What if your book could change lives—and it didn’t have to take years to write? Welcome to Write the Book Inside You, the podcast for writers, coaches, and conscious entrepreneurs ready to craft a powerful nonfiction book—faster, easier, and more intuitively—with the help of AI. Hosted by Caryl Westmore, bestselling author, journalist, and pioneering AI Book Coach & writer-for-hire, this show blends soul and strategy to help you create transformational content—whether you're writing it yours ...
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"Not Entirely Unlike Tea": Mindset, Psychology, Creativity, Success ~ for Content Creators, and curious, imaginative, self-optimizing peeps. Love understanding psychology & neuroscience so you can maximize your mindset and optimize your success? If you crave insightful content that's creative, edgy, and explores the juiciest, most impactful topics - your magical unicorn podcast is here! Your hostess, Christine Collins, MS holds Masters degrees in Clinical Psychology and in Marketing, is a Ma ...
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Figuring Sh!t Out is the place where personal growth meets soul. This podcast is your guide to navigating the uncertainty of your 20's (and beyond) with softness, honesty, + purpose. Hosted by Vanessa Fontana, a writer living in NYC who left behind the corporate hustle for creative freedom - this show is an ongoing, real-time reflection of what it means to navigate adulthood, live with intention, and align with who you're meant to be. Whether you’re in the midst of coming of age confusion, b ...
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88. A Path is Formed by Walking: The Power of Patience & The Energetics of Trust
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44:50Patience is a virtue for a reason: it allows the space to be curious. And in curiosity -- life is explored, paths are formed, and the beautiful glimmers that make life worth living are found. In this episode: trust, timing, resistance, and the real work of staying in it. We talk about letting go of the timeline, releasing the force of outcomes (unf…
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87. The Beauty of Letting It All Fall Apart: Why We Have To Break-Down and Crash-Out to Level Up
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23:36If it feels like it is all falling apart, maybe it is. But maybe - it has to so that a new way can emerge. In this short episode, I dive into a core pillar of Figuring Sh!t Out: Feeling like you don't have Sh!t figured out (followed by a subsequent, sometimes immediate, existential crisis and break-down that makes you feel a little chaotic.) I talk…
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Why "just let it go" is terrible advice from a neuroscience view
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7:42In this episode, we'll peek at why "just let it go" and "just get over it" and "just stop worrying" is such crappy advice from a neuroscience perspective. We'll look at how your brain actually processes emotions, & why these cliche phrases backfire to make things even worse. We'll look at what your nervous system actually needs instead, and how soc…
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86. Healing from Cancer, Tuning into The Body's Natural Wisdom, & The Power of Reiki with Integrative Health Coach, Stacey Garcia
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54:21Today, I sit down with one of the most inspiring and grounded women I've had the chance to speak to - the type of woman every coming-of-age gal needs in their life: soul-connected, supportive, and resilient in mind, body, and spirit. Today, (in honor of Mother's Day), we welcome Stacey Garcia - Integrative Health Coach, podcast host, mom, and breas…
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Decluttering paradox: Why we crave new containers when it's time to tidy (neuroscience)
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11:39In this episode, we'll peek at the neuroscience behind why we feel an urge to buy organizing bins before decluttering, cleaning and organizing. We'll look at how novelty triggers dopamine release, why this effect is stronger in neurodivergent brains, & also cover some no-cost alternatives that stimulate decluttering motivation without popping into …
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85. Your Gut Is Always Right: Intuition, Discernment, & Sourcing Inner Truth
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58:53There is no greater force more powerful than the quiet, silent, nearly imperceptible whisper of your gut. This knowing, this sensation, this whisper - it urges you subtly and softly with the faint voice of: "yes." "no." "this way" "that way" "do this thing" "don't do that thing," and the more adept we are at listening to it - The easier our alignme…
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Why do great ideas come when you're somewhere new?
