Sandra Cavanaugh
Spontaneous Brilliance Podcast
Spontaneous Brilliance is more than just a podcast - it is a journey that we are all taking together. We are building a community where we can all learn to recognize the unique creative genius inherent to each person. Our host Sandra Cavanaugh, will guide you through our journey together in this 24/7 improvisation of life. This podcast is for you - some episodes will be Sandra sharing wisdom and others will be with you, yes, YOU. We want you to reach out to us at podcast@spontaneousbrilliance.com to share ideas and concepts you would like to explore, AND to join us on the podcast to chat with...
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Sandra Cavanaugh
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Oct 29, 2026
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Episodes
CONSISTENCY IS NOT SAFE 29.10.2026 24:28
This episode Sandra explores the difference between consistency and persistence and guides us to a process of discovering how we can best, persistently follow our bliss. Consistency (another "Bad C Word") provides an illusion of control that causes us to resist and block our opportunities to grow and evolve. Persistence is the key to a consciously created life. It's all about finding the love for...
CHOOSE THE OPPOSITE THOUGHT 05.10.2026 24:16
Sandra reminds us that we are incredibly powerful, vibrational beings and our thoughts are how we determine our individualized experience of our reality. We are never out of control, we are just out of awareness and out of alignment. In this episode, Sandra walks us step by step through a process of empowerment in which we intentionally choose our thoughts, and bring ourselves to what Sandra cal...
STOP RESISTING WHAT IS 28.09.2026 23:32
Sandra reminds us that everything we are is exactly as we wrote ourselves to be. When you are resisting, you're wasting the beauty that comes from getting curious about what is. If you are experiencing disquieting, uncomfortable, negative "bad" feelings – about whatever you are doing or experiencing - that is you, telling you, that you are not in alignment with what your soulful self knows to be...
YOU ARE CREATING YOUR REALITY 23.09.2026 26:54
Sandra reminds us of this fundamental truth: we are playing the lead in a story of our own creation… and we create this story, aka our reality, with our thoughts. As the ancient texts have said forever! "As you think, so shall it be…" Sandra gives us a pattern and process for consciously, volitionally, and intentionally creating the life of our dreams with gratitude and love. And remember, the...
THE TRUST RECESSION AND OTHER FEAR PHRASES 31.08.2026 30:24
We love labels, most particularly we seem to love labels for the things that we don't want, don't like, or are afraid of. We identify, codify, label, and even make bumper stickers out of what we don't want to have happening in our world. When we adopt phrases like "Trust Recession", "Apathy Wave", and "Creativity Crisis" we're creating what Sandra calls "Fear Phrases". In this episode Sandra not...
BEING THE PERSON WE WANT EVERYONE ELSE TO BE 25.08.2026 23:05
It is so easy to call others out. We know what we want others to fix, how we want them to do better, think they should be doing. In this eye opening, inspirational episode, Sandra calls us out on our habit of knowing how everyone else "should be" and reminds us that if someone is in our life, we brought them into our life. So what is this person being in our life, trying to show us about ourselves...
THE SUNK COST FALLACY 17.08.2026 42:34
We've all stuck with something longer than we probably should have simply because of how much we had already invested in it. The "sunk cost fallacy" is holding onto a situation or circumstance that no longer serves you simply because you have already invested time, energy, or money and you can't let it "all be for nothing". Sandra shows us how to recognize what she calls a Sunk Cost Rut by helpin...
WHERE'S YOUR STORY COMING FROM? 10.08.2026 25:27
We are all creating our life through the stories that we tell. Sandra invites us to notice, recognize, and become intentional about the stories we are choosing to tell ourselves, the stories we are telling others, and the story of our life overall. Where is the story coming from; the past or the present, inside of us or outside, habit or vision? The story of our life can be whatever we choose it...
YOU CAN'T PLAY A NEGATIVE 03.08.2026 25:41
In the book Spontaneous Brilliance,Sandra discusses her "In Acting as In Life" rule #3 " YOU CAN'T PLAY A NEGATIVE" and in this episode Sandra gives us a great refresher in putting our energy where we want it. As she gives a lesson on how to pursue the things we want instead of focusing on what we dont, Sandra reminds us that we are here to show up authentically and honestly on the Great Stage o...
HOW TO FORGIVE 27.07.2026 27:53
Forgiveness is choosing to respond to a perceived "wrong" by releasing your attachment to it and discontinuing its effect on you. When we have a nonforgiveness from the past, it's just a thought, and yet, we hold onto that thought and drag that into our present. Non forgiveness is a pattern of attachment that Sandra teaches us clearly and specifically how to interrupt in 4 simple steps. Join us...
SUFFERING IS JUST A THOUGHT 20.07.2026 22:27
SEASON 2 EPISODE #37 SUFFERING IS JUST A THOUGHT TITLE: SUFFERING IS JUST A THOUGHT In this episode, Sandra talks to us about the dangers of interpreting our obstacles and how we ourselves give it meaning, and in turn, create our own suffering. When we start interpreting our challenges, telling a story about it, referencing the past, referencing the future, we are actually growing a problem...
LIVING WITH INTENTION 13.07.2026 34:39
Have you ever felt confused about how to intention? Have you have ever felt frustrated or disillusioned in your practice of intentioning and wondered why it doesn't seem to work for you? Have you lost faith in intentioning all together? If any of that is true this episode is a must listen! Sandra gives us 5 basic steps for effectively using intentioning to navigate past fear, confusion, frustratio...
