The Mindset Change Podcast

By Paul SheppardAlternative Health Health & Fitness Mental Health Education Self-Improvement

The Mindset Change Podcast episodes

August 19 Hypnosis For Pain Relief :Emotional & Physical Pain 30 Minutes
One of the most listened to episodes ever on the show. Hypnosis is very effective for pain release and management. Let me guide you into a deep trance to help you heal.
There are some new hypnosis episodes coming soon, let me know what you need help with.
About Paul Sheppard
My work began with my own experience of anxiety. When traditional approaches failed to provide the change I needed, I trained in new methods and developed a process that transformed my life. Since then, I’ve coached hundreds of clients to feel less anxious, more empowered and more in control.
Today, I help professionals become calmer, more confident and better equipped to perform at their best. My neuroscience-backed approach is designed to create meaningful change that lasts.
My coaching goes beyond surface-level mindset work. It helps you recognise the fear-based patterns of the ego, reconnect with who you really are and create meaningful change from within.
Life is too short to let old patterns hold you back.
ON THIS CHANNEL
You’ll find podcast conversations, guided breath work, meditations and practical insights to support inner transformation.
EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS
• Over 20 years’ experience
• ICF-certified coach
• GHR-registered therapist
• Host of the top ten Ultimate Mindset Change Podcast (143 Countries)
• Trained with Patrick McKeown’s Oxygen Advantage® team
• Author of Anxiety Is Your Wake-Up Call
Contact me
Mindset Change Updates Newsletter
Instagram @Mindsetchangeuk
Facebook
Tik Tok
Community
35 min
August 15 12 Minute Morning Manifesting Abundance Meditation
Create abundance in your life with this powerful meditation. Let me guide you into a deeply relaxing meditation where you can access success mode and become the abundant state you seek. Remember, we don't attract what we want, we attract what we are.
Thank you for meditating with me as it changes the world more than you can know.
About Paul Sheppard
My work began with my own experience of anxiety. When traditional approaches failed to provide the change I needed, I trained in new methods and developed a process that transformed my life. Since then, I’ve coached hundreds of clients to feel less anxious, more empowered and more in control.
Today, I help professionals become calmer, more confident and better equipped to perform at their best. My neuroscience-backed approach is designed to create meaningful change that lasts.
My coaching goes beyond surface-level mindset work. It helps you recognise the fear-based patterns of the ego, reconnect with who you really are and create meaningful change from within.
Life is too short to let old patterns hold you back.
ON THIS CHANNEL
You’ll find podcast conversations, guided breath work, meditations and practical insights to support inner transformation.
EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS
• Over 20 years’ experience
• ICF-certified coach
• GHR-registered therapist
• Host of the top ten Ultimate Mindset Change Podcast (143 Countries)
• Trained with Patrick McKeown’s Oxygen Advantage® team
• Author of Anxiety Is Your Wake-Up Call
Contact me
Mindset Change Updates Newsletter
Instagram @Mindsetchangeuk
Facebook
Tik Tok
Community
15 min
August 12 15 Minute Deep Inner Peace Meditation
A simple meditation for inner peace. I truly believe that we can create powerful lives from a peaceful and present state of mind. Let me guide you into experiencing a deep relaxing state of being to help you discover the truth of who you are.
About Paul Sheppard
My work began with my own experience of anxiety. When traditional approaches failed to provide the change I needed, I trained in new methods and developed a process that transformed my life. Since then, I’ve coached hundreds of clients to feel less anxious, more empowered and more in control.
Today, I help professionals become calmer, more confident and better equipped to perform at their best. My neuroscience-backed approach is designed to create meaningful change that lasts.
My coaching goes beyond surface-level mindset work. It helps you recognise the fear-based patterns of the ego, reconnect with who you really are and create meaningful change from within.
Life is too short to let old patterns hold you back.
ON THIS CHANNEL
You’ll find podcast conversations, guided breath work, meditations and practical insights to support inner transformation.
EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS
• Over 20 years’ experience
• ICF-certified coach
• GHR-registered therapist
• Host of the top ten Ultimate Mindset Change Podcast (143 Countries)
• Trained with Patrick McKeown’s Oxygen Advantage® team
• Author of Anxiety Is Your Wake-Up Call
Contact me
Mindset Change Updates Newsletter
Instagram @Mindsetchangeuk
Facebook
Tik Tok
Community
17 min
August 05 25 Min: Deep Letting Go NSDR Guided Meditation
NSDR Meditation: Letting Go Without EffortA guided non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) meditation for deep relaxation, stress relief, and letting go — from Paul Sheppard on the Ultimate Mindset Change podcast.In this guided meditation, you'll do something a little different: instead of trying to relax, you'll discover the body already knows how to release what it's holding. You only need to observe.Beginning with the breath, this full body scan moves from the crown of your head down to your feet, letting tension soften without effort. Along the way, Paul invites you to notice the part of you that's straining to make something happen — and to let that part rest. When the controlling mind quietens, your true self has space to rise.You'll also sit with a question worth carrying into your day: what is here right now, when there are no problems to solve?This NSDR session is ideal for: afternoon rest and recovery, calming an overactive mind, releasing anxiety and tension, and anyone new to non-sleep deep rest.Pairs beautifully with the Letting Go and Be Free challenge, also on the Ultimate Mindset Change podcast.Find a comfortable position, soften your gaze, and let your eyes close like curtains at the end of the day.Please don't listen while driving or operating machinery.
About Paul Sheppard
My work began with my own experience of anxiety. When traditional approaches failed to provide the change I needed, I trained in new methods and developed a process that transformed my life. Since then, I’ve coached hundreds of clients to feel less anxious, more empowered and more in control.
Today, I help professionals become calmer, more confident and better equipped to perform at their best. My neuroscience-backed approach is designed to create meaningful change that lasts.
My coaching goes beyond surface-level mindset work. It helps you recognise the fear-based patterns of the ego, reconnect with who you really are and create meaningful change from within.
Life is too short to let old patterns hold you back.
ON THIS CHANNEL
You’ll find podcast conversations, guided breath work, meditations and practical insights to support inner transformation.
EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS
• Over 20 years’ experience
• ICF-certified coach
• GHR-registered therapist
• Host of the top ten Ultimate Mindset Change Podcast (143 Countries)
• Trained with Patrick McKeown’s Oxygen Advantage® team
• Author of Anxiety Is Your Wake-Up Call
Contact me
Mindset Change Updates Newsletter
Instagram @Mindsetchangeuk
Facebook
Tik Tok
Community
28 min
August 01The Healing Light 15 Minute NSDR Meditation
No meditation experience needed. Lie back and listen, I will do the rest.
A gentle 15-minute NSDR meditation (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) to heal and relax your whole mind and body — and open the door to a higher level of consciousness you can carry into the rest of your day.
Paul Sheppard guides you through a golden healing light visualisation, beginning with a simple two-part breath: drawing warm light into the belly and chest, pausing, then exhaling slowly through the mouth to release anything heavy you've been carrying. In the stillness at the end of each breath, you'll meet your natural state — quiet, spacious and always available.
From the crown of your head down to your toes, the golden light moves through the body, softening the scalp, smoothing the forehead, loosening the jaw, releasing the shoulders and settling the spine vertebra by vertebra, supporting your body's innate healing ability along the way.
Midway through, you'll bring someone you love to mind — a person or a pet — and rest in a loving-kindness affirmation: I am resting deeply within myself, feeling loved.
The session closes with a simple but powerful inquiry — I wonder what my next thought will be — a practice that reveals the gap between you and your thinking, and reminds you that you are not your thoughts, not your mind, not your feelings. You are the awareness that observes them all.
In this episode:
The two-part golden light breath for deep relaxation
Extended exhales to release tension and quiet the mind
A full-body healing light scan, crown to feet
Gratitude and loving-kindness to shift your energy
The affirmation: I am resting deeply within myself, feeling loved
The "next thought" inquiry for glimpsing pure awareness
How to tap into stillness in small pauses throughout your day

