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Subscribe in Apple Podcasts or at mindlove.com for the full episode! We will learn: How to recognize an epiphany The stages of every life-changing epiphany How to utilize our epiphanies to their highest potentials.   Have you ever had an epiphany? Do you even know what one is?   We usually use it to mean a sudden revelation or insight… and most of the time I hear it used in those lightbulb moments of creativity… kinda like an “aha” moment.   But I’m coming to learn it goes a little deeper. The dictionary definition is a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential *meaning* of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.   And the word “epiphany” dates all the way back to ancient Greece. It comes from the Greek “epiphaneia,” meaning “appearance” or “manifestation,” and was usually referred to the revelations brought to us by the gods.   So it’s not just about a random insight… it’s an intuition realization about the the deeper meaning of something.   Which I believe is our whole purpose in being in a body in this lifetime. To find the meaning in our lives.   Our guest is Elise Ballard. She is the author of the book, Epiphany: True Stories of Sudden Insight and Epiphany: The Journal, which are all part of her Epiphany Project, a collection of interviews with people from all walks of life about their greatest epiphanies.    She is now considered an “epiphany expert” so I’m super stoked at the insights we’ll get from today’s episode.   Show Notes: mindlove.com/x29See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annie Duke discusses the challenges of decision-making, including the impact of hindsight bias and identifying obstacles. They also explore the importance of decision-making education and the value of reflecting on past events. Additionally, they discuss exploring better options, overcoming analysis paralysis, and learning from others' perspectives.

Subscribe in Apple Podcasts or at mindlove.com for the full episode! We will learn: Multi-sensory healing - your senses are the portals for your awareness Why strong women often feel empty and disconnected inside How to stop outsourcing your authority   Do you believe you can have it all? Or does a part of you believe that having it all is actually a little selfish? As women, we’re given mixed messages, about pretty much everything. Thankfully we live in an era of female empowerment so there are plenty of stories of women being successful and raising a family.   But what I’ve found is that when it comes down to it… like when women are faced with the logistics of what it takes to have both, the choice becomes a little murkier.   We wonder if it’s selfish to outsource our parenting, or if it makes financial sense or what we’re depriving them of, or if we’ll have the energy to succeed and still be a good mom.   So today we’re talking to someone who has done it all.   Cherie Burton is a pioneering spiritual psychologist whose mission in life is to transform women into authentically embodied and empowered leaders.    She is also a mother of six, an author, an international speaker and host of the Women Seeking Wholeness podcast.   Sign up for Mind Love Premium here.   Show Notes: mindlove.com/X28See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We will learn: What makes a mentally strong person Why and how to do hard things How to push through self doubt toward our highest purpose Would you consider yourself mentally strong? Do you even know what that means? Most people though equate mental strength with mental health. But according to the dictionary mental health is just the absence of a mental illness. Often it’s our struggles that motivate us to develop mental strength because we realize that the pain of change is less than the way things are.But here’s the thing, we don’t have to wait for things to get so bad that we’re forced to make changes in our lives. We can choose to consciously create our lives based on what we want out of it, rather than just based on what we don’t want to happen.Well today we’re going to learn how to develop the mental strength that will help us lead our best lives.Our guest is Amy Morin, a psychotherapist and the host of the Mentally Strong People podcast. Her books, including 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do, and  are international bestsellers. She also gave one of the most popular TEDx talks of all time.Show Notes: mindlove.com/163See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We will learn: The difference between body image resilience and body positivity?  How self-objectification destroys our identities and what to do about it How to create a healthy relationship with your body including powerful mantras and being more media savvy If you’re anything like me, most of your life you’ve had a love/hate relationship with your body.Actually, if you’re a woman, there’s a good chance there’s not a lot of love in that love/hate relationship.Approximately 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies and resort to dieting to achieve their ideal body shape. Our obsessions and disappointment with our bodies isn’t healthy. It creates a disordered relationship with food or with exercise, but most dangerous, it creates a disordered relationship with ourselves.Today’s episode we’re going to explore an alternate vision for your relationship with your body.Our guest has a really unique perspective because as an identical twin, she and her sister basically saw themselves from the outside in, with a constant comparison and sense of competition.We will be speaking with Dr. Lexie Kite today. Both she and her identical twin Lindsay have PhDs and are co-founders of the non-profit Beauty Redefined and experts in the work of body image resilience. They reach millions worldwide via research-backed online education. And their new book More than a Body was just released today.Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/162 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 release our resistance around things we can’t change How to identify subconscious patterns that drive our behavior in subtle ways How to relieve a panic attack in the moment The holidays can be stressful, especially if you’ve been financially impacted this year.There’s all the gift expectations and shopping and cooking and planning… or maybe sadness because you can’t gather or trying to figure out how to make this season special for grandma.Anxiety is really just a feeling of worry or unease about the future. And how your mind and body manifest that unease might be different.There are a few mindset shifts that I think have played a huge role in my being able to overcoming my anxiety quickly.First, I don’t identify with it. It’s temporary and this step is critical to trusting yourself to move through your feelings.Second, train yourself to look within instead of placing blame outside of yourself. This also puts the power back in your hands because you can change how you’re approaching the moment, but you usually can’t change other people or events.Once your brain is primed that you have more power than you used to give yourself credit for, then you have all sorts of tools for dealing with anxiety in the moment.And that’s what we’re talking about today.Our guest is Jean Walters. She is a Transformational Coach and Best Selling author of 5 books specializing in spiritual and personal empowerment. She has been teaching metaphysical techniques and performing Akashic Record readings for 40 years. And she’s the author of he Journey from Anxiety to Peace: Practical Steps to Handle Fear, Embrace Struggle, and Eliminate Worry to become Happy and Free.Show Notes: mindlove.com/x27See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We will learn: How to stop resisting our stress How to turn stress into an opportunity  And how to stop being bitter and remember why you’re celebrating Stress is inevitable… especially as we’re right smack in the middle of the holidays, still navigating a pandemic, unemployment for a lot of people… and we know that stress has a pretty huge negative impact on our health… so … are we all screwed?No, not if we’re willing to examine our stress a little and change our relationship with it.It is actually possible to never have another problem for the rest of your life. This is because events are not problems; they’re just events. Your resistance to them is what causes the problem. But then the question becomes how do I do that? How do I step into a new mindset? How do I use life to let go of all my impressions of how things should be so I can also let go of the stress they create?Well, you have to become very conscious, especially of that mental voice that starts resisting whenever you think you don’t like something.And that’s what we’re talking about today.Our guest is Dr. Dravon James. She is the founder of Everyday Peace and the author of Freedom is Your Birthright. Her whole goal is to inspire others to build the life of their dreams no matter what shows up in their lives- good, bad, or otherwise.Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/161 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

