Mind Love ♡ Modern Mindfulness
581 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 640 ratingsGive your mind a little love today! Open your mind and expand your possibilities with an hour of mindset and self-love mentoring each week! We explore evidence-based research and raw personal stories to help you wake up to your power and lead a more intentional life. Think of it like your weekly action plan toward your highest self! Join host, Melissa Monte, for inspiring interviews into modern mindfulness techniques to level up your mind, body and soul. We explore topics like self-love, developing a positive mindset, finding your purpose, breaking negative thought cycles, reducing stress and anxiety, connecting to your intuition, finding alignment, working with energy, and more… No fluff. No BS. So let’s raise our collective conscious for the greater good… and create a badass legacy along the way. Hit subscribe for 5 karma points. Your future self will thank you. Let’s do this.
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The Hidden Keys to Motivation
November 24, 2020 15:33 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBDo you feel like you’re just not a motivated person? Maybe you’ve never been very motivated. Or maybe, there was a time you felt motivated but you just can’t figure out how to tap into that again. What if motivation is not one-size-fits all, and we just haven’t yet figured out our unique motivation code? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Todd Henry, author of Motivation Code among other brilliant books. he helps people access their brilliance through speaking, writing an...
Deep Listening Skills for Deeper Connections and Challenging Conversations • PREVIEW
November 20, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MBWe will learn: What does it mean to really hear someone or be deeply heard 5 Simple steps to increase high quality communication and create deeper, meaningful connections How to use social media to connect on a deeper level We are more connected than we’ve ever been, but for some reason, we’re more divided than we’ve ever been. There’s also more people on earth than there’s ever been before, but somehow, we’re lonelier than we’ve ever been. How do we come back to connection? What are we mi...
Deep Listening Skills for Deeper Connections and Challenging Conversations • FULL EPISODE UP FOR 24 HRS
November 20, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutesWe will learn: What does it mean to really hear someone or be deeply heard 5 Simple steps to increase high quality communication and create deeper, meaningful connections How to use social media to connect on a deeper level We are more connected than we’ve ever been, but for some reason, we’re more divided than we’ve ever been. There’s also more people on earth than there’s ever been before, but somehow, we’re lonelier than we’ve ever been. How do we come back to connection? What are we ...
Deep Listening Skills for Deeper Connections and Challenging Conversations • X22
November 20, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBWe will learn: What does it mean to really hear someone or be deeply heard 5 Simple steps to increase high quality communication and create deeper, meaningful connections How to use social media to connect on a deeper level We are more connected than we’ve ever been, but for some reason, we’re more divided than we’ve ever been. There’s also more people on earth than there’s ever been before, but somehow, we’re lonelier than we’ve ever been. How do we come back to connection? What are ...
The New Science to Unlock Your Brain's Hidden Power
November 17, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBWe will learn: How to tap into your creative brain to achieve more success How to flex your 3 core neuro-muscles A simple technique to eliminate stress, anxiety, self-doubt and fear The most frustrating complex but frustrating tool we have is our brains. How do we make sure that we’re always building up our brains so that we can find more and more success throughout our lives… instead of just slowly tearing ourselves down? As we have life experiences, we create mental and emotional blocks...
The New Science to Unlock Your Brain's Hidden Power • 156
November 17, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourWe will learn: How to tap into your creative brain to achieve more success How to flex your 3 core neuro-muscles A simple technique to eliminate stress, anxiety, self-doubt and fear The most frustrating complex but frustrating tool we have is our brains. How do we make sure that we’re always building up our brains so that we can find more and more success throughout our lives… instead of just slowly tearing ourselves down? As we have life experiences, we create mental and emotional blo...
How to Speak with Influence • FULL EPISODE UP FOR 24 HRS
November 13, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutesWe will learn: How to clarify ideas and make them stand out Work through fear and replace with techniques that give the presenter confidence in themselves How to maintain present moment awareness to communicate confidently Did you know that human’s number one fear is public speaking? Even over death. Public speaking isn’t just reserved for a stage and a full conference hall. Public speaking can be speaking in front of your team at work, or leading a Zoom call. What are you missing out ...