Whether you lie down or sit upright, this is an ideal reset for stressful days, an afternoon energy dip, or winding down before sleep. Just 15 minutes to soften, let go, and come home to yourself.
Please don't listen while driving or operating machinery.
About Paul Sheppard
My work began with my own experience of anxiety. When traditional approaches failed to provide the change I needed, I trained in new methods and developed a process that transformed my life. Since then, I’ve coached hundreds of clients to feel less anxious, more empowered and more in control.
Today, I help professionals become calmer, more confident and better equipped to perform at their best. My neuroscience-backed approach is designed to create meaningful change that lasts.
My coaching goes beyond surface-level mindset work. It helps you recognise the fear-based patterns of the ego, reconnect with who you really are and create meaningful change from within.
Life is too short to let old patterns hold you back.
ON THIS CHANNEL
You’ll find podcast conversations, guided breath work, meditations and practical insights to support inner transformation.
EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS
• Over 20 years’ experience
• ICF-certified coach
• GHR-registered therapist
• Host of the top ten Ultimate Mindset Change Podcast (143 Countries)
• Trained with Patrick McKeown’s Oxygen Advantage® team
• Author of Anxiety Is Your Wake-Up Call
Contact me
Mindset Change Updates Newsletter
Instagram @Mindsetchangeuk
Facebook
Tik Tok
Community
17 min
July 29Deep Healing Inner Peace NSDR Meditation: 30 Minutes
No meditation skills required.
Lie back, listen, and let go. In this guided NSDR meditation (Non-Sleep Deep Rest), Paul Sheppard walks you through one of the simplest and most powerful ways to meditate — no experience needed, no effort required.
You'll begin with a peripheral vision technique that quietens the default mode network, the part of the brain responsible for self-talk, rumination and mental time-travel into the past and future. It's a tool you can use anywhere, in seconds, to drop instantly into the present moment.
From there, Paul guides you through a heart-centred gratitude practice and a full-body relaxation scan — releasing tension from scalp to toes — before working with the breath and the natural pause at the end of each exhale to stimulate the vagus nerve, reduce inflammation and settle the nervous system into deep calm.
The session closes with a gentle self-inquiry practice: looking inward for the part of you that's trying, and discovering what remains when that effort dissolves — pure awareness, the you beneath the noise of the mind.
In this episode:
The peripheral vision technique for instant presence
How the default mode network drives ego, worry and overthinking
A gratitude practice to shift your energy in moments
Full-body progressive relaxation and tension release
Breath pauses, the vagus nerve and the relaxation response
Self-inquiry: dissolving the part of you that's trying
Resting as awareness — your natural state of being

