Survivalists live in a prison they build themselves — and most never realize they're the one holding the key.

What is wrong? Am I safe? Do I belong? Mitra Manesh and Carlota Santamaria unpack these three questions — the ones that quietly run a life lived in fear, often without anyone noticing they're asking them.

Drawn from the book's framework, this episode traces how the questions get normalized into daily thinking, and offers a radical alternative: instead of searching for a better question, just stop asking.

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Your attention is a sacred force — and it's already deciding whether you live in fear or in choice?

Co-host Carlota Santamaria sits down with Mitra Manesh to unpack attentionism: not a productivity method, but a practice for noticing where your attention actually goes — a few times a day — until fear stops quietly running the show. Together they explore what attentionism actually is, why survival-mode living keeps us stuck in fear, and simple daily moments where you can catch yourself and choose differently.

New name, new season, same Mitra: some of you knew this show as Lights On with Mitra Manesh. It's now The Attentionist Podcast, built entirely around the book, with co-host Carlota Santamaria.

Before you can choose your attention, you have to know where fear began. In this opening episode, Mitra Manesh tells the story that opens the book: the Big Everything, and all the little everythings it created — until one of them chose separation over unity, and fear entered the picture. It's a look at where we've come from, so we can see clearly where we're going, and how to get there smoothly. This episode sets up the one thing the whole season keeps returning to: the choice was never taken away.

New episodes every week — subscribe to follow the whole season, one page at a time.

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Rating & Reviewing our podcast helps us tremendously to  grow and expand our reach without  going the traditional route of spending a lot on Paid Marketing. This helps us keep our app price down, and allows us to continue producing free content and making mindful living more accessible than ever.

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innermap’s Lights On with Mitra Manesh was born to shed light on the challenges and magic we call life. Innermap is a mindfulness platform with a newly launched app (IOS) that uses transformational stories, meditations, and binaural sounds to stir up change, growth, and stillness. Mitra is a mindfulness expert, storyteller, coach, executive trainer and UCLA teacher at the Semel Institute School of Neuroscience and Human Behavior with 35+ years of experience.  Who is Mitra Manesh? 

These sessions are taken live from Mitra’s keynote talks, classes, some studio recordings, as well as monthly guests, and a new format of Focused 1:1 Coaching. They are real questions, real answers, and real challenges people are facing. We hope you find value in the coaching and teachings offered. From today forward let’s move in the direction of lights on, facing what’s in front of us and more importantly inside of us.  

To contact innermap team with comments, questions, or suggestions, please email [email protected]. If this podcast works for you we ask that you please rate/review/share it.

If this episode moved something in you — share it with someone who needs it. And if you have a moment, a review on Apple Podcasts helps this conversation reach more people who are ready for it.

Hosted by Mitra Manesh — Senior mindfulness educator at UCLA Mindful, author, and Attentionist Advisor. 

The book — The Attentionist — is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

For more: www.mitramanesh.com

My new Mindful Attentionist Self-Coaching Program👇🏼
https://www.mitramanesh.com/mac/personal

Rating & Reviewing our podcast helps us tremendously to  grow and expand our reach without  going the traditional route of spending a lot on Paid Marketing. This helps us keep our app price down, and allows us to continue producing free content and making mindful living more accessible than ever.

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innermap’s Lights On with Mitra Manesh was born to shed light on the challenges and magic we call life. Innermap is a mindfulness platform with a newly launched app (IOS) that uses transformational stories, meditations, and binaural sounds to stir up change, growth, and stillness. Mitra is a mindfulness expert, storyteller, coach, executive trainer and UCLA teacher at the Semel Institute School of Neuroscience and Human Behavior with 35+ years of experience.  Who is Mitra Manesh? 

These sessions are taken live from Mitra’s keynote talks, classes, some studio recordings, as well as monthly guests, and a new format of Focused 1:1 Coaching. They are real questions, real answers, and real challenges people are facing. We hope you find value in the coaching and teachings offered. From today forward let’s move in the direction of lights on, facing what’s in front of us and more importantly inside of us.  

To contact innermap team with comments, questions, or suggestions, please email [email protected]. If this podcast works for you we ask that you please rate/review/share it.

