Healing Mindset

Positive thinking alone rarely works, especially when your brain is quietly running on a story that says you're not enough. This episode is for anyone who's tried to think positive without much luck and wants to understand why.

Mindset coach Lori Watson joins Ria to break down how the words we use internally and externally shape our confidence, our commitment, and even our nervous system. She explains the difference between conflict language and architect language, and offers a simple writing exercise anyone can use to slow down a racing mind.

About the Guest:

Lori Watson is a mindset coach who helps people understand how their internal and external language shapes their everyday lives. She co-owns an engineering firm with her husband and is the mother of ten children.

Key Takeaways:

• Positive affirmations alone don't work if your brain is still running on a deeper story that contradicts them. You need evidence, not just repetition.
• Negation words like don't, can't, and won't tend to create a mental image of exactly what you're trying to avoid.
• Soft talk, words like might, maybe, and kind of, quietly weakens commitment and makes communication less clear.
• Writing down a racing thought, then reading it aloud slowly, can calm the nervous system and create space to see it differently.
• Healing isn't linear. Think of it as an ascending spiral, where old patterns can resurface even while you're still making real progress.

Connect With Lori Watson:

• Website: loriwatsoncoaching.com
• Free resource: seven-day soft talk email challenge, available on her website
• Free 30-minute discovery call available through her website

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] The Story We Tell Ourselves: why positive thinking alone often falls short

[05:30] (approx.) Where the Story Comes From: how childhood moments plant a lasting belief

[12:00] (approx.) Conflict Language vs. Architect Language: two ways our words shape us

[18:00] (approx.) The Trouble With Negations: why 'don't' creates the exact image you're avoiding

[24:00] (approx.) Soft Talk and Weakened Commitment: catching might, maybe, and kind of

[30:00] (approx.) Write It, Then Read It Slowly: a simple exercise to calm a racing mind

[36:00] (approx.) Healing as a Spiral, Not a Line: staying hopeful through setbacks

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So many of us were taught that healing is selfish, that our needs come after everyone else's. This episode is for anyone who feels guilty for slowing down and making space for their own healing.

Life coach Laurie Levitan joins Ria to talk about breaking cycles of people-pleasing and co-dependency, why repairing relationships with estranged adult children starts with looking at our own childhoods, and why she believes you have to feel it to heal it.

About the Guest:

Laurie Levitan is a life coach who works with women looking to repair relationships with their adult children, and a psychonaut who works with plant medicine to explore the depths of consciousness. She is a retired high school teacher and a mother of two adult children.

Key Takeaways:

• Healing yourself first is not selfish. It's often the greatest gift you can give the people you love.
• Repairing a rift with an adult child usually starts with looking at your own childhood, not at what you did for them.
• Understanding a pattern in your head is different from feeling it in your body. Real change often needs both.
• Trauma can explain a behavior, but it doesn't excuse it. Taking responsibility is still part of healing.
• You don't have to do this work alone. Finding a trusted guide or community can make the process feel less isolating.

Connect With Laurie Levitan:

• Website: laurielevitan.com
• Instagram: linked via her website

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] Why Healing Feels Selfish: unpacking the guilt behind slowing down

[05:30] (approx.) Put Your Own Mask On First: the cost of always taking care of everyone else

[12:00] (approx.) The Root of Estrangement: why the work starts with your own childhood

[18:30] (approx.) Knowing It vs. Feeling It: the somatic side of real healing

[25:00] (approx.) Trauma Explains, It Doesn't Excuse: taking responsibility for the pattern

[31:00] (approx.) Finding a Trusted Guide: why healing rarely happens alone

[37:00] (approx.) Feel It to Heal It: Laurie's closing thought for listeners

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It's easy to think a healing mindset means staying positive all the time. This episode is for anyone who's tired of pretending everything is fine and wants a more honest way to move through hard days.