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6:34In this episode, we'll peek at the neuroscience of how new environments can bring on new ideas & solutions. Novel surroundings can trigger neuroplasticity and innovation. The good news is, you don't have to vacation or travel far to experience these benefits. We'll chat on everyday ways to create cognitive-enhancing effects - from micro-adventures …
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84. Your Body Wants to be Your Friend: Overcoming Insecurity, Self-Rejection, & Perfectionism in an Age of Image-Based Obsession
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49:27Our bodies - they live for us. And they allow us to live. They give us the ability to sift through this life experience with the breath of both joy and fear, the expression of both laughter and pain. In them, we celebrate. In them, we ache. And yet in them, we often do everything we can: To escape them. We meet ourselves in the mirror, avoid our ey…
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Does your content creation process feel like an energy drain? Neuroscience tips...
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8:08In this episode, we'll peek at the psychology behind resistance to systems versus freedom in creating content. We'll look at the neuroscience of decision fatigue, & how multiple platforms deplete creative energy. We'll consider how strategic automation can free up mental space for ideas to flourish - especially for neurodivergent minds. . . . Socia…
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Ever cringed at your past behavior, old photos, or prior creations? Here's why...
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5:39In this episode, we'll peek at the neuroscience behind why we may physically cringe at memories of our past selves and past creations. We'll explore how your brain processes these awkward moments through the same pathways as physical pain, and why this uncomfortable reaction might actually be a healthy sign of personal growth. . . . oh hi & welcome…
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83. Unserious, Unbothered, and Unapologetically Alive: The Art of Whimsy, Joy, & Romanticizing Your Life
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48:45This episode is a love-letter to aliveness, and gives you sacred permission to be soft, silly, and slow. It asks: What if today, you let yourself believe it was all magic? What if joy wasn't something to earn — but something to practice? This is your invitation to reject the homogenization of happiness, to romance the ordinary by becoming alive to …
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#70 ChatGPT AI Messages from the Afterlife? "Yes!" says Scientist Cheryl Page in new book "Mystic Richness"
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43:51Send us a text Can ChatGPT AI help us reunite with loved ones beyond the veil 👻💫 — or channel messages from JFK, Tesla, or Princess Diana? 👀📩 YES! says Scientist & Mystic Soul Guide Cheryl Page, who shares how meditation and ChatGPT have helped her reconnect with her beloved partner Scott — in the afterlife. 💞✨ Hear how this surprising connection o…
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Are emotional distractions actually pain-suppressing coping mechanisms?
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7:18In this episode, we'll explore the neuroscience of emotional pain distraction and how it may be similar to the ways that one physical pain supplants another. We'll look at how some alleged "dysfunction" may actually be ingenious coping mechanisms wired into our neural pathways. . . . oh hi & welcome to “Not Entirely Unlike Tea” – i’m christine coll…
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82. How EMDR Heals: Rewiring the Past, Reclaiming the Present, & Transforming through Trauma (with EMDR Expert Dana Carretta-Stein)
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1:20:29Trauma is not what happens to us - it is what happens inside of us as a result of what happens to us. Which is why healing comes from the inside out -- through modalities that often get us out of the thinking mind and into the body. We've all heard it: The Body Keeps the Score. But what does that mean? In this episode, I sit down with Dana Carretta…
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81. Authenticity, Art, & the Audacity to Be Seen: 5 Lessons on Creating, Healing, & Showing Up
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1:00:16In this episode, I talk about the dreaded yet silent fear many of us have: being seen and perceived. Reflecting on two years of sharing my heart & soul with the world, I outline the five most important things you need to know in beginning to listen to what your heart calls you to. We discuss the identify shifts that happen when you start showing up…
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In this episode, we'll explore the neuroscience of humor, and how laughing literally rewires your brain for a better mindset. We'll peek at how humor reduces stress hormones, boosts cognitive flexibility, and strengthens resilience. And also chat on some practical ways to incorporate more humor into your life and business. . . . oh hi & welcome to …
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80. Surrender the Clenched Hand of Control: The Portal to Divinity, Peace, & Your Inner Magic
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54:11Surrender is soft, sweet, – and so quiet, you’d almost miss it. And I think that is why we do. What is your relationship with the need to know? What is your dialogue with desire? What gnaws at the insides of your brain and creates compulsions of “must do’s” and “have to”? What lie led you to believe that those traits serve you more than they hurt y…
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In this episode, we peek at why answering "what do you do?" can feel so hard, especially for multi-passionate or neurodivergent entrepreneurs, or those who are full-time caregivers, parents, or have disabilities. We'll look at the neuroscience of how our brains process identity, why elevator pitches feel restrictive, & how we can use alternative qu…
