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Welcome to The Mindful Living, where we explore mental health and mindfulness. I’m your host, Sana, and in each episode, we’ll hear from inspiring guests—experts, thought leaders, and individuals with remarkable stories—who share their insights on living a healthier, more mindful life. We’ll dive into managing stress, overcoming challenges, and finding balance. Whether you seek inspiration, support, or a moment of relaxation,.Want to be a guest on The Mindful Living? Send The Mindful Living a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/themindfulliving

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    The SHIFT That Comes After Surviving: Finding Clarity, Peace, and Purpose with Dr. Holly Porter

    When we think about our hardest moments, we usually remember them as pain, loss, or uncertainty. We rarely consider that those moments may not have been an ending at all, but the quiet beginning of something we had not yet found. Not a silver lining. Not a tidy lesson. Something real, that could only have come from going all the way through. Host Sana sits with Dr. Holly Porter, transformational leader, 17-time best-selling author, and founder of the International Retreat Association. After surviving a 70-day near-death experience during COVID, including two intubations and weeks on a ventilator, Holly came back with a framework she now teaches to others. It is called SHIFT: Surrender, Hope, Intuition, Faith, and Transformation. In this conversation, she shares the spiritual experience that gave her the will to fight, why surrender is not the same as giving up, and the small, daily practice of choosing better as a way home. SECTION 3 — About the GuestDr. Holly Porter is a transformational leader, keynote speaker, and 17-time best-selling author. She is the founder of the International Retreat Association, the CEO of Retreat RnR, and the founder of the Adventure Bucket Wish Foundation, which empowers women to lead with purpose, passion, and presence. After surviving a 70-day near-death experience during COVID-19, Holly created the SHIFT framework: Surrender, Hope, Intuition, Faith, and Transformation. She holds an honorary doctorate in Global Humanitarianism, received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award, and hosts the All Things Retreat podcast. SECTION 4 — Key TakeawaysClarity, peace, and purpose are not waiting on the other side of the storm. They can begin in the middle of it, the moment you decide to ask a different question."Better is better." On the hardest days, the question is not how to feel fully well. It is what one small thing you can do today to feel a little better than yesterday.Surrender is not defeat. It is the moment you stop trying to control what was never yours to hold, and finally let support reach you.Nobody does this alone. Everyone who has come back from something dark had hands, prayers, mentors, or unseen presences holding them. Asking for help is a strength move, not a weakness one.Intuition is a muscle, not a gift reserved for the few. It speaks loudest when we stop living in crisis mode long enough to actually hear it.The message Holly came back with: love them where they're at. Four small words that remove judgement and change every relationship they touch. SECTION 5 — Connect With the GuestLinktree: Holly maintains a single link tree that connects to all her socials, books, and platforms - https://linktr.ee/hollyporter SECTION 6 — Episode Chapters[00:00] The Question We Rarely Ask About Our Hardest Moments [03:00] Meet Dr. Holly Porter — survivor, builder, voice of the SHIFT [06:00] The Stadium of Light — the spiritual experience that changed everything [12:00] When the Worst Came After the Worst — long COVID and the heaviness of healing [14:30] Better Is Better — the one daily question that pulled Holly forward [17:00] Surrender Is Not Giving Up — control is an illusion, peace begins in letting go [21:30] The SHIFT Framework in Daily Life — Hope, Intuition, Faith, Transformation [24:30] Intuition After Survival — the gift of knowing, and why presence unlocks it [27:30] Love Them Where They're At — the four-word message Holly came back with [30:30] Where to Find Holly, the Book, and the Foundation [31:30] Closing Reflection — let it breathe, let it stay 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #themindfulliving #hollyporter #shiftframework #neardeathexperience #spiritualawakening #surrenderhopefaith #transformationaljourney #healingafterloss #covidsurvivor #internationalretreatassociation #adventurebucketwish #purposedrivenlife #findyourpeace #resilience

    27 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    The Inner Edge: How Stillness Became Damon Flowers' Quiet Competitive Advantage

