What if everything we’ve been taught about resilience and healing is upside down?

Piers chats with leadership coach and former lawyer Bill Giruzzi about the hidden architecture behind healing, resilience, and our capacity for wellbeing. They explore how society’s obsession with avoiding discomfort is not only unhelpful — it’s quietly costing us our aliveness, potential, and freedom.

Through Bill’s deeply personal story of debilitating anxiety and the profound insights that emerged on the other side, we unpack:

Why “getting rid of symptoms” isn’t the same as true wellbeing

How trying to manage or avoid uncomfortable feelings can keep us stuck

The real shift that dissolves suffering at its source (and why it’s not what you think)

Why the system is already built to heal — if we stop interfering

The modern misunderstanding of resilience in business and leadership

How our resistance to discomfort is often driven by a case of mistaken identity

This episode challenges the conventional view of performance, healing, and leadership — and invites a deeper, more liberating understanding of the mind that’s surprisingly simple, yet profoundly transformative.

The problem isn’t the feeling — it’s the resistance to it.

There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re not broken. You’re just believing something untrue.

True resilience comes not from building a thicker skin, but from seeing there’s nothing you need protection from.

Your wellbeing isn’t something you earn — it’s something you uncover.

Are leaders, entrepreneurs, or coaches feeling worn down by chronic coping

Sense there must be more to life and leadership than managing stress and ticking boxes

Want to understand how to access a deeper, more sustainable version of wellbeing and freedom

Are open to looking in a direction that challenges everything they thought they knew about the mind

The myth of "fixing" yourself

Flow state, self-identification, and the illusion of control

Cold showers, toddlers, and the surprising route to emotional freedom

📩 Email Bill

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'

Ep 13:  'What Could Make a Difference to Everything in the World?'

A 3 min snippet from the episode ''Unlocking Human Evolution: The Potential AI Revolution in Coaching with Katrijn Van Oudheudsen 

Quality of Mind unlocks the Secret Source to more performance, peace and potential. But it does it in a very transformative, sustainable way, by explore 'Before Psychology'  - What is that, and does it help? Listen here

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From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

Part of our 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'

Ep 12:  Going Beyond Sales Goals: Unconditional Freedom

A 3 min snippet from the episode ''From Selling to Serving:  The Power of Going Beyond Self'' with Sales Coach Nick Hall

Quality of Mind unlocks the Secret Source to more performance, peace and potential. But it does it in a very transformative, sustainable way, by explore 'Before Psychology'  - What is that, and does it help? Listen here

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Unlocking Sales Success: The Power of Going Before the Self

Welcome to the Quality of Mind Transforming Business Podcast Series! In this episode, we have a thought-provoking conversation with Nick, a former enterprise tech salesperson turned coach. Over the past 12-18 months, Nick has flourished in coaching, helping salespeople and leaders balance high performance with peace of mind.

We delve into the art of sales and business development, discussing how understanding the nature of the mind and self can profoundly impact sales skills. We also discover Nick's transformative journey from facing anxiety and panic attacks in a high-pressure sales environment to finding true fulfilment.

Tune in to explore topics like committed and intentional sales versus attached and invested approaches, and the invaluable distinction between serving and selling.

Learn how you can become a better salesperson by recognising the freedom to experience any sensation without self-attachment.

Discover how to handle any sensation or feeling and realize their true identity as awareness itself, rather than a separate self, leading to greater freedom and effectiveness in their professional and personal lives.

Nick’s Journey: From high-pressure enterprise tech sales to transformative coaching

The Shift from External to Internal Success: What happens when success on the outside doesn’t align with inner wellbeing?

