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The Mark Groves Podcast

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

The Mark Groves Podcast is for heart-led humans eager to expand perspectives, explore HARD truths, and break old patterns while cultivating deeper, more honest connections with self, our relationships, community, and the world. Tune in twice a week for powerful guest interviews and solo episodes that deliver real talk, fresh insights, and practical tools to transform (y)our relationships — because relationships are how we truly connect — and supercharge (y)our personal growth.
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The Mark Groves Podcast - #108: Take Charge of Your Mind with Dr. Caroline Leaf
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09/15/20 • 74 min

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a neuroscientist specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s, she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change (neuroplasticity) with directed mind input. This week we chat about what is actually happening in the brain with relation to memories, relationships, and life experiences, and how to use mind-directed techniques to help relieve intrusive thoughts.

~ Discover:

  • The brain, mind and the difference between them
  • Suppression is a reinforcement process
  • Positive thinking is a band-aid to the wound
  • Make the process work for you, discover wisdom and responsibility
  • Depression is not an illness, it's a signal
  • Conscious and non-conscious mind
  • How to create the shift
  • Awareness brings autonomy
  • How to dismantle "The toxic tree"
  • The connection to suppressing emotions and disease
  • The "switch" technique
  • Going beyond mindfulness

Find Dr. Leaf online at www.drleaf.com or on Instagram @drcarolineleaf.

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The Mark Groves Podcast - #180: The Body Doesn't Lie with Manon Mathews
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11/30/21 • 96 min

Themes: Healing, Transformation, Relationships, Betrayal, Infidelity

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Buckle up, friends, because in today’s episode we’re taking you on a ride. I have been consistently impressed with today’s guest and I was so inspired by her story that I had to have her on the podcast to share it with you.

For comedian and content creator Manon Mathews, comedy is life. It took more than luck for her hilarious antics on Vine to open the door for her career. Years of routinely embarrassing herself, improv classes, some stints as an amateur standup comic, unrelenting dedication, and a life-altering night out that forced her to change her ways—that’s what set her on the path to manifesting her dream life.

Join me and Manon as she shares her story of a whirlwind romance, the betrayal that shattered her reality and the incredible transformation that followed.

Discover:

  • The importance of honouring your intuition and trusting energy
  • The lessons and growth that can come from infidelity and betrayal

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The Mark Groves Podcast - #096: Crushing Codependency Myths with Terri Cole
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06/29/20 • 67 min

I am so excited to have Terri Cole back to dive deeper into codependency. I very much identify as recovering codependent, so there is no judgement at all when I say that so many of us have codependent traits that are holding us back from life and love. So many of us think we are helping others and that we would be selfish if we stopped caretaking other people’s needs. It’s human to want to care for others, it’s human to have deep empathy, but we cannot save people from themselves. We often don’t realise that our trying to save others means we are robbing another person of their own ability to take care of themselves or to become who they truly are. In all of the years I have been doing this work and the thousands and thousands of messages I receive, codependency is by far one of the biggest issues I see. That’s why I am so pumped to bring you ‘Crushing Codependency’ with Terri Cole. A 6-week interactive deep dive to free yourself from people-pleasing forever. Just us at http://crushcodependency.com/ I can’t wait to see you there!

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Discover:

  • Myths about codependency
  • What is a high-functioning codependent?
  • How to unlearn codependency
  • The biggest signs you are putting everyone else first
  • The correlation between codependency, autoimmune and leaky gut
  • Boundaries start with this
  • How we rob each other from self-love and accountability
  • What's below the escape?
  • What's under "I just love big, that's all"
  • How to have amazing outcomes in life and relationships

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Themes: Marriage, Love, Relationships, the Cinderella Complex, Breakups

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Today I'm joined by the wonderful duo that is Beau Nelson and Shannon Heth, authors of Cinderella, You Bitch: Rescue Your Relationships from the Fairy-Tale Fantasy. In this episode, we speak about our society’s obsession with having a fairytale love story and happy endings. As kids, we’ve all heard the story of how Cinderella or other fairytale princesses found their prince charming, got married, and lived happily ever after, giving us unrealistic expectations of how relationships should be when we become adults. Listening to this episode will help you see the reality of a being in a relationship and how you can create the ending you desire.

