The Thought Snob Podcast with Paula Swope

The Thought Snob Podcast with Paula Swope

Paula Swope, author, speaker, and Chopra Certified life coach and instructor, aims to leave you in better shape than when you tuned in. Each podcast guest is selected strategically with your health and wellness in mind. Guests appearing on Paula’s podcast are from all walks of life, but they share one commonality – expertise to help you improve in every way.

Episodes

July 29, 2025 34 mins

his week on The Thought SNOB Podcast, Paula delves deeper into her viral topic, which garnered over 3.5 million views on TikTok—how to distinguish between good and bad people. And here’s the truth: befriending someone’s abuser is not normal. It’s betrayal, plain and simple.

In this episode, Paula discusses why keeping people like that in your life can be toxic and how to peacefully—but firmly—cut ties, regardless of who they are. P...

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This week on The Thought SNOB Podcast, Paula dives headfirst into a bold and thought-provoking topic: the slippery slope of organized religion, inspired by Danny McBride’s brilliant satire The Righteous Gemstones. The show hilariously exposes a morally bankrupt megachurch family swimming in wealth—and it got Paula thinking: Do you really have to be a “good” person to manifest money?

Spoiler alert: No, you don’t.

In this episode, Pa...

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July 15, 2025 28 mins

Ever feel drained after spending time with someone? Like, your energy has been siphoned off just by being in their presence? In this episode of The Thought Snob Podcast, Paula exposes the truth about energy vampires—those relentless attention-seekers who feed off your life force and leave you empty.

She dives deep into how these people sneak past your boundaries, why irritation is more dangerous than you think, and how allowing ene...

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July 8, 2025 28 mins

Every Full Moon carries its own unique energy—and on July 10th, Capricorn takes center stage. It’s been nearly a year since Capricorn hosted a Full Moon, and this one brings a welcome shift.

In this episode, Paula—an unapologetic Capricorn—dives into how you can harness the grounded, stabilizing energy of this lunar moment to release what no longer serves you. Stop tolerating incompetence when you're paying. Stop settling for what ...

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In this solo commentary episode of The Thought SNOB Podcast, Paula reflects on her recent trip to France and explores the often-overlooked differences between traveling and taking a vacation. What began as a luxurious getaway with her husband turned into a series of unexpected challenges—each one offering a profound lesson in self-awareness, expectation management, and personal responsibility.

Through candid storytelling and though...

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On this powerful episode of The Thought SNOB Podcast, Paula sits down with Meredith White—Kentucky Certified Peer Support Specialist, viral content creator, and self-proclaimed “hope dealer.” With over 70 million views across social media, Meredith has made it her mission to bring light to the darkest corners of addiction.

Meredith holds nothing back in this raw, unfiltered conversation. From the depths of her drug addiction to th...

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June 17, 2025 32 mins

In this unscripted and off-the-cuff episode, Paula sits down with her husband, Will, for another spontaneous conversation — no notes, no prep, just pure in-the-moment wisdom (and a few laughs along the way).

This week’s topic: advice for young people searching for their life purpose. Paula shares powerful insight on why the world’s opinions can lead you off track, and how true purpose is found by tuning out external noise and tunin...

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June 10, 2025 24 mins

Are you a Thought SLOB or a Thought SNOB when you travel?

In this lighthearted yet transformational episode, Paula compares two trips to France—one taken in 1999 as a chronic worrier (aka a Thought SLOB), and one she’s about to take as a grounded, expectation-aligned Thought SNOB. Spoiler: the mindset you pack matters more than your suitcase.

She shares the hilarious (and slight...

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June 3, 2025 34 mins
If you've ever wondered whether vision boards really work—this episode is your confirmation.

Paula shares the science and soul behind why vision boards are so powerful: they help your subconscious mind adopt a new, more empowered narrative. By seeing your desires daily, you begin to expect them, and expectation is one of the key ingredients in the secret sauce of manifestation.

