Teal Swan
A podcast for everyone who wants to get inspired towards authenticity, freedom and joy. Featuring the "AskTeal" episodes, meditations and inspiration by author and public speaker Teal Swan.
Episodes
How to Express Love Through Words of Affirmation
Words have power. One of the powers they have is the power to make someone feel loved. Words of Affirmation is one of the ways that human beings express and receive love. And certain individuals feel especially loved when they are given words of affirmation. So, let’s look at words of affirmation in depth and learn how to express love through words.
Money, The Great Scapegoat
What if money is actually the scapegoat? And what if by scapegoating money, we are preventing our own financial wellbeing as well as our own awakening?
Do You Believe Money Is Preventing You From Having What You Want?
When the lack of money is causing you pain, starting to relate to money itself as the problem or the villain will pull you out of reality and it will cause you to resist the very thing you need more of.
Did Your Mother or Father Really Want a Child? - Why This Can Be a Disaster!
For a whole host of reasons, you could make a general statement that it is far better for a parent to want a child than it is for a parent to feel saddled with a child that they do not want. But it is a mistake to think that if a parent desperately wants a child, they are going to be a good parent to the child they have. In fact, because of a little-known shadow, it can be a disaster when a parent
The Ship Rudder: How Healing Really Works
Allow me today to share with you an analogy that you should never forget. An analogy for how healing really works.
What Nobody Tells You About Manifestation
Since the 2006 release of the film and book The Secret, followed by the 2020 pandemic social media manifestation craze, manifestation has become a mainstream concept. There are so many people teaching about manifestation, so many people talking about it. So many people posting about their manifestation journeys online. But there is something really important that nobody is talking about when it co
How Does a Consensus Reality and The Law of Mirroring Fit Together?
How can it be true that this is a consensus reality, where everyone has free will, at the same time as it is a mirror-based construct, where everything that you experience externally is just a reflection of something within you? In this video, Teal explores this seeming juxtaposition.
Have You Picked a Personal Creed?
A personal creed is like a North Star or a compass that dictates how you show up in the world. And most people don’t know it, but it can be one of the most powerful and effective, yet simple life hacks that exist. This can be a profound spiritual practice and/or an impactful personal development exercise.
Are You Triggered by Having to Put Effort Into a Relationship?
With ever increasing intensity, people who have been coming to me with relationship problems, have been apathetic to doing the very things that would improve the relationship. And a pattern is emerging. The pattern of effort itself being a trigger. And so, let’s take a look at this specific trigger as well as what to do about it.
How To Heal Positivity Trauma
Believe it or not, it is possible to feel negative about positive. If you or someone you know, is one of those people who has positivity trauma, it can feel like you or they are up against a wall regarding what to do about it. Which is why, I am going to explain how to heal positivity trauma.
Why It Isn’t Helpful to Differentiate Between Pain and Suffering
What is the difference between pain and suffering? This is one of the most common questions Teal Swan has been asked since the very beginning of her career. Watch to find out.
Do You Positivity Boycott?
At face value, positivity is a good thing. Not so fast. Some of you were traumatized specifically by positivity. And as a result, you subconsciously boycott positivity. Watch to find out more.
How To Express Love Through Quality Time
Quality time is a way that people express and receive love the world over. It is the love language that is perhaps the most unanimously spoken. So let’s look at quality time in depth and learn how to express love through quality time.
What’s In a Name?
You may find yourself asking, what’s in a name? Names matter and they matter in so many ways. Watch this episode to find out why.
5 Reasons Why Therapists and Spiritual Teachers Teach Hyper Independence and Hyper Individualism
Why is it that so many spiritual teachers and therapists take you in the direction of hyper independence, hyper responsibility and hyper individualism? Watch to find out.
Is It Really YOUR Priority?
This is going to be a bit of a mind twister. But let’s look at a blind spot that most people have when it comes to prioritization.
Why So Many People in The Younger Generations Are Deciding Not To Have Kids
There is not one single reason why so many people in the younger generations are not having children. Rather, there is a list of reasons. Watch to find out what they are.
