This Life or Something Better

Regret can feel like a heavy backpack you have carried for years. It may start with one choice, one missed chance, one conversation, or one moment you wish had gone differently. Over time, that regret can begin to shape how you trust yourself, how you make decisions, and how you move forward in your life. In this episode of This Life or Something Better , Priscilla explores regret as a teacher rat...

In this episode of This Life or Something Better , Priscilla explores happiness as more than a feeling you wait for someday. Happiness can become a signal that shows you where your life is aligned, where you have been settling for "fine," and where your soul may be asking for something more honest and alive. Through a grounded conversation about expectations, acceptance, and daily choices, this ep...

In this episode, we explore the topic of Excuses and Results. Priscilla shares that you can have excuses, or you can have results, but you can't hold both at the same time. This isn't a conversation about productivity. It's a conversation about identity, self‑trust, and the version of you that's trying to emerge. We dive into the difference between promises and commitments, and why excuses become...

Are you putting off something that still matters to you? In this episode of This Life or Something Better , Priscilla explores procrastination in a new way. You are not a procrastinator. You may have the habit of procrastination, and habits can be changed. As we get closer to the halfway point of the year, many people begin to drift from the goals, commitments, and personal growth intentions they...

Rebirth is not always about starting over or changing everything in your life. Sometimes it begins by noticing what is supporting your growth and what may need a small adjustment. In this episode of This Life or Something Better , Priscilla explores how to create the right conditions for your rebirth by looking at the soil, water, light, nutrients, and space your growth needs. She also shares a pe...

Grief doesn't follow a timeline. It follows connection. In this episode, we're talking about grief in a way that goes beyond stages, timelines, and expectations. This is a grounded conversation about what grief actually feels like when you lose someone you love, or a pet who was part of your everyday life. Because grief doesn't always look the way we think it will. It can show up as feeling off, d...

Have you ever felt like you don't recognize yourself anymore but you also don't know who you're becoming? In this episode, we're talking about a kind of grief that often goes unnoticed. The grief of losing the version of you that you used to be. As you grow, change, and step into something new, parts of your old identity begin to fall away. And even if that change is positive, it can still feel un...

Luck and Your Something Better Have you ever felt like other people are just luckier than you? Things seem to fall into place for them, while you're left wondering when it will be your turn? In this episode, we're taking a closer look at what luck really is and how it may already be showing up in your life in ways you haven't been noticing. Through real-life examples and research from Dr. Richard...

Living Life as an Experiment What if your life isn't a final exam, but an experiment? Many of us live with the pressure to get everything right: the right career, the right relationship, the right purpose. That pressure can leave us stuck, overthinking every decision and afraid to take the next step. In this episode, Priscilla introduces a powerful mindset shift: treating life as an experiment. In...

The Art of Showing Up: Showing Up for Yourself What does it actually mean to show up for yourself? In this final episode of The Art of Showing Up series, we turn inward and explore the most important relationship you have - the one you have with yourself. Showing up for yourself isn't about perfection, productivity, or trying harder. It's about being present and engaged in your own life instead of...

The Art of Showing Up: Showing Up for Others Showing up for others sounds simple, but it's often harder than we expect. In this episode, we explore what it really means to show up for the people in our lives, not by fixing their problems, rescuing, or taking on their emotions, but by being present and grounded in ourselves. We talk about how to hold space without losing yourself, how to stay regul...

The Art of Showing Up: Physically Showing Up in Your Life Congratulations! You showed up. In this episode, we explore the most foundational step in creating change: physically showing up for your own life. Not with intensity. Not with perfection. But with consistency. Building on the previous conversation about patterns and repetition, this episode focuses on how action creates motivation, not the...

Your mind is always doing something. Thinking. Replaying. Planning. Distracting. Negotiating. Getting you through the day. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself what your mind is actually being used for? In this opening episode of Season 5, we explore a question that will carry us through the entire season: What else could you be doing with your mind? This isn't about willpower or discipline....

As the year comes to a close, many people feel the quiet pressure to decide who they're going to be next. This episode offers something different, a pause instead of a push. In this New Year's Eve bonus episode, Priscilla invites you to reflect on how beginnings really happen. Not through resolutions or dramatic change, but through trust, curiosity, and the willingness to begin again one day at a...

The holidays have a way of bringing people together and with them, familiar patterns, old roles, and emotional triggers. In this episode, Priscilla explores why family dynamics often activate us the most during the holiday season and how our False Authorities are usually formed in the very places we feel the most reactive. Rather than avoiding difficult people or pretending everything is fine, thi...

When life feels heavy, chaotic, or unmanageable, it's easy to blame the circumstances around us. But overwhelm, burnout, and stress often have a deeper source, the invisible cage we build for ourselves through pressure, expectations, and the belief that we "have to" keep going. In this episode, Priscilla shares the personal story of navigating another business move, the holidays, and the never-end...

In this episode, Priscilla explores the kind of freedom that has nothing to do with circumstances and everything to do with your inner world. You'll hear a powerful coaching story about what happens when survival patterns turn into identity—when "doing" becomes the only way you know how to feel safe, worthy, or needed. Priscilla breaks down how old conditioning, people-pleasing, and the Inner Oppr...

When Life Doesn't Go Your Way What do you do when things don't go as planned, when the outcome you wanted isn't the one you get? In this episode, Priscilla explores the tension between what is and what we wish would be. You'll learn how resistance to reality drains your energy, how acceptance restores clarity, and why your circumstances don't have to decide your mood or your peace. Through practic...

In every situation of your life - the joyful, the painful, and the in-between - there's one thing in common: you. In this episode, Priscilla explores the deeper meaning of accountability and how every experience, relationship, and outcome mirrors something within us. Through a personal story of repeating relationship patterns, she reveals how recognizing your own role in the cycle becomes the key...

In this episode of This Life or Something Better , Priscilla invites you to pause and reflect on one powerful question: What truly matters most in your life? Through a heartfelt and deeply personal story about a loved one's journey with cognitive decline, Priscilla shares how easy it is to get caught up in the noise of "shoulds," "have-tos," and constant distraction, until life reminds us how prec...

In this episode of This Life or Something Better , Priscilla explores how our emotions shape the stories we live, and how to stop letting them run the show. From childhood monsters under the bed to adult fears about rejection, security, and identity, emotions are often misunderstood as enemies when they're really messengers. You'll learn how the cycle of event, meaning, belief, identity plays out...

We all know what it feels like to face risk - the racing thoughts, the "what ifs," the temptation to stay safe. And we all know the thrill of reward when things finally work out. But what if the real reward isn't at the end of the journey, it's who you become in the process? In this episode of This Life or Something Better , Priscilla explores the neuroscience of risk and reward, including Steven...

What is the most important relationship you'll ever have? In this episode of This Life or Something Better , Priscilla Bengtson reveals the answer: the relationship you have with yourself. Through stories, insights, and gentle guidance, Priscilla explores how past experiences and old beliefs quietly become our identity, shaping the way we see and treat ourselves. She invites listeners to notice wh...

Have you ever felt like the world is not cooperating with you? Maybe, you have been too busy attending to everyone else's need instead of your own. The people pleaser in you is leaking all your energy out into the world and you are exhausted. This is a sign that you are leaking your Personal Power. In this episode, Priscilla talks about Personal Power and how to maintain it. She talks about Person...

We all get attached whether to people, outcomes, money, routines, or identities. But what happens when those attachments start to define our worth, our safety, or our success? In this episode of This Life or Something Better , Priscilla explores the hidden ways attachment can keep us stuck emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. From the fear of losing a loved one, to the pressure of maintaining a...