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Manipulative Madness May 13, 2021

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Have you ever stressed about something that wasn't nearly as bad as your mind made it out to be? That's because you unconsciously manipulate your emotions to motivate yourself to take action. We've all done this since childhood — but that doesn't mean it's right.

When you manipulate yourself, it's impossible to be happy when you're poisoning yourself with nasty emotions and horror stories about your doomed future. But it's never true.

What if you could motivate yourself without infecting your body with misery? Not only will you get more done, but you'll experience a joy for life that you probably never experienced before.

In this episode, I reveal all the insidious ways you manipulate yourself and how to stop manipulating yourself so you can be uncomfortably happy.

Show highlights include:

How not taking action overloads your body with anxiety to unconsciously manipulate yourself (4:45)
The "Horror Stories Motivation Method" everyone is programmed with that costs you your sanity and peace (and how to motivate yourself without suffering) (5:16)
How "Mini Manipulations" nuke your joy (especially if you're motivating yourself to finish a nagging business project) (6:28)
Why adding meaning to your life locks you in a cage of agony, stress, and emotional turmoil (7:09)
How to regain control over your nastiest emotions by simply driving your car (9:33)
The "One Question Antidote" that instantly banishes anxious, worried, and fearful thoughts from dominating your life (16:39)

If you want to radically change how much control you have over your emotions in as little as 20 days, you can go to https://thefreedomspecialist.com/feelbetternow and sign up for the Choose Your Own Emotion course.

If you or somebody you know is looking to drop the 'F' Bomb of freedom in your life and break free from addiction, depression, anxiety or anything that's making you feel flat-out stuck, head over to https://thefreedomspecialist.com/ and book a call where we can look at your unique situation and give you the roadmap you've been missing.

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Coddle Culture May 06, 2021

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When you face obstacles and challenges, it's easy to suppress your feelings and seek outside validation and comfort instead. Since you were a kid, you've been taught that you can find comfort in your suffering because of the coddle culture you live in.

But seeking comfort for your problems doesn't solve them, it makes them worse. Growing up in a coddle culture actually makes it impossible to face and conquer your problems.

In this episode, I'm revealing how coddle culture ruins your ability to heal yourself. And how you can start to heal whatever pain, illness, or emotional trauma you're currently dealing with.

Show highlights include:

Why you should celebrate when you get sick or are in pain (5:32)
The counterintuitive way taking pills to overcome your mental or physical illnesses robs your body from healing itself and prolongs suffering (7:35)
How suppressing your nasty emotions fools you into thinking you've conquered them (which makes them creep back into your life years later) (8:34)
The "Perception Method' that nukes your fears that keeps you from solving your problems (13:10)
How coddle culture overloads your body with misery by making it seem like you're perfectly comfortable (14:51)
The insidious way comforting someone prevents them from ever solving their issues (and how to help them instead) (16:02)
The "Spontaneous Remission Secret" that almost instantly eliminates all your pain, illness, and emotional trauma (18:35)

On Pedestals and Pits Apr 29, 2021

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When you put someone up on a pedestal, you throw yourself down in a pit. And when you look at others as beneath you, you discount their opinions and beliefs.

Either type of comparison creates unnecessary suffering. Instead, if you just looked, you'd find that life is more beautiful when you appreciate the people around you.

In this episode, I'm revealing the dangers of comparison and how to stop looking up to or down at the people in your life. Nothing will create more happiness in your life than the secrets I shared during this episode.

Show highlights include:

The "USB Method" for operating your body and mind that makes happiness burst through every cell in your body (2:55)
Why putting anyone on a pedestal suffocates your self-esteem (even if it's Jesus) (4:30)
The "Dashboard Lights Technique" for dealing with your nasty emotions without falling back into your addictive tendencies (6:39)
How to transform seething anger into a beautiful experience by not suppressing it (7:28)
The sneaky way praying is a form of shifting responsibility away from you (15:51)

"The Bible says..." Apr 22, 2021

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The Bible has been through billions of different interpretations. That means there's no reliable way to truly understand what the originator meant.

There's a problem with following sacred books like the Bible: We create our own gospels based on our perceptions and then browbeat other people into believing it. This cripples our relationships, self-esteem, and general sense of wellbeing.

If your interpretation is correct, you don't need to prove it to other people.

In this episode, I'm revealing how to stop being manipulated by the Bible so you can find peace in real life (even if it seems like the Bible disagrees with your decisions).

Show highlights include:

The insidious way the Bible manipulates you and fills you with needless suffering (even if the Bible has improved your life) (0:38)
How "weaponized scripture" damages your sense of peace (4:45)
Why your insecurities "force" you to impose your views on others and sabotage your relationships (16:06)
How misinterpreting scripture stunts your ability to improve yourself (and how taking scripture to real life combats this) (20:43)

Pass On Passion Apr 15, 2021

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Many of us think that we need to be passionate about something to live a fulfilling life. But that's not true.

In fact, you seek passion in the first place because you've taught yourself to suffer. By thinking there's something to fix about you, you look for passion and purpose as antidotes to the misery you've manufactured.

But when you eliminate your suffering, you don't need a purpose or passion. Instead, you realize that incredible bliss is always at your fingertips.

In this episode, I'm revealing how to eliminate passion so you can free yourself from all of your suffering.

