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The TruthMap Podcast
by Holly J Nelson & Dr. Michael Lukens
Do you know why you do what you do? Do you know why you don’t do what you don’t do? Did you ever say you’ll stick to something and then you don’t? Why would you shoot yourself in the foot? It’s your own foot? Shouldn't you want to keep it? Animals don’t self-sabotage so does that make them wiser than us? Join behavioral scientist, Holly J and clinical psychologist and emotions theorist Dr. Michael Lukens as they explore: Self-sabotage and self-defeatism, escapism and addiction, human behavior and mental health, motivation and achievement, and love and relationships.
Episodes
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Mindful Body Coach Michelle From Rewire & Inspire
Michelle and I followed each other on Instagram a couple of years ago and it took us a little bit to figure out how that came to be! Michelle is a mindful body coach and her company's name is Rewire and Inspire. In this conversation we talk about the reasons for "why" you want to improve your…
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Emily King Founder of The C Word Mag: Goals & Shame
I sat down with Emily King, the founder of the online publication C Word Magazine. The C word for them stands for "Celebration" but they invite you to discover what the C Word Means for you! "Is it someone calling you one particular derogatory word? Is it creativity, content, collaboration,...
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Enlightenment, mental health, & Tokyo drifting into a donut shop
Enlightenment is the awareness of your existence that strips away all the “acceptance criteria” you place on yourself in order for you to love you, just for you. We have mental health issues because we lack enlightenment, and we can’t reach enlightenment if we have mental health issues. We can’t...
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The type of person who sets/keeps their resolutions has very few resolutions
And that's on Integrity. This episode that is! How can we re-evaluate resolutions that we set last December in the context of a year that’s so drastically changed everything for us? How can people whose goals were derailed due to covid, perhaps due to losing a job, moving unexpectedly, or having...
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3 texts to send to someone going through a breakup
What is something you can send to a friend who is just going through a breakup? What if they just want to be left alone, how can you still show your support? I break down the 3 text messages you can send for the different types of scenarios and the reasons why they are the ideal texts to send.…
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You can check out whenever you want but you can never leave
Are you an escapist? What do you use to escape...work..? dating...? social media..? Whatever it is, you're not alone. Escapism is a human universal. A human universal is something that all humans experience across all genders, cultures, sexualities, careers, and life experiences. Our need to…
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Sorry, but you're wrong about depression.
This is our first episode of Season 2 of the TruthMap Podcast! Those of you who have been listening along with us might be noticing the changes! The podcast is now hosted by one of our co-founders Holly J. In this episode we explore a different definition of Depression because in order to resolve...
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Success and Your Motivation
In this podcast, Dr. Lukens talks about our goal of success from the perspective of the dark side of our motivational moon. Do you know why you have the goals you've set in place? Do you want success because you really want that house or that car, or do you want security? Do you want success...
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Quick Thoughts On Gaslighting
In this week's episode, Dr. Lukens shares his thoughts on gaslighting. Gaslighting is the “manipulatIon of (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity". We associate gas-lighting with emotional abuse in a relationship.
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The Self-Esteem Neighborhood Causes Tension In Your Relationship
In this weeks episode Dr. Lukens explains how some people might consider a characteristic of a healthy relationship being the other person making you feel better about yourself, Dr. Lukens goes on to say how it's helpful to recognize why this does not tend to happen when there’s a significant...
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Self-Defeatism Is Inevitable Due To Second Order Emotioning
In this episode, Dr. Lukens discusses emotional programming. If you want to be somebody who's no longer self-defeating, you have to recognize this largely unseen, but predictable trap of second-order emotion programming for action that we as humans employ to control, erase, dominate, manage, or...
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My Definition of Anxiety Could Help You Resolve Your Anxiety
In this episode, Dr. Lukens explains his definition of anxiety. He explains anxiety is a condition unto itself that supports our getting fuzzy and remaining fuzzy about our real fears. The second conclusion is that, except for a very small percentage of cases, everything that gets diagnosed or...
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Why You’re Feeling So “Blah” Around The Holidays/New Year
Clinical psychologist Dr. Michael Lukens explains why a whole lot of people go into the holiday season believing they’re doing just fine but then seem to get blindsided by unexpected bouts of melancholy -- the holiday “blues”. These are little bouts of the “blues” that seem to come out of…
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Disappointment - You're Going To Have Some
In this episode of The TruthMap Podcast Dr. Lukens discusses the concept of disappointment. Disappointment itself is painful enough but many times people will self-sabotage their own positive goals because of a hidden fear of the possibility of disappointment. If you have unresolved…
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Is There Free Will Or Not?
In this episode of The TruthMap Podcast, Dr. Lukens delves into the topic of free will. Is there free will, or isn't there? Humans are built to relate to the “commitment” to free will in one of the following ways: You lean toward believing in free will, You feel like you need to believe in free...
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If Love is CBI
In this episode of The TruthMap Podcast Dr. Lukens explains the concept of Love as C.B.I. (Committed Benevolent Interest) which is at the core of his theory on human motivation. Consider this: if you don’t know “enough” about Love, how are you going to find your way to success in your…
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My Definition of Emotions Can Help You Understand Yours
In this episode of The TruthMap Podcast, Dr. Lukens clarifies the concept of human emotions. Your misunderstanding about emotions could be playing a significant part in keeping you stuck. Not really being certain about the truth about your emotions can leave you meandering on your own healing and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Do you know why you do what you do? Do you know why you don’t do what you don’t do? Did you ever say you’ll stick to something and then you don’t? Why would you shoot yourself in the foot? It’s your own foot? Shouldn't you want to keep it? Animals don’t self-sabotage so does that make them wiser than us? Join behavioral scientist, Holly J and clinical psychologist and emotions theorist Dr. Michael Lukens as they explore: Self-sabotage and self-defeatism, escapism and addiction, human behavior and mental health, motivation and achievement, and love and relationships.
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Holly J Nelson & Dr. Michael Lukens
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The TruthMap Podcast currently has 17 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Do you know why you do what you do? Do you know why you don’t do what you don’t do? Did you ever say you’ll stick to something and then you don’t? Why would you shoot yourself in the foot? It’s your own foot? Shouldn't you want to keep it? Animals don’t self-sabotage so does that make them wiser...
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The TruthMap Podcast is created and hosted by Holly J Nelson & Dr. Michael Lukens.
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