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Mind Bully
by Norense Odiase
Here’s a thought. When you’re hosting a constant battle within your mind, start a podcast to showcase some live results. Name your opponent “Mind Bully”. Share your struggles, triumphs, and every lesson you’re learning along the way. While you’re at it, invite friends to share thoughts with you on mental wellness, anxiety, self-help, and personal growth. Learn from their experiences and remind yourself that you have the mental stamina to overcome this ongoing battle. Lastly, remember to live, laugh, build meaningful relationships, and to not take life too seriously. Make sure you invite others do to the same. So what do you say? Join me every Monday!
Episodes
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265. Healing From Childhood Trauma, Rejection & Negative Self-Talk | Nina Carlson
What happens when the pain you experienced as a child becomes the voice you hear as an adult? In this episode of the Mind Bully Podcast, Norense Odiase sits down with former college soccer player Nina Carlson for a vulnerable conversation about childhood trauma, sexual abuse, bullying, betrayal,...
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264. Anxiety Is Not Your Identity | How to Walk Into Any Room With Confidence in God
The biggest risk in your life right now isn't failing. It's not taking chances on yourself. Fresh off a weekend at Culture Con at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where thousands of artists, actors, filmmakers, and creatives packed rooms from keynote to workshop, Norense shares what stood out most. It...
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263. Don't Quit on the Dream God Gave You | Encouragement for Creators and Entrepreneurs
Five years. Every single Monday. Since September 2021. This week marks the five-year anniversary of the Mind Bully Podcast, and Norense marks it the only way he knows how: raw, unscripted, from his new Upper East Side apartment with the rain coming down and the sirens going off outside the…
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262. Finding Your Identity In Christ After Losing Yourself in the World | Aslayy Baugh
What happens when the things you thought would validate you still leave you searching for something deeper? In this episode of the Mind Bully Podcast, Norense sits down with model, artist, and actress Aslayy Baugh for a vulnerable conversation about identity, intimacy, rejection, relationships,...
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261. Why You Struggle to Receive Love, Help & Celebration | Breaking the Perfectionism Lie
It's the day after Norense's 31st birthday. And instead of just celebrating, he's asking a question most of us avoid: why is it so hard to let ourselves be celebrated? Recorded audio-only from his new Upper East Side apartment (sirens and all), this episode digs into the voice of doubt that...
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260. You're Not Late, You're Not Behind | Trusting God's Timing for Your Breakthrough
Last episode, Norense recorded from the final hours of his Brooklyn sublet with no idea where he was going next. This episode? He's recording from his new apartment on the Upper East Side. God is faithful. He's faithful. He's faithful. This is the testimony episode — the receipt of everything he...
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259. How to Stop Overthinking and Move in Faith | Don't Quench the Spirit
It's the last night of his sublet in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The next sublet fell through — the person never showed up to the tour. And Norense doesn't know where he's staying tomorrow. So naturally, he hit record. This episode is a real-time stress test of everything this podcast teaches — and…
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258. How to Handle a Friendship Breakup | Faith, Boundaries & Self-Worth
You are not disposable. People can walk out of your life — but that has nothing to do with your value, your worth, or who God made you to be. This is one of the most personal episodes Norense has recorded. In the span of two months, he lost two friendships — both, he believes, over the same…
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257. How to Break a Soul Tie and Walk in Freedom | Faith Over Sexual Sin
You are not your own. You were bought at a price — and there's an attack on your life, your future, and the version of you that God is calling you to become. In this raw, unfiltered episode from his Brooklyn apartment, Norense goes deep on devices — the tactics and vices the enemy uses to gain...
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256. You Are Not Who You Used to Be | Breaking Free From Shame and Old Habits
You Are Not Who You Used to Be | Breaking Free From Shame and Old Habits You do not have to be perfect. There is no perfect person breathing. That's where Norense starts this episode — and it's a message for anyone who has been hard on themselves for slipping, falling back into old habits, and…
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255. God Isn't Finished With You Yet | Trusting Him When the Vision Isn't Clear
It's August. The rain is hitting the iron railing outside his Brooklyn window. And after 11 hotels, a sublet that ends in a few weeks, and a July where he was gone every single weekend — Norense sits down to be honest about the questions he doesn't have answers to yet. Where's he going to live?…
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254. How to Move Forward in Faith When Your Mind Feels Everywhere
A wedding in Houston. A brand event in Silicon Valley. His sister's memorial. Editing her tribute video. Four straight weekends gone — and Norense sits down in his Brooklyn apartment to be honest about what happens when your mind won't slow down and the enemy starts whispering that you're wasting...