    We chase the next number, the next milestone, the next round. And somewhere in all that chasing, we forget to arrive. This conversation is for anyone who has been moving so fast they have started to lose touch with who is doing the moving. Damon Flowers spent two decades scaling businesses while quietly studying his own mind. In this episode, he shares the moment that changed everything, what he has learned about why we run ourselves down, and a simple, sustainable practice for going inward, so the rest of life can grow outward. About the Guest:Damon Flowers is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Modern Operators, a systems and strategy partner for founder-led companies. For more than 20 years, he has been building, scaling, and exiting businesses, while spending the same two decades studying the mind, meditation, and human potential. Key Takeaways:Stillness is not the opposite of progress. It is often the quiet foundation underneath it.Burnout rarely arrives suddenly. It is the slow widening of a gap between who you are inside and what you are asking yourself to do outside.Your mind is shaped long before you notice it is shaping you. Core beliefs from early childhood quietly run the show until you turn around and meet them.The mind's job is to keep you safe, not to make you happy. Understanding that is the start of choosing differently.A sustainable inner practice begins with one small, protected pause. Daily or weekly. The shape matters less than the consistency.Curiosity is the doorway. When you ask "why" gently and stay open to the answer, your mind will show you what is underneath.Who you are on the inside becomes what you create on the outside. That is the work, before the work. Connect With Damon:Website: https://modernoperators.com/startLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damonflowers/Company site: https://modernoperators.com Episode Chapters:[00:00] What We Forget While We Chase — arriving versus running [03:00] Meet Damon — twenty years of business, twenty years of inner work [06:30] The Transatlantic Moment — when the fabric of reality tore in half [12:00] The Mind You Did Not Know You Had — conscious, subconscious, and the iceberg beneath [18:00] Why Patterns Persist — how core beliefs quietly run our lives [22:00] The Misconception About Mindfulness in Business — outer doing versus inner knowing [27:00] A Sustainable Practice — the pause, the question, and the gentle "why" [34:00] What Listeners Can Carry Forward (timestamps approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #MindfulLiving #ConsciousLeadership #FounderMentalHealth #StillnessPractice #InnerWork #MeditationForEntrepreneurs #BurnoutRecovery #SelfAwareness #SustainableGrowth #MindBodyConnection #PresentMomentLiving #PurposeDrivenBusiness #SoulfulEntrepreneur

    32 min

  3. 13 MAY

    The Voice Inside Your Head: Stephen McConnell on How Mindful Self-Talk Prevents Burnout in High-Achieving Leaders

