What if binge drinking isn't really about alcohol at all?

What happens when life changes in an instant… and you’re left trying to make sense of everything that follows?

In this episode of Mind Your Own Karma – Beyond theBandage, Melissa sits down with Colleen Clifford to talk about the reality of navigating grief after a sudden and deeply painful loss.

This conversation goes beyond surface-level drinking and into the layers many people don’t talk about — how we cope, what we turn to, and how those patterns can quietly take hold over time. Together, they explore what can be underneath those behaviors, how to begin recognizing them, and what it looks like to start making different choices without shame or perfection.

Colleen shares her personal experience, what it took tobegin shifting her patterns, and what healing has looked like for her over time.

What You’ll Learn

• What binge drinking actually looks like and why it’soften missed
• The subtle signs and patterns people tend to overlook
• Why these behaviors are easy to justify or minimize
• What can be underneath the urge to cope in this way
• How to recognize your personal triggers
• What you can do in the moment to start shifting the pattern
• How to begin the healing process without feeling overwhelmed
• Why slipping is part of the process and not failure
• What it can look like to create a life beyond these patterns

Where to Find Colleen Clifford

https://lifebeyondthebinge.com
https://lifebeyondthebinge.com/podcasts%2Fspeaker-page

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In this episode of Mind Your Own Karma: Beyond the Bandage, Melissa sits down with psychologist Dr. Barbara Minton to explore the powerful intersection of neuroscience and music.

With more than 30 years of experience in mental health innovation, Barbara’s latest work focuses on how the brain mirrors musical patterns, and how specially designed compositions can help regulate the nervous system, reduce chronic pain, ease insomnia, and calm stress.

This conversation goes beyond the idea of music as entertainment and dives into how sound can be intentionally created to shift brain states and support real, measurable healing.

You’ll learn:

• How the brain mimics the rhythms and structures in music

• What brain imaging reveals about stress, pain, and insomnia when exposed to healing music

• How “Calm the Storm” was created to support nervous system regulation

• Why music works as more than entertainment - it can be a measurable healing tool

• Practical ways you can use music right now to improve sleep and emotional well-being

Where to Find Dr. Barbara Minton:

Website: https://musicandhealing.net

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-minton-057957164/

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Trigger warnings: addiction and self-harm.

What if healing didn’t have to feel intense… oroverwhelming… or like you’re forcing your way through it?

In this episode, I’m joined by Christian Rasmussen,researcher and founder of Amentara, who is helping bring Amanita muscaria into the modern healing conversation in a grounded and responsible way. This is not your typical plant medicine discussion. We’re talking about a completely different relationship to healing, one that works with your nervous system instead of pushing it past its limits.

We explore how Amanita has been used historically, what’s actually happening in the body, and why it’s gaining attention right now in a world where so many people feel chronically dysregulated.

If you’ve ever been curious about plant medicine buthesitant about intensity, safety, or losing control, this conversation opens a very different door.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What Amanita muscaria is and how it differs from other plant medicines

• How it supports the nervous system instead of overstimulating it

• The history and traditional use of Amanita

• Why this medicine is resurfacing right now

• How suppressed emotions can come up gently and safely

• The connection between Amanita, dreams, and intuition

• What responsible use, preparation, and integration really look like

• How this fits into a modern healing journey

WHERE TO FIND CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN

www.amentara.com

https://www.instagram.com/R.Christian.R

https://www.instagram.com/amentara.shop

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmQ8Ta3Zz5rfOVRHYY1driQ

https://www.theamanitaeffect.com/

https://x.com/MNNiceEthno

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In this episode of Mind Your Own Karma: Beyond theBandage, I sit down with internationally acclaimed performance coach and founder of the Metcalfe Method, Dan Metcalfe. After surviving a spinal injuryand brain trauma that would sideline most people forever, Dan rebuilt himself using the very techniques he now teaches.

Through the lens of neuroscience, emotional intelligence and holistic movement, Dan explains why most healing journeys stay stuck — and what to do instead. We explore his 7 Pillars of Natural Health and how they help people transition from pain and survival to connection, power, and healing.

If you’re feeling out of sync with your body, exhausted by mindset work that doesn’t stick, or curious how movement and brain integration can spark deep healing, this one’s for you.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Dan’s personal story of injury, brain trauma, and recovery
• What the Metcalfe Method is and how it bridges brain and body
• The mindset traps keeping us in survival mode
• The 7 Pillars of Natural Health and how to activate them
• Simple ways to start reconnecting with yourself today

Where to Find Dan Metcalfe:

• Website: https://www.bornsuperhuman.com
• Website: https://www.totalbalancecompany.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danmetcalfe_official
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TotalBalanceCompany
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalbalancecompany/

https://www.instagram.com/bornsuperhuman/

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In this episode of Mind Your Own Karma – Beyond the Bandage, Melissa sits down with Dr. Nicole and Professor Michael Sebastian—the mystic minds behind the Divine Guidance Institute—to explore the ancient and universal sound of HU.

