Becoming Secure with Magsmindset

Maggie Sandnes
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Welcome to Becoming Secure with Magsmindset; a podcast about love, attachment, self-worth, and becoming the safest place you've ever known. I'm Maggie, a life coach, speaker, and endlessly curious student of human behavior. Every week, we dive into attachment theory, relationships, boundaries, faith, masculinity and femininity, and the stories that shape who we become. Some episodes are vulnerable reflections from my own life. Others are conversations with inspiring guests who've experienced heartbreak, healing, grief, growth, and everything in between. My hope is that when you leave an episode, you understand yourself a little better, love yourself a little deeper, and feel hopeful about what's possible for your life and relationships. Because security isn't something you're born with. It's something you become. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 5d ago

    She Woke From a Coma and Couldn't Remember Her Life | Jennifer White

    Imagine waking up from a coma and not recognizing your husband of 20 years. At 62 years old, former registered nurse Jennifer White underwent surgery for a brain tumor. When she woke from a coma, she couldn't walk, couldn't speak, didn't recognize her husband, and had lost huge portions of her memories, including much of her children's childhoods. Suddenly, Jennifer had to learn how to live again. If I could do or be anything, what would I love? Jennifer's circumstances forced her to start over, but perhaps the rest of us don't need to wait for life to force us. As she says: “You have more power than you think you do.” 🎙️ Learn more about Jennifer and her work: jennywhite.ca Children's books: Molson & Jenny Adventures 🌸 Magsmindset: magsmindset.com #Magsmindset #BrainInjury #StartingOver #Resilience #Reinvention #PersonalGrowth #SecondChances #SelfAwareness Wanna watch the episode? Check out my Youtube Channel:3 Thank you for liking and subscribing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Sep 26

    "I believed I was unlovable" - Colleen Clifford

    What if the story you're telling about yourself isn't true? In this deeply vulnerable episode of Becoming Secure, I sit down with Colleen to talk about shame, binge drinking, grief, suicide, sobriety, relationships, and the beliefs we carry about ourselves without even realizing they are running the show. At 19, Colleen experienced something that left her believing she was unlovable. She told herself she would never get married, never have children, and never tell anyone what had happened. For years, that shame stayed buried. We also discuss: • Shame and feeling unlovable • Binge drinking and coping mechanisms • Dating and living with an STI • Losing a partner to suicide • Grief and choosing to continue living • Breaking deeply ingrained habits • Asking for help • Learning to sit with discomfort • Sobriety and finding new sources of joy • Turning tragedy into purpose Colleen is the author of Life Beyond the Binge: A Commercial Fisherwoman's Journey Home. ⚠️ This episode includes conversations about suicide, alcohol misuse, grief, and sexual health. If you or someone you know is experiencing a suicidal or mental health crisis in the United States, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7. You can also visit 988lifeline.org. Stay curious, get to know yourself better, and remember: awareness gives us the opportunity to choose differently. 🤍 Wanna watch the episode? Check out my Youtube Channel:3 Thank you for liking and subscribing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Sep 18

