Releasing Mental Tension with Rich Life

Are you struggling on your spiritual path? It's not a sign you're failing. Those challenges are actually proof of being truly human. We often mistake the journey for a race, but embracing the human experience is the real progress. Our minds create labels for experiences – 'good' or 'bad'. But what if these are just perspectives? Embracing all of life's moments, without...

Is your compass for truth calibrated? If you believe you're not good enough, your truth-teller might be leading you astray. Let's fix that. A deeply formative event can lead to profound conclusions about ourselves. Sometimes, we internalize beliefs like 'I'm not wanted' or 'I'm not good enough.' These beliefs, shaped by our experiences, can transform how we view eve...

Empaths often feel drained because they neglect self-love and their internal environment. Discover how compassion, a powerful tool for self-love, actually energizes you. When you practice compassion, you're not drawn into the other person's drama, allowing you to connect with their deeper needs. This is a profound clue for self-love, enabling us to step back from our own unserving narrativ...

It's easy to fall head over heels for someone else, thinking of all the little things that will make them smile. That joy is immense. Why is it so difficult to turn that same excitement towards ourselves and embrace self-love? Self-love isn't selfish, it makes you more available for others. The more you practice it, the more you can show up for others. Many see self-love as indulgence, lik...

That constant feeling of never being good enough, never worthy enough, becomes a quiet violence against ourselves. It's a never-ending cycle of discontent that can lead to painful habits and addictions as we try to escape it. When we claim ownership of our problems, it fuels them. True freedom comes from realizing that not everything needs to be ours. Notice the ownership piece when things fee...

Want to create? You have the ability to create more abundance, business, relationships, and more. What blocks you? If you are like me, you get in your own way. I blocked myself from the energy of creation with deep insecurity and fears. Presence helped me unblock my creative spirit. Hear what Coach Barb Patterson has to say about it: “Let the mind do what the mind’s going to do.” “Not more presenc...

“Coddiwomple:” to live in wonder, embrace the unknown and trust Life while waking up to the complete freedom available to us all. Kristy Halvorsen gives this definition to describe a way of living. Explore this unique term for more authenticity, truth, and connection. Learn to live a “hands off the wheel life.”  “I get to live in this feeling of complete freedom, and it’s strange because I don’t f...

Could silence be your best friend? I used to keep my mind and body busy to avoid moments of silence. I was uncomfortable being with myself. Constant busyness, distraction, and restlessness left me exhausted at the end of the day. We can be afraid of slowing down. We run from ourselves. In order to avoid feelings, we disassociate and check out. But what if we’ve got it all wrong? Is peace found in...

Do you like to journal? What if writing could be your guide toward spiritual evolution? Your journal practice could help you clarify your thinking, drop limiting beliefs, and connect more deeply to yourself.  You just have to do it in this way . . .  My guest, Maria Iliffe-Wood, and I discuss writing from clarity.  This conversation is for writers who want to improve their writing.  It is for thos...

What is joy made of?  If you understand the anatomy of joy, you can be in touch with it more of the time.   Joy is not something you create.  Joy is within you, an innate resource that you can tune into.  Joy is not about escaping suffering and challenges.  It is a quieting of the mind and “being with it.” Presence brings us into alignment to our joyful center.  “Joy lives in the heart.” If you wa...

Every time I put food into my body, it felt like eating glass.  2 years ago, I was in a cycle of pain and fear.  Thankfully, I found an understanding that helped me stop perpetuating pain.  I recently had a powerful conversation with Painless author and Academy Award winner Chana Studley.  Like me, she broke free from chronic pain by changing how she was using her mind.   Do you struggle with pain...

Pressure may make diamonds, but it doesn’t make us better performers.  What if the secret to high performance was letting go of pressure? My guest on this episode, Coach Wyn Morgan, has found this to be true.   Learn how mental pressure lowers access to innate abilities.  Explore how you can create with more inspiration, presence, and ease.  If you put pressure on yourself to achieve more, this ap...

