Why You Keep Avoiding Your Emotions (Without Realizing It)
The Renew Your Mind Podcast
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 this episode, I walk you through the sneaky ways we avoid feeling—like overthinking, fixing, staying busy, or focusing on everyone else—and why your brain keeps doing this. If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or just “off” and couldn’t quite figure out why, this will help you see what’s really going on. And more importantly, you’ll learn how to start catching it and come back to what you’re actually feeling so...
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Naming, Accepting, and Processing Your Emotions
The Renew Your Mind Podcast
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 it, and process it—so feelings stop overwhelming you or leaking out in ways you don’t want. You’ll learn why expanding your emotional vocabulary matters, why resisting feelings makes them louder, and how to let emotions move through your body in a healthy way. Emotions Wheel:
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The Keys to Building Trust in Your Important Relationships
The Renew Your Mind Podcast
Diana interviews communication expert, Pat Quinn in this special episode! When trust is missing, conversations feel tense, guarded, or surface-level. We second-guess each other’s motives, overanalyze tone, and walk away feeling misunderstood or unseen. At work, it shows up as micromanaging or withholding ideas; at home, it shows up as defensiveness, resentment, or emotional distance. Establishing trust on purpose matters because without it, even small issues feel heavy—and with it, hard conversations become safer, clearer, and far more productive. Get Pat Quinn’s Trust Cues Book Now!...
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Exhausted, Numb, and Ready to Give Up
The Renew Your Mind Podcast
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 four kids, working two jobs, going to school, living with anxiety, depression, and a cruel husband — exhausted, numb, and in excruciating pain all at the same time. Today I’m talking about that season honestly, because if you’re quietly surviving something heavy, I want you to know you’re not crazy… and you’re not alone. Free Mind Shift Coaching Call:
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How to Take Care of You - Bonus Episode
The Renew Your Mind Podcast
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, how you may have learned to ignore them, and how to start taking care of yourself—physically, emotionally, and mentally—without guilt. Taking care of you isn’t selfish; it’s essential to getting your energy, clarity, and peace back. Schedule your Free Mind Shift Coaching Call at . And scroll down to the bottom to sign up for Thinking on a Thursday so you never miss an invite to join classes or coaching groups.
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Pulling Back the Curtain on Personal Growth
The Renew Your Mind Podcast
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 curtain on mind renewal and how learning life coaching skills can change your life in ways you never expected, starting with your relationship with yourself. We explore what really creates change (and what doesn’t), along with practical tools you can use right now to feel calmer, clearer, and more connected to yourself—plus how you can go deeper into this work now to get the change you have been wishing for. RYM Institute...
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When It’s Time to Take a Step Forward
The Renew Your Mind Podcast
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 take the next step in renewing your mind—and why trying harder on your own often isn’t enough. We talk about how to manage your thoughts differently so life feels calmer, clearer, and more manageable, and how to get the support you need in this life-changing process. Take the next step today at
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You Are Not Behind in Life
The Renew Your Mind Podcast
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. In this episode, we slow that belief way down and question the imagined timelines, comparisons, and measuring sticks that quietly steal peace from the present moment. You’ll learn why it’s not actually possible to be behind—and how acceptance, self-trust, and enjoying your life now are the foundation for real growth. Make sure you check out for your next step!
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Following Your Passion - The Coaching Series
The Renew Your Mind Podcast
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 and joining the Renew Your Mind Institute Coach Certification Program. We talk honestly about the fears that come up when you feel called to something meaningful but your mind starts offering reasons to stay safe. This conversation shows what it looks like to gently question those thoughts, create clarity, and move forward without needing to feel 100% ready. If you’ve ever felt torn between what you want and what your fear is...
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We Need More Male Coaches
The Renew Your Mind Podcast
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 them into the mind renewal space. We talk about why we need more male coaches, especially in work that helps people understand their thoughts, emotions, and choices. Zach and Joey share how men bring clarity, steadiness, and powerful perspective to coaching in a way that deeply supports growth and peace. This episode is an invitation to rethink what great coaching looks like—and who it’s for. Renew Your Mind Institute: Joey Mascio,...
info_outlineWhen you stop pressuring yourself for the “right” answer and start asking better questions, everything shifts. In this episode, I share how the mindset of curiosity opens the door to learning, growth, and fresh possibilities in your daily life. You’ll also practice a simple question that helps you move from stuck to open and grounded in possibility.