The Growth Mindset Gal

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke references the amazing book " The Joy of Well-Being: A Practical Guide to a Happy, Healthy, and Long Life" by Colleen and Jason Wachob. She shares her major takeaways to help improve our everyday wellness. Creating intentional and sustainable habits is the key to building a fulfilling life. If you live on auto-pilot and d...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke interviews the fantastic Natasha Sattler. Raised in Maryland, Sattler was always one to seek creative endeavors. In grade school, she would write full TV scripts, put on plays for her family, and keep journals as a form of self-expression. Sattler went to the University of Central Florida at the age of 17 to study Filmmak...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke shares ways to enjoy your alone time. Many times we crave some downtime to ourselves but, when that time finally arrives our inner thoughts start to whisper. Many of us are not comfortable with our alone time because it created overthinking and self-doubt. We fear we are missing out on something, or we are not being produ...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke interviews inspirational Celine Kheir. Celine is the founder of Celine Kheir Life Coaching, the author of "How to Calm Your Mind", and an advocate of female empowerment through self-care. Some years ago, Celine was trapped in a cycle of overthinking, procrastination, and anxiety. As an overthinker, she was obsessed with p...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke shares that it is okay to have days that are unstructured, in the flow, and "unproductive". We assume that being a mindful person means every day we need to journal, meditate, read, and have deep insights about the world around us. Yes, those are great things to do but, we don't need to put some much pressure on ourselves...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke references the fantastic book "Breaking the Hanits of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One" by Dr. Joe Dipenza. Allie discusses the importance of leaving the performative subconscious behaviors behind and connecting with our authentic selves. Allie shares helpful journal prompts from the book to help...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke shares the lessons she has learned from her 20s. Today is her 29th birthday, and she discusses life lessons from the past decade. Allie talks about combating imposter syndrome, and perfectionism along with setting boundaries with friends and family. She also shares the importance of traveling, finding clarity, and advocat...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke interviews the amazing Meg Jarvis. Meg was born in South Africa before immigrating to Australia in 2004. She served as a police officer and detective for just over 7 years where she faced a lot of challenges mentally and physically. Having been diagnosed with anxiety and depression even before joining the force, the job j...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke shares why it is okay to have mixed feelings about good decisions in life. Good decisions mean new transitions. During life transitions whether it's a new job, moving, a new relationship, getting married, having children, leaving the 9-5 and starting your own business, etc... it causes one's self to grieve the old life yo...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke shares her experience with assuming people are mind readers when it comes to providing support. The reality is sometimes life gets in the way and family, friends, and significant others feel distant. It's important to remember though, that we all have a lot on our plates and have 20 tabs open. Sometimes we aren't distant...

Hello Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke talks about self-sabotage and how to overcome it. She references the amazing book "The Mountain Is You" by Brianna Wiest. We become very comfortable with self-sabotaging patterns. It's our brain's way of protecting us from certain threats. Unfortunately, it creates a vicious cycle of overthinking and limits our potential. It is importan...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke has back on the show the uplifting Tara Swann. Tara is passionate about helping heart-driven people free themselves from fear to step into their true power and potential. Her highest intention is to help raise the collective consciousness. Through her work as an Emotional Empowerment Coach & new Author, she inspires peopl...

Hello Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke shares ways to reframe our narratives about building the life you want. Often times we can be our biggest limit. We fear failure, judgment, and not being good enough. We are afraid to leave our comfort zone but, our potential is capped there. It's time to start doing the work it takes to start our new chapters and take some risks. If yo...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke interviews fantastic Ja'Nina Hamilton. Ja'Nina has a coaching certification in emotional intelligence as well as self-care and boundary-setting. Using the techniques she has learned, she now makes herself a priority, resulting in better caring for my family and other responsibilities. Now she is sharing these techniques w...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke shares a realistic perspective on healing. Healing is not always exciting, fulfilling, or calm. There will be days when you will feel stuck, unmotivated, and bored. THAT IS OKAY! The fact that you are aware that you need to heal and are doing the work is the process. Healing is about the journey and not always about the o...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke discusses how "Counterfactual Thinking" can help break down your anxious thoughts that lead to an overthinking spiral. She references the book "The Perfectionists Guide to Losing Control: A Path To Peace and Power" by Katherine Morgan Schafler. Counterfactual thinking is our brains' way of protecting and preparing for pas...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke discusses the importance of staying present. A lot of our anxieties thrive in dreading the past and worrying about the future which we have no control over. The present however is where we have some control to create the life that we want to live. The constant worrying about the future is what keeps us stuck in survival m...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke hops on for a quick pep talk! She discusses ways to leave your indecisive zone and start taking action to improve your life. Whether it's improving your financial well-being, your mental and physical health, or your emotional regulation it's important to create motion toward those goals. Your life will not change if to do...

Hello Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke shares conflict resolution strategies. She shares multiple ways to express yourself in conflicts in a productive way and how to create comfort in conflicts. Conflicts are going to happen in relationships whether it is family, friends, or significant others, The real work is how to solve those conflicts in order to come to an understandi...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke shares tips on how to find the true cause of our anxious thoughts. Much of our anxiety is subconscious and it manifests itself in behavior and thought patterns. It is important to understand the root of our anxious thoughts in order to be able to cope and create solutions.  Episode Topics How to catch when your anxiety is...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke shares the narratives you should let go of in your 20s. She references the book "101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think" by Brianna Wiest. Allie discusses the importance of setting yourself free of certain expectations of your 20s that are stunting your growth.  In order to step away from unhealthy mindset patterns...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Alliue Brooke interviews the powerful Jovi Ogoy. She is a money mindset and manifestation coach. She is a 1st Generation Asian American whose mission is to build a wealth-conscious community of women. She teaches women how to create safety around money, manifest abundance with ease & cultivate deep self-worth so that they can reclaim...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke interviews fellow educator Lauren MacLean. Lauren MacLean lives in Port Moody in British Columbia, Canada, with her two young toddlers and energetic puppy.  She is the author of the best-selling children’s picture book, Me and My Sit Spot, which is about finding a place in nature where you can connect with the land and wi...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke discusses the 7 mindset patterns that block us from our connection to the Universe.  She again references the amazing book "Super Attractor: Methods For Manifesting A Life Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" by Gabrielle Bernstein. Allie dives into how these mindset patterns overcome us. Allie also discusses ways we can combat th...

Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke interviews the fantastic Talia Kruse. Talia is a wife, a mom, mental health coach, and the creator of Mental Health for Holiness. After being diagnosed with Bipolar 2 at the age of 24, and becoming a mom 6 years later, Talia helps women go beyond medicine and therapy through gentle self-care to improve their mental health...