Fear Visioning
It may surprise you to hear that consciously playing out the outcome that you fear (the worst-case scenario) is a very important tool to have in your tool box. It’s time to learn about fear visioning.
What To Do When Someone Won’t Change
At some point in your life, you will run into a situation where you need someone to change and that someone won’t change. Here is What To Do When Someone Won’t Change.
There Is No Such Thing as Deserving
This truth is: This universe does not operate according to deserving. Watch this video to find out why.
A Hack for Avoiding and Resolving Conflict (Caretake The Impact)
In this episode, Teal Swan is going to give you a hack for conflict. One that will help you to avoid conflict in the first place as well as help you to resolve conflict if it occurs.
Friendship Breakups Are a Big Deal!
We live in a society that is completely fixated on romantic partnership. But today, it’s time to recognize the impact of a friendship falling apart and ending. A “friendship breakup”.
The Financial Blockage That Almost No One Talks About (Your Relationship to What You Want)
What your financial issues don't have anything to do with finances or money? What if instead, it had to do with your relationship to the thing that you want?
Is It Good To Take 100% Responsibility?
This concept of 100% responsibility is very, very popular now. The thing is, it is a problematic philosophy. Let’s unpack why as well as what to do instead.
Uh-Oh! “Family” Doesn’t Mean The Same Thing To Everyone
Family is one of these words that we assume means the same thing to all people, but that actually means different things to different people. Watch this episode to find out why.
The Empathy Blind Spot
Are you someone with a lot of empathy and compassion? If so, you might just have a blind spot, one that will leave you totally bewildered in relationships and in human society at large.
Comic Letter To The Younger Self Exercise
Humor can be a very powerful medicine. So today, Teal Swan is going to share an exercise with you that makes use of the medicine of humor.
The Universe Is Trying to Get You to Re-Own Your Dis-Owned Needs
Have you been feeling lately like your life is dragging you into situations that cause you shame? Are you grappling with difficult and painful experiences? If so, there is actually a reason for this. Watch to find out more.
The Great Independence Sickness
There are time periods throughout history when humanity collectively loses its mind. We are currently in one such time period. And a big element of this specific epidemic is: Independence Sickness. Watch this episode to find out what this means.
It’s All About the Micro Moments in a Relationship
Most people get that big moments matter in a relationship. But something most people don’t get is that a good or bad relationship is built and defined by all the micro moments. In this video, Teal Swan explains exactly why.
Why Are There So Many Peter Pan Men in Today’s World
He doesn’t commit. He is not accountable, doesn’t hold himself to standards and blames others for what he does. He treats partners like parental figures. He holds onto dreams, often unrealistic ones while putting minimal effort into achieving them. He doesn’t manage money well.And a lot of people want to know why. This is an episode on why there are so many Peter Pan men in the world today.
Physicalizing Emotion to Become Aware of What Is Happening Emotionally
We live in the dark ages when it comes to emotion. We have been taught to do things like suppress, deny, ignore, numb out to and bulldoze through our emotion. So, it isn’t a surprise that most people have no idea what is going on with themselves emotionally. Here is an exercise which will help with this.
The Incredible Thought Revelation
What Teal Swan is going to offer you today is a revelation regarding thoughts, one that has the capacity to transform your life experience completely.
Unworthiness, The Great Preservation Strategy
Today, let’s look at how your belief in your own unworthiness can serve as a self-preservation strategy, especially a strategy to preserve your relationships. And then, let’s look at how knowing this, can actually make you believe you are worthy.
Forecast For 2026
Teal Swan shares her annual predictions. What does 2026 have in store for all of us?
Why Wanting To Win The Lottery is a Terrible Approach To Financial Abundance
If it is abundance that you want and if you care about financial success, the lottery is a terrible approach. Let’s look at the reasons why wanting to win the lottery is an idea that is better to let go of.
The Truth About Your Masculine/Feminine Polarity
In this video, Teal Swan challenges the popular spiritual belief that every person contains both masculine and feminine energies and that true health lies in perfectly balancing them.
