Grow With Intention by MuchelleB

Michelle B
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  • Self-Improvement
  • Updated Biweekly

A podcast for people who want to create a life that feels good. Grow With Intention explores questions like: ✨ How can you get things done in a way that’s a custom fit for your brain? ✨ How can you react in a more helpful way to your thoughts and feelings? ✨ How can you create habits that you look forward to every day? ✨ How can you change patterns of behaviour in a self-compassionate way? And ultimately: ✨ How can you create a life that feels good?

  1. 2d ago

    7 Simple Ideas that Save me 10+ Hours a Week

    💿 *Ur next watch⇢* → An unusual guide to building self-discipline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsgJRsyIqV0 💿 *Get my best practical ideas in your inbox (free)⇢* → Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup ☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢* →  _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._ → Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/ 🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢* → _"This Notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_ → Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack 💛 *If you liked this video, you'll probably like... ⇢* → The Time Management Playlist _(when you want to expand your time)_ : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVrxrOSvViA1PcZVh3hhD6cs 🍧 *I post more of this kind of thing on Instagram ⇢* → Follow me: http://instagram.com/muchelleb 🎧 *Prefer Spotify? ⇢* → I'm over there too: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HqznNA2v9McYirvqmUVvO?si=024ac78820b24443 💭 *Video timeline ⇢* 00:00 Why Productivity Feels Hard 00:25 Slide mode 02:19 Emily Nagoski 04:04 Is fun the answer? 05:12 The more you fear demotivation... 06:46 Stubborness as a mindset 08:11 Hook, line, sinker 08:41 Ur thoughts are like a stove 🔗 *You think I just fell out of a coconut tree? I exist in the context... ⇢* 🔗 Emily Nagoski Come as You Are: https://www.amazon.com.au/Come-You-Are-Surprising-Transform/dp/1982165316/ref=sr_1_1?

    10 min

  2. Jun 13

    When I accept myself just as I am, I change.

    💿 *Get my best practical ideas in your inbox (free)⇢* → Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup ☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢* →  _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._ → Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/ 🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢* → _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_ → Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack 🍧 *I post more of this kind of thing on Instagram ⇢* → Follow me: http://instagram.com/muchelleb 💭 *Video timeline ⇢* 00:00 The Acceptance Paradox 00:29 What is "acceptance"? 01:18 Meredith and the sickness 02:27 The welcome mat mindset 03:04 The goal beneath the goal 04:51 To accept is to observe without judgment 06:19 The Forever Exercise 🔗 *You think this video just fell out of a coconut tree? It exists in the context... ⇢* 🔗 This video title was inspired of course, by the original Carl Rogers quote, but also by the lovely Anna Howard, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLsjepPZKd0, alongside the substack article of the same name, https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/diaries - I made a point not to read or watch either of theseee because I am far too scared of accidental plagiarism, but as soon as I saw that video title I was like oh, I have things to say. 🔗 The story of Meredith was from a book by Brad Stulberg, Master of Change: https://www.amazon.com.au/Master-Change-Everything-Changing-Including-ebook/dp/B0DG48NL6P/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qOJjF&content-id=amzn1.sym.7153b2d3-487c-46f2-9cd8-b060e652f2e8&pf_rd_p=7153b2d3-487c-46f2-9cd8-b060e652f2e8&pf_rd_r=355-7641594-2976438&pd_rd_wg=6K41W&pd_rd_r=06e3a135-9507-431f-9d55-e6b90ee4f7a8 🔗 The altered story of Marjorie was from Lance Dodes work, which I highly recommend: https://www.amazon.com.au/Breaking-Addiction-7-Step-Handbook-Ending-ebook/dp/B004HD61JK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DXE9HIBJ3N1Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1kxyD7yNzHnY_UJtzGX_6ZoZe9iG5LCEQR9eUHiYL0q2LG8j_oTHTimNqyrpDSFe.99Do7fzTIvS4nGYRjaQC_f_WiwHUEhLu2IYyyzTDbYQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=lance+dodes&qid=1781382211&s=digital-text&sprefix=lance+dod%2Cdigital-text%2C260&sr=1-1 🔗 How To Get Rid Of Headache Or Migraine In 2 Minutes Or Less https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKGtv84aSjo 🔗 This video is really about radical acceptance, which originated in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). It was developed in the late 1980s by psychologist Dr. Marsha Linehan and was also inspired by Buddhism. For a very modern version of radical acceptance, check outttt.. the let them theory haha. 🔗 I really enjoyed this book about acceptance: https://www.amazon.com.au/Acceptance-Create-Change-Move-Forward/dp/1399707930/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2DTURUMQI7EP7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BtkrDfBHItOgDVmAD_JMfqBfZzh5rO4_cOM_01m9SnKxWeQF6Y5qQUAdaPBSE0Ar5eD4gtU833uae-4vpdYhK2q34eyYQsuXH6rpb6yZF7xu70d-V8M4hfX8x4wvjAcnCfGWvfwC5nEF0Pp0JBCfDg.bzrdGqKR89HVQCEiwbfAXVUU6TPHY3fDc-oC8nveOyU&dib_tag=se&keywords=acceptance+padraid&qid=1781382531&sprefix=acceptance+padra%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-3 🔗 But if I'm being real, my understanding of acceptance stemmed way more from this book than anything else: https://www.amazon.com.au/Forgive-Good-PROVEN-Prescription-Happiness/dp/006251721X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P9033T906N9P&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2J9j8DKYGSRV_eJ3L6VVu3riheL9Wj1Xh2gQSakePNiFnlNhnhh89EZinqpuZnUy7isBWA-4nkvKSa4Lc7LQhdJc3TGc3M-EZaq4ZoY964S13rNI9DCdbh7T3ojbJuZKNNPpK-OM-7v_eKFfMKgtLQ.l1xlyQ9NmNzBpycQCPwmXp6EQ2lV0MQOHYIFimmUIe0&dib_tag=se&keywords=forgiveness+by+fred+luskin&qid=1781382600&sprefix=forgiveness+by+fred+lusk%2Caps%2C247&sr=8-1