If this episode moved something in you — share it with someone who needs it. And if you have a moment, a review on Apple Podcasts helps this conversation reach more people who are ready for it.

Hosted by Mitra Manesh — Senior mindfulness educator at UCLA Mindful, author, and Attentionist Advisor. 

The book — The Attentionist — is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

For more: www.mitramanesh.com

My new Mindful Attentionist Self-Coaching Program👇🏼
https://www.mitramanesh.com/mac/personal

Rating & Reviewing our podcast helps us tremendously to  grow and expand our reach without  going the traditional route of spending a lot on Paid Marketing. This helps us keep our app price down, and allows us to continue producing free content and making mindful living more accessible than ever.

__________________________________________________

innermap’s Lights On with Mitra Manesh was born to shed light on the challenges and magic we call life. Innermap is a mindfulness platform with a newly launched app (IOS) that uses transformational stories, meditations, and binaural sounds to stir up change, growth, and stillness. Mitra is a mindfulness expert, storyteller, coach, executive trainer and UCLA teacher at the Semel Institute School of Neuroscience and Human Behavior with 35+ years of experience.  Who is Mitra Manesh? 

These sessions are taken live from Mitra’s keynote talks, classes, some studio recordings, as well as monthly guests, and a new format of Focused 1:1 Coaching. They are real questions, real answers, and real challenges people are facing. We hope you find value in the coaching and teachings offered. From today forward let’s move in the direction of lights on, facing what’s in front of us and more importantly inside of us.  

To contact innermap team with comments, questions, or suggestions, please email [email protected]. If this podcast works for you we ask that you please rate/review/share it.

If this episode moved something in you — share it with someone who needs it. And if you have a moment, a review on Apple Podcasts helps this conversation reach more people who are ready for it.

Hosted by Mitra Manesh — Senior mindfulness educator at UCLA Mindful, author, and Attentionist Advisor. 

The book — The Attentionist — is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

For more: www.mitramanesh.com

My new Mindful Attentionist Self-Coaching Program👇🏼
https://www.mitramanesh.com/mac/personal

Rating & Reviewing our podcast helps us tremendously to  grow and expand our reach without  going the traditional route of spending a lot on Paid Marketing. This helps us keep our app price down, and allows us to continue producing free content and making mindful living more accessible than ever.

__________________________________________________

innermap’s Lights On with Mitra Manesh was born to shed light on the challenges and magic we call life. Innermap is a mindfulness platform with a newly launched app (IOS) that uses transformational stories, meditations, and binaural sounds to stir up change, growth, and stillness. Mitra is a mindfulness expert, storyteller, coach, executive trainer and UCLA teacher at the Semel Institute School of Neuroscience and Human Behavior with 35+ years of experience.  Who is Mitra Manesh? 

These sessions are taken live from Mitra’s keynote talks, classes, some studio recordings, as well as monthly guests, and a new format of Focused 1:1 Coaching. They are real questions, real answers, and real challenges people are facing. We hope you find value in the coaching and teachings offered. From today forward let’s move in the direction of lights on, facing what’s in front of us and more importantly inside of us.  

To contact innermap team with comments, questions, or suggestions, please email [email protected]. If this podcast works for you we ask that you please rate/review/share it.

If this episode moved something in you — share it with someone who needs it. And if you have a moment, a review on Apple Podcasts helps this conversation reach more people who are ready for it.

Hosted by Mitra Manesh — Senior mindfulness educator at UCLA Mindful, author, and Attentionist Advisor. 

The book — The Attentionist — is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

For more: www.mitramanesh.com

My new Mindful Attentionist Self-Coaching Program👇🏼
https://www.mitramanesh.com/mac/personal

Rating & Reviewing our podcast helps us tremendously to  grow and expand our reach without  going the traditional route of spending a lot on Paid Marketing. This helps us keep our app price down, and allows us to continue producing free content and making mindful living more accessible than ever.

__________________________________________________

innermap’s Lights On with Mitra Manesh was born to shed light on the challenges and magic we call life. Innermap is a mindfulness platform with a newly launched app (IOS) that uses transformational stories, meditations, and binaural sounds to stir up change, growth, and stillness. Mitra is a mindfulness expert, storyteller, coach, executive trainer and UCLA teacher at the Semel Institute School of Neuroscience and Human Behavior with 35+ years of experience.  Who is Mitra Manesh? 

