Best Twiceexceptional Podcasts (2025)

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Bonus Episode - Thanksgiving Guided Journey 12:36

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Send us a text Do you find it hard to find things to be grateful for in this crazy world? I've got you. In this special bonus edition of the podcast, I'll take you on a trip through your past year and help you find so many things to appreciate and be grateful for. In less than 15 minutes, you'll feel recharged and filled with love and appreciation—…

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Episode 96 - How to Manage Multiple Interests Successfully with Joel Bouchard 1:26:14

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Send us a text Are you wondering whether it will ever be possible to combine not just two, not just three but many of your multiple interests? Then this Episode is for you! Joel Burchard, this week's fast-brained guest, is a doctoral student in psychology, a multi-instrumentalist record producer, author, painter, Army veteran, business leader, and …

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Episode 95 - Superconnecting through Lego with Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie 1:33:56

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Send us a text Hey smart human, did you ever dream about what you wanted to be when you grew up? If, like me, you did, then you probably restricted yourself in what was possible for you. And I'm guessing didn't consider becoming a business & cultural anthropologist who has designed a connecting tool using the power of LEGO serious play... This is e…

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Episode 94 - The Overconsumption of Knowledge: When Learning Becomes a Liability 12:52

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Send us a text In this podcast episode, I look at overconsuming knowledge and its detrimental impact on our lives. Because constantly seeking new information without taking the time to process and apply it can lead to overwhelm and a lack of focus. In this digital age, we're blessed with an abundance of information at our fingertips. But, have you …

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Episode 93 - Boundaries - the Building Blocks for Solid Relationships 20:19

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Send us a text In this podcast episode, I dive into the topic of setting boundaries in relationships . You'll learn what they are (and that, contrary to what some people think, they are NOT universal). Failing to recognize or establish boundaries can result in stress, anger, and even the dissolution of a relationship. In this Episode you'll get pra…

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Episode 92 - The Power and Joy of Compromise 13:57

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Send us a text In this episode, I explore the significance of compromise in relationships and how it can bring about both power and joy. Contrary to popular belief compromise does NOT mean giving up power or settling for less. Instead, it can actually lead to win-win situations, where both parties feel satisfied and valued. Stop viewing compromises…

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Episode 91 - The Myths of Attraction with Laerke Nielsen 1:30:47

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Send us a text In this podcast episode, fast-brained dating coach Laerke Nielsen and I delve into the myths around attraction and offer practical relationship strategies. Laerke challenges the notion of instant attraction, and advocates instead for ‘slow dating’. We look at the dangers of projecting our desires and expectations onto others and touc…

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Episode 90 - Building a Culture of Inclusivity with Katherine McCord 1:30:47

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Send us a text In this podcast episode, Katherine McCord talks us through what it takes to foster inclusion, growth, and success within a company. She debunks misconceptions about workplace accommodations and sheds light on their benefits and surprising affordability. We talk about the importance of flexibility, curiosity, and trust when building a…

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Episode 89 - Don't ask yourself 'Who' but 'How' you want to be 11:51

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Send us a text In this podcast episode, I look at designing your future from a meta-perspective and challenge conventional wisdom around visualization techniques. The commonly suggested approach to visualize your ideal self often lacks emotional depth and may not be the best strategy for fast-brained humans like you for reasons I dive into in this …

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Episode 88 - Chasing Dreams Across Borders with Ashley Duque Kienzle 1:32:58

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Send us a text I love meeting smart humans who are as interested in emotions as I am - so it was such a joy interviewing Ashley on emotional (and physical) well-being, AI, the start-up scene, living in Barcelona and much, much more. Ashley is an experienced strategy and product leader who has delivered artificial intelligence products at companies …

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Episode 87 - Business as an Art Form with Adrian Knight 1:28:32

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Send us a text Hey smart human! Have you ever dreamed of buying companies, improving and optimising them, and selling them again? Then you’re going to love this interview with former Paperboy of the Year Adrian Knight. Adrian is an accomplished acquisition entrepreneur and business turnaround expert, dad to a beautiful three-year-old, and owner of …

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Episode 86 - On being funny and ethically persuasive with Dan French 1:21:29

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Send us a text I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dan French, a multi-talented fast-brained human who has successfully combined careers in comedy, academia, and public speaking. Dan is not your typical comedian. He has a brain that allows him to juggle multiple careers simultaneously. When boredom strikes, he turns to various creative and …

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Episode 85 - Jay Aigner on Doing it All 1:27:05

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Send us a text Hey smart humans, my inspiring smart guest on this Episode, Jay Aigner most definitely doesn’t stick to one thing! Jay's life is a whirlwind of activities. He credits his upbringing in a rural area, where boredom was not an option, for instilling in him a constant need to find something to do. His hobbies range from flying planes, wh…

