Is Critical Thinking Working Against You?

Ep. 15 The Path of Least Resistance

In this episode of Mind Your Matter, we explore why our least empowering beliefs seem to run the show. You may want to believe you’re worthy, capable, healthy, or wealthy… but if another belief is quietly running underneath — one you’ve practiced longer and resist less — it will almost always take the lead. Because the mind and body follow the path of least resistance. This idea subtly flips the usual self-help narrative. Most people think change comes from pushing harder… when in reality the nervous system, the body, and the mind always move where resistance is lowest. We talk about why you can’t live outside your belief system, no matter how much you try to think positively or force a new story. And from there, we explore the role of coherence and conscious choice in bringing ourselves back into integrity and alignment. Not through force. Not through denial. But through awareness and willingness. If you’ve ever felt like the belief you want just won’t stick, this conversation might help you see why — and what actually creates a shift. Thanks for reading Mind Your Matter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Access our Energetic Supplements here: http://bio.site/energeticsupplements This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindyourmatter.substack.com [https://mindyourmatter.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The Healing Power of Doing Nothing

In this episode of Mind Your Matter, we explore the quiet but confronting truth that sometimes… “good” just isn’t good enough. Not because you’re failing. Not because you need to try harder. But because striving to be “good” can still be resistance. We talk about the pressure to improve, optimize, and constantly work on ourselves — and how that subtle striving can actually keep healing at arm’s length. What if the breakthrough isn’t in doing more? What if it’s in doing nothing? This conversation is an invitation to drop the resistance. To sit. To be. To stop managing yourself and start meeting yourself. Because sometimes the most powerful thing you can do for your nervous system, your body, and your life… is absolutely nothing. Thanks for reading Mind Your Matter! Subscribe for free to receive new episodes and support our work. Have you seen our Energetic Supplements? These are customized meditative practices that address specific mental, emotional, and physical symptoms. Find them here: http://bio.site/energeticsupplements This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindyourmatter.substack.com [https://mindyourmatter.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Is Critical Thinking Working Against You?

Do your thoughts ever get so loud, crowded, or analytical that they start reminding you of the world’s worst back-seat driver? You know what we’re talking about: overthinking every decision, analyzing every thought and feeling, and using “logic” to box yourself right into a corner. If this kind of mental gridlock is all too familiar, then we’re glad you’re here. In this episode we’re chatting about how the trap of critical thinking can actually keep us from living the lives we want, why the analytical mind isn’t always the hero people think it is, and how sometimes your smartest move is to stop trying so hard. If you’ve ever felt stuck in your own mind—or wished your thoughts came with an off-switch-this one’s for you. Thanks for reading Mind Your Matter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. Have you seen our Energetic Supplements? These are customized meditative practices that address specific mental, emotional, and physical symptoms. Find them here: http://bio.site/energeticsupplements This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindyourmatter.substack.com [https://mindyourmatter.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The "Problem" Is Just A Distraction

In this episode of Mind Your Matter, we’re looking at the distractions we create to avoid being with ourselves. Not the obvious ones—but the subtle, socially acceptable ones. Like focusing on other people’s problems, staying mentally busy, or turning outward instead of inward. We talk about how attention can become a hiding place, and how constantly tracking others can keep you safely away from your own thoughts, feelings, and responsibility. These patterns often feel helpful or even caring, but they can quietly block self-awareness and growth. This episode is an invitation to notice where your focus goes when things start to feel uncomfortable—and what might be waiting underneath the distraction. No judgment, no pressure—just honest awareness and a chance to come back to yourself. If you’ve ever felt more invested in everyone else’s life than your own, this one’s for you. Thanks for reading Mind Your Matter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. Have you seen our Energetic Supplements? These are customized meditative practices that address specific mental, emotional, and physical symptoms. Find them here: http://bio.site/energeticsupplements This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindyourmatter.substack.com [https://mindyourmatter.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The Trap of Feeling Your Feelings

The Trap of Feeling Your Feelings In this episode of Mind Your Matter, we’re getting into something we all experience but rarely slow down to unpack: what’s the actual difference between emotions and feelings? (Hint: they’re not the same thing, even though we use them interchangeably.) We talk about how emotions show up and leave just as quickly in the body, but feelings tend to hang around like that one app you forgot to close-slowly draining your battery in the background. Thanks to memory and meaning, those sensations can quietly keep you stuck in old, protective loops-reacting from the past instead of living in the now. This episode is an invitation to notice when you might be running an outdated program, and to learn to gently step away from old emotional responses. No fixing, no forcing-just some healthy dissociating. If you’ve ever wondered why your body and mind keep playing the same track on repeat-this one’s for you. Thanks for reading Mind Your Matter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindyourmatter.substack.com [https://mindyourmatter.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]