The Mind Management Podcast with Anna Bulloch: Recent Episodes
Anna Bulloch
Our brains are on autopilot. Sorting information and giving it all meaning. In this podcast I teach you how to take control of your thinking and create a life that you’re proud to live. Let's get started.
How do we keep from snapping when 3 kids are crying, we're trying to post a reel, dinner is burning, and someone is at the door?
Today we're discussing tools to regulate your nervous system, paired with mindset tools, to better enjoy your days and accomplish the things you need to.
Missy is a coach for Mom's with little children, she helps them learn to navigate this time of intense need while being the mom they want to be.
Don't miss this one!
Be sure to Follow Missy on Instagram.
Click Here
Today I have Brynne Wise on the podcast! Brynne is host of the Grace Momma Grace podcast, and a Health and Fitness coach. In this episode we talk about social media thoughts, thoughts when fear is keeping you from starting, thoughts for when you're in a funk, thoughts about choices and so much more!
The questions for this episode were created for you if you find yourself not wanting to choose between being an exceptional mother and creating an exceptional business!
Brynne is such a good example of creating both. Not from a place of sacrifice, but from the belief that the two things don't rival each other, they benefit one another!
Be sure to check out the Grace Momma Grace podcast for more of Brynne Wise's wisdom!
Find the podcast HERE!
Hey Friend! It's been a minute, but I'm back with another GOOD topic. This week We're talking about trying to align our thinking with God.
The difficult things in our lives are often made harder when we've fallen out of alignment. I hope this episode brings you clarity, a good refocus, and reminds you just how much choice you DO have.
How many options you have even when things seem hard.
To claim a private coaching spot click here!
Schedule Session!
Today's guest is Coach Heidi Shew. Heidi has helped many women come closer to God, trust their ability to hear him, and use that realtionship to strengthen daily living.
In this episode we discuss ways you can change your relationship with God, notice where you can draw closer, and how to frame your thoughts around loving others in their own journey.
Take a listen.
Follow Heidi at @heidishewcoaching on instagram
Go to her site HERE.
Today's episode isn't meant to teach you or tell you what to do. Today I'm sharing my experience with the question "should we have more kids?". This was a long process of making a decision. I had to take a look at expectations of myself from every direction. I share with you interesting thoughts I found influencing my decision on autopilot, and how I made a decision that I'm confident in.
This episode is a little out of the norm for me, but maybe, just maybe, It'll help someone who is in similar waters. Love you all!
I had one of those mind exploding moments the other day brought on by a simple sentence. Listen in today if you want to stop creating more of the same experience. Start to get results in the goals you're pursuing, and start thinking differently.
https://www.instagram.com/annakatecoaching/
This week we're taking a spiritual dive into trials. I'm pulling out a message I gave years ago to my church congregation. I love intertwining my knowledge of how our minds work and my knowledge of the divine. Many of these thoughts provide comfort and direction in times of deep sorrow and trial. I hope this message gives you inspiration and insight in your own trials, and how to find more peace amidst the struggle.
Follow on Instagram!
Leading with compassion will help you experience more love to feel and love to give. Today we talk about a simple mindset shift that will ease tension in situations threatening to erupt. Let me share with you a "slap in the face" moment that allowed me to take a minute, decide my reaction, and choose a response that I'm proud of.
Follow on Instagram: Here
Listen guys, it's all make-believe. We're so convinced we're right, that we make ourselves miserable with the stories we believe. Today we're talking about it all. Come and join me.
After coaching many women through some sort of disclosure or betrayal, I've noticed a few pain points that are common. Today we discuss those topics, how to bring healing, and how to manage your mind though this tricky situation.
Michael Hyatt gives a spot on example of self conditioning in his book Your Best Year Ever. The example had me stop what I was doing, pause the audio, and contemplate real life examples. We talk about it in today's podcast. It's mind blowing to me to see where we condidion ourselves to think and act in ways that supposedly keep us safe.
Listen in!
When dealing with a bad guy in your story or trying to get past judgment of one you love... This is the starting point that creates so much authentic change. Our self preserving brain wants to start on the actions and words to make a situation right. We want to know how to act and what to do about this person or situation..
But I promise the one place that will make this process a little easier for you is to soften your view of the villian.