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Episode 84 - Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin's Journey to Finding his Voice 1:08:36

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Send us a text I have something very different from my usual offerings for you on this Episode. There’s lots to learn from today’s smart guest, for sure, but there’s also poetry and music to enjoy! And yes, I may be getting a little teary-eyed… This Episode welcomes Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, an Irish poet, musician, ethnomusicologist, and many other …

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Episode 83 - From Law to Mosaic Art: A Journey of Passion and Purpose with Francesca Busca 1:24:17

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Send us a text I am so excited to share with you the inspiring journey of Francesca Busca, a former lawyer turned mosaic artist. Francesca's story is a true testament to the power of aligning your life with your interests and passions. Francesca trained as a lawyer, but became instantly hooked on mosaic art after a visit to a Roman basilica in Ital…

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Episode 82 - Joy as a Guiding Principle with Swami Nityananda 1:32:27

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Send us a text In this joy-full and enlightening interview, Swami Nityananda and I explore spirituality and personal growth for fast-brained humans. There are so many gems in here that I can't even begin to summarise them - but here are six of Swami Nityananda's main teachings from our talk: 1. Embracing Joy Joy is not something external to us; it …

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Episode 81 - How Science Batman Leah Elson Keeps Things Interesting 1:26:35

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Send us a text In this interview, Leah Elson and I explore a wide range of topics, including overcoming imposter syndrome, cultivating resilience, fostering community, and promoting gender equality in STEM fields. She shares personal experiences, insights, and practical strategies throughout - and you will learn not only how she has managed to writ…

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Episode 80 - Why Productivity is Overrated (if not Downright Destructive) 11:25

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Send us a text Do you constantly contaminate your time by multitasking? Are you only able to be content when you feel productive? Then tune in to this week's episode to learn how to uncouple your self-worth from your productivity, and design a much more fun, healthy, and energising life. Want to be the first to hear about new episodes and other fre…

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Episode 79 - Doctor Octopus on the Power of Nonlinear Thinking 1:47:59

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Send us a text I am delighted to introduce to you, Perry Knoppert, aka Dr. Octopus Perry is pretty hard to pin down. He is an artist, he has worked in conventional industries. He's lived in China and Belgium. He's been homeless. He has ADHD and dyslexia. But most importantly he has founded a community I think you'll enjoy and want to join: the Octo…

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Episode 78 - The Rebel Syndrome: How to reconcile your desire for freedom and variety with scheduling and constraint 13:55

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Send us a text Do you hate predictability with a vengeance? Is your worst nightmare knowing what you're going to do three weeks in advance? Do you refuse to be pinned down or hemmed in by commitments? Then you may be suffering from the rebel-syndrome. In this Episode you'll learn how real autonomy and freedom are found - and no, it definitely doesn…

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Episode 77 - Time Poverty, FOMO and Fake Einstein Quotes 11:49

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Send us a text Do you feel as if you've never got enough time? Are you greedy for more? Then listen to this Episode to learn what is actually the problem (spoiler alert: it isn't time) - and what to do about it. Want to be the first to hear about new episodes and other free content that will help you manage your smart mind? Subscribe here. Are you …

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Episode 76 - From Time Loser to Time Lord 12:00

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Send us a text Are you constantly running out of time? Do you feel as if there's never enough? Then this Episode will help you reframe your time mindset completely. You'll learn how to start spending time intentionally, and feel time rich instead of time poor. After listening to this Episode it will become a lot easier to 'spend' time on things tha…

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Episode 75 - No, you're not 'too much' - stop making yourself small so other people can feel OK 10:38

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Send us a text Do other people complain that you're a bit 'too much' or 'too intense'? Have you made it a habit to hide who you really are? Then this podcast is a reminder that you are not responsible for the way other people feel. That you're doing a massive disservice to yourself if you try to make THEM feel OK rather then for YOU to be OK. Liste…

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Episode 74 - Bridging the Gap between Knowing and Doing 14:10

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Send us a text Do you think you KNOW what you should be doing to have a better life, but for some reason you cannot bring yourself to do it? Or that you feel that there's the most amazing tool or strategy out there that everyone is raving about, that doesn't seem to work for you at all? Then this Episode is for you! You'll learn why most mainstream…

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Episode 73 - The Case of the Mistaken Identity of Your Future Self 10:36

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Send us a text You’re here because you want to change. You know that you have so much potential and that your life can be better. And a lot of coaching teaches you to => decide who you want to become => visualise it as often and as vividly as you can => start acting ‘as-if’ and live into it => take action for it to become a reality Well, that is al…

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Episode 72 - The Missing Piece in Getting Things Done 6:43

