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What Are You Made Of?How Motivation And Emotional Experiences Shape Us With Dr. Michael Lukens And Holly NelsonShow notes:In today's episode, we talk about:- The stories we tell ourselves when we're winning or losing and how we confuse that with reality- The "Fuck It Bucket" where we pour in our grief and losses as well as self-esteem damaging experiences - Why we hold things against ourselves and how to overcome that- How Dr. Lukens and Holly joined forces to build the TruthMap brand and help users identify their blind spots, honestly examine themselves, and navigate their lives in a healthier way2021-12-1532 min
The TruthMap PodcastMindful Body Coach Michelle From Rewire & InspireMichelle 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 body in the first place, and cover eating disorders with Dr. Lukens' insight on how anorexia, bullemia, and obesity are 3 paths a person can take who all may be coping with the same issue. Find her everywhere at @rewire_and_inspire.
2021-02-0139 min
The TruthMap PodcastEmily King Founder of The C Word Mag: Goals & ShameI 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, cruelty, community, or change? Is it to challenge yourself?..." Emily and I discuss Shame and its role in goal-setting and discover why she founded a publication that focused on the stories of people that weren't being told by the mainstream media, such as stories about female genital mutilation or m...2021-02-0144 min
The TruthMap PodcastEnlightenment, mental health, & Tokyo drifting into a donut shopEnlightenment 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 fix our mental health issues without some genuine INTEREST in becoming enlightened…It’s nuts! We’re nuts! Humans are crazy, all of us! And life is a vicious circle made up of paradoxes just like this one.
If you have to ask if you’re enlightened, t...2021-01-0518 minThe TruthMap PodcastThe type of person who sets/keeps their resolutions has very few resolutionsAnd 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 their life uprooted in a number of other ways cope if they feel they haven’t measured up to their expectations? These are important questions to ask if we want to set and achieve our goals for 2021. In this episode I dive into the 3 things you need to c...2020-12-3111 minThe TruthMap Podcast3 texts to send to someone going through a breakupWhat 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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Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t...2020-11-1509 minThe TruthMap PodcastYou can check out whenever you want but you can never leaveAre 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 escape our reality is what drives our acting out. In this episode we delve into Escapism and get a good idea of what it is as a concept.
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And listen to this episode for a 20% off cou...2020-11-0818 minThe TruthMap PodcastSorry, 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 it, you have to know what it actually is! And as it turns out the whole world is confused about what it is. This is Lesson 1 from the Intro to Depression (Redefining Depression) Audio Course that can be found on the TruthMap Hologram app. You can...2020-11-0212 minThe TruthMap PodcastSuccess and Your MotivationIn 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 because the shame of failure would be too painful for you to experience? Or perhaps it's because the feeling of sadness would be too painful to come to terms with if don't accomplish enough in your life...these are just some specific examples...2020-02-2407 minThe TruthMap PodcastQuick Thoughts On GaslightingIn 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.2020-01-3005 minThe TruthMap PodcastThe Self-Esteem Neighborhood Causes Tension In Your RelationshipIn 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 mismatch or discrepancy between the two individuals self-esteem levels. 2020-01-2206 minThe TruthMap PodcastSelf-Defeatism Is Inevitable Due To Second Order EmotioningIn 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 minimize some other ongoing program for action and feeling states connected with this. This is our resistance to feeling the emotions we do not like to feel- we use second-order programming (Fear or Anger) to resist those emotions. So, I do have a fear of guilt. I do have anger about some guilt. And...2020-01-1609 minThe TruthMap PodcastMy Definition of Anxiety Could Help You Resolve Your AnxietyIn 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 labeled as anxiety is really nothing more than fuzzy fear. This then is made into a problem to be solved, rather than a baffling mystery simply to be clarified by identifying the actual fear. This obviates the need to label any of the person’s experience or behavior as anxiety. This is al...2020-01-0931 minThe TruthMap PodcastWhy You’re Feeling So “Blah” Around The Holidays/New YearClinical 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 nowhere. The mysterious part is a function of our being unable to pinpoint where these drops in our mood come from. Dr. Lukens says these declines in mood have most likely been going on for as long as the holidays have been a time of increased interpersonal connection with the sign...2020-01-0212 minThe TruthMap PodcastDisappointment - You're Going To Have SomeIn 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 disappointment wounds, which are similar to regular grief wounds, even the slightest possibility of being disappointed could lead you to not trying something or not going after something that would be very positive for you.
If you'd like to read more about this topic you can read the blog here -->...2019-11-2907 minThe TruthMap PodcastIs 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 will, or You are uncertain or You could even be okay with the idea of no free will. In this episode, Dr. Lukens will examine the different perspectives and the emotional commitments that underscore each.
To read more about...2019-11-2707 minThe TruthMap PodcastIf Love is CBIIn 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 relationships or in your life in general? But besides relationships, Love also inspires the manner and the means by which we pursue our goals. It also determines how we evaluate success, relative to our goals. Your ideas about Love are making you more lost than found i...2019-11-2708 minThe TruthMap PodcastMy Definition of Emotions Can Help You Understand YoursIn 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 growth process forever. With a better definition of what emotions ARE and HOW they work, you will gain clarity about your behaviors, desires, and interactions with others.
To read more about human emotions check out this blog on our website --> https://www.truthmap.co/blog/2019/5/6/emotions-are-your-programs-for-action2019-11-2606 min