    9 min

  3. May 24

    The psychology behind *spontaneous change*.

    ☁️ *Join the Intention Community to access The Change Session! ⇢* →  _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._ → Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/ → Check out The Change Session (it goes hand-in-hand with this video!): https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/c/the-change-lab/the-change-session 📝 *Important notes⇢* 📝 This approach is most suitable for everyday small changes (kind of like the examples I talked through in this video!), *not* for change related to any events that could be considered catastrophic - please ALWAYS consult a professional if what you're experiencing is related to very difficult events in your life. 📝 This isn't the only way to change that requires less "force" and leans more "natural/spontaneous". There are always (at least) 100 ways to climb a mountain!  📝 For some changes, it also wouldn't make sense to try to apply the ideas in this video.  📝 For some brains, this approach might not be helpful at all. Always, where you can, try to experiment in small ways to check out what DOES suit you and how YOU operate before diving in and taking any ideas in this video as absolute fact. 📝 Keep an open mind but also... take what resonates, leave the rest.  📝 I'm not a mental health professional, just a gal into shame-free, acceptance-based behaviour change. 🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢* → _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_ → Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack 💛 *If you liked this video, you'll probably like... ⇢* → The Behaviour Change Playlist _(when you want to start a new habit or change)_ : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVqXsWO6qv2AytfUtVeVf6f7 🍧 *I post more of this kind of thing on Instagram ⇢* → Follow me: http://instagram.com/muchelleb 🎧 *Prefer Spotify? ⇢* → I'm over there too: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HqznNA2v9McYirvqmUVvO?si=024ac78820b24443 💭 *Video timeline ⇢* 00:00 Why are you the way you are? 01:03 You are a walking, talking prediction machine 01:55 Your predictions change how you behave 03:47 Buut they aren't conscious 05:46 How to find your predictions 06:56 How to dissolve your predictions 08:45 The goal: Get your brain to recalculate 10:29 Creating a mismatch experience 11:46 How your brain changes through neuroplasticity 13:32 Thank u, next 🔗 *Helpful Links ⇢* 🔗 Book: Redefining Stuttering by John Harrison *Each stutter may be unique when it comes to cause. This book goes through a number of potential factors that might contribute towards sustaining a long-term stutter from Johns unique perspective. It's a great read. https://www.amazon.com.au/Redefining-Stuttering-struggle-Previously-Speaking/dp/1929773005 🔗 Book: (The book that started it all) Unlocking the Emotional Brain: Memory Reconsolidation and the Psychotherapy of Transformational Change by Bruce Ecker https://www.amazon.com.au/Unlocking-Emotional-Brain-Reconsolidation-Transformational/dp/1032139129 *This book is THE resource to look at if you're interested in how our predictions change our behaviour and shaped a lot of the knowledge shared in this video.🔗 Book: Little Treatments Big Effects by Jessica Schleider. This book is where Jessica shares her "epiphany" story after trying a hard food. https://www.amazon.com.au/Little-Treatments-Big-Effects-Meaningful/dp/1472147227

    14 min

  4. May 10

    5 weird things I started doing that changed me as a person.

