Take Back Your Mind
✨ Episode Summary: In this season opener, The Stress Therapist serves up a powerful, heartfelt reminder that you are the master of your own mind. With humor, honesty, and a healthy dose of soul, she challenges the cult of “busy” and the habit of “tired,” urging listeners to rethink their default responses to stress. Through stories (including a soggy canoe trip that turned into a cherished memory), real talk about phone addiction, and a return to the basics of breath-focused meditation, this episode lovingly resets your nervous system. Plus: a guided meditation to help you reclaim your inner stillness. 💗 🧠 Three Key Learning Points:
- Complaining multiplies suffering: Saying “I’m tired” or “I’m busy” doesn’t just describe your reality—it creates it.
- Custody of consciousness is yours: Your mind is sacred real estate. Meditation helps you reclaim it from devices, distractions, and other people’s agendas.
- Silence is a mirror: Silent retreats and daily meditation help you hear your inner voice—and begin to like the person you hear.
📣 Mentions & Shout-Outs:
- 🧘 Guided Meditation: Simple breath awareness meditation included in this episode (around minute 18).
- 📿 Paramahansa Yogananda: Quoted on the power of not affirming tiredness.
- 🚣 Andre (bestie!): Canoe trip partner and honorary reminder that opposites make great friends.
- 🧱 The “Brick” device: Not a sponsor, but helps remove phone distractions.
- 🧠 Michael A. Singer: Referenced for the idea of being the observer of your thoughts.
- 💌 Listener Love: “Only you can do this. You’re the only one who lives there.”
- 💡 Offer to Self: Try going the rest of your life without saying you’re tired. Seriously—see what shifts.
- 🎁 Call to Action: “Work on the inside, too.” Just like eating broccoli or hitting the gym—meditation is care for your inner self.
(And hey, major love to Owen Flake, always credited for his tech magic and calming influence behind the scenes.)