TUNE YOUR FREQUENCY 29.06.2026 22:30
Each of us is a vibrational being and the frequency of the energy we are emitting is creating our reality. Sandra walks us step by step through how to recognize the signs that it's time to consciously tune your frequency. This is a fabulously simple lesson in how to "Yes, And… what IS" and choose to resonate with love, joy, curiosity, compassion, and gratitude regardless of our circumstances. And...
CHOOSE YOUR BELIEFS 22.06.2026 27:35
This is a powerful and eye opening episode holding us accountable, and 100% response-able, for choosing the beliefs that we hold. We are unlimited, except for the limitations that we choose to believe in. Everything we believe is something that we have decided to believe. Join Sandra as she walks us through a step by step process for acknowledging and recognizing our current beliefs, and for tra...
YOU ARE CREATING EVERYTHING! 15.06.2026 29:46
In this episode, Sandra reminds us that our words focus the energy of creation. When we don't understand the creative power of our words, we can create things that we don't recognize or intend. We are practicing powerful magic every day in the words we think and say. We create ourselves, others, our circumstance, and our entire world with our words. We need to do it mindfully, listening before we...
MAGNIFICENT MOMENTS 08.06.2026 33:42
Every moment is a potentially magnificent moment, and Sandra reminds us that as conscious creators, it is entirely up to us to create magnificent moments in our life. Sandra gives us 5 specific steps, "The 5 P's", for consciously creating many magnificent moments in our performance here on The Great Stage Of Life. And remember, the door is open! Sandra and the whole team here at Spontaneous Br...
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BE! 02.06.2026 23:15
When most of us try to determine what we want to be, do, or have, we actually get it backwards. We think: "When I have _______ then I will do _________ and that is what will allow me to be ______________ ." Sandra walks us through a powerful, concise masterclass on how to recognize whether our beliefs, our identity, and our imaginings are based, as they should be, in a "be". This is an invaluab...
OBSTACLES ARE SEEDS OF CREATION 25.05.2026 38:49
Sandra gives us gems and practical steps for creating the life of our dreams, as she takes us on a playful metaphorical journey through our relationship to the obstacles that show up in our life. Obstacles are seeds of creation, that we can notice (or accept) and then choose how we respond (offer) into our lives. When those seeds of creation show up in our lives, as obstacles, large and small, w...
UNIVERSAL LAWS MADE SIMPLE 18.05.2026 37:51
Sandra explores the12 great so-called "Universal Laws" into 4 fundamental categories of overlapping groupings that she then relates to the corresponding principles in The Metaphorical, Metaphysical Guide to Life that is Spontaneous Brilliance ®. This is a fun and wonderfully informative primer on how the Ancient Universal Laws and The Metaphorical Metaphysical Guide's principles all align into one...
THE THREE COMMANDMENTS 11.05.2026 30:55
Join Sandra for this deep exploration of the three essential truths that she calls "The Three Commandments". These three simple statements are the foundation for a successful "performance" on The Great Stage Of Life, and when we combine these Three Commandments with all of the truisms from Sandra's Metaphorical Metaphysical Guide To Life, we have everything we need to be in alignment with our tru...
SPONTANEOUS BRILLIANCE RECAST #48: EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT IN THE END 04.05.2026 35:28
Here at the Spontaneous Brilliance Recast, we are sending out a message you might have missed, or maybe one that it might be time to revisit! In a recommendation by our podcast's Producer Michelle Oneida, we visit a lesson from her childhood brought straight to the podcast. In this episode, Sandra takes us on another exploration of a phrase that she has said to her daughters all their lives: "Eve...
HEALING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY 27.04.2026 43:15
This much requested episode is a straight forward primer on how each of us can have our own conscious, healthy relationship with money. Join Sandra as she shows us how to recognize our presets, "find the love", and use the metaphorical metaphysical guide to help us heal our relationship with money. And remember, the door is open! Sandra and the whole team here at Spontaneous Brilliance are h...
ACCEPTANCE VS. AWARENESS 20.04.2026 27:57
Based on the inspiration of this month being Autism Acceptance Month, formerly known as Autism Awareness Month, Sandra does a deep dive exploration of what acceptance truly means. Awareness simply means that you have noticed something, it does not mean that you have accepted it and accepted your response-ability in the process. Join Sandra for this inspiring and enlightening journey into true 100...
PLAYING WELL WITH OTHERS 13.04.2026 33:57
Creating healthy thriving connection, community, and meaningful relationships in our lives is something that we all need. It's essential that we realize that we are part of an ensemble on the Great Stage of Life. Yes, And… it is also important that we play the lead in the production of our own life. It is a balancing act. Sandra reminds us that in managing this balancing act we can utilize the pr...
Spontaneous Brilliance Recast #49: A NEURODIVERGENT RANT 06.04.2026 31:32
Here at the Spontaneous Brilliance Recast, we are sending out a message you might have missed, or maybe one that it might be time to revisit! This one is just in time for Autism Acceptance month, and is the favorite Michelle Oneida, our Podcast's producer and one of our many neurodivergent staff members. As a neurodivergent individual, this is Sandra's ranting rebellion against the concept that th...
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