Brain Unblocked: The Brainspotting Podcast
Episodes
81. Confident Copywriting for Therapists with Marisa Corcoran
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey therapist-turning-coach, ready to discover what to say and how to say it to magnetically attract your dream clients? Then you need Marisa Corcoran...
I Missed You: What I'm BSPing Now
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miss me? It's been a hot minute, and the story (stories!) will unfold over time, so stick around (ahem, subscribe/follow). In this episode, catch up...
From Mundane to Life Changing with Rebeca Gilbert
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a visual thinker struggling to wrap your mind around WTF Brainspotting actually means? Join me this week as Rebeca Gilbert shares her story, n...
How to Choose a Brainspotting Setup
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're using Brainspotting professionally or personally, with yourself or with others, it's critical to feel confident in what to do. If you...
Why Knowing Better Does Not Equal Doing Better
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You've probably heard people say "when you know better, you do better." But sometimes there's more to it than that. And if you're trying to "know"...
Game-Changing Results from Brainspotting and Business Clarity with Valarie Harris
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How big of a game-changer can Brainspotting actually be? Valarie Harris is today's guest to share about her very first experiences of using Self-gui...
4 Vital Issues Every Alcohol-Free Entrepreneur Should Brainspot
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You already know Brainspotting can get you out of old patterns and into consistent and focused action on your goals. But where do you even start? ...
2 Simple Signs a Brain Block is Postponing Your Success
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is it you or is it a brain block? People always ask me how to know if it's an issue to brainspot or just a time to tweak an external system (like a ...
Brainspotting Calm and Confident Copywriting with Danielle Peters
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you run a business, there are countless tasks that can lead to dysregulation (which then leads to Energetic Misdirection, Phantom Productivity, a...
An Honest Review of Balanced Productivity Blueprint with Dr Dawn Brunkenhoefer of The Practice Class
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever sat down to do a seemingly simple task only to find yourself down a rabbit hole of phantom productivity, busily researching a related-bu...
Financial Flow, The Curious Voyage, and other ways Cynthia Schwartzberg has made Brainspotting accessible
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Schwartzberg is a Brainspotting powerhouse. Her creativity and openness to curiosity have resulted in countless advances in the ways we use Br...
The Surprising Way Money Mindset Postpones Your Success (and it's not because you don't think you're worth it) [Money Mini-series part 2 of 2]
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know that earning more money is the goal, and even have a solid strategy for how to make it happen, but STILL get in your own way? You've pro...
Raising Your Rates is NOT the Answer to Being More Profitable in Business (and neither is cutting your spending). [Money Mini-series 1 of 2]
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever struggled with how much to charge for your services, avoided looking at accounting data, or wished you could just hurry up and hire som...
How Easy and Efficient is Brainspotting Really? with Kyle Talbert
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever wondered what it's like to start a Self-guided brainspotting practice with zero experience or spare time, or if you're feeling maybe a ...
Brainspotting Business and Health Through Perimenopause with Erin Todd
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This one is for the ladies (and the men who want to support the ladies). I'm joined by Erin Todd, psychologist turned women's perimenopause coach. E...
Social Media Blocks with Neuroperformance Coach Keely Rodriguez 5:30:23 4 33 PM
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had the Social Media Yips? Let's say you *know* everything you need to do on the tech side, and you even have the idea for what you wa...
Brainspotting and Intention Setting in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with Thad Frye
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What comes to mind when you hear words like LSD or Ecstasy? What about "underground"? This week on Brain Unblocked, Thad Frye joins me again to have...
Can You Be As Successful As They Are? And Other Brain Blocks with Delee D'Arcy
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're feeling skeptical about Brainspotting, join me today as I chat with Delee D'Arcy about her experience in the Balanced Productivity Blueprint...
Are Momentum-Building Strategies Killing Your Business?
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're an entrepreneur who has tried everything to build momentum in your business, this episode is for you. You don't want to miss: The...
3 Lesser Known Symptoms that You're On the Burnout Expressway
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're an Optimized AF Entrepreneur but find yourself still struggling with procrastination keeping you from your business's true earning potential...
Healthy Sustainable Weight Loss with Rebecca Thomas
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If your struggles with alcohol, procrastination or perfectionism have made it difficult for you to maintain a healthy size for your body, Rebecca Thom...
How is self Brainspotting different from Self Led Brainspotting
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever tried Brainspotting on your own and wondered if you were doing it right or wondered if it was really as simple as it sounds, this episo...
How busy people can uplevel their dry january by modernizing the 30 day challenge model of health-building
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you love efficiency as much as I do then this episode is a must-listen. Why waste 31 days of a solid Dry January neglecting your deep brain when ...
How High Achievers Can Ditch their Drinking Habit, Even Over the Holidays
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you are going into this holiday season with trepidation and wondering whether or not you'll be able to keep your sober streak going, or if you're w...
3 Ways to Use Brainspotting This Holiday Season
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you have some familiarity with brainspotting, and you're wondering how you can capitalize on that understanding to help yourself out this holiday s...
My Easy-to-Follow Flow Chart for Stalled Out Entrepreneurs
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been trying unsuccessfully to find the right time management technique or to work your way up to "imperfect action" for over 2 months but st...
