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Mind Over Matter

Mind Over Matter

Diksha 335 Episodes Aug 28, 2026

Mind Over Matter is a podcast focused on mental toughness and practical self-improvement. It explores psychology, personal growth, and resilience through conversations with expert hosts and inspiring guests. Each episode offers actionable strategies, research insights, and transformative stories to help listeners overcome obstacles and reach their potential.

Episodes

Building Resilience Through Uncertainty With Boundaries Coach Barb Nangle
Building Resilience Through Uncertainty With Boundaries Coach Barb Nangle Aug 28, 2026 26:16 If uncertainty makes you want to hold everything together, this episode is for you. Boundaries coach Barb Nangle joins Mind Over Matter to explore what resilience actually looks like when life does not go according to plan.Barb shares how internal safety, healthy boundaries, and emotional resilience help you stay with yourself through uncertainty, why setbacks do not erase your progress, and one p
Mental Resilience and Self-Respect: Kirana Sidin on Choosing a Life Aligned With Your Values
Mental Resilience and Self-Respect: Kirana Sidin on Choosing a Life Aligned With Your Values Aug 28, 2026 20:29 If you keep chasing approval and still feel off, this conversation is for you. Author and coach Kirana Sidin joins host Niharika on Mind Over Matter to talk about what mental resilience actually means, and why it has less to do with never falling and more to do with choosing to come back.Kirana unpacks the quiet cost of external validation, why self-respect is the real foundation of a stable mind,
Resilience Isn't a Character Flaw: Dr. Jess Armine on Root Causes
Resilience Isn't a Character Flaw: Dr. Jess Armine on Root Causes Aug 22, 2026 29:05 What if struggling to cope isn't a personal failing, but a sign that your body simply has less capacity to draw on right now? In this episode of Mind Over Matter, host Swati talks with Dr. Jess Armine, a healthcare provider of nearly 50 years and founder of The Center for Bio-Individualized Medicine, about why resilience has more to do with physiology than willpower.Dr. Jess walks through why comp
Transforming Mental Patterns Into Personal Power: Gaylen Wilson on the Monument Method
Transforming Mental Patterns Into Personal Power: Gaylen Wilson on the Monument Method Aug 20, 2026 35:25 Our minds run patterns we rarely question, until we learn where they come from. Heart transplant survivor and relationship coach Gaylen Wilson joins host Swati to explore how understanding the primal brain can change how we respond to life.Gaylen shares the Monument Method, a simple practice he and his wife Heather use to interrupt conflict before it escalates, and how the same principle helped hi
Unlearning Self-Doubt Through Stillness and Inner Truth with Ellen Edmondson
Unlearning Self-Doubt Through Stillness and Inner Truth with Ellen Edmondson Aug 15, 2026 21:40 Self-doubt isn't a fixed trait, it's a story shaped by outside noise. Ellen Edmondson believes that story can be unlearned.Ellen joins her host to explore where self-doubt really comes from, why quiet daily check-ins matter more than big dramatic shifts, and three simple questions that can reconnect you with your own inner truth.About the Guest: Ellen Edmondson is the author of A Place of Love &am
Redefining Resilience and Authentic Success at Any Age with Chad Betz
Redefining Resilience and Authentic Success at Any Age with Chad Betz Aug 14, 2026 21:08 Real resilience isn't about never breaking down, it's about how you get back up. Chad Betz has spent his career studying exactly that.Chad joins host Nalga to unpack why setbacks aren't failures, how sunk-cost thinking keeps us stuck in careers and relationships that no longer fit, and why it's never too late to redefine what success looks like.About the Guest: Chad Betz is the author of An Authen
Loving Someone Through Dementia: Ulrich Schaffer on 56 Years, Loss and Being Indestructible
Loving Someone Through Dementia: Ulrich Schaffer on 56 Years, Loss and Being Indestructible Aug 14, 2026 37:17 If you are currently caring for a partner or a family member with dementia, please know that support exists. Reaching for it is not a failure of love. It is an extension of it. Resources are available across many countries and organisations. Please do not carry it alone if you do not have to.Most conversations about dementia are written from the outside. This one comes from someone who lived it wi
Breaking Through Mental Barriers: Dr. Danielle Green on Who You Really Are
Breaking Through Mental Barriers: Dr. Danielle Green on Who You Really Are Aug 10, 2026 22:39 There is a voice that tells you that you are not ready, not qualified, not strong enough. It sounds like reason. This episode is for anyone who has mistaken that voice for the truth.Dr. Danielle Green unpacks where mental barriers actually come from, why they are not character flaws, and what daily practice turns self awareness into real change.About the Guest:Dr. Danielle Green is a psychoanalyst
Breaking Free From Food Rules: R.L. Malpica On Trusting Your Body Again
Breaking Free From Food Rules: R.L. Malpica On Trusting Your Body Again Aug 8, 2026 21:01 If you've ever felt guilty after a meal or waited for "Monday" to eat right again, this one's for you.Eating psychology coach R.L. Malpica breaks down why food freedom isn't about willpower, it's about trusting your body's ability to heal, one honest, incremental step at a time.About the Guest:R.L. Malpica, known as The E.A.T. Coach, is a certified detoxification specialist and natural health and
Turning Pain into Purpose: Rand Timmerman on Mental Resilience, Recovery, and Choosing Hope
Turning Pain into Purpose: Rand Timmerman on Mental Resilience, Recovery, and Choosing Hope Aug 6, 2026 24:45 What if resilience isn't something you're born with, but something you build through every hardship you refuse to let define you?In this inspiring episode of Mind Over Matter, attorney, Marine Corps veteran, author, and Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Rand Timmerman shares an extraordinary life shaped by adversity, service, addiction recovery, and unwavering determination.Growing up in poverty with a
Navigating Mental Resilience with Katharine Chestnut
Navigating Mental Resilience with Katharine Chestnut Aug 3, 2026 25:13 What does it really mean to be mentally resilient?Many people believe resilience is about pushing through stress, staying strong, and never showing weakness. But resilience isn't about enduring more. It's about learning how to recover, regulate, and return to balance.In this episode of Mind Over Matter, Katharine Chestnut explores how true resilience is built through small, intentional choices rat
Breaking Mental Loops: Tom Snow on Finding Peace Beyond the Noise
Breaking Mental Loops: Tom Snow on Finding Peace Beyond the Noise Aug 2, 2026 25:42 Meet Tom Snow, author of the Set the Captives Free trilogy, who joins Mind Over Matter to discuss why willpower alone isn't enough to break repetitive thoughts.Listeners will hear Tom's story of illness and recovery, and his take on finding a steady voice beneath overthinking.About the Guest: Tom Snow is a computer scientist turned author and founder of the Just To Be Clear teaching series. He wro

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