Podcast
Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
Hosted by Michelle Burkhard · EN
This growing tribe of thinkers focuses on finding the results we want in our personal AND professional lives by becoming more aware of our patterns of thinking and choosing how we want to think. Join us!
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What Else Can You Be But Brave?
3d ago00:07:44Tap to summarizeWhat if bravery isn’t something reserved for heroes… butsomething you’ve already been practicing your entire life?In this inspiring and deeply relatable episode, Michellereflects on the quiet courage woven into everyday human experiences. From learning to walk as a child to taking emotional risks, facing uncertainty, building relationships, making hard choices, and stepping into the unknown,this conversation is a powerful reminder that life itself requires bravery.Through personal stories, reflections on aging, andthought-provoking questions about safety versus adventure, Michelle invites listeners to consider where they may be playing it too safe… and what might become possible if they trusted themselves just a little more.This episode will leave you reflecting on your own life,your own courage, and the kind of story you want to tell when you look back someday.Michelle@GrowBy1.comIf you’re ready to grow in confidence, courage, leadership,and deeper self-awareness while helping others transform their lives too, explore the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
Transcribe →Lament of Separation
4d ago00:09:02Tap to summarizeWhy do we crave connection so deeply… yet still feelseparated from one another?In this deeply reflective episode, Michelle explores thehuman experience of connection, loneliness, intimacy, and the “lament of separation” that so many people quietly carry. From relationships and retreats to everyday interactions, she unpacks the tension between our desire for closeness and the reality of living separate human experiences.This conversation is thoughtful, emotional, and incrediblyvalidating for anyone who has ever felt disconnected, misunderstood, lonely, or hungry for deeper relationships. Michelle reminds us that our longing for connection is not weakness. It’s part of what makes us beautifully human.If you’ve been searching for more meaningful connection inyour life, this episode will feel like a warm conversation with someone who truly understands.Michelle@GrowBy1.comIf you’re ready to grow in deeper connection, emotionalawareness, and meaningful relationships while learning how to support transformation in others, explore the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
Transcribe →Teaching & Learning
5d ago00:11:35Tap to summarizeWhat if teaching and learning had less to do withinformation… and more to do with human connection?In this heartfelt episode, Michelle explores the deepermeaning behind how we teach, learn, grow, and influence each other every single day. From preschool classrooms to chance encounters in the grocery store, this conversation reveals how even the smallest interactions can become powerful lessons in compassion, awareness, healing, and growth.You’ll hear thought-provoking insights about relationships,coaching, parenting, emotional intelligence, and the idea that every person we meet is both a teacher and a student in our lives.This episode is a beautiful reminder that sometimes thegreatest lessons are never spoken out loud.Michelle@GrowBy1.comIf this episode inspired you to deepen your impact and helpothers grow through meaningful connection, learn more about the Grow By 1 Coaching Academy at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy
Transcribe →Peace Is Here- NOW!
1w ago00:07:36Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Michelle reminds you that peace is notsomething to chase or find, but something that already exists in every moment. She explores how we often lose connection to peace through stories, judgment, and mental noise, even though it is always available to us. Through simple,grounding examples, she shares how awareness, movement, and presence can help you reconnect to that peace more quickly. Learn more about deepening your growth and influence at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy or reach out directly at Michelle@GrowBy1.com.
Transcribe →Repair, Renew, Redeem
1w ago00:13:42Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Michelle explores the idea that our role inlife may be to repair, renew, and redeem rather than avoid, ignore, or resist what is not working. She shares how small, consistent actions in relationships, personal well-being, and larger systems can create meaningful change over time.Through practical examples and thoughtful reflection, she invites you to shift from blame and avoidance into intentional action that improves your world, one choice at a time. Learn more about growing your impact and influence at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy or reach out directly at Michelle@GrowBy1.com.
Transcribe →Wisdom Has A Price
1w ago00:12:40Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Michelle explores the true cost of wisdomand why so few people willingly pursue it. She shares how wisdom is not simply gained through knowledge, but through lived experience, reflection, and navigating chaos, loss, and uncertainty. Through personal stories and deepinsight, she invites you to consider what it means to release control, move through discomfort, and take responsibility for what you see and understand.Learn more about deepening your growth and influence at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy or reach out directly at Michelle@GrowBy1.com.
Transcribe →Crisis: A Beautiful Opportunity
2w ago00:08:36Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Michelle reframes crisis as a powerfulopportunity for growth, rather than something to fear or avoid. She explains how life’s challenges act as moments of assessment, revealing who you are, what you have learned, and where you are being invited to grow next. Throughrelatable examples, she highlights how patterns repeat not as failure, but as a sign of progress when you handle them with greater awareness. Learn more about deepening your growth and influence at GrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy or reach out directly at Michelle@GrowBy1.com.
Transcribe →Uncertainty: Dangerous
2w ago00:13:44Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Michelle explores how uncertainty can movefrom a temporary feeling into an identity that shapes how we think, react, and interact with others. Using real-life examples and simple analogies, she walks through how emotional storms, low energy, and lack of awareness can lead us toact in ways that are harmful to ourselves and those around us. She also shares practical ways to recognize your patterns, prepare for challenging seasons, and return to a place of clarity, choice, and personal responsibility. Learn moreabout becoming a more effective and influential leader atGrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy or reach out directly at Michelle@GrowBy1.com.
Transcribe →Silence, the Great Exposer
2w ago00:11:11Tap to summarizeSilence is the great exposer.In this episode, Michelle takes you into a deeper, morehonest conversation about why so many people avoid stillness and what actually happens when you allow it into your life.Building on themes from earlier episodes, she explores howbusyness, distraction, and constant action often keep us from facing ourselves. Because when everything gets quiet, there is nowhere left to hide. Silence doesn’t expose the world around you. It exposes you. Your patterns, yourhabits, your misalignment, and your truth.Michelle unpacks how anger can disguise itself asjustification, fear can masquerade as wisdom, and ego can look like courage. She also shares why self-awareness is one of the most valuable tools you can develop and how creating small, intentional moments of silence can begin toshift everything.This episode is both a challenge and an invitation. To slowdown. To create space. To listen. And to be honest about what you discover.Because clarity doesn’t come from more noise. It comes fromthe willingness to sit in the quiet long enough to see what’s really there.Michelle@GrowBy1.com
Transcribe →Are You A Miracle Offerer?
2w ago00:09:07Tap to summarizeAre you a miracle offerer?In this episode, Michelle invites you to see everyday lifethrough a completely different lens. What if a miracle isn’t something rare or extraordinary, but something happening all around you, all the time?She reframes the idea of a miracle as a simple “fix” thatsomeone cannot do for themselves in the moment. Whether it’s a small act, a timely insight, a skill you’ve developed, or even a question that shifts someone’s perspective, miracles may be far more ordinary than we think.Michelle shares stories and examples from teaching,coaching, and everyday life to show how what feels routine to one person can be life-changing to another. She also explores the idea that what you give comes back to you, just not always in the same form.This episode is an invitation to notice the miracles you arealready offering, to become more aware of the ones around you, and to stay open to receiving them when you need them most.Because when you start paying attention, you realize…miracles are everywhere.Michelle@GrowBy1.com
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