You’ll learn how this simple, sacred vibration connects us to divine intelligence, activates intuition, and creates harmony in mind, body, and spirit. From the couple’s extraordinary “dream meeting” that started it all, to their decades of research on the mechanics of divine communication, this episode reveals how sound becomes a bridge between science and spirituality.

What You’ll Learn:

• What Vibrational Sound Therapy™ is and how HU acts as a frequency of higher consciousness

• How HUing clears emotional and mental blocks instantly

• The connection between dreams, intuition, and divine guidance

• The story of how Dr. Nic and Prof. Mike first connected through a dream three years before meeting in person

• What the “Celestial Language of God” really means and how you can tune in to it

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• How the Divine Guidance Institute and Mystery School help students access intuitive knowing

• Why modern science and ancient wisdom arefinally meeting in the same conversation

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⁠https://www.mindyourownkarma.com⁠

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MYOK on Instagram:

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WHERE TO FIND THE DREAM TEAM

Website: www.DivineGuidanceInstitute.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DivineGuidanceInstituteSpiritual IQ Quiz: http://www.SpiritualIQQuiz.comThe Magic Word HU: http://www.1MagicWord.com

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What if meditation was treated like brushing your teeth—not as a luxury, but as daily maintenance for a healthy mind? In this episode, Melissa talks with Veronica Moya, a children’s meditation teacher, author, and founder of Mindful V, about how mindfulness helps kids buildconfidence, resilience and emotional intelligence from the inside out.

From debunking myths about meditation to sharing practical tools parents can start using today, Veronica shows us that it’s never too early—or too late—to nurture inner peace.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why meditation should be viewed as mental hygiene
• How early mindfulness builds confidence and emotional resilience
• Simple one-minute practices to help kids calm their bodies
• The biggest myth about meditation and how to reframe it
• How meditation supports self-acceptance and prevents anxiety
• What adults can learn from children about joy and presence

Whereto Find Veronica Moya:
Website: https://veronicamoya.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VeronicaMoya
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronicamoyacoach/

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High performers are often praised for their composure — even while their nervous systems are running in survival mode behind the scenes.

In this episode, Mitchell Weisburgh joins Melissa Brunetti to explore how chronic stress and reactivity shape leadership, decision-making, and relationships — and what it takes to retrain the brain for calm, clarity, and collaboration.

Rather than relying on mindset tricks or willpower, this conversation looks at nervous-system patterns, emotional regulation, and practical ways leaders can respond instead of react.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What “emotional survival mode” actually looks like in everyday leadership

• How chronic stress quietly hijacks decision-making and relationships

• Why resilience, creativity, and collaboration are trainable skills

• The difference between mindset hacks and nervous-system retraining

• How survival mode impacts communication at work and at home

• Simple ways leaders can interrupt reactivity without slowing down

• How teams get stuck in collective survival mode — and how to shift it

• Where to start if you’re successful but chronically taxed

WHERE TO FIND MITCHELL WEISBURGH:

Website: https://www.mindshiftingwithmitch.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weisburghm/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mweisburgh/

Books:

MindShifting: Stop Your Brain from Sabotaging Your Happiness and Success

https://a.co/d/242NDWd

MindShifting: Conflict and Collaboration Courses:

https://events.humanitix.com/host/mitchell-weisburgh

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https://www.mindyourownkarma.com

emailto:mindyourownkarma@gmail.com

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Burnout isn’t just about working too much, it’s about living in survival mode for too long. In this episode of Mind Your Own Karma: Beyond the Bandage, I sit down with clinical hypnotherapist and somatic regulation coach Garrett Wood. Garrett helps high-achieving, high-masking professionals break free from the boom-and-bust cycle of burnout by integrating subconscious reprogramming, sensory intelligence, and body-based tools.

We explore the real science behind hypnotherapy, the myths that keep people skeptical, and how automatic stress responses can be updated in real time. Garrett also shares how his work helps clients align health, wealth, and relationships without burning out in the process.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The biggest misconceptions about hypnotherapy, and what it actually is

• How somatic regulation tools can shift automatic responses in the moment

• Why high achievers are especially prone to burnout

• The seven performance domains Garrett evaluates and how they impact burnout, success, and relationships

• How subconscious beliefs and attachment patterns shape health and connection

• Practical ways to align health, wealth, and relationships without sacrificing one for another

WHERE TO FIND GARRETT WOOD

Website: https://www.gnosistherapy.com/about

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gnosistherapy/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gnosistherapy/

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