Adjusting Podcast

Justin G. Nelson
  • 4.9 (11)
  • MENTAL HEALTH
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

This podcast is all about the journey of healing, growth and self-discovery. It's called Adjusting, and it's going to be a space for candid conversations and inspiring affirmations to help navigate life's inevitable changes and transitions. Whether you're recovering from trauma, redefining your purpose, managing mental health, or simply craving more authenticity - this show is for you. We'll get raw and real about confronting struggles, while motivating you to adjust your mindset every step of the way. I'll be bringing on amazing guests to share their own stories of resilience and reinvention. You'll hear practical tools for adjusting to your most empowered self through self-love, vulnerability and courage. This is about tuning into what your soul has been calling you towards. It's your weekly reminder that adjusting your life is possible with an open heart and mindset.

  1. Adjusting to Catastrophizing - When Your Brain Writes Horror Movies for Free

    3D AGO

    Adjusting to Catastrophizing - When Your Brain Writes Horror Movies for Free

    Does your brain turn minor inconveniences into total life ruination? Welcome to catastrophizing, bestie. This week we're diving into that special cognitive distortion where your mind becomes a disaster movie director. From creatives convinced one critique means career death, to daters planning breakup speeches after awkward pauses, to therapy beginners sure their therapist thinks they're hopeless - we're calling out those exact spirals with love and humor. Learn why your cave-person brain thinks everything is dangerous, how catastrophizing shows up differently for different people, and 5 practical ways to shift from disaster thinking to peace for your future self. Perfect for anyone starting their mental health journey, creatives navigating vulnerability, or daters trying not to lose their minds in the modern dating world. Let’s Connect! Website: www.adjustingpod.com Social Media: @adjustingpod on Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | TikTok Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adjusting-podcast/id1748188929 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Lyu594jw5luH1rujNcTZZ?si=386a7e7728f5461b Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7863b34c-b85c-4f67-8044-10dd08cfb660/adjusting-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdjustingPodcast Substack Channel: https://justingnelson.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Guest/Topic submissions: adjustingpod@gmail.com Disclaimer: Adjusting Podcast is NOT a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.

    31 min
  2. Adjusting to All or Nothing Thinking: How Black and White Thinking Fuels Your Anxiety | Cognitive Distortions Explained

    FEB 2

    Adjusting to All or Nothing Thinking: How Black and White Thinking Fuels Your Anxiety | Cognitive Distortions Explained

    Struggling with perfectionism and catastrophic thinking? In this 30-minute episode, host Justin G. Nelson breaks down all-or-nothing thinking—the cognitive distortion that keeps you stuck in anxiety loops. You'll learn what black-and-white thinking really is and why your brain defaults to extremes, how this pattern shows up in creativity, dating, and healing from trauma, why one mistake feels like total failure (and how to stop the spiral), plus practical methods to retrain your brain for nuance and gray area thinking. Perfect for creatives battling perfectionism, anxious overthinkers, people-pleasers, anyone in therapy working on cognitive distortions, and daters who spiral after one awkward text. Subscribe to Adjusting Your Anxiety with Justin G. Nelson for weekly episodes on rewiring anxious thought patterns! #AnxietyPodcast #MentalHealth #CognitiveDistortions #Perfectionism #SelfHelp #TherapyPodcast #AnxietyRelief Let’s Connect! Website: www.adjustingpod.com Social Media: @adjustingpod on Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | TikTok Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adjusting-podcast/id1748188929 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Lyu594jw5luH1rujNcTZZ?si=386a7e7728f5461b Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7863b34c-b85c-4f67-8044-10dd08cfb660/adjusting-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdjustingPodcast Substack Channel: https://justingnelson.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Guest/Topic submissions: adjustingpod@gmail.com Disclaimer: Adjusting Podcast is NOT a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.

    32 min
  3. Adjusting Your Fears: From Imposter Syndrome to Your Fearless Future Self

    09/01/2025

    Adjusting Your Fears: From Imposter Syndrome to Your Fearless Future Self

    In this powerful season 2 finale, we explore how to transform your relationship with fear from enemy to ally. Dive deep into addressing imposter syndrome, letting go of perfectionism as a safety strategy, and discovering how fear keeps you trapped in trends when your gifts are meant to be free. Learn to embrace the curiosity that comes with fear and apply a fearless mindset by living from the perspective of your highest self. Perfect for creatives, everyday people, and anyone on a healing journey who's ready to stop letting fear run the show and start dancing with it instead. Let’s Connect! Website: www.adjustingpod.com Social Media: @adjustingpod on Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | TikTok Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adjusting-podcast/id1748188929 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Lyu594jw5luH1rujNcTZZ?si=386a7e7728f5461b Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7863b34c-b85c-4f67-8044-10dd08cfb660/adjusting-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdjustingPodcast Substack Channel: https://justingnelson.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Guest/Topic submissions: adjustingpod@gmail.com Disclaimer: Adjusting Podcast is NOT a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.