Perfect for anxiety and stress relief, an afternoon reset, winding down before sleep, or recovering from burnout. Find a comfortable place to lie down, press play, and simply let it happen.
Please don't listen while driving or operating machinery.
About Paul Sheppard
My work began with my own experience of anxiety. When traditional approaches failed to provide the change I needed, I trained in new methods and developed a process that transformed my life. Since then, I’ve coached hundreds of clients to feel less anxious, more empowered and more in control.
Today, I help professionals become calmer, more confident and better equipped to perform at their best. My neuroscience-backed approach is designed to create meaningful change that lasts.
My coaching goes beyond surface-level mindset work. It helps you recognise the fear-based patterns of the ego, reconnect with who you really are and create meaningful change from within.
Life is too short to let old patterns hold you back.
ON THIS CHANNEL
You’ll find podcast conversations, guided breath work, meditations and practical insights to support inner transformation.
EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS
• Over 20 years’ experience
• ICF-certified coach
• GHR-registered therapist
• Host of the top ten Ultimate Mindset Change Podcast (143 Countries)
• Trained with Patrick McKeown’s Oxygen Advantage® team
• Author of Anxiety Is Your Wake-Up Call
Contact me
Mindset Change Updates Newsletter
Instagram @Mindsetchangeuk
Facebook
Tik Tok
Community
33 min
July 27 The One Thing Making Anxiety & Stress Worse! (You're Doing It Right Now)
100% of the clients who come to me with anxiety and stress are doing one thing that makes it worse. Most people listening are doing it right now — and have no idea.In this episode I share the moment at the lowest point of my life that changed everything, and the shocking thing I found out about my own breathing that had been quietly feeding my anxiety disorder for years.You'll learn the top 3 problems mouth breathing causes: why it puts your nervous system into survival mode, why it's behind your afternoon brain fog, and the surprising reason it's waking you at 2am. Then the top 3 benefits of nasal breathing for calm, clarity and confidence — plus the free "wonder drug" your body makes that you only get if you keep your mouth shut.I've just come back from training with world-leading breathing expert Patrick McKeown, author of The Oxygen Advantage, and what I learned means I'm rebuilding my own practice from the ground up. Patrick joins me this autumn.Simple steps to make the switch. One piece of homework. Start today.In this episode: mouth breathing and survival mode · the carbon dioxide myth · why you're waking in the night · nitric oxide · how to become a nasal breather · nasal strips and mouth taping (and who shouldn't) · free 5 and 10 minute breathwork sessionsEducational content, not medical advice. Speak to a clinician before changing your breathing practice if you have a diagnosed respiratory, cardiac or sleep condition.
Books:
The Oxygen Advantage - Patrick Mckeown
Breath - James Nestor
Breath work 5 minutes
Breath work 10 Minutes
Myotape for mouths
About me.
I am Paul Sheppard, I help stressed business owners lead with calm, clarity and confidence.
I provide neuroscience-backed transformational coaching for meaningful change and lasting success.
Author, Podcast Host, Therapist and Coach with over 20 years experience. If you need help please book a call here. I will look forward to hearing from you.
17 min
July 2510 Minute Deep Nervous System Reset: Breath Work Practice
No meditating required. Just get comfortable and explore with eyes open or closed. Check out the 5 minute version for a short impactful session.
When life feels overwhelming and your mind won't switch off, this deeper 10-minute breath work practice will guide you all the way back to calm. Using slow, low nasal breathing, you'll gently shift out of survival mode, quieten a racing mind, and drop into a state of deep stillness and clarity—whether it's first thing in the morning, the end of a demanding day, or the middle of a sleepless night.
This is a slower, more spacious practice than a quick reset. As well as regulating your breath, you'll be guided into a gentle space to explore—turning your attention inward to notice where you're holding tension, meet whatever emotions are present, and let each exhale carry you a little deeper. Press play, place one hand on your belly and one on your chest, and give yourself these ten minutes to come home to calm.
In this episode you'll experience how deep nasal breathing can:
Melt away stress and anxiety by activating your parasympathetic "rest and digest" nervous system
Quieten a racing mind and create more space and stillness between your thoughts
Prepare you for deep, restful sleep—ideal for bedtime or waking in the night
Release stored tension in your body and help you process emotions gently and safely
Build lasting resilience so you can return to calm and clarity whenever you need it

