{"podcast":{"title":"Mindful You","slug":"mindful-you-6315550","podcast_index_feed_id":6315550,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/mindful-you/","website_url":"https://mindful-you.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c25d0e3e-ebe5-4f59-b6d1-4b247c30e9c3/ruGvUOXtfC-nBOT368C2vpFs.jpg","author":"Alan Carroll","episode_count":178,"summary":"Explore the multitude of healing benefits and various applications that mindfulness/space can bring to transform your entire experience of living including the way you speak, listen, think, create and even how you perceive your world. Join me as I engage with a diverse range of leading experts in the fields of psychology, meditation, religion, the arts, science, mindfulness, yoga, communication and healing. Let's journey together and learn how to build your own bridge to this magical transcendent dimension of consciousness called mindfulness where the power of presence, love, and compassion reign supreme.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T16:23:32.219724+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550"},"episode":{"title":"Master Mindful Choices and Everyday Presence with Alan Bodnar","slug":"master-mindful-choices-and-everyday-presence-with-alan-bodnar","published_at":"2026-08-25T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550/master-mindful-choices-and-everyday-presence-with-alan-bodnar","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550","url":"https://mindful-you.captivate.fm/episode/master-mindful-choices-and-everyday-presence-with-alan-bodnar","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/07464cdf-65a7-422d-9c05-7329ccb66be7.mp3","summary":"Welcome back to the Mindful You Podcast! In this episode, host Alan Carroll sits down with author and mindfulness seeker Alan Bodnar for an enlightening conversation on the art of self-awareness and the science of the mind. Together, they dive into the core of Alan Bodnar's book, \"The Self-Driving You,\" unwrapping powerful metaphors that liken our brains to self-driving vehicles and exploring the dual-process theory made famous by Daniel Kahneman. Listeners will discover the crucial differences between our automatic (System 1) and conscious (System 2) mental processes and find out how to harness deliberate attention to break free from habitual patterns. The episode offers practical insights on shifting from a reactive, self-driving life to one lived with greater choice, presence, and compassion. Drawing from neuroscience, personal experience, and spiritual traditions, Alan Carroll and Alan Bodnar provide accessible guidance on reducing suffering, rewiring habits, and cultivating a more mindful, fulfilling reality. Join us for a transformative journey into the power of attention, the hidden mechanics of thought, and the enlightenment that comes from pausing—finding space between the clouds and embracing the sky of consciousness. Connect with Alan Bodnar: Website Get the book here Instagram LinkedIn About Alan: Alan Carroll is an Educational Psychologist who specializes in Transpersonal Psychology. He founded Alan Carroll & Associates 30 years ago and before that, he was a Senior Sales Training Consultant for 10 years at Digital Equipment Corporation. He has dedicated his life in search of mindfulness tools that can be used by everyone (young and old) to transform their ability to speak at a professional level, as well as, to reduce the psychological suffering caused…","meta_description":"Welcome back to the Mindful You Podcast! In this episode, host Alan Carroll sits down with author and mindfulness seeker Alan Bodnar for an enlightening c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3588,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mindful-you-6315550/episodes/master-mindful-choices-and-everyday-presence-with-alan-bodnar/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550/master-mindful-choices-and-everyday-presence-with-alan-bodnar.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}