Align Your Mind
Align Your Mind is a podcast dedicated to helping musicians and creatives thrive in their lives and careers. My name is Chelsea Tanner (flutist and mindset coach for creatives) and I can't wait for you to come on this journey with me. If you want to learn to love your own life, self and feel more confident in every way, this podcast is for YOU. I can't wait to go on this adventure with you!
Episodes
137 episodes
Direct to Consumer Music: Why Posting on Social Media Will Build Confidence
In this episode, we talk about the unwritten rules that music school imposes on our social media presence, why posting will skyrocket your confidence (ultimately), and why it is vital to show who we are as artists right now.
5 things to do to set up your music career... (before leaving school)
In this episode, I break down 5 ways you can set up your music career before leaving school. These things can ALL be practiced, and the better you get at them, the more money you will make. 100%.
The 4-Hat Framework for running your career like a business
In this episode, I talk about my 4-hat framework for having a career as a musician in the 2026. These are essential to organize your tasks, time, mindset, and more. Learn what they are and how you can implement them...
5 ways to immediately improve your playing without practicing more
In this episode, we talk about the ways you can improve your playing without putting in more hours than you already are. These are all CRUCIAL mindset shifts. If you have ever felt like you have to "get out of your own way" this episode is for ...
Money Mindset as a Musician with Kelly Riordan
In this episode, I interview Kelly Riordan who is the founder of Outside the Bachs. She runs an incredible program helping musicians build a full-time music studio. We talk about the mindset behind running your own business and taking charge of...
The Mindset Behind a Portfolio Career
In this episode, we talk about what it takes (mentally/emotionally) to have a portfolio career in music. AND why it goes against what we are sometimes taught in music school. Register for the workshop! June 20th, 2026 :
Compare and Despair
In this episode, we talk about compare and despair. It was an episode inspired by someone I coached the other day seeming to think that everyone had it "easier" than they did... Let's chat about it...
Why believing in yourself is easier...
In this episode, we talk about why it is actually harder to not believe in yourself... This is counterintuitive and more big-picture, but you'll want to hear why.
A Major Practice Breakthrough...
In this episode, I talk about a major practice breakthrough one of my clients had this week. We talk about the idea of hosting our own practice time instead of feeling like a guest...
The Shame Backpack
In this episode, we talk about the shame backpack: what it is, and how to put it down...
Lessons I Learned from My Mom 💕
Happy Mother's Day!! Paying homage to my mom this week with some of the lessons I learned from her. Some were explicitly taught, and some were learned by example. Either way, y'all gotta hear them. They're so good!
The Self-Talk Episode
In this episode, we talk about self-talk.Why it's URGENT to do something about it if it's not serving you. What to do instead. How it can change your life...
A Case for Possibility
In this episode, we talk about the case for creating so much desire through possibility that fear and self-punishment become a thing of the past...
Work/Life Balance for Musicians?
In this episode, I talk about work/life balance as a musician. Not as a prescription, but as a way of being so things feel more in control and balanced no matter what work or life throw at you.
The Pillars of Self-Sabotage
In this episode, we talk about the signs to look out for when identifying self-sabotage... Want the antidote? Join me April 18, 2026 for a class on how to get rid of self-sabotage for good...
What a Joshua Tree taught me about letting go...
In this episode, we talk about what we need to let go of in order to grow... even when it's hard.
Being wrong can change your life.
In this episode, I talk about the willingness to be wrong about things. It is more freeing than you think and often leads to SO much more growth.
The Imaginary Club
We all think there's an "elite" club of musicians, one that we aren't in... We self select out of this made-up group and it has a big effect on how we operate in our day to day and what we think is possible for ourselves. Listen to hear a new p...
Feelings Menu
In this episode, we talk about the feelings menu and how to choose your feelings on purpose (as much as you can, of course). How to Calm Your Nervous System
The Chalamet Dabacle
So, we've all seen the Timothée Chalamet video where he says nobody cares about ballet or opera. I have some cents to add, but mostly it's about empowering ourselves as artists.
Choose Yourself
In this episode, we chat about what it means to choose yourself in the face of failure, setbacks, and not being chosen by others.Check out Self-Coaching for Musicians!
What we can learn from the Olympics...
In this episode, I talk about figure skating, the two case studies of Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin, the importance of coaches, and more! Self-Coaching For Musicians (Feb 28th at Noon Pacific)
Shame, Self-Witnessing, and Self-Monitoring... And how to stop it.
In this episode, I talk about how we witness ourselves. We can do this through shame or love, but we aren't taught to distinguish the two.