The Mindful Journey

Living as a NOW-ist: Present Moment Awareness, Imagination, and the Way Out of Fear, with Billy Mandarino

When was the last time you were actually here? Not thinking about this morning. Not running through tomorrow's to-do list. Not replaying a conversation from last week. Just here. Present. In this exact moment. It sounds simple, and yet for most of us, truly living in the now feels like something we keep meaning to get to, just as soon as things settle down. Host Sana sits down with Billy Mandarino, author, speaker, musician, and the founder of THE NOW-ist Principles, to explore what it actually takes to stop waiting for later and start living now. Billy shares the personal turning point that deepened his teaching, a 21-day hospital stay following a paralysis from Guillain-Barré syndrome, why he calls it the gift that became his spiritual practice, what the NOW-ist sees as the difference between real and unreal, why fear is "false evidence appearing real," how imagination becomes the sharpest tool we have against it, and the three steps anyone can take starting tomorrow to come back to themselves. ABOUT THE GUEST: Billy Mandarino is an author, speaker, teacher, musician, and the founder of THE NOW-ist Principles. His book The Now-ist explores how present moment awareness and imagination can transform daily life. He lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife and daughter, and his YouTube channel hosts hundreds of free teachings developed over more than a decade of work. Billy's approach blends practical mindfulness with everyday accessibility, with the goal of helping ordinary people interrupt habitual stress and reconnect with what he calls the real part of themselves. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Awareness is always step one. The moment you notice you are stressed, anxious, or no longer present is the first move toward changing it. You cannot redesign what you have not yet seen. * We live in an age of "infobesity." The mind is overloaded, not underfed. A mental and digital diet is not indulgent; it is necessary. * Habits rule the unreflecting herd. Most people repeat the same forty to fifty thousand thoughts daily without noticing. Real change starts when you interrupt one ritual, especially in the morning and the evening. * Fear is False Evidence Appearing Real. Psychological fear lives in the past and the future. In this exact moment, ask yourself: what is lacking right now? The answer is often a relief. * Imagination is the sharpest knife to cut fear and doubt out of your life. Use it intentionally to picture safety, completion, and what you actually want, rather than the worst case your mind is rehearsing. * The present moment is not a place you arrive at after everything calms down. It has always been here. You have just been somewhere else. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: * Website: https://www.billymandarino.com [https://www.billymandarino.com] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaF8-Q4rMu6orBVOK2QZUew]: hundreds of free teachings * Book [https://www.billymandarino.com/the-now-ist]: The Now-ist by Billy Mandarino, available on Amazon (a free 7-habits version is also offered at his website) * Instagram: @the_nowist [https://www.instagram.com/the_nowist/] * Facebook: facebook.com/BeTheNowist [https://www.facebook.com/BeTheNowist] EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] Question Time — when was the last time you were actually here? [03:00] Meet Billy Mandarino — founder of THE NOW-ist Principles [06:00] Why "Be Present" Has Become Hackneyed — and how to make it real again [09:00] The Turning Point — paralysis, Guillain-Barré, and a spiritual practice no one would have chosen [12:00] It Did Not Happen to Me, It Happened for Me — the reframe that changes everything [15:00] What "Living as a NOW-ist" Actually Means — the horizontal line, the vertical line, and the cross [18:00] The Three-Step Process Anyone Can Use — awareness, ritual, receiving [21:00] Habits That Rule You Without You Knowing [23:00] Fear: False Evidence Appearing Real [25:00] Imagination as the Sharpest Tool — and what got Billy through 4.5 hours in an MRI [28:30] The One-Minute NOW-ist Meditation — four prayers, four breaths, the overview effect [33:00] Where to Find Billy and the Free Teachings [34:00] Closing Reflection — the present moment was never the next one 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 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Beyond Listening: The Emotional Magnets That Decide Whether You Are Actually Heard, with Sandy Gerber

