Best Spiritual Health With Mikel Podcasts (2024)

Positivity doesnt mean Good Negativity doesnt mean Bad they are just polarities of Energy much like masculine and feminine and as such both can be applied in the path to harmonising with spirit - LETS GET IN THE GAME

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Time to Define Your OWN sexuality 1:34:02

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This is the era of Sexual Identity and with that being the order of the day its time that YOU the People of Nature Define your sexuality in accordance with your Spiritual Nature -- Are You Ready? ... ok lets begin

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Exposing the Myths and Truths of Dance & Sexuality 1:08:36

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So much judgement and shame around Dance and movement but where does this come from and what does Africa have to say about DANCE & SEXUALITY Listen in

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The Heart VS The Brain 1:31:56

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There is a spiritual reason that YOUR BRAIN and HEART are always at conflict, ITS NOT YOUR FAULT but it is your responsibility to FIX heres HOW TO DO IT NOW

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Winning On Your Own Terms | The Spiritual Power of Love 1:28:08

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Lets talk about the Spiritual power known as LOVE and WHY you MUST win with it.

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Your Rhythm & Your Sexual Nature 1:29:33

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Lets talk about the Spiritual Power of RHYTHM and how it relates to your sexuality : )

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Your Rhythm & Your Sexual Nature 1:29:34

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Lets talk about the Spiritual Power of RHYTHM and how it relates to your sexuality : )

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There is NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU ! 30:02

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30mins of Music & Spiritual Talk reminding you that THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU !

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How to Accept yourself for WHO YOU ARE 1:11:30

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On this episode we open up on what i believe is one of the most important parts of Spiritual Growth Accepting yourself for who you are.

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Masculinity is in BIG TROUBLE! 58:55

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In this new age we tend to undervalue the role of masculinity in the functioning of our world. WELL lest unpack this once and for all

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Program your life with your Sexuality 1:12:46

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Lets talk about how are sexuality affects how we experience reality

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Sexual Karma , Turning Trauma into Triumph 1:21:48

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In this episode i unpack Sexual Trauma and how it effects our spiritual health. This season we are talking about the nature of sexuality and how it shows up throughout our lives

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Lets Talk About the Nature of Sexuality 55:30

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This begins our series on Sexuality follow as we deep dive in the Sacred Energy Xchange as it relates to the Laws of the spirit and our daily lives

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Africa gave me a Super Natural Gift 1:04:41

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This episode i talk about the Supernatural wonders of Africa and the importance of redefining ourselves as Black People

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Laura on Why We're Wrapping TMST 37:25

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As we announced last week, this is the last episode of Tell Me Something True. Today, Laura walks through why we made this decision (it’s all fine, nothing is wrong!) A thing worth celebrating is that, over 67 episodes, nearly a quarter of a million adventurous, curious people said YES and pressed play over 600,000 times. Holy cow…that’s A LOT!!!!!…

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Melissa Urban on How Boundaries Will Set You Free 53:40

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Melissa Urban is one of the few people we’ve asked back to the show and there’s a reason for that. She’s got such a unique, magnetic energy and this strong, no-nonsense, yet compassionate way of showing up in the world. And now, she’s written The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits That Will Set You Free and, can we get a hell yes? We need this in o…

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Jennifer Moss on The Burnout Epidemic 1:02:04

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Tell the truth - how many times does the phrase “I’m so burned out?” show up around you? Burnout is both more than we think it is, and much more insidious. Burnout has been defined by the World Health Organization as a workplace-centered phenomenon, and they calculate that it’s killing +750,000 people a year! Jennifer Moss has dedicated a large par…

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Ali Shapiro on Healing our Relationship to Food, Weight, and Body Image 59:39

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Ali Shapiro arrives with a mountain of good news! We don't have to evade our relationship with food. We don't have to be ruled by stories that shame us and keep us stuck. Most importantly, those stories don't have to contribute to hating ourselves. Ali is the creator of the Truce with Food Program, which combines how we think - and feel about - foo…

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Larissa May and Our Journey to Digital Wellness 41:53

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On TMST we’ve been open about our conflicted relationship with technology and social media. And you’ve heard many of our guests recount their mixed feelings, as well. Today’s guest takes all of that and turns it up to 11. In 2018, Larissa May (who goes by Larz) spoke out about her struggle with depression on social media. The post and hashtag that …

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Erin Lane on the Scripts That Hurt Mothers (and non-mothers, too!) 59:17

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We don’t like to admit it, but there are a hell of a lot of scripts that run us. They’re the “shoulds” - ideas so woven into our lives that we don’t even know they exist. For virtually all women - the scripts around motherhood are the most pernicious. They load us down with self-doubt, bake in unattainable expectations, and set us up for a life whe…

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Jeff & Debra Jay on Intervention & Family Recovery 1:03:34