Self-Control is Not the Secret to Habit Change
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been trying unsuccessfully to change the same habit for more than 2 months this episode is for you. Let's do a deeper dive into the outdated...
Pause and Reflect Hope for People Experiencing Complex Trauma with Jennyfer Rosado
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Even once we get healthy in our relationship with alcohol, there's often more work to do on the unhealed wounds we have (that maybe either came about ...
How To Wake Up Shame-Free After a Night of Over-Drinking [Moderation Series Part 4 of 4]
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let's say you're ready to commit to stepping OFF the Groundhog Day Cycle of Shame and instead applying the 3-part formula of the Optimize Method so yo...
How Wine-Lovers Can Step Off The Groundhog Day Cycle of Shame Using a Simple 3-Part Formula [Moderation Series Part 3 of 4]
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're stuck on the Groundhog Day Cycle of Shame, change is as simple as stepping off that cycle and finding the actual path that will lead you hab...
Why Perfectionist Wine Lovers Cant Stop OverDrinking The Same Way Others Seem Able To [Moderation Series 2 of 4]
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you worried that your inability to moderate means that you're an alcoholic or that you somehow suck at having willpower or consistency? That's ...
Moderation Is Not The Way To Stop Overdrinking [Moderation Series 1 of 4]
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Moderation is a myth. This is the first of four episodes dedicated to unlearning the myth of moderation and replacing it with a new way of having a ...
Beware Sober October
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I debated for a while before writing and publishing this episode… but I feel pretty strongly about it… I think it's a must-listen for anyone doing...
The Next Courageous Step for an Alcohol Free Entrepreneur with Jenn Linck
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Getting right with alcohol is only the first step to truly fulfilling your purpose. Alcohol holds you back, but what happens AFTER? This week I go...
The Lesser Acknowledged Benefits of Being an AF Entrepreneur
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is for everyone who is either drinking regularly without thinking about how it impacts your productivity OR everyone who is drinking regu...
The 4 Most Common Brain Blocks for Entrepreneurs
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a self-made person, then you've likely encountered a few stumbling blocks along your path. Sometimes these are societal or cultural blocks...
What I'm Brainspotting II
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being an Optimized AFer doesn't mean never having moments of struggle. It means that you have the capacity to recognize struggles as symptoms of som...
Do You Have a Drinking Problem? Ask These 3 Questions Instead
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The days of either being an alcoholic or being a healthy drinker are long gone, if they ever truly existed in the first place. Now, we recognize tha...
Holistic Counseling with Chris McDonald
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There used to be a stigma (and practice) in which working on your mental and emotional wellbeing meant lying on a couch with a therapist behind you wr...
Six Questions for Self-Coaching a Brain Block
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you might just want a plug-n-play manual to get you out of your funk. These six questions will help get your thinking brain focused in a n...
3 Mistakes That Make Your Value Lighthouse Work Against You
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're like most of my clients, you want to do things right the first time, because you want results sooner rather than later. But sometimes the ...
Why Knowing Isn't Always Enough with Deborah Antinori
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You can't see your brain, so it can be a challenge to understand why things feel or react the way they do. Deborah Antinori has spent years studying...
The Shoulds You Should Follow
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a high-achiever, you've probably heard the phrase "don't should on yourself," but then you've also been confused because there are times when actio...
Befriending Our Fears with Nikki Maxwell
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How often does fear get in your way? If you're like most of my clients (and me!) then fear can have a bigger impact on your goals than you'd care to a...
Where Are You in the Stages of Change?
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've spent any time on the Groundhog Day Circle of Shame then you know it can feel defeating to have to start over and over again. But what if ...
[Changing Habits Series] The Surprising Connection Between Your Value Set and Habit Change (part 4 of 4)
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever wondered why some people just seem more able than you to stick with a plan, even when you KNOW (in your adulty brain of course) that it...
[Changing Habits Series] What to Do When You Catch Yourself Self Sabotaging (part 3 of 4)
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we self-sabotage without even noticing. Especially when it's disguised as being polite or flexible or having balance, even, sometimes, sel...
[Changing Habits Series] Why Keeping a Daily Streak of Success With Your New Habit is Not The Goal part 2 of 4
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had a winning streak and then slipped up and thought "well sh*t, now I have to start all over again!"...or maybe you talked yourself int...
[Changing Habits Series] The 4 Types of Self-Sabotage (part 1 of 4)
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever tried to change a habit only to find yourself back on groundhog day, or you've ever had a run of success and then noticed your old fami...
Mommy Wine Time (and other uncomfortable conversations) with Tessa Stuckey
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a coffee mug that sasyss , "this might be wine"? Do you look forward to that first pour of the evening when you can finally "relax" after ...
Optimizing Rest
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever broken down in frustrated tears (or anger) with the thought of "I just NEED A MINUTE TO REST!"? Or maybe you notice yourself trying to g...
[GDD Mini Series Part 5 of 5] The Trifecta of Change
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been trying to change your relationship with alcohol for over one month, you've probably incorporated a few techniques. Maybe you've done ...