How to Speak with Influence • PREVIEW
November 13, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.55 MBWe will learn: How to clarify ideas and make them stand out Work through fear and replace with techniques that give the presenter confidence in themselves How to maintain present moment awareness to communicate confidently Did you know that human’s number one fear is public speaking? Even over death. Public speaking isn’t just reserved for a stage and a full conference hall. Public speaking can be speaking in front of your team at work, or leading a Zoom call. What are you missing out on ...
How to Speak with Influence • X21
November 13, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBWe will learn: How to clarify ideas and make them stand out Work through fear and replace with techniques that give the presenter confidence in themselves How to maintain present moment awareness to communicate confidently Did you know that human’s number one fear is public speaking? Even over death. Public speaking isn’t just reserved for a stage and a full conference hall. Public speaking can be speaking in front of your team at work, or leading a Zoom call. What are you missing o...
Post Betrayal Syndrome • 155
November 10, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourWe will learn: How do we know if we haven’t healed from a betrayal The 5 stages of betrayal - including emotions and mental symptoms A 4 step process to start to trust again This episode has an accompanying worksheet for MEMBERS ONLY. Log into your Membership Nook to access. What is it about betrayal that feels so much more personal than other kinds of pain? Why is it that betrayal hurts so badly? Why does it feel so unexpected even when often there were plenty of warning signs? And mos...
Post Betrayal Syndrome
November 10, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBWe will learn: How do we know if we haven’t healed from a betrayal The 5 stages of betrayal - including emotions and mental symptoms A 4 step process to start to trust again This episode has an accompanying worksheet for MEMBERS ONLY. Log into your Membership Nook to access. What is it about betrayal that feels so much more personal than other kinds of pain? Why is it that betrayal hurts so badly? Why does it feel so unexpected even when often there were plenty of warning signs? And most i...
The Connection Between Gut Health and Mental Health • X20
November 06, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.38 MBWe will learn: How trauma can spark chronic gut symptoms, and a scientific explanation of how unresolved trauma lives in the body The often-overlooked link between your gut health and being able to listen to your intuition Why enforcing boundaries has more impact on our physical health than we realize Stress has been recognized as the number one proxy killer disease today. The American Medical Association has said that stress is the basic cause for more than 60% of all human illnesses and...
The Connection Between Gut Health and Mental Health • PREVIEW
November 06, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBWe will learn: How trauma can spark chronic gut symptoms, and a scientific explanation of how unresolved trauma lives in the body The often-overlooked link between your gut health and being able to listen to your intuition Why enforcing boundaries has more impact on our physical health than we realize Stress has been recognized as the number one proxy killer disease today. The American Medical Association has said that stress is the basic cause for more than 60% of all human illnesses and...
The Connection Between Gut Health and Mental Health • FULL EPISODE UP FOR 24 HRS!
November 06, 2020 09:00 - 53 minutesWe will learn: How trauma can spark chronic gut symptoms, and a scientific explanation of how unresolved trauma lives in the body The often-overlooked link between your gut health and being able to listen to your intuition Why enforcing boundaries has more impact on our physical health than we realize Stress has been recognized as the number one proxy killer disease today. The American Medical Association has said that stress is the basic cause for more than 60% of all human illnesses ...
How Our Struggles Influence Our Biology
November 03, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBWe will learn: How our personal struggles actually influence our biology How to examine the 4 points of your personal compass Why letting in is just as important as letting go It seems the most interesting, complex and inspiring people I know have all been through something really hard. They’ve struggled somehow. Struggles help us develop resilience. Often in order to survive, we start searching for things – help, resources, conversations, maybe something inside ourselves like our own stren...
