10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING

Feeling stressed or anxious? 10 Minutes to Less Suffering is your quick daily boost for emotional relief and peace of mind.Each episode delivers practical mindfulness techniques, effective stress management tools, and compassionate insights to help you navigate life’s challenges. Whether you’re facing anxiety, uncertainty, overwhelm, or everyday pressures, these short, inspiring episodes fit effortlessly into your busiest days. Ideal for busy professionals, parents, young adults, and anyone seeking mental wellness without the time commitment. Start your journey to less suffering today. Hosted by Allison Carmen, bestselling author, life strategist, business consultant, and coach.

The Key To Finding More Joy in 2026: Right Sizing Our Problems 01/02/2026

The Key To Finding More Joy in 2026: Right Sizing Our Problems Every year brings challenges, uncertainty, and problems that can feel overwhelming. While it is not possible to control how many problems arise, it is possible to change how much space they take up in daily life. This episode explores the practice of right sizing problems and placing them back into their true proportion so they do not drown out peace, clarity, and joy. Through a personal story and practical reflection, listeners are guided to recognize how fear, uncertainty, and discomfort can quietly expand suffering even when much of life is still working. Listeners will learn simple mindfulness techniques to reduce stress, quiet mental noise, and regain perspective during difficult times. This episode offers tools for self improvement, emotional resilience, and navigating uncertainty with greater calm without toxic positivity or denial. A grounding listen for anyone seeking less stress, less suffering, and more emotional balance in 2026. A Poem: The Root of the Problem Problems arrive demanding space, noisy and persistent, echoes of repetition. They lodge with a sense of permanence Yet time moves anyway, a force beyond even a problem’s grasp, guiding change, softening urgency, leaving without notice. What remains, often, is not what demanded attention. It is the love that stayed. The heart that kept beating. The steadiness that did not announce itself. Life held together in the quiet nature of the moment. Remembering often arrives late, the quiet recognition that what felt consuming was temporary, and what felt ordinary was doing the real work. Problems pass. What roots us does not. Lastly, you can also follow me on , , , , and . If you are interested in my work, please check out my books, (including a new audiobook), and my new Audiobook, Also you can check out my new or my new digital Above all, my heartfelt hope is that this podcast has supported your journey of personal growth, helped shift your mindset, reduce stress, built emotional resilience, and brought you less suffering and more joy, clarity, and peace. /episode/index/show/tenminutestolesssuffering/id/39587505

Manifesting Our Dreams In 2026: Reducing Fear, Stress, and Self Doubt In The New Year 12/26/2025

Manifesting Our Dreams In 2026: Reducing Fear, Stress, and Self Doubt In The New Year How can you manifest your dreams in 2026 while reducing stress and anxiety? This episode of Ten Minutes to Less Suffering offers a grounded self help approach to manifestation that focuses on mindfulness, intuition, gratitude, and emotional resilience. Listeners explore how fear, uncertainty, and the need for control can increase suffering and block clarity. The episode explains how pausing, listening to inner guidance, and staying present can support better decision making and personal growth. A simple “maybe” practice is shared to help quiet self doubt, reduce anxiety, and restore hope during times of uncertainty. This episode is ideal for anyone seeking stress relief, mindfulness, emotional balance, and a healthier way to hold goals related to relationships, career, money, and overall well being in 2026. Guided Affirmation for 2026 I take a gentle breath. I allow my body to settle. There is nothing I need to fix right now. I bring to mind something I hope for in 2026. I do not need to force it. I simply acknowledge that it matters to me. I trust myself. I trust life. I release the need for certainty. I release the pressure to have all the answers. I listen to the wisdom of this moment. I allow clarity to come when it is ready. I do not need to push. I do not need to resist. I am open to guidance. I am open to possibility. I remember what is already working in my life. I remember my resources and support. I hold my dreams with openness and gratitude. I allow them to unfold in their own time. Maybe more is possible than I can imagine. Maybe things are already moving in my favor. Maybe everything will be okay. I take another gentle breath. I let these words settle. I move into this year with trust, presence, and hope. What I seek is seeking me. Lastly, you can also follow me on , , , , and . If you are interested in my work, please check out my books, (including a new audiobook), and my new Audiobook, Also you can check out my new or my new digital Above all, my heartfelt hope is that this podcast has supported your journey of personal growth, helped shift your mindset, reduce stress, built emotional resilience, and brought you less suffering and more joy, clarity, and peace. /episode/index/show/tenminutestolesssuffering/id/39535765

Chop Wood, Carry Water in 2025 and 2026: What Is The Moment Asking? 12/19/2025

How To Keep Perspective When Life Feels Stressful 12/12/2025

How To Keep Perspective When Life Feels Stressful Life can feel heavy when stress, worry, and daily challenges take over our perspective. In this episode of 10 Minutes to Less Suffering, I talk about how easily we lose the larger view of our lives and how that loss of perspective can quietly steal joy, peace, and appreciation for what we have. When we are caught in the moment, even small problems can feel overwhelming. I share simple, practical ways to hold a larger perspective, including acceptance, working with uncertainty, and remembering that everything is always changing. These practices can help daily stress feel lighter and allow space for gratitude and possibility, even during difficult moments. In this episode, I explore • Why stress narrows our perspective • How daily challenges can feel heavier than they need to • How acceptance can soften difficult moments • How the maybe mindset can reduce anxiety • How to hold pain and gratitude at the same time This episode is for anyone feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or weighed down by life. You do not have to deny your feelings to find perspective. You can feel what you feel and still stay open to joy, meaning, and hope. This is an encore episode and an important reminder that even when life feels hard, a larger perspective can help you breathe easier, stay grounded, and remember that you will find your way. And maybe, the best is yet to come. Poem: A Larger View This moment feels heavy. It asks for all of your attention. But life is bigger than this moment. Bigger than this worry. Bigger than what feels unresolved. You have been here before. You have doubted. You have worried. And still, you found your way. Hold what hurts without letting it take everything with it. Let this moment exist without letting it define your whole day or your whole life. There is love here too. There is something steady beneath the noise. You do not need to solve everything now. You only need to widen the view. This will pass. Something else will come. And maybe, even now, everything is still okay. Lastly, you can also follow me on , , , , and . If you are interested in my work, please check out my books, (including a new audiobook), and my new Audiobook, Also you can check out my new or my new digital Above all, my heartfelt hope is that this podcast has supported your journey of personal growth, helped shift your mindset, reduce stress, built emotional resilience, and brought you less suffering and more joy, clarity, and peace. /episode/index/show/tenminutestolesssuffering/id/39379530

