Mind Triumph: The Talker in You

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There’s a voice in your head always talking, judging, doubting. I call it the Talker… but is it really who you are? At Mind Triumph, I speak with therapists, experts, creators, and everyday people exploring what this voice really is, how it shapes your thoughts and emotions, and how to live without being constantly pulled by it, through awareness practical and insights. ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AleksUShow 📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/mindtriumph 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtriumph_official 🎙 Less Talker. More Presence.

  1. 1 day ago

    #56 Stop Hiding the Thing That Makes You Different | Jenni Reher, Founder of Find Your Weird™

    What if the part of yourself you keep trying to hide is actually the part people need to see? In Episode 56 of Mind Triumph, Aleks sits down with Jenni Reher, founder, marketer, entrepreneur, and creator of Find Your Weird™, for a conversation about authenticity, comparison, sensitivity, burnout, storytelling, and the inner voice that tells us to blend in. Jenni spent years believing that being “too sensitive” was something she needed to tone down. She learned to take up less space. To mute herself. To question whether what she had to say really mattered. And even after building a wholesale vegan donut business from just $500, growing it to 20 locations, and later selling it, she still carried shame about how that chapter ended. But something changed when Jenni began telling the stories she had been hiding. The burnout. The uncertainty. The mistakes. The donut business. The sensitivity. The parts she assumed nobody would care about became the very things people connected with most. And that became the foundation for the work she does today. In this episode: • Why the Talker tells us that our story is not important• How being told you are “too sensitive” can shape your identity• Why successful founders and CEOs still struggle with feeling good enough• How comparison makes us discount our own experience• Why Jenni hid the story of her donut business for years• What happened when she finally began sharing it• Why authenticity builds more trust than polished expertise alone• The difference between vulnerability and oversharing• How people unconsciously mask themselves to fit in• Why being different can become your greatest advantage• How burnout changed Jenni’s relationship with success• Why lived experience often matters more than theory• The question Jenni asks clients to uncover what makes them unique• Why your weirdness may be exactly what your audience remembers One of the strongest ideas in this conversation is simple: People cannot connect with the parts of you that you refuse to show them. The Talker says: Nobody cares. That story is too small. Someone else has done more. You are too sensitive. You are too different. But sometimes the very thing the Talker wants hidden is the thing that gives your story its power. About Jenni Reher Jenni Reher is a founder, marketer, entrepreneur, and creator of Find Your Weird™, a method that helps CEOs and founders uncover the experiences, perspectives, and stories that make them different and use those stories to create more meaningful opportunities on LinkedIn. Before launching Find Your Weird™, Jenni built a wholesale vegan donut business from the ground up, using storytelling and social media to grow strong relationships with customers. She sold the business in 2019 and later turned what she learned about authenticity, personal branding, and lived experience into the work she does with founders today. Connect with Jenni Website:https://www.jennireher.com LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennireher/ 🌿 Follow Mind Triumph: • Instagram: ⁠@mindtriumph⁠ • YouTube: ⁠Mind Triumph on YouTube⁠ • TikTok: ⁠@mindtriumph_official • Spotify: Mind Triumph on Spotify   🌿 Support Mind Triumph These conversations are made possible through the support of our community. If you'd like to help us continue creating them, join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MindTriumph  Less Talker. Better Life.

    #56 Stop Hiding the Thing That Makes You Different | Jenni Reher, Founder of Find Your Weird™