Make this a daily ritual to train your nervous system toward calm—one slow, deep breath at a time.
About Me
I help self aware professionals upgrade their mindsets to operate from a higher level in life. If you would like help to get out of your head, be present and create the success and happiness you can have then please do contact me.
Contact, newsletter, community.
12 min
July 225 Minute Nervous System Reset : Breath Work Practice
No meditation required. Sit back, relax and explore with eyes open or closed.
Feeling stressed, anxious, or stuck in your head? In this short guided breath work practice, you'll use slow, low nasal breathing to shift out of survival mode and into calm. In just 5 minutes you'll learn a simple, science-backed technique to regulate your nervous system—one you can use anywhere: at your desk, in a stressful moment, or in bed when your mind won't switch off.
By breathing gently into the belly and extending your exhale, you activate your parasympathetic nervous system—your body's natural "rest and digest" state—signalling to your brain that you are safe. Press play and let's reset together.
In this episode you'll discover how nasal breathing can:
Calm anxiety and stress by switching on your parasympathetic nervous system in minutes
Sharpen focus and mental clarity by getting you out of your head and into your body
Improve sleep and help you drift off faster—perfect for racing thoughts at bedtime
Lower your heart rate and release tension held in your face, jaw, neck, and shoulders
Build resilience so you can return to calm faster whenever life feels overwhelming

I encourage you to make this your non negotiable breathing practise everyday for maximum impact. Please do check out the 10 minute version for a deeper level of rest and recovery.
I help self aware professionals upgrade their mindsets to operate from a higher level in life. If you would like help to get out of your head, be present and create the success and happiness you can have then please do contact me.
Contact, newsletter, community.
8 min
July 20 99% of Business Owners Are Making This Big Mistake
👉 Currently taking 10 new clients for a 90-day mindset programme. DM "EGO" on Instagram for details.
Most business owners and coaches delay their success for years — not from lack of talent, but from trying to do it all alone.
In this episode, Paul Sheppard breaks down the biggest mistake he sees business owners make: believing willpower alone can build a dream. He explains why anxiety, self-sabotage, procrastination and burnout creep in without the right support, why the UK's culture of "figuring it out yourself" is holding entrepreneurs back compared to the US, and why AI can never replace a human coach or mentor who can truly hold you accountable.
You'll learn:
Why willpower isn't enough to build lasting success — and what actually is. The hidden cost of self-sabotage, procrastination and negative self-belief on your business and life. Why the right coach or mentor accelerates your goals faster than working alone ever could. Five practical steps to find a coach or mentor who's genuinely right for you — from network recommendations to what to ask before you commit.
Whether you're a business owner, entrepreneur or coach feeling stuck, overwhelmed or unsure of your next move, this episode is your reminder: the biggest priority right now is finding the right support — not doing it alone.
🎧 Host: Paul Sheppard, mindset coach, therapist and host of the Top 10 Ultimate Mindset Change podcast, heard in 143 countries.
👉 Currently taking 10 new clients for a 90-day mindset programme. DM "EGO" on Instagram for details.
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12 min