The Mind Body Project
After over a decade in the health and wellness industry, Aaron realized that our bodies change only short term unless our mindset changes for the long term. The two are forever linked and our bodies will follow to places where our mind takes it. We are continually building up new ideas and tearing down old ones in our construction zone we call our mind. Join Aaron each week as he shares ways to continually work on our infinite construction zone as well as sharing the construction zones of his guests.
Episodes
224 episodes
Sit & Talk: Sit & Your Past Is Not Your Sentence
We use a Polaroid snapshot metaphor to show how one painful moment from the past can turn into an identity that holds us back. We break down why our bodies relive old events as if they are happening now and how to unlock the “anchor” so our pas...
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Healthy Huddle: The Emotional Echo
Our past explains why certain foods, routines, and rules still run our choices today, from junk food access to clean-plate pressure and diet talk at home. We connect those childhood “echoes” to adult cravings, food guilt, and rebellion eating, ...
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MM Ep 42: Saying No Can Be The Kindest Thing You Do
We challenge the reflex to say yes out of fear and people-pleasing, and we reframe no as a kind, honest boundary. We show how protecting your energy helps you show up fully present for the commitments you choose. • why we default to ye...
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SoulFit: Purpose In The Ordinary
We challenge the idea that purpose is one big life calling and talk about how God grows purpose through everyday routines. We look at Scripture and real-life moments that prove small acts of faithfulness can shape others more than we may ever s...
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Sit & Talk: Dream Not For Sale
We challenge ourselves to name the big dream we’d never sell, then we get honest about how life still buys it from us for pennies through small daily choices. We lay out how to stop drifting, protect what matters, and start buying the dream bac...
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Healthy Huddle: Food FOMO
We talk through food FOMO and why we eat just to avoid feeling left out, even when we are not hungry. We share a simple filter to spot the difference between a treat you truly want and a bite you will regret later. • how fear of missin...
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MM Ep: 41 Contentment the Second Key to Happiness
We share February’s “key to happiness”: contentment, and dig into why it must be rooted in confidence to feel real and last. We offer a simple audit to find where confidence is thin and outline small steps to rebuild it so happiness stops feeli...
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SoulFit: Integrity In The Middle
We talk about why so much of life is lived in the in-between and why those ordinary days shape us more than the big highs and lows. We focus on integrity as the steady choice to be the same person in private and public, trusting God to build ou...
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Sit & Talk: Reset Your Default Setting
We unpack how “default settings” shape our choices under stress and why comfort keeps us stuck in patterns we don’t even like. We show how to identify your current default, choose a better one, and practice the mindset tools that make it stick....
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Healthy Huddle: The Weekend Food Identity
We map how our food identity flips on weekends and why “permission thinking” turns Friday into a slide that lasts through Sunday. We share small anchors that keep structure without killing the fun, so Monday feels strong, not like damage contro...
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MM Ep 40: First Key to Happiness
We share the first of our 12 Keys to Happiness and explain why happiness isn’t a finish line but a direction you choose. Direction reframes joy as a daily response, not a destination or a thing you can own.• the 12 Keys to Happiness pro...
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SoulFit: Move When God Says Now
We trace the journey from a long season of waiting to the moment God says move, exploring discernment, fear, and the simple courage to take the next faithful step. Through Scripture, journaling, and a real story of closing one door and opening ...
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Sit & Talk: ANT Attack
We explore how automatic negative thoughts trap attention, drain energy, and feel like fire ants that sting long after the first step. We share five simple tools to interrupt the loop and manage ANTs with clarity, humor, and practice.• ...
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Healthy Huddle: Rebuilding Food Trust
We challenge the belief that food has power over us and show how years of restriction erode trust, create louder cravings, and lead to guilt. We share simple tools to rebuild confidence through consistent meals, neutral language, and small, int...
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MM Ep 39: Greener Grass
We reflect on why the “greener grass” we admire often grows from burned ground and how real renewal follows loss, friction, and hard inner work. We share simple steps to tend scorched seasons so joy, hope, and mended ties can take root again.
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SoulFit: What God Does While We Wait
We explore why waiting is not punishment but preparation, how God shapes character under pressure, and what hidden work happens while we cannot see it. Practical steps help us cooperate with the process so the promise blesses rather than crushe...
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Sit & Talk: What We Tolerate We Accept
We explore how small tolerances turn into accepted habits and how identity often follows behavior we let slide. We share a three-part method to catch early drift, use the right tools, and refocus on what is good so goals stay intact.• m...
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Healthy Huddle: When We Feel Great, We Eat More, So Let’s Build Balance
We dig into why happiness nudges us to overeat and how social mirroring, permission thinking, and time blindness quietly push us past satisfied. We share simple, kind strategies to keep the joy while staying balanced at parties, vacations, and ...
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MM Ep 38: Be The Flame
We reflect on how a single flame can light many without losing heat, and challenge ourselves to be that steady spark for others. Simple acts of encouragement create ripples we may never see, provided we protect our own fuel and keep showing up....
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SoulFit: Waiting On God Without Losing Heart
We explore why biblical hope is more than crossed fingers and how to wait without quitting by anchoring to God’s character, promises, and community. We share tools to keep hope alive, from remembering past faithfulness to scheduling worry time ...
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Sit & Talk: Teaching vs. Training
We draw a firm line between teaching and training and show how progressive overload builds real mental strength. Practical stories and cues turn ideas into action so we can face hard things with better form, more support, and steady growth....
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Healthy Huddle: Your Nutritional Playbook
We lay out a simple, personal nutrition playbook built for real life, not someone else’s schedule. Anchors, default meals, rescue plans, trigger strategies, and recovery rules turn chaos into steady, confident choices.• why one-size die...
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MM Ep 37: Your Perspective: Power or Prison
We explore how a simple shift in perspective can turn a hard season from a mental prison into real power. A treadmill workout, a small cartoon, and a clear question help us see beyond the bars toward brighter days and practical next steps.<...
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