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March 17, 2025 19 mins
In this 19-minute episode, I discuss how the stories we tell ourselves shape our reality and how our digital and mental algorithms reinforce our beliefs. I also dive into the power of spring cleaning—both physically and emotionally—exploring how decluttering our homes, relationships, and minds creates space for new energy and growth.Using real-life examples, I break down the science of confirmation bias, neuroplasticity, and the Reticular Activating System to show how our brains filter reality based on what we focus on.

Plus, I share how to rewire your mind, curate your inputs, and shift from limiting beliefs to empowering possibilities. If you're ready to clear out what no longer serves you and create space for expansion, this episode is for you!

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Speaker 1 (00:04):
You're listening to them Minutes on Growth podcast the show
that brings you mindfully curated insights into relationships, spirituality, personal
development and everything in between, with your hosts Tenas the
same Poor, Hi Soul friends, It's Tanaso, same port and
welcome back to another short solo episode of the Minutes

(00:26):
on Growth Podcasts. Today we're going to be talking about
spring cleaning, but not just in the way we usually
talk about it. Yes, we're going to be talking about
clearing out the clutter in our homes, but we're also
going to go deeper because spring isn't just about refreshing
our physical spaces. It's also about detoxing our mind, our beliefs,

(00:47):
and our relationships as well. So spring really is a
season of renewal. We have the Spring Equinox coming up,
which also marks the beginning of the Persian New Year,
and it really is the perfect time to step into
a more evolved version of ourselves by letting go of

(01:08):
what no longer serves us. So today we're going to
explore how decluttering our physical space impacts our energy. We're
going to talk about how to detox limiting beliefs that
are keeping a stagnant, and how to take inventory of
our relationships and create space for more reciprocal.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
Aligned connections. So let's begin. So decluttering our physical space
is all about clearing energetic blockages. So I want you
to take a look around your home right now. What
are you holding on to that it's time to let
go of. Maybe it's clothes that don't fit anymore, not

(01:50):
just physically, but energetically. Maybe it's the items from your
past self, from a version of you that you no
longer resonate with that no longer exists. Maybe you're holding
onto things just in case, but in reality, they're anchoring
you to an old identity. Because spring cleaning isn't just

(02:14):
about organizing, it's about intentionally making space for expansion. So
when we let go of what no longer aligns with
who we are today with this version of us, we
are creating a room for new energy to flow in.
And I know, I know that this can be hard,
especially when we attach meaning to objects, But for something

(02:40):
new to enter, there needs to be space for it.
If I want a new sofa set, I need to
be willing to let go of this sofa set. Or
if you're holding on to clothes that don't fit you
anymore and the hopes that one day you'll wear them again.
I invite you to ask yourself, am I holding on

(03:03):
tightly to an old version of myself that doesn't currently exist?
And let's take it a step further. Am I resisting
accepting myself as I am today? Because true transformation doesn't
come from shame or judgment. We don't change by criticizing

(03:25):
ourselves into a new version. We change by accepting where
we are and moving forward with love, with compassion, with understanding.
And I want you to trust that if and when
the time comes, you can always call new things into
your life. You can always purchase something that is your

(03:47):
size now that you feel comfortable and that makes you
feel good about yourself. So for now, I really invite
you to release the old, really what no longer fits,
and create space for something new. So now let's take

(04:07):
it even a step further. Let's go deeper. We're decluttering
our homes. You know, we're letting go of what no
longer fits, what you know no longer sparks joined to
our life that we know you know can find a
better home somewhere else, and someone else can appreciate it
and love it and honor it more than us. We're
doing that, but how often do we declutter our minds?

(04:31):
So take a moment to reflect, like, what limiting beliefs
are you still carrying into this new season? And one
of my favorite ways to become aware of limiting believes
the subconscious is to take inventory of my relationship with
different areas in my life. So my relationship with my career,
my relationship with finances, friends, family, significant other, health, home.

(04:56):
Out of ten, how good does that relationship feel? How
fulfilled do I feel? How satisfied do I feel? And
if I'm scoring low, it usually is a signal that
there is this limiting belief in my subconscious that I
need to become aware of. Here are some prompts to
get you going, like are you telling yourself I should

(05:19):
be doing this or I can't be doing that? Are
you looking for evidence against yourself instead of evidence for
your potential? And then where are these beliefs coming from?
Are they truly yours or were they conditioned into you
by family, by society or past experiences. So one of

(05:44):
my friends recently got out of a bad relationship and
a challenging relationship, and she kept sending me videos with
titles like all men are narcissists and all men cheat,
and it became a constant cycle. She was consumed doing
this content dan night, sharing it and reinforcing the belief
that healthy love was impossible, like it doesn't exist. And

(06:09):
so I told her, I was like, you need to
stop entertaining this content because your algorithm is going to
flood you with more of it. And I asked her,
I was like, how does watching these videos actually make
you feel? And so, you know, after reflecting on it,
she was like, it makes me feel worse And I said, okay, well,

(06:30):
what do you ultimately want? What is your desire?