Self Love: A Key To Getting Over Heartbreak And Letting Go Of The Past 12/05/2025

Self Love: A Key To Getting Over Heartbreak And Letting Go Of The Past Do you ever feel that if you understood your past better, especially the heartbreaks, breakups, or painful relationships, you would finally feel at peace? Many of us believe that if we could gather every detail of what happened, why someone acted the way they did, or why love fell apart, our stress and anxiety would disappear. While insight and processing our feelings are necessary, emotional healing also requires self love, acceptance, and the courage to let go of what we cannot know. This encore episode explores how releasing the need to know and the need to be right is an important part of healing heartbreak and creating space for calm, clarity, and inner peace. You will learn why the mind holds on to unanswered questions and how letting go of the past helps you reconnect with yourself in a deeper and healthier way. This is a path of self improvement that strengthens emotional resilience, mindfulness, and personal freedom. Through gentle guidance and grounding reflection, this episode will help you: • Ease the pain of heartbreak by releasing old stories and unresolved questions • Reduce stress and anxiety related to past relationships • Stop replaying conversations and searching for closure outside yourself • Build emotional strength, self love, and self acceptance • Break patterns of overthinking, self blame, and rumination • Strengthen mindfulness and inner peace so you can move forward with clarity • Open the door to new possibilities, confidence, and emotional freedom If you are healing from heartbreak or trying to let go of a painful past, this episode offers a soft and supportive space to return to your center and reconnect with your true self. Lastly, you can also follow me on , , , , and . If you are interested in my work, please check out my books, (including a new audiobook), and my new Audiobook, Also you can check out my new or my new digital Above all, my heartfelt hope is that this podcast has supported your journey of personal growth, helped shift your mindset, reduce stress, built emotional resilience, and brought you less suffering and more joy, clarity, and peace. /episode/index/show/tenminutestolesssuffering/id/39288580

How To Stay Aligned When You Feel Like Everything Is Pulling You Off Center 11/21/2025

How To Stay Aligned When You Feel Like Everything Is Pulling You Off Center 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, and genuine self-connection can thrive. With relatable examples, simple practices, and a calming guided reflection, this episode will help you: • Reset when stress, relationships, or the world feel overwhelming • Recognize the difference between familiar patterns and true inner alignment • Stop chasing validation or certainty outside yourself • Return to your center with breath, awareness, and compassion • Build coherence so your actions match your true intentions If you are craving grounding, clarity, and a deeper connection to yourself, this 10 minute reset offers a supportive space to come home to who you are. Stay aligned. Stay centered. Let coherence guide the way. The more you return to yourself, the more possibilities open. Poem: Return to Center In the rush of the world where noise piles on noise and every choice feels heavier than the last, I come back to this small, quiet space. A breath. A moment. A chance to return to the center I forget I have. Here, I remember that life does not ask me to be perfect. It only asks me to be present. To notice the way my heart softens when I stop chasing what was never meant to steady me. Resonance may call me outward, but coherence brings me home. A rhythm in my chest that whispers, You are safe. You are enough. You can gently return to yourself. So I sit with the truth that peace is not far away. It is never far away. It waits beneath the noise, beneath the wanting, beneath the stories I tell to feel less afraid. In these ten minutes I choose to trust that I can suffer a little less and live a little more right here, inside this breath. Lastly, you can also follow me on , , , , and . If you are interested in my work, please check out my books, (including a new audiobook), and my new Audiobook, Also you can check out my new or my new digital Above all, my heartfelt hope is that this podcast has supported your journey of personal growth, helped shift your mindset, reduce stress, built emotional resilience, and brought you less suffering and more joy, clarity, and peace. /episode/index/show/tenminutestolesssuffering/id/39119760

Nice or Kind? Seeing The Difference and Living From The Heart 11/14/2025

Nice or Kind? Seeing The Difference and Living From The Heart 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 emotional healing, self trust, and clarity after confusing interactions • Tools to stop people pleasing and reduce daily stress and anxiety • Guidance for setting healthy boundaries that protect your emotional well being • Encouragement to act with more authenticity, presence, and self compassion • A calming reflection to help you connect with your heart and choose kindness mindfully • Inspiration to create relationships that feel safe, honest, steady, and emotionally supportive • Hope to live with more peace, connection, and present moment awareness This episode is ideal for listeners searching for self help practices, self improvement tools, stress relief techniques, emotional healing support, mindful living tips, present based awareness, spiritual growth, heart centered connection, and guidance for living with more peace and clarity. You can also follow me on , , , , and . If you are interested in my work, please check out my books, (including a new audiobook), and my new Audiobook, Also you can check out my new or my new digital Above all, my heartfelt hope is that this podcast has supported your journey of personal growth, helped shift your mindset, reduce stress, built emotional resilience, and brought you less suffering and more joy, clarity, and peace. /episode/index/show/tenminutestolesssuffering/id/39032760