Self Help Show

Gina-Margaret Tiger
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Your digital emotional support and energy shot every Tuesday, with expert-led self-help discussions every Friday. Welcome Home My Love 🫶🏽✨

  1. 3d ago

    Two Can Play That Game, How to Hijack Your Brain’s Memory Loop | Self Help Show

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Have you ever had a perfect day, only for an old memory or past heartbreak to ruin it completely? In this solo episode of the Self-Help Show, Gina-Margaret Tiger breaks down the hidden cognitive loop keeping you stuck and reveals how to use the "two can play that game" mindset to build powerful future memories instead. We’ve all been there: your physical body is sitting in the present moment, but your mind is mentally time-traveling back to an embarrassing moment, a rejection, or an old argument from years ago. In this episode, we explore why your brain treats old memories like they are happening right now—and why your past seems to have exclusive access to your imagination. But what if you could flip the script? If your brain has the power to make an old, dead memory feel vividly real, you have the exact same neurological capability to build and experience future memories. Key Takeaways from This Episode The Mental Time-Travel Trap: Why replaying past conversations and old pain hijacks your good days.The Memory Illusion: How your brain embellishes and adds "spice" to old incidents, making them feel more important than they are.Two Can Play That Game: Shifting your imagination away from worrying or regretting, and directing it toward the exact reality you want to experience.The Meditation Hack: How to observe old mental loops without fighting them so they naturally dissolve.The 1-Year Exercise: A step-by-step visualization prompt to design what you want to remember one year from today down to the room, the clothes, and the feeling. Episode Timestamps & Chapter Markers 00:00 – The Universal Experience: How an Old Memory Ruins a Perfect Day04:30 – Why Your Brain Doesn't Know the Difference Between Past and Present08:00 – The Core Concept: "Two Can Play That Game"11:45 – Mental Time-Travel: Stopping the Cycle of Replaying Past Arguments16:20 – How to Stop Fighting Unwanted Memories During Meditation19:30 – The Future Memory Exercise: What Do You Want to Remember Next Year?24:10 – Final Thoughts: Trading Worry for Intentional Imagination Join the Community: Sign up for the newsletter at www.selfhelpshow.com to get weekly reflections straight to your inbox.

    Two Can Play That Game, How to Hijack Your Brain’s Memory Loop | Self Help Show

  2. 6d ago

    86% of People Completely Misread Your True Intentions, When Communication Gets Misunderstood with Devin Short

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! When Communication Gets Misunderstood What happens when you are genuinely trying to communicate, connect and understand someone but your openness is interpreted as being needy, controlling, intense or simply “too much”? In this episode of The Self Help Show, Gina-Margaret Tiger sits down with Devin Short for a deeply honest conversation about communication, emotional expression, relationships, self-awareness and what happens when good intentions are misunderstood. Devin shares his experience of being a naturally expressive communicator and wanting to talk things through in order to create clarity and connection. For him, asking questions, expressing what he needs and trying to understand another person are not signs of conflict — they are signs that he cares. As Devin puts it, when you genuinely invest in someone, you want to understand where they are coming from while also allowing them to understand you. But emotional communication is not always easy. Communicating what you need is not automatically asking for too much. Sometimes it is simply knowing yourself well enough to say: This is how I feel loved. This is how I feel seen. This is how I feel heard. This is what I need in order to connect with you. Gina and Devin also explore why emotional communication requires vulnerability. Unlike conversations about work or everyday logistics, relationships often require us to put down the mask, move beyond ego and allow another person to see what is actually happening inside us. And great communication is not only about expressing yourself. It is also about empathy and perspective. Devin shares how some of his greatest emotional growth has come through difficult conversations, a strong support system and learning to consider not only how a situation affects him, but how his own actions may affect another person. The conversation then moves into something even deeper: never having to dim your light to make a relationship work. Devin reflects on recognizing moments when he was no longer fully showing up as the energetic, goofy, expressive person he naturally is — and why the right relationships should bring more of your light out of you, not require you to become less of yourself. He also speaks candidly about being his own harshest critic, overanalyzing himself and learning to extend more compassion toward his own growth. Because none of us have communication completely figured out. We are all works in progress. Devin also shares what life looks like for him today as he continues discovering who he is beyond professional rugby. From building an academy that brings principles from rugby into football, to modeling, DJing, entrepreneurship and learning how to use AI without losing his own creativity, Devin is entering a chapter centered on growth, experimentation and becoming more fully himself. And when asked what being truly understood feels like, his answer was beautifully simple: Blissful. A Question to Take With You Before your next important conversation, ask yourself: Am I listening only to respond — or am I genuinely trying to understand this person? Because communication is more than talking. It is curiosity. It is vulnerability. It is perspective. It is allowing another person to tell you what they need without immediately judging the need. And sometimes, simply being willing to have the conversation is one of the clearest ways of saying: I care about you.