    There is a conversation happening inside you right now. It has been happening all day. And for most high-achievers, it is not a kind one. Not because they are unkind people, but because nobody ever taught them to notice it. In this episode of The Mindful Living, host Sana sits down with Stephen McConnell, founder of the Growth Myndset Initiative, to explore the often-invisible link between how we speak to ourselves and how sustainable our leadership actually becomes. From the journaling habit that started as curiosity and turned into a practice of self-honesty, to the simple system of naming, being present, and taking one small step, this is a slow, grounded conversation about the inner work that makes everything else possible. About the Guest: Stephen McConnell is a Personal Mastery Coach, neuro-linguistic programming practitioner, and the founder of the Growth Myndset Initiative. He draws on more than two decades of experience in corporate manufacturing and leadership to help high-achieving professionals and executives catch the early signals of burnout before they become breaking points. He is also the forthcoming author of The 7 Laws of Personal Mastery. Key Takeaways: Self-talk is not just a feeling, it is language shaping identity. What you say to yourself, even in passing, even as a joke, lands somewhere in the nervous system. The disrespect you practice inside eventually shows up as something on the outside.Core values are practiced skills, not decorative words. Respect, trust, faith, and love are not things you claim. They are things you do, repeatedly, toward yourself first. When you give them outward without building them inward, that gap is where burnout quietly begins.Curiosity is the entry point into self-awareness. Asking "why did I do that?" is not self-criticism. It is the beginning of honest self-leadership. Journaling by hand pulls thoughts out of the emotional brain and into the logical one, creating space to learn rather than spiral.Naming what you are experiencing is one of the most powerful resets available. The moment you say "I am being harsh on myself," you have already shifted from reaction to reflection. You do not need an hour. You need one honest sentence.High-performing leaders live in the moment. They learn from the past, they plan ahead, but when the inner critic surfaces, their question is immediate: is this helping or hurting, and what is one step I can take right now?Small, repeated actions become identity. One push-up done daily is not about fitness. It is a message to the subconscious that says: this is who I am. Action leads to habit, habit leads to belief, belief becomes identity. Connect With Stephen McConnell: Stephen mentioned these during the episode: Website: https://www.myndsetgrowth.com/LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stephenmcconnell1Upcoming book: The 7 Laws of Personal Mastery (coming soon) Episode Chapters: [00:00] Opening: The Voice That May Be Working Against You — Sana opens with the quietest, most constant source of pressure in a high-achiever's life [05:32] Welcome to The Mindful Living — Show intro and introducing Stephen McConnell [07:53] Thirty Years Without Self-Awareness: Stephen's Story — The long arc from corporate manufacturing to the moment things began to change [11:30] When Disrespect for Yourself Becomes Arrogance Toward Others — How what you withhold from yourself becomes the mask everyone else sees [19:14] The Curiosity Habit: How a Small White Lie Started Everything — The journaling moment that turned self-honesty into a lifelong practice [23:44] The Fear of Stillness in High Achievers — Why self-awareness can feel like a confrontation, and how to approach it gently [24:32] Name It, Be Present, Take One Small Step — A simple reset system for shifting harmful self-talk in under five minutes 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #mindfulliving #selftalk #innerdialogue #burnoutprevention #leadershipmindset #selfawareness #personalmasterycoach #mindfulleadership #innercritique #selfcompassion #nlpcoaching #mentalhealth #highachievers #mindsetshift #consciousleadership

    29 min

  4. 9 MAY

    The Body Has Been Listening: On Presence, Grief, and Coming Home to Yourself with Pearly Montagu