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It’s a familiar, but true, saying: recovery is about breaking cycles. Jeff and Debra Jay know this better than most. Together, they’ve been doing pioneering work in the areas of family recovery and intervention for decades. Their book, Love First is the essential work on the family recovery dynamic. It’s now in its third printing and it’s a powerfu…

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Anne Helen Petersen on Burnout and The Myth of “Having it All 1:03:38

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“Rachel Hollis is a manifestation of a larger ideology about women's place in society. That if you just try hard enough, all of these structural issues that are making your life really, really hard can be solved if you just wash your face. .” - Anne Helen Petersen Anne Helen Petersen is one of our most essential cultural observers. Her work at Buzz…

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Branden Collinsworth on Lessons Learned from 1,000 Books 47:02

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It’s great to love books and the written word and seeing new worlds open up through a writer’s work is thrilling. We know our lives can be transformed through a good book. Friends - meet Branden Collinsworth, someone who has taken those ideas, and turned them up to eleven. Branden Collinsworth is a Nike Master Trainer, Yoga Teacher, Human Performan…

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Mary Laura Philpott on the Joy & Dread of Being Human 42:09

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People tell Mary Laura Philpott that her writing is like having a conversation with her. We can say that is 100% true. She’s an utterly captivating writer AND conversationalist. You may have first heard about Mary Laura Philpott through her first book, “I Miss You When I Blink.” Her new memoir in essays is “Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explo…

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Chris Marshall on How Connection Can Save Your Life 52:25

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Being human means sometimes we feel deeply alone. Cut off from other people. For most people, it passes quickly. For others, especially those who also suffer from addiction, that feeling of isolation is persistent. It’s a low hum that follows a person everywhere. Part of the reason why some drink is to numb that feeling and turn down the voices tha…

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Marissa Moss on Not Getting Chicked 59:15

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HANDS UP if knowing what you want, and standing up for it, has not always been welcome. Imagine being hit with that - and you’re America’s top-selling female group of all time! Marissa Moss has a lot to say about powerful women, making their own rules, and finding solidarity when the world is pitting them against each other. This TMST is a conversa…

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Laura McKowen on Jealousy & Envy 54:10

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When was the last time you got real about jealousy or envy? In this episode, Laura brings the heat, digging into how jealousy and envy have shown up in her life. She explores the ways they’re different and the ways we use them to blow ourselves up. This is no trail of tears, though! We’ll take a look at what social psychologists and researchers hav…

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Dr. Kate Pate on Vets, First Responders and why “Being Triggered” is More Complicated Than You Think 1:06:19

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We are never more than one connection away from a veteran or first responder. They are the ULTRA helping professions. During the pandemic, many were the first line of protection and care. Over 20 years of The Global War of Terror, many have experienced repeated deployments with an anodyne “thank you for your service” and a bad country music song as…

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Veronica Valli on The Promise of Emotional Sobriety for TMST’s 1st Birthday 52:29

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Rollercoasters are a fun diversion, but they’re no way to live. That’s why the whipsaw experience of being on an emotional rollercoaster is one of the things folks are most happy to see leave their life. Those radical highs and lows aren’t confined to the times when people are using - they often extend well into sobriety. Usually driven by hyper-se…

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Brianna Madia on Surviving the Lie That Was Killing Her 26:44

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Brianna Madia’s journey as a vagabond lifestyle influencer was extraordinary. It was her, her van, her dogs and, for a time, her husband. And according to her it was really good. Until it wasn’t. And then, it got really scary.Brianna takes us behind the curtain of the IG influencer life - and then we go 100 levels deeper. While the world was fixed …

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Kelly McDaniel on Mother Hunger 1:00:52

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An insatiable need for romantic attention and love. Periods of overeating or starving. Using alcohol, food, or over-working to numb out. A pattern of unstable and painful relationships. Does this sound painfully familiar? Kelly McDaniel is a trauma therapist who saw these traits over and over in clients who felt trapped in cycles of harmful behavio…

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Michael Slepian on Knowing the Difference Between Secrets, Lies & Privacy 49:44

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What could be heavier than the secrets we carry? The constant vigilance and concealment can be exhausting. But can you tell the difference between what’s a secret and what’s being kept private? Michael Slepian does and he can back it up with research. Slepian studies the psychology of secrets and, as he’s discovered, the real problem with keeping a…

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Laura on Protecting Your Energy using “Energy Dollars” 40:24

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Every day, every hour, every minute, there’s a request. More time. More attention. More engagement. More space in our brains and our lives. Laura feels the pinch like everyone and she frequently fields questions on how she allocates her time, attention and life passion. In this solo episode, Laura shares how she found inspiration in the way the com…

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Shauna Niequist on Thriving After Life Goes in the Blender 46:08

