Words With Myself

Acceptance: An Antidote To Anger

This episode explores what true acceptance really means, not merely acknowledging trauma but fully integrating it into who you are so it no longer controls you.
It examines how anger can consume life, the difficult work of forgiveness and processing, and offers encouragement to make space, grieve, and grow toward freedom.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Of The Ego

This episode explores how the Dunning-Kruger effect and self-deception lead us to overestimate abilities and build fragile identities. It explains why projecting an idealized self creates anxiety, depression, and a fear of being exposed.The host argues that real confidence comes from honesty and alignment between who you are and how you act, not from maintaining flattering illusions. Authentic change requires deep introspection, time, and the willingness to lose what was built on inauthenticity.Ultimately, the episode calls listeners to take personal responsibility for their inner work: face your truth, become more authentic, and accept the difficult but necessary process of real growth.

Confront the Monster: Letting Go of Your Ego and Shadow

This episode explores why change is hard and how treating symptoms never solves the real issue. It explains the need to bring buried fears, shame, and habits into awareness, confront your inner 'monster', and accept all parts of yourself.Through honest self-inquiry and difficult choices you can replace harmful patterns with supportive habits and relationships, building a foundation for lasting change and true healing.

Suicidal thoughts: The Desire for Rebirth

This episode explores how severe depression and suicidal thoughts often come from a longing for spiritual or ego death rather than a wish to end life. It explains how rigid identities, shame, and unprocessed trauma can trap people and make suffering feel permanent.The host argues that simply telling someone "don't kill yourself" is not enough and offers a path forward: face the darker parts of yourself, understand and forgive the past, let go of fixed identities, and allow change to create space for healing and renewal.

Risk Nothing, Risk Everything

This episode uses the coin-toss scene from No Country For Old Men to explore how every day we unconsciously stake everything on our choices and how fear of loss can lead to a lifeless comfort.It argues for intentional, present living: accept risk, be fully engaged in your actions, experiment to find what matters, and choose meaningful experiences over passive safety.

Drawn to Your Beliefs: How Perception Shapes Reality

Do you believe that magic is real? Do you believe that God is real? Do you believe that numerology is real? Whether you believe all of those things or none of those things, what you decide your belief is, is what will dictate what you perceive.Target fixation is a term used to describe when you focus on a certain point and it draws you closer towards it. If you focus on the negative, you will perceive the negative; if you focus on the positive, you will perceive the positive. Your beliefs control and impact your perception, creating momentum that compounds over time.Changing your perception starts by eliminating negative input, practicing radical honesty, and stepping away from self-deception. By shifting your focus and being open to evidence, you can transform your life and start seeing the signs that lead you toward growth, meaning, and connection.

The Power of Language

In this episode the host explores how every word we speak influences our beliefs, emotions, and how others perceive us, tracing language’s power from historical control to today’s everyday speech. The episode argues that words carry vibration and meaning, shaping reality both internally and externally, and encourages listeners to become more mindful and intentional with their language.

Embracing Change: The Hidden Cost of Growth

In this episode of Words With Myself, the host explores why change often leads to loss, the fear of being rejected for setting boundaries, and how trying to force others to change rarely works. The episode emphasizes accepting the sacrifice that comes with self-improvement, distinguishing between voluntary suffering for growth and remaining a victim, and trusting that the right people will stay in your life while others may fall away.

Gratitude Is Not the Enemy of Ambition

This episode explores how we take everyday blessings for granted, why grounding yourself in gratitude matters, and how noticing your baseline can bring perspective and calm.It also explains that wanting more or aiming for change doesn’t make you ungrateful—gratitude and ambition can coexist and both help attract abundance and presence.

You Are Not Fixed: Reclaim Your Power to Change

This episode explores the belief that our traits are either fixed or changeable, and argues we have the power to change our perspective and habits. It examines confidence, self-ownership, and how reframing choices can help you grow.Listeners are encouraged to take responsibility for their decisions, notice limiting beliefs, and use practical steps—like exposure and inner work—to become the person they want to be.