The Renew Your Mind Podcast

The Renew Your Mind Podcast, hosted by Diana Swillinger, shares how to examine your thoughts, understand how they influence your emotions, and start managing them to better your relationships, life, and faith. Transform your life by the renewing of your mind.

Fighting for the Truth in Your Own Head 09/11/2026

Fighting for the Truth in Your Own Head Mind renewal isn't about forcing yourself to think positive thoughts; it's about learning to recognize what you're thinking, search for what is true, and find thoughts your brain can actually believe. Diana shares how her lifelong interest in truth connects to the work she teaches through mind renewal and coaching. The better you get at this skill, the more it changes how you approach your own life and gives you the ability to help other people find relief as well. If you want to learn these skills deeply and become a Renew Your Mind Life Coach, schedule your RYM Institute interview with Diana at rympodcast.com. /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42843485

Do You Think Like That All the Time? 09/08/2026

Do You Think Like That All the Time? Learning coaching skills doesn’t mean walking around analyzing everyone’s thoughts or trying to coach your friends and family. Diana explains the difference between having a coaching mindset and actually stepping into the role of a coach, including what it means to hold space, guide someone without fixing them, and help people find their own wisdom. She also shares how learning these skills has changed the way she experiences her own life, creating more curiosity, peace, and intentionality. If you’re interested in learning how to coach yourself and others using these practical tools, schedule your RYM Institute interview with Diana at rympodcast.com. /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42827305

They Didn’t Just Get Certified: From Learning the Skills to Living the Skills 09/04/2026

They Didn’t Just Get Certified: From Learning the Skills to Living the Skills What happens when you learn practical skills for renewing your mind—and then start using those skills everywhere? I’m talking with three women who became certified life coaches through the Renew Your Mind Institute, and their stories are all different, but they have one thing in common: the training changed them personally while giving them practical skills they now use in coaching, their careers, their relationships, and their businesses. They’re also in three different seasons of life, which makes this conversation a fun look at what’s possible when you learn how to coach yourself and help other people do the same. Free Drop-In Zoom Session: Behind the Curtain: How to Become a Coach, sign up at www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42787085

What To Do When You Think — I Want More 09/01/2026

What To Do When You Think — I Want More Wanting more doesn’t mean you’re failing or that the work you’ve already done hasn’t been enough—it means you’re still growing and participating in your own life. This episode is about identifying what you want more of and finding one next step instead of waiting until you have the whole plan. You’ll be reminded that change happens through small, doable steps and that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. If you’re ready for your next step, the Renew Your Mind Group Coaching Experience can help you keep growing, learning, and creating more of the life you want. Sign up for Thinking on a Thursday at /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42649080

I Keep Making Bad Choices - Diana Coaches Julie 08/25/2026

I Keep Making Bad Choices - Diana Coaches Julie This week’s podcast is a recorded coaching session from Coaches Club, where Diana coaches Julie, a Renew Your Mind Institute certified coach, through a real-life challenge around second-guessing herself. You’ll get to hear what coaching can actually sound like and how having a coach can help you uncover the thoughts that are keeping you stuck. Diana also shares ways you can work with her through the RYM Group Coaching Experience, Coaches Club, or the upcoming Renew Your Mind Institute Coach Certification, all starting in September. The coaching conversation also connects directly with Diana’s free class, How to Stop Second Guessing Yourself, happening August 26 and September 2, with all of these opportunities available at . /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42554020

Are You Asking Others for Advice or Reassurance? 08/18/2026

Are You Asking Others for Advice or Reassurance? Getting input from people we trust can be helpful, but there is a difference between asking for advice and looking for someone else to make us feel certain. Diana shares her simple process of gathering input, considering it, separating from other people's opinions, and then making her own decision. Learn how outsourcing our decisions can fuel second-guessing and make it harder to trust ourselves. Building self-trust means listening to others while still coming back to yourself and deciding what is best for your life. Free Class: /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42480615