Bryan Blackmon, founder of Crab Crew Life, joins host Niharika to talk about the daily practice of choosing gratitude over negativity, why surviving and truly living are two different things, and how protecting your own peace can change everything around you, one small decision at a time.

About the Guest:

Bryan Blackmon is the founder of Crab Crew Life, a community built around resilience, adaptability, and belief, focused on healing mind, body, and spirit. He shares his own experience of getting sober as part of how he talks about building a healing mindset.

Key Takeaways:

• A healing mindset starts with gratitude for the simple things you already have, not chasing a perfect life.
• You don't need a complete life overhaul. Changing one negative thought to a positive one each day adds up over time.
• Surviving a day and truly living it are two different things, and noticing the difference is a big first step.
• Not every negative comment or moment deserves your full attention. You get to choose what you carry.
• You can't go back and change the past, but you can start making better decisions again right now.

Connect With Bryan Blackmon:

• Website: crabcrewlife.com
• TikTok: tiktok.com/@bryanblackmon
• Linktree: linktr.ee/bryanandelaine

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] The Biggest Misconception About Healing: why it isn't about forced positivity

[05:30] (approx.) Gratitude for the Simple Things: a roof, food, and another chance at the day

[12:00] (approx.) The Lies We Tell Ourselves: how years of outside voices shape our self-image

[18:30] (approx.) Change One Thought a Day: small daily shifts that compound over time

[25:00] (approx.) Surviving vs. Living: recognizing the difference in everyday moments

[31:00] (approx.) Letting Go of What Isn't Yours: not attaching your emotions to other people's behavior

[37:00] (approx.) Starting Again Right Now: why today is always the best day to choose differently

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Everybody tells you to forgive, but almost nobody tells you how. This episode is for anyone stuck holding onto anger, resentment, or a grudge they can't seem to put down, even when they know it's not helping them.

Forgiveness educator Katharine Giovanni joins Ria to break down her step-by-step approach to building a healing mindset, starting with the easiest people to forgive and working up from there. She explains why forgiveness has nothing to do with excusing what happened, why survival mode can start to feel like an identity, and why you're allowed to feel your negative emotions before you let them go.

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Katharine Giovanni is a forgiveness educator, intuitive, and serial entrepreneur, and the author of 16 books. She has developed a step-by-step forgiveness system that starts with easier relationships and builds toward the hardest ones, and she shares this work through her books and website.

Key Takeaways:

• Forgiveness means getting someone out of your head, not excusing what they did or agreeing they were right.
• Start your forgiveness practice with the easiest person to forgive, then work your way up to harder ones.
• Survival mode can quietly become an identity, which is part of why moving into true healing feels so scary.
• Give yourself permission to feel a negative emotion fully for a set time before choosing to release it.
• A healing mindset isn't about being positive all the time. It's about not carrying resentment rent-free in your head.

Connect With Katharine Giovanni:

• Website: katharinegiovanni.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/katharinegiovanni
• Facebook: facebook.com/katharine.giovanni
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katharinegiovanni
• YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC0PPtlSUPldGNl9mIRRtAmA

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] Everyone Says Forgive, No One Says How: the missing piece in most healing advice

[05:00] (approx.) Getting Them Out of Your Head: what forgiveness actually means

[11:30] (approx.) The Badge of Survival: why staying stuck can start to feel like your identity

[18:00] (approx.) The Fear of the Unknown: crossing the bridge from surviving to healing

[24:15] (approx.) You're Allowed to Feel Bad: giving yourself permission before you let go

[30:00] (approx.) Start With the Easy Ones: a practical first step into the forgiveness system

[35:30] (approx.) Staying Steady Through Setbacks: what happens when old triggers resurface

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What if the thing you call "healing" is actually just a well-practiced way of coping? In this episode of The Healing Mindset, host Ria talks with Pesa Shayo, co-founder of Live Your Best Marriage, about the quiet difference between surviving pain and actually working through it, a distinction he learned firsthand navigating 20-plus years of cross-cultural marriage.