Show highlights include:

How being passionate about other people's suffering prevents you from functioning at a high level (3:45)
Why you should never worry about someone else again (especially if you're concerned for their health or wellbeing) (4:20)
The sneaky way suffering gives you comfort and convinces you it's good for you (7:28)
How Hollywood tricks you into being addicted to misery (8:37)
Why a long, painful illness "resets" your internal programming and makes infinite bliss easy to obtain (16:16)

"It" Shot Apr 08, 2021

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There's some divine intelligence inside you that's responsible for all of your growing and living.

Here's what that means for you:

You don't need to "fix" your problems. You don't need to battle your addictive behaviors and tendencies every day. All you have to do is get out of your own way and let these problems resolve themselves.

It sounds counterintuitive, but it's more effective than any other known method.

In this episode, I reveal how to get out of your own way so your biggest mental hangups dissolve into nothing.

Show highlights include:

Why "forcing" your problems to go away only magnifies them (and how to get rid of them instead) (2:21)
How struggling transforms mundane breathing techniques into a life-preserving tool that unchains you from mental turmoil (5:25)
Why your personality causes all your emotional conflicts (and how to "free" yourself from your personality) (9:17)
How playing Jenga helps you tap into the true zen which eliminates your suffering (9:57)
The "Small Breath Lifeline" that creates hours of tremendous bliss after practicing it for only 2 weeks (13:23)
The "Flower Method" that helps your body fix all its internal problems without you lifting a finger (20:08)

Eyes to See and Ears to Hear Apr 01, 2021

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Throughout your life, you've been brainwashed into using other peoples' eyes and ears to live your life. And it's usually from people with the best intentions.

Even revered historical figures like the stoic philosophers subconsciously programmed you. But when you let other authorities guide your life, you trade in your eyes and ears for theirs.

When you don't follow your own eyes and ears, you're letting other people live your life for you. And nothing puts you on the fast track to misery and suffering more than letting other people live your life.

In this episode, I'm revealing why never trusting anyone again gives you freedom to be as happy as you can possibly be.

Show highlights include:

The insidious way the great stoic philosopher Epictetus prevents you from achieving unlimited happiness (6:06)
Why working hard isn't a prerequisite for a joy-filled life (6:47)
How the most motivating books and poems drown you in suffering (and how to challenge everything you believe) (9:26)
The counterintuitive reason illiterate people have more wisdom than the best-read person on the planet (15:20)
Why never trusting anyone gives you a sense of freedom most can't even dream about (17:09)
The only proven way to build real confidence (and how to use this skill today) (18:48)

Nothing To Fix Mar 25, 2021

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We don't really know who we are. So we create imaginary stories in our head so we can understand ourselves better.

But these stories are at the root of all your suffering. The second you identify with a hobby, skill, religion, shortcoming, or belief, you invite unnecessary problems into your life.

What if nothing is wrong with you? And nothing has ever been wrong with you?

In this episode, I'm revealing why there's nothing to fix about you — so you can invite peace and joy into your life for good.

Show highlights include:

How a great childhood doesn't prevent your kids from stealing, getting depressed, or becoming an addict (and how to prevent this from happening) (3:53)
Why protecting your reputation leads to your worst compulsive behaviors (7:17)
How letting go of all the "Fake IDs" you've given yourself helps you overcome all of your suffering (8:26)
The counterintuitive way self-help and personal development books erode your confidence (13:28)
How parenting subtly manipulates kids into believing there's something wrong with them (and how to be at peace with yourself) (18:36)

Is Addiction Really A Spiritual Problem? Mar 18, 2021

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Addiction is no more of a spiritual problem than picking your nose.

In fact, it wasn't until the early 1900s that addiction was even considered a spiritual problem.

Here's why this matters for you:

Having addictive tendencies or compulsive behaviors doesn't mean you're spiritually bankrupt. Instead, it means that your body and mind are working properly — but your limiting beliefs about addiction are holding you back.

If you want to dismantle your limiting beliefs and quit your addictions for good then check out this episode.

Show highlights include:

Scientific proof that addiction is no more real than Bigfoot (and how that empowers you to free yourself from addiction) (5:18)
How beautiful spiritual breakthroughs can trick you into thinking you've handled your addictions when they're still lurking in your subconscious (10:05)
2 things that always happen when your compulsive behaviors rear their ugly heads (11:43)
The weird way scrolling through Facebook helps you overcome your addictive tendencies (15:27)

Beating Nostalgia Mar 11, 2021

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When you examine addiction up close and personal you realize something:

You're addicted to your memories of your first experiences of your addiction — not to the thing itself. This is why it's never been proven that addictive substances or behaviors exist.

In other words, your nostalgia seeps into your brain and convinces you to give into your addictions (even if they leave you unsatisfied afterwards).

In this episode, I'm revealing why nostalgia is so powerful and how to train your mind to ignore it so you can take addiction completely off of your "menu."

Show highlights include:

The sneaky way your nostalgia jacks up your addictive tendencies without you even realizing it (3:20)
How gobbing up pints of ice cream helps you dump your addictions for good (8:50)
The "Unconscious Test" that instantly makes you realize you're not addicted to porn (or any other behavior or drug) (14:18)
Why accepting responsibility for your feelings is the first step to chucking addiction, anxiety, and depression out your window (even if none of it is your fault) (16:47)

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