The Mindset Gym
Self-Improvement
About
If you’re ambitious and know you’re capable of more—but keep getting stuck in cycles of overthinking, inconsistency, or self-sabotage—this channel is for you. This isn’t about more motivation. It’s about understanding why you don’t follow through—and fixing it. I help you bridge the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it by breaking down how your brain, habits, and emotions are working against you—and how to take back control. No fluff. No toxic “just push harder” advice. Just real, practical strategies for people tired of getting in their own way. I’m your host, Emily Irwin—an RN and holistic nutritionist who’s been through the same mental loops and figured out how to get out. Hit that follow button if you’re ready to stop starting over and finally follow through🤍 New episodes every Monday morning! Video version on YouTube @mindsetgympod Instagram: @mindsetgympod | @emlyrwn Email: mindsetgympodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
- 92: This is What Overstimulation is Doing to Your Brain
This episode discusses how overstimulation impacts the brain, including its effects on focus and attention spans. It examines the role of modern technology in rewiring the brain's ability to concentrate and offers practical steps for impro…
- 91: Steal Your Hobbies From Your Younger Self
This episode of The Mindset Gym explores how rediscovering childhood interests can help adults find meaningful hobbies. It provides guidance on using nostalgia to overcome current feelings of boredom or burnout by reconnecting with past cu…
- 90: Do Your Habits ACTUALLY Match Your Goals?
This episode introduces a 5-step self-audit to help listeners determine if their daily habits support their stated goals or hinder progress. It addresses feelings of being stuck or inconsistent, offering solutions for misaligned actions.
- 89: When Is Quitting the Right Move?
This episode of The Mindset Gym explores the idea that quitting is not always failure. It discusses recognizing when you
- 88: Nobody Teaches You This About Money (3 Simple Rules)
This episode of The Mindset Gym breaks down 3 simple financial literacy rules: pay planning, investing, and fun money. It offers a beginner-friendly guide to help listeners manage their finances, build confidence, and create a sustainable…
- 87: I Turned Discipline Into a Game (Now It’s Easy)
This episode introduces a system for gamifying discipline, turning habit formation into a game by earning experience points for healthy actions, completing daily quests, and building streaks. The goal is to make consistency rewarding and o…
- 86: 20 Mistakes I’ve Made in My 20’s (So You Don’t Have to)
This episode of The Mindset Gym shares 20 mistakes the host made in their 20s, covering lessons on self-worth, boundaries, health, and money. It aims to help listeners in their 20s and 30s with personal development, discipline, and confide…
- 85: The 5 Levels of Discipline (Most People Are Stuck at Level 2)
This episode of The Mindset Gym explains the 5 levels of discipline, addressing why many people struggle with consistency and fall off track. It offers insights into moving beyond early stages to build sustainable self-discipline and self-…
- 84: What Your Tattoos Reveal About Your Childhood
This episode examines the psychological connections between tattoos and childhood experiences, exploring how body art may reflect autonomy, grief, belonging, storytelling, and self-expression, drawing on research into tattoo motivations an…
- 83: Can You Do It All? 5 Shifts For Pursuing Your Passions Without Burning Out (While Working Full Time)
This episode introduces the 5S Framework to help full-time workers pursue passions without burnout. It covers practical systems for scheduling, setting realistic standards, designing environments, communicating goals, and building sustaina…
- 82: Your Habits Are Exposing How You Feel About Yourself
This episode of The Mindset Gym redefines self-love not as a feeling but as a pattern of behavior, examining how habits, boundaries, and relationships reflect genuine self-worth. It unpacks insights from various thinkers to help listeners…
- 81: Happier People Think Differently- Here’s How
This episode explores how happier individuals think differently, focusing on daily mental habits that influence one's internal state. It covers topics like self-monitoring, overthinking, social connection, daily movement, decision rehearsa…
- 80: If You’re Ambitious But Insecure, Listen to This
This episode of The Mindset Gym addresses the common internal conflict between ambition and insecurity, explaining why they often coexist. It offers practical strategies to build self-trust, exploring concepts like self-actualization, the…
- 79: You Don’t Have A Discipline Problem
