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The Renew Your Mind Podcast
The Renew Your Mind Podcast, hosted by Master Certified Life Coach Diana Swillinger, teaches practical skills to help you think differently, manage your emotions, and change how you show up in your life and relationships. Learn how your thoughts influence what you feel and do, how to find thoughts that are both believable and true, and how to take responsibility for what's within your control. Grounded in practical coaching tools and Christian principles, this podcast will help you build…
Episodes
The Renew Your Mind PodcastLiving By Your Values IS Mind Renewal
During a recent class, one of my students shared a huge win: Purposely living by our values IS mind renewal! Our values influence what we believe, how we…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastCoffee Thoughts: You Don't Have to Explain Yourself
Coffee Thought Time! You don't have to explain every decision you make or convince other people to understand, agree with, or approve of your choices…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastBe Courageous and Show Up For YOU
Devon was ready to be known, to be vulnerable, and to do the work of understanding herself on a deeper level. Through the RYM Group Coaching Experience and…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastYou Are Worth It
Christie went from feeling stuck, overwhelmed, and paralyzed in life to experiencing more joy, peace, and contentment than she thought possible. Through Renew…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastThe Change We Resist is The Change We Need
We often want our lives to get better, but we resist looking at what we can do differently because we're focused on what someone else needs to change. We can…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastFocus on What Could Go Right
We spend a lot of time thinking about what could go wrong when we're considering a change, but what if we gave just as much attention to what could go right?…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastThat Makes Sense
"That makes sense" can be a powerful way to understand yourself and others without adding judgment, shame, or excuses to the situation. Our beliefs, reactions…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastStop Betraying Yourself by Knowing Your Values
Knowing your values is about more than having a list of words that sound good—it's about knowing what matters to you well enough to actually live by it. When…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastYour Values Are Your Why
Your goals can tell you what you want, but your values tell you why you want it. When you connect with your values on a deeper level, you can uncover the why…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastGuilt Free Self-Care is Possible When Guided by Values
Self-care isn't always about doing something fun or avoiding discomfort—it can be about making choices that support the life you actually want. When you know…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastBoundaries Are Easiest When Guided by Values
Boundaries are much easier to maintain when you know what they are protecting. In this episode, Diana explains how connecting your boundaries to your values…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastDeciding Is Easiest When Guided by Values
Knowing your values can make decisions much clearer by giving you a guide for what matters most to you. Instead of making choices based on pressure, other…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastFighting for the Truth in Your Own Head
Mind renewal isn't about forcing yourself to think positive thoughts; it's about learning to recognize what you're thinking, search for what is true, and find…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastDo You Think Like That All the Time?
Learning coaching skills doesn't mean walking around analyzing everyone's thoughts or trying to coach your friends and family. Diana explains the difference…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastThey Didn't Just Get Certified: From Learning the Skills to Living the Skills
What happens when you learn practical skills for renewing your mind—and then start using those skills everywhere? I'm talking with three women who became…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastWhat To Do When You Think — I Want More
Wanting more doesn't mean you're failing or that the work you've already done hasn't been enough—it means you're still growing and participating in your own…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastI Keep Making Bad Choices - Diana Coaches Julie
This week's podcast is a recorded coaching session from Coaches Club, where Diana coaches Julie, a Renew Your Mind Institute certified coach, through a…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastAre You Asking Others for Advice or Reassurance?
Getting input from people we trust can be helpful, but there is a difference between asking for advice and looking for someone else to make us feel certain…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastI'm Exactly Where I'm Supposed to Be Right Now
You aren't supposed to be anywhere else but where you are in your life today, right now, in this moment. This is where you're supposed to be right now…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastWhen You Feel Stuck
Feeling stuck can be frustrating, especially when you've been trying to shift your thinking and nothing seems to be working. Sometimes the problem isn't that…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastPositive Thinking Doesn't Work
Positive thinking isn't the answer—and it may be the very thing keeping you stuck. This episode explains why your brain rejects thoughts it doesn't believe and…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastThe Willingness to Be a Beginner
Feeling awkward, inexperienced, or unsure has stopped many of us from trying the very things that could make our lives richer. This episode explores why being…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastWhat Our Emotions Are Telling Us
Your emotions aren't problems to solve—they're valuable sources of information. They can reveal unmet needs, unhelpful beliefs, and opportunities for healing…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastTheir Emotional Experience Is Theirs, Let Them Have It
You were never meant to be someone else's emotional manager. Trying to protect people from disappointment, frustration, or discomfort may feel loving, but it…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastFreedom to Think Whatever We Want
Freedom is more than something we celebrate once a year. It's something we can practice every day inside our own minds, but we aren't practicing it enough! The…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastRenewed Minds, Real Stories
In this special 300th episode, you'll hear directly from listeners who share what they've learned from the Renew Your Mind Podcast and how they've applied…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastI Just Want to Be a Good Person
People pleasing is not always about wanting other people to like you. Sometimes it's about trying to be a good person, a faithful person, a dependable person…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastLife After People Pleasing
The life you've been looking for—more energy, more love, less stress, less frustration, more fulfillment, and more feeling like yourself—is waiting for you on…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastBeautiful Traits You've Been Using Against Yourself