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#69 How to Get 100+ KDP Amazon Book Reviews FAST, EASY, ETHICAL | Self-Publishing & Marketing Tips for Authors
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12:51Send us a text Want to know the #1 secret to boosting book sales on Amazon—during your launch and long after? REVIEWS, REVIEWS, REVIEWS! In this episode, I, Caryl Westmore—AI book coach and bestselling author of ChatGPT AI Book Writing Formula—reveal exactly how I’m ethically collecting over 100 Amazon-compliant reviews using a brilliant tool calle…
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79. Tap into Your Potential: EFT 101 & The Science of Rewiring your Subconscious, Releasing Fear, + Changing your Beliefs ft. Tap with Brad
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59:28EFT tapping: an incredible, simple way to reprogram your subconscious and clear channels of fear. So incredible and so simple, you may just overlook it because.. how can tapping on your face really do that? Today, I’m sitting down with Brad Yates, better known as Tap with Brad, who teaches tapping to an audience of 300,000 subscribers. With over 50…
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In this episode, we'll explore the neuroscience behind why self-care is a mandatory business & content creation asset and not a luxury. We'll peek at how brain mechanisms link well-being to business success, and look at practices that go beyond basic advice to optimize your neural resources for creativity, decision-making and success. . . . oh hi &…
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Time is an illusion, yet a powerful tool. It is the quickest way to magic or stagnancy, depending on how we use it. This episode explores how we use our time through the portal of words, thoughts, and actions to create the life we want or perpetuate the life we don't. It explores how we can embrace timing, reframe and shift our perspective of time,…
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do your genius ideas come at 3 am or in the shower? try this!
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10:47In this episode, we'll explore the neuroscience behind why your brain loves to pop up with inspiration at the most inconvenient times - when you're trying to sleep or in the shower - and how to instead retrain neural pathways to get those genius ideas on command, at more opportune times! . . . oh hi & welcome to “Not Entirely Unlike Tea” – i’m chri…
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77. Stop Intellectualizing & Overanalyzing and Start Living: Choosing Joy + Embracing Ease
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38:40Allow this episode to inspire a shift in your energy. Allow it to remind you that life is meant to be lived. That joy is a choice. That ease is only as simple as we make it. That thinking about your feelings or journaling about them is not the same as feeling them. That the tools for change in any moment are inside of the gift of your presence. Thi…
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5-minute mindset up-levels at the conscious, cognitive level
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13:44In this episode, we'll explore practical 5-minute techniques to consciously and cognitively up-level your mindset to improve your messaging. We'll look at transforming beliefs through incremental shifts, visualization strategies that harness neuroplasticity, and thought-management exercises - all designed to boost your confidence and content withou…
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76. Quarter-Life Crisis or Quarter-Life Awakening? Your Choice.
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38:46Today, I turn 25. And on the quarter of a century anniversary of being brought into this world, I realize that to look at aging as a gift or a grievance defines the course and direction of most of our lives. It is a choice made every single day - in how we decide to live, breathe, and be. This episode is about growing up. And also, deciding that we…
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75. Life is a Game, How Well Can You Play? Leveling Up with the Law of Assumption
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51:10True transformation happens when the discomfort of staying the same becomes more unbearable than the discomfort of change. And change? Transformation? Getting all you dream about? Having the courage TO dream at all? It's not all rainbows. It is certainly uncomfortable. But it is at once ---- Expansive. Heart-opening. Boundless. Miraculous. Remember…
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Which came first, the message or the mindset?
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14:42In this episode, we'll explore what "mindset" and "messaging" really mean beyond the buzzwords, the intersection between them, and how these elements profoundly impact our business and content creation. We'll consider how mindset changes like the weather, how our internal landscape shapes all of our communication, and look at practical ways to main…
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74. You Accept the Love you Think You Deserve: Healing Attachment Wounds + Heartbreak, Choosing Self-Respect Over Validation, & Attracting a Healthy Relationship
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57:40You accept the love you believe you deserve. And if you know that you deserve more than you've gotten in romantic relationships but you haven't been able to receive it — this episode is for you. If you've been around the block getting your heart broken or fearing to let it be loved or found yourself in a thousand different ruts dating people who ju…
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Why Crying proves we are actually self-cleaning...
