Healing Mindset

Have you ever wanted to say how you really feel, then stopped yourself? On The Healing Mindset, host Swati and mindset coach Carlene Marie explore why opening up feels so hard and why vulnerability is a strength.

Carlene shares how the end of a 25-year marriage taught her that strength means asking for help, and walks through her four-step Compass Method for pausing, calming and choosing a braver response.

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What if the reason self-care feels so difficult isn't because you're not trying hard enough, but because you're trying to do everything alone?

We've been taught to think of self-care as something deeply personal. A quiet room, a meditation session, a fitness routine, or a few precious moments away from everyone else. But what if meaningful, sustainable wellbeing also depends on the people around us?

In this episode of The Healing Min...

What if peace isn't something you find after life becomes easier, but something you can begin experiencing right in the middle of it?

We often tell ourselves that we'll feel free once our responsibilities become lighter, our problems disappear, or everything finally falls into place. But life rarely gives us that perfect moment.

In this episode of The Healing Mindset, host Swati welcomes Amitha Khema, a Buddhist monk originally from ...

What if the habits that soothe you today are keeping you stuck tomorrow? On The Healing Mindset, host Ria sits with Ray Schloss to explore why healing is a decision, and why it is rarely as easy as we expect.

Ray shares why repeated patterns are often old forms of self-soothing, how to start meditating without forcing your thoughts away, and the simple foundations every healing journey rests on.

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Have you been fighting yourself instead of fighting for yourself? On The Healing Mindset, host Niharika sits with Tobi Ojekunle to explore what healing looks like on an ordinary, stressful Tuesday.

Tobi shares why healing means feeling everything, how gentle self-reflection uncovers old patterns, and how to rise again after a setback without shame.

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Tobi Ojekunle is the voice behind Mirror Talk, a podcast of s...

If you keep pushing through routines that never quite fit and still feel exhausted, this one is for you. On The Healing Mindset, guest host Sana sits with Kathryn Riordan to explore burnout in neurodivergent and highly sensitive women.

Kathryn explains why discipline can deepen depletion, and how rhythm, pleasure and permission can help you rebuild energy without blaming yourself.

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Kathryn Riordan is a Nationa...

What if the kindness you were praised for was really a way of disappearing? On The Healing Mindset, host Mahika welcomes back Bradley Gabbert to explore the difference between surviving and healing.

Bradley shares how therapy, breathwork and yoga helped him move from lifelong passiveness toward assertiveness, and how he learned to love himself along the way.

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Bradley Gabbert is the author of The Agreeable Chil...

What if healing is less about staying positive and more about finally getting to know yourself? On The Healing Mindset, host Ria sits with Mike Murphy to explore why old patterns keep repeating and how they begin to loosen.

Mike shares the intention practice that helped him rebuild his life, and why slipping up never means starting over.

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Mike Murphy is an author and course creator based in California, and fou...

Healing rarely looks the way it does online. If you have ever wondered why you are not over it yet, or felt ashamed for still struggling, this conversation is for you.

On The Healing Mindset, host Niharika talks with Tiffany Sharp about healing as an ongoing process, the self-doubt and comparison that keep us stuck, and why self-compassion comes before change. You will leave with gentle, practical ways to come back to yourself.

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Most of us carry old stories about who we are and what we deserve. If you keep repeating the same patterns and wonder why positive thinking never lasts, this conversation is for you.

On The Healing Mindset, host Ria talks with Leo Dulay about healing the subconscious mind, finding the root cause behind triggers, and why feeling stuck is a signal, not a sentence. You will leave with a gentler way to begin, one belief at a time.

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What if the thoughts running through your mind aren't actually who you are?

We all have an inner voice. Sometimes it encourages us, but other times it repeats old fears, limiting beliefs and stories about ourselves that we have carried for years.

In this episode of The Healing Mindset, host Ria welcomes Kimberly Braun, a minister, spiritual teacher, author and meditation practitioner, for an exploration of negative self-talk, self-aw...

What if the most damaging part of a relationship argument isn't what you're fighting about, but what happens to your emotional connection while you're fighting?

In this episode of The Healing Mindset, Gaylen Wilson shares the relationship philosophy he developed with his wife, Heather, through their work as relationship coaches and their own long-term partnership.

Drawing inspiration from attachment theory and Dr. Sue Johnson's work,...

What if you've been surviving for so long that survival simply feels normal?

In this episode of The Healing Mindset, Emma Victoria Johnson shares a deeply personal story about cancer, a difficult relationship, self-belief, faith, hope and the moment her perspective on life dramatically changed.

Emma says she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer and given what she describes as a three-month prognosis. Rather than accepting that as...

What if healing doesn't require leaving the person—or the life—you loved behind?

In this episode of The Healing Mindset, Michaela S. Cox joins the conversation to explore grief, mindset, gratitude, perspective and what it actually means to move forward after life changes you.

Michaela challenges the idea that a healing mindset simply means “thinking positively.” Positive thinking can be part of it, but she arg...

Do you feel you are grieving wrong because the pain has not gone away? On The Healing Mindset, host Ria and Mark Stackpole, a father who lost his daughter six months ago, explore what healing after loss really looks like.

You will hear why healing has no finish line, how gratitude and small moments can sit beside grief, and why kindness to yourself comes first.

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Mark Stackpole lives in Manteca, California, and has spe...

What if healing isn't about returning to who you were, but becoming who you were created to be? This episode of Healing Mindset is for anyone carrying old hurt and wondering where to begin.

Former bartender, former Catholic nun, and end-of-life doula Gina Economopoulos shares her journey of faith and eleven years of sobriety, why healing isn't "microwaveable," and how routine and gratitude keep her moving forward.

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What do you do when the life you planned disappears overnight? This episode of The Healing Mindset is for anyone facing depression, illness, or a setback that feels too big to recover from.

Author Ayis Caperonis shares how a brain tumor at 13 ended his athletic dreams, and how small daily steps, faith, family, and a shift in perspective helped him rebuild through years of depression.

Content note: this episode includes discussion of ...

Content note: this episode includes references to childhood abuse, foster care, and substance use.

Is healing a finish line, or a way of living? This episode of The Healing Mindset is for anyone carrying a painful past and wondering how to move forward without pretending it never happened.

Author Adriene Caldwell shares how she rebuilt her life after poverty, foster care, and abuse, why healing is a lifelong journey, and how forgiven...

What if healing doesn't start with positive thinking, but with a single breath? This episode of The Healing Mindset is for anyone feeling stuck, heavy, or unsure how to begin feeling better in their body.

Pilates instructor Nadia Gillespie shares how movement shaped her from childhood ballet to Pilates, why emotions are motions, and how tiny steps like breathing, sunlight, and a short walk can gently shift your day.

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