  2. 21 Oct

    #55 The Voice in Your Head Is Blocking Your Real Voice | Anna Beaumont

    What if the voice in your head is not only affecting how you think? What if it is also affecting how freely you breathe, speak, sing, and express who you really are? In Episode 55 of Mind Triumph, Aleks sits down with Anna Beaumont, singer, voice alignment and embodiment teacher, and creator of The Natural Voice, for a deep conversation about the connection between the Talker, the nervous system, the emotional body, and the voice we present to the world. Anna describes the Talker as a kind of middleman. An interrupter. A first responder trying to keep us safe from shame, embarrassment, rejection, and vulnerability. But in trying to protect us, that voice can also block something much deeper: our natural expression. The critic says: You need to sound better. The perfectionist says: You need to get it right. The pusher says: Keep going. The saboteur says: Don’t even try. And eventually, so much noise can sit between us and the voice that was there all along. In this episode: • Why Anna sees the Talker as a “middleman” between us and authentic expression• How fear, shame, and unprocessed emotion can show up in the voice• Why “mindset” alone may not be enough• The connection between thoughts, emotions, the nervous system, and sound• Why the urge to constantly achieve and perform can become another form of suffering• How perfectionism, criticism, pushing, and sabotage develop different inner voices• What Anna learned from decades of professional performance• Why success and public validation do not automatically heal what is underneath• How we can hear tension, fear, and self-consciousness in the voice• Why sound can help bring awareness back into the body• The role of surrender in freeing the natural voice• Why expressing the feeling may matter more than making a “beautiful” sound• How even one small sound can begin to loosen years of suppression• Why Anna believes there can be an end to being ruled by the Talker One of Anna’s most powerful invitations in this conversation is incredibly simple: What is the sound of that feeling? Not: How do I fix it? How do I analyze it? How do I make it disappear? Just: What does it sound like? Sometimes the path back to yourself does not begin with another thought. Sometimes it begins with a breath. And a sound. About Anna Beaumont Anna Beaumont is a singer, voice alignment and embodiment teacher, and creator of The Natural Voice. For more than 30 years, she has explored the connection between the human voice, emotional expression, nervous-system regulation, psychology, spirituality, embodiment, and the body’s energy system. Through private sessions, workshops, retreats, and group programs, Anna helps people move beyond fear, perfectionism, tension, and self-consciousness to rediscover a voice that feels more natural, alive, and authentically their own. Connect with Anna Website:https://www.annabeaumont.com Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/beaumontanna/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@beaumontanna Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Yourauthenticvoice 🌿 Follow Mind Triumph: • Instagram: ⁠@mindtriumph⁠ • YouTube: ⁠Mind Triumph on YouTube⁠ • TikTok: ⁠@mindtriumph_official • Spotify: Mind Triumph on Spotify   🌿 Support Mind Triumph These conversations are made possible through the support of our community. If you'd like to help us continue creating them, join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MindTriumph  Less Talker. Better Life.

    #55 The Voice in Your Head Is Blocking Your Real Voice | Anna Beaumont

  3. 14 Oct

    #54 The Voice in Your Head Is Choosing Your Relationships | Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards

    What if the people you choose are not as random as they seem? What if the voice in your head is helping choose them? In Episode 54 of Mind Triumph, Aleks sits down with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards, author, speaker, relationship expert, and counselor, for a raw conversation about attraction, emotional dependency, intimacy, toxic patterns, self-worth, and the unconscious stories that quietly shape who we allow into our lives. Stephen calls the Talker the narrator. And sometimes that narrator does more than criticize us. It explains away red flags. It rationalizes behavior we already know is wrong. It tells us: Maybe this time will be different. I can handle it. If I just love them more, they’ll change. Stephen shares openly from his own history of destructive relationships, multiple marriages, childhood conditioning, and the relationship that eventually became the basis for his book series The Venus Fly Trap. One of the central ideas in this conversation is simple: You may think you have a relationship problem.But underneath it may be a pattern problem. In this episode: • How childhood beliefs become the inner narrator we carry into adulthood• Why we often repeat the same relationship in a different form• How the Talker rationalizes red flags• Why emotional dependency can feel addictive• The giver and taker dynamic in relationships• Why taking responsibility is different from blaming yourself• How intimacy is built through vulnerability, not just sex• Why attraction does not automatically mean compatibility• How shame, insecurity, and old wounds shape our relationships• Why some people repeatedly seek validation through another person• How unconscious patterns can influence who we choose• The importance of boundaries and rebuilding self-worth• Why Stephen believes painful experiences can become opportunities for growth Stephen also challenges one of the most common relationship assumptions: You do not find real intimacy simply because you are physically close to someone. Intimacy begins when we are willing to be seen. And that starts long before the bedroom. About Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards is an author, international speaker, relationship expert, and counselor with a PhD in spiritual counseling. His work explores relationships, emotional dependency, attachment, intimacy, self-worth, and the unconscious patterns that can keep people repeating painful cycles. He is the author of The Venus Fly Trap: Sex, Lies, and Repercussions and its sequel Enough Is Never Enough, based on lived experience and the psychological patterns behind toxic attachment. Connect with Stephen Website:https://vft23.com Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/vft23 Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/VFT23 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephenpauledwards On Stephen’s website, you can also access the first three chapters of The Venus Fly Trap and learn more about his books, coaching, speaking, and podcast. Support Mind Triumph If these conversations help you recognize your own Talker and live with greater awareness, you can support Mind Triumph on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MindTriumph 🌿 Follow Mind Triumph: • Instagram: ⁠@mindtriumph⁠ • YouTube: ⁠Mind Triumph on YouTube⁠ • TikTok: ⁠@mindtriumph_official • Spotify: Mind Triumph on Spotify   Less Talker. Better Life.

    #54 The Voice in Your Head Is Choosing Your Relationships | Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards

  4. 7 Oct

    #53 The Voice in Your Head Is Making You Smaller | Barbara McAfee

    What if the voice in your head isn’t only changing what you think? What if it is changing how fully you allow yourself to be heard? In Episode 53 of Mind Triumph, Aleks sits down with Barbara McAfee, voice coach, author, speaker, songwriter, and performer, for a deeply human conversation about shame, stage fright, self-expression, presence, and the inner Talker that quietly teaches us to become smaller versions of ourselves. After decades of helping people discover their full voice, Barbara has learned something important: The Talker may be trying to protect us. But it can also convince us to hide. To speak less. To stay safe. To avoid being fully seen and heard. Barbara shares her own journey from intense stage fright and vocal limitation to discovering parts of her voice she had believed simply did not exist. That discovery led to one life-changing question: How else am I wrong about me? In this episode: • Why fighting the Talker often makes it louder• How kindness and humor can reduce its power• Why shame thrives in secrecy• What stage fright taught Barbara about fear and vulnerability• How the Talker makes our voices and lives smaller• Why the way we speak can reveal how freely we are living• Barbara’s Five Elements framework for exploring the full human voice• Why tone is often more believable than words• How singing, play, and improvisation can bypass the inner critic• What cold water taught Barbara about triggers and choice• Why becoming more whole leaves less room for the Talker to run your life• The difference between being triggered and being controlled by the trigger• Why Barbara believes we have a choice about our voice Barbara also shares part of her wonderfully playful song Brain Rats, written about those repetitive thoughts that chew away at our confidence. Her approach is not to pretend the rats are gone. It is to stop treating everything they say as sacred truth. Because perhaps the voice in your head is not asking you to disappear. Perhaps it is simply scared. And perhaps there is a much bigger voice waiting underneath it. About Barbara McAfee Barbara McAfee is a voice coach, author, speaker, and performer with over 30 years of experience helping people unlock their full voice, blending practical vocal techniques with powerful tools for authentic, flexible, and unforgettable self-expression. Connect with Barbara Website:https://www.barbaramcafee.com/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/barbaramcafeesings/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbaramcafee/ Watch “Brain Rats” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOuzuMx9wP4 Barbara’s TEDx Talks Bringing Your Full Voice to Lifehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze763kgrWGg Books & Audiobooks Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presencehttps://www.amazon.com/Full-Voice-Practice-Presence-Business/dp/1605099228 Vocal Intelligence: Leading with Vitality, Presence, and Impacthttps://www.amazon.com/Full-Voice-Leaders-Cultivating-Vitality/dp/1722507381/ Barbara’s original music:https://barbaramcafee.bandcamp.com/ Support Mind Triumph If these conversations help you recognize your own Talker and live with greater freedom, you can support Mind Triumph on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MindTriumph 🌿 Follow Mind Triumph: • Instagram: ⁠@mindtriumph⁠ • YouTube: ⁠Mind Triumph on YouTube⁠ • TikTok: ⁠@mindtriumph_official • Spotify: Mind Triumph on Spotify   Less Talker. Better Life.