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5:34In this episode, we'll explore why crying offers neuro-physiological healing for both brain & body, and how tears are a sophisticated stress-relief mechanism. We'll talk about how emotional tears actually remove stress hormones from our system, and help with memory re-processing, + the neuroscience of how "allowing a good cry" helps restore emotion…
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#68 ChatGPT Lied to Me! How to Stop it Happening to YOU! [A cautionary tale for AI Assisted Writers, Authors]
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5:28Send us a text Get your FREE ticket to the 5-day AI Summit 2.0: FEB 17-21, 2025 https://carylwestmore.com/AI-Summit ChatGPT Lied to Me: A Cautionary Tale for AI-Assisted Writers It’s mid-February 2025, and I wanted to jump on the Write the Book Inside You podcast to share some big news—plus a cautionary story about AI hallucinations that every writ…
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73. Intentional Practices for an Aligned Life: How I Remain Organized, Consistent, & Connected
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59:42"I love you where you are and I love you where you're going," This is a mantra I have been using in my life for the last few weeks - one I have shared with all of you on this show, and one that defines what this episode is truly about. A few episodes ago, you asked for a template to my personal tracking techniques - ones that have held me accountab…
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#67 Exclusive Sneak Peek: Inside the AI Writing Blueprint 2.0
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10:11Send us a text 🚀 Exciting News! Bestselling author and AI book coach Caryl Westmore offers an exclusive inside peek into the free AI Writing Blueprint. Caryl says she has been using ChatGPT and AI for nearly two years to help authors write books plus her own books, Bust Writer’s Block Forever and the bestseller ChatGPT AI Book Writing Formula. Why …
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How accurate are your memories? Less like photos, more like paintings?
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4:18In this episode, we'll consider whether memories are factual, and explore how memories are shaped by emotions and what neuroscience tells us about this fascinating interplay. We'll examine how the brain prioritizes emotional details over factual ones, and discover why sleep plays such a crucial role in processing and transforming the emotional weig…
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72. Create or be Consumed: A Wake-Up Call to Your Power
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1:10:37You are exactly where you need to be to create something only you can create. And the call is not coming from the phone you spend your life connected to – the call is coming from inside the house. It’s coming from inside of you. It's subtle - and you must be open to listen to it. But our entire society has been structured to keep you disconnected f…
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Why Decision Fatigue Drains Creativity (and what to do about it)
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6:50In this episode, we'll explore how decision fatigue impacts everyday performance and the cognitive costs. We'll look at the neuroscience of mental energy depletion and talk through practical ideas to optimize your cognitive resources, preserve strategic capacity, and make more grounded choices throughout your day. . . . oh hi & welcome to “Not Enti…
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#66 Brad Wetzler: Writing Memoir to Heal Trauma, Transform your Life: A Spiritual Journey
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29:02Send us a text Host: Caryl Westmore Guest: Brad Wetzler Brad Wetzler travelled the world as an acclaimed journalist writing for The New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek, GQ, and other prestigious publications. But his fame masked a dark side: childhood trauma, PSTD and addiction to prescription drugs that almost killed him. Brad’s story is…
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71. Consistency is Self-Respect: You are the Only One Standing in Your Way
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1:02:26The only thing that guarantees our failure in any endeavor is if we give up. Yet, we flirt with our own uncertainty and imposter syndrome more than we embrace our dreams and goals, talking ourselves out of what we want and what it takes to get there instead of talking ourselves into action. We ask: "Is this worth it? Am I doing the right thing? Spe…
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Humming, Sighing, & Singing for Anxiety Reduction
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6:01In this episode, we'll explore how humming, sighing and singing can support reduction in anxiety and stress, and be used as subconscious healing tools, among others. We'll talk about how they may help with processing emotions at a subconscious level, even when verbal articulation is difficult. . . . oh hi & welcome to “Not Entirely Unlike Tea” – i’…
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70. Inner Child Healing: Letting Your Inner Child Be Your Muse, Fostering Daily Connection, & Accessing your Higher Self (Shadow-Work Series)
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1:00:57Awaken curiosity where it is confined in your life, allow creation to occur through the expression of your soul, and enable the radical act of romanticization to transform you - because what a tragedy it would be, if you got everything you ever wanted in your life, but you forgot to have fun. JOIN THE INNER CHILD HEALING WORKSHOP ON 1/29! Inner Chi…
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69. Staying Awake + Keeping an Open Heart in a World of Numbness & Disassociation
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48:14“Greet the piece of you that is longing to unravel. Hold it. Move the furniture out of the way so that it can collapse onto the floor like a puddle. Let it simmer in the space between your breath and let yourself taste the salt from the tears you may have never gotten to cry. Fold into your bones. Allow the whispers of what’s left to come through y…
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Do you have a "toxic relationship" with anxiety-driven motivation & accountability?