Pesa shares why he stopped using the word "trigger" in favor of "activation," how a few seconds of pause can completely change a reaction, and why comparing your healing timeline to someone else's only adds anxiety. It's a grounded, encouraging conversation for anyone who feels like they should be further along by now.

About the Guest:

Pesa Shayo is an author and co-founder of Live Your Best Marriage, a ministry he runs with his wife, Whitney, helping cross-cultural couples navigate cultural differences that once nearly ended their own marriage of more than 20 years.

Key Takeaways:

• Healing isn't the same as coping, avoidance and distraction can look like healing on the surface without doing the actual work underneath.
• Reframe "trigger" as "activation," being activated doesn't mean you have to act on it, there's space in between to choose your response.
• A brief pause before reacting, even a few seconds, can change the direction of a difficult conversation.
• Journaling and walking (even without access to nature) are simple, repeatable practices that help build a healing mindset over time.
• Take a long-term view of healing instead of expecting quick results, comparing your pace to someone else's online tends to create anxiety rather than progress.
• Be kind to yourself when you slip back into old patterns, healing is built through small, repeated steps, not perfection.

Connect With the Guest:

Website: https://www.liveyourbestmarriage.com

Personal site: https://www.pesashayo.com

Books: 52 Prayers for My Marriage, Questions for Couples, Questions for Diverse Couples, and Live Your Best Marriage, available on Amazon

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] Cold open, the chapter versus the whole book (approx.)

[02:00] Meet Pesa Shayo, cross-cultural marriage and Live Your Best Marriage (approx.)

[06:00] The biggest misconception about a healing mindset (approx.)

[11:00] From trigger to activation, choosing your response (approx.)

[16:00] Why awareness and vulnerability feel so hard (approx.)

[21:00] Pausing, journaling, and walking as daily healing practices (approx.)

[27:00] Taking the long view to ease healing anxiety (approx.)

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What does a healing mindset actually look like on an ordinary, stressful day, not in a therapist's office, but out in the middle of real life? In this episode of The Healing Mindset, host Swati sits down with Laura Richards, a podcaster, speaker, author, and coach who helps women in midlife heal after narcissistic abuse, drawing from her own 32-year experience with a narcissist.

Laura shares why healing isn't a straight line, how to tell the difference between resting and giving up, and why your thoughts don't always deserve a seat at the table. If you've ever felt like you're constantly relearning the same lesson, this conversation offers a gentler, more honest way to look at the process.

About the Guest:

Laura Richards is a podcaster, speaker, author, and coach who helps women in midlife heal after narcissistic abuse, drawing on her own experience of 32 years with a narcissist before she recognized what had happened.

Key Takeaways:

• A healing mindset doesn't require a therapist's office, it's a way of moving through everyday life, staying open to what each moment can teach you.
• Your brain resists change to protect you, even from changes that aren't actually dangerous, which is why staying stuck can feel easier than growing.
• Treat intrusive thoughts like visitors at the door, you get to decide which ones you let all the way in.
• Setbacks don't erase progress, noticing "that's an old pattern" faster each time is itself a sign of healing.
• Rest isn't the same as giving up, sometimes stepping back is exactly what lets you keep going.

Connect With the Guest:

Podcast and website: https://www.thatswhereimatpodcast.com

Instagram: @thatswhereimatpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thatswhereimatpodcast/)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurarichpod/

Book: Married To A "Nice" Guy: Getting Over Narcissistic Abuse, available on Amazon

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] Cold open, the quiet moment healing begins (approx.)

[02:00] Meet Laura Richards, healing after narcissistic abuse (approx.)

[06:00] The biggest misconception about a healing mindset (approx.)

[10:00] What a healing mindset looks like on an ordinary day (approx.)

[15:00] Why we stay stuck in patterns that hurt us (approx.)