Shannon Heth is a marketing and communications specialist who crafts creative strategy and stories for global brands. The president and founder of public relations agency Milk Creative Communications, her client work has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, Bon Appetit, and the Los Angeles Times. An accomplished storyteller, Shannon has also penned a number of articles for newspapers and magazines. She lives in Vancouver, BC with her two young sons.

Beau Nelson is a creator. As an internationally recognized celebrity makeup artist he has worked with women like Kristen Stewart, Zoe Kravitz, Christina Hendricks, and Iman. As a photographer/director, he has collaborated with legendary brands like Chanel, Tom Ford, Dior, Violet Grey, and Chantecaille Cosmetics. And as a multi-passionate creative, he’s been involved in countless other artistic endeavors from fragrance development, to songwriting, to visual art. Beau has spent years studying and practicing principles of personal transformation and lives in Los Angeles, California.

00:00 Intro

01:30 Cinderella, You Bitch

05:56 The fairytale trap

10:01 Being responsible versus taking responsibility

12:19 Separating reality from fantasy

15:36 Stop finding happiness in other people

19:00 Sometimes breakups are a good thing

22:58 The problem with idolizing weddings & marriage

29:01 Problematic language used to describe love

32:57 Getting out of the fairytale trap

39:53 The magic of starting conversations with strangers

46:34 Acknowledging your feelings & celebrating yourself

Discover:

  • The reason why so many of us live with a “Cinderella complex” and how we can get out of this fairytale trap
  • Why Shannon and Beau think breakups are a good thing
  • The importance of celebrating your achievements and recognizing your feelings

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In this episode, I address listener questions during a live Q&A session, where I dive into the topics of navigating toxic relationships, making career transitions to pursue passions, and coping with breakups by embracing the concept of a sacred pause. I talk about the importance of recognizing when to let go, strategic planning for career shifts, and prioritizing self-respect and personal growth in our relationships. Tune in to explore how confronting inherited patterns, embracing uncertainty, and establishing healthy communication can lead to positive growth and alignment with your truth and purpose.

Resources:

Submit Your Questions Here: https://mark-groves.mykajabi.com/ask-mark

Join My Online Community: http://markgroves.com/aligned

Get My New Book! Liberated Love - Release Codependent Patterns and Create the Love You Desire: https://markgroves.com/book

Explore My Courses: https://markgroves.com/courses

Follow me and my work here:

Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/markgrovestv

Subscribe to my Newsletter: https://markgroves.com/newsletter

Subscribe to my Substack: https://markgroves.substack.com

Find an archive of my work here:

Instagram - @createthelove: https://www.instagram.com/createthelove

Facebook - @createthelove: https://www.facebook.com/createthelove

If you want to dive deeper into my content, search through every episode, find specific topics I've covered, and ask me questions, go to my Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/markgroves

Themes: Q&A, Relationships, Toxic Relationships, Career, Career Transitions, Breakups, Sacred Pause, Liberated Love, Real Talk, Letting Go, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Personal Growth, Communication, Healthy Communication, Authenticity, Purpose

Drop us a note at [email protected] for sponsor product support, questions, comments, guest suggestions, or just to say hello!

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The Mark Groves Podcast - #187: Understanding Mass Formation with Mattias Desmet
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01/10/22 • 70 min

Themes: Psychology, Mass Formation, Groupthink, Belonging

Summary:

The psychology of individuals is interesting, and how individual psychology is influenced by groups, media, marketing and fear is an area I’m going to continue to explore. It’s like family systems but muchhhhh larger. And much more complex. Yet still simple in the narrow ways we respond when afraid — thanks to evolution and our amygdala.

This is why I’M SO EXCITED that I got to interview Mattias Desmet! He is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Ghent University in Belgium with a masters degree in statistics. As an academic researcher, Mattias started to study the statistics presented around the current events in early 2020 and it became clear to him that the stats needed further exploration and discussion, as did how we were approaching it psychologically.

Mattias joins me to share his expertise in a phenomenon known as "mass formation," a kind of collective hypnosis that occurs under certain societal conditions. WOW. What an incredible exploration that I thoroughly enjoyed. I hope this episode gives you deeper context for our current situation and makes you a feel less alone as you navigate today's climate.