How Our Struggles Influence Our Biology • 154
November 03, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourWe will learn: How our personal struggles actually influence our biology How to examine the 4 points of your personal compass Why letting in is just as important as letting go It seems the most interesting, complex and inspiring people I know have all been through something really hard. They’ve struggled somehow. Struggles help us develop resilience. Often in order to survive, we start searching for things – help, resources, conversations, maybe something inside ourselves like our own st...
Creating Good Luck with the Serendipity Mindset • 153
October 27, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourWe will learn: How to open your mind to become more attuned to serendipity How to turn unexpected encounters into opportunity How to better foster your connections to turn them into something meaningful Have you ever noticed that some people just seem to have really good luck? Do they have like cosmic signals attached to each of them that tells the universe how to respond? Or are they approaching the world differently? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Christian Busch...
Creating Good Luck with the Serendipity Mindset
October 27, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBWe will learn: How to open your mind to become more attuned to serendipity How to turn unexpected encounters into opportunity How to better foster your connections to turn them into something meaningful Have you ever noticed that some people just seem to have really good luck? Do they have like cosmic signals attached to each of them that tells the universe how to respond? Or are they approaching the world differently? That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Christian Busch. H...
Identity and Belonging through Immigration and Family Trauma • X19
October 23, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.11 MBWe will learn; How to take bold moves before you have it all figured out How trauma passes down and how to move through it How to push yourself to not just survive but to succeed Humans have a co-existing need for individuality and belonging. We want to be our own people, and we want our unique identities to be know, but we also want to fit in and belong. Now imagine being a refugee… you had no choice but to leave your country… you don’t speak the language well, you already feel disp...
Identity and Belonging through Immigration and Family Trauma • PREVIEW
October 23, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.09 MBWe will learn; How to take bold moves before you have it all figured out How trauma passes down and how to move through it How to push yourself to not just survive but to succeed Humans have a co-existing need for individuality and belonging. We want to be our own people, and we want our unique identities to be know, but we also want to fit in and belong. Now imagine being a refugee… you had no choice but to leave your country… you don’t speak the language well, you already feel displaced,...
Identity and Belonging through Immigration and Family Trauma • FULL EPISODE UP FOR 24 HRS!
October 23, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutesWe will learn; How to take bold moves before you have it all figured out How trauma passes down and how to move through it How to push yourself to not just survive but to succeed Humans have a co-existing need for individuality and belonging. We want to be our own people, and we want our unique identities to be know, but we also want to fit in and belong. Now imagine being a refugee… you had no choice but to leave your country… you don’t speak the language well, you already feel displac...
Attachment Theory in Relationships • 152
October 20, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourWe will learn: How our early experiences impact our relationships through attachment styles The inner beliefs that affect each attachment style the most How to reprogram our minds to transform the limiting programs we’re holding onto to Have you noticed certain patterns in your relationships? Maybe you tend to get a little too clingy a little too fast? Or maybe when it starts to get serious you pull away. Or maybe you don’t set any boundaries and then suddenly snap and lash out. Where d...
Attachment Theory in Relationships
October 20, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBWe will learn: How our early experiences impact our relationships through attachment styles The inner beliefs that affect each attachment style the most How to reprogram our minds to transform the limiting programs we’re holding onto to Have you noticed certain patterns in your relationships? Maybe you tend to get a little too clingy a little too fast? Or maybe when it starts to get serious you pull away. Or maybe you don’t set any boundaries and then suddenly snap and lash out. Where do t...
The Purpose of Suffering • X18
October 16, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MBWe will learn: How suffering prepares us for enjoyment and happiness The first step to finding our way out of our mental suffering How to navigate the emotions and thoughts that are surfacing right now both inside ourselves and within our personal relationships Whether you’ve gone through something big and traumatic, or just feel overwhelmed by the day to day hardships, we all suffer. Even those that seem to have everything handed to them on a silver platter will find a way to create thei...