[20:00] Journaling, boundaries, and separating your thoughts from the truth (approx.)

[26:00] Setbacks, rest, and knowing you haven't given up (approx.)

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What does it actually take to heal, not by pushing feelings aside, but by turning toward them with curiosity? In this episode of The Healing Mindset, host Ria sits down with Kelly Keefe, founder of The Heartspace, to unpack what a real healing mindset looks like when life gets messy.

Kelly shares why fear is often the first sign we're moving toward growth, how nervous system awareness can point us straight to what needs healing, and why curiosity, not judgment, is the doorway to lasting change. If you've ever felt stuck between wanting to grow and fearing what that growth might ask of you, this conversation offers a gentler way forward.

About the Guest:

Kelly Keefe has spent nearly 20 years on her own healing and spiritual path, serving others through The Heartspace for the past 12 years. She's practiced Reiki for 13 years and taught it for 8, and is the author of Rise Above Fear, available on Amazon.

Key Takeaways:

• A healing mindset doesn't mean never feeling negative emotions, it means learning to feel them safely instead of bypassing them.
• Notice quick shifts in mood or body tension throughout your day, they're often signals your nervous system just got activated by something worth examining.
• Approach your own reactions with curiosity first ("why do I do this?") before rushing to judge or fix them.
• Fear of change often comes from breaking away from familiar family or cultural patterns, naming that fear can loosen its grip.
• Find a teacher, coach, or mentor who resonates with you, and pair that guidance with simple daily practices like journaling or a few minutes of focused presence.

Connect With the Guest:

Instagram: @thekellykeefe (https://www.instagram.com/thekellykeefe/)

Website: https://www.heartspace.co

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-keefe/

Book: Rise Above Fear, available on Amazon

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] Cold open, the quiet shift when we stop fighting ourselves (approx.)

[02:00] Meet Kelly Keefe, 20 years on the healing path (approx.)

[06:00] The biggest misconception about a healing mindset (approx.)

[11:00] Curiosity over judgment, where real healing starts (approx.)

[16:00] Why fear shows up when we try to change (approx.)

[21:00] Reading your nervous system's signals in daily life (approx.)

[25:00] Mentorship, journaling, and meditation as healing practices (approx.)

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A healing mindset isn't about staying positive all the time. Natalie Vartanian and Glen Nielsen, co-founders of The Aerie Retreat Center, join host Ria on The Healing Mindset to explore what healing actually asks of us.

Natalie and Glen share why fear keeps us stuck in familiar patterns, how old survivor strategies quietly run our relationships, and why awareness is always the first step toward change.

ABOUT THE GUESTS:

Natalie Vartanian is a certified life coach and intimacy coach, and Glen Nielsen is a somatic therapist trained in Somatic Experiencing and Hakomi. Together they co-founded The Aerie Retreat Center in southern Oregon and created the Wake Up or Break Up relationship philosophy, guiding individuals and couples through healing and growth.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Notice the fear that keeps you stuck in familiar, even painful, patterns.
• Old survival strategies from childhood can quietly run your adult relationships.
• Healing starts with awareness; you can't change what you haven't noticed.
• Find a guide, therapist, or community; healing rarely happens in isolation.

CONNECT WITH THE GUESTS:

Website: wakeuporbreakup.com

Retreat Center: The Aerie, Klamath Falls, Oregon

Free monthly newsletter available on their website

EPISODE CHAPTERS:

[00:00] Welcome to The Healing Mindset (approx.)

[02:00] Natalie and Glen's Path to The Aerie (approx.)

[06:00] The Biggest Misunderstanding About Healing (approx.)

[10:00] Why Fear Keeps Us Stuck in Old Patterns (approx.)

[15:00] Character Strategies and Repeating Relationship Cycles (approx.)

[20:00] What a Healing Mindset Looks Like Day to Day (approx.)

[25:00] Where to Find Natalie and Glen (approx.)