    33 min
  4. Adjusting Your Senses: How to Heal Trauma & Anxiety Through Essential Oils, Sound Therapy & Sensory Practices

    08/25/2025

    Adjusting Your Senses: How to Heal Trauma & Anxiety Through Essential Oils, Sound Therapy & Sensory Practices

    Discover how your five senses can become powerful tools for mental health healing and trauma recovery. In this episode, you'll learn practical ways to use essential oils, aromatherapy, sound baths, and sensory practices to regulate your nervous system and support your healing journey. We explore how trauma affects your senses and nervous system, which essential oils actually work for anxiety, focus, and mood including lavender, peppermint, bergamot, and frankincense, plus sound healing practices you can do at home without expensive equipment. I'll teach you how to create sensory anchors for confidence, calm, and creativity, conduct daily sensory check-ins and "sensory audits" of your environment, and share the fascinating connection between senses and intimate relationships inspired by insights from Sex, Love & Goop. You'll walk away with five concrete ways to integrate sensory healing for long-term transformation that fits into your real life. Perfect for creatives, parents, couples, entrepreneurs, and anyone on a holistic healing journey who wants to combine Eastern medicine wisdom, aromatherapy, homeopathic practices, and spiritual healing approaches for lasting nervous system regulation and mental health support. Let’s Connect! Website: www.adjustingpod.com Social Media: @adjustingpod on Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | TikTok Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adjusting-podcast/id1748188929 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Lyu594jw5luH1rujNcTZZ?si=386a7e7728f5461b Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7863b34c-b85c-4f67-8044-10dd08cfb660/adjusting-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdjustingPodcast Substack Channel: https://justingnelson.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Guest/Topic submissions: adjustingpod@gmail.com Disclaimer: Adjusting Podcast is NOT a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.

    39 min
  5. Adjusting Your Space: How Your Environment Shapes Your Mental Health

    08/18/2025

    Adjusting Your Space: How Your Environment Shapes Your Mental Health

    Feeling overwhelmed by clutter? Your physical space might be affecting your mental health more than you realize. In this episode, we explore the powerful connection between our environment and emotional well-being, diving into Marie Kondo's life-changing concepts through a mental health lens. Whether you're a creative drowning in supplies, a parent managing constant chaos, new to therapy, or sharing space with others, you'll discover: Why clutter creates cognitive overload and anxietyThe difference between emotional hoarding and practical accumulationHow Marie Kondo's "spark joy" principle builds emotional regulationPractical strategies for creating healing-ready spaces5 ways organizing now creates space for your future selfPerfect for anyone starting their healing journey, working on mental health, or wanting to understand how their environment impacts their emotional state. Includes actionable takeaways you can implement this week. Let’s Connect! Website: www.adjustingpod.com Social Media: @adjustingpod on Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | TikTok Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adjusting-podcast/id1748188929 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Lyu594jw5luH1rujNcTZZ?si=386a7e7728f5461b Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7863b34c-b85c-4f67-8044-10dd08cfb660/adjusting-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdjustingPodcast Substack Channel: https://justingnelson.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Guest/Topic submissions: adjustingpod@gmail.com Disclaimer: Adjusting Podcast is NOT a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.

    41 min
  6. Adjusting Your Sexual Wellness: How Sexual Energy Impacts Your Creativity & Mental Health

    08/11/2025

    Adjusting Your Sexual Wellness: How Sexual Energy Impacts Your Creativity & Mental Health