The #1 Way That People Get In The Way Of What They Truly Want
At face value, it’s really hard to believe that when you have something that you really, really need and really, really want, the very thing that may be getting in the way of you getting what you want, is you. It seems totally counter intuitive. But the reality is that we all have ways that we prevent ourselves from getting the very thing that we want. In this episode, Teal reveals The #1 Way That
How To Identify and Change the Beliefs That Limit Your Abundance
If you have beliefs that are oppositional to abundance, you will behave in ways that are oppositional to abundance. And so, it is really important to identify and change these beliefs. In today’s episode, Teal Swan going to teach you how to do exactly this.
Why The Pressure Cooker?
Have you noticed that it feels like we are all in a giant pressure cooker? That the discomfort, maybe even pain and pressure is going up and up and up and up? And the relief never seems to come? You may have found yourself wondering what the hell is happening. Well, there is actually a reason this is happening. And knowing that reason, may just help you to find your way out of the pressure cooker.
Shadow Work Must Be Followed By Action
A common trap is thinking that doing shadow work in and of itself changes your life FOR you. But it MUST be followed by action to have real impact on your life. So that you can understand this better, Teal Swan dives into it this week.
Do You Feel Loved by Being Received?
Most people don’t really understand that love is something that people want to give. In fact, to give love is a human need. And they don’t see that a person feels loved when the love they give is fully received. Let's dive into that in this episode.
Why Following Your Passion Both Does and Doesn’t Bring Financial Abundance
Let’s unpack the truth about following your passion and money. You will hear some experts say that the way to get money, is to follow your passion. And you will hear some experts say the exact opposite. They will tell you to not follow your passion if what you want is money. But what if both of them were right?
Do You Want to Kill Your Masculinity? Be Passive!
Passivity is one of the absolute worst things for a man. If a man wants to kill off his masculinity and life force energy, all he has to do is be passive. Well… seeing as how this is deeply detrimental, not only to men themselves but to everyone in human society, in this video, we will be diving deep on this topic of passivity and men and what to do about it.
Try Conscious Closet Work!
Conscious closet work is when you consciously go into a closet (or some other dark, enclosed space) as a tool for your own body, emotions, mind and/or overall consciousness. There are a lot of benefits that closets can provide with regards to our wellbeing and our consciousness work. Allow Teal to list them for you in this episode.
The #1 Thing Blocking Your Financial Abundance
Nearly every person alive has internal blocks related to money. But today, Teal Swan is going to reveal to you the number one thing that is blocking their financial abundance. Watch to find out what it is.
What You Need To Know About Women's Sexuality
People in general tend to feel quite confused and powerless when it comes to female sexuality. The good news is that there is a major stand out thing about female sexuality that you can generalize about. In this episode, Teal reveals exactly what that is.
The Main Reason That Women Cheat
It isn’t very popular to talk about why people cheat. Suggesting that a person has a reason to do it, makes people feel like the blame is shifting from the person who cheated, to the person who was cheated on. Nevertheless, for the sake of conscious awareness, it is important to accept that people do have reasons for doing the things that they do.There is one glaring primary reason that women chea
The Main Reason That Men Cheat
It isn’t very popular to talk about why people cheat. Suggesting that a person has a reason to do it, makes people feel like the blame is shifting from the person who cheated, to the person who was cheated on. Nevertheless, for the sake of conscious awareness, it is important to accept that people do have reasons for doing the things that they do.There is one glaring primary reason that men cheat.
Why Should People Listen to Teal Swan About Relationships?
Relationships shape every part of our lives, yet most people are still stuck using outdated ideas of what makes them succeed or fail. In this episode, Teal Swan breaks down why mastery of relationships is essential—not just for personal happiness, but for humanity’s future. She also shares why her own experiences, challenges, and “failures” make me uniquely qualified to guide others on this path.
Why Relationship Security Can and Should Be Customized!
