The Catherine Plano Podcast
Self-Improvement
About
Your ultimate resource for expanding your mind and accessing more of your brain, while experiencing unparalleled ‘aha’ moments with guaranteed radical shifts to your learning and growth. Catherine’s goal is to help you become the very best version of yourself - to live an extraordinary life by reaching your fullest potential, with self-coaching strategies to boost your confidence, make better decisions, create new habits, kickstart your motivation, get extraordinary results and build lasting change for a meaningful life that you will absolutely love! Get inspired and energised with your weekly dose of new ideas and insights.
Episodes
- EP 464: The Hardest Thing Isn’t Chasing the Fire. It’s Sitting Inside It with Mariana Atencio
Award-winning journalist Mariana Atencio shares her insights on self-trust as a critical skill, particularly in the age of AI, and the importance of reconnecting with one's authentic self, drawing from a letter she wrote at age fifteen.
- EP 463: She Was Losing Her Mum, So She Learned to Speak to Her Soul with Stephanie Banks
Intuitive channel Stephanie Banks discusses how her mother’s dementia prompted her to explore communication beyond words, leading her to channel souls and guides. She explains how imagination and intuition are key to this connection, chall…
- EP 462: The Hidden Reason You Keep Making the Wrong Decisions (And How to Stop) with Dan Ariely
In this episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast, behavioral economist Dan Ariely discusses why people often make poor decisions based on flawed intuition. Drawing from personal experience and research, Ariely explains the conditions under w…
- EP 461: Your Mind is Protecting a Version of You That No Longer Exists with Jim Curtis
Jim Curtis discusses the concepts behind hypno-coaching and how the subconscious mind may protect outdated versions of ourselves. He explains the impact of language, particularly the phrase "I am," on personal identity and subconscious pro…
- EP 460: Put Your Mind on a Leash Before It Takes Over Your Life with Dr Steven C. Hayes
Dr. Steven C. Hayes, founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), shares insights from 50 years of research on how to relate differently to thoughts and pain. He explains that the human mind
- EP 459: The Invisible Reason You Can’t Stick to Your Habits with Monica Packer
Monica Packer discusses how invisible labor and perfectionism hinder habit formation, challenging traditional advice that doesn't account for the realities many people face. She introduces a framework for creating supportive and simple hab…
- EP 458: What Your Dreams Are Really Trying to Tell You (The Science Behind It)
This episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast delves into the science and meaning of dreams. It explains that during REM sleep, the brain is highly active, processing emotions, memories, and solving problems. Dreams are presented as a connec…
- EP 457: A Chiropractor Told Her “Your Body Wants to Be Stuck.” It Changed Everything with Inna Segal
Inna Segal explains how physical pain can be a form of communication from the body, often linked to emotional and energetic truths. She shares her personal journey of discovering this connection after a chiropractor's advice led her to und…
- EP 456: The Emmy Award Winner Who Left It All to Follow Consciousness with Frank Elaridi
Frank Elaridi, a four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist formerly with Good Morning America, shares his experience of leaving a successful career to follow his calling in consciousness and energy healing. The episode explores the idea of d…
- EP 455: Your Mood Isn’t Random: How Colour Quietly Shapes Your Emotions, Decisions and Happiness
This episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast explores color psychology, explaining how colors communicate with the nervous system to shape emotions and decisions. It details how specific colors like red, blue, and green impact mood, energy,…
- EP 454: You Were Never Broken, So Why Are You Still Stuck in the Healing? with Gabi Kovalenko
Intuitive energy worker Gabi Kovalenko explores why many remain stuck despite extensive self-work, suggesting that true breakthrough comes from remembering inherent wholeness rather than seeking external fixes. She discusses the importance…
- EP 453: Your Children Aren’t Here to Be Fixed, They’re Here to Wake You Up with Dr. Shefali
Dr. Shefali explains that children act as mirrors reflecting parents' unresolved issues and unhealed wounds. She proposes a conscious parenting approach where parents examine their triggers to understand their projections, transforming par…
- EP 452: When Your Identity Shatters: A Therapist’s Journey Through Suffering with Dr. John W. Price
Dr. John W. Price discusses navigating identity crisis and suffering, drawing from his experience as a Jungian psychotherapist and his own life-shattering events. He explores how cultural norms can pathologize transformation and highlights…
- EP 451: Stop Forcing Your Life to Work – Here’s Why You’re Stuck with Brett Baughman
Brett Baughman, an executive coach, explains the difference between forcing and flowing in life. He advises listeners to recognize when they are forcing situations, suggesting that pausing and using techniques like breathwork can help shif…
- EP 450: Why You REALLY Procrastinate (It’s Not Laziness, It’s Emotional Protection)
This episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast explores procrastination, reframing it not as laziness but as a coping mechanism for emotional protection. It discusses how temporal discounting and perfectionism contribute to delay, and suggest…
- EP 449: I Share My Feelings for a Living (And Left My VP Job to Do It) with Case Kenny
In this episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast, Case Kenny discusses the disconnect between external achievements and internal fulfillment. He shares insights on why "just being yourself" can be problematic advice and explores the concept…
- EP 448: The Age When Women Become Most Powerful with Marianne Williamson
In this episode, Marianne Williamson challenges conventional views on aging, presenting midlife as a period of significant power and awakening. She also shares insights from her spiritual journey, including the transformative practice of f…
- EP 447: If You Felt Done With Everything in 2025, You Weren’t Breaking: Here’s What 2026 Actually Demands
In episode 447, Catherine Plano explores the feeling of being "done with everything" in 2025, framing it as a necessary shedding of outdated aspects of oneself, rather than a breakdown. She contrasts this with 2026, described as a "Number…
- EP 446: Why You Can’t Say No Without Feeling Guilty (Codependency Truth) with Lisa A. Romano
Lisa A. Romano joins The Catherine Plano Podcast to discuss codependency, differentiating it from people-pleasing. She explains how childhood conditioning, stemming from experiences with unloving parents, can lead to guilt when setting bou…
- EP 445: The Mental Health System Wants You Stable. I Want You Thriving with Gabe Howard
Gabe Howard, an award-winning speaker and mental health advocate, shares his insights on thriving with serious mental illness, challenging the mental health system's focus on stability over achieving full potential. He argues that mental h…
- EP 444: How To Connect With Your Spirit Guides & Unlock Your Psychic Abilities with MaryAnn DiMarco
Psychic medium MaryAnn DiMarco explains that psychic abilities are inherent and accessible through intuition. She clarifies that spirit guides offer guidance rather than direct answers, helping individuals connect with their inner knowing.
