Silence The Mindcluck

Is your stress level making you physically ill? Professor Pete Alexander, a stress-relief specialist, shares how living in extreme stress made him physically ill for years and eventually landed him for an extended stay in the ICU. The epiphany he had there changed his life—health has to come first because it influences everything else. Professor Pete shares how he makes decisions and sets prioriti...

Has the mindcluck of other people’s opinions ever held you back? CEO and Co-Founder of DLA Ignite, Tim Hughes, was told as a child that he should never get a job that required him to read and write. Tim shares the strategies he used to silence this mindcluck to successfully write three books and he has a fourth book coming out soon. You CAN write that book! Tune in to learn Tim's book writing stra...

Does procrastination make you beat yourself up? Organizational Consultant Patrick Sanaghan hit the procrastination wall while writing his dissertation. This led him to discover key strategies that helped him get things done not only in a timely way, but also in a more enjoyable way. We dive into these strategies and the various ways you can use them to silence your mindcluck and get sh*t done. Now...

Do you or someone you love struggle with addiction? Matt Fleming shares his battle with addiction and how he has built a life he loves. He is committed to helping people recognize there is a chance to change the way you're living, change the way that you view life, and have hope for a better life. Tune in to learn more and get inspired! What you’ll learn: You can overcome addiction! The value of f...

Great news! You can learn really helpful things from your mindcluck. Please join me for a wonderful conversation with LCSW Elaine Belson about mindcluck, where it comes from and what it can teach us. One way to gain awareness that your brain is mindclucking is to pay attention any time your emotions are particularly strong. By pausing, asking yourself what you are feeling and why, you can start to...

Sick of feeling anxious, reactive, lousy, etc. with nonstop mindcluck? Do not miss this episode! Joe Vandecar was at the top of his career at Apple but was experiencing incessant mindcluck, self-doubt and anxiety. While self-medicating with alcohol, social media and other distractions provided temporary solace, in reality, these actually fed and perpetuated all of his bad feelings. Joe began a jou...

Do you want to make a change in your life but you can’t shut out other people’s opinions or other kinds of mindcluck? Entrepreneur and professional chef Matthew Gray shares how he went from a great job writing restaurant reviews for Hawaii’s largest newspaper to acting on his calling to create Hawaii Food Tours. This labor of love became a multi-million dollar company. Matthew silenced the “garbag...

Do you sometimes struggle with a making decision so much that you might not make one at all? Entrepreneur, philanthropist, author and speaker, Tony Kitchens shares how he navigated the major life challenge of closing the business he had for 29 years, and how making the decision to move forward resulted in personal growth and satisfaction he could not have envisioned. Dissatisfied or unhappy with y...

Do you find that comparing yourself others often makes you feel lousy? Marketing Strategist and Coach, Tai Goodwin, shares how comparing herself to others made her play small. Tai reframed her thinking…instead of letting mindcluck stop her in her tracks, she realized that she could gain energy by celebrating other peoples’ success and she recognized that they did not obtain that success overnight....

Do you make your own life harder by pushing yourself beyond your capacity? Feminist Business Strategist Sara Roach Lewis shares how in a time of great stress and chronic illness, she surrendered and chose to alter her life in ways that allow her to actually do more. By going against societal norms for women, and choosing to look after yourself first and by prioritizing feeling good, your ability t...

Have you asked yourself…is your mindcluck actually true? Is there something you would rather believe? As life coach and writer Emily Loveall made the shift from traditional work to entrepreneurship, her mindcluck went wild. Emily learned to question it and used it as a catalyst to dive deeper and figure out the underlying beliefs that caused this mindcluck. By replacing limiting beliefs with empow...

Struggling with an addiction of any kind (food, work, exercise, alcohol, drugs, etc.) and ready to create powerful lasting positive habits? Harvard educated author Bracha Goetz shares her struggle with an eating disorder. She started to recognize that when she chose to binge, it never filled the emptiness she felt. She began to ask herself, “Is it your body or your soul that is hungry?” Bracha foc...