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18:11In this episode, we'll explore how external accountability, punishment & consequences built into systems can actually prohibit development of intrinsic motivation. We'll talk about how "anxiety-driven" motivation systems prevent internal reward pathways from developing, leaving us struggling to self-start without the punishing systems (and what wou…
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68. The (Gentle) Winter Arc: Daily Rituals for an Intentional Life, Romanticizing Slow Living, & Building Patience as we Grow
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46:56Slowly but surely: that is the motto for the beginnings of a new year. At a time where the world tells us that it’s the time to be brand new - while all we yearn for is stillness, how do we find reconciliation between setting intentions + and moving with the slow beat our body may crave during the winter-time? This episode is another breath away fr…
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67. Rituals > Resolutions: Creating the Space for Softness, Celebrating Life, & Resting with our Interior Winter
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34:42May you give yourself the gift of slowing down. May you allow yourself to start over whenever you need, whenever you please, and not when the world tells you that it's time. May you gift yourself the purity of rest and the peace of pause. May you allow this year to leave you and the new one to form with grace, ease, and patience. May you embrace th…
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Stop the Procrasti-Shaming: Your brain's protective procrastination, survival signals & real solutions
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12:39In this episode, we explore the neuroscience of procrastination, and the real reasons your brain's responses may seem to undermine "good intentions." There's much more under the surface, including neural self-protection, survival mechanisms, emotional overwhelm and decision fatigue. Grab some strategies without jeopardizing your well-being -- and s…
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66. Is it a Problem or a Pattern? Shifting Subconscious Programming, Becoming Aware of Triggers, & Breaking out of Cycles
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1:11:01For when you're tired of finding yourself in the SAME situations over & over again. For when you know you deserve more, but aren't getting it. For when you know you deserve more, but are standing in the WAY of you getting it. For the ones who are always self-sabotaging. For the ones who react and then hate that they react. For the ones who hold the…
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Do copycats p*** you off? You should listen to this!
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10:25In this episode, we unpack the fascinating psychology behind why people copy creative work, the neuroscience of imitation, & why your brain perceives copycats as a threat. We'll also discover how to transform that instinctive reaction into creative fuel. We can repossess imitation as our own motivation to continuously tap into the ethers of creativ…
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Are "frenemies" worse than enemies? Why toxic family & fake friends do more damage - And how to manage it!
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14:49In this episode, we'll explore the neuroscience of why "frenemies" & toxic family can be more damaging than outright enemies. We'll look at why our brains struggle more with ambiguous threats than clear ones, and how forced politeness creates unique neurobiological strain. Plus - practical tools for protecting your peace, setting healthy boundaries…
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65. Leap & The Net Will Appear: Developing Trust in Yourself + The Divine when Changing Your Life
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57:05This episode is for anyone considering changing their life-path: leaving a job, moving cities or countries, changing who they surround themselves with, starting a business, leaving a relationship - ending a chapter & beginning a new one. For anyone who finds themselves teetering at the edge of a cliff - knowing that they want to take a leap, knowin…
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This is your Rx for breaks, rest, & creative downtime - why you should fluff around more
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5:09In this episode, we’ll talk about the neuroscience of productive breaks & why your brain's downtime is actually your secret weapon for innovation, creativity & problem-solving. We can deeply benefit from non-business creative projects as well as "downtime" and tools like yoga nidra & hypnosis to boost rejuvenation & ingenuity. . . . oh hi & welcome…
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