Mental Blocks Know Something You Don't with Brandon Epstein • 379

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

Melissa Monte | Mindset Mentor

Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 897 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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We will learn: · Why fighting against your mental blocks actually makes them stronger, and what to do instead · The surprising way your body holds the key to accessing and transforming subconscious programming · How to use the principle of polarity to turn your biggest blocks into your greatest strengths Have you ever noticed that the harder you work on yourself, the more resistive your inner blocks become? Like trying to catch smoke with your hands - the tighter you grasp, the more it slips through your fingers. I've been there. A few years ago, I was deep in what I now call my "transformation addiction" phase. Picture this: I'd wake up at 5 AM, meditate for an hour, journal three pages, recite affirmations in the mirror, take a cold shower, and that was all before my actual morning routine even started. I had reminders on my phone to check in with my mood, apps to track my habits, and a stack of self-help books by my bed that was slowly turning into a safety hazard. What if the key to real transformation isn't in adding more techniques to our toolbox, but in fundamentally changing how we approach the whole process of change itself? What if the very resistance we feel towards our blocks holds the secret to dissolving them? And what if - stay with me here - all those blocks you've been fighting aren't actually the enemy? Today's conversation blew my mind, and I have a feeling it might shift something for you too. Our guest is Brandon Epstein, a mindset coach who experienced his own profound awakening through what he calls an "ego death." After this experience revealed the deep programming holding him back, he developed a unique approach to transformation that works with our resistance rather than against it. Links from the episode: Show Notes: mindlove.com/379 Join the wait list for Living Mind Love Become a Mind Love Member for high-value Masterclasses, Growth Workbooks, Monthly Meditations, and Uninterrupted Listening FREE 5-Days to Purpose Email Course Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes to wake up inspired Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you ever noticed that sometimes the harder you work on yourself, the more resistive your inner blocks become?
0:09.0	It's kind of like trying to catch smoke with your hands.
0:13.0	The tighter you grasp, the more it just slips through your fingers.
0:17.0	I've been there.
0:18.0	A few years ago, I was deep in what I now call my transformation addiction phase.
0:24.5	So I'd wake up at 5 a.m., try to meditate for 20 minutes, journal three pages, do some breath work,
0:30.8	recite affirmations in the mirror, take a cold shower, and that was all before my actual morning routine even started.
0:42.3	I had reminders on my phone to check in with my mood, apps to track my habits, a stack of self-help books by my bed that were slowly turning into a safety hazard.
0:46.3	I was doing all the right things.
0:49.3	Hell, I was doing all the things.
0:51.3	And you know what?
0:53.3	Some of my deepest patterns, the ones that really
0:56.0	mattered, weren't budging. Not even a little bit. Like what's the point of that whole morning
1:01.5	routine when I'm having four glasses of wine in the evening? Well, it wasn't until I completely
1:06.8	burned out on personal development that I had this wild revelation.
1:11.6	My kind of aggressive pursuit of growth had become its own form of resistance.
1:17.6	It's kind of like those little Chinese finger traps that we played with as kids.
1:21.6	The harder you pull, the tighter it gets.
1:24.6	Well, if you listen to last week's episode with Elizabeth Husserl, you heard me
1:28.7	open up about my own experience with financial blocks. Even though I've always been pretty good at making
1:33.6	money, I discovered that my subconscious was running some pretty interesting programs around holding
1:39.2	onto it. And like many of us, I had to learn that true wealth isn't just about the numbers in your bank account, it's about your relationship with abundance itself.
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