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If setting a boundary leaves you flooded with guilt, this conversation is for you. Boundaries coach Barb Nangle joins host Swati to explore what a healing mindset really means, and why it isn't about fixing yourself.

Barb shares how a codependent bottom at 52 led her into twelve-step recovery, where boundaries became a byproduct of healing, not a task. You'll learn why discomfort doesn't mean danger, and how internal safety, not other people's approval, is what real change is built on.

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Barb Nangle is a boundaries coach who hit a codependent bottom at 52 while working at Yale University. Through twelve-step recovery, she learned to build healthy boundaries and now supports professional women who say yes when they mean no. She hosts Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from Twelve-Step Recovery.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Treat hard self-discoveries as info, not ammo, for growth.
• Practice boundaries of self-containment: catch rumination and negative self-talk early.
• Remember discomfort doesn't mean danger, just unfamiliar new patterns.
• Notice constant blaming, then brainstorm the choices still available to you.

CONNECT WITH THE GUEST:

Podcast: Fragmented to Whole

Website: higherpowercc.com

Instagram: @higherpowercoaching

LinkedIn: Barb Nangle

EPISODE CHAPTERS:

[00:00] Welcome to The Healing Mindset (approx.)

[02:00] Barb's Codependent Bottom at Yale (approx.)

[06:00] Finding Recovery Through Co-Dependents Anonymous and ACA (approx.)

[11:00] What People Get Wrong About Healing (approx.)

[16:00] Boundaries of Self-Containment in Everyday Life (approx.)

[22:00] Discomfort Doesn't Mean Danger (approx.)

[27:00] Where to Find Barb and Her Internal Safety Pack (approx.)

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:If you've ever stayed too long in something that hurt you and then quietly blamed yourself for it, this episode was made for you. Ria sits down with Mariana Alvarez, founder of Controller Works, who walked away from a traumatic marriage at 43 and rebuilt her life from the ground up. Together they explore what it actually means to develop a healing mindset, and why so many of us mistake it for something passive that just happens to us.

Mariana shares the small, practical shifts that carried her forward, admitting the truth to herself, learning to pause before reacting, and journaling without pressure. If you're looking for a healing mindset podcast that skips the platitudes and goes straight to what actually works, this conversation offers real footing for wherever you are in your own healing journey.

About the Guest:

Mariana Alvarez is the founder of Controller Works, an accounting firm serving businesses across the US. After surviving a traumatic marriage, she rebuilt her life at 43 and now shares her story to raise awareness about violence against women and the path toward forgiveness, growth, and healing.

Key Takeaways:

• Healing is an active decision, not something that arrives on its own. It comes from taking ownership of how you respond, not just what happened to you.
• Admitting the truth to yourself, even when it's uncomfortable, is the real starting point of any healing journey.
• Use the power of pause before replying to a hard email, invitation, or conversation. It protects your peace more than any quick response ever will.
• Start journaling for five minutes without a fixed schedule. Consistency without pressure tends to last longer than a rigid routine.
• Treat setbacks with curiosity instead of guilt. One hard day doesn't erase the progress you've already made.
• Watch for people-pleasing hiding inside ordinary decisions. Small boundaries, held consistently, protect the mindset you're building.

Connect with Mariana Alvarez:

Website: www.marianaalvarez.com

Controller Works: controllerworks.com

Instagram: instagram.com/controllerworks2023

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mariana-alvarez-268269208

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] Welcome to The Healing Mindset — meeting Mariana Alvarez

[00:56] From a traumatic marriage to starting over at 43

[02:17] What a healing mindset really means, and the biggest misconception about it

[05:15] The real root cause of staying stuck: fear of admitting the truth

[08:35] What a healing mindset looks like on an ordinary Wednesday afternoon

[11:03] Journaling and the power of pause as daily healing practices

[16:50] Healing isn't linear: moving through setbacks without guilt or shame

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