Discover:

  • The psychological process of "mass formation" and how it relates to current events
  • The four specific conditions in society that when fulfilled simultaneously, lead to groupthink
  • The surprising reason people continue to buy into a consensus narrative
  • The most efficient strategy you can adopt to help shift the narrative

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Themes: Childhood Wounds, Family Systems, People-Pleasing, Relationships, Self-Worth

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I think it’s safe to say that none of us had a perfect childhood, and we all carry around behaviours and unhealed pain that doesn’t serve us. But it doesn’t have to be that way: our past may have created our patterns, but we can change them with some self-awareness and the right tools. Join my bestie Vienna Pharaon and me as we dive into understanding and overcoming wounds from our Family of Origin, so you can move beyond your frustrating patterns in life and love and into a more liberated way of being.

Vienna is a licensed marriage and family therapist and one of New York City’s most sought-after relationship therapists. She has practiced therapy for more than fifteen years and is the founder and owner of the group practice Mindful Marriage and Family Therapy. Her first book, The Origins of You, hits shelves on February 21st, 2023.

Discover:

  • How unhealed pain or “wounds” from our Family of Origin manifest in our adult behaviours
  • Why it’s so difficult to hold the paradox of being both disappointed with and grateful for our upbringing
  • Five common “origin wounds” and how they show up in our adult lives
  • How to identify and start to heal the origin wounds that hold you back

00:00 Intro

02:10 How childhood wounds impact us today

13:57 You don’t need to have a traumatic childhood to have wounds

18:19 Being both disappointed with and grateful for aspects of your upbringing

29:23 Examples of origin wounds

32:35 The belonging wound

36:53 The prioritization wound

45:15 Safety and trust wounds

55:42 How to begin healing

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The Mark Groves Podcast - #101: Why Do Men Follow Instagram Models? with Dr. Laura McNally
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07/30/20 • 113 min

One of the most popular videos I’ve ever recorded was ‘why do men follow Instagram models?’ So I wanted to dive deeper into a topic that is so complex and often controversial. This week I introduce my good friend Dr. Laura McNally who is a psychologist that has been writing on this topic for some years. We discuss the entire life cycle — how children are socialized and shaped by their environments, how this impacts young adults and their ideas about beauty and sex, how sexual arousal changes the way we think and how monitoring our body image shifts our cognitive function. Why is it that sex and porn addiction most often impact men, while body image and eating disorders almost exclusively impact women? It turns out this isn't a coincidence. Importantly, this is not a discussion that aims to tell anyone what they should or shouldn’t do with their Instagram or social media, it is an exploration of the research that will hopefully leave you feeling better informed about what works for you.

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Discover:

  • You can't change anything you don't take responsibility for
  • The root of the problem
  • Porn, triggers and responses
  • Dissecting the questions that come up around IG models
  • Where does it all start?
  • Growing up on the apps and the issues they create for children
  • Anti-sex vs. anti-women
  • Sexuality and religion
  • How we cheat ourselves out of connection
  • How we buy into "you'll never be hot enough"

You can find Laura’s work on Instagram @actualpsychology https://www.instagram.com/actualpsychology/

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Human relationships are at a crossroads and in this thought-provoking conversation with speaker and author Teal Swan we explore why. Teal unveils how modern dynamics, like the rise of narcissism and the constant influx of social media stimuli, are disrupting our ability to connect with others — and even with ourselves. She dives into the roots of relational dysfunction, tying them to unresolved childhood traumas and societal expectations that stifle authenticity. Offering a fresh perspective on healing, Teal introduces the Completion Process, a method designed to confront suppressed emotions and rebuild connections from a place of true authenticity. If you’re ready to examine the deeper forces shaping your relationships and discover tools for transformative growth, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

Teal Swan is a New Thought Leader and a Bestselling Author who is an expert in human development and relationships, with a following of over 1M on all social media platforms. She has over a decade of experience working with people of all walks of life with a mission to reduce human suffering. Today, she's also become an International Speaker, having facilitated retreats and life changing workshops in large venues worldwide. Teal was ranked 15th on The Watkins Most Spiritually Influential Living People in 2023.