    86% of People Completely Misread Your True Intentions, When Communication Gets Misunderstood with Devin Short

  3. Oct 15

    99% of People Make This Fatal Decision Mistake Every Single Day | Self Help Show

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! What emotional state is making your decisions? In this solo episode of The Self Help Show, Gina explores how anger, fear, panic, jealousy, hurt, peace, love, dignity, and self-respect can completely change the choices we make. A temporary emotion can create a permanent consequence. That is why emotional intelligence is not about ignoring what you feel. It is about knowing which emotions deserve to be heard and which ones should not be making major decisions for you. This episode is an invitation to pause before reacting, return to a higher emotional state, and make decisions you can still respect tomorrow. In this episode: Why anger can create decisions we later regretThe danger of making permanent choices from temporary emotionsHow fear, panic, revenge, and humiliation affect judgmentWhy emotions are information, not always instructionHow to pause before reactingThe difference between feeling an emotion and acting from itWhy love, peace, dignity, patience, and self-respect create better decisionsHow to make firm decisions without making them from angerWhy sometimes the best decision is to make no decision yetHow to choose an emotional state before choosing an actionQuestions to sit with: What emotional state is making this decision? Would I make the same choice if I were peaceful right now? Am I choosing from anger, fear, pride, or revenge? What would love choose? What would dignity choose? What would self-respect choose? Will I still respect this decision tomorrow? And perhaps the biggest question: Who do you want to be when life gives you every reason to react? You are allowed to feel everything. But not every emotion needs decision-making power. Feel it. Pause. Return to yourself. Then choose.

    99% of People Make This Fatal Decision Mistake Every Single Day | Self Help Show

  4. Oct 12

    The Body Knows How to Heal, From Survival Mode to True Well-Being | Loren Lockman

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! What if your body already knows how to heal, and the secret lies in learning when to get out of its way? In this eye-opening episode of The Self Help Show, Gina sits down with Loren Lockman, a therapeutic fasting expert with more than 30 years of experience in natural health and water-only fasting, to explore the extraordinary intelligence of the human body and its capacity for self-healing. Loren is the founder and former director of Tanglewood Wellness Center, which he led for 29 years. During that time, he oversaw more than 12,000 supervised water-only fasts. Today, through Fast To Rise, he continues to educate people around the world about therapeutic fasting, optimal nutrition, and sustainable well-being. Together, we explore a fascinating possibility: What if achieving better health isn't always about adding more, but about removing what interferes with the body's natural processes? From fasting and detoxification to hydration, longevity, and the connection between physical and emotional well-being, this conversation invites you to rethink everything you thought you knew about taking care of your body. This conversation is an invitation to become curious about your body, reconnect with its intelligence, and discover a different perspective on what it means to be truly well. 🎁 Free Resource: Ancient Secrets of Healing Curious about natural healing and water fasting? Loren has generously shared a free guide, Ancient Secrets of Healing, as an introduction to his approach to health, fasting, and the body's natural healing capacity. Download your free guide: https://www.fasttorise.com/fasttorise-freeguide 🌎 Connect With Loren Lockman Website: https://www.fasttorise.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorenlockman.official/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loren.lockman YouTube (New Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@lorenlockman_official YouTube (Original Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@LorenLockman 🎙️ About The Self Help Show The Self Help Show is a space for thought-provoking conversations, fresh perspectives, personal discovery, and becoming the most authentic version of yourself. Hosted by Gina, the show brings together extraordinary minds, experts, and individuals with remarkable experiences to challenge conventional thinking, expand awareness, and inspire meaningful transformation. Explore more episodes: https://www.selfhelpshow.com New episodes every Monday and Thursday. ✨ One Last Thought What if your body isn't asking you to do more, but inviting you to listen more closely? #TheSelfHelpShow #LorenLockman #WaterFasting #NaturalHealing #SelfHealing #Autophagy #HolisticWellness #Longevity #MindBodyConnection #HealthAndWellness

