e. a proposal, a surprise party, a promotion). On average we each carry 13 secrets. 13 things that we are just unwilling to share with people. This is so shocking to me because I know how secrets can affect a person… and I’ll give you a hint: overall it’s not great. So what do we do about it? How do we know when a secret is harmful and how do we make it more bearable to open up? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Michael Slepian. He is the leading expert on the psychology of secrets. Slepian has authored more than fifty articles on secrecy, truth, and deception. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X86 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: Why your mental health diagnosis is not your identity. Surprising questions to ask your doctor when you receive a diagnosis. Why our conversation about mental health has stagnated and how to progress it. Did you know that there’s absolutely no way to measure or prove that you have any of the common (or uncommon) mental health diagnoses? This has a ton of negative implications including overprescribing and misdiagnosing. The other big issue with the inaccuracy of these diagnoses is that your mind is powerful. And most people begin to identify with their diagnosis. So today we’re talking about how mental health issues are diagnosed and how you can use this knowledge to make informed decisions when it comes to your mental health. Our guest is Sarah Fay. She’s on the faculty at Northwestern University and the founder of Pathological: The Movement. She is also the author of "Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses". Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/234 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: Why our drives for outer and inner success usually clash. How to activate your five core energies. Our three natural states of consciousness. Are your goals for your outer world and your inner world aligned? Either, in the pursuit for outer success– material wealth, or wanting to be liked and loved, supported and promoted– you ignore that quiet subtle voice of your spirit. Or in your pursuit of inner peace, you struggle with money or strain relationships. So today we’re talking about how aligning your five core energies holds the key to success. Our guest is Hitendra Wadhwa, author of the forthcoming book, “Inner Mastery, Outer Impact”, Professor of Practice at Columbia Business School, and founder of Mentora Institute, an inspiring and personalized approach to developing leaders. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X85 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The powers of a bittersweet, melancholic outlook. Why our world is so blind to the value of our pain. How to transform grief into healing, creativity, and peace of mind. Life can be painful. We get hurt. Or scared. We lose people. We start over. So we feel the pain of fear or loss, grief or longing. Some say the highs of your joy are equal to the depths of your pain. So today we’re talking about the transformation that happens when we experience sorrow and longing. Our guest is Susan Cain. You may know her as the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, which spent eight years on The New York Times bestseller list, and has been translated into 40 languages. She also has a TED talk that has been viewed over 40 million times. Her new masterpiece book is Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/233 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: What happens to our brains on social media. How narcissism on social media affects relationships. How to spot narcissistic predators. Is Social Media turning you into a narcissist? The constant barrage of shallow rewards from social media rewires your brain to want more of that dopamine release, which leads to social media addiction. But here’s the thing, it’s not just that you become addicted to the app, you become addicted to yourself. Or the story of you that you’re putting out there. Our guest is Lena Derhally. She is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice. She is also the author of The Facebook Narcissist: How to Identify and Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Social Media Narcissism. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/X84 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to question your unexamined assumptions. How even neutral is one of your guiding sensations. Step-by-step to feeling and following your internal guidance system. We all have an internal guidance system, and evidence shows that our ancient ancestors were very much in tune with it. But because of the way our society functions, we seem to be a little more cut off. So today we’re talking about exactly how to tap into this innate wisdom that we all have. Or how I like to think of it is tapping into the divine guidance that connects all things. Our guest is Zen DeBrucke a member of the illustrious *Transformation Leadership Council. She has worked with over 40,000 people to teach them how to listen to, respond to and honor their internal guidance system, including training 4,000 master students. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/232 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: About societal matrix programs. The Law of One and what it’s based on. How we can see a more complete version of reality. What if life is just a game? What if your natural inclination to seek is because you’re at the forefront of lifting the veil? Our guest is Nick Zei. He is an author, speaker, and explorer of the connection between science, spirituality, and self-realization. His goal is to be in service to others during the evolution of consciousness and to participate in and help bring forth the awakening of humanity. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/x83 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: Why more isn’t always better. How to find contentment through unlearning things. How to balance dissatisfaction as a state of mind vs a healthy motivator. Do you ever feel like your happiness is just waiting for the right circumstances? We get into these habits of looking for the things that could be better. Instead of seeing the beauty and perfection in all things, we train our minds to see how something could be more beautiful or where its lacking in perfection. So that’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Jamie Varon. Her writing has been seen across the internet for over a decade. And now she’s the author of Radically Content: Being Satisfied in an Endlessly Dissatisfied World. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/231 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: The science of why silence is essential for our bodies and minds. Why virtually all the world’s spiritual traditions honor silence as a path to truth. Practical approaches to finding “little moments” of silence as well as deeper immersion. How often do you sit in silence? And if the silence can help you know yourself better, what other treasures does it hold? That’s what we’re talking about today, the golden power of silence. Our guests are Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz. Justin Zorn is an author and policymaker, who has served as both a strategist and a meditation teacher in the US Congress. Leigh Marz is a leadership coach and collaboration consultant specializing in working with scientists, engineers, and creatives. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/x82 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: What happens to the brain during grief. Why some people adapt better than others when they lose someone. How to move through healing when we’re overwhelmed with grief. Most of us have experienced grief, whether from the death of a loved one or pet, a terminal or life-changing diagnosis for you or someone you love, or even a difficult breakup or divorce. Death is still the number one fear that humans have so there can be a lot of emotions around it. There’s a feeling of unknown for most people which can cause more fear. But even more painful can be trying to visualize your life without that person in it. Turns out, it takes a long time for our brains to really internalize that someone is gone. So today we’re learning about what happens to our brains on grief. Our guest is Mary-Frances O'Connor. is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, where she directs the Grief, Loss, and Social Stress (GLASS) Lab in investigating the effects of grief on the brain and the body. She’s also the author of The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/230 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to draw awareness to your energy blockages. How to summon divine energy. A specific exercise for connecting to spirit and divine mother. Did you know there was an intentional shift from matriarchy to patriarchy in which the feminine aspect of the divine was suppressed?In Jesus time, according to our earliest records, we see that God wasn’t merely a masculine force. There was always a divine feminine or Divine Mother that was the equal balance of feminine energy.Our guest Connie Huebner spent 13 years seeking a direct connection to god. Through the depths of consciousness and meditation she connected with Jesus and the ascended masters and finally after 13 years she had a direct experience with Divine Mother, the feminine force of Creation, and the female aspect of God! For the past 20 years, Connie has honed, refined, employed and taught the Vibrational Healing Tools that have been introduced to her via the Divine Mother. So today we’re going to learn those tools. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/x81 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to identify the Emotional DNA we have inherited by decoding our use of language and your body’s messages. The physical, emotional, and neurological changes that happen through systemic work. How to break free from the immensely powerful meta patterns that keep you in a systemic trance. Today we’re decoding our emotional blueprints to detect hidden and multigenerational patterns, recognize their purpose, and then transform old cycles. Our guest is Judy Wilkins-Smith is a highly regarded family patterns expert. She has 18 years of expertise in assisting people to end limiting cycles and reframe challenges into lasting breakthroughs and peak performance. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/229 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We will learn: How to get the most of your soul curriculum. How to know if you’re resisting or embracing your genius. The 3 stages of “beqoming” Today we’re diving into the idea of becoming who we are designed to be. Azrya and Ben Bequer are the co-founders of “Beqoming” (spelled with a Q), a platform that provides transformational tools, stories and media to help people see beyond the veil of who they thought they were supposed to be and awaken their full spectrum aliveness. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/x80 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self. Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations. Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.