If you can get past that outer layer where we want to defend and judge, the inner core creates compassion and empathy.
When you change YOUR state of being, the actions to take and the words to say flow a little easier.
Listen in to understand the outer layer and inner core.
Did you know I do monthly free live workshops? Come and hang out with me, learn a little, and grow a lot. Click HERE to get the call details, and I'll see you there!
Today we're talking about the Pendulum process, how to recognize it and how it can help you have compassion on yourself and on others. When I first recognized this process happens nearly every time we try to shift beliefs, it blew my mind, because now I see it as a clear sign that change is happening.
I hope you use this concept to give yourself and others hope and grace.
Did you know I do monthly free live workshops? Come and hang out with me, learn a little, and grow a lot. Click HERE to get the call details, and I'll see you there!
I've coached dozens of women, and nearly every single one has been coached on something to do with their bodies. How it's not exactly what they want, areas that they find not quite right. Today we're discussing those body thoughts and little tweaks you can do in your thinking to love the skin you're in. Take a listen!
Want to join me on my next free Workshop?
Click the link Here to sign up!
We all do it. We all get into a mood where we're pretty sure our spouse is the reason for all of our problems. If you can't relate... tell us the secret.
Here is a quick little process to help you move through those feelings and get back to loving your spouse. It's the last thing you want to hear... but I promise they're not the one in charge. Love you, I hope this helps.
-Anna
I've noticed a habit among myself and my peers. Social media and amazing inventions like Amazon have brought so many good things to the world. But it's easy to get stuck in a habit of consuming. Seeing homes, fashion, and even bodies, at their best angel, in their best moment... It's easy for our brains to find fault in our surroundings, causing discontentment.
So today's episode I want to share with you my year of learning to create more contentment in my own life.
What is a codependent relationship? How do you recognize if you are in one? How do you make a change? Today we're talking about this buzz word of Codependency. How I view it, and what I think will help you overcome some codependent habits if you notice them in your behavior. Take a listen and share with a friend!
I think the word Safety is becoming a little bit of a buzz word. Sometimes we rely on the actions and behavior of others to create the feeling of "safe". But I promise there is a better, more reliable way to create that feeling. You become the generator of the emotion. In today's episode I want to teach you one characteristic to develop that will massively create safety within yourself. Let's go!
I recorded this message a few days after the Uvalde, Texas shooting. I had a conversation with my kids (ages 7,6, and 4) that started out full of fear, and ended with hope and empowerment. I want you to know, that for sure, bad things will happen in this world. But our response, our kindness matters. Most of the time we never get to see the impact of our kind deeds, big and small. Listen in on what brings me hope when bad things happen in our world.
Kindness matters.
Welcome BACK to Season 3!
In today's episode, I want to leave you with ONE thing to focus on that will change everything when it comes to watching your loved ones go through a HEAVY negative emotion.
Listen in and trust me, this is the BEST place to start.
Let's talk about when we're made to be the bad guy. It can feel terrible. Here's a couple things to think about when you notice yourself fighting someone else's narrative of you.
Today were discussing one of the greatest ways of exploring what stories your brain is operating from. Our "triggers". You know, those BIG emotional responses we have to something. Today I'm talking about how to use those situations to your advantage. Listen now!
Choosing comfort doesn't make you bad. Choosing Self Trust doesn't increase your goodness. They're just two different experiences. Toady were talking about what those experiences are and what you can learn from both. Take a listen.
I want to give you imagery, or an analogy, of what it might look like if your brain was an industrial machine.
There are two fundamental truths in this analogy that if you apply them you'll be able to better manage your thinking. It'll help you sort through what thoughts to work on and what ones can fall to the wayside.
As a reminder a membership based app is in the works for you. Get on the details list by clicking HERE.
We're going back to the basics with this podcast. Every now and then it's good to be reminded of fundamental steps to managing our minds. This is where all of us get hung up.. either on a conscious level or not... This is where to focus our understanding when things feel BIG!
Take a listen and share it with a friend!
To join the UnBound Membership app - info list
Click Here
I HATE having dreams that feel so real.. I had one. Correction, it wasn't a dream it was a nightmare. Like freaky real, and accurate in the details...
But, the way I've looked at the things happening since then has become richer as a result. I'll show you what I learned so quickly. Listen in.