    Most of us have been taught to manage pain. To push through it. To get to the other side as quickly as we can. But there is another way, quieter and far less rushed, that begins with stopping long enough to ask the body what it has been trying to say all along. Sana sits with TEDx speaker and energetic healer Pearly Montagu for a slow, tender conversation about presence, grief, and the small, daily rituals that bring a person back to themselves. They explore the language of the body, the gentle weight of generational stories we carry without knowing, and the simple act of acceptance that often opens the door to something softer than struggle. A reflective conversation for anyone who has ever felt their body holding more than they have language for. About the Guest:Pearly Montagu is a TEDx speaker and energetic healer based in the United Kingdom. Following a near-death experience, Pearly developed a healing practice she calls micro energetic surgery, working with clients globally on themes of presence, embodiment, generational patterns, and emotional release. She is the founder of Manderley Concierge and currently building a healing temple based on sacred geometry on the Greek island of Kefalonia. Listener Note Before You Begin:This episode explores themes of energetic healing, generational trauma, near-death experience, and alternative healing modalities. It is shared as a personal story and reflective conversation, not as medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice. Please be mindful as you listen: The guest's experiences and views are her own and reflect her personal path. They do not represent the views of the host, The Mindful Living, or Healthy Mind by Avik™.Energetic healing modalities are not regulated medical treatments. They are not substitutes for diagnosis, treatment, or care from licensed health professionals.If you are navigating chronic pain, trauma, grief, or mental health challenges, please consult a licensed medical or mental health professional alongside any healing practice you choose to explore.Take only what feels safe and right for you. Leave the rest gently. Listen with curiosity. Listen with care. Key Takeaways:The body remembers. Whether through nervous system patterns, muscle memory, or the inherited weight of family history, the body holds stories long before words can find them.Aversion adds fuel. Acceptance is water. Meeting pain with "this will pass" instead of resistance changes the entire texture of the experience.Some of what we carry isn't ours. Generational patterns can show up as emotional reactions to experiences we have never personally had. Recognising this is the first step in setting it down.Mindfulness lives in small rituals. Morning gratitude. Evening reflection. Speaking to yourself the way you would speak to someone you love.The Serenity Prayer still holds. Grant me the strength to change what I can, the serenity to accept what I cannot, and the wisdom to know the difference. A simple grandmother's note that quietly orients a whole life.Kindness is what marks a human being. When the time comes, you will be remembered for how you made people feel, not what you accomplished.Community is medicine. We were not meant to heal alone, behind screens, in scattered villages. Coming back into community is part of the work. Connect With the Guest:Limited Special +25% offer for Listeners: Unlocking Energetic Healing with Pearly Montagu: A Journey Through The Body’s Hidden Language. Pearly works to release anxiety, trauma, emotional & physical pain (normally $400 RRP) but $300 for listeners https://calendly.com/pearlyconnection/online-pearly-healing-energy-medecine-session-clone-1 Pearly offers a free 15mins call to connect, answering any questions listener may have and see how she can help https://calendly.com/pearlyconnection/15min Instagram Sign up to access special offers from Pearly https://www.manderley.org/contact Website: https://www.manderley.org Note: TED has flagged the speaker's TEDx talk as representing the speaker's personal views and understanding, which may not align with current scientific consensus. We share the link in the spirit of full transparency so listeners can make their own informed choices. Episode Chapters:[00:00] Stop and listen — what if pain has been trying to say something [02:00] Welcome — Mindful Living and the soft thread of this conversation [04:00] Daily ritual — the simple, free practices Pearly returns to [09:00] The mind below the surface — gratitude, language, and reprogramming [14:00] The body remembers — generational stories carried in the nervous system [20:00] When grief becomes gold — meeting pain with acceptance instead of resistance [24:00] Kindness is what marks a human being — the legacy that actually matters [26:00] The Serenity Prayer — what's in our control, and what isn't [28:00] Coming back to community — the medicine of being witnessed [35:00] A gentle close — your body has been waiting for you, not against you 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #TheMindfulLiving #MindfulLiving #BodyAwareness #GenerationalHealing #PresenceMatters #SoftHealing #InnerWisdom #SerenityPrayer #PearlyMontagu #ConsciousLiving #SelfCompassion #ReturningHome

    29 min

  5. 7 MAY

    The Quiet Return: On Inner Authority, Reality, and the Life That's Already Guiding You with Natalie Bouchard

    There is a quieter kind of stuck. The kind that settles in after the courses, the coaches, the books, the breath practices. The kind that whispers, maybe the answer was never going to be out there. This Mindful Living conversation is a soft place to land if any part of that sentence feels like yours. Sana sits with TEDx speaker and decoder Natalie Bouchard for a slow, honest conversation about what it looks like to come home to yourself after years of seeking outside. Together, they explore inner authority, the wisdom hidden inside life's harder seasons, and the small, almost unremarkable shift that begins to bring a person back to centre. About the Guest:Natalie Bouchard is a TEDx speaker, decoder, and the creator of the Human Bumps and Harmonize With Life™ frameworks. After years of immersion in mindset, healing, and personal development work, she emerged with a body of teaching focused on returning to inner authority, participating with reality, and living from a centred, self-led place. Key Takeaways:The seeking is its own clue. When the courses, coaches, and frameworks stop landing, that is often life pointing inward, not telling you to try harder.Reality is a guide, not an obstacle. What feels like a problem is often life offering feedback. The shift begins when you stop arguing with what's already here.Inner authority can be quietly inherited away. Many of us learn early to follow other people's orientation. Coming back to your own is a slow, tender remembering.Falling apart can be falling into place. When something stops fitting, it often means a softer, truer life is making room to arrive.Geniuses participate, they don't perform. Like Edison with the bulb, real growth comes from sitting with feedback long enough to listen to what it's actually saying.The shift is small, and that's the point. Sit with what's hard. Let the feeling move through. Drop the story. Wait. The next step usually arrives on its own. Connect With the Guest:Website: https://www.nataliebouchard.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-bouchard-095273249/TEDx Talk — Human Bumps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vcybn8uGr8Free course mentioned in episode: Bump It Like It's Hot — available via her websiteNatalie mentioned a Power Quiz designed to help identify where people may be borrowing their authority. Episode Chapters:[00:00] A different kind of stuck — the quiet question beneath all the seeking [04:00] Meet Natalie Bouchard — and the long road back to her own centre [09:00] Why we keep looking outside ourselves — and how culture taught us to [14:00] The collapse — when life rearranged everything, all at once [20:00] Reality as a mirror — what life keeps trying to show us [26:00] Inner authority, gently — what was given away, and how it returns [31:00] The small shift — sitting with what's here, without the story [39:00] Bump It Like It's Hot — a soft invitation to keep practising 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #TheMindfulLiving #InnerAuthority #ReturnToCenter #MindfulLiving #ConsciousLiving #HumanBumps #SelfTrust #FeminineLeadership #NervousSystemHealing #SoftPower #NatalieBouchard #PersonalGrowthJourney

