Mind Bully

Norense Odiase
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Here’s a thought. When you’re hosting a constant battle within your mind, start a podcast to showcase some live results. Name your opponent “Mind Bully”. Share your struggles, triumphs, and every lesson you’re learning along the way. While you’re at it, invite friends to share thoughts with you on mental wellness, anxiety, self-help, and personal growth. Learn from their experiences and remind yourself that you have the mental stamina to overcome this ongoing battle. Lastly, remember to live, laugh, build meaningful relationships, and to not take life too seriously. Make sure you invite others do to the same. So what do you say? Join me every Monday!

  1. 3 days ago

    261. Why You Struggle to Receive Love, Help & Celebration | Breaking the Perfectionism Lie

    It's the day after Norense's 31st birthday. And instead of just celebrating, he's asking a question most of us avoid: why is it so hard to let ourselves be celebrated? Recorded audio-only from his new Upper East Side apartment (sirens and all), this episode digs into the voice of doubt that convinces you that you can't clap for yourself until you've "arrived" — that you can't receive love, help, or celebration because you're not where you thought you'd be by now. Norense gets honest about his own struggle to receive — the birthday dinner he almost didn't have, the friend who pushed past his hesitation to make it happen, and the conversation that's stuck with him for years: "You serve everyone... but do you think some of it is for you?" Then he takes it to the Word: the progression of Matthew 3 and 4 — baptized, tested, then preaching, then followers — and why so many of us want the followers without ever opening our mouths. In this episode: Why the voice of doubt won't let you celebrate yourself — and why "where you are is not who you are"The "perfect product" lie: why believing you have to be finished before you date, build, or receive is demonicWhy you can't love others well without a revelation of how well you're lovedThe birthday dinner story: what happens when a friend refuses to let you say no to your own celebrationDon't say no for somebody else — why holding back your ideas robs the people they were meant for"Apathy is adjacent to death" — and why passion is proof you're aliveThe Matthew 3–4 progression: baptized, tested, preaching, then followers — and why the world wants followers without preachingHow God uses technology for His glory — from Roman roads carrying the gospel to the smartphone in your handWhy heaven celebrates the one — so what makes you think you have to earn celebration?Key Truth: "Celebrate it before you think it deserves celebrating. On your birthday, you better celebrate — because there's air flowing through your lungs, and you didn't have to be allowed to make it to this day." Key Verse: Matthew 4:17 — From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. If this episode hit you:Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_

  2. 8 Sept

    260. You're Not Late, You're Not Behind | Trusting God's Timing for Your Breakthrough

    Last episode, Norense recorded from the final hours of his Brooklyn sublet with no idea where he was going next. This episode? He's recording from his new apartment on the Upper East Side. God is faithful. He's faithful. He's faithful. This is the testimony episode — the receipt of everything he spoke in faith one week ago. Norense walks through exactly how it happened: the flight back to Dallas to regroup, getting sick, the family prayer call, choosing rest and prayer over striving and stressing — and then the Facebook message that came two minutes after a post went up. A 64-year-old man named Stephen, a building he's lived in for 38 years, and a door only God could have opened. But this isn't just a story about an apartment. It's a masterclass on how God moves — slowly, then suddenly — and why He always speaks to the final version of who He's declared you to be, not how you're acting right now. In this episode: "Putting pressure on God" — what it means to speak forth His promises in expectation without forcing His handThe full apartment testimony: from nowhere to go, to the Upper East Side, in a matter of daysWhy God moves slowly, then suddenly — and how to stay faithful in the "slowly""Apathy is adjacent to death" — the phrase that convicted him and why passion is proof you're aliveWhy "that's not my personality" is not an excuse — Moses, Gideon, and David all had to step outside of themselvesConfidence comes by action: birds don't pray to fly, they exercise their right to flyPsalm 1 unpacked: the blessed man who meditates on the Word brings forth fruit in its season — which means you're not lateSpeaking directly to the oppressor: anxiety, depression, and low self-worth have no authority over youWhy God speaks to who He's declared you to be — fugitive Moses was a deliverer, forgotten David was a kingKey Truth: "He brings forth fruit in its season. That tells me you're not late. You're not behind. You have not missed it." Key Verse: Psalm 1:2-3 — His delight is in the law of the Lord... he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_