    #53 The Voice in Your Head Is Making You Smaller | Barbara McAfee

  5. 30 Sept

    #52 Whose Voice Is That in Your Head? | Molly Seabrook

    What if some of the thoughts you hear in your own head were never really yours to begin with? In Episode 52 of Mind Triumph, Aleks sits down with Molly Seabrook, author, mentor, publishing strategist, and founder of Credible Ink, for a deeply personal conversation about identity, inherited beliefs, self-doubt, awareness, and finding your own voice beneath everything you were taught you should be. After a major life disruption in her early 40s, Molly began questioning the foundations she had built her life around. What should a mother want? What should success look like? Whose values was she actually living by? And eventually: Whose voice is that in my head? Molly describes the Talker as a mimic — a voice that can sound exactly like us while repeating messages absorbed from parents, religion, culture, family, and society. The breakthrough comes when we create even the smallest space between ourselves and that voice. Because in that space, we get something incredibly powerful: A choice. In this episode: • Why the Talker can sound like your own voice even when the message was inherited• The hidden power of the word “should”• How family, culture, religion, and identity shape our inner dialogue• Why choosing your own values can feel like risking rejection from your tribe• The connection between alignment, anxiety, and the body• Why “I’m not good enough” may be a learned story rather than a truth• How awareness creates space between you and the Talker• Why we cannot control how other people respond to us• How Molly moved from reaction toward creation• Why reinvention can begin with one very small choice• The importance of rituals and practices that strengthen awareness• Why being brave does not mean being unafraid Molly shares one simple realization that captures so much of this conversation: Just because something is in your head doesn’t mean you have to believe it. Sometimes freedom begins with asking: Is that actually my voice? About Molly Seabrook Molly Seabrook is an author, mentor, publishing strategist, and founder of Credible Ink, where she helps experts transform their knowledge, experiences, and ideas into books that communicate who they truly are and create meaningful impact. Her work sits at the intersection of storytelling, identity, design, publishing, and helping people find the confidence to make their ideas visible. Connect with Molly Website:https://www.credible.ink/molly-seabrook LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyseabrook/ Elephant Journal:https://www.elephantjournal.com/profile/molly-seabrook/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mseabrook/ Support Mind Triumph If these conversations help you recognize your own Talker and live with greater awareness, you can support Mind Triumph on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MindTriumph 🌿 Follow Mind Triumph: • Instagram: ⁠@mindtriumph⁠ • YouTube: ⁠Mind Triumph on YouTube⁠ • TikTok: ⁠@mindtriumph_official • Spotify: Mind Triumph on Spotify