    39 min

  6. 2 MAY

    How to Use Money — Not Let Money Use You | Dr. Jacob Guidi

    Most of us were taught how to earn money, and maybe how to save it. But the deeper conversation — what money actually means to us, how it shapes our choices, and how it can quietly run our lives if we're not paying attention — that one rarely gets addressed. In this episode of the Mindful Living podcast, Dr. Jacob Guidi, Account Director at Thrive Benefits Group and a Doctor of Musical Arts, brings a rare and refreshing perspective to financial wellness. Drawing on his journey from concert cellist to financial professional, Jacob explores the invisible emotional architecture we build around money — and offers a grounded, mindful framework for reshaping it. This is not a conversation about budgets or investment strategies. It is an honest, unhurried exploration of how our relationship with money reflects our relationship with ourselves — and how awareness, not accumulation, is where real freedom begins. ABOUT THE GUEST: Dr. Jacob Guidi is a Doctor of Musical Arts, dedicated cellist, proud father, and Account Director at Thrive Benefits Group — an independent financial services agency helping organisations and individuals find clarity, security, and peace of mind around their finances. He bridges the precision of the arts with the strategy of business, and brings both disciplines to bear in every client relationship. KEY TAKEAWAYS: More money beyond a certain threshold does not increase happiness. Research — and Warren Buffett — both point to the same truth: if you can't find contentment at one income level, reaching a higher one won't fix it. The relationship with money matters more than the amount.Your financial beliefs were formed long before you started earning. Whether shaped by childhood scarcity, parental patterns, or cultural messaging, most of us carry unconscious associations with money that drive our behaviour far more than logic or intention does.Letting money pull you out of the present moment is just as harmful whether you have too little or too much of it. Fixating on a bank balance going down, or blaming a lack of funds for a stalled life, are two sides of the same coin — both root you in anxiety rather than action.Tony Robbins' three-decision framework applies powerfully to money: decide what has your attention, decide what effect you allow it to have on you, and decide what you're going to do about it. Running this process regularly is a form of financial mindfulness.Decoupling your passion from your income changes everything. When Jacob separated his music from his means of earning, he was freed to play simply for the love of it. Finding one area of life that money cannot touch — a hobby, a practice, a relationship — creates the grounding that financial pressure cannot.Money is a tool, not an identity. Like any tool, it only serves when we understand how to hold it. The goal is not to eliminate money's role in your life, but to stop letting it steer the ship. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: Website: www.thrivebg.com Email: Submit a contact request directly at thrivebg.com and Jacob will get back to you personally. LinkedIn: Jacob Guidi — linkedin.com/in/jacobguidi/ EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] Intro — What we were never taught about money, and why mindful living demands we go there [07:30] Meet Dr. Jacob Guidi — From concert cellist to financial wellness professional: an unlikely and illuminating journey [10:00] The Biggest Misconception — Why the belief that more money equals more happiness keeps us trapped [13:30] Money, Poverty, and the Present Moment — How financial pressure pulls us out of alignment regardless of our income level [17:00] Jacob's Own Relationship With Money — The surprising ways over-saving can be just as disruptive as over-spending [21:00] The Three-Decision Framework — Tony Robbins' process applied to your financial mindset: attention, effect, and action [26:00] From Cello to Clarity — How separating passion from income freed Jacob to love music again — and what that teaches us all [30:00] A Practical Starting Point — Finding one money-free anchor in your life, questioning your neuro-associations, and making better decisions from there 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #mindfulliving #moneyandmindfulness #financialwellness #mindfulmoneymanagement #consciousfinance #moneymindset #moneyandhappiness #financialfreedom #mindfulness #personaldevelopment #innerpeace #mentalwealth #financialliteracy #holisticwellness #selfawareness

