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Mind Love • Modern Mindfulness to Think, Feel, and Live Well

Melissa Monte | Mindset Mentormindlove.com
Your mind is your most powerful tool—and the story you tell yourself shapes your entire reality. Mind Love is where mind science meets soul work, helping you break free from old patterns, shift your perspective, and unlock the deeper wisdom inside you. Hosted by Melissa Monte, this podcast blends psychology, transformative storytelling, and real-world tools to help you shift your thoughts and change your life—from the inside out. Every episode sparks breakthroughs. You’ll learn how to: ✨ Rewire the thought patterns keeping you stuck ✨ Extract the wisdom from your lived experiences ✨ Align your inner story with the life you’re meant to live Because every transformation starts with a single moment—a wake-up call that makes you realize: the story you’ve been living isn’t the one you were meant to tell. Think bigger. Feel deeper. Live fully. 👉 New episodes every week—because a mind in alignment creates a life in alignment.

Episodes

Friendship in the Age of Loneliness with Smiley Poswolsky • 219

We will learn: Why being more playful is one of the best ways to help your friendships. How to be a better friend. How to invest in new friendships. The world is lonelier than ever. Even self-growth can be lonely. With some friends, the more I evolve from the person I was when we met, the more friction that seems to happen between me and those I’m outgrowing. So there’s all these reasons and milestones and situations that make friendships even more difficult to keep, but how do we create connect...

Mar 01, 202258 minSeason 1Ep. 219

Quick Actionable Tips for Empaths with Dr. Judith Orloff • X71

We will learn: How to be a comfort to yourself. How water affects empaths. What the “cosmic wink” is and how we recognize it. Being an empath can sometimes feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders, or maybe even in your body. Thankfully, there are tools that can help. And those tools are what we’re pulling out in this episode. Our guest is Dr. Judith Orloff. She has been on the show before. She’s basically the go-to-source for empaths. She wrote The Empath Survival Guide among othe...

Feb 25, 202255 min

The Power of Grounding and Neutral Energy Fields with Victoria Whitfield • 218

We will learn: How to stop being an emotional sponge. Reframing your feelings of being too much or not enough. The science of grounding. Our minds are powerful creators, whether we like it or not. Our minds can create anything, but without conscious management of it, it can also create a lot of problems. Every problem we have is in the mind. Our thoughts create the anxiety, the dread, the fear, the worry, the guilt, the hopelessness, the despair. But if our thoughts can create all these negative...

Feb 22, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 218

What Shared Journeys to the Afterlife Can Teach About Dying Well and Living Better • X70

We will learn: What can explain these shared death experiences How can we increase our likelihood of having one What these experiences tell us about what lies beyond How these experiences help take away the sting of death and better prepare us for our own final moments How we can have both a better life and a better death What is your relationship to death? What do you believe happens after we die? Or what about at the moment in time when someone crosses over? What if you could take part in the ...

Feb 18, 202257 min

Heaven & Spiritual Evolution • 217

We will learn: How to experience the other side now How to receive help and guidance from heaven And meditative exercises to better align with your spiritual growth and the Divine Plan you are part of. Do you believe that heaven exists? If so, what are your ideas about it? Is it a place in the sky? Is it a state of mind? Do we experience it after we die or is it accessible now? The last year or so, new ideas of heaven keep presenting themselves to me. Usually when that happens, I know I’m being ...

Feb 15, 202258 minSeason 1Ep. 217

Seeing Your Body As Good with Jennifer Taylor-Wagner • 216

We will learn: How our childhoods affect our body images. How to set healthier goals for our bodies. How to find freedom with food and taking up space. What would your life be like if you loved your body? But the question is, how do we get there? Especially when most of us have so much work to do. Our guest is Jennifer Taylor Wagner, certified fitness instructor and successful blogger. She is passionate about challenging the way we think about health and wellness, and regularly writes on the top...

Feb 08, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 216

Recognizing and Changing Karmic Relationships and Spiritual Patterns • X69

We will learn: How to recognize your karmic relationships and spiritual patterns and how to use them to your benefit or change what no longer serves you. How to experience a quantum shift by starting at the lowest common denominator. How to accept others as they are, release shame, and find tolerance. Today we’re learning all about karmic relationships. And when I say karmic relationships, it’s not just about people. It’s about how you relate to food, money, family, culture, religion, sex, death...

Feb 04, 202259 min

A Simple Habit to Change Your Mindset, Attitude and Behavior Toward Self-Acceptance with Mel Robbins • 215

We will learn: Why positive thinking alone doesn’t work. Why this simple habit changes your brain at a structural level. How to create boundaries to prioritize yourself first. What you believe about yourself dictates your entire life experience, and usually other people’s experiences of you too. What If there was a simple way to change that default attitude toward ourselves? And what if, just one simple habit change could then set the tone for the rest of the day? Today we’re learning about how ...

Feb 01, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 215

Bite-Sized Ways to Transform Your Life with Linda Bonnar • 214

We will learn: 6 game-changing productivity tips. The most powerful questions to ask yourself. How small changes to your language affect your mind. Today we’re going to learn a bunch of tools for your toolbox. This episode is going to be a little different and a lot of fun so I know it’s going to be really helpful. Our guest is Linda Bonnar, Coach, Author, Trainer, and Educational Wellbeing Consultant. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/214 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love...