The Purpose of Suffering • PREVIEW
October 16, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBWe will learn: How suffering prepares us for enjoyment and happiness The first step to finding our way out of our mental suffering How to navigate the emotions and thoughts that are surfacing right now both inside ourselves and within our personal relationships Whether you’ve gone through something big and traumatic, or just feel overwhelmed by the day to day hardships, we all suffer. Even those that seem to have everything handed to them on a silver platter will find a way to create their o...
Tiny Habits for Big Changes • 151
October 13, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourWe will learn: The elements of behavior change and how to approach it How to use emotion to create lasting habits How to form communities to help make change a lot easier You know how devices like your phone and computer have a power-saving mode? Your brain has one too. It’s the autopilot system that takes over when you’re doing repetitive tasks, like driving to work or brushing your teeth. Your body and brain work in perfect harmony, almost like everything you do is carrying out a mi...
Tiny Habits for Big Changes
October 13, 2020 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBWe will learn: The elements of behavior change and how to approach it How to use emotion to create lasting habits How to form communities to help make change a lot easier You know how devices like your phone and computer have a power-saving mode? Your brain has one too. It’s the autopilot system that takes over when you’re doing repetitive tasks, like driving to work or brushing your teeth. Your body and brain work in perfect harmony, almost like everything you do is carrying out a missi...
The Ego and God are One • X17
October 09, 2020 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBWe will learn: How can you open your mind and heart to what is holding you back How to open yourself up to the psychic dimension How to integrate the ego for a more unified self What’s your relationship to your ego? We get a lot of mixed messages about ego. I think the first things I understood about it was just what it means to have a big ego, or to be egotistical. What if instead of shunning the ego, we integrate it. We acknowledge its intention, even feel grateful for it, but just under...
The Ego and God are One • PREVIEW
October 09, 2020 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MBWe will learn: How can you open your mind and heart to what is holding you back How to open yourself up to the psychic dimension How to integrate the ego for a more unified self What’s your relationship to your ego? We get a lot of mixed messages about ego. I think the first things I understood about it was just what it means to have a big ego, or to be egotistical. What if instead of shunning the ego, we integrate it. We acknowledge its intention, even feel grateful for it, but just under...
The Ego and God are One • FULL EPISODE UP TODAY ONLY
October 09, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourWe will learn: How can you open your mind and heart to what is holding you back How to open yourself up to the psychic dimension How to integrate the ego for a more unified self What’s your relationship to your ego? We get a lot of mixed messages about ego. I think the first things I understood about it was just what it means to have a big ego, or to be egotistical. What if instead of shunning the ego, we integrate it. We acknowledge its intention, even feel grateful for it, but just un...
Subtle Energy Healing for Trauma, Stress or Chronic Illness • 150
October 06, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutesWe will learn: The energies beneath our challenges Healthy vs unhealthy fear and the main causes of both How to connect with the center of your heart chakra to gain power and insight The biggest oversight we make in our spiritual journeys is to bypass the man experience. We think we can just overshadow any pain or negative emotion with positivity. Or shun our ego out of existence. Or we deny that we have any fear at all, because somehow fear is the opposite of love. Right now, we are ex...
Subtle Energy Healing for Trauma, Stress or Chronic Illness
October 06, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBWe will learn: The energies beneath our challenges Healthy vs unhealthy fear and the main causes of both How to connect with the center of your heart chakra to gain power and insight The biggest oversight we make in our spiritual journeys is to bypass the man experience. We think we can just overshadow any pain or negative emotion with positivity. Or shun our ego out of existence. Or we deny that we have any fear at all, because somehow fear is the opposite of love. Right now, we are exper...
Meditate Like a Buddhist • PREVIEW
October 02, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.7 MBSign up for Mind Love Premium for the full episode here. We will learn: The 3 causes of mental suffering: desire, aversion and delusion What we should be paying attention to during meditation How to apply non-attachment to everything we do I believe every religion, philosophy, school of thought, way of life… has something to teach. I like to go into ideas with the mindset of “what can I take with me from this?” So today, we’re going to take some lessons from Buddhism. Without knowing muc...
