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 Mind Reading: Why You Keep Assuming the Worst (And How to Stop)

    4D AGO

    Adjusting to Mind Reading: Why You Keep Assuming the Worst (And How to Stop)

    Do you ever assume you know exactly what someone's thinking—and it's always something bad? Your partner's quiet, so obviously they're pulling away. Your friend doesn't text back, so clearly they don't want to hang out. Your boss sends a short email, so you must be getting fired. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. You're mind reading—and it's one of the most exhausting cognitive distortions out there. In this episode, we're diving deep into what mind reading actually is, who's most prone to it, and why our brains do this in the first place. We'll explore the trauma roots of this pattern—how growing up in unpredictable or emotionally volatile environments can wire us to constantly scan for danger in other people's thoughts. We'll talk about the neuroscience behind it, the toll it takes on your body and nervous system, and why you're always filling in the blanks with the worst possible interpretation. But here's the good news: once you can see the pattern, you can start to shift it. I'll walk you through practical tools to catch yourself mid-mind-read, reality-test your assumptions, and build the courage to ask instead of assume. Because the truth is, you're not actually psychic—and you don't need to be. In this episode, you'll learn: What mind reading is and how it shows up in relationships, work, and daily lifeThe childhood trauma and attachment wounds that create this patternWhy your nervous system treats imagined threats like real onesHow to recognize when you're making up stories vs. reading real cuesPractical techniques to challenge your assumptions and communicate directlyHow to build long-term awareness and break the cycleIf you're tired of living in your head, creating problems that don't exist, and missing out on real connection because you're too busy defending yourself against imaginary criticism—this episode is for you. Let's stop shadow boxing with the stories we made up and start showing up for what's actually real. 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.

    35 min
  2. Adjusting to Fortune Telling | Stop Predicting Disaster & Start Living in the Present

    MAR 2

    Adjusting to Fortune Telling | Stop Predicting Disaster & Start Living in the Present

    Ever convinced yourself you're going to fail before you've even tried? Predict every conversation will be a disaster? Decide the relationship is doomed before it's even had a chance? You're not psychic—you're fortune telling, and it's a cognitive distortion that's keeping you stuck in imaginary futures that don't exist yet. In this episode, we're breaking down the pattern of fortune telling: why your brain only predicts bad things, how it shows up in relationships, creative work, career decisions, and daily life, and what to do when you're living in constant dread of outcomes that haven't happened. We'll cover: What fortune telling actually is and why it's so destructiveHow it manifests in auditions, job interviews, relationships, and everyday situationsWhy we do this (spoiler: it's often rooted in past trauma and the illusion of control)How to catch yourself mid-prediction and reality-test your thoughtsPractical tools to stay in the present instead of spiraling about imagined disastersHow to build tolerance for uncertainty and stop writing tragedy scripts for your own lifeIf you're tired of robbing yourself of opportunities because you've already decided they won't work out, this episode is for you. Let's stop predicting the future and start showing up for what's actually happening. 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.

    46 min
  3. Adjusting to Disqualifying the Positive: Why You Reject Compliments & How to Stop

    FEB 23

    Adjusting to Disqualifying the Positive: Why You Reject Compliments & How to Stop

    Ever catch yourself dismissing compliments or minimizing your wins? Someone tells you that you did an amazing job, and instead of feeling proud, you immediately think, "Well, anyone could have done that" or "They're just being nice." You book the audition, land the promotion, or have a genuinely good day—and your brain finds a way to explain it away. In this episode, we're breaking down Disqualifying the Positive—the sneaky mental pattern that makes you reject good things before they can even land. This cognitive distortion is like having a filter that only lets negative information through while dismissing anything positive. You end up with a completely skewed view of reality where you have tons of evidence that you're "not good enough," but somehow zero evidence that you are—even though that evidence exists. You're just not letting it count. In this episode, you'll learn: What Disqualifying the Positive is and how it distorts your realityHow this pattern shows up in relationships, creative work, daily life, and self-perceptionWhy your brain does this (hint: it's a protection mechanism that made sense once but doesn't serve you anymore)The mind-body connection: how your nervous system treats positive moments as dangerThe childhood roots—conditional love, dismissed accomplishments, and comparison culturePractical techniques to notice when you're doing it (the "Yeah, But" Test, the 3-Second Rule, and more)How to challenge the pattern and start letting good things actually landWhat to do when it feels hard or uncomfortableHow to build long-term awareness so your future self can receive joy, love, and successIf you've ever felt like nothing good ever happens to you—not because it doesn't, but because you're not letting it register—this episode will help you start to shift that pattern. 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.

    34 min
  4. Adjusting to Mental Filtering: When You Can't See Anything But the Negative

    FEB 16

    Adjusting to Mental Filtering: When You Can't See Anything But the Negative

    Have you ever had an amazing day—got compliments, nailed a project, connected with friends—but all you can think about on the drive home is that one awkward thing you said? Or walked out of an electric audition only to spiral about whether you picked the right song? Welcome to mental filtering: the cognitive distortion that zooms in on the negative and filters out everything else. In this episode, we're diving into why our brains love to replay what went wrong on a loop, how this pattern shows up in our relationships, creative work, jobs, and daily life—and most importantly, what we can actually do about it. In this episode, we cover: What mental filtering is and how to recognize it in real timeHow this thinking pattern manifests in your body (hint: it's not just in your head)The connection between childhood trauma, rejection, and hypervigilancePractical tools to challenge the filter and see the full pictureReal-world application for relationships, auditions, work, and everyday momentsWhy progress matters more than perfectionThis isn't about toxic positivity or "good vibes only"—it's about being accurate, not just positive. It's about telling yourself the whole truth, not just the filtered version your brain wants you to believe. If you're a creative, someone navigating mental health, or just tired of your brain hijacking your good days, this episode is for you. 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.

    25 min
  5. Adjusting to Catastrophizing - When Your Brain Writes Horror Movies for Free

    FEB 9

    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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
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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
    41
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Adjusting Podcast
  • Show Website
    Adjusting Podcast