617: How to Rewire Your Brain to Overcome Self-Sabotage with Thais Gibson, PhD

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Dec 24, 2025

Thais Gibson, PhD, an author and the founder of The Personal Development School, specializes in subconscious healing. In the discussion, she reveals how feelings of being stuck reflect deeper subconscious patterns and the importance of healing. Thais explains why traditional affirmations often fail and shares a groundbreaking 21-day reprogramming method. Listeners learn that self-sabotage stems from limiting beliefs and childhood conditioning, with practical strategies to rewire their brains and reclaim their confidence.

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INSIGHT

You're Not Broken, You're Ready To Heal

Feeling "broken" is emotional feedback indicating subconscious patterns need healing, not a final diagnosis.
Curiosity about root causes unlocks reconditioning instead of self-judgment.

ADVICE

Turn Affirmations Into Emotional Auto‑Suggestions

Create affirmations supported by 10–15 specific memories that evoke emotion and imagery.
Record and listen back in a suggestible state daily for 21 days to rewire beliefs.

ADVICE

Use Behavior To Counteract Core Beliefs

Identify the core limiting belief and audit where you self‑treat accordingly across life areas.
Do three counteracting behaviors daily for 21 days to change behavior and belief wiring.

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If you've ever struggled with challenges in your relationships, emotional triggers, or just feeling stuck in old patterns, you're not alone. Those cycles are hard to break, and it often feels like no matter how hard you try, you end up repeating the same behaviors, sabotaging your goals with limiting beliefs. But as today's guest reveals, you're not broken; this is your subconscious telling you that you're ready to heal.

Thais Gibson, PhD, is an author, researcher, and founder of The Personal Development School, whose groundbreaking work has helped millions of people unravel emotional blocks, heal core wounds, and defeat the limiting beliefs that quietly sabotage our lives. Thais is certified in more than a dozen therapeutic modalities and has an extraordinary ability to take complex neuroscience and translate it into simple, actionable tools that anyone can use to change their life from the inside out.

In our conversation, Thais explains the science behind why we get stuck, how childhood conditioning shapes our adult identity, and why willpower alone will never prevail when your subconscious beliefs are working against you.

Thais also shares a powerful 21-day reprogramming method and her step-by-step process for creating lasting emotional and behavioral changes. If you've been feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or stuck in your personal growth, this episode will show you how to reclaim your confidence and inner strength, and you can get started today.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Thais' Podcast Experience with Mel Robbins
You're Not Broken, You're Ready to Heal
How Your Subconscious Mind Shapes Your Life
A More Effective Method for Daily Affirmations
Why Core Wounds Become Self-Fulfilling
The Real Reason We Self-Sabotage
How Repetition and Emotions Rewire Our Brains
Reprogramming Tools To Heal Emotions Faster
How to Identify Your Limiting Beliefs
Why Vocalizing Positive Thoughts Rewires Your Mind
Accepting Reality vs. Resisting Reality
How Our Brain Gives Meaning To Emotional Trauma
A Step-By-Step Framework to Rewire Your Brain
Incremental Repetition Makes A Huge Difference
How to Learn More From Thais Gibson

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