Meditate Like a Buddhist • X16
October 02, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.73 MBSign up for Mind Love Premium for the full episode here. We will learn: The 3 causes of mental suffering: desire, aversion and delusion What we should be paying attention to during meditation How to apply non-attachment to everything we do I believe every religion, philosophy, school of thought, way of life… has something to teach. I like to go into ideas with the mindset of “what can I take with me from this?” So today, we’re going to take some lessons from Buddhism. Without knowing muc...
Connecting to Your Body • 149
September 29, 2020 08:00 - 49 minutesWe will learn: How stress and trauma disconnect us from our bodies The link between the body and emotions How to reconnect to the body to heal stress and trauma A powerful breathwork exercise you can do every day We’re forgetting what makes us human, we’re cutting off important people because of their beliefs that by the way are shaped by their own unique life experience. So with all the divisiveness, accepting people and seeing the good in their intentions no matter what their beliefs ...
Connecting to Your Body
September 29, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBWe will learn: How stress and trauma disconnect us from our bodies The link between the body and emotions How to reconnect to the body to heal stress and trauma A powerful breathwork exercise you can do every day We’re forgetting what makes us human, we’re cutting off important people because of their beliefs that by the way are shaped by their own unique life experience. So with all the divisiveness, accepting people and seeing the good in their intentions no matter what their beliefs is c...
Declutter Your Mind through Organization and Tidying Up • X15 BONUS FULL EPISODE
September 25, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourHave you ever noticed that your mind usually reflects your environment? When my house is a mess, or just full of clutter, it’s like my mind takes on that energy… scattered, chaotic, all over the place. This isn’t just an observation. It’s science. Studies show that clutter can affect our anxiety levels, sleep, and ability to focus. It can also make us less productive and here’s the real kicker for me… it can trigger coping and avoidance strategies. So all that’s bad enough, but our physic...
Declutter Your Mind through Organization and Tidying Up • X15
September 25, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBHave you ever noticed that your mind usually reflects your environment? When my house is a mess, or just full of clutter, it’s like my mind takes on that energy… scattered, chaotic, all over the place. This isn’t just an observation. It’s science. Studies show that clutter can affect our anxiety levels, sleep, and ability to focus. It can also make us less productive and here’s the real kicker for me… it can trigger coping and avoidance strategies. So all that’s bad enough, but our physic...
Declutter Your Mind through Organization and Tidying Up • BONUS
September 25, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBHave you ever noticed that your mind usually reflects your environment? When my house is a mess, or just full of clutter, it’s like my mind takes on that energy… scattered, chaotic, all over the place. This isn’t just an observation. It’s science. Studies show that clutter can affect our anxiety levels, sleep, and ability to focus. It can also make us less productive and here’s the real kicker for me… it can trigger coping and avoidance strategies. So all that’s bad enough, but our physic...
Aligning With Unity • 148
September 22, 2020 08:00 - 58 minutesWe will learn: How we limit ourselves in the present based on past experiences How to expand our perception from 3D to 5D Our roles in the collective conscious What if all your pain came back to one thing… all of our depression, anxiety, loneliness, addictions, anger, relationship problems, self-destruction, racism, the division in the world… it all comes back to separation. Separation on the macro and mic levels. When we go through a trauma, a part of us becomes fragmented and that hea...
Aligning With Unity
September 22, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBWe will learn: How we limit ourselves in the present based on past experiences How to expand our perception from 3D to 5D Our roles in the collective conscious What if all your pain came back to one thing… all of our depression, anxiety, loneliness, addictions, anger, relationship problems, self-destruction, racism, the division in the world… it all comes back to separation. Separation on the macro and mic levels. When we go through a trauma, a part of us becomes fragmented and that heali...