    💿 Get my best practical ideas in your inbox (free)⇢→ Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newslett...☁️ Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢→ Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it.→ Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/🪞 Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢→ "This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce→ Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/product...💛 If you liked this video, you'll probably like... ⇢→ The Behaviour Change Playlist (when you want to start a new habit or change) :    • Habits and Behaviour Change ✨  🍧 I post more of this kind of thing on Instagram ⇢→ Follow me:   / muchelleb  💭 Video timeline ⇢ 00:00 Five Weird Practices00:17 Flaw Noticing02:23 The Recast Technique04:42 Reality Broadening06:45 Mental Rejection08:26 Thought Watching

    11 min

  5. Apr 25

    The Power of "Natural Consequences" for Learning

    *Podcast Update*: In case you don't quite get to the end of this video... Last year, I realised I was spreading myself a bit too thin with YouTube, this podcast, the membership, the book and more... and nothing felt like it was getting the attention it deserved.I made a lot of tweaks trying to make it work (that you've witnessed me making!), but I've finally decided it's time to simplify more intentionally and fully focus on just one platform: YouTube. The good news is that I’m still here and uploading every other week! Just over on  @muchelleb  and on Spotify / wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for being with me on this journey. I appreciate you a bunch.Thanks for being on this journey with me. I appreciate you.💿 *Get my free newsletter with simple ideas to make life easier ⇢*→ Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢*→ _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._→ Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢*→ _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_→ Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack💭 *Video timeline ⇢*00:00 Parenting Advice00:34 Natural Consequences Explained02:11 Why It Doesn’t Work02:36 Mindful Awareness Fix04:03 Rewards Must Matter04:52 Self-Criticism Blocks Learning07:03 Podcast Update and Focus08:27 Rex and Mini Move08:44 Mindful Experiment Wrap-Up🔗 *Anything I mentioned ⇢*🔗 The Self-Criticism Cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCxuFdIPqJk

    9 min

  6. Apr 18

    Self-improvement might be making you miserable (here’s how).

    I mentioned these two videos: 🔗 If you don’t know what you want in 2026, start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYLk8u8e_UA 🔗 Video on “the self-criticism cycle”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCxuFdIPqJk 💿 *Get my best practical ideas in your inbox (free)⇢* → Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup ⛳️ Red Flags of Self-Improvement → Encourages isolating yourself (e.g. go ghost for 6 months, cut off everyone, etc.) → Over-focuses on “having discipline” and “taking action”, while ignoring emotional regulation, difficult days, different brains, flexibility, and letting go of self-criticism → Creates an “us vs them” dynamic that breeds division or superiority (e.g. “people like us vs people like them”) → Pushes rigid formulas, steps, or “right ways” of doing things without encouraging self-reflection or a personalised approach → Turns relationships into hierarchies (e.g. “high-value vs low-value people”) → Encourages self-rejection instead of self-acceptance → Feeds your ego or makes you feel “better than” others (e.g. “when you start healing, you won’t relate to people anymore”) → Encourages shame-based growth rather than curiosity-led growth → Promotes constant optimisation without emphasising space for fun, rest, and relationships → Pushes “more, more, more” instead of focusing on what’s actually effective (which is often less) → Over-identifies you with your problems in an unhelpful way (leans heavily on labels instead of helping you understand and change what’s actually going on) ☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢* →  _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._ → Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/ 🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢* → _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_ → Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack 💛 *If you liked this video, you'll probably like... ⇢* → The Behaviour Change Playlist _(when you want to start a new habit or change)_ : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVqXsWO6qv2AytfUtVeVf6f7 🍧 *I post more of this kind of thing on Instagram ⇢* → Follow me: http://instagram.com/muchelleb 🎧 *Prefer chattier deep-dives on productivity and behaviour change? ⇢* → I drop weekly chatty episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HqznNA2v9McYirvqmUVvO?si=024ac78820b24443 💭 *Video timeline ⇢* 00:00 Everyone is quitting self-improvement 00:33 The first self-improvement trap 02:08 The next trap 03:40 Trap #3 04:56 Self-improvement trap #4 06:50 SOooo... What then?! 07:20 Firstly, definitely stop doing this  08:22 And start doing this 08:54 Please! do this  09:19 How I can be a better creator 10:23 Creating responsibly 12:40 How I want to create going forward 🔗 Anything I mentioned ⇢ 🔗 If you don’t know what you want in 2026, start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYLk8u8e_UA 🔗 Video on “the self-criticism cycle”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCxuFdIPqJk 🔗 Tim Ferris Blog Post on The Self Help Trap: https://tim.blog/2026/03/04/the-self-help-trap/