I'm Exactly Where I'm Supposed to Be Right Now 08/12/2026

I'm Exactly Where I'm Supposed to Be Right Now You aren’t supposed to be anywhere else but where you are in your life today, right now, in this moment. This is where you’re supposed to be right now. Accepting reality in this way creates more peace, possibility, and freedom. Learn how letting go of the pressure to be somewhere else allows you to ask what you want to do, what you want to change, and what you need right now. You can accept exactly where you are while still growing, making choices, creating your future, and becoming who you want to be. Free Classes and Free Mind Shift Coaching Call: www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42403265

When You Feel Stuck 08/05/2026

When You Feel Stuck Feeling stuck can be frustrating, especially when you’ve been trying to shift your thinking and nothing seems to be working. Sometimes the problem isn’t that you haven’t found a helpful thought, but that some part of you doesn’t actually believe it yet. Learn how to find the sneaky “yeah, but” that is keeping you stuck and use small, believable shifts to finally get your wheels moving again so you can feel confident and capable in the part of your life you need it most! Free Mind Shift Coaching Call: www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42329090

Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work 07/28/2026

Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work Positive thinking isn't the answer—and it may be the very thing keeping you stuck. This episode explains why your brain rejects thoughts it doesn't believe and how shifting to one believable thought can completely change how you feel and what you do. You'll learn practical tools to loosen painful thinking patterns, including the power of "maybe" and taking baby steps instead of giant leaps. Mind renewal isn't about thinking positive; it's about thinking truth. Check out: www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42244460

The Willingness to Be a Beginner 07/22/2026

The Willingness to Be a Beginner Feeling awkward, inexperienced, or unsure has stopped many of us from trying the very things that could make our lives richer. This episode explores why being willing to be a beginner is one of the most important skills for creating more joy, adventure, confidence, and fulfillment. You'll learn how your thoughts about looking foolish or failing quietly keep you stuck and how a little curiosity can open the door to experiences you never imagined. The life you want is built one beginner's step at a time. /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42183230

What Our Emotions Are Telling Us 07/14/2026

What Our Emotions Are Telling Us Your emotions aren't problems to solve—they're valuable sources of information. They can reveal unmet needs, unhelpful beliefs, and opportunities for healing and growth if you're willing to get curious instead of pushing them away. Learn practical questions to help you understand what your emotions are communicating so you can make thoughtful, intentional decisions. Instead of mistrusting or silencing your emotions, discover how to work with them as you continue renewing your mind. Weekly Mind Renewal Strategies at: www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/42095100

Their Emotional Experience Is Theirs, Let Them Have It 07/07/2026

Their Emotional Experience Is Theirs, Let Them Have It You were never meant to be someone else's emotional manager. Trying to protect people from disappointment, frustration, or discomfort may feel loving, but it often leaves you carrying emotions that don't belong to you. This episode explores the surprising connection between people pleasing and control and why letting others be fully human may be one of the greatest gifts you can give them—and yourself. When you stop managing everyone else's emotional experience, you finally have the freedom to care for others without sacrificing yourself. Free Classes and Other Resources Here: www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/41997810

Freedom to Think Whatever We Want 06/30/2026

Freedom to Think Whatever We Want Freedom is more than something we celebrate once a year. It's something we can practice every day inside our own minds, but we aren’t practicing it enough! The stories we tell ourselves shape our emotional experience, and many of us spend years rehearsing thoughts that create discouragement, regret, or stress without realizing we have other options. This episode explores the freedom to choose what we think and how it will change your life for the better. There is a story in your head, you might as well make the story in your head a good one. Embracing the People Pleaser in You Free Class: /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/41913315

Renewed Minds, Real Stories 06/24/2026

Renewed Minds, Real Stories In this special 300th episode, you'll hear directly from listeners who share what they've learned from the Renew Your Mind Podcast and how they've applied those lessons in their own lives. From upgrading beliefs and processing emotions to taking ownership of thoughts and discovering the power of coaching, their stories are honest, practical, and inspiring. These testimonials are a reminder that change is possible, one thought at a time. Thank you for being part of this community and I'm still cheering you on in your own journey of mind renewal. /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/41784310

