The Mind Mate Podcast
By Tom Ahern
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Episodes: 225
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The Mind Mate Podcast explores the human condition at the intersection of spirituality, philosophy and psychotherapy. Hosted by counsellor, psychotherapist and writer Tom Ahern, the podcast engages deeply with questions of meaning, anxiety, freedom, identity, death, love, and what it means to live authentically in the modern world.
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224: The Founders of Terror Management Theory on Death, Meaning, and Human Behaviour
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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223: Core Competencies of Relational Psychoanalysis with Dr. Roy Barsness
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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222: Gestalt Therapy and the Wisdom of Horses with Duey Freeman
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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221: God, The Nature of the Self and the Teachings of Buddhism
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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220: At the Edge of Life: Psilocybin Therapy for Depression and Anxiety
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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219: The Grieving Body, and the Science of Love and Loss with Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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218: Dr. Kirk Honda on Cultural Shifts, Philosophical Insights, and Healing Modalities
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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217: Archetypes, Dreams, and the Hidden Patterns That Rule Your Life with Dr. Michael Conforti
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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216: Dr. Kirk Schneider on Finding Meaning and Awe in Everyday Life
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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215: Emmy Van Deurzen on Authenticity, Dreams, and Existential Wisdom
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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214: Philosophies of Psychedelic Experiences with Dr. Julien Tempone-Wiltshire
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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213: Living an Examined Life with Dr. James Hollis
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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212: How Psychedelics Are Revolutionising Mental Health With Matt Zemon
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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212: Accessing FLOW STATES To Find Your Purpose With Hailee Ingleton
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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211: Making Sense of Postmodernism with Ian Cattanach (Write Conscious)
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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210: Find Meaning In A Chaotic World With Existential Psychotherapy
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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209: Navigating Anxiety and Parenting in the Digital Age
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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208: The Evolutionary Psychology of Literary Fiction With William Flesch
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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207: How Existential Psychotherapy Transforms Therapy With Dr. Julien Tempone-Wiltshire
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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206: Nietzsche, Nihilism and the Aesthetics of Grief with Dr. Kathleen Higgins
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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205: Carl Rogers and Irvin Yalom's Perspectives on the Goal of Therapy
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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204: You HAVE To Read The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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203: Scientific Evidence for the Denial of Death: Terror Management Theory
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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202: Philosophies of Buddhist Teachings and Practices with Professor John Powers
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May 24, 2024 |
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201: Personal Experiences, Insights and Tools to Manage Depression and States of 'Deep Rest'
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May 17, 2024 |
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200: The Science of Sleep with Registered Nurse Deb Herdman
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May 10, 2024 |
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199: The Grieving Brain, Accessing Flow States, and Exploring Spiritual Practices with Paul Glezer
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May 03, 2024 |
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198: Forming New Habits, and Why the Terror of Death Shapes Us All with Paul Glezer
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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197: The Secret Life of You with Kerri Sackville
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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196: The Rise of AI, Echo Chambers and Cultivating Self-awareness with Craig Harper
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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195: Religion, Death, Drugs and Sexuality in the 21st Century with Gary Laderman
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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194: The Future of Psychotherapy with Dr. Margaret Ross
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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193: Using Music as a Powerful Healing Modality with Rodney Pollak
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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192: Movement as an Integrative Therapy for Life with Oscar Meerman
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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191: Three Tools to get the MOST out of your Dog with Jordan Weizman
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May 29, 2023 |
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190: The Infinite Power of the Breath to Create Permanent Life Changes with Siobhan Macleod
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May 22, 2023 |
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189: End Couple Conflict Now! with Renowned Psychotherapist Lissy Abrahams
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May 15, 2023 |
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188: How to Actually get Unstuck and Achieve your Goals with Alex VanHouten
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May 08, 2023 |
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187: The Body's Innate Intelligence and Capacity to Heal Itself with Nat Sabaag
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May 01, 2023 |
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186: How to Achieve Massive Wealth, Financial Freedom and Live Life on your Terms I Jackson Millan
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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185: Why You Should Be Scared Sit less when Sitting with Dr. Stefan Zavlin
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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184: Finding Meaning at the End of Life with Dr. Chris Kerr
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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183: How to Parent your SPICY Kid, Heal your Trauma and Self Sooth with Psychotherapist Heidi Rogers
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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182: The Therapeutic Benefits of Gardening with Jonathan Kingsley
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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181: How to Take Inspired Action and Stop Procrastinating
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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180: Welcome to 2023! Running, AI, Existentialism and the Privilege of Choosing Suffering
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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179: Purpose and Meaning in Jewish Culture with Menachaim Wolf
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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178: Happy Couples Use THIS Communication Technique
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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177: What It Takes To Truly Succeed and Achieve Your Goals
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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176: Why you should Entertain Boredom as a Vessel for Self Growth
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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175: Build Infinite Sexual Energy for Creativity Passion in Relationships with Elisa Caro
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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174: How To Build Unstoppable Momentum and Achieve Your Goals
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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173: Key Insights To FINDING YOUR BALANCE In The Modern World
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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172: Religion and Spirituality Finding Meaning in a Secular World
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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171: Our Experiences with DIFFERENT DIETS
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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170: Lane Taylor on Being BOLD WITH YOUR PASSION and Turning it into Purpose
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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169: Grief—Why We Feel It and How to Deal With It
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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168: Dr. Richard Chambers on Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and Mindfulness Meditation
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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167: Our Experience with Meditation I How It Works and What It Can Do for You
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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166: How to Develop Resilience in the Face of Setbacks
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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165: Ageing Gracefully I It's Not Just About Looking Good!
