Mind Love • Modern Mindfulness to Think, Feel, and Live Well

We will learn: Why it is hard for us to think clearly about our nature and the explanations for our behavior. The 4 strands of research that all led to the same conclusion: that we are strangers to ourselves. How to better read signals to understand other people’s hidden motives. No one wants to be called a liar, but what if I told you that you, and all of us, lie to each other and ourselves all the time?We are basically political animals and schemers that are constantly looking out for number one without even knowing that we’re doing it. To better deceive others, we also deceive ourselves.So that’s what we’re talking about today.Our guest is Robin Hanson. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and received his Ph.D in 1997 in social sciences from Caltech. And he’s also the author of one of the top best sellers in the last decade, “The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life.”Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/272 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/adchoices

We Will Learn: How to stay productive and make progress on your goals A simple way to improve circulation and ease muscle tension How to activate your parasympathetic nervous system to relieve anxiety How to check the known contaminants in your local water supply How blue light at the wrong times affects sleep, energy and focus How to combat seasonal affective disorder The dangers of glyphosate in food and how to protect yourself The negative affects of poor air quality and the power of plants to clean it How to find calm in 5 minutes or less The good and bad of cannabis and how to lean into the good This week’s episode is different. Instead of featuring a guest, it is a gift from me to you that contains researched information about health-conscious choices, the products that can assist and the rituals you can create to incorporate them into your daily life.Products Mentioned DailyGreatness Journal Self Journal Shakti Mat Nuzzie Jolie Bon Charge Blue Light Glasses Bottle Sunshine Therapy Aquapure Briiv Reflect Orb Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/271 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/adchoices

We will learn: The marketing tricks that leave us feeling like we always need more. Why our intentions to donate often fail. The 7 emotional clutter magnets and how to work through them. Have you ever noticed how clutter affects your mental health?Wouldn’t it be amazing to walk into a home that feels inviting? Or to start daydreaming about your next big goal and not have an interfering thought saying, “Well, maybe I’ll get to that after I finally organize these drawers,” only to get overwhelmed and not do anything?So what can we do to finally stop attracting clutter and make space for happiness?That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Tracy McCubbin. While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. She is the author of “Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You’ll Ever Need” and “Make Space for Happiness.” She is also a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, Mindbodygreen, NBC, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/270 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/adchoices

We will learn: About the two types of comparison: inspiration and expiration. The 5 most common insecure foundations and how to find a more secure foundation to build our worth upon. 3 steps to detox comparison for good. Do you struggle with comparison? I think we all do. Or at least most of us. It’s hard to avoid with the social media environment these days.The problem with comparison creates a sense of lack. You see what someone else has, and you think, “I don’t have that.” Which creates feelings of inadequacy, jealousy, and resentment.So what do we do about it? How do we train our minds to stay out of the comparison spiral so we can see our lives, and ourselves, for what they really are?That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Nona Jones. She is an international speaker, preacher, author, and the head of global faith-based partnerships at Facebook. She’s also the author of “Killing Comparison”.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/269 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/adchoices

We will learn: How different types of movement elicit different emotional responses and how to use them to move through our emotions. The symbolism of the medicine wheel and how it can remind us to view our healing holistically. How to heal our connection with ourselves and nature with reverence and ceremony. Isn’t it funny how we have all this technology and progress to give us insight into things we never had before, yet somehow, all this science and tech is just proving what the ancients already knew?We lost their indigenous wisdom for a long time. In reality, it was stolen from us. On purpose.Because if we knew our real power, we wouldn’t need to rely so heavily on everything that’s marketed to us.So today, we’re reclaiming ancient wisdom and learning to honor our whole selves and the land we live on through Native wellness philosophies and practices.Our guests are Chelsey Luger and Thosh Collins, a husband-and-wife duo and the co-founders of Well For Culture, an Indigenous wellness initiative. They are also the co-authors of The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well a book that shares ancestral teachings and Indigenous ideas about health, wellness, and living in balance.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/268 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/adchoices