Think about the last time you felt truly heard. Not just listened to. Actually heard, by someone who understood not only your words, but what you meant underneath them. For most of us, those moments are rare. We are communicating all day, at work, at home, in the spaces in between, and still going to bed feeling unseen, misunderstood, or quietly disconnected from the people who matter most. Host Sana sits down with Sandy Gerber, TEDx speaker, certified emotional intelligence and communication trainer, and award-winning author of Emotional Magnetism. After failing at the most important conversations in her own life despite a thriving career, Sandy spent a decade researching what actually creates connection. The result is a framework called the four emotional magnets, plus practical tools like the EQ Switch and the First and Last thought practice that anyone can use the next time a conversation matters. ABOUT THE GUEST: Sandy Gerber is a TEDx speaker, certified emotional intelligence and communication trainer, and the author of Emotional Magnetism, a book that has won 24 international awards, been translated into three languages, and is now taught in academic programs around the world. She was named one of Canada's Women of Influence and ranked among the top 30 global gurus in communication in 2026. She is also the host of the Magnetic Communication podcast and the founder of programs that help individuals and organizations communicate with confidence, clarity, and emotional intelligence. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * We cannot communicate well with others until we communicate well with ourselves. The playlist looping inside your own head shapes every conversation before a word is spoken. * Research suggests we have around 6,200 thoughts a day, roughly 80% of them negative and 95% of them repetitive. Choosing your first and last thought of the day is one of the simplest ways to interrupt that loop. * People are emotionally motivated by four core needs Sandy calls the SAVE magnets: Safety, Achievement, Value, and Experience. Knowing yours, and the ones the people around you live by, changes how every message lands. * Most arguments are not really about the topic. They are about whose emotional magnet is being honoured and whose is being missed. * The EQ Switch is a three-step tool for conflict: locate the feeling in your body, name the emotion, take a quiet seven-second breath. Naming the emotion alone can reduce amygdala activity by about half. * The seven-second pause is where leadership and real connection live. Not in the speed of your response, but in the willingness to take a moment before you give one. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: * Website: https://www.sandygerber.com [https://www.sandygerber.com] * Podcast: Magnetic Communication (new 10-minute episode every Tuesday) * Vote for Sandy at the Women in Podcasting Awards: https://www.womenpodcasters.com/magnetic-communication [https://www.womenpodcasters.com/magnetic-communication] * Book: Emotional Magnetism: How to Communicate to Ignite Connection in Your Relationships by Sandy Gerber * Programs: Speak Brave and other free resources available on her site EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] The Last Time You Were Truly Heard — and why it happens so rarely [03:30] Meet Sandy Gerber — communicator, trainer, author of Emotional Magnetism [06:00] The Failure That Sparked the Work — being successful at work, failing at home [12:00] 6,200 Thoughts a Day — the First and Last practice [15:00] The Magic Power of Emotional Appeal — the 1960s book that changed everything [17:00] The Four Emotional Magnets — Safety, Achievement, Value, Experience [21:30] A Burrito, a Husband, and Two Magnets — how SAVE plays out at home [25:00] When the Conversation Heats Up — what most of us do instead of feeling [27:30] The EQ Switch — locate, name, breathe [34:00] The Permission We Were Never Given — sharing how we feel respectfully [35:30] Where to Find Sandy, Her Podcast, and the Book 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 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Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. 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Coming Back to Yourself: How Two Sisters Are Teaching the World to Trust Its Own Intuition Again

Most of us were quietly taught that the answers live somewhere outside of us. So we keep checking with experts, frameworks, and louder voices, and slowly stop trusting the quiet knowing that has been with us all along. This episode is for anyone who senses that inner voice is still there, just buried under noise. Stephanie and Natalie, co-founders of Immersive Spirit, sit down with Sana to talk about what it actually looks like to listen inward again. They share how their Intuitive Operating System and free Soul Pillars meet people exactly where they are, why sovereignty matters more than any single tradition, and how everyday signs like overthinking and saying yes when you mean no are the body's way of asking for your attention. ABOUT THE GUEST: Stephanie and Natalie are sisters and the co-founders of Immersive Spirit, a platform offering intuitive coaching, spiritual mentorship, and a global community. Both spent nearly three decades in the corporate technology world before building Immersive Spirit, and they describe themselves as spiritual eclectics, drawing from Wicca, Indigenous wisdom, Buddhism, and earth-centred practice. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Intuition is not a gift reserved for the spiritually fluent. Everyone already has the inner knowing. The work is learning how to hear it again without anyone standing between you and it. * Sovereignty is the heart of inner work. No teacher, framework, or tradition should ever ask you to leave your story or your power at the door. If someone says there is only one way, walk away. * The signs of ignored intuition are everyday signs. Chronic overthinking, repeating the same relationship patterns, saying yes when you mean no, and physical tension are all the body's quiet alerts. * Start with one tool, not a whole transformation. The free Soul Pillars (mind, heart, body, spirit) are a low-pressure entry point, especially for people who have been burned by the wellness world. * Failure is part of the path. Like a child learning to walk, every fall is part of how the steadiness is built. Celebrate the small returns, not just the big breakthroughs. CONNECT WITH THE GUESTS: * Website: https://www.immersivespirit.com [https://www.immersivespirit.com] * Intuitive Operating System (waitlist): https://intuitiveoperatingsystem.com [https://intuitiveoperatingsystem.com] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/immersive_spirit [https://www.instagram.com/immersive_spirit] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ImmersiveSpirit [https://www.youtube.com/@ImmersiveSpirit] * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/immersive-spirit [https://www.linkedin.com/company/immersive-spirit] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/immersivespirit [https://www.facebook.com/immersivespirit] * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@immersivespirit [https://www.tiktok.com/@immersivespirit] * Spotify (High Heels to Happy Feels Podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZhOQDN7QdZrv8IyMc3rQm [https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZhOQDN7QdZrv8IyMc3rQm] * Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/immersivespirit/ [https://www.pinterest.com/immersivespirit/] * Email: info@immersivespirit.com [info@immersivespirit.com] EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] Opening Reflection: The Quiet Knowing We Stopped Trusting [02:30] Meet Stephanie and Natalie: Sisters Building Something Honest [06:30] The Sedona Moment That Started Immersive Spirit [09:45] Spiritual Eclectics: Finding the Thread Inside Every Tradition [14:30] Sovereignty Over Submission: Reclaiming the Inner Compass [19:30] The Intuitive Operating System and the Signs You're Ignoring Yourself [27:00] Honest Words for Anyone Quietly Wondering If This Is for Them 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 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Devin Scott on Equanimity, Compassion, and the Wisdom of Suffering: A Somatic Path to Being With What Is

We spend so much of our lives trying to outrun pain. We stay busy, stay distracted, stay one step ahead of the feeling. But what if pain is not the problem, and the real invitation is simply to learn how to be with it without being consumed by it. That quiet capacity has a name. On this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits with Brooklyn-based somatic coach and psychological bodyworker Devin Scott, founder of Find Your Meaning, to explore equanimity, compassion, and the meaning we make from suffering. It is an honest, unhurried conversation on the difference between pain and suffering, why the body holds what the mind cannot name, and how to begin again, gently, when you have been carrying something heavy for a long time. ABOUT THE GUEST: Devin Scott is a Brooklyn-based somatic coach, psychological bodyworker, and founder of Find Your Meaning. His practice integrates bodywork, energy healing, mindfulness, Buddhist philosophy, and existential inquiry to support people through complex trauma, shame, and long-held emotional pain. Before coaching, he led teams in a corporate career and now works with clients seeking a deeper, more embodied path to healing. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Equanimity is not detachment or indifference; it is the capacity to feel the present moment fully while withholding the judgement of good or bad. * Pain is inevitable. Suffering is pain multiplied by resistance, and most of what overwhelms us is the layer of tension we add around the original wound. * Compassion needs equanimity to remain steady. Without it, empathy slides into empathic distress, and we react to soothe ourselves instead of responding with wisdom. * Tonglen meditation, breathing in another's suffering and breathing out a good wish, slowly expands your capacity to hold pain without collapsing. * Many people live disembodied lives by design. Healing often begins by simply listening to the body, which