Real warning, and slight spoiler alert, this episode contains a story about losing a spouse. Out of compassion for my friends who are, or have experienced something similar, please be aware. And I love you.
I want to talk to you about my word of the year, what it means and what I'm witnessing as I implement it. Listen in!
As we grow and evolve our beliefs change. In todays chat, because I love imagery so much, I want to give you an analogy of what the transition from one set of thoughts to another might look like. In order to get next level results we have to have some next level thinking. Take a listen!
Is there something you know you want to do... But you keep putting it off? If so, this episode is for you! Take a listen and don't forget to share it with a friend.
Sometimes life hands us events that crumble everything we know about the world, and our experience in it. This episode was really based off of an experience I had the other day. I hope it gives you hope that one day the difficult things you're going through now, will be no big deal in the future... Even if the circumstance is here to stay.
Today we're talking about the skill of getting started. Yup, it's a skill! We're about 2 weeks into the new year.. Some of your momentum might have fizzled out. Let me help you get better at STARTING the things you have little desire to do.
Listen to me. This one is important. This tiny little mind shift will help you find so much more joy in your relationships. I hope you enjoy this one!
Merry Christmas my friends. I love the Christmas season but I'm not blind to the sorrow and stress that sometimes accompanies our holidays. I hope today's message, no matter the size of your struggles, helps you to find joy this season. I love you and think about you often, I'm so grateful for the time you invest with a listening ear.
If you enjoy this message will you please pass it along to a friend that might need it too?
Have a Merry Christmas.
-Anna
Happy Thanksgiving my friends! For today's episode, I'm hoping it'll serve as a little pep talk for the off chance you start experiencing some struggle at social events. Regardless of the situation I hope this podcast finds you at the right time, and allows you to gain back control of your experience. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the episode.
Don't forget to share with a friend or family member that might need this too.
This week we're taking a dive into the importance of community and thoughts to pair with our efforts to do that for ourselves. We talk about some common thought patterns that make it difficult to form lasting friendships and thoughts that nurture friendships.
I love focusing on relationships, its' so fun and rewarding. But also I LOVE applying some of these thoughts to homemaking. As uncertain and crazy as 2020 was, I found so much joy in the giant calling to be HOME. And to find joy and make my home a place I adored.
So, to help the housework feel less like a chore, I hope you enjoy this conversation with Megan and I.
This is going to be a good one, I'm joined once again by Megan from the Getting Mindful With Megan podcast! Today's conversation was inspired by a quote from Dieter F. Uchtdorf "Conflict is inevitable. Contention is a choice". Sometimes we like to intertwine the two. Come and join us for a discussion that will help you find where you can eliminate some contention in your life.
I'm excited to bring you this series with Megan Teerlink from The Getting Mindful with Megan Podcast. Sometimes, ALL of us get wrapped up in the results we want, they drive us, fuel us, or even discourage us. In today's episode we talk about making an idol of the results, this discussion is filled with so many goodies! Take a listen!
I'm so excited to share with you my good friend and fellow coach, Aubin Palmer! Aubin is a coach that specializes in helping working moms feel balanced in their time, and thriving in their lives. Today we jump into some common struggles that working moms face. Regardless if you're a working parent or not this episode has some gems to help your manage you mind around the use of your time.
You can find Aubin @aubinpalmercoaching on Instagram or at https://www.aubinpalmercoaching.com/.
It's officially season two of The Mind Management Podcast! I want to start us off with a little love note, from me to you.
I've noticed a tone among the women I'm lucky enough to come in contact with. They all have felt a pull lately, almost a grand calling... To create something beautiful. For some it's within the 4 walls of their homes, and for others it stretches to people they might not even know.
But, the minute they start working toward bringing that vision to life, the resistance sets in. Of course it does. In today's podcast I speak to any of you who are also in the trenches of creating. I'll discuss two of my favorite ways to think about this expected resistance. I hope it finds you at the right time. I hope it gives you a little encouragement when times seem difficult.
This is the secret to being. To creating more enjoyment in your life, to handling difficult things, present moment to present moment. Take a listen.
So often we run ourselves ragged trying to control things that are outside of our control, and don't really have the impact on us that we perceive them to.