    The Body Knows How to Heal, From Survival Mode to True Well-Being | Loren Lockman

  5. Oct 8

    The Shocking Truth About the Life Template You Were Programmed to Follow | Self Help Show Podcast

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! What If Your Life Was Never Meant to Follow a Template? What if the life that fits you best was never supposed to look like anyone else’s? In this solo episode of The Self Help Show, Gina explores uniqueness, authenticity, self-trust, and the confidence that comes from understanding your own configuration instead of constantly measuring yourself against other people’s methods. There is no other person with your exact combination of experience, perspective, ability, instincts, interests, timing, and imagination. So why would your life need to follow an exact template? This episode is about paying closer attention to the clues that reveal who you naturally are, what consistently works for you, what you may have been editing or minimizing, and what becomes possible when you stop trying to be universally understandable and start becoming more fully yourself. In this episode: How to recognize the patterns that make you uniquely youWhy authenticity begins with self-observationHow outside expectations can quietly shape your identityWhat your natural strengths, curiosities, and preferences revealWhy your differences are valuable informationHow to learn from others without losing your own voiceWhy confidence grows when you trust your own configurationHow to build methods, routines, and choices that actually fit youThe importance of owning what makes you differentWhy your life can become more powerful as it becomes more specific to youQuestions to sit with: Who are you when nobody is influencing you? What do you naturally do well? What keeps returning to you throughout your life? What parts of yourself have you been editing or minimizing? What do you secretly know about yourself? What would your life look like if you trusted your uniqueness completely? And most importantly: Who are you when you are no longer trying to be understandable to everybody else? Your life does not have to be a copy. You can learn from others, take what helps, leave what does not, and still create something entirely your own. Your configuration is the clue. Your authenticity is the direction. Your confidence grows when you trust both.

    The Shocking Truth About the Life Template You Were Programmed to Follow | Self Help Show Podcast

  6. Oct 5

    The Terrifying Reason 93% of "Good People" Accidentally Ruin Their Own Lives with Shemeka Joseph

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Terrifying Reason 93% of "Good People" Accidentally Ruin Their Own Lives What if the life you're building isn't actually the life you want? In this episode of The Self Help Show, Gina-Margaret Tiger sits down with Shemeka Joseph, certified life and wellness coach, mentor, speaker, and founder of Creating the Dream. Together, they explore how family, culture, work, religion, social media, algorithms, and comparison can quietly shape the life we think we want, and how to reconnect with what genuinely feels true. Shemeka also shares her Five Rights Framework: The right idea, at the right time, for the right reasons, with the right people = the right result. In This Episode How to recognize when you're living by other people's expectationsWhy sitting with yourself can reveal what you actually wantEmotional signs that your life may feel out of alignmentHow social media and algorithms influence desireWhy many people know what they don't want but struggle to name what they do wantHow to begin dreaming againThe difference between inspiration and programmingWhy peace and joy can help you identify what feels genuinely yoursShemeka's Five Rights FrameworkLetting go of people when your paths no longer align Connect With Shemeka Website: https://creatingthedream.com Alternate Website: https://creatingthedream.ca Socials: Search Shemeka S. Joseph Book: The Five Rights to Alignment Explore more episodes of The Self Help Show: https://www.selfhelpshow.com

    The Terrifying Reason 93% of "Good People" Accidentally Ruin Their Own Lives with Shemeka Joseph

  7. Oct 1

    What Do You Regret the Most? Self-Condemnation and the Stories We Keep Punishing Ourselves With