This episode of The Mindset Gym argues that a lack of discipline is actually a self-trust problem. It introduces a 3-step framework to rebuild self-trust, enabling sustainable self-discipline without resorting to extreme measures or self-c…
- 78: How Seeking Comfort Has Created a Mental Prison
This episode of The Mindset Gym discusses how seeking comfort, particularly through extended time at home and phone usage, can lead to isolation and a shrinking of one's world. It delves into the psychology of avoidance, brain adaptation t…
- 77: If You’re the Smartest Person in the Room… You’re in Trouble
Episode 77 of The Mindset Gym discusses how surrounding yourself with the right people is crucial for personal growth. The environment and peer group influence ambition, discipline, and standards, potentially limiting potential if one is a…
- 76: These Tiny Habits Could Add Years to Your Life
This episode discusses a scientific study showing that small, realistic improvements in sleep, physical activity, and nutrition can add years to your life. It emphasizes the effectiveness of tiny habits over perfection for long-term health…
- 75: Stop Wasting Your Days Off
This episode of The Mindset Gym discusses how unplanned days off can be draining and how doomscrolling fills the void. It explores the concept that rest needs structure to be effective and introduces strategies like "anchor activities" to…
- 74: Your Brain Wasn’t Built For Modern Life (That’s Why You’re Procrastinating)
This episode of The Mindset Gym explains that procrastination stems from the brain's survival wiring rather than laziness. It delves into the psychology and brain chemistry, including dopamine, comfort seeking, and loss aversion, to help l…
- 73: The Black Coffee Theory- Clarity Changes Everything
This episode of The Mindset Gym discusses the Black Coffee Theory, examining how a lack of clarity impacts relationships, self-worth, and goal setting. It differentiates between compromise and settling, emphasizing intentional communicatio…
- 72: How to Trust Yourself During a Big Life Pivot with Jesse Kleinman
Jesse Kleinman discusses trusting yourself during major life changes, like a career pivot, addressing self-doubt and the fear of starting over. The episode explores the psychology of reinvention and building self-trust to align with a more…
- 71: I’ve Been Podcasting For 1 Year, Here’s My Thoughts
In episode 71 of The Mindset Gym Podcast, the host celebrates one year of podcasting. They share reflections on the journey's challenges and successes, along with insights gained over the past 365 days.
- 70: Why Improving Your Body Isn’t Fixing Your Confidence
This episode of The Mindset Gym Podcast discusses the pervasive societal pressures on female body image, highlighting how cultural messages and trends contribute to body dissatisfaction. It examines the widespread nature of these struggles…
- 69: This Trap Will Guarantee You Fall Off The Bandwagon (Here’s How To Avoid It)
This episode of The Mindset Gym discusses the "Shortcut Trap," explaining why skipping the process of achieving a goal often leads to losing the result. It covers the psychology behind this phenomenon and emphasizes the importance of disci…
- 68: Fitness & Nutrition Hills I’m Willing to Die on
In this episode of The Mindset Gym Podcast, the host shares essential fitness and nutrition principles, covering strength training, nutrition, recovery, and long-term health, drawing from her experience as a nurse and nutritionist. The dis…
- 67: Potential Doesn’t Matter
This episode of The Mindset Gym challenges the importance of potential, arguing that action, effort, and willingness to be uncomfortable are the true drivers of success. It features real-life examples to illustrate that potential only matt…
- 66: How to Shift the Energy of Your Life (Without Overhauling Everything)
This episode of The Mindset Gym explores methods for shifting your life's energy through small, enjoyable changes, such as romanticizing routines and interrupting autopilot, to foster presence, curiosity, and confidence.
- 65: What Is a Mental Diet (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)
This episode of The Mindset Gym explains the concept of a mental diet, emphasizing how daily content consumption like social media and news, alongside relationships and self-talk, significantly impacts mental well-being. It discusses the r…
- 64: Treat Your Hobbies Like a Career (& Your Job Like a Side Hustle)
This episode of The Mindset Gym challenges the traditional career narrative, suggesting listeners treat hobbies as their main focus and jobs as funding for personal growth. It highlights psychological benefits of prioritizing leisure, incl…
- 63: How to Actually Make Your Fitness Goals Stick This Year
This episode of The Mindset Gym provides practical strategies for achieving fitness consistency by focusing on habit building, mindset shifts, and reducing barriers to exercise, rather than relying on motivation or extreme plans.