Feeling stuck? Running into the same issue again and again? Dealing with pain or illness? Melissa Moon, an ELAN (Extraordinary Living Advanced Neurology) Healing Facilitator, shares how she learned to find more safety and connection in her body and mind and how she guides others to do the same. Melissa walks us through a quick and easy meditation. We talk about the benefits of updating the nervous...

Do you have a goal this year to start eating healthier or to lose weight? David Medansky, Diet Contrarian and author of Stop Dieting and Start Thinning, shares the 9 golden rules for transforming your body into the healthy machine it is designed to be. Mindcluck around food and drink can be especially loud. Tune in to learn strategies to silence it and to gain a mindset that enables you to nourish...

Is mindcluck making you question whether you should go for whatever goal(s) you have? Phil Barth faced a ton of mindcluck in his pursuit of being on the TV show: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? He chose to “fry those chickens” instead listening to the beat down that his mind was giving him and he was successful in getting on the show. When considering a dream or a goal, what is the bigger chicken…t...

Are you ready to shed anxiety, become who you want to be, and build the life you desire? Paul Levitin, host of the Happy Healthy Human Podcast, opts to punt the status quo and regularly challenges himself to grow. By vision casting (setting a vision for what his life will look like in the future), he set himself on a path to achieve his goals. You can do this too! Now is the time to start building...

Wondered how you can more easily return to state of joy after one of life’s many bumps in the road? Billy Lahr from Mindful Midlife Crisis shares how he quit his job to travel around the world only to find that he was filling his time with things he did not enjoy. When considering adding even more to his plate, luckily, he listened when a trusted friend suggested that instead, he focus on surround...

Thinking about making a significant change in your life but lacking the confidence to get started? Confidence Coach Alexandra Dotcheva shares how after being a professional musician for 26 years, she faced the really difficult fact that she needed to switch careers. Alexandra used her anxiety as a motivator and recognized that she needed to silence her mindcluck to be able to move forward. Through...

Do you hit the snooze button and delay getting out of bed because you dread what’s ahead of you? If you want to be able to get up looking forward to your day, this is the episode for you! Goldyn Duffy, author and host of the podcast Manifest Life to Live Life Goldyn shares her experience with a taking a huge leap of faith and how mediation, mindfulness and taking action enabled her to create the l...

When you’re backed into one of life’s big corners (facing divorce, etc.), what do you do? Mindset and Self-Mastery Coach Nick McGowan shares his experience as he faced some giant life challenges…divorce, losing his company, etc. Nick successfully shifted his perspective to look at these situations as opportunities for growth. By raising his awareness, recognizing and aligning with his core princip...

Do you truly like who you are? Executive Coach Bernadette Boas found herself at a crossroads after being fired by a cherished mentor. Though of course she felt awful, she noticed a tiny feeling of excitement and wisely chose to tune into that. This led her on a path of self-discovery that made her recognize she had become a “nasty corporate tyrant” and that was definitely NOT who she wanted to be....

When emotions come up, do you express them or stuff them? Career Coach Melanie Mitchell-Wexler shares how she has managed the rollercoasters of emotions that have accompanied major life events and challenges. Gaining the ability to allow emotions to surface and flow is a superpower that’s worth developing! What you’ll learn: The value of slowing down in a chaotic situation and giving yourself grac...

At some point in life, we all experience gaslighting, when someone manipulates us to the point that we question ourselves, our reality, our sanity, etc. Gaslighting causes extreme mindcluck! Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro shares her experience parental alienation (an abhorent form of gaslighting, when one parent turns children against the other parent to the point that they may cease all communication)....

Are you a workaholic, addicted to the hustle and its financial/status rewards, but actually feeling miserable? Do not miss this episode! Milena Regos, an international speaker, a work wellbeing thought leader, and a mindset shifter describes her path from 18-hour work days which yielded great success, but left her just miserable to founding Unhustle. “Unhustle is the power of being in a culture of...

Are you sick of mindcluck clucking up moments/days/weeks/etc.? Kick off the new year with host Maria T. Finch and learn new ways to silence mindcluck and operate from your inner intelligence! Looking for an achievable New Year’s resolution? Set a resolution to have a quieter mind! What you’ll learn: How viewing life through a prism of magic/wonder/awe can silence mindcluck. The importance to physi...