Benevolent Brainwashing

Glenn Ostlund, MS, MA, LAC

Benevolent Brainwashing is a meditative storytelling podcast designed to quiet the noise of modern life and guide listeners into deep states of relaxation and therapeutic self-discovery. Created by Glenn Ostlund, MS, MA, LAC—a practicing therapist with master’s degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and in Folklore and Mythology—this series blends ancient wisdom with modern science, drawing from world religions, creation myths, and cosmology. Each episode features immersive soundscapes and binaural audio beats to support nervous system regulation and expanded awareness. These aren’t just meditations—they’re gentle rituals of remembering who and what we really are.

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Episodes

Releasing Fear

The ANTs go marching 24x7,7 Wanna know why? When? How? And other such reflective riddles… (Yes, you’re getting closer. Remember when kids used sometimes play these kinds of games?)

May 18, 2025•20 min•Ep. 7

Forgiveness – Returning to Safety

Because… Maybe… The idea of Letting Go… (might sometimes first mean Letting In)

May 16, 2025•20 min•Ep. 6

In the Beginning

If you were not here right now, who would be here to read this? In this awe-filled episode of Benevolent Brainwashing , we journey back—not to a single origin, but to the shared hum beneath every creation story ever told. From the Hindu Rigveda’s breathing without breath, to the Hebrew God hovering over primordial waters… from the Tao that cannot be spoken, to the Big Bang that unfolded not in space, but as space—this meditation weaves scripture, myth, and science into a single thread of memory....

May 15, 2025•20 min•Ep. 5

The Sound of Healing Sound

The journey continues… becoming the calm once more, and seeing it through. Each step. A breadcrumb along the pathway. A clue.

May 15, 2025•20 min•Ep. 4

And So It Begins…

In this poetic and powerful opening episode, Benevolent Brainwashing invites you into a new kind of meditation—one that doesn't tell you what to believe, but gently dissolves the noise around belief. Blending sacred texts, ancient wisdom, and scientific wonder, this immersive 10-minute experience speaks directly to the body, the breath, and the quiet place beneath thought. You’ll be guided through a soft unraveling: from inherited labels and roles to a deeper awareness of the living intelligence...

May 14, 2025•20 min•Ep. 3

The Mind Body Connection

“The Mind-Body Connection” Benevolent Brainwashing with Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC In this calming and science-informed meditation, Glenn Ostlund invites you to experience the power of sound as a catalyst for healing. Designed to gently soothe the nervous system, this episode explores how binaural beats can lower stress hormones like cortisol while boosting dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin—your body's own mood-shifting messengers. Through the metaphor of a living, layered pie, Glenn introduces ...

May 12, 2025•20 min•Ep. 2

Benevolent (kind) Brainwashing (cleansing)

Welcome to The Benevolent Brainwashing Podcast — a meditation series designed to soothe the nervous system, slow the mind, and invite gentle change. This first episode, “Benevolent (kind) Brainwashing (cleansing),” is an orientation — a soft, trauma-sensitive introduction to how your brain encodes experience and how it can begin to heal through awareness, rhythm, and suggestion. It draws from NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), hypnosis, and the neuroscience of brainwave states — especially thet...

May 12, 2025•20 min•Ep. 1

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