has been working hard to help you survive your environment. * Skip the perfectionist healing target. Ask instead, how can I be a little more fully lived today, and check in with the body after every small choice. CONNECT WITH DEVIN SCOTT: * Website: https://findyourmeaning.coach [https://findyourmeaning.coach] * Newsletter: https://findyourmeaning.coach [https://findyourmeaning.coach] (scroll to the bottom of the homepage to subscribe) * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devinscott.nyc [https://www.instagram.com/devinscott.nyc] EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] Outrunning Pain, and the Quality That Lets You Stop [06:30] Devin's Journey, From Compulsive Goodness to Looking Inward [12:00] What Equanimity Actually Is, and the Parable of the Farmer [18:00] Equanimity vs Indifference, Tonglen, and Empathic Distress [22:00] Pain vs Suffering, Why Resistance Is the Real Wound [27:00] The Body Knows, Living Disembodied in a System That Asks for It [34:00] Starting the Journey Without Becoming a Project to Fix 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 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Reclaiming the Word Hysterical With Jacqui Tilwick of Totally Hysterical

For centuries, "hysterical" has been a word the world used to dismiss women, their pain, their intensity, their knowing of their own bodies. But what if the women being called hysterical were never the problem? What if their bodies were trying to say something the world refused to hear? In this powerful episode, host Sana sits with Jacqui Tilwick, founder of Totally Hysterical, an oncology social worker turned founder, advocate, and survivor of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). They walk slowly through Jacqui's twenty-year fight for answers, the radical hysterectomy that gave her back her life, the loss of her job upon return, and the mission that emerged from the wreckage. Honest, brave, and quietly reclaiming a word that has long been used as a weapon. A note before you listen: this episode discusses suicidal ideation and severe mental health struggle. If anything in it feels too heavy, please pause, breathe, and reach out to a mental health professional or a local helpline. You are not alone. ABOUT THE GUEST: Jacqui Tilwick is the founder of Totally Hysterical, a wellness platform and advocacy company supporting women navigating PMDD, hormonal health, and informed medical choice. She holds an undergraduate degree in clinical psychology and a master's in social work, and previously served as an oncology social worker. After undergoing a radical hysterectomy with double oophorectomy and rebuilding her life through bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, she founded both her company and the Totally Hysterical Project, a non-profit offering scholarship-based living support, free therapy, and advocacy for women in similar situations. She is based in Florida. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * PMDD is not a hormone imbalance. It is an allergic-type sensitivity in the brain to the body's natural hormonal fluctuations, with rage and suicidal ideation as defining symptoms in severe cases. * A normal hormone panel does not mean nothing is wrong. Many women are dismissed because their numbers look fine on paper, while their lived experience tells a completely different story. * You are the expert of your own body. No degree, no panel, no specialist can override what you feel in your core. Advocacy is often the first medicine. * Symptoms are not character traits. Rage and suicidal ideation in PMDD are no more a sign of "who you are" than anaphylaxis is a sign of who someone with a shellfish allergy is. Understanding this lifts shame. * Reclaiming language is part of healing. "Hysterical" was once used to dismiss women; reclaiming it is one woman's act of refusing to apologise for her intensity, and inviting others to do the same. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totallyhystericalllc/ [https://www.instagram.com/totallyhystericalllc/] (DMs welcomed; Jacqui personally responds) * Company: Totally Hysterical * Non-profit: The Totally Hysterical Project EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] Cold Open — A Word That Was Never the Problem [03:00] Twenty Years Inside the Storm: Jacqui's Story Begins [07:30] What PMDD Actually Is (And What It Is Not) [12:00] The Hardest Decision: Choosing the Radical Hysterectomy [16:00] Waking Up Without the Hurricane [19:00] Losing the Job, Finding the Mission [24:00] You Are the Expert of Your Own Body [28:00] Symptoms Are Not Character Traits [32:00] What It Means to Reclaim Your Power as a Woman [36:00] A Gentle Practice: Hand on Heart, You Are Not Alone LISTENER SAFETY NOTE: If anything in this episode brought up something heavy for you, please pause. Reach out to a mental health professional, a trusted person, or a local crisis helpline. 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