    #52 Whose Voice Is That in Your Head? | Molly Seabrook

  6. 23 Sept

    #51 Action Defeats the Voice in Your Head | Kirk Driver

    What if the best way to quiet self-doubt is not to argue with it, analyze it, or wait until you feel ready? What if the answer is simply: Take action. In Episode 51 of Mind Triumph, Aleks sits down with retired Fort Worth Police Captain, former U.S. Marine, keynote speaker, leadership coach, and creator of the ZeroGray leadership system Kirk Driver. After more than three decades in law enforcement, Kirk has spent his career making decisions under pressure, leading people through uncertainty, and learning firsthand how dangerous hesitation, excuses, and unclear thinking can become. And when it comes to the Talker, Kirk’s message is refreshingly direct: Action defeats the voice in your head. That voice says: You can’t. You’re not ready. You’ll fail. Stay comfortable. Wait. Kirk calls it the LBV, the little voice that tries to keep us exactly where we are. His answer? Do it anyway. In this episode: • Why the inner voice protects the status quo• How action interrupts self-doubt• Why comfort can quietly keep us stuck• What decades in law enforcement taught Kirk about pressure and decision-making• Why pre-programming your values helps when difficult decisions arrive• The connection between integrity, clarity, and personal leadership• How Kirk used anger and adversity as fuel for growth• Why consistency matters more than motivation• The power of building momentum one action at a time• Why success often starts with refusing to believe “you can’t”• How the Talker disguises excuses as logic• Why the voice only has the power we give it One of Kirk’s strongest lines in this conversation is also one of the simplest: “You may be right. But watch this.” Sometimes the mind does not need another argument. Sometimes it needs evidence. And action creates that evidence. About Kirk Driver Captain Kirk Driver is a retired 34-year veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department, a former United States Marine, keynote speaker, leadership coach, and creator of the ZeroGray leadership system. His work focuses on helping leaders eliminate ambiguity, strengthen decision-making, create accountability, and lead from clearly defined values rather than excuses or rationalizations. Connect with Kirk Website:https://www.zerogray.com LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirk-driver/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@ZeroGrayLeadership Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGrayLeadership Speaking and leadership inquiries:kirk@zerogray.com Support Mind Triumph If these conversations help you recognize your own Talker and live with greater clarity, you can support Mind Triumph on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MindTriumph Follow Mind Triumph Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mindtriumph/ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtriumph_official YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AleksUShow Less Talker. Better Life.

    #51 Action Defeats the Voice in Your Head | Kirk Driver

  7. 16 Sept

    #50 The Voice in Your Head Is Not Telling You the Truth | Jeremy Stalnecker

    50 episodes of Mind Triumph. For this milestone conversation, Aleks sits down with former U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Officer, combat veteran, author, speaker, pastor, and Mighty Oaks Foundation co-founder Jeremy Stalnecker. And the conversation goes straight to the heart of Mind Triumph: What happens when the voice in your head takes how you feel and starts presenting it as truth? Jeremy knows how dangerous that can become. After returning from combat in Iraq and leaving the Marine Corps, he found himself angry, lost, disconnected from his identity and eventually listening to an inner narrative telling him that the people he loved might be better off without him. Today, after nearly 15 years helping veterans, first responders and their families move forward from trauma, Jeremy sees that same pattern again and again. The Talker says: This is who you are now. You’ll never get past this. No one understands. There is no hope. But a thought repeated loudly is not necessarily the truth. In this episode: • Why Jeremy believes the inner voice often narrates our emotions rather than tells us the truth• How trauma can become identity when the Talker keeps reinforcing the story• The difference between having a reason for our behavior and turning it into an excuse• Why isolation makes the inner voice more powerful• How real human connection can interrupt destructive mental narratives• Why support should build you forward rather than validate staying stuck• Jeremy’s personal journey after returning from combat• Why asking for help can feel so difficult• The connection between truth, faith, peace and clarity• How pain can be transformed into something valuable for others• Why there is always hope, even when the Talker says otherwise One of Jeremy’s most powerful insights in this conversation is simple: The inner voice can take something we feel and narrate it so convincingly that we begin treating it as fact. That is why learning to recognize the Talker matters. Because the voice may be loud. That doesn’t make it true. About Jeremy Stalnecker Jeremy Stalnecker is a former U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Officer and combat veteran, author, inspirational speaker, former Senior Pastor, and Co-Founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation. Through Mighty Oaks, Jeremy has spent years helping veterans, service members, first responders and their families move forward from trauma, PTSD and the unseen wounds of service by rebuilding identity, purpose, faith and hope. He is also the host of the March or Die podcast and author of several books focused on resilience, leadership, trauma, faith and moving forward when life feels overwhelming. Connect with Jeremy Website:https://www.jeremystalnecker.com/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jeremystalnecker/ YouTube / Mighty Oaks Foundation:https://www.youtube.com/@MightyOaksFoundation Mighty Oaks Foundation:https://www.mightyoaksprograms.org/ March or Die Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/march-or-die/id1517415146 Support Mind Triumph 50 episodes began with one idea: What if that voice in your head isn’t actually who you are? If these conversations have brought value to your life and you’d like to help Mind Triumph continue creating them: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MindTriumph 🌿 Follow Mind Triumph: • Instagram: ⁠@mindtriumph⁠ • YouTube: ⁠Mind Triumph on YouTube⁠ • TikTok: ⁠@mindtriumph_official • Spotify: Mind Triumph on Spotify   Less Talker. Better Life.