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253. How to Stop Settling and Move on What God Told You to Do
Fresh off a flight from San Francisco — and a canceled JetBlue flight that nearly ruined his whole trip — Norense records this episode straight from the road, still fired up from two days in a house with 38 creators building faith-driven solutions in Silicon Valley. This one is a charge. A...
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252. How to Face Grief and Loss Through Faith | Engaging the Hardest Season of Life
Norense just returned from Dallas, where he held a memorial marking one year since his sister passed. This episode is the raw, unfiltered download of what that weekend taught him — about grief, about faith, and about what it actually takes to do the hardest thing you've ever done. He built the...
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251. How to Survive Grief Without Losing Yourself | Faith, Loss & Surrender
This is the hardest week of Norense's year. One year ago, he lost his sister. And in a few days, he'll stand at her memorial and deliver a video he's been carrying the weight of building — a tribute to a woman who beat stage three breast cancer, stood at a family reunion with tears streaming down...
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250. How to Trust God With Your Desire for a Relationship
Fresh off a flight from his college teammate's wedding, voice half gone from cheering — Norense sat down to talk about a topic he doesn't cover often: love, dating, and the negative voice that convinces people they're not worthy of a relationship. This episode is part reflection, part real talk....
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249. Overcoming Discouragement and Burnout | Faith, Finances & Trusting God's Process
Broken camera. Stacking bills. A friendship that imploded over a sublet. And the quiet, heavy question underneath it all: am I giving more than I'm getting back? This episode is one of the most honest things Norense has ever recorded. No script, no polish — just a real-time account of what...
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248. Overcoming Isolation, Church Hurt & Self-Doubt | Faith, Community & Mental Strength
The New York Knicks just ended a 53-year championship drought. And Norense was in a Brooklyn bar watching strangers from every culture, background, and walk of life — hugging, crying, screaming, and celebrating together. And God used an orange basketball to teach him something about isolation,...
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GOD BRINGS CLARITY - TT147
Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..
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247. Overcoming Negative Thoughts, Anxiety & Suicidal Ideation | Faith & Mental Strength
In one single Sunday, Norense encountered four different people — at church, after service, and late that night — all wrestling with the same thing: negative thoughts, anxiety, suicidal ideation, betrayal, and the feeling that the enemy had the upper hand. And then he hit record. This is an...
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FAITH OVER FEELINGS - TT146
Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..
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246. How to See God's Hand in Every Season of Your Life
Three-story house. Professional basketball career. Six-figure income. Everything he chased from the time he was a kid getting picked on in Fort Worth, Texas. And Norense still felt empty. This episode is a full-circle testimony — recorded live from his first apartment in Brooklyn, New York, on…
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You're People Pleasing Again - TT145
Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..
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245. Faith After Heartbreak: How to Trust God When He Doesn't Answer the Way You Expected
Recorded live from a co-working space in New Jersey — couch surfing, sublet starting June 1st, figuring it out day by day — Norense opens this episode with a question that most people are too afraid to ask out loud: What do you do when God doesn't come through the way you thought He would? It...
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God Brings Calm in Chaos - TT144
Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..
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244. Overcoming Fear and Low Self-Esteem | How to Step Into God's Promise for Your Life
God already said it's yours. But you still have to go take it. That's the tension at the heart of Episode 244 — and it's one of the most convicting episodes Norense has recorded. Live from a 12th floor apartment overlooking the Hudson River in New York City, he unpacks the story of the 12 spies…
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Gods Job Vs Your Job - TT143
Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..
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243. How to Stay Confident in God During Life Transitions | Faith, Gratitude & Mental Strength
Eight hotels. Twenty-one days in New York. Sick throat. Camera cutting out. No sublet locked in. And Norense is still recording — because that's what confidence in God looks like when it stops being a concept and starts being a lifestyle. This episode is a raw, unfiltered thought dump from a…
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GOD SEES YOU - TT142
Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..
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242. Overcoming Doubt and Fear | How to Keep Going When God's Plan Feels Unclear
FIFTH hotel in two weeks. No sublet. No guaranteed next step. And Norense is still recording. This episode is one of the most honest things he's put out — a real-time documentary of what it looks like to trust God when the plan collapses, the friend falls through, and the enemy starts whispering...
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You're Worth the Investment - TT141
Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..
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241. Walking by Faith When You Have No Plan | Trusting God in Life Transitions
What does it actually look like to trust God when you have no roadmap, no guaranteed outcome, and no idea how it's all going to come together? In this episode of the Mind Bully Podcast, Norense records live from a hotel room in New York City — one-way ticket, no lease, no plan — and breaks down...
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You Don't Need Anyone's Approval - TT140
Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..
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240. How to Hear God's Voice and Move in Faith When You Don't Have All the Answers
It's 5:46am in Dallas. The lens is broken. The Uber is coming. And Norense is hitting record anyway. Because that's what faith looks like in real life — not perfectly packaged, not polished, not waiting until everything is in order. It's moving when God says move, even when the details aren't...