Today I'm giving you a little analogy to provide you with clear imagery of what it's like when we try to do this.
Cheers, to my exhausted friend. This one's for you.
Last week I heard the phrase "drop the should's and pick up the want to's" at the exact time I was teaching a class on our "shoulds". Then I started to notice it in coaching calls with clients. I started to get curious about WHY we do this to ourselves.
Today I wanted to talk about a few simple points of what's going on for us when we set the bar impossibly high for ourselves and expect to hit it... every time.
Once we gain understanding it becomes so much easier to deescalate and respond intentionally!
Take a listen!
I want you let this one sink in. It's important. It's at the base of all of the coaching... Ever.
Listen in and just take it as truth. ok?!
Sometimes we give the responsibility of our emotional experience over to the least capable person to handle that responsibility.
I'm going to tell you a story of one of the MANY times I've done that, and the things I learned once I noticed it.
Cheers to all of the Mama's shopping with toddlers... May the odds be ever in your favor.
-Anna
Ya'll raise your hand if you've ever people pleased?!.... It should be everyone... All of the humans... We all do it.
Today we're going to debunk some of the "reasons" your brain thinks it's a GOOD and SAFE thing. This one is going to hit home with so many of us, but I hope you know that on the other side of breaking this need to please others is a deep trust in ourselves.
Don't forget to check out The Love Your Spouse More Program, I'll be teaching all of this and more in depth in there!
Click Here To Join!
Take some time this week to enjoy the little things. Here's one way that works for me to lean into JOY.
Enjoy!
- Anna
I've done quite a few things in the last few years that scare me. Every time this process has happened. My brain is super good at keeping me safe and convinces me time after time of yet ANOTHER reason I shouldn't take action.
today we're talking about how it feels to do scary things. Expectation vs reality.
And a fun announcement about an upcoming program!
Take a listen!
So many times in our relationships we feel like we're on opposite teams. They want one thing and you want something completely different... But, more often than not we want to FEEL the same thing.
I want to show you how you and your spouse are actually on the same team. It's a lot easier working side by side toward a common goal than working against each other.
You might not think it's possible for you.. but I'd like to challenge your thinking.
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain... take a listen and see how you can find a common goal with your spouse.
Believe it or not, when your house is messy it doesn't cause you stress. But, so many of the women I coach, and myself included, have attached unnecessary meaning to the status of our living spaces. I hope to bring you some peace and more love after listening to this episode.
What in the world do you do when your brain starts to spin out on all the "what if's"? They seem pretty true and your actions seem to be stopped dead in their tracks. On today's episode I talk about my favorite tool to use in those moments.
Take a listen.
Hey, today I'm going to invite you to reevaluate those thoughts that served you SO well in the past. Sometimes, we outgrow thoughts. Kind of like our favorite pair of shoes as a child. When we first get them they're a little bit big and unfamiliar with so much wiggle room.. Then soon enough we've grown a little, they're broken in, and they become our FAVORITE go to shoe... But we continue to grow, and eventually they start causing us a little more discomfort.. and if we try to hold onto them it will certainly turn into pain.
This is exactly how some of our thoughts work.
Take a listen and then I urge you to try the work for yourself.
My friends, this is a fun one. It's a concept that has brought the most substantial results into my relationships. The "shoulds" we put on ourselves and others seem like they are there to help... but more often than not the results we get from having them just create more resentment and finger pointing.
Listen in. Do the suggested work. Watch your relationships change.
This week's podcast is a special one to me. I'm addressing a core human need. I firmly believe that as we widen our lens and see more of our worth, our problems start to feel less like problems. So, here is my message for you to start you on that work. My friend.. Stop working so hard to prove that you are deserving of love. Realize your significance. I love you so!
-Anna
Link to meditation mentioned in the podcast:
https://insighttimer.com/sarahblondin/guided-meditations/remembering-your-worth
This week we're talking about the space between stimulus and response. There is a quote by Viktor Frankl that gives such beautiful imagery about choice, so today we're learning how to slow down our thought process, to maximize on choice.
Here's a little glimpse into my garbage thoughts, what they're creating for me, and the coaching I've gotten to go with it. I want to give you 4 different skills to argue those thoughts that aren't serving you and create something better.