    #50 The Voice in Your Head Is Not Telling You the Truth | Jeremy Stalnecker

  8. 9 Sept

    #49 Stop Trying to Think Positive | Cristine Hull

    What if trying to replace every negative thought with a positive one is actually creating more mental noise? In Episode 49 of Mind Triumph, Aleks sits down with Cristine Hull, PhD, integrative mental health expert, author, educator and speaker, for a fascinating conversation about the Talker, emotional healing, presence, spirituality and the relationship between our thoughts and our inner state. Cristine introduces a surprisingly simple alternative to fighting negative thinking: Go neutral. Instead of judging, labeling or forcing yourself to feel differently, simply notice what is actually here. The wall is white.The clock is ticking.You are sitting. No argument. No story. No need to make the moment good or bad. Aleks and Cristine also explore depression and anxiety through her own lived experience, the difference between the ego mind and the observer, why the past can hold us in emotional heaviness while the future fuels anxiety, and the profound influence A Course in Miracles has had on both of their journeys. In this episode: • Why positive thinking can sometimes create even more inner dialogue• Cristine’s “neutral game” for interrupting mental noise• The relationship between language, thoughts and emotional state• Her journey through depression, anxiety, addiction and long-term recovery• Why the present moment changes our relationship with the Talker• The ego mind versus the observer• A Course in Miracles and the idea of the “holy instant”• Why asking different questions can lead to different answers• The freedom of simply choosing again• Why the Talker keeps convincing us there is still somewhere else to get to Perhaps the most beautiful moment comes at the end. When asked what she would tell her own Talker, Cristine begins: “You’re almost there.” Then she catches herself. “Actually… you are there.” Maybe there is less to fix than the Talker would have us believe. About Cristine Hull, PhD Cristine Hull is an integrative mental health expert, author, educator and speaker whose work brings together emotional healing, holistic wellness, psychology and spiritual exploration. Her professional journey spans more than three decades and is deeply informed by her own experience of recovery and transformation. Connect with Cristine Website:https://www.cristinehull.com YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@hhwholeness LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristinehullphd/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/cristine.price.18/ Support Mind Triumph If these conversations help you understand your own Talker and live with greater awareness, you can support Mind Triumph on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MindTriumph 🌿 Follow Mind Triumph: • Instagram: ⁠@mindtriumph⁠ • YouTube: ⁠Mind Triumph on YouTube⁠ • TikTok: ⁠@mindtriumph_official • Spotify: Mind Triumph on Spotify   Less Talker. Better Life.

    #49 Stop Trying to Think Positive | Cristine Hull
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There’s a voice in your head always talking, judging, doubting. I call it the Talker… but is it really who you are? At Mind Triumph, I speak with therapists, experts, creators, and everyday people exploring what this voice really is, how it shapes your thoughts and emotions, and how to live without being constantly pulled by it, through awareness practical and insights. ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AleksUShow 📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/mindtriumph 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtriumph_official 🎙 Less Talker. More Presence.

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