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I am nothing without God - TT139
Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..
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239. How to Stop letting your Emotions control your Life
In this raw, unscripted episode, Norense unpacks what overwhelm is really trying to do to you — and why the small moments of frustration, the micro-triggers, the "what's the point" feelings are not random. They are targeted. The enemy knows that if he can render you emotionally powerless, your…
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OVERWHELMED & OVERTHINKING - TT138
Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..
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238. WHY YOU FEEL TRAPPED & HOW TO GET YOUR AUTHORITY BACK
You think it's over. You think you're done. You're not. In this raw, unfiltered episode, Norense breaks down why so many people feel trapped — in the wrong relationships, the wrong cycles, the wrong version of themselves — and why the answer isn't more willpower. It's authority. From the Fall of...
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TRY A DIFFERENT WAY - TT137
This is my digital diary. I do this every Thursday. It is my reminder to check in with myself, and your reminder to join in as well. These will be unapologetically raw and uncut like Norense duhhh
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237. When You Feel Lost, Return to Your Values
If you've been feeling stuck, behind, or like life just isn't moving — this episode is for you. This week Norense gets real about what it looks like to be in a season of transition. Stepping away from basketball. Leaving corporate. Losing loved ones. Building something from nothing. And through…
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TAKE CHANCES ON YOURSELF - TT136
This is my digital diary. I do this every Thursday. It is my reminder to check in with myself, and your reminder to join in as well. These will be unapologetically raw and uncut like Norense duhhh
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236. How to Build Confidence Through Commitment
Confidence is not something you wait to feel. It is something you build through commitment. In this episode of Mind Bully, Norense Odiase shares why confidence grows when you commit to something, stay with it, and build a routine strong enough to carry you when your feelings are inconsistent....
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TIME FLIES - TT135
This is my digital diary. I do this every Thursday. It is my reminder to check in with myself, and your reminder to join in as well. These will be unapologetically raw and uncut like Norense duhhh
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235. You're Not Called to Do EVERYTHING
In a world that constantly pressures you to be everything for everyone, this episode is a reminder that you were never called to do everything. On this episode of Mind Bully, Norense Odiase reflects on the danger of people-pleasing, the pressure creators feel to perform, and the freedom that…
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WHEN YOU’RE FRUSTRATED- TT134
This is my digital diary. I do this every Thursday. It is my reminder to check in with myself, and your reminder to join in as well. These will be unapologetically raw and uncut like Norense duhhh
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234. When Life Doesn’t Make Sense: Trusting God Through Grief, Waiting, and Self-Discovery
Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Sometimes you feel behind.Sometimes grief hits.Sometimes your prayers don’t seem to be answered the way you hoped. In this episode of the Mind Bully Podcast, Norense Odiase shares a raw reflection on slowing down, trusting God in difficult seasons, and...
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TAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF - TT133
This is my digital diary. I do this every Thursday. It is my reminder to check in with myself, and your reminder to join in as well. These will be unapologetically raw and uncut like Norense duhhh
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233. How to Stay Disciplined and Faithful When No One Is Watching
What do you do when life doesn’t move on your timeline? When grief hits. When comparison creeps in. When the applause stops. When the results aren’t immediate. In this episode, I recorded live from Texas Tech and unpacked a message about endurance, identity, faith, and trusting God in hidden...
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My Perfect Morning Routine - TT132
This is my digital diary. I do this every Thursday. It is my reminder to check in with myself, and your reminder to join in as well. These will be unapologetically raw and uncut like Norense duhhh
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232. You Are Not Worthless
In this episode of the Mind Bully Podcast, Norense addresses suicidal thoughts, suicidal ideation, performance-based identity, burnout, and spiritual warfare in the mind. Sparked by the tragic loss of NFL athlete Rondale Moore, this conversation confronts what happens when high performers feel...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Here’s a thought. When you’re hosting a constant battle within your mind, start a podcast to showcase some live results. Name your opponent “Mind Bully”. Share your struggles, triumphs, and every lesson you’re learning along the way. While you’re at it, invite friends to share thoughts with you on mental wellness, anxiety, self-help, and personal growth. Learn from their experiences and remind yourself that you have the mental stamina to overcome this ongoing battle. Lastly, remember to live, laugh, build meaningful relationships, and to not take life too seriously. Make sure you invite others do to the same. So what do you say? Join me every Monday!
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Here’s a thought. When you’re hosting a constant battle within your mind, start a podcast to showcase some live results. Name your opponent “Mind Bully”. Share your struggles, triumphs, and every lesson you’re learning along the way. While you’re at it, invite friends to share thoughts with you on...
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