[GDD Mini Series Part 4 of 5] Why Abstinence Isn't the Goal
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been trying to change your relationship with alcohol for over one month, you probably have some feelings associated with the term "abstinenc...
[GDD Mini Series Part 3 of 5] The Groundhog Day Drinkers Circle of Shame
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've upended the entire way you think about your relationship with alcohol! This third of five episodes in the Groundhog Day Drinking Mini-Series i...
[GDD Mini-Series Part 1 of 5] The Biggest Barrier to Being Optimized AF
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're like most of my listeners, you care about efficiency and getting things done as quickly and easily as possible. The truth is, alcohol will...
[GDD Mini-Series Part 2 of 5] What Type of Drinker Are You
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you know you want to have a different relationship with alcohol, but when you do dry challenges or take breaks, you end up feeling like you're r...
Optimized Dads and Drinking with Clint McAfoos
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clint McAfoos, officially titled (by the two of us) as the Purveyor of Awesomeness, knows a little something about becoming Optimized AF by changing h...
What It Means to be an Optimized AFer
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're like me, you LOVE efficiency, and you LOVE when you can put as little time, energy, and dollars into something and get BIG returns on that i...
What I'm Self Brainspotting These Days
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're like me, life has been a bit of a whirlwind of things lately, and you've maybe also felt a bit chaotic at times. Between a move, an injury...
3 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make That Prevent Their Business Success
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you had the same 3-4 tasks on your to do list for over 5 days? Have you bought at least 2 courses on business growth without finishing the work...
5 FAQ When You're New to Brainspotting
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know if you're brainspotting right? How do you know if it's working? When you're new to brainspotting, you might feel a little confused...
Brainspotting thorugh an EMDR Trainer's Lens with Libby Murdoch
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Libby Murdoch joins me this episode to share about her experience as an EMDR Trainer during a Brainspotting session. Libby is a licensed professional ...
Episode 19: Stopping Self-Sabotage
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're like many, you've experienced starting a new goal, feeling excited and positive as you get all the prep for success done, only to get stuck ...
Comparing Brainspotting and Meditation
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's the difference? Do you need both? Is one better than the other? You don't want to miss: Two main differences between a self-brainspotting...
Starting a Self-Brainspotting Habit
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are your resolutions already long forgotten and collecting dust? Or are they shaming you from the gorgeous calendar you created to stay on track but...
Brainspotting Writer's Block with Kate Turner
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt certain there's a story inside that has the power to impact the world? Writer's block can be a frustrating reality when it comes ...
Hanxiety: Hangover Anxiety and Brainspotting
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you get hangxiety? It's that anxious feeling you have when you wake up after a night of over-drinking. I used to think I was just an anxious pe...
The Uncertainty Principle
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Uncertainty is at the root of both discomfort and healing. Brainspotting uses an uncertainty model, which I then use to explain symptoms of Anxiety,...
Can Brainspotting Increase My Income?
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brainspotting can unblock your brain in the ways that are keeping you stuck in your goals for building wealth. There are two approaches I recommend fo...
Brainspotting Performance and Creativity with Thad Frye
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you wish you could be just a little faster, more precise, or maybe more creative and clever? Join me and I chat with Thad Frye on how he uses Bra...
Brainspotting Grief and Growth with Sarah Falk
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With over 30 years of personal work and 20 years of professional experience, Sarah has developed a number of programs to help her clients channel thei...
Brainspotting Imposter Syndrome with Katie Read
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Read, creator of the Clini-Coach Certification, opens up about her own experience with Imposter Syndrome and how her experience with Brainspotti...
5+ Benefits of Brainspotting
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brainspotting is a natural brain- and body-based technique to help dismantle mental blocks or ditch "bad" habits. When your block is not a clinical ...
The Goal of Brainspotting
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do I know if brainspotting is actually working? What do I do if I feel MORE activated after a brainspotting session? And other trouble-shootin...
Jenn Linck: Sobriety and Brainspotting Business Blocks
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jenn Linck knows what it's like to be active, fit, and "healthy" but still feel like something else needs to change. Today, she shares her story of ...
Brainspotting and Anxiety
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever had an anxious thought, you'll want to bookmark this episode! Anxiety is a midbrain response, so using Brainspotting, which focuses its...
Manifesting and an Alcohol-Free Lifestyle with Amanda Kuda
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda is an alcohol-free lifestyle expert. She's a holistic life coach, speaker and author living, working and playing in Austin, TX. As a coach, Ama...
How To Start a Self-Brainspotting Practice
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You're convinced brainspotting can be helpful for you, but you're not sure how to get started with brainspotting at home without a professional. This ...
2. 3 Reasons I Used Brainspotting to Stop Drinking
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Becoming alcohol-free is a big decision, and one that took me over two years to officially decide. This episode, I'm sharing the 3 big events that hel...
4 Myths About Alcohol-Free Living
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You know alcohol is a brain blocker, so why do you stay stuck in the detox to retox cycle? This episode, I bust 4 of the myths that were holding me ...
1. What Is Brainspotting?
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brainspotting is a natural brain- and body-based technique to help dismantle mental blocks or ditch "bad" habits. When your block is not a clinical ...