Mind Love™ • Consciousness, Spirituality, and Science for Awakening

• Mind Love: Consciousness, But Make It Relatable

  Questioning everything? Feeling more than you can explain? You're not crazy. You're waking up. Mind Love is where we get curious about consciousness without losing our sense of humor. Hosted by Melissa Monte—a storyteller, speaker, and deep-feeler who's been through some sh*t and came out wiser—this show blends neuroscience, soul work, and the kind of conversations that shift something real inside you. If you're craving depth without the dogma and growth without the guru voice, this is your place. Over 500 episodes. Top 0.5% globally. New episodes every Tuesday. Start here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• How to Disagree Without Disconnecting with Caroline Fleck • 408

  In this episode, you'll learn: Why validation has nothing to do with agreement and why that distinction saves relationships How to stay connected to people even when their choices make no sense to you How to validate others while holding onto your own truth and boundaries What if every conflict you've ever had was actually your soul trying to teach you something about unconditional love? I know how that sounds. But stick with me here. We throw around the word "validation" like it's some basic relationship skill. Like it's about saying "that sounds hard" when someone's having a bad day. But real validation? The kind that actually transforms relationships and heals trauma? That's something entirely different. It's about learning to see someone so completely that they remember who they really are underneath all their defenses and patterns and pain. It's about holding space for another person's truth without abandoning your own. It's about loving someone exactly as they are while they're making choices you can't understand. Today we're talking to Caroline Fleck, a psychologist who spent over ten years mastering validation through dialectical behavior therapy. She's worked with everyone from people in crisis to couples ready to call it quits. She's discovered that this one skill can keep relationships intact even when you're on opposite sides of everything. Links from the episode: Show Notes: mindlove.com/408 Join the Mind Love Collective 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/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• How to Disagree Without Disconnecting with Caroline Fleck • 408

  In this episode, you'll learn: Why validation has nothing to do with agreement and why that distinction saves relationships How to stay connected to people even when their choices make no sense to you How to validate others while holding onto your own truth and boundaries What if every conflict you've ever had was actually your soul trying to teach you something about unconditional love? I know how that sounds. But stick with me here. We throw around the word "validation" like it's some basic relationship skill. Like it's about saying "that sounds hard" when someone's having a bad day. But real validation? The kind that actually transforms relationships and heals trauma? That's something entirely different. It's about learning to see someone so completely that they remember who they really are underneath all their defenses and patterns and pain. It's about holding space for another person's truth without abandoning your own. It's about loving someone exactly as they are while they're making choices you can't understand. Today we're talking to Caroline Fleck, a psychologist who spent over ten years mastering validation through dialectical behavior therapy. She's worked with everyone from people in crisis to couples ready to call it quits. She's discovered that this one skill can keep relationships intact even when you're on opposite sides of everything. Links from the episode: Show Notes: mindlove.com/408 Join the Mind Love Collective 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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• How to Disagree Without Disconnecting with Caroline Fleck • 408

  In this episode, you'll learn:Why validation has nothing to do with agreement and why that distinction saves relationshipsHow to stay connected to people even when their choices make no sense to youHow to validate others while holding onto your own truth and boundariesWhat if every conflict you've ever had was actually your soul trying to teach you something about unconditional love?I know how that sounds. But stick with me here.We throw around the word "validation" like it's some basic relationship skill. Like it's about saying "that sounds hard" when someone's having a bad day. But real validation? The kind that actually transforms relationships and heals trauma? That's something entirely different.It's about learning to see someone so completely that they remember who they really are underneath all their defenses and patterns and pain. It's about holding space for another person's truth without abandoning your own. It's about loving someone exactly as they are while they're making choices you can't understand.Today we're talking to Caroline Fleck, a psychologist who spent over ten years mastering validation through dialectical behavior therapy. She's worked with everyone from people in crisis to couples ready to call it quits. She's discovered that this one skill can keep relationships intact even when you're on opposite sides of everything.Links from the episode:Show Notes: mindlove.com/408Join the Mind Love CollectiveSign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes to wake up inspiredSupport Mind Love SponsorsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• Why Moderate Drinking Is a Myth with James Swanwick of Alcohol-Free Lifestyle • 407

  Here's what you'll learn in this episode:  • The latest neuroscience on how alcohol hijacks your brain's reward system and why willpower alone never works  • A four-step method for rewiring cravings and handling social pressure without feeling deprived  • How to shift from seeing alcohol-free living as deprivation to embracing it as the ultimate competitive advantage What if the very thing you think is helping you relax is actually stealing your energy, your clarity, and your connection to the people you love most? Last week, I was talking to my neighbor Sarah about her morning routine. She was glowing – literally glowing – and I asked what she'd been doing differently. "I stopped drinking," she said simply. "Three months ago." Then she told me something that stopped me in my tracks: "I didn't realize how much mental space alcohol was taking up until it was gone. I used to spend so much energy thinking about when I'd have my next glass of wine, whether I'd had too much the night before, making excuses for why I deserved a drink after a hard day. When all that noise stopped, it was like someone turned the volume down on anxiety I didn't even know I had." Sarah isn't alone. Something is shifting in our culture around alcohol, and the research is finally catching up to what millions of people are experiencing firsthand. A recent study of over 1,700 people found that even moderate drinking – as little as eight drinks per week – increases your risk of brain lesions by 133%.  But here's what really gets me excited: the research on brain recovery is stunning. When people stop drinking, their brains begin reversing damage in as little as two weeks. We're talking about improved cognitive function, better sleep quality, and what scientists are calling "executive function restoration" – basically, your brain's ability to make decisions, control impulses, and focus dramatically improves. Today our guest is James Swanwick. He's the founder of Alcohol Free Lifestyle, author of the book "Clear," and has been alcohol-free for over 15 years. His neuroscience-based approach was recently validated in a University of Washington study showing a 98% reduction in drinking among participants. Links from the episode: Show Notes: mindlove.com/407 Join the Mind Love Collective 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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