Adjusting Podcast
This podcast is all about the journey of healing, growth and self-discovery. It's called Adjusting, and it's going to be a space for candid conversations and inspiring affirmations to help navigate life's inevitable changes and transitions.
Whether you're recovering from trauma, redefining your purpose, managing mental health, or simply craving more authenticity - this show is for you. We'll get raw and real about confronting struggles, while motivating you to adjust your mindset every step of the way.
I'll be bringing on amazing guests to share their own stories of resilience and reinvention. You'll hear practical tools for adjusting to your most empowered self through self-love, vulnerability and courage.
This is about tuning into what your soul has been calling you towards. It's your weekly reminder that adjusting your life is possible with an open heart and mindset.
Episodes
50 episodes
Adjusting Your Lens: The Power of Curiosity
What if the most powerful thing you could do when fear shows up… is just get curious?In this episode, we're trading "what if it goes wrong" for "I wonder what this will teach me" — and exploring why that shift is so muc...
Adjusting to Uncertainty: Learning to Live in the Grey
Most of us aren't just afraid of bad things happening, we're afraid of not knowing. In this episode we explore what it actually means to live in the grey, why certainty feels so necessary and what it costs us when we demand it, and how black an...
Adjusting Your Instincts: Fear vs. Intuition
How do you know when your anxiety is lying to you and when your gut is actually telling you the truth? In this episode we kick off the second phase of Season 3 with the series, From Fear to Freedom: What If It All Works Out?. We begin by explor...
Adjusting to Should/Must Statements: The Guilt Loop Keeping You Stuck
We're closing out the season with the one that started it all — the quiet rulebook most of us have been living by without realizing it. Should/Must Statements are the cognitive distortion underneath almost every other pattern we've covered this...
Adjusting to Personalization: When You Become the Reason for Everything
Have you ever walked into a room and immediately decided something was off — and that you were the reason? That is personalization. It is one of the quietest cognitive distortions there is, and one of the most exhausting — because it puts you a...
Adjusting to Emotional Reasoning: When Your Feelings Become Your Facts
Have you ever convinced yourself something was wrong — with a friendship, your work, your worth — not because of anything that actually happened, but because it just felt that way? That's emotional reasoning, and it might be the sneaki...
Adjusting to Overgeneralization: Why Your Brain Turns One Bad Moment Into a Life Sentence
Have you ever had one hard week and convinced yourself it was proof of a permanent pattern? That's overgeneralization and it might be the most quietly devastating thought distortion you've never heard named. In this episode, we're breaking down...
Adjusting to Magnification & Minimization: The Way You Measure Yourself Was Never Fair
Have you ever crushed something and still found a way to convince yourself it didn't count? Or made one small mistake and felt like your whole world was caving in? That's Magnification and Minimization — and it might be the sneakiest cognitive ...
Adjusting to Labeling: The Story You Told Yourself and How to Rewrite It
You messed something up and before you could even process what happened, your brain handed you a verdict: I'm such a failure. I'm so lazy. I'm too much. That move — taking one moment and turning it into a permanent identity — is called...
Adjusting to Mind Reading: Why You Keep Assuming the Worst (And How to Stop)
Do you ever assume you know exactly what someone's thinking—and it's always something bad? Your partner's quiet, so obviously they're pulling away. Your friend doesn't text back, so clearly they don't want to hang out. Your boss sends a short e...
Adjusting to Fortune Telling | Stop Predicting Disaster & Start Living in the Present
Ever convinced yourself you're going to fail before you've even tried? Predict every conversation will be a disaster? Decide the relationship is doomed before it's even had a chance? You're not psychic—you're fortune telling, and it's a cogniti...
Adjusting to Disqualifying the Positive: Why You Reject Compliments & How to Stop
Ever catch yourself dismissing compliments or minimizing your wins? Someone tells you that you did an amazing job, and instead of feeling proud, you immediately think, "Well, anyone could have done that" or "They're just being nice." You book t...
Adjusting to Mental Filtering: When You Can't See Anything But the Negative
Have you ever had an amazing day—got compliments, nailed a project, connected with friends—but all you can think about on the drive home is that one awkward thing you said? Or walked out of an electric audition only to spiral about whether you ...
Adjusting to Catastrophizing - When Your Brain Writes Horror Movies for Free
Does your brain turn minor inconveniences into total life ruination? Welcome to catastrophizing, bestie.This week we're diving into that special cognitive distortion where your mind becomes a disaster movie director. From creatives convi...
Adjusting to All or Nothing Thinking: How Black and White Thinking Fuels Your Anxiety | Cognitive Distortions Explained
Struggling with perfectionism and catastrophic thinking? In this 30-minute episode, host Justin G. Nelson breaks down all-or-nothing thinking—the cognitive distortion that keeps you stuck in anxiety loops. You'll learn what black-and-white thin...
Adjusting Your Fears: From Imposter Syndrome to Your Fearless Future Self
In this powerful season 2 finale, we explore how to transform your relationship with fear from enemy to ally. Dive deep into addressing imposter syndrome, letting go of perfectionism as a safety strategy, and discovering how fear keeps you trap...
Adjusting Your Senses: How to Heal Trauma & Anxiety Through Essential Oils, Sound Therapy & Sensory Practices
Discover how your five senses can become powerful tools for mental health healing and trauma recovery. In this episode, you'll learn practical ways to use essential oils, aromatherapy, sound baths, and sensory practices to regulate your nervous...
Adjusting Your Space: How Your Environment Shapes Your Mental Health
Feeling overwhelmed by clutter? Your physical space might be affecting your mental health more than you realize. In this episode, we explore the powerful connection between our environment and emotional well-being, diving into Marie Kondo's lif...
Adjusting Your Sexual Wellness: How Sexual Energy Impacts Your Creativity & Mental Health
In this vulnerable and honest conversation, we're diving deep into the connection between sexual energy, creativity, and mental health. Whether you're choosing to abstain, focus on yourself, or simply trying to understand why your creative outp...
Adjusting To Loneliness: Why Silence Is Your Secret Weapon
What if loneliness isn't your enemy, but your greatest creative ally? We're flipping the script on solitude and discovering why silence is full of possibility, not emptiness.In this episode, we explore how cultural programming and trauma...
Adjusting Your Playlist: How Music Shapes Your Mental Health and Healing Journey
Your playlist is either your medicine or your poison—and most of us have no idea which one we're choosing every day.In this deeply personal and science-backed episode, I'm sharing how music literally rewires our brains and either support...
Adjusting Your Comfort Zone: Why You're Holding Yourself Back (And How to Stop)
Are you tired of being your own biggest obstacle? In this episode, we dive deep into why your comfort zone might not be the enemy you think it is - and how adjusting it (instead of "breaking out") can transform your mental health and healing jo...
Adjusting Your Wires: How Childhood Experiences Shape Your Adult Responses
Ever wonder why you react the way you do to criticism, conflict, or stress? In this episode, we explore how our childhood experiences create "wiring" in our brains that influences our adult responses - and the good news is, you can rewire them....
1 Year Anniversary Special: Thank You, Top Episodes & What's Next!
🎉 One year of Adjusting! 🎉I can't believe we've made it to our first anniversary! In this special episode, I'm getting real about what this year has meant to me and celebrating YOU - the listeners who've made talking about mental health ...
Adjusting Your Goals: Mid-Year Mental Health Check-In
Feeling behind on your goals? Struggling with imposter syndrome? Wrestling with weight loss or financial disappointments? This episode is your permission slip to start over.Join me for an honest mid-year mental health check-in where we e...