    In this vulnerable and honest conversation, we're diving deep into the connection between sexual energy, creativity, and mental health. Whether you're choosing to abstain, focus on yourself, or simply trying to understand why your creative output feels tied to your sexual energy, this episode is for you. We explore how sexual and creative energy share the same brain pathways, where you might feel this energy in your body, and practical tools for redirecting sexual energy into creative expression and mental wellness. I share personal insights about how understanding this connection transformed my anxiety management and creative practice. What we cover: The science behind sexual-creative energy pathways and mental healthHow sexual wellness impacts anxiety, depression, and emotional regulationWhere sexual energy shows up in your body during creative momentsPractical breathwork, movement, and journaling techniques for energy redirectionSetting boundaries that support your mental healthWhen to seek professional support for trauma or mental health challengesBuilding a sustainable practice for long-term creative and mental wellnessContent Warning: This episode discusses sexual energy, mental health conditions including anxiety and depression, and briefly mentions trauma. Professional mental health support is encouraged throughout. Perfect for creatives, those practicing abstinence, anyone exploring sexual wellness, and individuals interested in the intersection of sexuality and mental health. Let’s Connect! Website: www.adjustingpod.com Social Media: @adjustingpod on Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | TikTok Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adjusting-podcast/id1748188929 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Lyu594jw5luH1rujNcTZZ?si=386a7e7728f5461b Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7863b34c-b85c-4f67-8044-10dd08cfb660/adjusting-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdjustingPodcast Substack Channel: https://justingnelson.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Guest/Topic submissions: adjustingpod@gmail.com Disclaimer: Adjusting Podcast is NOT a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.

    40 min
  7. Adjusting To Loneliness: Why Silence Is Your Secret Weapon

    08/04/2025

    Adjusting To Loneliness: Why Silence Is Your Secret Weapon

    What if loneliness isn't your enemy, but your greatest creative ally? We're flipping the script on solitude and discovering why silence is full of possibility, not emptiness. In this episode, we explore how cultural programming and trauma have taught us to fear being alone, why we've outsourced our self-worth to external validation, and how to reclaim the power of intentional solitude. You'll learn 5 mindset shifts to transform alone time into a tool for mental health and creativity. Perfect for creatives, everyday people, and parents ready to put their self-worth back in their own hands and embrace solitude as self-investment, not isolation Let’s Connect! Website: www.adjustingpod.com Social Media: @adjustingpod on Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | TikTok Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adjusting-podcast/id1748188929 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Lyu594jw5luH1rujNcTZZ?si=386a7e7728f5461b Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7863b34c-b85c-4f67-8044-10dd08cfb660/adjusting-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdjustingPodcast Substack Channel: https://justingnelson.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Guest/Topic submissions: adjustingpod@gmail.com Disclaimer: Adjusting Podcast is NOT a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.

    48 min
  8. Adjusting Your Playlist: How Music Shapes Your Mental Health and Healing Journey

    07/28/2025

    Adjusting Your Playlist: How Music Shapes Your Mental Health and Healing Journey

    Your playlist is either your medicine or your poison—and most of us have no idea which one we're choosing every day. In this deeply personal and science-backed episode, I'm sharing how music literally rewires our brains and either supports our healing journey or keeps us stuck in old mental patterns. From my own experience with ADHD, anxiety, and depression, I've discovered that being intentional about what we listen to can be transformational. You'll discover: The neuroscience behind why certain songs give you chills or trigger anxietyHow specific frequencies (528 Hz, 639 Hz, etc.) affect your chakras and nervous systemMy personal story of how lo-fi music saved my ADHD brain and productivityThe difference between emotional processing and spiritual bypassing through musicSound healing tools like sound bowls for mental health5 practical ways to use music for healing and rewiring negative patternsPerfect for: Creatives, parents, entrepreneurs, and anyone on a healing journey who wants to use music more intentionally. This episode combines my music education background with real mental health experience, giving you both the science and practical tools you can implement immediately. Let’s Connect! Website: www.adjustingpod.com Social Media: @adjustingpod on Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | TikTok Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adjusting-podcast/id1748188929 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Lyu594jw5luH1rujNcTZZ?si=386a7e7728f5461b Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7863b34c-b85c-4f67-8044-10dd08cfb660/adjusting-podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdjustingPodcast Substack Channel: https://justingnelson.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips Guest/Topic submissions: adjustingpod@gmail.com Disclaimer: Adjusting Podcast is NOT a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.

    43 min
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This podcast is all about the journey of healing, growth and self-discovery. It's called Adjusting, and it's going to be a space for candid conversations and inspiring affirmations to help navigate life's inevitable changes and transitions. Whether you're recovering from trauma, redefining your purpose, managing mental health, or simply craving more authenticity - this show is for you. We'll get raw and real about confronting struggles, while motivating you to adjust your mindset every step of the way. I'll be bringing on amazing guests to share their own stories of resilience and reinvention. You'll hear practical tools for adjusting to your most empowered self through self-love, vulnerability and courage. This is about tuning into what your soul has been calling you towards. It's your weekly reminder that adjusting your life is possible with an open heart and mindset.

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  • Creator
    Justin G. Nelson
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Adjusting Podcast
  • Show Website
    Adjusting Podcast