    30 min

  7. 28 APR

    The Honest Parent: Jacintha Field on Co-Parenting, Self-Regulation, and Raising Children Through the Hardest Seasons

    Separation does not just change your address. It changes the ground beneath you. And if you are a parent, it changes the ground beneath your children too, no matter how carefully you try to shield them from the tremors. The question most parents quietly carry through this season is rarely how do I survive this? It is the harder, more tender one: how do I make sure my children are okay when I am barely keeping myself together? In this episode of The Mindful Living, host Sana sits with Jacintha Field — counsellor, art therapist, breathwork facilitator, and founder of Happy Souls Kids — for a conversation that does not flinch from any of it. They talk about the myth of "keeping things normal for the kids," what emotional honesty actually looks like at home, the long, often unglamorous work of regulating yourself in a high-conflict co-parenting dynamic, and why the parent your child needs is not a perfect one, just a present one. A grounding listen for any parent in the middle of a hard chapter and quietly wondering if they are doing this right. About the Guest:Jacintha Field, known to her community as J, is a family and child counsellor, art therapist, kids' yoga teacher, breathwork coach, and the founder of Happy Souls Kids. Based in Australia, she has spent the past 20 years on her own healing path and translated that lived experience into a practice and a platform that supports children and families through emotional regulation, resilience-building, and connection. Happy Souls Kids is currently evolving into a gamified, role-model-led mental wellness platform for children, built with input from athletes, mental health professionals, and educators. Jacintha also hosts her own podcast for adult listeners. Key Takeaways:Children do not need a perfect parent. They need a present one. One willing to feel, regulate, repair, and keep showing up.The advice to keep things normal hides a quiet harm. Children are not fooled by performed okayness. They feel the truth of the room even when they cannot name it.Modelling honest emotion is the lesson. When a child sees a parent name their feelings without making the child responsible for them, the child learns they are allowed to feel too.Eruption repair is real parenting. Lose your temper, take accountability, name what happened, remind your child it was not their fault. That repair is the teaching.In high-conflict co-parenting, taking the emotion out of communication is one of the hardest and most protective skills. Sleep on it. Write the message. Edit it. Keep it factual. What you write can travel anywhere.Once you separate, what happens at the other parent's house is no longer your business as long as the child is safe. Letting go of that control is grief work, not weakness.The fastest tool back to regulation is the one you always have with you: your breath. Hand on your heart, follow the inhale and the exhale. Then build a routine that is preventative, not reactive.Be the parent to your child that you wish you had when you were growing up. You are allowed to break the patterns you inherited.And one more, gentle reminder: you are the most important person in your own life. Connect With Jacintha Field:🌐 Happy Souls Kids: https://www.happysoulskids.com🌐 Personal site: https://jacinthafield.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacinthafield/📷 Instagram: @jacinthafield (also @happysoulskids)📧 Email: hello@happysoulskids.com🎙️ Podcast: Raw With J— find via her socials and YouTube If you want to be a beta tester for the new Happy Souls Kids platform, email hello@happysoulskids.com. Episode Chapters:[00:00] The Ground Beneath You — When separation rearranges everything [03:00] Jacintha's Story — Single motherhood, a child in distress, and the path that became a practice [12:00] Pain With a Purpose — Why she calls separation the best thing that happened to her [16:00] The Myth of Normal — Why "be brave for the kids" can quietly hurt them [20:00] Modelling Emotion — Eruption repair, language for feelings, and the gift of honesty [24:00] Breaking the Pattern — Becoming the parent you wished you had [28:00] Co-Parenting Without the Charge — Taking the emotion out of the message [36:00] Self-Regulation, Quickly — Breath, smell, music, water, and the power of preventative care [42:00] Closing — Be a parent who is present, not perfect (Timestamps approximate) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #mindfulliving #coparenting #separation #singlemother #childmentalhealth #parenting #emotionalregulation #happysoulskids #jacinthafield #breathwork #arttherapy #consciousparenting #emotionalresilience #selfregulation