- EP 443: Decoding Consciousness: The Latest Scientific Breakthroughs in Understanding
This episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast delves into consciousness, exploring scientific discoveries about awareness. It discusses how consciousness flows through brain networks, using concepts like "hotspots," synchronised activity, an…
- EP 442: Stop Washing Your Clothes: Stylist’s Secret to Looking 10 Years Younger with Chellie Carlson
Celebrity stylist Chellie Carlson explains that a cluttered wardrobe reflects past versions of oneself, hindering personal growth. Her styling method, which she calls "the edit," involves selecting clothes that align with future aspiration…
- EP 441: Why You’re Burned Out: Human Design Reveals Your Real Energy Type with Emma Dunwoody
Human design expert Emma Dunwoody explains how burnout can stem from operating outside one's natural energy type. She shares her personal story and differentiates between five energy types according to human design: Manifestors, Generators…
- EP 440: The Invisible Number: The Neuroscience of What You Believe You’re Worth
This episode discusses the neuroscience of self-worth, introducing the concept of a "financial thermostat" set by early experiences before age seven. It explains how the brain, through homeostasis and the amygdala, can create fear around f…
- EP 439: Your Gut Controls Your Hormones: The Overnight Food Trick That Changes Everything with Dr Mindy Patterson
Dr Mindy Patterson discusses the link between gut health and hormone balance, particularly for menopause symptoms. She introduces a technique of cooking and cooling starchy foods to increase resistant starch and fibre, which benefits gut b…
- EP 438: Your Ancestors’ Trauma Lives in Your Body: Healing Generational Pain with Sound with Eileen McKusick
Eileen McKusick, a sound researcher, explains that unresolved ancestral trauma can be stored in the human biofield, affecting individuals through patterns of tension and pain. She discusses her discovery of "ancestral rivers" which carry e…
- EP 437: From Trauma to Truth: How to Come Home to Yourself with Dr Thema Bryant
Dr Thema Bryant, a psychologist and survivor of sexual violence, shares insights on moving from trauma to truth and reclaiming one's authentic self. She emphasizes that healing involves embracing truth and self-acceptance, even when uncomf…
- EP 436: ASTROLOGY’S Chiron: Your KARMIC WOUND Is Actually Your Superpower with Jill Brown
In this episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast, evolutionary astrologer Jill Brown discusses Chiron, the "wounded healer" in astrology. She explains how understanding this placement in a birth chart can reveal core wounds and transform pai…
- EP 435: How to Master Your Emotional State & Break Any Unconscious Pattern with Ryan Zofay
Ryan Zofay shares his performance psychology framework, focusing on how mastering thoughts and emotional states is key to changing behaviors and experiences. He explains that unconscious patterns can hinder desired changes, emphasizing the…
- EP 434: The Psychological Trap Blocking Your Intuition (And How To Escape) with Athena Laz
Psychologist Athena Laz explains how societal conditioning creates a psychological trap that blocks intuition. She introduces the "medial archetype," a concept from Tony Wolff, as a bridge between the conscious and unconscious mind to rest…
- EP 433: The Disguise Your Brain Uses To Keep You Stuck (And How To See Through It)
This episode explores how the brain uses resistance as a disguise to keep individuals stuck, preventing breakthroughs and happiness. It discusses how this resistance operates, the energy cost of pushing feelings away, and the principle tha…
- EP 432: Why Everything ‘Bad’ That Happens to You Is Actually Perfect with Nicolas Canon
Nicolas Canon shares his journey from a financially successful but spiritually empty tattoo artist to a spiritual guide, detailing how a devastating breakup and an ayahuasca experience led him to view adversity as a divine plan for growth…
- EP 431: From Corporate Advertising to Viral Artist: The Yin & Yang of Creativity with James McCrae
James McCrae shares his journey from corporate advertising to becoming a viral artist after being laid off. He discusses his creative process, influenced by his Minnesota roots and amplified through social media, and introduces a framework…
- EP 430: Psychologist: Why The Most Successful People Want To Die with Dr. Margaret Rutherford
Clinical psychologist Dr. Margaret Rutherford explains Perfectly Hidden Depression, a condition impacting successful individuals who conceal internal struggles behind a facade of achievement. This conversation, sparked by a personal traged…
- EP 429: You’re Not A Victim – You Designed This Life with Marc Laurenson
Marc Laurenson joins The Catherine Plano Podcast to discuss his perspective that individuals design their life experiences, including challenges, before birth as a means of soul evolution. He explains that birth charts act as blueprints fo…