Dec 28, 202155 minSeason 1Ep. 214

Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places with Venus Castleberg • X68

We will learn: How your past can help you heal. How to let go of rightness in a relationship. The 5 Elements of Intimacy. Are you ready for a serious relationship but just can’t seem to find the right one? Or maybe you keep committing only to realize you keep ending up with the same issues. And you’re starting to think that maybe the perfect person for you just doesn’t exist. But maybe you’re just looking for love in the wrong places. When you find your own guiding star, then you can find someon...

Dec 24, 202145 min

Cravings and Anxiety are Habit Loops with Dr. Jud Brewer • 213

We will learn: What happens in our brains when we get hooked on something. How anxiety and craving are related. A step-by-step plan clinically proven to break the cycle, whether it be a craving or an anxiety loop. Today we're learning how to move beyond our cravings, reduce stress, and ultimately live a fuller life. Our guest is Dr. Jud Brewer, New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, addiction psychiatrist, and thought leader in the field of habit change. He is the director of resear...

Dec 21, 202159 minSeason 1Ep. 213

Becoming Your True Self with the Enneagram with Ian Cron • X67

We will learn: How our childhood narrative creates the stories we tell ourselves as adults. How we know if we need to rewrite our narratives. A 4-step process for rewriting your story. The enneagram is an ancient personality typing system that provides profoundly accurate insights into our automatic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. In episode 123 we explored the different enneagram types (so go back and listen!). This episode we will learn how to use that information to uncover your t...

Dec 17, 202157 min

How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less with Doug Noll • 212

We will learn: Why emotional invalidation is the first deadly sin. The secret to de-escalating emotions in just a few minutes. How to get through to unresponsive people. Today we’re going to learn how to calm an angry or upset person in 90 seconds or less. And I will tell you, it’s not only easy to learn, but so far I found that it works miraculously. Our guest is Douglas Noll, award-winning author, teacher, trainer, and a highly experienced mediator. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://...

Dec 14, 202158 minSeason 1Ep. 212

Embracing Spirituality from a 9/11 Survivor with Kushal Choksi • X66

We will learn: How experiencing trauma and tragedy can make you more receptive to new spiritual paths. How meditation helps stay resilient in the face of challenges. How to allow for the possibility of a spiritual awakening, even if you’re a complete skeptic. Have you ever gone through something that changed your entire life? I think we all have actually, whether we know it or not. But sometimes something happens and in that moment we know that nothing will ever be the same. We don’t remember mo...

Dec 10, 202149 min

Managing Indulgence, Addiction and Dopamine Dependence with Anna Lembke • 211

We will learn: Why we are all so prone to addiction. How we are losing the ability to tolerate even minor discomfort. How to fix our pleasure pain balance. Have you ever struggled with an addiction? Or even just the urge to over-indulge? You’ve probably heard that some people are just born with the gene that makes them more susceptible to becoming addicted to things. Maybe you identify with that susceptibility, or maybe you think you’re immune to addiction. But the truth is really none of us are...

Dec 07, 20211 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 211

The Inner Work for Inner Peace with The Yoga Couple • X65

We will learn: What the goal of the inner work is. How your partner can help you reveal your soul’s work. The themes of consciousness we must work through and ascend. If you want to experience lasting positive change, you have to do the work. But what the fluff is “the work”? When I first started going down the road of spirituality, I was just focused on the destination. I felt like I needed to fix myself. I had no idea how long it was going to take, I just knew that I was not there yet. The pro...

Dec 03, 202155 min

Take Back Your Time with Christy Wright • 210

We will learn: How to differentiate between urgent and important. How our labels and limitations affect our time. An intuitive process for deciding what really matters. The first step is the commitment to finding the time. If you go through your life believing you don’t have time, rather than believing there is always a way, then your reality will be exactly what you believe it to be. You will not be able to find the time. The next step is the logistics. In a world where everything is competing ...

Nov 30, 20211 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 210

Making Memories and Holiday Traditions with Jessica Smartt • X64

We will learn: How traditions can write our families’ stories. How to give your family the gift of spontaneity. How to overcome resistance to tradition from older children. Plus a ton of ideas for year round family traditions. What are your favorite childhood memories? What traditions did your family have that you always looked forward to? Making memories and traditions for your family can be a lot of hard work. So it’s easy to convince yourself they don’t really matter and just skip them, but t...

Nov 26, 202154 min

There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather with Linda McGurk • 209

We will learn: How to adopt and teach the scandinavian’s relationship with nature. How to change your mindset around bad weather. The little known benefits of unstructured nature play. My husband always says to me, “there’s no such thing as bad weather, just inadequate clothing.” To which my usual reply is, “That’s absolutely and utter bullshit, it’s frigid outside and it makes me want to die.” Okay a little dramatic I know, but my spirit animal is cozy and I like hot tea and fuzzy slippers and ...