Speaker 1 (06:34):
Said?

Speaker 2 (06:34):
She wanted to be in a healthy relationship. So I
told her, then, is it serving you to keep consuming
content that reinforces the belief that healthy relationships don't exist?
She was like no, And so I asked her, like,
what would actually help you feel empowered? What would bring
more hope into your life? Her response was if I

(06:59):
saw more examples of healthy you know, couples exactly. So
I was like, train your algorithm to show you that
seek out evidence that what you want is possible. And
this isn't just about social media. It's actually about how
our brains work. So let's geek out for a moment
and let me share the science behind it. So, the

(07:22):
reticular activating system is a network in our brain stem
that acts as a filter. It's going to prioritize what
we pay attention to based on what we already believe.
Because remember, the brain is designed for survival, to keep
you safe, so it doesn't want to bring something that

(07:43):
is unfamiliar to you know, the territory. So if you
keep telling yourself that all men are cheaters, your brain
will subconsciously seek out evidence to support that belief. It
will notice stories of infidelity enforce the idea, and it's
going to ignore counter evidence of healthy relationships. And this

(08:06):
is what we call confirmation bias. Our brain actively looks
for proof that aligns with our pre existing beliefs and
it discards anything that contradicts it. Now, I want us
to talk about in your plasticity. So it's the brain's
ability to rewire and form you neural pathways based on
repeated thoughts, behaviors, and experiences. So if you repeatedly consume

(08:31):
negative relationship content, you're going to strengthen the neural pathways
that associate love with betrayal, toxicity, and fear. But here's
a good part. If you intentionally consume content about secure,
evolving relationships, your brain will literally rewire itself to believe

(08:53):
in healthy love. Don't just take my word for it.
My studies are showing that what we can consume online
affects our emotional state. So research from the Journal of Cyberpsychology,
Behavior and Social Networking found that exposure to negative content
online increases anxiety, stress, and helplessness. On the other hand,

(09:15):
studies from positive psychology research show that consuming uplifting content
it can increase feelings of optimism, motivation, and impact our actions.
And you know, for me, as a relationship coach, as
someone who deeply desires to experience healthy, fulfilling love, I

(09:37):
make a conscious effort to engage with content that supports
my belief in healthy relationships. And I had to rewire
that too, because healthy relationships weren't modeled to me growing up.
So I had to be intentional with seeking out evidence
for that desire, for that experience that I wanted. So

(09:58):
I follow Therapists are scientists, couples who share you know,
research back tools. I love to know the science behind things,
So I'm all about, you know, diving into the research
and the studies. But I want evidence for building healthy love.
So I'm studying, you know, neuroplasticity, relational intelligence, communication techniques,

(10:19):
and I'm only interacting and like, liking and commenting on
content that reflects that vision, that reflects that experience of
reality for me, And so my algorithm has adjusted. I
don't even see the content that she was sending me
on my feed on a regular basis, Like unless she
had sent it to me, I wouldn't have seen it.

(10:40):
And so it's the same in life beyond social media.
What we choose to focus on, believe in, and repeatedly
expose ourselves to shapes our experience of reality. Because our
experience of reality is based on our beliefs, our thoughts, our opinions,
and our perceptions. If we want to shift that, we
need to shift these for So, if you want to

(11:02):
shift your beliefs and rewire your brain for something more expansive,
that feels more expansive in your heart and your chest
and your body, you got to start by curating your inputs.
What you're putting into it So I want you to
audit your content consumption. I want you to take a
look at your social media or your books, your conversations,

(11:22):
what themes are they dominating. Are you consuming content that
reinforces hope and possibility or fear and limitation. Last weekend,
it was my fiance's birthday and I threw him a party,
and right before the guests arrived, I send them a message.
I said, the theme for tonight is parallel timeline. So

(11:43):
I want you to embody the highest version of yourself,
your grandest desires, without doubt, without limitation, and certain rules
you can't discuss, you know, the economy through the lens
of lack. You can talk about politics, trade wars. And
it was so refreshing for like six seven hours where

(12:04):
we were just talking about our goals, our desires, our visions.
It was such a sole, expansive experience. So take a
look at the things that are dominating your current conversations,
whether they're literal conversations with other people or the ones
you're dominating in your mind. And then I want you