Selling vs. Serving: How a shift in perspective changes the sales experience for both the seller and the client

Freedom in Sales: The distinction between being committed and intentional versus attached and invested

The Fear of Fear: Why the real issue isn’t external circumstances but our perception of them

High Performance & Flow States: Understanding what gets in the way of performing at your best

Navigating Targets & Pressure: How sales professionals can stay in service mode even within high-pressure environments

The Power of Inquiry: The role of direct experience in discovering what is truly real

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From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

Part of our 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'

Ep 12:  ''Letting Go of Resistance...Is Not Compromising"

A 2 min snippet from the episode ''The Business Advantage: The Secret Source to Flow & Ease with Emily Hawkins. Full Episode here 

Quality of Mind unlocks the Secret Source to more performance, peace and potential. But it does it in a very transformative, sustainable way, by explore 'Before Psychology'  - What is that, and does it help? Listen here

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

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Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'

Ep 11:  'The Unreliable Mind: Why You Can't Trust Your Thoughts''

A 3 min snippet from the episode ''The Potential Hiding in the Simplicity of Before Psychology. Exploring 'Extra-Ordinary' & Effortlessness'' with Dr Amy Johnson. Full Episode here 

Quality of Mind unlocks the Secret Source to more performance, peace and potential. But it does it in a very transformative, sustainable way, by explore 'Before Psychology'  - What is that, and does it help? Listen here

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In this exploration provoking episode, Piers Thurston and Dr. Amy Johnson explore the transformative concept of 'Before Psychology.' They discuss how recognising the base-level awareness that precedes thought and perception and feeling can unlock profound shifts in peace, performance, and human potential.

The conversation delves into the challenges of perceiving the ordinary, innate wisdom often overlooked. It emphasises detaching from any pre-learnt to experience a more direct and untainted inquiry into reality. The episode offers insights into achieving psychological freedom and fulfilment by realising an ever-present ordinariness rather than acquiring new techniques.  Debunking the myth of cause and effect

Amy is the author of 'The Little Book of Big Change', she is a regularly featured expert on The Steve Harvey Show, Oprah.com, as well as Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and Self magazine.

This is a relatively long episode, but it is all so very valuable - kick back and enjoy the exploration!  Please let us know what resonates

01:37 Exploring Coaching and Psychology

03:14 The Power of Subtle Understanding

04:25 Challenges in Communicating Abstract Concepts

05:31 The Role of Words and Understanding

07:46 Direct Inquiry and Self-Realization

13:25 The Essence of Effortlessness and Ordinariness

23:02 Recognizing Thought and Self-Identification

33:37 The Journey to Subtractive Understanding

40:34 The Illusion of Free Will

42:36 Questioning Cause and Effect

47:06 The Unreliable Mind

58:33 Practical Tips for Awareness

01:10:The Joy of Exploration

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This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''Before Psychology''- the Secret Source that exponentially increases the peace, performance, and potential for any individual or organisation.

The Self and Overthinking:

In this episode of the Quality of Mind Transforming Business podcast, host Piers chats with Andrew Sewell, a leadership and personal coach, and author of 'The Overthinker’s Guide to Life.'

Andrew shares his journey from scriptwriting and advertising to coaching. The conversation delves into the pervasive issue of overthinking, its roots in the modern emphasis on the self, and how our historical and societal constructs have exaggerated our sense of individual separateness.

They explore transformative insights into recognizing the fundamental oneness of existence, drawing from concepts in various spiritual traditions.

Through direct inquiry into the nature of thought, Andrew and Piers offer listeners practical wisdom on how to unhook from habitual thinking and experience a more relaxed and connected way of being.

00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest

00:44 Andrew Sewell's Background and Career Transition

02:46 The Concept of Overthinking

05:32 The Role of Thinking in Modern Life

08:18 Exploring Self-Referential Thinking

12:11 The Nature of Thought and Self

22:55 Direct Inquiry and Awareness

28:32 The Illusion of Self and Thought

30:04 Experiencing Flow and Losing the Self

32:38 The Rise of Overthinking in Modern Society

33:08 The Deification of the Self

35:41 The Impact of Advertising and Social Media

36:46 Indigenous Perspectives on Self and Nature

38:03 The Concept of Individuation vs. Separation

40:31 The Evolutionary Advantage of the Separate Self

46:30 Practical Steps to Reduce Overthinking

48:33 Final Thoughts and Reflections

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• You can find out more about Andrew on Linkedin and his website  here