  3. 1 Sept

    259. How to Stop Overthinking and Move in Faith | Don't Quench the Spirit

    It's the last night of his sublet in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The next sublet fell through — the person never showed up to the tour. And Norense doesn't know where he's staying tomorrow. So naturally, he hit record. This episode is a real-time stress test of everything this podcast teaches — and at the center of it is one battle every believer knows: the war between the overthinking mind and the leading of the Spirit. The mind says "this doesn't make sense, go back to Dallas." The spirit knows he's called to this city. The mind wants to intellectualize everything. The Spirit says move. Norense breaks down why the flesh always wants you to do less — stay quiet, protect your peace, don't say the thing, don't pray the prayer — and why the answer is defaulting to more. More obedience. More boldness. More faith steps. Including the story of a DM he received about a grandfather healed of cancer, after a prayer Norense almost let his mind talk him out of praying. In this episode: Why your mind wants to intellectualize everything — and how overthinking quenches the SpiritThe flesh always wants you to do less: why "protecting your peace" can become disobedience in disguiseWhat "do not quench the Spirit" actually means in everyday decisionsThe prayer he almost didn't pray — and the DM that came back: a grandfather free from cancerWhat to do when your plans fall through and you genuinely don't know what's nextHow to receive advice from people who love you without absorbing their fearThe Joshua principle: God said possess the land knowing there was opposition in itWhy "the just shall live by faith" means living by feelings is malfunctioningWhy authenticity comes from knowing your authority in GodKey Truth: "I'd rather default on more than default on less. The flesh always wants you to do less — don't quench the Spirit." Key Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:19 — Quench not the Spirit. If this episode hit you:Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_

  4. 24 Aug

    258. How to Handle a Friendship Breakup | Faith, Boundaries & Self-Worth

    You are not disposable. People can walk out of your life — but that has nothing to do with your value, your worth, or who God made you to be. This is one of the most personal episodes Norense has recorded. In the span of two months, he lost two friendships — both, he believes, over the same thing: walking in the light and being misunderstood for it. Recorded from his Brooklyn sublet with just eight days left before another move, he opens up raw about disappointment, disrespect, and the temptation to shrink yourself down after people you invested in turn on you. But this isn't a bitter episode. It's a leadership episode. Norense unpacks why your identity can't be built on your role in a friend group, why "hurt people can heal people," and why the answer to relational pain isn't isolation — it's going again, loving again, and serving again. In this episode: Why you are not disposable — even when people treat you like you areThe danger of building your identity around your role in your friend groupWhy nobody has the right to change how you see yourself based on one conflictHow the enemy uses "pattern recognition" to turn two hard experiences into a lie about your futureStanding in your convictions and having self-love — the balance between tolerance and boundariesWhy walking in the light will sometimes cost you relationships — and how to make peace with thatThe honest challenge of platonic friendships, boundaries, and being misunderstoodWhy this life is about service, not survival — and how "hurt people can heal people"A closing prayer for anyone hurting from a relationship that endedKey Truth: "Where you are is not who you are. Nobody has the right to change the way you see yourself based on a situation or a conversation." Key Verse: Proverbs 4:23 — Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. If this episode hit you:Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_

  5. 17 Aug

    257. How to Break a Soul Tie and Walk in Freedom | Faith Over Sexual Sin

    You are not your own. You were bought at a price — and there's an attack on your life, your future, and the version of you that God is calling you to become. In this raw, unfiltered episode from his Brooklyn apartment, Norense goes deep on devices — the tactics and vices the enemy uses to gain access to your life. He starts where most people don't expect: not with the "obvious" sins, but with lying to yourself, unbelief, and putting your faith in your fear instead of in God. Then he gets honest about the one the culture loves to downplay: sexual immorality. Norense breaks down why sex is spiritual, what a soul tie actually is, and how the enemy weaponizes people and past connections to keep you cycling through shame, isolation, and emptiness. This isn't condemnation — it's a roadmap out. In this episode: Why the real war is spiritual — "we wrestle not against flesh and blood"The subtle vices most people overlook: self-deception, unbelief, and performance identityWhy "you are always being led" — and the real question is who is leading youWhat a soul tie is, why sex creates one, and how to break it through ChristHow the enemy uses people as weapons — the stories of Balaam, Samson, and DelilahWhy anything that dominates you — your attention, intention, and surrender — is not from GodThe difference between deliverance and freedom — and why the Israelites kept wanting to go backPractical "blockades": how to set real-world parameters that protect your walkWhy nothing external ever satisfies — and how to let God purify your desiresKey Truth: "Deliverance is the opportunity to be free — but you still have to walk in freedom. Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Key Verse: Galatians 5:16 — Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. ⚠️ A note: This episode touches on shame, addiction, and mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available — you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_