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! What Do You Regret the Most? Self-Condemnation & the Stories We Keep Punishing Ourselves With What if the thing you regret most is no longer something you need to punish yourself for? In this solo episode of The Self Help Show, Gina explores regret, hindsight, self-forgiveness, and the invisible ways we can keep ourselves trapped through self-condemnation. Sometimes the event happened once, but we keep replaying it internally for years. We reopen old decisions, prosecute former versions of ourselves, and use the past as evidence against who we are today. But what happens when you stop asking, “Why did I do that?” and start asking, “What did this teach me?” Gina reflects on decisions she once believed she would regret, only to later realize that many of them redirected her, protected her, clarified her values, or ultimately worked in her favour. This episode is an invitation to separate learning from punishment. Because growth does not require a lifelong sentence. In this episode: Why hindsight can make us unfairly judge our former selvesHow regret can quietly become self-condemnationThe difference between accountability and self-punishmentWhy constantly reopening old decisions can weaken self-trustHow to reinterpret choices that once felt like mistakesWhy endings, losses, and redirections can make sense laterHow to keep the lesson without carrying the punishmentLearning to back the person you were with the knowledge you have now Questions to sit with: What are you still sentencing yourself for? How long do you believe you need to suffer before you are allowed to forgive yourself? What if the decision you regret actually redirected your life? What did that experience teach you? And what are you finally ready to stop using against yourself? Decision closed. Lesson received. No punishment required.

    What Do You Regret the Most? Self-Condemnation and the Stories We Keep Punishing Ourselves With

  8. Sep 28

    The Creepy Reason Your Brain Intentionally Fights the Things You Want Most with Dr. John McGrail.

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Creepy Reason Your Brain Intentionally Fights the Things You Want Most with Dr. John McGrail Have you ever known exactly what you wanted to change, yet somehow found yourself repeating the same habit, reaction, relationship pattern, fear, or emotional response? In this episode of The Self Help Show, Gina-Margaret Tiger sits down with Dr. John McGrail, clinical hypnotherapist, personal performance coach, spiritual teacher, and author of The Synthesis Effect: Your Direct Path to Personal Power and Transformation. Together, they explore what happens beneath conscious awareness and why simply knowing better does not always mean we automatically do better. Dr. John explains how many of our everyday reactions become automatic, how early experiences can shape subconscious patterns, and why real personal transformation often requires more than reading books, repeating affirmations, or intellectually understanding what needs to change. The conversation explores hypnosis, imagination, emotion, visualization, subconscious conditioning, meditation, personal responsibility, and practical enlightenment, while asking one central question: Can we actually reprogram ourselves and create a different experience of life? Dr. John’s answer is yes. Dr. John McGrail is a clinical hypnotherapist, personal performance coach, spiritual teacher, and author of The Synthesis Effect: Your Direct Path to Personal Power and Transformation. His work brings together hypnosis and a broader collection of personal-development tools, techniques, philosophies, and practices through what he calls Synthesis, an approach designed to help people create meaningful personal change. He is also the host of A Better You in a Minute or Two, where he shares short lessons, ideas, strategies, and practices for personal growth. Connect With Dr. John McGrail Website: https://www.hypnotherapylosangeles.com Alternate Website: http://drjohnmcgrail.com Podcast: A Better You in a Minute or Two YouTube: Search Dr. John McGrail Instagram, Facebook & LinkedIn: Search Dr. John McGrail Hypnotherapy Book: The Synthesis Effect: Your Direct Path to Personal Power and Transformation Dr. John also welcomes questions from listeners and shares during the episode that people who contact him directly can expect a personal response. Explore more episodes: https://www.selfhelpshow.com Listen. Reflect. Apply. Because knowing what to change is only the beginning. Transformation happens when insight becomes practice.

    The Creepy Reason Your Brain Intentionally Fights the Things You Want Most with Dr. John McGrail.
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Your digital emotional support and energy shot every Tuesday, with expert-led self-help discussions every Friday. Welcome Home My Love 🫶🏽✨

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  • Creator
    Gina-Margaret Tiger
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    157
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Gina-Margaret Tiger 2021
  • Show Website
    Self Help Show
  • Provider
    Gina Tigere