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Ever felt like you’re waking up in a world that still wants you asleep? Like you’ve always thought deeper, asked bigger questions… and saw through the illusions faster than most? Mind Love™ is a top 0.5% podcast with over 500 episodes, and Podcast of the Year winner. Hosted by Melissa Monte...speaker, story mentor, and self-proclaimed questioner of everything. This show is for the spiritually curious and mentally sharp. The ones who crave depth but reject dogma. Who believe in energy and brain chemistry. Who want to connect with Source but question religion. Who want to feel more free in a world that tells them to stay small. Inside each episode, we explore: Conversations that blend the sacred, the scientific, and the suppressedTools to help you rewire your mind, reclaim your voice, and rewrite your inner narrativeThe questions most people are afraid to ask...about healing, identity, and what it means to wake upNew episodes every week. Because thinking for yourself is a rebellion. And awakening is a discipline.

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  1. 5d ago

    Your 'Caring' Might Just Be Carrying | Dr. Tony Nader • 467

    Why does caring feel so exhausting right now? Tony Nader breaks down why so much of what drains us was never actually caring, it was carrying someone else’s pain, outcome, or opinion as if it were our own. This conversation goes beyond compassion fatigue advice into the actual mechanism your nervous system uses to confuse a stranger’s problem with your own life. Nader also walks through a real-time way to tell, in the moment, which one you’re actually doing. What you’ll learn: • Why caring and carrying feel the same but aren’t • Your nervous system can’t tell news from your life • The 10-second test that reveals when you’re carrying Tony Nader is a Harvard and MIT-trained physician and the successor to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, leading Transcendental Meditation organizations worldwide. His empirical research on the nervous system has been published widely, and his new book, The Power of Caring, applies decades of that research to a simple question: why sustainable caring depends on regulation, not willpower. Find Tony’s book “The Power of Caring” and all links at: mindlove.com/467 Want to practice caring without carrying, with people who actually get it? Join the free Mind Love Collective for monthly themed calls and weekly challenge accountability. mindlove.com/join See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  2. Aug 11

    Why Letting Go of Suffering Feels Like Dying | Richard Moss • 466

    Why does letting go of your own suffering feel like dying? Richard Moss breaks down why so many of us stay attached to our pain long after we've outgrown it, and why the act of letting go can feel like losing yourself entirely. This conversation goes beyond common advice about healing into what it actually means to touch a difficult feeling instead of fighting it, and why forcing yourself to forgive someone usually backfires. It's a different way of thinking about what your suffering has actually been doing for you all along. What you'll learn: Why your suffering might be protecting your sense of selfThe real difference between forgiveness and pretending to forgiveHow touching a hard feeling changes what it becomes Richard Moss, MD, is a former physician whose spontaneous spiritual awakening in 1977 completely changed his understanding of consciousness, healing, and human suffering. He's spent almost fifty years teaching people how presence, not willpower, is what actually changes us. Find Richard's book "The Mandala of Being" and all links at: mindlove.com/465 Ready to stop mistaking your suffering for safety? Join the free Mind Love Collective for the kind of intimate community where breakthroughs happen. mindlove.com/join See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  3. Aug 4

    You Were Never Meant to Calm Down Alone | Arielle Schwartz • 465

    What if you were never actually supposed to calm yourself down alone? Dr. Arielle Schwartz breaks down why self-soothing on your own rarely works and why real calm actually depends on co-regulation with another person. This conversation goes beyond standard nervous system advice into the difference between empathy and compassion, and why too much of the wrong one leaves you just as burned out as before. It's the conversation you need if you've ever wondered why willpower alone never seems to be enough. What you'll learn: Why your nervous system can't calm down without another personThe real difference between empathy and compassionWhy what looks like burnout is often unprocessed trauma Dr. Arielle Schwartz is a clinical psychologist who has spent thirty years treating complex trauma using a nervous-system-informed, non-pathologizing approach. She combines EMDR, somatic therapy, and parts work into a model she calls Resilience-Informed Therapy, and has written eight books on trauma recovery. Her work reframes trauma symptoms as adaptive responses rather than pathology, which shapes everything in this conversation. Find Arielle's work and all links at: mindlove.com/465 Want real support instead of trying to calm yourself down completely on your own? Join the free Mind Love Collective for real accountability and a community that actually gets it. mindlove.com/join See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  4. Jul 28

    Why Healed Shame Still Comes Back | Frank Spinelli • 464

    What if the healing work you already did doesn't mean the shame is actually gone? Dr. Frank Spinelli breaks down why old shame can resurface years after you thought you'd worked through it, even after real therapy, real progress, and real proof you'd changed. This conversation goes past the idea that healing is something you finish into what it actually takes to live alongside shame long term, not just survive it once. What you'll learn: Why the critical voice in your head was never yoursHow trauma loops try to fix the past through repetitionWhy staying busy can mask shame for years at a timeThe daily practice that keeps old wounds from running the show Dr. Frank Spinelli is a physician and author of The Shame Compass. He survived childhood abuse, later confronted his abuser as an adult, and built a framework for working with shame after his own healing cracked back open during the pandemic. Find Frank's book "The Shame Compass" and all links at: mindlove.com/464 Ready to build a daily practice for working through your shame instead of white-knuckling it alone? Join the free Mind Love Collective for consistent transformation, one call a month all year. mindlove.com/join See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  5. Jul 14