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Send us a text This is the fifth mini-cast in a series designed to give you a sneak peek into my new membership community, Shamelessly Smart. So far we’ve covered finding your Big Thing, Impact Projects, your brain being a bit of a brat and your fear of your inner critic. Today we tackle an important missing piece: Energy Management. You'll learn h…

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Episode 71 - Why it's so hard to start new things 6:43

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Send us a text Welcome to the fourth mini-cast of this series that gives you a sneak peek into my new membership community, Shamelessly Smart. So far we’ve covered finding your Big Thing, Impact Projects and your brain being a bit of a brat. Today we look at the two main reasons why it’s hard to start something new: Your brain will ALWAYS try to pr…

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Episode 70 - How your brain's bias towards easy kills your follow-through 5:38

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Send us a text Welcome to the third mini-cast giving you a sneak peak into my new membership community, Shamelessly Smart. So far we’ve covered finding your Big Thing, as well as focusing on the here and now and actually getting things done through Impact Projects. But we need to address the elephant in the room too: your lack of follow-through. Li…

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Episode 69 - All about Impact Projects 6:20

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Send us a text This week I’m sharing a series of short and sweet podcast Episodes to give you a taste of what it is like inside my new membership program, Shamelessly Smart - enjoy part 2! Yesterday you found the 'big lever', the The One Big Thing. Now what? Having a point on the horizon is great, and useful, but what do you do next. That's what yo…

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Episode 68 - How to change your life in the smartest possible way 7:12

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Send us a text This week I’m sharing a series of short and sweet podcast Episodes to give you a taste of what it is like inside my new membership program, Shamelessly Smart - enjoy this first teaser! What is the smartest possible way to change your life? Finding the Lever. The One Big Thing. Listen in to this short sneak peek into Shamelessy Smart …

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Episode 67 - How to be a brilliant autistic CEO with Maisie Hill - Part 2 39:49

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Send us a text In this second part of my interview with autistic icon and multiple six-figure CEO Maisie Hill, we dive into: Finding the red thread in your career and work, even (especially) when you pivot often How Maisie is using Formula One as an inspiration for her business The pros and cons of pivots and shiny objects How she works with her te…

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Episode 66 - How to be a brilliant, autistic CEO with Maisie Hill - Part 1 59:14

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Send us a text My guest this week is the amazing Maisie Hill. I can’t even begin to list all her achievements here: she’s a master certified life coach, a menstrual cycle expert, a bestselling author and an autistic icon. Maisie has been a massive inspiration to me in how she shows up as the CEO of her business. We all have assumptions about what r…

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Episode 65 - The Beautiful Vision of Judith Gaton - Part 2 51:37

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Send us a text Welcome to the second part of my interview with the incredibly awesome and fierce, one and only, Judith Gaton. If you haven’t heard the first part yet do not proceed - go back and listen to the previous episode first - it will make WAY more sense that way. And if you have, I’m sure you’re dying to hear more about Judith’s vision and …

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Episode 64 - The Beautiful Vision of Judith Gaton - Part 1 46:38

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Send us a text Welcome to this interview with the amazing, inspiring, all-over-awesome Judith Gaton. Judith is a Master-certified life coach, personal stylist, lawyer, and entrepreneur. She's also the author of the book "How to be a F*cking Lady: A Modern Guide to Being Charming and Fierce AF" and the host of the scintillating podcast "Style Master…

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Episode 63 - Ruling the Internet with Naomi Dunford - Part 2 56:05

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Send us a text Welcome to the second part of my marathon interview with Naomi Dunford, the founder of Ittybiz. In this second part, you'll learn: why Naomi got 1000 people to quit their day job, hwy failure doesn’t exist for her what it's like to be a minimalist digital nomad, how for her, travel comes down to “going to a different place with bette…

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Episode 62 - Ruling the Internet with Naomi Dunford - Part 1 43:13

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Send us a text On this week's episode, I'm talking to Naomi Dunford, the founder of Ittybiz, and who I've been following and learning from since probably 2007. Naomi, in addition to being incredibly smart, is Romani Canadian, a small business coach and internet marketing veteran. As you'll learn during this conversation, she actually got 1000 peopl…

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Episode 61 - From 'Compare & Despair' to 'Compare and Care' 14:44

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Send us a text Do you often compare yourself with others and feel you fall short? Then this Episode is for you! You'll learn what actually happens when you compare, and the steps you need to take to address it: Lean into the feeling Vent, express, move Attend to yourself: what do you really need here? Go resource yourself Having a hard time noticin…

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Episode 60 - 'Dreaming Big' vs. Opening Up to Endless Possibilities 10:07