I want to debunk the thought that more time spent with someone equals more connection to that person. We all have busy seasons, using this belief to shame yourself into spending more time with your loved ones doesn't create the result you actually want... CONNECTION! Today I'll show you what does.. And it requires less time than you think!
My goal this week is to help you love that person that you find hard to love (because of their behavior) a little more. In order to do that, we need to separate the behavior from the individual. Tune in to see how we can break it down and make it a little more clear for your brain to grasp.
In this episode I hope to empower you with the knowledge that YOU can handle negative emotions. They're not a problem to be solved. Here's how and here's why.
I think it's great to set results based goals for the coming year, but in today's podcast we're taking a deeper dive into what you actually want and how to make that happen! I want to help you create patterns of thinking that create lasting results.
Merry Christmas Eve my friend!
This episode is a little different than normal. I share with you my version/ depiction of God and a very personal Christmas memory I hold SO dear. I hope you find the love and joy in this season no matter your current circumstances.. Because NO MATTER WHAT that love and joy are available to you.
Merry Christmas.
If you're in a dispute with a loved one, or if there's been a misunderstanding, or if you're cast as the bad guy in their story... this episode is for you. I hope this helps you get back some of your mental space, give you some relief, and find love for those that see fault in you.
This episode is meant for those that are experiencing LOTS of anxiety. I hope today's podcast will provide you with some care, and thoughts that will help you reduce the suffering you're going through right now.
Take a listen for some tools to make this BIG anxiety feel a little smaller!
This Christmas season has the option for SO MUCH joy!!.. So... Why aren't you feeling it? Today we talk about what is swirling around in our head and specific questions to ask, so we can slow it all down, and lean into joy.
As you do this, you'll learn to cultivate a strong relationship with yourself and the confidence to back it up.
Happy Thanksgiving my friends. Today we talk about what a focus of gratitude creates for us, and when in hard times why it's vital.
Today We're going to learn what stands in the way of us making thoughtful fast decisions. This work can be applied to the small day to day decisions and the BIG decisions we have to make. I hope it brings you peace comfort and a set of tools to apply in your life!
We do this little dance when we start to feel shame. It feels terrible, and so our brain wants to shift the blame to feel a little less terrible. In this podcast I'll teach you about a concept I'm calling inverse thoughts. I want you to be able to catch your tricky brain when it starts to do this, and think it's an accurate depiction of reality. Here we go!
This week we talk about the effect that filtering yourself has on your emotional experience. We learn why we tend to do that unconsciously and what it is we're trying to avoid. When we question our automatic thinking and start living more boldly as ourselves, we create confidence and comfort in our relationships.
I want you guys to learn to foster a good relationship with yourself, so no matter your surroundings, you have a friend, a soft place to land and a strong person on your side! YOU!
This week we're talking about the all to common habit of "compare and despair". We look at what it is, why our brains like it so much, and what it creates for us. Once we understand it, we look into how we can CHANGE that habit to something that serves us better.
We're not taught how to process our emotions. Along with that we have a cellphone in our hands to distract us from the need to process an emotion. Because of this we DON'T KNOW HOW to feel those uncomfortable emotions. They become something we fear terribly, so we try to manipulate, and control our surroundings and the people around us to avoid feeling them.
Here's the good news.
We are designed to be able to feel our uncomfortable emotions. It doesn't mean anything has gone wrong.
In this podcast I'll show you a process to walk you through feeling a negative emotion.
It's not fun, it doesn't feel great. But when we allow ourselves to go into our body and see what it's like to actually feel that emotion, it's cleansing.
Listen in today to hear how you can choose intentionally what experience you want to have. Our brains are pretty incredible tools that sort information and make sense of it all without much work on our part. Some of that automatic sorting isn't creating the results we want. In this episode I go over how to slow it all down and choose what we want to believe on purpose.
In this episode I share 8 of my go to thoughts that have created so much good in my life. Feel free to apply what works for you and leave the rest. For me these have grated me so much freedom and authenticity. I hope they bring you some of the same joy!
Today we're going to identify why we strive for perfection, what our brain believes it will create for us, what result it brings, and how to work through harmful perfectionist tendencies.
I hope this episode helps you understand what your brain is doing, and how to break free of those tendencies that aren't letting you be YOU!