Nov 23, 202155 minSeason 1Ep. 209

How Children Learn • x63

We will learn: How to reverse engineer learning by looking at the whole. How to help children deal with mistakes in a way that won’t make them shut down. How to use fantasy to engage children. I am not a big fan of the public school system, even though I did well in school. Because after all my hard work, I feel like school was one big broken promise. And the sad part is, if a child fails a subject, they’re not just getting a bad grade in math, they’re risking their future because “they won’t ge...

Nov 19, 202148 min

Break the Cycle of Reactive Parenting with Hunter Clarke Fields • 208

We will learn: How to identify the harmful patterns that may have been passed down through generations. Why giving advice or offering solutions is not helpful and what to do instead. How to yell less. Everyone has childhood wounds and needs that weren’t met whether our parents even realized it or not. If you have kids, you probably feel like you’ve already inflicted some damage by responding at times in ways that turned out to be less than helpful. But the fact that you love your child enough to...

Nov 16, 20211 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 208

Conscious Parenting with Dr. Shefali Tsabary • X62

We will learn: How our egos interfere with our parenting. How to release our children from our need for approval. How to create a life that mirrors our child’s “being”. Regardless of what plants the seed for the transformation, it’s always a choice. There are plenty of people who allow trauma to break them down and they never consciously rebuild themselves, which is a key part in transformation, in my opinion at least. Just like we have a choice to begin to develop resilience in the face of adve...

Nov 12, 202144 min

How to Talk With Kids To Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and Happiness with Ned Johnson • 207

We will learn: Why autonomy is critical for kids and how to help them develop it. A 4-step process for dealing with kids emotions in a productive way. How to help kids develop motivation beyond reward-based activities. November is parents month! Whether you have your own kids or not, this month will help you understand the children in your life as well as learn to deal with your own inner child better! Communication can be difficult with children. When they’re young, they might not comprehend en...

Nov 09, 20211 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 207

Mindfulness for Parents with Josephine Atluri • X61

We will learn: How our childhood experiences influence our innate parenting habits. How to bring awareness to our expectations and our triggers. Easy practices to find stillness in the small moments. As simple as the concepts of mindfulness are, it’s also a new way of living, which involves breaking other habits to create new ones. So it takes time to feel natural in it. But as life changes, so do our needs and habits, so at times our mindfulness practices need a revamp. I am experiencing one of...

Nov 05, 20217 min

Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom with Kerry McDonald • 206

We will learn: How school suppresses a child’s natural learning. Myths about literacy and teaching children young. Better ways to help a child learn literacy, numeracy and socialization. While I’m raising my own child, I’m also healing my own inner child. One thing I’ve realized is that so many of the things I’m learning about raising him… like communication, how to teach him, how he learns… are also relevant to how I deal with my own inner child. The way I speak to myself is so similar to how I...

Nov 02, 202158 minSeason 1Ep. 206

Sponge or Empath: Consciously Evolving Your Sensitivities with Signe Hovem • 205

We will learn: What defines empathic reception. Why do empathic people have to tend to what’s out of balance in their lives to gain authority over their sensory abilities. How to honor the collective space and filter emotional debris. Plus I’ll teach you a tool at the end of the show on how to perceive a person’s first energy field. Empaths feel the emotions of other people. They are highly sensitive, physically and emotionally. And the level of empathy can vary from person to person, almost lik...

Oct 26, 202156 minSeason 1Ep. 205

How to Be Sad, Better with Helen Russell • X60

We will learn: What we can learn from different cultures around managing emotions. Why we cry. Healthier strategies to cope with sadness. How often do you get sad? What does being sad feel like to you? How long does it usually last? Are you sad right now? Do you even know? Do you know the answer to any of these questions? We all have feelings, so we should know these things right? But I don’t think most of us do know the answers to these questions… well, some of them at least. Our words create o...

Oct 22, 20218 min

Give Yourself Permission to Feel with Ashley Bernardi • 204

We will learn: How to move through our emotions with the FEEL framework. How to get your body in balance after physical trauma. The power of primal breakdowns. Do you make a conscious effort to feel your feelings? Really think about that question and be honest with yourself, because it’s not as obvious as you might think it is. If we’re feeling our feelings by sinking into our victimhood, we’re likely building up more emotions than we’re releasing. And if we don’t consciously release those emoti...

Oct 19, 202159 minSeason 1Ep. 204

How Our Cells Communicate • X59

We will learn: How all of life’s activity occurs because cells communicate. How very different cells—bacteria and brain cells, blood cells and viruses—all speak the same language. New discoveries on intelligence in nature. I believe that over time, science will begin to prove spirituality. The cool thing about science is that each new discovery is a possible foundation for a thousand other discoveries. And these discoveries begin with a thought. A question. A desire to explore what this informat...

Oct 15, 20219 min

How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World with Dorie Clark

We will learn: The real reasons we are all so busy. How to identify the right goals and go after them strategically. How to map out implementation by thinking in waves. It’s not really a secret, we live in a short term world. Back in 2000 a study came out that we had about a 12 second attention span. By 2015 it had dropped to 8 seconds on average… shorter than that of a goldfish. A shorter attention span causes shallow information processing. Longer attention leads to better memory and sustained...

Oct 12, 20211 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 203