People pleasing is often fueled by some of the most beautiful qualities within us: loyalty, kindness, generosity, and a genuine desire to care for others. The…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastThe Difference Between Love and People Pleasing
Love and people pleasing can look very similar on the outside, but internally they are coming from completely different places. Healthy love includes honesty…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastThe Exhaustion of Being "The Reliable One"
Being "the reliable one" can feel meaningful, but over time it can also become exhausting. When your identity gets wrapped up in always helping, fixing…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastThe Cost of Not Forgiving
Holding onto resentment can quietly drain your emotional energy, keep painful memories active, and make it difficult to experience peace in the present…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastIt's Okay If They Don't Understand
Making decisions for yourself when other people don't understand can be very challenging. But maybe we don't need to explain, and instead we need to start…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastA Painful Christian Marriage – Part 3
In this final episode, I'm sharing the last part of the interview I did with Melissa Radke for her podcast called The Radke Show, where I finish telling the…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastA Painful Christian Marriage – Part 2
In this deeply personal episode, I'm sharing part two of the interview I did with Melissa Radke for her podcast, where I continue opening up about the…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastA Painful Christian Marriage
In this deeply personal episode, I'm sharing part one of an interview from The Radke Show where I open up about the difficult marriage I was in and the…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastYou Are Supposed to Feel All the Things
This episode is for the moments when you think, "I don't like feeling this way," and want out of it as fast as possible. We talk about what it looks like to…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastThe Pressure to Feel Better
In this episode, we look at the pressure we put on ourselves to feel better—and how it can keep emotions stuck instead of helping them move through. I walk…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastWhen Someone Else Is Causing Your Emotions
In this episode, I walk you through what's really happening when it feels like someone else is causing your emotions, and why that experience can feel so…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastWhy You Keep Avoiding Your Emotions (Without Realizing It)
Most of us think we know when we're avoiding our emotions—but a lot of the time, we're doing it in ways that look productive, responsible, or even helpful. In…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastNaming, Accepting, and Processing Your Emotions
Emotions can ruin the day when we don't know what to do with them. In this episode, I walk you through a simple three-step process: name the emotion, accept…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastThe Keys to Building Trust in Your Important Relationships
Diana interviews communication expert, Pat Quinn in this special episode! When trust is missing, conversations feel tense, guarded, or surface-level. We…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastExhausted, Numb, and Ready to Give Up
There was a time I wanted to get in my car with nothing and disappear to some tiny town in New Mexico where no one would think to look for me. I was raising…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastHow to Take Care of You - Bonus Episode
Are you exhausted from always putting yourself last? Is taking care of you a mystery or an afterthought? In this episode, we talk about why your needs matter…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastPulling Back the Curtain on Personal Growth
The biggest shift in your personal growth isn't going to come from trying harder—but from learning how your mind actually works. In this episode, we pull back…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastWhen It's Time to Take a Step Forward
It happens to all of us—overthinking, second-guessing, feeling mentally stuck. It's exhausting. In this episode, we break down five reasons it may be time to…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastYou Are Not Behind in Life
Feeling like you're behind in life is one of the most common thoughts I hear, even from people who are thoughtful, growing, and fully engaged in their lives…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastFollowing Your Passion - The Coaching Series
In this episode, you'll hear a real coaching session with guest Miles Carmichael as he works through self-doubt and hesitation around stepping into his passion…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastWe Need More Male Coaches
In this episode, I'm joined by life coaches and friends Zach Spafford and Joey Mascio for an honest conversation about why they became coaches and what drew…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastThe Coaching Series: Fear of Failure
In this episode, I coach a client who wants to start her own career and business, but keeps getting stopped by thoughts about money, rejection, and "what if it…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastTime to Invest in You!
This episode is a reminder that now—not someday—is the perfect time to invest in you, because waiting for life to calm down only keeps you stuck. You'll hear…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastHaving Christmas Presence
This holiday episode is your invitation to let go of managing, fixing, and performing—and simply be present this Christmas. We'll talk about releasing the…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastYou Don't Need to Fix It
As we head into the holidays, this episode is a reminder that peace doesn't come from managing conversations, situations, or people—it comes from letting go of…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastStaying Immune to Drama
Drama doesn't have to pull you in, and today Diana shows you how to stay centered when others get reactive or emotional. You'll learn how to be present…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastStop Giving Advice
If you've ever felt responsible for solving other people's problems, this episode is for you. Diana teaches how to stop giving unwanted advice and start…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastIn The Moment - Coffee Thoughts
In this Coffee Thought, Diana reflects on what it really means to "live in the moment," especially when the past is gone, the future doesn't exist yet, and…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastWhat Will Others Think? The Coaching Series
In this coaching session episode, Diana helps a client unravel the fear of judgment that has been stopping her from creating YouTube videos and sharing her…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastWhen Relationships Don't Make Sense: The Coaching Series
In this real coaching session, Diana helps Erin process the deep emotions that come from not being able to see her new grandson and navigating a complicated…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastCreating Confidence from Within: The Coaching Series with Julie Shanks Howard
In this coaching session, Diana helps client, Julie Shanks Howard, uncover why her confidence has been tied to the approval of others. Together, they explore…
The Renew Your Mind PodcastFinding Your Confidence: The Coaching Series
In this coaching session, I help a teacher and coaching client, Becca McBride, discover how to walk into the classroom with genuine confidence — not the kind…