    15 min

  7. Apr 11

    One Simple Way to Create More Time

    💿 *Get my free newsletter with simple ideas to make life easier ⇢*→ Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢*→ _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._→ Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢*→ _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_→ Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack🎧 *Prefer long-form? ⇢*→ I drop weekly episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HqznNA2v9McYirvqmUVvO?si=024ac78820b24443💭 *Video timeline ⇢*00:00 Hospital Scheduling Crisis00:17 Leave One Room Free01:24 Scarcity to Relief01:46 Your Time Is Overbooked02:49 Plan for Zero Time Tasks03:14 Podcast Purpose and Slack03:30 Schedule Life Admin05:05 Leisure as Productivity06:44 Mini Move for the Week07:09 Rec of the week🔗 *Anything I mentioned ⇢*🔗 Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives by Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir: https://amzn.to/4snMpTa

    8 min

  8. Apr 4

    The One Habit That’s Making Your Life Much Harder ( + How to fix it)

    Some technical difficulties led to this ep being up a little later than usual! I didn't sneak in a "recs of the week" to end this ep, but I have a buunch of recs listed below. 💿 *Get my best practical ideas in your inbox (free)⇢*→ Sign up: https://www.muchelleb.com.au/newsletter-signup☁️ *Join the Intention Community (it's replaced the Intention app)! ⇢*→ _Every month, two brand-new tools (meditations, worksheets, videos, etc) drop, usually built around a recent video - so that you can take what you’ve learned and do something with it._→ Join: https://intentioncommunity.circle.so/🪞 *Organise your Life with the Calm Productivity Notion Pack. ⇢*→ _"This notion pack is amazing!! I feel like it’s changing my life already and I’ve never been so impressed by a product." Alice Joyce_→ Get the pack: https://shop.muchelleb.com.au/products/the-calm-productivity-notion-pack💛 *If you liked this video, you'll probably like... ⇢*→ The Behaviour Change Playlist _(when you want to start a new habit or change)_ : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW3yd6NHmEVqXsWO6qv2AytfUtVeVf6f7🍧 *I post more of this kind of thing on Instagram ⇢*→ Follow me: http://instagram.com/muchelleb🎧 *Prefer chattier deep-dives on productivity and behaviour change? ⇢*→ I drop weekly chatty episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HqznNA2v9McYirvqmUVvO?si=024ac78820b24443 💭 Video timeline ⇢00:00 The Trap So Many Fall Into1:03 What is Self-Discrepancy Theory?02:16 Why we criticise ourselves.04:01 To change and grow, you need surprise.05:52 To experience surprise, you need two things07:02 How to use surprise to stop the cycle.07:49 A hypothetical that can break the cycle.10:55 Replacing criticism13:33 Another way to break the cycle 🔗 Recs of The Week⇢ Want to dive deeper into the topic of today's video? Here are a few resources that you might enjoy... 🔗 Firstly, this paper on negative emotions and procrastination is a really interesting read: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12588926/#:~:text=In%20summary%2C%20most%20of%20existing,positive%20correlation%20between%20the%20two.🔗 Jud Brewer actually wrote a great article on the link between guilt/procrastination loop that I saw after starting to put together this video - great minds - (focused more on the reward of procrastination and body based curiosity) - this article introduced me to the research paper above: https://drjud.com/procrastination/procrastination-guilt/ 🔗 Jud Brewer also wrote Unwinding Anxiety, which goes in-depth on the idea of "mental" habit loops - he talks specifically about anxiety, but I've found myself applying the concepts in this book to much more: https://amzn.to/4tkVa1e 🔗 One of the first people I saw talk about the procrastination/guilt cycle is Dr David Maloney, who wrote a great book called Procrastination Decoded that you might enjoy: https://amzn.to/4tkVa1e 🔗 Michelle Segars book, The Joy Choice, talks about the rewarding experience of curiosity applied to health behaviours and exercise: https://amzn.to/4tkVa1e 🔗 If you're particularly interested in the idea of "prediction errors" triggered by "symptom deprivation" this wonderful book by Bruce Ecker talks in-depth about the process within Coherence Therapy: https://amzn.to/4tkVa1e 🔗 If the idea of surprise being a key driver of learning is of interest to you, give "How We Learn" a read. I really enjoyed this book: https://amzn.to/4vb4jvh 🔗 This book on compassion dives into our brain's threat avoidance system and how it can sometimes create efficiency but leave us unhappier: https://amzn.to/3Q40VlD

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A podcast for people who want to create a life that feels good. Grow With Intention explores questions like: ✨ How can you get things done in a way that’s a custom fit for your brain? ✨ How can you react in a more helpful way to your thoughts and feelings? ✨ How can you create habits that you look forward to every day? ✨ How can you change patterns of behaviour in a self-compassionate way? And ultimately: ✨ How can you create a life that feels good?

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