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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164: How to Create a Morning Routine That Works for You!
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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163: How To Stop Self-sabotaging Behaviour
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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162: What Does The Science Say About Sleep?
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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161: Discovering Your Identity and Why It Matters
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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160: How does Movement and Exercise Play a Role in our Lives?
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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159: The Power of Community
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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158: Welcome to the Body Meets Mind podcast, the Podcast Within the Podcast!
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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157: The Weekly Spot With My Friend Paul Glezer
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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156: The Art of Self Healing I My Interview On Tell The Others
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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155: Transforming Pain Into Immense Creativity With Breathwork Healer David Elliott
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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154: Building Purpose Into Your Relationships
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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153: Facebook Live: Purpose, Meaning, Anxiety
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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152: Body Positivity Vs Health and Wellness With Vanessa Preston: Why Can't We All Get Along?
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May 22, 2022 |
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151: Men's Mental Health From Across The Globe With Zach Jewell
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May 15, 2022 |
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150: How Carl Jung Mapped The Unconscious with Joseph from Humble U Media
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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149: The Pros and Cons of Labelling "Disorders" (Trauma Responses) with Heidi Rogers
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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148: Music Is Medicine With East Forest
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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147: TOPICS FROM COUNSELLING CLIENTS I Why You Must Pay Attention To Your Expectations!
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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146: STOLEN FOCUS, and How You Can Reclaim Your Ability to Think Deeply with Johann Hari
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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145: Topics From Counselling Clients I Learn How Your Anxiety Fluctuates, Day to Day
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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144: Adapting and Evolving Your Inner Narrative
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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143: Stop Trying To Find Your Purpose
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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142: Medicinal Cannabis and the Future of Modern Medicine with Bee Mohamed
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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141: A Dose of Hope - MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy With Dr Dan Engle
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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140: Move Your Mind With Nick Bracks
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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139: Relationships Are More Like Classrooms Than Honeymoons
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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138: Overcoming Intrusive Thoughts
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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137: The Psychology of Psychedelics, Religion And Dying With Gary Laderman
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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136: This Is Why We Dream
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May 30, 2021 |
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135: Surviving and Summiting Mt Everest with Neil Laughton
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May 23, 2021 |
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Discovering Who You Are With Martial Artist Roy Dean - Ep 134
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Heal from 2020 with Psychotherapist Heidi Rogers - Ep 133
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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Heal your Trauma: How to do the Work with Holistic Psychologist Dr Nicole LePara - Ep 132
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Magic Mushrooms For Treating Death Anxiety With Clinical Psychologist Margaret Ross - Ep 131
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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The Key Is Staying Humble! I Chats With Humble U Media - Ep 130
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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The Living Full Project With Kevin Wilkinson - Ep 129
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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Policing In America Today With Dr Michael Wood Jr - Ep 128
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Are Aliens Our Future Selves? I The Evolution of Epigenetics - Ep 127
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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The Fundamental Nature of Reality With The Float Guru - Ep 126
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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Will Science And Spirituality Ever Agree? Astrophysicist Geraint Lewis Weighs In - Ep 125
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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The Battle For Workplace Equality With Anneli Blundell - Ep 124
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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How To Create Desire And Sexual Polarity In Relationships With Kendra Cunov - Ep 123
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Origins of the War on Drugs with Ryan Hassan - Ep. 122
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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How To Manage Political Egos With Terri Butler - EP. 121
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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How To Actually Find Your Purpose - EP. 120
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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#119 - Do You Need God To Overcome Addiction? Chats With Bryce Turvey
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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#118 - From Maiden To Whore, And Everything In Between I Carmina Marie
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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#117 - How To Overcome "Attachment" In Relationships
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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#116 - From The Streets To Mastering Masculinity With Julian Moreno
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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#115 - Actions Speak Louder Than Words With Stefanos Sifandos
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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#114 - A Universal Spirituality | Chats With David Tacey
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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#113 - Heal Yourself Before You Heal The World | Tom & Jane Latimer