    You’re Not Having a Bad Day, You’re Having a Bad Moment with Kathleen Huebner

    What if the moment that feels like everything is falling apart is actually the moment your life is trying to redirect you? In this episode of Becoming Secure with Magsmindset, I’m joined by Kathleen Huebner, author of Whispers Within Us, for a conversation about inner peace, rebuilding after major life change, trusting yourself again, and learning to listen to the quiet guidance within you. Kathleen’s own turning point came after the end of a 23-year marriage. She describes it as a “tower moment”, a season that felt uncomfortable, disorienting, and deeply painful, but ultimately forced her to stop, reevaluate, and ask herself who she was outside of the roles she had carried for years. From there, she began the process of finding herself again. In this conversation, we explore: ✨ Finding yourself again after divorce ✨ Why people sometimes grow apart in long-term relationships ✨ What Kathleen calls a “tower moment” ✨ Learning to listen to your inner guidance ✨ Choosing happiness and presence in difficult moments ✨ How to stop turning one bad moment into a bad day ✨ Signs, synchronicities, intuition, and faith ✨ Why so many people feel disconnected from their purpose ✨ Reframing the strengths and talents you already have ✨ Borrowing someone else’s belief when you can’t yet believe in yourself ✨ Finding joy in the life you already have ✨ Trusting that redirection can lead somewhere better Kathleen shared a line that I absolutely loved: “If you don’t believe in yourself, take the belief of somebody else who believes in you.” Let it hold you until your own belief catches up. 🌿 CONNECT WITH KATHLEEN HUEBNER Website: https://whisperswithinus.com You can also find Kathleen and Whispers Within Us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 🌸 CONNECT WITH MAGSMINDSET Website & Life Coaching: https://magsmindset.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/magsmindset If this conversation resonates with you, subscribe to Becoming Secure with Magsmindset, share it with someone who may be in the middle of their own redirection, and as always: Stay curious and get to know yourself better. #Magsmindset #PersonalGrowth #SelfDiscovery #InnerPeace #Mindset #Healing #SelfAwareness #DivorceRecovery #Purpose #Faith #Intuition #StartingOver Wanna watch the episode? Check out my Youtube Channel:3 Thank you for liking and subscribing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Sep 11

    Who Are You When There Are No Consequences? With T.A. Thompson

    What does morality mean when there are no consequences? This week on Becoming Secure with Magsmindset, I'm joined by author T.A. Thompson, whose dystopian novel The Mark imagines a world where humans no longer live beyond their early twenties. At the center of the story is Alexandra, an anti-hero who has somehow survived longer than almost anyone around her. Believing she could die at any moment changes the way she approaches consequences, relationships, violence, morality, and even her own worth. But what began as a conversation about a fictional character quickly became something much bigger. We explore whether pressure creates our character or simply reveals it, why humans identify so deeply with fictional characters, and whether stories can sometimes teach us about ourselves more effectively than traditional self-help. We talk about my own experience writing my life story, why that process became unexpectedly healing, leaving Norway to discover who I was outside of everything familiar, and what it means to return home after you've changed. Because sometimes it's incredibly difficult to reinvent yourself while surrounded by the same people, patterns, expectations, and environments that knew an earlier version of you. Sometimes growth asks us to look at something uncomfortable and decide: Do I defend, or do I reflect? We also talk about living as though tomorrow isn't guaranteed, self-sabotage, creativity, writing as healing, morality, identity, and what our reactions to fictional characters might reveal about ourselves. 📚 Learn more about T.A. Thompson and The Mark: https://tathompsonwriter.com 🌸 Magsmindset: https://magsmindset.com As always, stay curious and get to know yourself better. #Magsmindset #SelfAwareness #PersonalGrowth #SelfDiscovery #Psychology #HumanBehavior #TAThompson #TheMark Wanna watch the episode? Check out my Youtube Channel:3 Thank you for liking and subscribing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Sep 4

    How to Escape Survival Mode and Start Living Again With Paul Padgett

    What if the thing that feels like the end of your life is actually asking you to begin again? In this episode of Becoming Secure with Magsmindset, I'm joined by Paul—a disaster relief contractor, search and rescue pilot and diver, transformational specialist, author, and someone who has spent decades helping people rebuild after unimaginable loss. Paul started his first disaster relief company at just 18 years old. Since then, he's responded to fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and tsunamis, sometimes arriving within hours of families losing virtually everything they owned. His message to them was simple: "I need you to dream again." And that's really what this conversation became about. In this conversation, we explore: ✨ How to recognize when you're living in survival mode ✨ What decades of disaster relief taught Paul about human resilience ✨ Why some of our greatest disasters can become our greatest rebirths ✨ Learning to dream again after losing everything ✨ Breaking subconscious patterns and moving beyond autopilot ✨ Why transformation requires action—not just awareness ✨ Paul's four-step process: reveal, rebuild, execute and reinforce ✨ Learning to measure growth through evidence rather than emotion ✨ Self-love after a lifetime of serving everyone else ✨ Faith, surrender and giving tomorrow to God ✨ The relationship between our thoughts, emotions and behaviors ✨ Creating intentional morning routines ✨ Why right now is ultimately all we have One of my favorite reminders from Paul: Yesterday is a canceled check. Tomorrow is a promissory note. Right now is all we've got. You weren't created merely to survive. Maybe it's time to dream again. 🎙️ CONNECT WITH PAUL Blueprints to Success: https://blueprintstosuccess.com Children's books & education: https://squirrelsville.com 🌸 CONNECT WITH MAGSMINDSET Website & Life Coaching: https://magsmindset.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/magsmindset If this conversation resonates with you, subscribe to Becoming Secure with Magsmindset and share this episode with someone who might need permission to dream again. #Magsmindset #SurvivalMode #PersonalGrowth #SelfAwareness #Mindset #Transformation #Resilience #Faith #StartingOver #Healing #IntentionalLiving Wanna watch the episode? Check out my Youtube Channel:3 Thank you for liking and subscribing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Aug 28

