Discovering Joy takes you on an empowering voyage from self-doubt to self-love, equipping you with science-backed tools, inspiring stories, and daily practices that ignite genuine happiness.
Stacey Chillemi sits down with real-life “joy seeker” Mike Wood to reveal:
Proven mindset shifts that rewire negative self-talk into uplifting inner dialogue
Practical rituals—from gratitude journaling to body-positive movement—that cultivate deep self-compassion
Heartfelt interviews sharing breakthrough moments and lessons on embracing your worth
Actionable exercises you can implement today to boost confidence, connection, and joy
Whether you’re just beginning to explore self-love or seeking fresh inspiration to deepen your practice, Discovering Joy is your go-to guide for sustainable well-being and inner radiance.
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Your Body Is Talking—Here’s How to Finally Listen (Intuition, Healing & Mind-Body Wisdom)
Your body is constantly sending signals—but most of us were never taught how to listen.
In this episode, host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Mike Wood, intuitive health guide and creator of Learn to Love Being You, to explore how body awareness, intuition, and conscious living can radically improve your health, relationships, and spiritual clarity.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
✨ How to tell the difference between intuition and fear
✨ Why physical symptoms are messages—not problems
✨ How food, fasting, and habits affect intuition
✨ How to set boundaries without guilt
✨ Why healing your body often heals your life
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
Available on the following Platforms:
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29 Jan 2026
From People-Pleasing to Peace: Authentic Living Tools
Don’t wait for a breakdown to be honest with yourself—start here.
In this episode, host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Mike Wood to explore what authenticity really means—and why it can feel so scary to be yourself.
They unpack how childhood conditioning, people-pleasing, and fear of judgment disconnect you from your inner voice, then share practical exercises to help you reconnect fast.
You’ll learn:
✨ How to spot people-pleasing vs. true alignment
🧠 Why authenticity can feel unsafe (and what to do about it)
🧩 How childhood conditioning creates guilt, shame, and self-doubt
🎯 A simple “announce your goal” exercise that reveals hidden fear
🕯️ A powerful visualization to clarify what truly matters
🛑 How to set boundaries without overexplaining or shrinking
💪 How integrity builds confidence and reduces stress
💎 What Moldavite may bring up emotionally—and how to stay grounded
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
Available on the following Platforms:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts
13 Jan 2026
The Subconscious Belief Behind Your Anxiety
Anxiety often isn’t “random”... it’s your subconscious running an old safety program.
In this episode, host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Mike Wood to break down how core beliefs form early in life, how they quietly drive decisions in adulthood, and how you can rewrite the belief underneath anxiety using compassion, reframing, and forgiveness—so your nervous system can finally calm down.
You’ll learn:
🧠 How subconscious beliefs are created (and why they feel true)
🐶 The “guard dog” model of anxiety—protective, but outdated
⏳ Why the subconscious can’t tell past from present (and how that fuels fear)
💛 A simple reframe process to update limiting beliefs
🧩 How forgiveness helps release emotional programming
🚀 What Mike’s 10-week program does to help you gain control over anxiety and heal through authenticity
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
Available on the following Platforms:
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30 Dec 2025
Forgiveness Without an Apology: How to Let Go of Resentment and Heal
What if forgiveness isn’t about letting someone “off the hook”—but setting yourself free?
Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Mike Wood to break down forgiveness as a practical emotional skill: how to stop carrying resentment, set healthier emotional boundaries, and begin the process of self-forgiveness.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ Why resentment keeps your nervous system stuck
✅ How to forgive without excusing harmful behavior
✅ The boundary mindset: don’t “accept” other people’s anger
✅ A step-by-step forgiveness writing exercise
✅ How repetition rewires subconscious patterns
✅ How to start self-forgiveness when shame won’t let go
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
Available on the following Platforms:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts
16 Dec 2025
Let Go of Attachments: Heal Your Emotions, Relationships & Identity
Feeling like your roles, labels, and responsibilities are running your life—and burning you out in the process?