Relationship security is something that can and should be customized to the specific people in that relationship. Being conscious and intentional enough to customize relationship security in this way, makes all the difference in your relationships and at the same time, it has the potential to break society free from its tendency towards rigidity. Let’s unpack the concept of customizing relationshi
An Exercise to Start Feeling Your Emotions
When it comes to emotions, we do things like ignore, suppress, deny, blunt, reject, fix, turn against, try to control, minimize, distract ourselves from, disguise, dissociate from, numb out and violently act out emotions. For so many reasons, it is critical to re-connect with your emotions and start to feel them again. In this video, Teal is going to give you an exercise to do plus a few more tips
One of the Hardest Things to Accept About People-(They Won’t Change Unless They Want To)
So much of our effort in our social life is spent trying to get people to change. Despite all of our effort, we often find ourselves powerless to getting them to change. Why is this? Because a person will not change unless they want to. And this, is one of the hardest things to accept. In today’s video, this is what we will be unpacking.
One of The Best Questions You Will Ever Ask Yourself
Never underestimate the power of self-questioning. In this video, Teal Swan is going to give you one of the best questions you can ever ask yourself, as well as explain to you why it is such an important question.
How To Heal Disorganized Attachment
What people are calling “Disorganized Attachment” is one of the most tormenting and painful things that a human being can experience. And very few experts actually understand it. So, let’s look at disorganized attachment from a different perspective and also explain what you can do about it.
Are You Doing Shadow Work to Get Away from Your Pain?
In this episode, Teal dives into one of the most common pitfalls of shadow work, so that you don’t find yourself falling into it and so that you can get yourself out of it.
How Your Algorithm is Putting You Out of Reality
Welcome to the age of technology. Here is a stark reminder from Teal Swan - never forget that today, what you are seeing online is not a reflection of reality, it is a reflection of your algorithm.
The Question to Ask Yourself in Times of Extreme Uncertainty
Because uncertainty is such a tormenting experience for us as people, Teal is going to reveal to you a question that you can ask yourself in times of extreme uncertainty, which has the power to turn things around for you, as well as some other tips for facing times of extreme uncertainty.
How To Feel Safer
Feeling chronically unsafe implies that your body is being constantly flooded with stress chemicals and that you are living in chronic psychological distress. This takes a toll on your wellbeing big time. For this reason, Teal Swan is going to give you some tricks for how to feel safer.
What is The Completion Process and What Is It For?
If you’ve been watching videos and interviews or attending my workshops, you have probably heard mention of The Completion Process. But you may not have a solid idea about exactly what it is and what it is for. If this is the case, this video is for you.
Why Most People Don’t Know They Need Healing
We live in a society full of people who are traumatized, but whom don’t see that they have experienced trauma. A society full of people who need healing, but who don’t know that they need healing. Let’s take an in depth look at the main reasons why most people don’t see and recognize their traumas and in this same vein, why they don’t know they need healing.
THE WORLD IS ALREADY AT WAR
With ever increasing intensity and in response to single events that are happening around the globe, people are talking about there being a risk of a third world war.But the reality is very different than what people currently understand. The reality is that the world is already at war. And the vast majority of people don’t even know it. But that raises the question, how could it be that a person
How Unconditional Love Can Be Abusive
Unconditional love seems like such a great thing, it is hard to fathom how it could ever be bad. But it can. Let me explain how.
Society’s Great Gaslight - Everything is Back to Normal After Covid
Glad we are over all of what happened during Covid, right? I mean, it’s been five years after all. Life has pretty much gotten back to normal. Hasn’t it? Well, the answer is no. In fact, this is one of the biggest gaslights that is happening in human society the world over. Allow Teal Swan to un-gaslight you.
The Supportive Woman's Conundrum
In this episode, Teal Swan dives into the lose-lose situation that women are in now - they're subconsciously expected to do and be both:- Both the support giver who is nurturing and gentle and helpful and who does the domestic tasks, including bearing and raising children.- And the success oriented, career driven go getter who is strong and assertive and independent and competitive and a finan
What Is a Negative Loyalty Pattern?
A negative loyalty pattern can take on many, many forms. But the function is the same: It is a belief and/or behavior that keeps you aligned with, in confluence with, experiencing closeness with and allied to another person; but that is detrimental to your wellbeing and best interests. I have never met a single person that doesn’t have at least one negative loyalty pattern. For this reason, let’s
Why Finding Your Purpose Is So Hard
Why is it that finding your purpose can be so hard? In this video, I’m going to outline the major factors that can make finding your purpose so hard. The cool thing is, knowing about these factors, can actually bring you closer to your purpose.