I Just Want to Be a Good Person 06/16/2026

I Just Want to Be a Good Person People pleasing is not always about wanting other people to like you. Sometimes it's about trying to be a good person, a faithful person, a dependable person, or a servant-hearted person. When over-functioning becomes part of your identity, it can be easy to miss the fear, guilt, or pressure driving it. Learn how to recognize the difference between healthy service and self-abandonment so you can care for others without disappearing in the process. Free Classes: /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/41669180

Life After People Pleasing 06/09/2026

Life After People Pleasing The life you've been looking for—more energy, more love, less stress, less frustration, more fulfillment, and more feeling like yourself—is waiting for you on the other side of people pleasing. When your attention, energy, and love finally come home to you, you stop existing as a resource for everyone else and start experiencing your own life more deeply. Relationships become more authentic, your generosity becomes sustainable, and you discover the freedom of letting other people care for you too. You can still be kind, caring, and supportive—you’re just finally included in the care. Free Class Sign Up: Embracing the People Pleaser in You at www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/41590180

Beautiful Traits You've Been Using Against Yourself 06/02/2026

Beautiful Traits You've Been Using Against Yourself People pleasing is often fueled by some of the most beautiful qualities within us: loyalty, kindness, generosity, and a genuine desire to care for others. The problem isn't those traits—it's what happens when fear, guilt, and the need for approval start driving them. When that happens, strengths that once felt life-giving can leave us exhausted, resentful, and disconnected from ourselves. Free Class Sign Up: Embracing the People Pleaser in You at www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/41516235

The Difference Between Love and People Pleasing 05/26/2026

The Difference Between Love and People Pleasing Love and people pleasing can look very similar on the outside, but internally they are coming from completely different places. Healthy love includes honesty, choice, boundaries, and your humanity too, while people pleasing is often fueled by fear, guilt, pressure, and emotional self-abandonment. This conversation explores how to care deeply for others without disappearing in the process and why saying no does not make you less loving. Healing people pleasing is not about loving less — it’s about learning to love from a grounded, truthful, and emotionally healthy place. Never Miss a Free Class with Diana: www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/41429165

The Exhaustion of Being “The Reliable One” 05/19/2026

The Exhaustion of Being “The Reliable One” Being “the reliable one” can feel meaningful, but over time it can also become exhausting. When your identity gets wrapped up in always helping, fixing, carrying, and showing up for everyone else, it becomes easy to lose connection with your own needs. This conversation explores the difference between healthy support and chronic over-functioning, and why dependable people still need rest, space, and care too. You can be loving, supportive, and responsible without making yourself responsible for everyone. Weekly Mind Renewal Strategies in "Thinking on a Thursday", sign up at www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/41352570

The Cost of Not Forgiving 05/12/2026

The Cost of Not Forgiving Holding onto resentment can quietly drain your emotional energy, keep painful memories active, and make it difficult to experience peace in the present. Forgiveness is often misunderstood as approval, trust, or reconciliation, when really it can simply be a way to stop carrying so much emotional suffering every day. This conversation explores why forgiveness feels so hard, why human beings struggle to let go, and how compassion can soften the grip of bitterness without excusing harmful behavior. Healing becomes possible when we stop focusing so much emotional attention on what someone else did and begin returning that attention back to ourselves, our peace, and our future. Receive Mind Renewal Strategies with the Thinking on a Thursday Weekly Email from Diana. Sign up at www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/41265305

It’s Okay If They Don’t Understand 05/05/2026

It’s Okay If They Don’t Understand Making decisions for yourself when other people don’t understand can be very challenging. But maybe we don’t need to explain, and instead we need to start trusting the choices we are making for ourselves. This is about releasing the need for approval and allowing others to have their thoughts while you move forward. You’ll walk away with a new way to think about being misunderstood and how embracing it can actually set you free. www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/41166430