Does difficulty sleeping cause you to dread your nights and days? If you struggle to get to sleep or stay asleep, you need to listen to this episode of the Releasing Mental Tension Podcast! My co-hosts and I struggled to sleep despite using the best sleep hacks. We tried meditation, red lights, no screens, and other disciplined sleep hygiene techniques. Even after years of research and hard work,...

Do you feel like you are going into the holiday from hell? You can come to the holidays with a fresh perspective. What if the holidays this year could be more wonderful than you can imagine? Learn to release mental tension around the holidays this year. Be home for the holidays. We aren’t talking about being physically home. This holiday season, find your spiritual and mental home. If your experie...

Do you want to unleash your creativity? I used to block myself from being creative. Now, I experience a mental freedom that allows me to express myself with less hesitation. We can plug up our creativity with perfectionism, judgements, and false beliefs about ourselves. Do you block your creative flow? More creativity leads to better solutions, connections, and abundance. If you want to unburden y...

Discover Your Inner Power We all have access to an inner power that gives us innate resilience, strength, and love. We can innocently cover up this inner power with negative thinking. Then, addiction, fear, and worry fill our lives. Whenever we are thinking positive, God is always near us. Whenever we are thinking negative, we are chasing God away.” - Philips Tayebwa Join me for a conversation abo...

Learn to take aligned actions, stress less, and find innate joy. Do you struggle with your mental machine? You know you are taking your meaning making machine (thoughts) too seriously if you struggle with: decisions, stress, overwhelm, frustration, anxiety, unhappiness, and insecurity. If that sounds like you, listen to a conversation I had with coach Wendy Williams. Learn to release mental tensio...

Does the idea of inner calm seem laughable to you? “Inner calm, what’s that?!” If you get in your own head with stress, overthinking, and overwhelm, then listen to this episode. “I’ve got so much peace and stillness even when things on the outside are not still and peaceful” - Jane Gray In this 50 minute conversation, I explore 3 Principles to Inner Calmness with guest, women’s coach, Jane Gray. J...

Stop pulling your hair out about your relationship. First of all, you only have so much hair. Learn why being seen, heard, and understood is the same thing as being loved. If you can see your partner in a new way, your relationship will transform. Let go of judgment by learning to resist following your own fallacies about your partner. If you want a better relationship, listen to this episode. Jus...

Want to access your innate abundance? More clients, money, and opportunities? If you are a coach or business owner, this is the episode for you. Azul transitioned from being a teacher to becoming a full time entrepreneur and coach. She saw increased abundance in her life and was recently able to realize a dream of home ownership. “Notice when you are engaged with your insecure thinking. Wait for c...

Do you feel stuck in your ways?  Do you feel like it is too late for a new experience of life?   Then listen to this episode. My guest, Bryan Johnson, tells a story about his change of heart, 30 years in the making.  Bryan was at rock bottom.  Even though he grew up around a spiritual understanding, his alcohol addiction had taken over his life.  The spiritual understanding didn’t sink in until on...

Do you ever feel like your mind is just not working? It might be because you have the pressure turned up too high. My own ressure, frustration, and contracted thinking recently almost cost me $100. Thankfully, I understand how my mind operates. I want to share that understanding with you. If you want better solutions to life’s problems then watch this video. Yes, you will learn how I saved $100, b...

Release mental tension to cure indecision and make the best decisions of your life.  If you are anything like I was, you struggle with indecision.  I used to spend so much mental energy making decisions and would regret my choice in the end anyway.  There was no decision too small for me to overthink.  Decisions can be hard for all of us.  Even the most insignificant decisions can look daunting. ...

What if the path to more happiness in your life lies hidden inside your thinking? The secret to happiness: don’t date distorted thoughts. When our thoughts are invisible to us, they create actions we don’t want.  This is the true source of conflict, bad decisions, and unhappiness.     If we understand the nature of thought, we don’t automatically go on dates with each thought.  We don’t swipe righ...

On this episode of the Releasing Mental Tension Podcast with Rich Life, explore how to relax into vibrant health. I recently realized that the biggest cause of my health issues of the past was actually a contracted mind.  I developed acid reflux and stomach issues because of mental tension. I am not alone. My two guests, Britta and Kevin both had stress related health disorders.  This is more prev...