How Your Low Self-Esteem Impacts Your Relationships
Low self-esteem wreaks havoc in anyone’s life. It is easy to see the connection between low self-esteem and things like never putting yourself out there and not taking chances and feeling overall depressed in life. But it is harder for people to see the connection between low self-esteem and relationship problems.In this video, Teal discusses 11 ways in which your low self-esteem wreaks havoc on y
How To Rebuild Trust in a Relationship
Trust is the foundation of every meaningful relationship—and once broken, it requires consistent, intentional effort to rebuild. This video dives deep into the nuances of trust breaches, offering actionable steps for restoring trust through empathy, accountability, and a true commitment to another’s best interests. Watch now to learn how to repair and strengthen the trust in your relationships.
9 Tips on How To Go for What You Want
Are you stuck wanting something, but never actually going for it? In this video, Teal Swan breaks down exactly how to take action on your desires and finally move toward the life you really want. From clarifying what you truly want to overcoming resistance and seizing opportunities, this is your guide to stop floating through life and start living with purpose.
When Good Intentions Cause Harm: Don’t Use Intention to Minimize Impact
Good intentions don’t erase the harm caused. Too often, we use intent to justify or minimize pain—whether it’s our own or someone else’s. In this video, I’ll break down why this mindset is so damaging and why impact is what truly matters.
The Hardest Sacrifice: What You Must Give Up to Get What You Want
Getting what you want in life isn’t just about letting go of what’s not working—it often requires giving up something that is. Whether it’s a job you love, a sense of security, or even a survival strategy, the hardest sacrifices are often the ones that keep us stuck. In this video, we’ll explore the tough choices that stand between you and your dreams. Are you willing to let go to move forward?
The Unworkability Hack (How To Break Through Resistance)
Feeling stuck in rigid patterns—whether in yourself or others—can be frustrating. But there’s a powerful way to break through: uncover the deep pain and fear hiding beneath the resistance. In this video, I’ll show you how addressing that hidden pain can transform what feels impossible into real change. Watch now to learn the key to making the unmovable... movable.
Why It Is So Hard To Be a Wealthy Man
Get ready to see a side of wealth that no one tells you about.In this eye-opening exploration, we break down the unseen burdens of wealth—from transactional relationships and social judgment to the constant demand to provide more. Why do so many wealthy men feel alone, unseen, and even trapped despite "having it all"?
Decode What Your Sexuality Says About You
Watch to find out why your sexuality reflects your deepest traumas and desires. Sexual energy is creative energy, tied to what you most want but feel powerless to attain. By analyzing what arouses you and its emotional roots, you can uncover hidden wounds and unmet needs. This awareness can guide healing, improve relationships, and help you consciously shape your life.
The Surprising Truth About Retrogrades
Planetary retrogrades are one of the most feared astrological events, which is not good given the fact that they happen a lot.But the truth is, a retrograde, is the medicine of retrospective. Watch this video to find out why Teal says you shouldn't fear retrogrades, and what to do instead.
The Coping Mechanism That Prevents World Change
In this episode, Teal reveals the one very painful thing we all inevitably have to face on the path of self awareness and awakening. See how the ways that you cope with pain have become the very thing perpetuating that very same pain.
How To Open Your Heart
When we close our hearts, we do so out of fear and self-protection, but the cost is immense—blocking love, connection, and our full potential. The key to opening the heart lies in facing our fears, embracing vulnerability, and consciously tending to the wounds that caused us to shut down. In this video, explore powerful practices to open your heart, heal emotional barriers, and create a life fille
How Self Concept Gets in The Way of Your Deepest Need
Suppressing our deepest needs only makes them stronger, creating an internal battle between what we truly need and what we believe we should be. Want to know what to do to break free? Watch this episode, as Teal shares how to challenge these beliefs, reclaim our needs, and be willing to risk feeling socially unsafe in order to truly thrive.
The "Dancing Monkey" Pattern in Relationships
Are you constantly performing in relationships to earn love and avoid abandonment? This "dancing monkey" pattern can leave you feeling exhausted and unseen. Discover how to break free from self-abandonment and embrace authentic connections that nurture your true self.
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