—Teal’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tealswanofficial/

—Teal’s Website: https://tealswan.com/

—Teal’s Ancestral Healing Course: http://www.markgroves.com/tealswan // Head here to check out the Ancestral Healing Course: https://offers.tealswan.com/ancestral-healing-a and use this link to save $200 when you purchase: http://www.markgroves.com/tealswan

—Teal’s Books: https://tealswan.com/books/

—Teal’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TealSwanOfficial

—Teal’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tealswanofficial

Resources:

Ready to transform your relationships? Download The Relationship Toolkit for free and learn the 5 essential skills to thrive in love and life! https://go.markgroves.com/relationship-toolkit-podcast

Ready to stop chasing emotionally unavailable people? Download your free guide to break the cycle and call in the relationship you crave: https://go.markgroves.com/unavailable-people-opt-in-podcast

Learn the connection between Attachment Styles, how it affects the Nervous System, AND how you can heal it: .https://go.markgroves.com/nervous-system-opt-in-podcast

If you want to dive deeper into Mark’s content, search through every episode, find specific topics we’ve covered, and ask him questions, go to his Dexa page: https://ask.markgroves.com

Themes: Teal Swan, Relationships and Trauma, Healing from Trauma, Narcissism and Relationships, Collective Healing, Awakening and Emotional Growth, The Completion Process, Personal Transformation and Healing, Self-Awareness in Relationships, Healing Childhood Trauma, Teal Swan Podcast, Trauma Healing Podcast, Relationship Dynamics and Healing, Self-Awareness in Relationships, Emotional Growth and Awakening, Healing Methods and Personal Transformation, The Completion Process Teal Swan, How to Heal from Childhood Trauma in Relationships, Teal Swan on Narcissism and Relationships, The Completion Process by Teal Swan, Navigating Collective Trauma and Personal Healing, Emotional Growth and Healing with Teal Swan, Overcoming Toxic Relationship Patterns, Healing the Self Through Authenticity

This episode is sponsored by:

Cozy Earth: Use code MARK for 40% off sitewide at http://www.cozyearth.com

Mighty Networks: Go to http://www.markgroves.com/mightynetworks to learn how you can create your own community!

Contact us at [email protected] for sponsor product support, questions, comments, or just to say hello!

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Themes: Relationships, Romantic Relationships, Relationship Struggles, Couples Therapy, Communication, Healing, Conflict

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Back for the second time is my good friend, Nick Solaczek. Nick is a relationship coach and teacher specializing in romantic relationships with an emphasis on safe conversations, conscious relationship principles, mindfulness, authenticity and boundary setting. Nick works closely with IMAGO theory in his practice, believing that the image we project has a significant influence on who we are attracted to and how we show up in our relationship.

In this episode, we jam on how to create stronger romantic relationships, how our childhood experiences are responsible for many of our triggers in our adult relationships, the influence of fear and how it guides our actions, and more juicy relational truths. Tune in to hear Nick share mic-drops on how to communicate more clearly to ask for what we want and how to use struggle to strengthen our partnerships instead of drive us apart.

Nick also teaches us about his relational theory, The Developmental Mountain, which he shares in depth in his new course: Romantic Relationship Reset. Get the link and a discount below!

Discover:

  • Core relational dynamics of romantic relationships and which ones you and your partner relate to
  • How and why opposites attract when it comes to romantic relationships
  • The power of fear and its presence in our interactions with our partners
  • The benefits of both individual and couples therapy when it comes to long term relationships
  • The power of IMAGO dialogue as a powerful method of communication for couples

00:00 Intro

02:12 How we have historically approached couples work

06:34 Romance is propagandized by culture

10:14 We all have conflicts in the kitchen

18:24 Relational dynamics of the Seeker, Maximizer, Minimizer

25:40 How childhood experiences show up in adult relationships

26:48 We show and respond to emotion differently

29:56 The power of fear

34:54 The struggle is normal

41:47 Ways to ask for what you want

48:01 Why we deal with things the way we do

50:35 The Developmental Mountain

57:32 The Relationship Reset

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  • Cozy Earth | Use code GROVES for 40% off sitewide at cozyearth.com
  • Cymbiotika | Use code GROVES at checkout for 15% off your first purchase at cymbiotika.com. (Save up to 45% off when you buy a bundle!)

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How many episodes does The Mark Groves Podcast have?

The Mark Groves Podcast currently has 452 episodes available.

What topics does The Mark Groves Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education and Relationships.

What is the most popular episode on The Mark Groves Podcast?

The episode title '#108: Take Charge of Your Mind with Dr. Caroline Leaf' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Mark Groves Podcast?

The average episode length on The Mark Groves Podcast is 59 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Mark Groves Podcast released?

Episodes of The Mark Groves Podcast are typically released every 4 days, 6 hours.

When was the first episode of The Mark Groves Podcast?

The first episode of The Mark Groves Podcast was released on Sep 1, 2017.

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