Living in the Question: How Embracing Uncertainty Deepens Relationships & Fosters Growth with TJ Woodward
Release Date: 04/23/2025
Take Back Your Mind
Our first Life Question comes from Andreea in Flowery Branch, Georgia. She wants to know if each person creates their own reality, do our prayers for our loved ones influence their lives? Next, Onyi from London asks: How do you know when it’s time to walk away from a relationship that feels loving but not spiritually aligned? Finally, Michael leads a powerful meditation with the intention of waking up to our glorious nature. ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you’ve been inspired by an episode, we’d love to hear from you! Consider leaving...
info_outlineTake Back Your Mind
Today, Michael welcomes back Iyanla Vanzant. Iyanla is one of the country's most celebrated writers and public speakers of our time, dedicated to facilitating the growth and evolution of human consciousness. She’s the author of 19 books including six New York Times best-sellers. She won an Emmy for the NBC/Bunim Murray daytime drama “Starting Over,” and was the executive producer and host of the critically acclaimed, award-winning unscripted series, "lyanla: Fix My Life," which became the No. 1 reality show on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. As the Founder of Inner Visions World Wide, Iyanla...
info_outlineTake Back Your Mind
Welcome to the new Take Back Your Mind Life Question of Week, now featuring *two* Life Questions plus a meditation to anchor in the lessons from Michael’s answers. Our first question comes from Ashley, whose spiritual FOMO is desperately driving her quest for the next big ‘aha’ moment. Next, Shefali wants to know if spirituality itself can be trusted when she sees online spiritual teachers talk about oneness, yet also spread division or fear. Finally, Michael leads a special guided meditation on the feeling-tone of All Needs Met. ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? This...
info_outlineTake Back Your Mind
Welcome Back to the new season of Take Back Your Mind! Prosperity isn’t just about possessions, nor is it something to chase. It’s a frequency to embody. Today, Michael invites us into the feeling-tone of All Needs Met—a state of being rooted in trust, clarity, and deep spiritual alignment. With stories, timeless wisdom, and gentle reminders, he shows us how to shift from anxious striving to spacious allowing. Highlights include: -Michael reflecting on teaching spiritual principles since the 1970s and focusing on prosperity and spiritual growth beyond material manipulation -Why the...
info_outlineTake Back Your Mind
*Summer Break Message*: Peace and richest blessings to you, our beloved Take Back Your Mind podcast community! We are taking a summer break during July and August, and will return on September 3rd with new shows and a brand-new format! Take this opportunity to revisit your favorite episodes or catch the ones you missed. Have a great summer and see you in September! Today’s Life Question comes from Whynde, who heard Michael say something in a previous podcast episode that resonated with her: “We have the global brain, but what we need now is the global heart.” She wants to know what he...
info_outlineTake Back Your Mind
*Summer Break Message*: Peace and richest blessings to you, our beloved Take Back Your Mind podcast community! We are taking a summer break during July and August, and will return on September 3rd with new shows and a brand-new format! Take this opportunity to revisit your favorite episodes or catch any ones you missed. Have a great summer and see you in September! On today’s Take Back Your Mind, Michael speaks with Cris Steinman. Cris has been a prominent leader in the field of personal growth for over 25 years. She is the creator of the Fit Mental model, which focuses on transforming...
info_outlineTake Back Your Mind
Catherine from Nairobi wants to know if we are not our thoughts but the observer of our thoughts, and if our thoughts create our reality, what does observing our thoughts have to do with creating our reality? For practical spiritual insight and encouragement regarding your relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding of world events, submit your Life Question of the Week to , and it may be featured in an upcoming episode! Remember to subscribe/follow and set an alert to receive notifications each Friday when new episodes are available! If you are inspired by the Take Back Your Mind...
info_outlineTake Back Your Mind
Today, Michael chats it up with Niurka. Niurka’s a world-renowned transformational leader, master of Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), and creator of Supreme Influence®—an evolutionary mission and method that empowers people to break through fear, self-doubt, and limiting patterns to unlock their true purpose and live with deep fulfillment and measurable results. With over two decades of global impact, Niurka has guided hundreds of thousands to rewire their mindset, elevate their communication, and create real, lasting breakthroughs in how they lead, love, and live. *Please scroll down...
