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 and beneficial experience for years, and how ‘love and light’ can 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 questions to ask - to ensure that you are in a healthy community and not a harmful cult. Despite being less-than ten minutes long, this episode is a must-listen for anyone involved in spiritual groups, wellness communities, or those seeking a path of healing and even enlightenment. Whether you're curious, concerned, or reflecting on your own experiences, this episode offers clarity, validation, insight and hope.

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 stillness, clarity and calm. If you’ve ever felt trapped in your own thoughts - unable to put your mind down - this episode might just change the way you relate to your mind, for good.

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 heal and move on free.

What are the common things that happen when you meditate, and why? If we don't know these inevitable experiences, then we usually end up frustrated, think the meditation isn't working, and sometimes even quit! So to maximise the benefits from meditation, and enjoy your practice more, it is vital for you to know these 'common happenings' and the 'optimal meditation mindset' that I share in this episode, which also includes a guided meditation. Enjoy!

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), and gives us great advice on how to sleep better.

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 watch and enjoy. This is an extended episode because everything Richard shared was so good! 

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 I introduces you to why we might want to practice Svādhyāya and I offer 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 health issues, I always recommend one-to-one therapeutic support and an integrative health strategy.

In this episode, I talk about authenticity along with the therapeutic and spiritual reasons why we can find it hard to be ourself. This episode also features a video of Gabor Maté talking about authenticity and I share a powerful new meditation - for healing the common causes of why we stop being authentic - so you are Free To Be Me.

In this episode, I talk 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.

In this episode, I talk about 18 myths about meditation and share advice for benefiting from meditating. To learn meditation with me, get immediate access to my Know Thyself online meditation retreat.

In this episode, my wife and I talk to relationship expert Alison Armstrong about the principles at the heart of her work - including how to resolve relationship conflict and bring out the best in each other. 

In this episode, I talk about the negative side-effects of over-thinking - including how over-thinking makes us miss life. I also reveal a few of my favourite ways to stop over-thinking and make the shift from mental chaos to inner calm.