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Everyone has a day, or week, go sideways. What happens when life hits the blender - and it goes on for years?Shauna Niequist has a lot to offer because she’s lived it. Her latest book, I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet, covers a time in her life when Every. Single. Thing. was, as she says, tossed in the blender. Family. Vocation. Faith. Sense of b…

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Jodi White on Love Addiction, Mother Hunger and Codependency 1:00:13

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Let’s be real. The words “Love Addiction” can trigger a massive eye roll. Jodi White gets it and she’s here to show us that it’s real and a lot more common than we think. Jodi draws on the groundbreaking work of Pia Mellody and builds on it in a way that is comforting, clarifying and hopeful. Jodi is open about the ways SHE’s struggled in this area…

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Ana Marie Cox on Trusting The Process (even when she doesn’t want to) 49:11

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When Ana Marie Cox said, “I can’t wring self-worth out of the universe,” we felt that hit like a mountain.Ana spent the better part of two decades as a political columnist and culture critic. She started the political blog Wonkette in 2004, and worked at outlets like The New York Times, Time magazine, GQ, Air America, and The Guardian. After living…

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TMST @ SXSW with Jason Isbell, Jan Rader and Wes Hurt 57:56

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Wes Hurt is the founder of Sparkling Yerba Mate CLEAN Cause, a beverage company donating 50% of its net profits to funding sober living scholarships; Jason Isbell is a Grammy Award-Winning singer/songwriter; and Jan Rader, Director of the Mayor’s Council on Public Health & Drug Control Policy for Huntington, WV, who was also named to TIME Magazine’…

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AMA with Laura on Impostor Syndrome + Bonus on Writing and Publishing a Book 40:04

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Laura mines more gold from the TMST community this week with a MUCH requested topic: Imposter Syndrome. Hands up - who doesn’t face some version of this, and would we want to hang with someone who doesn’t??? In this episode, Laura leaves us with three key ideas to help us deal with Imposter Syndrome and we close the show with a note for people who …

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Mishka Shubaly on Getting Through Your Worst Year 1:07:34

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What do you do when a friend tells you he’s just gone through his worst year?Well, when he’s a brave and bright light in the world, and he’s Mishka Shubaly, you invite him on the podcast! Seriously, Mishka Shubaly is a brilliant writer, a profound soul and the owner of one of the darkest senses of humor EVER. As he says early in our conversation, “…

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Peter Rollins on Grappling with Uncertainty 1:02:58

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Peter Rollins is back! Our first return guest to TMST, we asked Peter back to talk about how we contend with uncertainty (e.g. life). If you don’t know Peter, he’s an Irish theologian, philosopher, author, and speaker who got an international reputation for turning traditional ideas of religion on their head.As is typical with Peter, the conversati…

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Brenda Davies on Purity, Hook-ups & Life In the Grey 45:11

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When the world is screaming “It’s all black or white,” how do we remember that we mostly live in the grey area?Brenda Davies might be onto something. She’s the author of “On Her Knees: Memoir of a Prayerful Jezebel,” which chronicles the pendulum swing experienced as she left Christian purity culture and then embraced LA’s hook-up culture. She’s al…

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Johann Hari on Regaining our Ability to Focus 38:17

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What if there’s more to our collective struggle to FOCUS than we’ve considered? And what do we have to do to regain what we’ve lost?Those are the questions Johann Hari is exploring in his new book, “Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention - and How To Think Deeply Again.” It’s a surprising look at how our struggle with attention isn’t just about …

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AMA with Laura on Friendship 1:02:57

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“Nothing is personal” is easy to say, but our adult friendships can truly test our ability to hold on to that vital lesson from Don MIguel Ruiz.In this AMA Laura takes on two different questions from listeners about how we navigate adult friendships. How do things change when one friend gets sober? How do we navigate the reality that we can grow ap…

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Sharon McMahon on the Power of Saying “I Don’t Know” 44:29

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What if one of the most powerful things we can say is, “I don’t know?”Sharon McMahon came to our attention through her hugely popular @sharonsaysso Instragram account. Sharon’s ability to share clear, relevant and non-partisan facts about the US government and democracy with her followers has built one of the few sane, healthy communities on the in…

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Caroline Dooner on Saying F*ck It to Hustle & Diet Culture 53:03

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This week, we’re revisiting one of our most discussed and asked-for topics: BURNOUT. Caroline Dooner’s first book, The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should Be Easy is a massively popular and influential book for good reason. It’s that helped so many of us reframe diet culture and to finally drop the 10,000 lb gorilla that is our obsession with food.After se…

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Jill Louise Busby on Being Unfollowed 41:46

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How many of us have the courage to face the friction that comes when we need to grow, but people want us to stay the same? You’ve built an audience as a “truth-teller,” but then what if your understanding of the truth changes?When you’re an author, artist and performer like Jill Louise Busby, creative growth is essential, but the community that fir…

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