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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#112 - Who Are You Really? Unpacking The Ego | Tom Ahern
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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#111 - Breaking The Ice On Drugs, Addiction And Human Development | Chats With Matt Noffs
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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#110 - Water Fasting And Relational Polarity | Tom Ahern & Siobhan Lou
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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#109 - How To Stop Procrastinating | Tom Ahern
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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#108 - You Can Heal Yourself! I Chats With Nicole, The Holistic Psychologist
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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#107 - How To Contain Your Emotions
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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#106 - Mental Health Is A Skill | Chat With Osher
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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#105 - Let Go Of The Past | Chat With Melissa
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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#104 - The Healing Power Of Breathwork I David Elliott
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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#103 - Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone | Chats With Chris
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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#102 - Embracing Who You Really Are | Chats With Conni
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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#101 - Rewrite The Story You Tell Yourself I Chats With Heidi
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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#100 - Learn How To Train Your Mind | Tom & Nick
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May 31, 2020 |
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#99 - We Have All Been Traumatised | Chats With Ryan
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May 28, 2020 |
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#98 - The Power Of Perception | Interviewed By Marcus Yeo
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May 24, 2020 |
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#97 - The Importance Of Yoga | Chats With Jack
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May 21, 2020 |
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#96 - How To Deal With Self-limiting Beliefs | Chats With Heidi Rogers
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May 14, 2020 |
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#95 - The Root Cause of Anxiety | Chats With Georgie
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May 07, 2020 |
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#94 - Fill Your Cup I Interview With Paul From 'Hero Tribe'
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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#93 - Inside the breathwork shed! I Siobhan Macleod
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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#92 - Boost your immunity from the inside! I Chats with Mac
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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#91 - You need to know your partner's love languages!
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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#90 - From Schizophrenia To Superpower with Michelle Hammer
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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#89 - AdventureFit Radio Throwback I Andy Weir
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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#88 - Breathwork For Betrayal I Siobhan Macleod
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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#87 - AdventureFit Radio Throwback! I Geraint Lewis
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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#86 - Eliminate anxiety by healing the gut with Georgie Collinson
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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#85 - Comedy is everyone's game with Adam Rozenbachs
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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#84 - How to deal with anxiety and depression I Tales of personal experience
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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#83 - Keys to a long, happy life with my INCREDIBLE 89 Year Old Grandma!
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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#82 - From losing both parents to starting a business I Oli's INCREDIBLE journey
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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#81 - What Is Love? Chats with Siobhan Macleod
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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#80 - Living An Examined Life With Nick Dunin & Ky Murray
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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#79 - Introduction To "Behind The Curtain"
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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#78 - How To Actually Change Your Life With Craig Harper
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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#77 - From Church And Relationship To Freedom of Self With Zach Jewell
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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#76 - Jason Khalipa will show you what TRUE productivity looks like
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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#75 - Self discovery is KING
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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#74 - Explore the depths of your soul with Mac Rundle
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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#73 - Stefanos Sifandos WILL help you lean into who you are!
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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#72 - The cold WILL change your life with Wim Hof
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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#71 - Every relationship needs these three things!
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Jan 05, 2020 |
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#70 - How understanding anxiety WILL help you
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Dec 29, 2019 |
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#69 - How to develop a framework for your life
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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#68 - The suicide epidemic, and what to do about it with Nick Bracks
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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#67 - How to help those contemplating suicide with Kevin Briggs
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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#66 - The Mind Mate Initiation Program
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Nov 16, 2019 |
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#65 - Recovery From Anxiety Disorders With Renee Tsatsis
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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#64 - Waking Up With The Woke Blokes
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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#63 - The Art Of Non-Attachment With Vijay Ravikumar
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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#62 - Becoming A Mindful Man: Interview With Tyson Venebles
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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#61 - Meditation Is A Must!