- 62: Unlock Lifelong Learning with This Japanese Philosophy
This episode of The Mindset Gym Podcast discusses the negative impacts of stopping learning in adulthood on brain health and mental well-being. It highlights research linking continued learning to better cognitive resilience and explores t…
- 61: How to use AI for Your Personal Growth
This episode of The Mindset Gym explores practical and ethical ways to use AI tools like ChatGPT for personal growth, focusing on self-awareness, emotional processing, and relationship improvement. It emphasizes using AI as a reflective to…
- 60: Habits That Will Quietly Change Your Life
This episode of The Mindset Gym shares 10 subtle habits that promote lasting life transformation through consistent, small actions rather than drastic changes. It offers a realistic approach to personal development for those seeking meanin…
- 59: Expert Researched Tips For a Better Nights Sleep (Practical At Home Tools)
This episode of The Mindset Gym shares practical, expert-researched tips for better sleep without supplements or extreme routines. It covers light exposure, circadian rhythm regulation, evening habits, winding down the nervous system, envi…
- 58: Nobody Cares About Your Dreams (& That’s Great News)
This episode of The Mindset Gym discusses the empowering idea that nobody cares about your dreams, freeing you from the fear of judgment and making you unstoppable. It highlights that your dreams are your responsibility and embracing this…
- 57: 10 Ways to ACTUALLY Practice Self Care (No Surface Level Sh*t)
This episode of The Mindset Gym offers 10 actionable self-care strategies beyond superficial activities. It focuses on deep, impactful practices that can be integrated into daily routines to foster success and mental well-being.
- 56: Not to be a Jerk but This is Why You’re Not Hitting Your Goals
This episode of The Mindset Gym discusses common reasons for not achieving goals, suggesting that the process is often made too difficult. It offers simple, manageable steps to make goal achievement easier and sustainable.
- 55: How to Keep Going When You Have Zero Motivation
This episode of The Mindset Gym Podcast shares three personal strategies for overcoming a lack of motivation to accomplish difficult tasks. The techniques are designed to help listeners maintain a better headspace when facing challenges, r…
- 54: How To Make 2026 Your Best Year Yet (Questions to ACTUALLY Help You Achieve Your Goals)
The Mindset Gym Podcast, episode 54, offers guidance on planning for the upcoming year. It provides questions and strategies to help listeners create sustainable New Year goals and achieve their best year yet.
- 53: 20 Simple Habit Hacks That Make Consistency Easy
This episode of The Mindset Gym Podcast shares 20 simple habit hacks designed to make consistency easier. It aims to simplify habit formation for listeners who struggle with starting new habits or breaking old ones.
- 52: Subtle Ways People Pleasing is Wrecking Your Mental Health (& How to Fix it)
This episode of The Mindset Gym explores how people pleasing, often stemming from childhood experiences, can negatively affect adult mental health. It discusses subtle behavioral patterns and offers steps to address and correct these self-…
- 51: Don't Have Your Shit Together? Me Neither. Let's Talk About it
This episode of The Mindset Gym explores common life periods of struggle, whether with mental health, habits, or general difficulties. It reassures listeners that these phases are normal and provides advice on self-care during such times.
- 50: The 5 Minute Check In That Might Just Change Your Life
This episode of The Mindset Gym guides listeners through a reflective practice using targeted questions to encourage self-assessment and intentional life design. It emphasizes that creating a fulfilling life is achievable and within one's…
- 49: How to Become so Confident It's Scary
This episode of The Mindset Gym Podcast discusses how to build confidence by focusing on evidence. It explores what it means for confidence to be evidence-based and provides actionable steps to cultivate it.
- 48: How Strength Training Helped Me Overcome An Eating Disorder
In this episode of The Mindset Gym, the host vulnerably shares her personal experience with an eating disorder and how strength training aided her recovery. She aims to validate and offer hope to listeners facing similar struggles, providi…
- 47: Questions That Will Make You Reconsider Everything
Episode 47 of The Mindset Gym podcast explores questions from the Odyssey plan to encourage listeners to reflect on their current life circumstances and visualize their desired future.
- 46: Embracing Discomfort, Pursuing Your Passion & Learning to Laugh at Yourself with Comedian Carter Allen
In this episode of The Mindset Gym, host welcomes comedian Carter Allen to discuss the challenges of stepping outside one's comfort zone. They explore embracing discomfort, pursuing passions, and the importance of learning to laugh at ones…
- 45: Why You're Exactly Where You Need to Be (Even if it Doesn't Feel Like it)
In episode 45 of The Mindset Gym, the host discusses a crucial, often overlooked, step in the goal-setting process. The episode encourages listeners to embrace this mandatory part of the journey rather than avoid it, suggesting it's key to…
- 44: 10 Things You Keep Stressing About That Actually Don’t Matter
This episode of The Mindset Gym Podcast identifies 10 things people commonly stress about that are ultimately unimportant. It provides guidance on releasing these worries and conserving energy, assuring listeners that neglecting these conc…
- 43: Make It Exist First, You Can Make It Good Later
This episode of The Mindset Gym addresses how perfectionism can prevent progress towards goals by causing procrastination through excessive preparation. It serves as a reminder to start working before feeling fully ready, as completion is…