Mind Detox Podcast | Unifying Therapy & Spirituality
Discover new ways to think, feel and heal while exploring your spiritual-side with Sandy C Newbigging - bestselling author, therapeutic coach, trauma and mind-body connection expert, meditation teacher, and creator of Mind Detox and Calmology. This podcast includes highlights from Sandy’s ’Calm Clan’ community webinars, ’Things You Need To Know’ masterclasses, expert interviews, guided meditations and more - all so you can benefit from unifying therapy and spirituality.
Episodes
Something strange happens when we look back. We tend to appreciate our lives more in retrospect than in the present moment — and there are fascinating psychological reasons why. This episode explores the gratitude gap: the distance between the life we're living and the life we're liking. It looks at what gets in the way of appreciation, why waiting to appreciate life later can be a trap — and two practical orientations ...
The tunnel is the space between who you were and who you are becoming. It can feel like failure, stagnation, or being lost. It isn't. This episode explores one of the most universal and least discussed passages of a human life — and what it actually asks of you. (Something new is coming. Subscribe to my mailing list at www.minddetox.com to be the first to know about it.)
In this episode, Sandy sits down with renowned philosopher and author Tim Freke to explore the promises and pitfalls of modern spirituality. We discuss how spiritual practices and groups can enrich our lives but also where they can go astray, and Tim shares his thought-provoking vision of a spirituality - and even a God - that he believes meets the needs of today’s evolving world. Whether you’re a seeker, a skeptic, or ...
What is your body trying to tell you? Sandy has been researching the mind-body connection for 20 years and has gained a rare understanding of how to ‘read the body’ and access its incredible wisdom.
Every symptom is a signal - from messages about changes you need to make to your mindset or life circumstances, when you know how to interpret your own ‘mind-body communications’, you can help your body to heal, ...
In this eye-opening episode, I talk about my time in a spiritual cult, which I left in 2021. I share why the community was a positive experience for years, and how ‘love and light’ can sometimes turn dark - including how truth-infused spiritual concepts combined with love-bombing and charisma can be masking coercive control, manipulation and narcissistic abuse.
I reveal the red flags to look out for, along with qu...
The mind is a tool that we are meant to 'pick up' and use, and then 'put down' when we are done. But why do we feel compelled to overthink? Why does our mind race even when we want it to calm down? In this episode, we explore the hidden drivers of overthinking and why calming your busy mind isn’t as hard to achieve as you may think. You'll discover practical insights to quiet the mental noise and reconnect with more inner sti...
Unresolved past trauma can massively impact our health, wealth, relationships, and success later in life. It can also impact our mindset and emotions today, and cause issues like low self-esteem, anxiety, self-sabotage, perfectionism and procrastination.
Knowledge is power, so in today's episode Sandy teaches what trauma is (because not every ‘bad event’ is a trauma) and how trauma impacts us - so you can recognise trau...
What are the common things that happen when you meditate, and why? If we don't know about these inevitable experiences, then we usually end up frustrated, think the meditation isn't working, and sometimes even quit! To maximise the benefits from meditation, and enjoy your practice more, it is vital that you are aware of these 'common happenings' and engage the 'optimal meditation mindset' that I share in this episode, which also in...
Want more love in your life? The good news is there's no limits on the amount of love you can feel... and in this episode I'm going to prove it! I read from my Mind Detox book, a chapter called 'The Love Lesson' - and despite the lesson being both life-saving and life-changing, it can be summarised in seven words - 'You feel love when you give love'. And as an added bonus, today's episode also includes a 17-minute meditation called...
How are you getting on with your new year resolutions? Are there any changes you want to make this year? Sandy shares his Top 5 Tips for 2025 for Healing and Manifesting - including the importance of using the right tool at the right time, getting clear on who and how you want to be, and why it's vital to be willing to 'meet the universe half way'. Listen if you are interested in manifestation!
How can we make the most of 2025? Numerologist Richard Abbot returns to give us his numerology forecast for 2025, which is a ‘year 9’ (2 + 0 + 2 + 5). Incidentally, this happens to be episode 45, which in numerology is 4 + 5 and also equals 9! We also talk about healing, closure, letting go, and authenticity.
Today I challenge three common assumptions people make about how we can create 'peace on earth'. I argue for why it's necessary to feel negative emotions (wait, what?!), and question our assumptions about how peace can be achieved in our relationships and in the wider-world. Yes, if we all managed to find 'inner peace' then 'peace on earth' would be much more likely, but what if peace is not found in the ways we've been taught?
Sleep and Lucid Dreaming expert Charlie Morley joins us to talk about accessing the power and potential of our dreams. Charlie covers the origins and benefits of Lucid Dreaming, and how we can use Lucid Dreaming to heal and change almost anything - from trauma and PTSD, to health and life issues - and even how we can spirituality awaken... all while we sleep! He also talks about why we have nightmares (and how we can stop them), an...
Today we are joined by numerology expert and author of The Secret Language of Numbers - Richard Abbot. He shares the exact way to find out what your 'destiny life path' number is, and then describes what each number means (1-9, 11 and 22). If you want to get to know yourself better, and learn about numerology from a true expert with 36 years experience, then listen in and enjoy. This is an extended episode because everything Richar...
Take a deep breath because today we are doing a deep dive into Svādhyāya, which is 'The Study of the Self'. We explore the big life question - Who Am I? - and Sandy introduces you to why you might want to practice Svādhyāya and offers some self-inquiry insights and questions to get started. Small Print: Today's episode explores spiritual ideas and exercises, which are not a substitute for therapy. If you are dealing with any mental...
Sandy talks about authenticity along with the therapeutic and spiritual reasons why we can find it hard to be ourself. This episode also features a recording of Gabor Maté talking about authenticity and Sandy shares a powerful meditation - for healing the common causes of why we stop being authentic - so you are Free To Be Me.
Sandy talks to Dr David Hamilton about his latest book: 'The Joy Of Actually Giving A F**k'. Topics covered: Why kindness isn't just a nice thing to do, but a 'powerhouse' that is essential for human existence, how kindness can improve our mental and physical health, 'Kindfulness' and the benefits of being 'Mindfully Kind', and how kindness can ripple out to cause positive changes in our communities and wider-world. David's new boo...
Sandy shares 18 of the most common myths about meditation and gives helpful advice for benefiting from meditating. If you are interested in learning meditation with Sandy, please visit minddetox.com to attend his upcoming Know Thyself online meditation retreat.
Sandy talks about five key insights for manifesting miracles. He also guides you through a 17-minute meditation called ‘Power of OM’ - for manifesting your ‘Hearts Highest Hope’. This is a 'part two' podcast inspired by Sandy's New Beginnings book.
Sandy talks about the mindset you need - if you want to intentionally manifest anything new in your life. He shares ten miracles from his past couple years and explains why we must be willing to ‘meet the universe half-way’. This is part one inspired by Sandy's New Beginnings book.
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