    42 min

  8. 28 APR

    The Quiet Toughness: Why Grit and Mindfulness Are Not Opposites — With Eric Hoffman

    So much of mindfulness is taught in the language of softening. Slow down. Let go. Breathe through it. And yes, all of that is true, and all of that matters. But there is another part of a balanced life that we rarely give language to: that steady inner core that holds when life pushes you hard. In this episode of The Mindful Living, host Sana sits with Eric Hoffman — a former trial attorney turned author and founder — to explore grit not as armor, not as aggression, but as a quiet, rooted form of self-respect. They talk about why mindfulness without grit is a preference, not a practice; how boundaries are the everyday shape grit takes; and what it actually looks like to stop being a servant to circumstance. A gentle, grounding listen for anyone who has ever wondered if being soft and being strong are the same conversation. About the GuestEric Hoffman is a former trial attorney and the founder of AI Esquire, a company building intake automation tools for small law firms. He is also the author of The Runway Is Behind You, a book born out of his own career transition and the inner work that came with it. Key TakeawaysGrit has four quiet parts — interest, practice, purpose, and hope. Without any one of them, toughness collapses into stubbornness.Mindfulness is what makes grit possible. You cannot push through the right things if you have not paused long enough to know what those things are.Boundaries are not walls. They are the daily, repeated shape grit takes — small, consistent acts of choosing yourself before resentment builds."People-pleasing" and "nice guy syndrome" are not kindness. They are the slow erosion of someone who has stopped saying what they need.Start small. Leaving work at 5:30 every day. One small "no." A consistent, quiet boundary repeated long enough becomes the foundation of a different life.A growth mindset is the entry point. You are never done becoming who you are. Connect With Eric Hoffman🌐 Website: https://aiesquire.io📧 Email: eric@aiesquire.io📘 Free book offer: Mention you heard Eric on The Mindful Living with Sana, and Eric will send a free copy of The Runway Is Behind You. Episode Chapters:[00:00] The Soft and the Steady — A different kind of mindful response [03:00] The Four Quiet Parts of Grit — Interest, practice, purpose, hope [08:00] Stepping Back From the Fight — Eric's own moment of reckoning as a trial attorney [12:00] Stubbornness or Self-Respect? — How to tell the difference [14:30] Boundaries Repeated — Why consistency, not intensity, is the real work [19:30] Servant to Circumstance — When responsibility quietly becomes erosion [22:30] Start Small — Growth mindset, gentle steps, and an honest inventory (Timestamps approximate) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows 🤝 Be a Guest 📩 Newsletter Substack 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #grit #mindfulness #boundaries #mentaltoughness #personalgrowth #mindfulliving #selfawareness #emotionalresilience #peoplepleasing #growthmindset #innerwork #consciousliving #careertransition

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Welcome to The Mindful Living, where we explore mental health and mindfulness. I’m your host, Sana, and in each episode, we’ll hear from inspiring guests—experts, thought leaders, and individuals with remarkable stories—who share their insights on living a healthier, more mindful life. We’ll dive into managing stress, overcoming challenges, and finding balance. Whether you seek inspiration, support, or a moment of relaxation,.Want to be a guest on The Mindful Living? Send The Mindful Living a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/themindfulliving

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    Avik Chakraborty and Sana
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    2024 - 2026
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    481
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