Running to Myself

Sometimes the most important thing we can do is practice the very advice we so freely give to others.

In this short episode, I'm sharing why Running to Myself is taking a summer break and reflecting on the word that has guided my year: slow.

As I look back on the first half of 2026, I've realized that a full life can still become a fast life if we're not intentional. Today, I'm talking about the importance of creating margin, choosing rest before burnout, and giving ourselves permission to slow down, even when life is full of good things.

I also leave you with a simple question to consider this summer:

What would it look like to choose "slow" in one small way this week?

Thank you for listening, sharing, and being part of this community. I'm grateful you're here, and I can't wait to return this fall with new episodes.

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Have a wonderful summer.

Keep running to yourself.

And remember, mindset matters.

Have you ever listened to a podcast, read a book, attended a workshop, or saved an inspiring quote and thought:

"I know this already."

But somehow your life hasn't changed?

You're not alone.

In this episode, we're exploring the gap between information and transformation. Because knowing what to do and consistently doing it are two very different things.

We'll talk about why so many smart, capable people stay stuck in the same patterns despite consuming endless personal growth content and why awareness alone is often not enough to create lasting change.

I'll also share something I've been quietly building for months: The Mindset Map Collective.

This six module guided program was created to help you move beyond simply understanding mindset concepts and begin applying them in your everyday life. You'll learn how to recognize the patterns driving your emotions, decisions, and results so you can respond with greater intention and confidence.

Whether you've been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, inconsistent, or simply ready for your next step in personal growth, this episode will help you understand why change can feel so difficult and what to do about it.

• Why information alone rarely creates transformation

• The difference between knowing and practicing

• How unseen thought patterns influence your emotions and actions

• Why confidence, motivation, and courage are often created rather than found

• The role awareness plays in lasting change

• How The Mindset Map Collective helps bridge the gap between insight and implementation

The Mindset Map Collective is open for enrollment June 22 through June 28.

Module 1 releases on June 29.

If you've been wanting a practical framework to help you understand your mind, change unhelpful patterns, and create lasting growth, this program was designed for you.

Learn your patterns. Lead your life.

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Thank you for listening to Running to Myself.

What if the biggest impact you make in this world comes through the smallest choices you make each day?

In this episode, Trish reflects on a line from a novel she recently finished that she can't stop thinking about:

"His decision to live small made him larger than life."

That single sentence sparked a deeper question: What if the things that seem small and ordinary are actually the things that matter most?

Through two personal stories from her own day, one involving an unnecessary piece of advice and the other an unexpected inconvenience, Trish explores the power of everyday interactions and the lasting effect our words, attitudes, and presence can have on the people around us.

If you've ever found yourself rushing through life, focusing on the next task, or wishing you were more intentional in your relationships, this episode is an invitation to slow down and consider the legacy you're building through your small choices.

How do people feel after interacting with you?

Do they feel seen?

Do they feel heard?

Do they feel valued?

This week, look for one small opportunity to make someone's day a little lighter.

The Mindset Map Collective opens June 22.

This six module coaching program will help you identify the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that influence your daily decisions so you can create intentional change from the inside out.

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How many of the things you believe about yourself are actually facts?

And how many are conclusions you've repeated so often that they feel true?

In this episode, Trisha explores one of the most powerful filters we carry: limits.

Many of the limits that shape our lives aren't external at all. They're internal. They're the labels we've attached to ourselves over years or even decades. Labels like "I'm not confident," "I'm not disciplined," "I'm not athletic," or "I'm just an anxious person."

The problem isn't that we have these thoughts.

The problem is that we stop questioning them.

Once a label becomes part of our identity, we begin filtering every decision, opportunity, and experience through it. We collect evidence to support it while ignoring evidence that contradicts it.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Trisha also shares a personal story about the label she carried for years about not being athletic, even after completing multiple marathons and ultramarathons, and how reexamining that assumption has opened the door to new growth.

What labels have you accepted as facts?

Where did those labels come from?

What evidence have you been ignoring because it doesn't fit the story?

What becomes possible when you stop treating those limits as permanent?

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend who may be living inside a label they've never questioned.

And remember:

When you learn your patterns, you can lead your life.

What happens when a hard feeling shows up?

For many of us, the answer is immediate: we give it center stage.

We assume the heaviness means something is wrong.
We let anxiety narrate the day.
We start building stories around a feeling before we’ve even stopped to examine what’s actually happening.

In this episode of Running to Myself, Trish shares a simple but surprisingly powerful experience from her own life: waking up under the weight of hard circumstances, sitting down to journal the heaviness… and instead being led to first capture the beauty from the day before.

What happened next shifted everything.

This episode is not about toxic positivity or pretending hard things don’t exist.

It’s about learning to recognize that a difficult feeling may be true… without becoming the only truth.

Inside this episode:

If you’ve ever felt at the mercy of your own mind…
If one hard feeling can seem to hijack your whole day…
If you’re ready to create more awareness, more choice, and more peace in your thinking…

This episode is for you.

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The Mindset Map Collective
Doors open June 22

A guided experience to help you:

Because awareness is powerful.
But awareness plus practice? That’s where transformation happens.

Ready for deeper support?

If you’re tired of repeating the same emotional loops and want personalized support learning how to manage your mind, coaching may be your next right step.

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If this episode resonated…

If this conversation encouraged you, would you take a moment to:

Your thoughts may be familiar…

but they are not in charge.

Until next time,
Keep running to yourself.