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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#60 - Turning Men Into Heroes With Paul Glezer
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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#59 - Becoming Who You Were Born To Be With Elise Carr
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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#58 - Mind Your Breath With Richard Burrows
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Sep 15, 2019 |
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#57 - Think About Happiness Logically Mates!
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Sep 08, 2019 |
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#56 - Learning To Open Your Heart With Erick Godsey
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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#55 - Can MDMA Help Heal Trauma?
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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#54 - Integrating Trauma With Michael Burge
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Aug 10, 2019 |
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#53 - Purpose! And How To Find Yours: Me On The Mind Gold Podcast!
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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#52 - Heal Trauma With The Breath With Erin Telford
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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#51 - How To Fulfil Your Potential With Tony Doherty
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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#50 - The Breathwork Shed With Siobhan Macleod
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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#49 - Run Your Own Race With Steve Moneghetti
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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#48 - Getting To Know Your Inner World With Grant Moon
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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#47 - Addressing The Root Cause With Adam Szmerling
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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#46 - Carl Jung's Insights: Transcend The Past, Step Into Your Future
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May 18, 2019 |
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#45 - Lessons From An Anxious Mind With William Balme
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May 13, 2019 |
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#44 - Panic attacks and counselling: Rock Bottom
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May 05, 2019 |
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#43 - The Most Important Moment In My Life
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Apr 28, 2019 |
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#42 - Help Others To Help Yourself With Sarah Florence
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Apr 21, 2019 |
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#41 - Like Father, Like Son With David Ahern
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Apr 14, 2019 |
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#40 - Addiction And Difficult Truths With James Harrison
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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#39 - Tom: A Story Of Addiction
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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#38 - How To Deal With Trauma I BONUS PODCAST EPISODE
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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#37 - The best self-help books and a sprinkle of optimism with Lachlan Wallace
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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#36 - There's Work To Be Done! An Interview With David Ji
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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#35 - Reality Shifters: Change In Consciousness With Cynthia Sue Larson
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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#34 - Back after the break with Osher Gunsberg
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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#33 - The holistic approach to wellbeing with Dr Nicole LePara
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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#32 - Pathways to your inner world and how to cultivate a vision with Erick Godsey
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Feb 17, 2019 |
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#31 - Different aspects of the mind and building better relationships with Elise Carr
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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#30 - The Subconscious Mind and Getting Comfy With Uncomfortable Mates
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Feb 03, 2019 |
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#29 - Life after Idol and authentic pursuits with Rob Mills
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Jan 27, 2019 |
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#28 - The need to feel, modern masculinity and life behind a wall with Wayne Schwass
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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#27 - Naming The Demon
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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#26 - The law of attraction, psychedelics and being personally responsible with Siobhan Macleod
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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#25 - Relapses: Why I've been Mr Incognito!
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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#24 - Can you recover from an anxiety disorder?
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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#23 - My first major panic attack
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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#22 - Panic attacks, the gift and your tools with Alex Deken
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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#21 - From panic to peace: What the buddha taught with Manoj Dias
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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#20 - The clinical approach, personal anecdotes and The Mind Room with Jo Mitchell
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Aug 19, 2018 |
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#19 - ADHD as a superpower with Gabriel Villarreal
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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#18 - A different take on depression and anxiety with Johann Hari
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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#17 - Spirituality in the modern landscape with John Ahern
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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#16 - Finding the self with Jason Skalkos
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Jul 10, 2018 |
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#15 - One Step Forward with Chris Caddy
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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#14 - Anxiety and the modern day man with William Balme
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#13 - Are you OK with Justin Geange
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#12 - Grey Clouds and Blue Skies with Tyson Venebles
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#11 - What is Anxiety?
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#10 - Uncomfortable is OK with Chris Desmond
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#9 - My Mental Health
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#8 - Depression, the Inability to Feel Loved with Samantha Brennecke
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#7 - Who Am I and What Am I Doing?
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#6 - Alcohol and Drugs, Dependencies and Spirituality with Cam Butterss
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#5 - The Fit and Healthy Dad Bod for New Fathers with Paul Glezer
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#4 - Overcoming Early Drug Addiction
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#3 - OCD and Anxiety Disorder with Michael Inglis
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#2 - Dealing with Panic Attacks and Anxiety with Barry McDanough
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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#1 - Welcome
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Jun 12, 2018 |