In this episode, host Lisa Urbanski sits down with former CFO and emotional healing coach Mike Wood to unpack how unhealthy attachments quietly drive anxiety, conflict, and disconnection.
You’ll learn:
✨ What attachments really are and how they hijack your emotions and relationships
💛 The difference between healthy passion and unhealthy attachment (and how to spot it in your life)
🧠 A simple out-loud practice to start releasing painful attachments in real time
🏡 How letting go of identities like “perfect parent” or “perfect partner” can actually deepen love
🏢 How Mike used detachment to become a calmer, more emotionally intelligent leader
🪴 How tools like plant medicine, somatic work, and mindset shifts can support deeper healing
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
Available on the following Platforms:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts
2 Dec 2025
What Loving Yourself Really Looks Like
If you think self-love is soft, selfish, or optional, you’re playing the game on hard mode. Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Mike Wood to get brutally honest about what loving yourself actually looks like—from men’s mental health and forgiveness to boundaries, ego, and walking away from what’s killing your soul.
You’ll learn:
💥 What real self-love is (and what’s just ego in disguise)
🧠 How forgiveness and self-acceptance fuel real healing and growth
🐾 Why breathwork, therapy dogs, and presence beat “powering through”
🚹 The truth about men’s mental health and silent suffering
🚪 How to set boundaries, let go, and still lead with unconditional love
🔥 If you’re done pretending you’re “fine” while you’re crumbling inside, this episode hands you a new rulebook for how you treat yourself.
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
Available on the following Platforms:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts
18 Nov 2025
From Stress to Still: Breathwork That Works
Calm, clarity, and confidence... on demand.
Lisa Urbanski and Mike Wood break down chakras and breathwork so you can quiet anxiety, trust your intuition, and feel grounded fast.
You’ll learn:
A 30-minute pranayama reset to calm your nervous system
How to spot (and unblock) your most active chakra
A quick heart–brain coherence habit for focus + peace
The mindset flip: energy-first vs. fear-first living
Beginner-friendly meditation cues you can use today
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
Available on the following Platforms:
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4 Nov 2025
Rewire in a Week: Reset Your Brain, Lead Better
Stuck in the fear bucket? Flip the switch to love and watch your brain, boundaries, and business transform.
Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Mike Wood to unpack chapter 4 of his podcast-to-book series, focused on how shifting from fear to love rewires your chemistry (hello, oxytocin), resets your mindset, and recharges your results. It’s simple, doable, and wildly effective.
In this episode, you’ll get:
The brain-chemistry truth: oxytocin vs. cortisol (and how to trigger the right one)
A 60-second reset: box breathing + gratitude micro-habit you can use anywhere
The 7-day reframe: autosuggestion to catch & flip negative loops
Loving boundaries that earn respect (without drama)
A real-world win: scaling a company from $2.5M → $95M with a compassionate culture
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
Available on the following Platforms:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts
21 Oct 2025
Is Your Spiritual Journey Missing This ONE Key Element?
If your thoughts run your life, this episode helps flip the script.
Host Lisa Urbanski and guest Mike Wood break down chapter 3 of his podcast-to-book series, focusing on practical tools to quiet mental noise, reframe negative loops, and tap into real calm...fast.
You’ll learn how to separate you from your thoughts, practice instant forgiveness, and use meditation to shift from cortisol to oxytocin.
What you’ll get in minutes:
A simple “watch the thought” method to stop spirals
Mike’s reframing routine to rewrite core beliefs
Box breathing + gratitude micro-practices for presence
Kundalini & chakra insights for grounded energy
How EI beats IQ when pressure hits
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
Available on the following Platforms:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts
23 Sept 2025
From Stress to Stillness: How The Present Moment Is a Gift
Feeling anxious or stuck? Learn a 2-minute reset to quiet your mind and feel calm... anywhere, anytime.
Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Mike Wood (creator of Learn to Love Being You) to unpack Chapter 2 of his podcast-book series, focused on finding peace in the present moment. Mike shares how meditation, box breathing, and simple daily practices can lower stress fast, rewire the subconscious, and open the door to real emotional freedom. They also explore trauma healing, releasing “heart walls,” and practical tools for self-mastery you can use today.
You’ll learn:
🧠 What “presence” really is—and how to access it in minutes
🫁 Box Breathing (inhale-hold-exhale-hold for 4s) to stop spirals
✍️ Quick journaling prompts to shift anxiety to gratitude
💡 How the subconscious protects (and limits) you—and how to reprogram it
❤️ Everyday strategies to dissolve emotional blocks & build self-love
Action step: Try box breathing for 2 minutes, then write three wins from today. Repeat for 7 days.
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
This episode is a loving reminder that healing begins with self-love. Join Stacey Chillemi—bestselling author, holistic wellness coach, and empowerment expert— with Mike Woods as they help you reconnect with your inner light and embrace joy from the inside out. From simple daily rituals to powerful mindset shifts, this journey is about reclaiming your worth, releasing the past, and creating the life you deserve. Because real happiness isn’t found—it’s built from within.
✨ 💡 What You'll Learn:
• How to silence self-doubt and embrace radical self-worth
• Daily practices to cultivate inner peace and joy
• How to rewire negative thought patterns and boost confidence
• Emotional healing techniques that stick
• Inspiration to become your happiest, most authentic self 🎧 Listen on Your Favorite
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16 Sept 2025
Beyond Success: Finding the You That Feels Good
If success has checked every box except peace, consider this episode your reset button.
Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Mike Wood, creator of Learn to Love Being You, to unpack chapter 1 of his podcast-book series, which focuses on how he turned dyslexia, self-doubt, and burnout into a blueprint for inner freedom. From manual control of thoughts to breathwork and kundalini practices, Mike shares a practical path to rewire the subconscious, release old attachments, and build a life that actually feels good.
What you’ll learn:
The moment Mike realized achievement ≠ fulfillment—and what changed
How the subconscious protects you (and how to reprogram it)
The 3-phase arc of Mike’s method: Think Control → Unhook → Core Beliefs
Breathwork & kundalini basics for calm, clarity, and confidence
Why your circle matters: upgrading influences to upgrade identity
A gentle way to practice forgiveness and let go of old stories
Try this 7-day micro-challenge:
Each day, write one fear-thought → reframe it into a truth you can prove → pair it with 2 minutes of calm breathing. Track the shift.
👉 Learn more about Mike’s program: learntolovebeingyou.com (http://learntolovebeingyou.com/)
🌐 Connect with Mike: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mike.wood.882155) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mike222777/)
💖 Discovering Joy: Your Self-Love Journey to Lasting Happiness from The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi
This episode is a loving reminder that healing begins with self-love. Join Stacey Chillemi—bestselling author, holistic wellness coach, and empowerment expert— with Mike Woods as they help you reconnect with your inner light and embrace joy from the inside out. From simple daily rituals to powerful mindset shifts, this journey is about reclaiming your worth, releasing the past, and creating the life you deserve. Because real happiness isn’t found—it’s built from within.
✨ 💡 What You'll Learn:
• How to silence self-doubt and embrace radical self-worth
• Daily practices to cultivate inner peace and joy
• How to rewire negative thought patterns and boost confidence
• Emotional healing techniques that stick
• Inspiration to become your happiest, most authentic self 🎧 Listen on Your Favorite
Platform:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts
3 Jun 2025
Inner Peace Mastery: Mike Wood’s 10-Week Plan to Calm Anxiety & Cultivate Joy
Mindset mentor Mike Wood shares his science-backed, 10-week plan for achieving inner peace, including breathing exercises and mindfulness habits, in an interview with Lisa Urbanski.
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