    I Finally Know Who I Am - 30th Birthday Special

    I’m turning 30 💛 Instead of mourning my twenties, I find myself looking back at them with an overwhelming amount of gratitude. My twenties broke my heart, challenged me, moved me across countries, introduced me to people who changed me, deepened my faith, and forced me to question so many of the patterns I once thought were simply *who I was*. They taught me about anxious attachment, confidence, heartbreak, self-worth, relationships, God, purpose — and ultimately, what it means to become secure. And then, of course, we're dreaming about what's next. ✨ My twenties were about becoming. My thirties are about being. 💛 Happy birthday to me. 🥂 Stay curious and get to know yourself better. — Maggie #BecomingSecure #MagsMindset #Turning30 #30thBirthday #SelfGrowth #AttachmentTheory #SelfWorth #PersonalGrowth #BecomingSecurelyAttached #Faith #Confidence #LifeLessons Wanna watch the episode? Check out my Youtube Channel:3 Thank you for liking and subscribing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Aug 21

    Why Modern Relationships Are Breaking (And How to Fix Them) | Kiana & Andrew

    Why is it so hard to find and keep love today? We're trying to recreate marriages based on old rules in a completely new world — and it's not working. Kiana and Andrew have been married for 13 years and work together as a therapist and coach duo at Soul Journey Project. In this conversation, we unpack why people struggle to commit, how social media has warped our expectations of relationships, what men and women actually need from each other, and why avoiding hard conversations slowly destroys the connection. We also talk about the vulnerability paradox — why romantic relationships consume us more than anything else — and why "choosing your hard" now might save you from a lifetime of pain later. Whether you're single, dating, or married, this episode will change how you think about love, communication, and what it really takes to make a relationship last. Find Kiana & Andrew at souljourneyproject.com and on Instagram & Facebook @SoulJourneyProject. Wanna watch the episode? Check out my Youtube Channel:3 Thank you for liking and subscribing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Aug 15

    How To Break Generational Patterns and Expectations with Donald Williams

    What do poverty, addiction, education, faith, and 50-year marriages have in common? Generational patterns. Some are meant to be broken, and some are worth carrying forward. Today's guest, Donald Williams, has experienced both, and his story is a beautiful reminder that where you come from can shape you without having to define you. Don't let where you're born dictate what you're going to be. Learn more about Donald Williams and his book Born of Nothing: https://iamdonaldwilliams.com #Magsmindset #PersonalGrowth #GenerationalTrauma #BreakingGenerationalCycles #SelfAwareness #Family #Relationships #AddictionRecovery Wanna watch the episode? Check out my Youtube Channel:3 Thank you for liking and subscribing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to Becoming Secure with Magsmindset; a podcast about love, attachment, self-worth, and becoming the safest place you've ever known. I'm Maggie, a life coach, speaker, and endlessly curious student of human behavior. Every week, we dive into attachment theory, relationships, boundaries, faith, masculinity and femininity, and the stories that shape who we become. Some episodes are vulnerable reflections from my own life. Others are conversations with inspiring guests who've experienced heartbreak, healing, grief, growth, and everything in between. My hope is that when you leave an episode, you understand yourself a little better, love yourself a little deeper, and feel hopeful about what's possible for your life and relationships. Because security isn't something you're born with. It's something you become. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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