What We Don't Know Is Just As Powerful As What We Do Know
Release Date: 05/09/2025
How To Stay Aligned When You Feel Like Everything Is Pulling You Off Center
10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING
Feeling pulled in a million directions? In today’s fast-paced world, it is easy to lose your center, your clarity, and your sense of who you truly are. This episode explores two powerful concepts that can help you reconnect with yourself: resonance and coherence. You will learn why certain people, ideas, and experiences resonate with you, and why resonance alone does not always mean something is healthy or aligned. You will also discover the deeper state of coherence, where your mind, heart, body, and energy move together in harmony. This is the space where grounded decision making, calm,...
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Nice or Kind? Seeing The Difference and Living From The Heart
10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING
In this episode of 10 Minutes to Less Suffering, explore how shifting from being nice to being kind can reduce stress, support emotional healing, and create more authentic and mindful relationships. Listeners learn why niceness often comes from fear and people pleasing, while true kindness grows from compassion, honesty, presence, and an open heart. What you will gain from this episode • A clear understanding of the difference between nice behavior and true heart based kindness • Insight into why some relationships feel inconsistent or disappointing during stressful moments • Support for...
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How Can We Change Our Lives When We Feel Stuck?| Overcome Fear and Trust the Unknown
10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING
In this inspiring episode of 10 Minutes to Less Suffering, author and life strategist Allison Carmen explores the question so many of us ask: How can we change our lives when we feel stuck, afraid, or uncertain? Through deep reflection and real-life stories, Allison shares how embracing the unknown can open the door to transformation, healing, and possibility. You’ll learn how to quiet fear, trust your intuition, and use The Maybe Practice to find hope even when life feels impossible. If you’ve been struggling with stress, self-doubt, or major life changes — this episode will...
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Just Because A Thought Is Real Doesn't Mean It's True
10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING
Our thoughts are real, but not always true. This episode invites listeners to look beyond the stories the mind creates and find freedom from worry, stress, and self-doubt. Through mindfulness and gentle awareness, it offers a path to calm and clarity in uncertain moments. Listeners are encouraged to trust that every thought can be met with curiosity and compassion, opening the way to inner peace, resilience, and a deeper sense of hope for what is possible. Poem: Our Thoughts Are Real, But Not Always True Our thoughts rise like waves on an endless sea, shaping the shore of who we think we are....
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Do You Think Life Is Against You?
10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING
When life takes an unexpected turn, when a relationship ends, plans fall apart, or disappointment appears out of nowhere, it can feel like everything is working against you. But what if life is still on your side, even in those moments of heartache and uncertainty? This podcast episode invites you to see challenges in a new way and find peace in the middle of change. When you stop believing that life is against you, you begin to open to the quiet rhythm of possibility, where healing and hope can start to grow. Even in pain there is movement. Even in loss there is life still unfolding with you....
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Finding A Way To Step Into New Possibilities
10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING
When life takes an unexpected turn and leaves us heartbroken or uncertain, it can be hard to move forward. This rebroadcast is a needed reminder for us all. Once we’ve taken the time to feel and process those emotions, the real MAGIC begins — MAYBE, ACCEPTANCE, GRATITUDE, INNER GROWTH, and letting go of what we can’t CONTROL. It’s a simple yet powerful formula for finding freedom, embracing change, and creating a new life filled with possibility. Tune in for a heartfelt conversation to help you reconnect with hope and take your next step forward! You can also follow me on , , ,...
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How to Set Boundaries Without Guilt/Stop People-Pleasing and Prevent Burnout
10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING
Feeling drained from saying "yes" when you really want to say "no"? You're not alone. In this episode on setting healthy boundaries, I explore the guilt, fear, and discomfort that come with honoring your true needs—and how mastering this skill can completely transform your life and relationships. You'll learn: ● Practical ways to stop people-pleasing and prevent burnout ● How to protect your energy and reduce daily stress ● Techniques for building respect-based relationships instead of...
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How to Stop Resisting Life | Finding Peace Through Surrender and Acceptance
10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING
So much of our suffering comes when life doesn't go our way. Traffic makes us late, meetings unfold differently than expected, or loved ones face challenges we can't control. In this mindfulness episode, you'll discover how our will can equal pain—and how surrender creates space for renewal. In this episode, discover: ● Why uncertainty can become an ally instead of an enemy ● How to ease stress by releasing resistance to what is ● Practical techniques for meeting everyday struggles with more...
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Building Trust in Yourself | Overcoming Fear and Embracing Uncertainty
10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING
This episode explores how trust isn't just about people or outcomes—it's about leaning into uncertainty and engaging with life as it unfolds. If you've ever resisted pursuing a dream, applying for a job, or taking a chance because you didn't trust yourself or the future, this episode offers a new way forward. Learn how to: ● Use the power of "Maybe" to bridge the gap when trust feels impossible ● Build resilience and courage in the face of the unknown ● Trust yourself when you can't trust the...
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Radical Acceptance Practice | Finding Peace When Life Doesn't Go As Planned
10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING
Discover how letting go of resistance can bring more peace, ease, and openness to your life. When things don't go as planned, acceptance helps soften the pain, keeps you present, and allows hope for what the future may bring. In this episode, you'll learn: ● How to practice radical acceptance without giving up ● Techniques to stay present even during challenges ● Why accepting "what is" opens doors to "what can be" ● How to release the constant story that things...
info_outlineHow do we move forward when the path ahead feels uncertain? This episode dives into the heart of decision-making—where facts meet intuition and the unknown becomes a source of possibility. If fear is holding you back, listen in to rediscover how uncertainty can lead to clarity, courage, and transformation.
This is a rebroadcast to remind us all that when making a decision, the unknown is just as important as the known. There is nothing to fear—and everything to embrace.
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You can also follow me on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you are interested in my work, please check out my books, The Gift of Maybe: Finding Hope and Possibility in Uncertain Times (including a new audiobook), A Year Without Men: A 12 Point Guide To Inspire and Empower Women and my new Audiobook, Maybe Everything Is Okay, A Parent's Guide To Less Stress and Worry. Also you can check out my new Maybe Cards: A Path to Stress-Free Living or my new digital Maybe Journal.
Above all, my sincere wish is that this podcast has contributed to less suffering and more joy in your life!