    How to Actually Want Sex Again | Kayna Cassard • 462

    Why do so many people desperately want to want sex but can't get their body to go there? Kayna Cassard breaks down why the gap between wanting to want and actually wanting is a nervous system problem, not a desire problem. This conversation goes into the specific conditions your arousal system needs that nobody ever taught you about. What you'll learn: Why wanting to want sex keeps you stuck in a shame spiralThe difference between responsive desire and low libidoHow your sexual arousal system is a reward system, not a switchWhat your body actually needs before desire can show up Kayna Cassard is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified sex therapist who spent over a decade as a pelvic pain patient while specializing in sexual health. She created the Arousal Architecture framework after thousands of client hours revealed that most people aren't broken... they just don't know what their system actually needs. Find Kayna's book "Arousal Architecture" and all links at: mindlove.com/462 Ready to figure out what your arousal system actually needs with people doing the same work? Join the free Mind Love Collective for just one themed call a month and real support when you need it. mindlove.com/join See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  6. Jul 7

    The Real Reason You Can't Explain Who You Truly Are | Anita Stubenrauch • 461

    Are you describing yourself, or are you actually revealing yourself? Anita Stubenrauch breaks down why the language you reach for first is almost always the thing keeping you smaller than you are. This conversation goes beyond voice and messaging into the pre-language charge that exists inside you before you've found words for it, and why giving it the wrong words too soon is how you lose it. What you'll learn: Why the truest things about you are the hardest to describeHow to find the electric charge inside you before language limits itWhy your bio, your pitch, and your self-description are all borrowed frameworks you never questionedAnita Stubenrauch is a visionary creative and former Apple speechwriter who authored Apple's Credo. She now works with founders, executives, authors, and changemakers to uncover ideas with the greatest potential and give them language that actually carries the charge. All links from this episode at: mindlove.com/461 Ready to find the words that actually fit who you are right now? Join the free Mind Love Collective for monthly themed calls and weekly challenge accountability. mindlove.com/join See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  7. Jun 30

    Your Worst Decisions Aren't a Character Flaw | Dr. Izzy Justice• 460

    What if everything you've blamed on your personality or your willpower is actually just your brain running at the wrong frequency? Dr. Izzy Justice has done over 22,000 functional brain scans, and what he's found challenges almost everything we've been taught about why we make the choices we make. This conversation goes beyond mindset advice into the actual electrical activity inside your brain — and what you can do to change it in seconds, not months. What you'll learn: Why your worst decisions have nothing to do with your characterHow brain noise is stealing your memory, creativity, and presenceThe neurohack that outperforms 20 minutes of meditationDr. Izzy Justice is a neuroscientist and performance coach who has spent decades studying functional brain states in elite athletes and executives. His book Life Explained: Chasing 10 Hertz became a bestseller by making brain science actually usable. Find Dr. Izzy's book Life Explained and all links at: mindlove.com/460 Ready to work on your brain state with real accountability? Join the free Mind Love Collective for monthly themed calls and weekly challenge accountability. mindlove.com/join See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  8. Jun 23

    Why You Can’t Hate Yourself Into Changing | Jessica Ortner• 459

    How many times have you understood exactly why you do something and still couldn’t stop doing it? Jessica Ortner breaks down why self-knowledge alone can’t override a nervous system in survival mode, and why the missing piece isn’t more willpower or better habits. It’s safety. This conversation goes beyond the usual tapping explainer into the actual neuroscience of why your body keeps running patterns your mind has already rejected. What you’ll learn: Why understanding your patterns doesn’t stop themHow tapping sends a biological signal of safety your nervous system actually responds toWhy self-sabotage is misguided self-love, not a character flaw Jessica Ortner is co-founder of The Tapping Solution and co-author of Rewired, the most research-backed book on EFT tapping to date. She’s spent 19 years studying why people stay stuck despite doing all the right things. Find Jessica’s book Rewired and all links at: mindlove.com/459 Ready to work on your nervous system patterns with real support? Join the free Mind Love Collective for monthly themed calls and weekly challenge See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Ever felt like you’re waking up in a world that still wants you asleep? Like you’ve always thought deeper, asked bigger questions… and saw through the illusions faster than most? Mind Love™ is a top 0.5% podcast with over 500 episodes, and Podcast of the Year winner. Hosted by Melissa Monte...speaker, story mentor, and self-proclaimed questioner of everything. This show is for the spiritually curious and mentally sharp. The ones who crave depth but reject dogma. Who believe in energy and brain chemistry. Who want to connect with Source but question religion. Who want to feel more free in a world that tells them to stay small. Inside each episode, we explore: Conversations that blend the sacred, the scientific, and the suppressedTools to help you rewire your mind, reclaim your voice, and rewrite your inner narrativeThe questions most people are afraid to ask...about healing, identity, and what it means to wake upNew episodes every week. Because thinking for yourself is a rebellion. And awakening is a discipline.

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