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Send us a text Have you been told to 'dream bigger'? In this Episode I explain why, despite this being a nice idea, it doesn't work for me - and how I get my brain and body to open up to endless possibilities instead. You'll learn how to courageously, adventurously and sensuously step into your true desires to uncover what you really want and start…

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Episode 59 - A week in the life of your smart, neurodivergent coach and podcast host 27:23

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Send us a text In the run-up to the One-Year Anniversary of the podcast I asked you what you'd like me to talk about - and this was one of them. What does my week look like? How do I make things work with my unique smart mind? Tune in to learn all about how I've organised things to do what I'm best at, and to learn how these have evolved into my pe…

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Episode 58 - Getting Unbored with Claus Grand Bang Part 2 45:14

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Send us a text Welcome to this second part of an interview I did with Associate Professor Claus Grand Bang. If you haven't listen to part 1 yet, you definitely want to check that out first. In this second part, we dive into the following: what Claus learned from losing all his money; the smart ritual he has designed to switch from work to free time…

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Episode 57 - Getting Unbored with Claus Grand Bang Part 1 50:49

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Send us a text Welcome to the second year of the podcast - and a series of interviews with inspiring smart humans. In this Episode, I talk to Claus Grand Bang (yup, that's his real name - more about that in the podcast), who is an Associate Professor in Denmark and does things well..let's say...a bit differently! We had so much to talk about that I…

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Episode 56 - Accessing your Internal ChatGPT through your Future Self 11:17

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Send us a text Are you ready for something fun? This week you'll learn how to access your internal ChatGPT - all your knowledge, experiences, etc. - through meeting up with your Future Self. Want to figure out how to achieve your goals? How to feel more connected? Or anything else Google can't answer for you? Then tune into this Episode to learn ho…

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Episode 55 - What you need to do to heal your impatience, perfectionism, fear of failure, and lack of self-worth 10:04

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Send us a text This week, I share the secret to slowly and gently overcoming your perfectionism and fear o failure: start doing something you currently SUCK at. Something that you cannot ‘hack’ with your smart mind. Something creative, that involves skill. Something that will cause you to be frustrated. Something you cannot control. You’ll learn wh…

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Episode 54 - Reconsidering Your Decisions - Is it a Good Idea or Are You Just Being Flaky? 17:38

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Send us a text Are you reconsidering something you decided on earlier? But are you not sure whether this is a smart idea or a cop-out? Then tune in for this week's episode where I give you a list of smart questions to help you figure it out. With the questions, you'll quickly get clarity on whether it is a good idea to rethink things - or whether y…

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Episode 53 - Finding Smart Friends 22:42

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Send us a text Are you happy with your circle of friends? Or is there room for more people in your life? If it’s the latter - as it is for probably 90% of gifted adults, this podcast is for you. You will learn: Why navigating friendships is different for smart humans; The things that can trip you up when trying to meet new people as well as maintai…

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Episode 52 - Using Neuroplasticity to Change your Self-Concept 12:35

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Send us a text Did you know that you can change the way you think about yourself? You absolutely do NOT need to keep thinking about yourself as disorganised, shy, undisciplined, bad with money, or whatever belief is currently keeping you small. In this week's Episode, I show you how to uncover the self-sabotaging labels that you are subconsciously …

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Episode 51 - How to stop feeling guilty all the time 15:48

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Send us a text Do you often experience feelings of guilt? Do you have a hard time setting boundaries and saying 'no' to people without feeling bad? Then check out this Episode in which you'll learn the difference between Real and Unreal Guilt how to figure out which is which how to find and change the underlying beliefs that lead to Unreal Guilt Pe…

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Episode 50 - How to practice gratitude in a way that works with your smart mind 11:22

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Send us a text Thinking of starting a gratitude practice? Or just feeling you should be WAY more grateful of everything you've achieved, accumulated, created? Then this Episode is for you. Listen in to learn why I think that for some smart humans gratitude practice is a bad idea, despite all the health benefits attached to it - and what I suggest y…

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Episode 49 - Stop asking 'what's wrong with me?' and ask this powerful question instead 9:56

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Send us a text This week's Episode is a bit of a rant because I'm so mad at the harm that has been and is being done to humans with smart minds by telling them they need to change the essence of who they are in order to be successful. In this Episode you'll learn why this is a big fat lie, what it will cost you to keep subscribing to it, and how to…

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Episode 48 - Troubleshooting Visualisation - Internalised Oppression, Social/Cultural pressure, other Programming and Bridging the Gap 22:09

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Send us a text Do you have trouble trying to visualise your goals and really inhabiting that vision, as if it were real? Then you have a powerful clue that something is off. In this Episode you'll learn four questions to ask when visualisation doesn't feel real: Is it YOUR goal? Do you have the visual vocabulary to see it? Is there a subconscious c…