We will learn: How to become more self-aware of your impact on yourself and others in everyday moments. To identify the things that trigger you and hold you back from learning and growing. How to hold the space to evolve as a person. Are you too hard on yourself? Are you even aware that you are?We often talk about rewiring our thoughts, but a key aspect that gets missed is forgiveness.Those thoughts come from somewhere. And most often, we’re holding onto something, like a belief or a memory that filters our reflection of self.So today, we’re learning to forgive ourselves so we can rewire our patterns for more positive outcomes. Our guest is Georgia Murch. She is Australia's leading expert in designing feedback cultures. She’s teaching us how to accept our flaws and handle feedback without losing ourselves in self-criticism. Because forgiveness isn’t just about accepting your flaws, your inadequacies, and the things you hide―it’s understanding where they come from and rewriting how you see yourself so that you can live your goals.She’s also the author of “Forgive Your Damn Self”.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/267 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/adchoices

We will learn: How to find your enneagram type and why it’s not as simple as a test or checklist. The 9 paths of warriorship for living a compassionate, fiercely awake life. The strengths and poisons to bring awareness to in order to evolve. What wisdom could we unleash if we intersect Buddhism and the enneagram? While they might sound unrelated, if you think about it, Buddhism is a path of spiritual development leading to insight into the true nature of reality, while the enneagram is basically a path of understanding or uncovering the true nature of ourselves.So, when we overlay it with Buddhism, the enneagram gives powerful insight into your unique spiritual journey—and how you can support others in theirs. So today, we’re going to weave together two ancient schools of wisdom: Buddhism and the enneagram to travel the nine paths of confusion to wisdom.Our guest is Susan Piver. She is a Buddhist teacher who spent nearly 30 years studying Tibetan Buddhism and the Enneagram in parallel. Piver masterfully weaves together these two ancient schools of wisdom and magic in a compassionate exploration of the nine styles of traveling the path from confusion to wisdom.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/266 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/adchoices

We will learn: Why most people are dividing the wrong pie in negotiations and how to find the right one. The two perspectives most people take in negotiation and how this new method appeases both. How to apply this method to simple and more complex needs for negotiation. Do you feel like a confident negotiator?Negotiations are stressful. It usually feels like a verbal game of poker, with both people bluffing and hoping they come out on top.Too often, we’re left guessing. What the other person is thinking. If they’re telling the truth. If we’re giving too much or too little.Wouldn’t it be better if there were a principled way to negotiate?Well, there is and that’s what we’re learning today.Our guest is Barry Nalebuff. He is the Milton Steinbach Professor at the Yale School of Management, where he has taught strategy, game theory, and negotiation for 32 years. He is also the author of seven books, including “Thinking Strategically” and “The Art of Strategy”. “Co-opetition” for cooperating while competing. “Why Not?” which provides a framework for problem-solving. And “Split the Pie”, which offers a new perspective on negotiation.He is also a serial entrepreneur. You might recognize the brand Honest Tea, which he co-founded and sold to Coca-Cola.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/265 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/adchoices

We will learn: What animals want their owners to know most. How and why animals need emotional clearing. How people can build a better bridge of communication with their pet. Do you ever wish you knew what your pet was thinking?I’m learning that whether your pets are still with you or they’re with you outside of the physical, you are always connected.And there are ways to deepen the bridge of communication with them when they’re here and when they’re gone.So today, we’re going to learn how to deepen that connection and then test our own abilities.Our guest is Ellen Lance of Ask My Pet. She is an internationally renowned, 5-star rated animal communicator and pet psychic with over 3.4 million YouTube viewers. Her animal communication work spans hamsters to horses and has been featured in the New York Daily News, MSN.com, and Huffington Post.What’s really cool is that Ellen's talents do not require an animal to be in her physical presence, so she has clients worldwide.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/264 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/adchoices

We will learn: How and why some psychiatric medications cause harm and keep people ill. Why and how metabolism and mitochondria can explain all the symptoms of mental illness. How to self-assess your metabolic and mental health. What if I told you that new research is showing that everything we’ve previously known about mental health is wrong?New research shows that mental health is directly impacted by our metabolism.So this episode is about the ways food and lifestyle impacts our minds, how exactly mental illness is related to your metabolic function, and what you can do to improve it.Our guest is Dr. Christopher M. Palmer. He is a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher, working at the interface of metabolism and mental health. He is the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Most recently, he has developed the first comprehensive theory of what causes mental illness, integrating existing theories and research into one unifying theory—the Brain Energy Theory of Mental Illness.This is pioneering research so get excited because it will change the way you view and approach mental health.Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/263 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/adchoices