A Painful Christian Marriage – Part 3 04/28/2026

A Painful Christian Marriage – Part 3 In this final episode, I’m sharing the last part of the interview I did with Melissa Radke for her podcast called The Radke Show, where I finish telling the story of leaving a difficult marriage and what came next. We talk about what it looked like to heal, learn through pain, and start creating a new life one step at a time. You’ll hear an honest conversation about faith, freedom, and the belief that God loves the individual more than He loves any institution. This final part is honest, grounded, and a reminder that truth matters. Free Mind Shift Coaching Call and Thinking on a Thursday at Follow Melissa Radke at https://www.youtube.com/@MelissaRadke /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/40963780

A Painful Christian Marriage – Part 2 04/21/2026

A Painful Christian Marriage – Part 2 In this deeply personal episode, I’m sharing part two of the interview I did with Melissa Radke for her podcast, where I continue opening up about the difficult marriage I was in and the journey of leaving. I talk about what it looked like to stop using alcohol to cope, and the willingness it took to feel pain instead of avoid it so I could begin to grow. You’ll hear the honest moments when clarity started to come, including when I knew the marriage was truly over. This is a raw and meaningful conversation about truth, healing, and choosing a new path. /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/40956675

A Painful Christian Marriage 04/15/2026

A Painful Christian Marriage In this deeply personal episode, I’m sharing part one of an interview from The Radke Show where I open up about the difficult marriage I was in and the decision to leave. This is the first time I’m sharing with you that I got divorced during the six years of this podcast, and I talk honestly about the weight of that choice and the fear of what others might think. You’ll hear the real, behind-the-scenes moments of what it looked like to wrestle with staying or going. And this part of the story ends with a turning point—when I decided to stop using alcohol to cope and start facing my life head-on. /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/40889160

You Are Supposed to Feel All the Things 04/08/2026

You Are Supposed to Feel All the Things This episode is for the moments when you think, “I don’t like feeling this way,” and want out of it as fast as possible. We talk about what it looks like to let that feeling be there and to see it as part of being human, not a problem to fix. This is the part where you feel it, process it, and let it be part of the life you’re living. www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/40768725

The Pressure to Feel Better 04/01/2026

The Pressure to Feel Better In this episode, we look at the pressure we put on ourselves to feel better—and how it can keep emotions stuck instead of helping them move through. I walk through three places that pressure comes from: other people, your own self-talk, and the beliefs you’ve picked up over time about what it means to feel something uncomfortable. When you start to notice that pressure, you can begin to take it off and allow your emotions to be there without rushing them away. This is where real processing happens and where more peace starts to come in. www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/40702825

When Someone Else Is Causing Your Emotions 03/25/2026

When Someone Else Is Causing Your Emotions In this episode, I walk you through what’s really happening when it feels like someone else is causing your emotions, and why that experience can feel so instant and out of your control. I break down how to catch that moment in real time and use it as an opportunity to name, accept, and process your emotion instead of reacting. You’ll hear practical ways to stay with your emotion even while the other person is still talking, and how to create just enough space to respond in a way that feels like you. This is the work that changes how you show up in relationships and how you experience your emotional world. More Mind Renewal Resource at /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/40623660

Why You Keep Avoiding Your Emotions (Without Realizing It) 03/18/2026

Why You Keep Avoiding Your Emotions (Without Realizing It) 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 it can finally move through you. Find MORE Mind Renewal Resources at www.rympodcast.com /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/40536415

Naming, Accepting, and Processing Your Emotions 03/11/2026

Naming, Accepting, and Processing Your Emotions 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: /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/40403355

The Keys to Building Trust in Your Important Relationships 03/03/2026

The Keys to Building Trust in Your Important Relationships 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! Book: More mind renewal strategies at /episode/index/show/rympodcast/id/40304800

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