info_outlineTake Back Your Mind
Today’s Life Question comes from Andreea, whose personal challenges with her son’s father are affecting their co-parenting relationship. How can she shift her perspective to better manage the situation? For practical spiritual insight and encouragement regarding your relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding of world events, submit your Life Question of the Week to and it may be featured in an upcoming episode! Remember to subscribe/follow and set an alert to receive notifications each Friday when new episodes are available! If you are inspired by the Take Back Your Mind...
info_outlineTake Back Your Mind
Today, Michael sits with Dr. Thom Lobe. Thom is the founder of the Regenevéda clinics in Chicago and Los Angeles, which focus on advanced hormone therapy, anti-aging medicine, and regenerative medicine. It was during his early childhood battle with Legg-Calve-Perthes that exposed Thom to a diverse range of doctors and hospitals, igniting his passion for the sciences. His work as an attending surgeon at the Shriners’ Burns Hospital gave Thom a great understanding of advanced nutrition, metabolism, hormone therapy, skin care, and regenerative wound healing. In 2008, he opened Regenevéda,...
info_outlineIn a world where division and uncertainty are prevalent, the need for genuine connection has never been more critical. But how can we remain connected when opinions diverge and times are unpredictable? The answer lies in cultivating curiosity by “Living in the question,” according to TJ Woodward. TJ is a bestselling author, inspirational speaker, and revolutionary recovery expert who has helped countless people through his simple yet powerful teachings. He’s a featured thought leader on WholeHearted.org along with Brené Brown, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Gabor Maté, and Mark Lundholm, as well as a featured thought leader in the docuseries, “Addiction Revealed.” Ordained by Michael himself, TJ is also the founder of Agape Bay Area in Oakland, the first satellite community of The Agape International Spiritual Center.
During Michael’s and TJ’s conversation, they cover:
-TJ’s childhood joy, then early trauma, followed by substance use, and his first steps toward sobriety and spiritual awakening
-How recovery and New Thought teachings helped TJ shed false beliefs and return to his essence
-What ‘Living in the Question’ means, and how curiosity expands awareness while judgment restricts it
-The importance of open-ended questions as tools for spiritual growth and social harmony
-How over-identifying with diagnoses or labels reinforces dis-ease vs. focusing on what’s working and feeling the energy shift
-Creating space for healers to experience healing themselves, avoiding burnout, and the “fixer” mentality
-Why true compassion emerges from insight, not from reactive behavior
-How neuroplasticity and epigenetics confirm what mystics have always known: consciousness shifts physiology and thought patterns reshape the brain and gene expression, and more!
Next, Michael leads a meditation with the intention of waking up to our Real nature.
Get TJ’s latest book, “Conscious Creation,” and connect with him at https://www.tjwoodward.com/ and across social media. Learn more about his work with Wholehearted here: https://wholehearted.org/.
Remember to Subscribe or Follow and set an alert to receive notifications each Wednesday when new episodes are available!
Connect with Michael at his website – https://michaelbeckwith.com/ – and receive his guided meditation, “Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable” when you sign up to receive occasional updates from Michael! You can also connect with him at https://agapelive.com/.
Facebook: @Michael.B.Beckwith
https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith
IG: @michaelbbeckwith
https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith/
TikTok: @officialmichaelbeckwith
https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w
And as always, deep gratitude to the sponsors of the Take Back Your Mind with Michael B. Beckwith podcast:
-Agape International Spiritual Center: https://agapelive.com/ and
-NutriRise, the makers of Michael’s AdaptoZen product line, a few of which include:
-Superfood Greens: https://nutririse.com/products/greens-superfood
-Superfood Reds: https://nutririse.com/products/adaptozen-superfood-reds
-ELEVATE+: Organic Fermented Mushrooms: https://nutririse.com/products/elevate-fermented-mushrooms-powder