In this episode, I take you back to a very specific moment in my childhood—when I was convinced that a pair of clogs, long hair, and painted nails would finally make me feel special.

At the time, it felt so real. So true.

But what I didn’t understand then—and what many of us still don’t fully see now—is this:

We don’t actually want the things we’re chasing.

We want how we think those things will make us feel.

And when we unknowingly assign our feelings to something outside of us…
we end up waiting.

Waiting for the weight loss.
Waiting for the relationship to change.
Waiting for the circumstances to line up.

In this conversation, we unpack that pattern and walk through a different way—one where you begin creating the feelings you desire from the inside out.

Not by pretending.
Not by forcing.
But by understanding how your thoughts are shaping your emotional experience—and learning how to shift them on purpose.

You’re not actually chasing the thing.
You’re chasing the feeling you believe the thing will give you.

And that feeling is more available to you than you think.

Pick one feeling you’ve been waiting for—confidence, calm, connection, peace.

Ask yourself:
“What would I be thinking if I already felt this?”

Write down a few thoughts—and practice thinking them on purpose.

Not perfectly. Just consistently.

If this episode resonated with you and you’re ready to take this work deeper, I’d love to support you.

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Learn your patterns. Lead your life.

Have you ever felt something in your body that seemed bigger than the moment you were in?

A rush of energy.
A tightness in your chest.
A wave that feels like it needs your immediate attention.

In this episode, I share a real-time experience from a recent doctor’s visit where my body felt activated… even though my mind was calm.

Later that same day, I found myself in a very different emotional experience—one where my thoughts were loud, pulling for attention, and trying to draw me into a story.

Both moments pointed to the same simple truth:

What we call emotions are often just physical sensations moving through the body.

And the way we interpret them shapes everything that follows.

In this episode, we explore how to:
• Recognize emotions as physical sensations rather than problems to solve
• Create space between what you feel and how you respond
• Step out of the mental battle when your thoughts are loud
• Let emotions pass without needing to control or eliminate them
• Redirect your focus without fighting your mind

This is a practical, real-life look at what it means to experience an emotion without being taken over by it.

Because not every feeling needs a story.
And not every sensation needs your attention.

Sometimes… it’s just a wave passing through.

This is the work I do with my clients—helping women understand their thought patterns, shift their emotional experience, and respond to life with clarity instead of reactivity.

If you’re ready for that kind of support, I’d love to talk with you.

You can reach out to schedule a coaching consultation.

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Friction: Why Hard Days Don’t Have to Derail You
Running to Myself with Trisha Stanton

We all have days where nothing feels easy.

The tasks themselves may not be overwhelming… but the resistance, the inconvenience, and the constant interruptions add up. Before you know it, you feel drained, frustrated, and on the edge of unraveling.

In this episode, Trisha talks about something we don’t often name—but all experience: friction.

From navigating tedious responsibilities to managing the emotional weight of a “hard but normal” day, she shares how her capacity for discomfort has grown—and how that growth has changed everything.

This episode is both encouraging and practical, offering simple tools you can use in real time when life feels harder than it should.

Because the goal isn’t to eliminate friction, it’s to learn how to move through it without losing yourself.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

A simple reminder from this episode:

You don’t need a perfectly smooth day to feel steady.
You just need a way to walk through the hard moments without getting stuck in them.

If this resonated with you:

If you’re ready to better understand your patterns and learn how to manage your thoughts in real time, this is exactly the work I do in coaching.

You can schedule a consultation here:
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The Book I Needed to Read
Running to Myself with Trisha Stanton

What if you already have the wisdom you’re looking for…
but you’re not using it?

In this episode, I share a simple idea that stopped me in my tracks:
What would you write if you wrote the book you needed to read years ago?

That question led me into a powerful reflection—one that shifted me out of looking backward with regret and into using what I’ve already learned to move forward with clarity and confidence.

Because hindsight only helps… if you actually apply it.

In this episode, we explore how to:
• Tap into lessons you’ve already lived through
• Shift out of victim thinking and into growth
• Borrow belief from past experiences when facing something new
• Simplify decision-making in uncertain moments
• Use a powerful question that cuts through overthinking

I also share two practical tools you can start using immediately:
• The “book you needed” reflection
• Asking your 80-year-old self for perspective

These are simple, but they will bring you back to what matters quickly.

You don’t need a brand new plan.
You don’t need to become someone different.

You just need to access what you already know…
and trust it enough to take your next step.

If this episode resonated with you:

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Favorite Quote from This Episode:
“You’ve already lived through things that shaped you. Don’t leave the wisdom behind. Use it.”

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Want faster results?

There’s a simple secret.
Go all in. Choose a plan. Stick with it.

It sounds almost too basic — and yet it’s the very thing most people don’t do.

In this episode, I’m sharing what I learned over 20 years of running and coaching athletes training for their first half and full marathons. The pattern was predictable:

Those who followed the plan made it to the starting line.
Those who edited the hard parts out rarely did.

It wasn’t that the plan was magical.
The magic was in the execution.

We talk about:

Whether your goal is fitness, relationships, business, emotional growth, or spiritual maturity — this episode will challenge you to stop negotiating with the process.

The plan probably isn’t the problem.

The question is:
Have you truly committed to it?

If you’re ready to go deeper and build the kind of follow-through that changes your results, coaching is where we do that work. You can schedule a consultation using the link in the show notes.

And if you’re not on my email list yet, that’s where I share practical mindset tools each week.

Choose. Commit. Execute.

I’ll see you next week.