  6. 10 Aug

    256. You Are Not Who You Used to Be | Breaking Free From Shame and Old Habits

    You Are Not Who You Used to Be | Breaking Free From Shame and Old Habits You do not have to be perfect. There is no perfect person breathing. That's where Norense starts this episode — and it's a message for anyone who has been hard on themselves for slipping, falling back into old habits, and then hiding in shame instead of running back to God. Recorded from his Brooklyn apartment after a long day in the Word, Norense breaks down one of the most important distinctions in the Christian walk: the difference between condemnation and conviction. Condemnation drags you backward into bondage and ties your identity to what you did wrong. Conviction draws you forward toward repentance and reminds you who you actually are in Christ. This one is raw, scripture-heavy, and honest — a reminder that being a new creation doesn't mean the old appetites disappear overnight. It means you renew your mind daily, one day at a time, and let the Holy Spirit do the work you were never meant to do on your own. In this episode: The critical difference between condemnation (backward to bondage) and conviction (forward to repentance)Why falling back into old patterns doesn't make you who you used to beWhat it means to be a "new creation" — and why the old man still leaves behind thoughts, appetites, and impulses to surrenderThe "HALT" principle — how being Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired lowers your defensesA walk through 1 John 1 and Hebrews 10 — grace is real, but it's not a license to do whatever you wantWhy nothing external — money, sex, titles, achievement — ever actually satisfies the deeper cravingWhy "man shall not live by bread alone" reframes Maslow's hierarchy entirelyHonest, unfiltered thoughts on identity, culture, and why the real battle is spiritual, not surface-levelKey Truth: "Condemnation condemns you backward to bondage and identifies you with what you did wrong. Conviction convicts you toward repentance and your real identity in Christ." Key Verse: Romans 8:1 — There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. If this episode hit you:Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_

  7. 3 Aug

    255. God Isn't Finished With You Yet | Trusting Him When the Vision Isn't Clear

    It's August. The rain is hitting the iron railing outside his Brooklyn window. And after 11 hotels, a sublet that ends in a few weeks, and a July where he was gone every single weekend — Norense sits down to be honest about the questions he doesn't have answers to yet. Where's he going to live? Is he doing enough? Is he spending too much time in the Word, or not enough? This episode is a free-flowing, unfiltered reflection on what it means to keep going when the vision isn't fully defined — anchored in one unshakable truth: the God who started the work in you is faithful to finish it. Norense traces the through-line of a whirlwind month — his sister's memorial, a brand trip in Silicon Valley, a family wedding, and a Texas Tech alumni weekend — and realizes God was showing him something the whole time: that he's a bridge. Between people. Between worlds. Between the person he was and the person he's becoming. He also gets vulnerable about vices, sexual purity, and the honest truth about addiction — that the things we run to never satisfy, and only surrender does. In this episode: Why Philippians 1:6 is the anchor for any season where you can't see the full picture yetThe danger of building your identity around how you feel each day — and what to do with your emotions insteadHow to recognize the "through-line" God is weaving through your different seasons and spacesWhy shared sacrifice creates a sense of belonging that nothing else can replicateThe honest truth about vices: alcohol, drugs, women, gaming, hustling, even fitness — none of it satisfiesWhy you can't stop an addiction on your own — and what actually changes when you receive ChristThe stories of Paul and Moses — and why God redeems, restores, and re-commissionsWhy testing and temptation are the forging fire that prepares you for warKey Truth: "He who started a good work in you is faithful to see it to completion — but He needs a willing, yielding mind. You can't just sit on your hands." Key Verse: Philippians 1:6 — Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. ⚠️ A note: This episode touches on addiction and mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available — you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, or SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357. If this episode hit you:Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_

  8. 28 Jul

    254. How to Move Forward in Faith When Your Mind Feels Everywhere

    A wedding in Houston. A brand event in Silicon Valley. His sister's memorial. Editing her tribute video. Four straight weekends gone — and Norense sits down in his Brooklyn apartment to be honest about what happens when your mind won't slow down and the enemy starts whispering that you're wasting your time. This episode is a raw, unfiltered look inside his thought process as a creator wrestling with the financial weight of the calling — the tension between pouring into people and actually advocating for himself, between living in the Word and knowing when to close the book and go to work. Anchored in Luke 11 — ask, seek, knock — Norense unpacks the shameless audacity it takes to approach God, and why moving forward in faith requires action, not just belief. In this episode: Why value — not volume — is what actually attracts success, and how Jesus modeled depth over big numbersThe "ask, seek, knock" principle and the shameless audacity it takes to keep knocking on doorsHow to set non-negotiables and protected time with God while staying flexible as an entrepreneurWhy elevation demands separation — from old income ceilings and old ways of limiting yourselfThe enemy's daily attack on your mind — "you're scatterbrained, you're wasting your time" — and how to resist it with the WordWhy being seen in real community exposes your blind spots and your greatnessThe "it's who, not how" principle — and knowing which growth areas to own versus delegateWhy your story needs to be shared digitally — and how fear (not God) is what keeps people off cameraKey Truth: "When God says go, it overwhelms every no. But you have a part to play — you can't just sit on your hands." Key Verse: Luke 11:9 — Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. If this episode hit you:Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_

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Here’s a thought. When you’re hosting a constant battle within your mind, start a podcast to showcase some live results. Name your opponent “Mind Bully”. Share your struggles, triumphs, and every lesson you’re learning along the way. While you’re at it, invite friends to share thoughts with you on mental wellness, anxiety, self-help, and personal growth. Learn from their experiences and remind yourself that you have the mental stamina to overcome this ongoing battle. Lastly, remember to live, laugh, build meaningful relationships, and to not take life too seriously. Make sure you invite others do to the same. So what do you say? Join me every Monday!

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  • Creator
    Norense Odiase
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    587
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Norense Odiase
  • Show Website
    Mind Bully

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