- Episode 428: The Ancient Language & Science That Rewires Your DNA in 21 Days with Dr. Samuel Lee
Dr. Samuel Lee explains how ancient wisdom and science can activate dormant DNA, which he describes as untapped potential rather than "junk." He details how concepts like light language, consciousness, and love interact with our cellular s…
- EP 427: Breathwork Secrets That Rival Psychedelics for Awakening with Dan Brulé
In this episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast, Dan Brulé, a breathwork pioneer, discusses how conscious breathing can achieve effects similar to psychedelics for emotional healing, energy regulation, and spiritual awakening. He shares ins…
- EP 426: From Blind to Sight in 24 Hours: How Ancient Magic Rewrote Her Reality with Mia Magik
In this episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast, Mia Magik shares her experience of healing from temporary blindness within 24 hours using elemental magic, breath-work, and intuition. Magik discusses modern witchcraft, the Sacred Rage Ritua…
- EP 425: Astrology as a Mirror: How to Use the Cosmos to Understand Yourself and Step Into Your Highest Potential with Vanessa Montgomery
In this episode, psychological astrologer Vanessa Montgomery explains how astrology can serve as a mirror for self-understanding and empowerment. She discusses using the birth chart as a tool for insight, intuition, and reclaiming personal…
- EP 424: She Proved Consciousness Can Heal DNA & Reality Itself—Here’s How It Works with Caroline Cory
In this episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast, Caroline Cory explains how consciousness, intentions, and energy influence health, DNA, and reality. She discusses the science behind consciousness, stored trauma, and methods for lasting tra…
- EP 423: Why You’re Still Emotionally Stuck No Matter How Much Healing You’ve Done with Michelle Chalfant
Therapist Michelle Chalfant explains on The Catherine Plano Podcast why many people remain emotionally stuck despite healing efforts. She introduces her 3 Chairs model (Child, Adolescent, Adult) to illustrate how living from the adolescent…
- EP 422: Your Birth Chart is MISSING Half the Story (This Will Blow Your Mind) with Daniel Sowelu
This episode features Daniel Sowelu explaining how traditional astrology omits feminine asteroid goddesses, such as Ceres and Lilith. He argues that incorporating these archetypes, alongside Jungian psychology and embodiment practices, off…
- EP 421: The Hidden Code Inside You: Why You’re Sick, Stuck, or Lost—and How to Fix It Fast with Jerry Sargeant
Jerry Sargeant, founder of Star Magic Healing, shares his transformation from a life of crime to a spiritual awakening, discussing soul codes, inter-dimensional healing, and how trauma impacts the body. He explains how to access the quantu…
- EP 420: I Had It All… But I Wasn’t Happy: The Hidden Cost of Success with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee shares his personal journey of burnout despite achieving external success, and discusses how to redefine success by focusing on presence, intention, and relationships. He introduces tools like the "Write Your Own Happ…
- EP 419: You Don’t Need to Feel Good to Vibrate Higher — The Energy Shift That Changes Everything
This episode of The Catherine Plano Podcast discusses vibrational frequency, explaining that external results reflect internal energy. It shares insights on how to shift energy, emphasizing presence over positivity and making vibration a d…
- Episode 418: How to Transform Your Ego Into Soul Power: The Secret to Conscious Living with Gordana Biernat
In this episode, spiritual teacher Gordana Biernat explains how observing the ego, rather than suppressing it, is key to inner peace and conscious living. She shares tools and insights for integrating the ego, shifting from emotional react…
- EP 417: Chiron Explained: Childhood Wounds, Rejection & Healing Through Your Birth Chart with AstroViktor
In this episode, psychological astrologer AstroViktor discusses how the birth chart, particularly through Chiron, can illuminate deep-seated childhood wounds and rejection. The conversation explores subconscious imprints and astrological c…
- EP 416: From War to Healing: The Power of Psychedelics to Unlock Growth, Resilience & Inner Peace with Neil Markey
Catherine Plano interviews Neil Markey, a former special operations commander, about his experiences with psilocybin for treating trauma and PTSD. Markey, now co-founder of Beckley Retreats, discusses the neuroscience of psychedelics, the…
- EP 415: Rewire Your Brain: How Body Movement Heals Trauma with Liz Larson
This episode features Liz Larson discussing how trauma impacts the nervous system and perception, often creating unhelpful patterns. Larson explains that simple body movements, such as eye tracking and posture adjustments, can help disrupt…