Live Free. Love Life.

Emotional Control: Responding instead of Reacting   This 'Live Free Love Life' podcast episode discusses the importance of responding rather than reacting to emotional stimuli.   The discussion covers methods to gain emotional control by preventing external circumstances and individuals from dictating our reactions.   The show details a case of a woman named Laura, who learned to control her emoti...

Breaking Free From the Shackles of 'Have To', 'Need To', and 'Should'   In this episode of the 'Live Free Love Life' podcast, the focus is on liberating ourselves from the confines of saying 'have to', 'need to', and 'should'.   Mindy examines how these phrases can lead to feelings of obligation, pressure, and even resentment, often overshadowing the things we genuinely want to do.   The discussio...

Episode 2: Breaking Free from Shackles - Stop Wishing, Start Living   In episode two of the 'Live Free, Love Life' podcast, the discussion centers around 'wishing things were different' and how this impacts our lives negatively.   The holidays, expectations and the suffering caused by holding onto ideals that don't match reality are discussed.   Mindy emphasizes the importance of accepting things...

Stop Overthinking About the Future – An Exploration and Practical Steps Towards Achieving Peace of Mind   In this episode of the Live Free Love Life podcast, Mindy talks about the struggle of overthinking about the future using her personal experiences of preparing for and climbing a mountain despite suffering from Lyme disease.   She shares the analogy of how seeing only the next step during a da...

Overcoming the Brain's Negativity Bias for a Freer, Happier Life   In this episode of Live Free Love Life, the focus is on understanding and combating the brain's negativity bias to foster a more balanced and positive life.   Our brain's innate negativity bias, an evolutionary byproduct, often prioritizes negative experiences over positive ones, potentially leading to a detrimental impact on our m...

Introduction to Live Free Love Life: Unlocking True Happiness   In this premiere episode of 'Live Free Love Life', host Mindy Neal, a master certified life coach, explores the concept of freedom as a catalyst to a happy life.   She discusses how societal constraints, personal ailments, past experiences, and perceptions of life situations can imprison individuals, limiting their ability to experien...