These sessions are taken live from Mitra’s keynote talks, classes, some studio recordings, as well as monthly guests, and a new format of Focused 1:1 Coaching. They are real questions, real answers, and real challenges people are facing. We hope you find value in the coaching and teachings offered. From today forward let’s move in the direction of lights on, facing what’s in front of us and more importantly inside of us.  

To contact innermap team with comments, questions, or suggestions, please email [email protected]. If this podcast works for you we ask that you please rate/review/share it.

If this episode moved something in you — share it with someone who needs it. And if you have a moment, a review on Apple Podcasts helps this conversation reach more people who are ready for it.

Hosted by Mitra Manesh — Senior mindfulness educator at UCLA Mindful, author, and Attentionist Advisor. 

The book — The Attentionist — is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

For more: www.mitramanesh.com

My new Mindful Attentionist Self-Coaching Program👇🏼
https://www.mitramanesh.com/mac/personal

Rating & Reviewing our podcast helps us tremendously to  grow and expand our reach without  going the traditional route of spending a lot on Paid Marketing. This helps us keep our app price down, and allows us to continue producing free content and making mindful living more accessible than ever.

__________________________________________________

innermap’s Lights On with Mitra Manesh was born to shed light on the challenges and magic we call life. Innermap is a mindfulness platform with a newly launched app (IOS) that uses transformational stories, meditations, and binaural sounds to stir up change, growth, and stillness. Mitra is a mindfulness expert, storyteller, coach, executive trainer and UCLA teacher at the Semel Institute School of Neuroscience and Human Behavior with 35+ years of experience.  Who is Mitra Manesh? 

These sessions are taken live from Mitra’s keynote talks, classes, some studio recordings, as well as monthly guests, and a new format of Focused 1:1 Coaching. They are real questions, real answers, and real challenges people are facing. We hope you find value in the coaching and teachings offered. From today forward let’s move in the direction of lights on, facing what’s in front of us and more importantly inside of us.  

To contact innermap team with comments, questions, or suggestions, please email [email protected]. If this podcast works for you we ask that you please rate/review/share it.

If this episode moved something in you — share it with someone who needs it. And if you have a moment, a review on Apple Podcasts helps this conversation reach more people who are ready for it.

Hosted by Mitra Manesh — Senior mindfulness educator at UCLA Mindful, author, and Attentionist Advisor. 

The book — The Attentionist — is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

For more: www.mitramanesh.com

My new Mindful Attentionist Self-Coaching Program👇🏼
https://www.mitramanesh.com/mac/personal

Rating & Reviewing our podcast helps us tremendously to  grow and expand our reach without  going the traditional route of spending a lot on Paid Marketing. This helps us keep our app price down, and allows us to continue producing free content and making mindful living more accessible than ever.

__________________________________________________

innermap’s Lights On with Mitra Manesh was born to shed light on the challenges and magic we call life. Innermap is a mindfulness platform with a newly launched app (IOS) that uses transformational stories, meditations, and binaural sounds to stir up change, growth, and stillness. Mitra is a mindfulness expert, storyteller, coach, executive trainer and UCLA teacher at the Semel Institute School of Neuroscience and Human Behavior with 35+ years of experience.  Who is Mitra Manesh? 

These sessions are taken live from Mitra’s keynote talks, classes, some studio recordings, as well as monthly guests, and a new format of Focused 1:1 Coaching. They are real questions, real answers, and real challenges people are facing. We hope you find value in the coaching and teachings offered. From today forward let’s move in the direction of lights on, facing what’s in front of us and more importantly inside of us.  

To contact innermap team with comments, questions, or suggestions, please email [email protected]. If this podcast works for you we ask that you please rate/review/share it.

If this episode moved something in you — share it with someone who needs it. And if you have a moment, a review on Apple Podcasts helps this conversation reach more people who are ready for it.

Hosted by Mitra Manesh — Senior mindfulness educator at UCLA Mindful, author, and Attentionist Advisor. 

The book — The Attentionist — is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

For more: www.mitramanesh.com