
Teal Swan
A podcast for everyone who wants to get inspired towards authenticity, freedom and joy. Featuring the "AskTeal" episodes, meditations and inspiration by author and public speaker Teal Swan.
Latest episodes

Mar 8, 2025 • 8min
The Coping Mechanism That Prevents World Change
In this episode, Teal reveals the one very painful thing we all inevitably have to face on the path of self awareness and awakening. See how the ways that you cope with pain have become the very thing perpetuating that very same pain.

Mar 1, 2025 • 11min
How To Open Your Heart
When we close our hearts, we do so out of fear and self-protection, but the cost is immense—blocking love, connection, and our full potential. The key to opening the heart lies in facing our fears, embracing vulnerability, and consciously tending to the wounds that caused us to shut down. In this video, explore powerful practices to open your heart, heal emotional barriers, and create a life filled with love, connection, and authenticity.

Feb 22, 2025 • 12min
How Self Concept Gets in The Way of Your Deepest Need
Explore the internal conflict between societal expectations and personal needs. Delve into how suppressing your deepest desires intensifies inner turmoil. Discover strategies to challenge limiting beliefs and reclaim those vital needs. Learn the importance of embracing discomfort to achieve true well-being and thrive.

Feb 15, 2025 • 13min
The "Dancing Monkey" Pattern in Relationships
Are you the 'dancing monkey' in your relationships, performing for love while feeling drained? This discussion dives into the exhausting cycle of self-abandonment and its hidden impacts. It highlights the importance of authentic connections and offers practical strategies for self-acceptance. Learn how to stop seeking validation through performance and start nurturing your true self instead.

Feb 8, 2025 • 14min
Were You an Orphan WITH Parents?
Dive into the concept of being emotionally abandoned despite having parents. Explore how financial wealth doesn’t equate to emotional fulfillment, revealing the illusion of security. Learn about the challenges of unmet emotional needs and how they shape adulthood. The discussion emphasizes nurturing connections and reparenting your inner self to heal childhood wounds. This thought-provoking conversation invites listeners to confront their past and embrace the journey towards self-connection and authentic relationships.

Feb 1, 2025 • 7min
Do You Abandon Yourself To Not Be Abandoned by Others?
Abandonment is one of the most painful experiences a person can go through, and to avoid it, many people develop unhealthy coping strategies. The most damaging of these strategies is abandoning parts of ourselves—sacrificing our authenticity in order to maintain connection. In this video, we’ll explore how and why this happens, how it affects our relationships, and most importantly, how to reclaim the lost parts of ourselves. If you’re ready to break free from this cycle and build healthier, more fulfilling relationships, this video is for you!

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Jan 25, 2025 • 10min
Dependency Needs - The Thing That No One Will Accept They Have
Dive into the complexities of human dependency needs and the often-overlooked importance of connection. Explore why society champions independence while neglecting our inherent need for relationships. Discover how recognizing these needs can improve emotional well-being and strengthen bonds. The conversation challenges prevailing beliefs and encourages a deeper understanding of what it means to be truly human.

Jan 18, 2025 • 8min
How Your Safety Strategies Can Keep You Unsafe
This video is a must-watch for anyone ready to confront their past and reclaim their future. 🌱✨
How do the adaptations we make as children to survive unsafe environments affect us in adulthood? In this video, Teal Swan explores the double-edged sword of adaptation: how it can make us feel safer in the moment, but ultimately bend us toward unsafety and dysfunction in the long term.
Learn to identify your own adaptive strategies and how they may have bent you toward unsafe environments, while discovering how to break free and create true safety in your life.

Jan 11, 2025 • 20min
The False Security that No Woman Sees (Until It Is Too Late!)
In this video, Teal Swan dives into the concept of safety and security in relationships, focusing on a prevalent yet false sense of security many women experience. Join Teal as she unpacks why this sense of security is often misplaced and explore healthier, more direct ways to meet our safety and relationship needs.

Jan 4, 2025 • 13min
The Shadow Side of Disidentification
In this video, Teal Swan explores the shadow side of disidentification, revealing how it can become a harmful coping mechanism. Learn how to balance disidentification with radical self-ownership to foster integration and harmony between your physical and non-physical selves.