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May 27, 2025 32 mins

What if the emotional heaviness you carry isn’t your personality—it’s unprocessed trauma?

In this deeply personal episode, Paula opens up about a kind of trauma many people don’t recognize: emotional trauma. She shares how, for years, she associated trauma only with physical pain—until her body, relationships, and inner world told a different story.

You’ll hear how Paula discove...

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May 20, 2025 15 mins

If there were a vaccine for emotional freedom, this episode is it. Today, Paula shares one of the most liberating mindsets you can adopt: immunity to both criticism and flattery. With personal stories (including a hilarious cryotherapy moment) and a grounding practice to center your energy, she shows you how to reclaim your emotional power.

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May 13, 2025 17 mins
What if the people who hurt you weren’t mistakes — but part of a plan you chose? In this episode of The Thought SNOB Podcast, Paula explores the idea of soul contracts: the unseen agreements we make before birth to experience growth, challenge, and healing. She shares personal stories of painful relationships that ultimately shaped her strength, explains how to recognize when a soul contract is complete, and offers a powerful new w...
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What if I told you that luck isn’t random, but neurological? In this solo commentary episode, Paula shows you how to activate the psychology of luck using brain science, intention, and a little bit of bold belief. You’ll learn how the reticular activating system, prefrontal cortex, and neuroplasticity work together to create the filter through which you experience life—and how you can flip that filter to align with synchronicity, s...

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"Our conversation was days ago, and I'm still thinking about it." ~Paula Swope   This week on The Thought Snob Podcast, Paula is joined by the incredible Heather Yerrid — founder of Selfcessful™ and a life coach who helps people build unshakable self-certainty and lead themselves (and their businesses) with clarity, strength, and pride. Heather’s journey from journalism to corporate leadership to personal reinvention across the co...
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In this week’s Thought Snob Podcast, Paula sits down with Jason Staats, CEO of SUN Behavioral Kentucky, for a powerful conversation about the shifting landscape of mental health awareness and care. After the interview, Paula said, "Jason made me rethink some things. Parents should never assume their children are just on their phones. We need to know how to spot silent mental health struggles." 

J...

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Paula got one whiff of Jessica Mathis's energy and was adamant about getting her in the podcast studio. When these two ladies sat down, almost two hours passed before either realized it. Paula said, "We went from neurodivergence to Ron Howard to levitating to foster care to premonitions...it was awesome!" Jessica is a beacon of storytelling, so their conversation took off and kept gaining momentum.

Jessica Mathis (aka Divinity Rose...

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Paula's back from Disney World—and let’s just say the trip went way deeper than the pocketbook pain of visiting what she now calls “the hell hole.” By day two, she was in full meltdown mode at Magic Kingdom. But that emotional unraveling cracked something open: a realization that she’d been betraying herself to keep others happy, giving everyone what they wanted—except herself.  

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For years, Paula had been curious about Psanctuary – The Sacred Mushroom Church in Louisville, KY. Then, out of the blue, she crossed paths with its founder, Athena Short—and didn’t hesitate to invite her on the show.

After their conversation, Paula shared: “Using psychedelics is more than a trip. Athena’s expertise fills a gap—she understands the truth about intentional use versus reckless expe...

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Did you know that a cluttered space could be blocking your manifestations? It’s true—your environment plays a powerful role in your ability to create the life you desire. In this week’s episode, Paula dives deep into the connection between physical clutter, manifestation, and mental well-being.

 

She’s joined by the vibrant and insightful Pinky J...

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Paula invited Dr. Carl Paige, co-founder of the state-of-the-art Medical Transformation Center (MTC), to the show to discuss combining traditional treatment methods with cellular and regenerative medicine, which aims to repair cellular damage, support cellular function, and improve health on a deeper, biological level.   Anxiety continues to rise among all age groups, impacting not just mental well-being but physical health, relati...
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