Pure Light Podcast

Episode 83: Self-rejection

Are you preventing yourself from ever getting what you want? Are you using who you think you are as a reason your dreams will never come true?   Resources & References Related episodes : Are you letting past ideas about yourself make your decisions for you? Autopilot & assumptions about yourself The stories we tell […]

Episode 82: Are you letting past ideas about yourself make your decisions for you?

When you base your decisions on past thoughts about who you are, you limit opportunities for the future. When you’re not operating based on assumptions from the past, you’re free to be who you are in this moment.   Resources & References Related episodes & posts: Self-image How to change your self-image Autopilot & assumptions […]

Episode 81: Autopilot & assumptions about yourself

When you’re on autopilot, you make assumptions about yourself. When you approach your choices with conscious awareness and an open mind, you can discover new things about yourself.   Resources & References Related episodes: Autopilot Automatic patterns References: New Study Shows Humans Are on Autopilot Nearly Half the Time

Episode 80: What compulsive thinking has to do with self-image (and self-worth)

Do you constantly tell yourself the same stories about why you are the way you are? No matter what happens, it doesn’t automatically prove anything about you. You always have a choice as to what you make things mean about you.   Resources & References Related episodes: Self-image How to change your self-image What happens […]

Episode 67: What hesitation has to do with confidence

Do you hesitate before speaking up? How is that impacting your confidence? You kill your confidence when you choose not to speak up.   Resources & References My first yoga teacher training: School of Sacred Arts My Kundalini yoga teacher trainer: Sat Dharam Kaur Related episodes: Confidence myths

Episode 64: What it really means when you beat yourself up

Beating yourself up isn’t a sign that there’s something wrong with you. It simply means you’ve gotten stuck in your head.   Resources & References Related episodes: Say goodbye to negative self-talk Inner critic How to get out of your head Worry The voice inside your head

Episode 63: Say goodbye to negative self-talk

Ever beat yourself up, or manage to convince yourself that you suck? Beating yourself up is just a mental habit. This episode will give you a tool to stop negative self-talk.   Resources & References Related episodes: Inner critic How to get out of your head The voice inside your head

Episode 62: How to stop thinking about your to do list

Do you worry about everything you have to do? Is your to do list constantly on your mind? You need a process or system to get your to do list off your mind. Hoping you’ll remember is not a system.   Resources & References Trello Getting Things Done for Teens Process flow diagram

Episode 43: The stories we tell ourselves (but not others)

When things don’t turn out as hoped, how do you explain that to yourself? Do you just accept it and not think much of it? Or do you start to tell yourself stories to rationalize why things are the way they are, and why you are the way you are? The stories we tell ourselves […]

Episode 40: Autopilot

When you don’t pay attention to your life, you end up on autopilot. Trusting your instincts can help you wake up.   Resources & References Meditations: A meditation to help release worry & anxiety A meditation for perspective & emotional balance   Related episode: How to get out of your head   “It whispers, and […]