Becoming Trigger Proof • X14
September 18, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MBWe will learn: How even little traumas get stored in the body Why is it necessary to deal with anxiety cognitively as well as physiologically Useful tools for self-regulating emotions, including an easy “hack” for activating the parasympathetic nervous system We all have triggers. No matter what’s going on in the world. Learning to manage you triggers can be incredibly helpful for a happy life. Expecting everyone else to cater to your triggers is just not realistic, nor is it really thei...
Becoming Trigger Proof • PREVIEW
September 18, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.56 MBWe will learn: How even little traumas get stored in the body Why is it necessary to deal with anxiety cognitively as well as physiologically Useful tools for self-regulating emotions, including an easy “hack” for activating the parasympathetic nervous system We all have triggers. No matter what’s going on in the world. Learning to manage you triggers can be incredibly helpful for a happy life. Expecting everyone else to cater to your triggers is just not realistic, nor is it really their r...
Let's Talk About Depression • 147
September 15, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourWe will learn: How to give new meaning to our labels How mental illness can actually be used as guidance How to give yourself grace during low periods How are you feeling? With all these changes in the world, feeling like you’re struggling is totally justified. But that doesn’t make it easier. Maybe you have full-blown everyday depression, maybe just depressive episodes that hit you unexpectedly, or maybe even just like a dull cloud that follows you around. Either way, it can be hard to...
Let's Talk About Depression
September 15, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBWe will learn: How to give new meaning to our labels How mental illness can actually be used as guidance How to give yourself grace during low periods How are you feeling? With all these changes in the world, feeling like you’re struggling is totally justified. But that doesn’t make it easier. Maybe you have full-blown everyday depression, maybe just depressive episodes that hit you unexpectedly, or maybe even just like a dull cloud that follows you around. Either way, it can be hard to ta...
Access your Knowing • PREVIEW
September 11, 2020 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBWe will learn: How to unlearn control How to decipher your knowing from your programming Different ways to access your internal guidance system Do you ever just get a gut feeling that something’s off? Or a nagging feeling your should do something like… call someone? Or take a different route home? I think we can all relate to that… but what gets a little stickier at times is calling on that sense of knowing at will. Your knowing guides you toward all the things our souls are calling in f...
Access your Knowing • X13
September 11, 2020 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBWe will learn: How to unlearn control How to decipher your knowing from your programming Different ways to access your internal guidance system Do you ever just get a gut feeling that something’s off? Or a nagging feeling your should do something like… call someone? Or take a different route home? I think we can all relate to that… but what gets a little stickier at times is calling on that sense of knowing at will. Your knowing guides you toward all the things our souls are calling in...
Outdated Rules That Keep Us Small • 146
September 08, 2020 08:00 - 50 minutesWe will learn: How the patriarchy manifests inside of everyone 5 myths we live by and how they affect every aspect of our lives How to break free of our invisible cages Do you ever just feel like there’s this constant pressure floating above your head? To be a good citizen or a good partner, or to be a certain kind of successful, or to fit in… We tend to place expectations on ourselves that aren’t necessarily always our own. Maybe you’re constantly thinking of what you should do, or yo...
Outdated Rules That Keep Us Small
September 08, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWe will learn: How the patriarchy manifests inside of everyone 5 myths we live by and how they affect every aspect of our lives How to break free of our invisible cages Do you ever just feel like there’s this constant pressure floating above your head? To be a good citizen or a good partner, or to be a certain kind of successful, or to fit in… We tend to place expectations on ourselves that aren’t necessarily always our own. Maybe you’re constantly thinking of what you should do, or you h...
Cancel Culture and Trigger Warnings • X12
September 04, 2020 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.11 MBHow to transform trauma and victim mentality How and why to face our triggers How cancel culture dehumanizes us This episode is one big trigger warning. We talk about the things that people are scared to talk about, or that people are currently being shamed to talk about or even ask questions about. So prepare to potentially be triggered… in a good way! Avoiding your triggers limits your experience. It puts you in an echo chamber of confirmation bias, and and it builds the self belief that...