(12:24):
to start seeking out the opposite evidence. If you believe
healthy relationships don't exist, I want you to start searching
for couples, like stories of couples who have done the
work and have built beautiful partnerships. If you believe financial
abundance is impossible for you, I want you to follow

(12:44):
people who have transformed their financial reality through mindset shifts
and action. And then I want you to engage with
what you believe that you want to believe in. So
I mean, let's use social media as an example. Every
like common or share teaches the algorithm, and you're subconscious
what to prioritize. If you want to believe in healthy relationships,

(13:07):
follow content and accounts that highlights secure attachment growth, love
that evolves over time. Recently, I posted something on threads.
I said, I wish people could experience help fulfilling love
and a relationship can be past the honeymoon phase. And

(13:31):
a few people liked it and shared it, and I
was like, this is the content I want people to know.
I want people to know that love can grow deeper
and deeper. And deeper doesn't mean there's no challenges, but
that feeling. You know, Everyone's like, oh, I wish you
could go back to the honeymoon phase. No, I want
you to feel the love of commitment, deep commitment healthy commitment. Similarly,

(13:56):
if you want to believe in abundance, I want you
to read story and biographies of people who have shifted
their financial narrative, and then I want you to be
conscious of the story you're feeding yourself. So, just like
your social media algorithm, your mind is also running on
an algorithm, and it prioritizes what you repeatedly give attention to.

(14:17):
So what are you treating your mind to expect? What
mental feed are you scrolling through every day? So, if
you know we're stepping into this new season spring, spring, equinox, persion,
new hear you know, renew all, ask yourself, how is
my life a reflection of my beliefs? Where am I

(14:38):
looking for evidence against myself instead of for myself? And
how can I shift my perspective to align with the
reality I want to create and experience. Now that we've
talked about, you know, the mental detoks, I want us
to also talk about our relationships. Spring is also the

(15:01):
perfect time to take inventory of the people in our lives.
So ask yourself, are my relationships reciprocal in nature? Do
the people in my life poor into me as much
as I pour into them? Which relationships feel expansive, which
ones feel draining? Get curious with it, Get curious with

(15:25):
how your body feels around certain people. Are there conversations
that I'm avoiding the need to happen and take it
even a step further, even with myself? How am I
showing up in my relationships? What's the energy I'm taking
into spaces? Am I being a good friend? Am I

(15:47):
being a good partner, a good family member? Am I
showing up for the people that I love in a
way that aligns with my values? Again? Am I'm bringing
the energy that I want to receive? My best friends
and I we talk about growth within relationships often with

(16:07):
one another, and we do so to remind each other that, Hey,
relationships aren't about just what we gather, about what we contribute,
what we give the yin the yang, the giving, the receiving.
If we want to experience deep, fulfilling, soul nourishing, like expansive,
like coming out of your chest, relationships, we have to

(16:31):
be willing to do the work to reflect, to adjust,
to communicate, to learn, and to show up as a
more evolved version of ourselves. So as we are stepping
into spring, let's not just clean out our closets and
our living rooms and our kitchens. But let's also clean

(16:53):
out our energy, our minds, our connections.

Speaker 1 (16:58):
You know.

Speaker 2 (16:59):
With with spring equinox, coorse comes rebirth and renew what
we see this in nature, and I hope that we
can take this lesson from nature, this energy from nature,
and release what no longer serves us physically, mentally, emotionally,

(17:19):
for us to create space for new, aligned, expansive energy
to enter and to shift our mindset and subconscious patterns,
to become aware of those patterns and to shift them
to better support our growth. So as you go on
with your day today, I invite you to ask yourself
what am I ready to let go of? And what

(17:44):
new beliefs, habits and relationships am I ready to step into?
Because just like nature, we're always evolving and growing, and
my desires are shifting. I'm not the same person I
was last year, so that which aligned and resonated with
me a year ago might not align and resonate with

(18:06):
me now. So I got to be really intentional with that.
And true transformation begins when we clear space for something
new to emerge, and the universe abhorse a vacuum, so
we create space for it. It's going to be replaced,
but we need to create space for it. So if
there's something a desire that you know is not manifesting

(18:29):
for you in the physical row, ask yourself, have I
created space for it? Two contradicting beliefs cannot coexist. If
I want a healthy relationship, I cannot entertain the belief
that all my cheat I need to let go of
that to create space for healthy love to come in,

(18:49):
and of course doing the inner work, learning the skills
so that when it does come in, I can cultivate it,
I can nourish it. So thank you so so much
for joining me today. If this episode resonated with you,
let me know I would love to hear what you
are releasing this season. Thank you so so much for

(19:11):
being here with me speak.

Speaker 1 (19:12):
So thank you for joining us this week on Minutes
on Growth. If you enjoyed today's episode, and make sure
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