Get 15% off a Muse Brain Sensing Headband here! We will learn: What happens to the brain when we meditate How to stop identifying with our thoughts How to reroute our thoughts when they’re going down a negative path   Our brains are machines. They process stimuli and experiences. And the state of your brain is mostly a representation of its training.   We create habits and patterns of thought and moods and reactions and if left unchecked, they start to feel inescapable.    Today we’re going to be talking about how to overcome what our brains are telling us AND a lot about meditation and how to use what we learn in meditation throughout the rest of our day.   Our guest is Ariel Garten. She is probably one of the most interesting people you will meet. She is a Neuroscientist, mom, former psychotherapist, former fashion designer, and the co- founder and visionary of an amazing and highly successful tech start-up Muse.   Muse tracks your brain during meditation to give you real-time feedback on your meditation, guiding you into the “zone” and solving the problem most of us have when starting a meditation practice. Muse lets you know when you are doing it right.   Show Notes: mindlove.com/x26See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 We will learn:   All about the human design types How to manage your energy centers How your type can impact your relationships whether romantic, friendship or business Today we’re talking about human design with one of the top human design experts I know. Human Design is a combination of ancient and modern sciences. It’s a system that sheds lights on how you were built, and how to best respond to the world. It combines astrology, I Ching, Kabbalah and the Chakras. It doesn’t just stop at your psychology, it also gives you strategies and techniques for making decisions according to that psychology which, for a lot of people makes life easier and more fulfilling. When you get a human design reading, you get what’s called a BodyGraph chart. It looks like a really scientific version of the chakra system with numbers and triangles.There are four different aura types that each have their own Strategy. So by strategy I mean a way to approach your life in a way that works with your natural energy instead of against it.Today we are talking to Erin Claire Jones. She’s a Human Design Guide & Leadership Coach. She has helped thousands of people and even companies step into their work their highest potential.Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/160 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

Sign up for Mind Love Premium here.   We will learn: How to bring more awareness to the energies within our bodies How to set an intention to hold space for someone else’s energy instead of being affected by  Some reiki techniques we can do on ourselves   Today we’re talking about an energy healing technique called Reiki. It’s said to work on the whole body, mind and spirit. The way it works is a reiki practitioner “lays hands” as they call it, which really means they hover their hands about an inch above different parts of your body for a given period of time. And in doing this they help to move energy through your body, or even act as a channel and transfer energy from themselves to you.   In most spiritual beliefs, our energy is responsible for a lot in our lives, so this type of energy healing can alleviate pain, reduce symptoms of almost any disease, promote relaxation, decrease stress and anxiety. There’s a growing number of cancer patients that swear by it. Even hospitals like Johns Hopkins have started incorporating it and patients have reported faster recovery times.   So today we’ll be discussing is how to take the things we learn from reiki and apply it to our lives. Our guest is Nathalie Jaspar is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She's a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki. She also trained in Zen meditation and Buddhism and she’s the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook.   Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/x25See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices