The Brilliant Life Podcast with Mike Moulton

About The Brilliant Life Podcast with Mike Moulton

The Brilliant Life Podcast: Crisis Recovery, Resilience, and Self-Leadership I’m Mike Moulton, host of The Brilliant Life Podcast, where I help people navigate the moments when a crisis makes life feel unrecognizable. I’m a crisis strategist, ordained minister, and certified coach with a background in leadership development, talent acquisition, and global organizations. This podcast is for people rebuilding after divorce, betrayal, infidelity, narcissistic or coercive relationship dynamics, career disruption, grief, identity loss, spiritual uncertainty, and major life transitions. Each episode explores the FORGE Protocol, my framework for moving from reactive crisis to resilient self-leadership. We discuss emotional regulation, resilience, boundaries, discernment, identity, faith, relationships, decision-making, and the practical work of rebuilding a life you can trust again. This podcast is for you if you are asking: How do I regain clarity after betrayal or divorce? How do I rebuild trust in myself? How do I set healthy boundaries in a manipulative or coercive relationship? How do I stop making reactive decisions during a crisis? How do I cope with grief, anger, fear, or emotional overwhelm? How do I rebuild my identity after a major life disruption? How do I navigate faith, forgiveness, and hope after betrayal? How do I move forward when my career or future has been disrupted? What does resilient self-leadership look like in real life? How do I create a wise and meaningful plan for my next chapter? Whether you are dealing with relationship trauma, divorce recovery, betrayal recovery, grief, career disruption, or another life-changing crisis, The Brilliant Life Podcast offers practical guidance for facing what is true, leading yourself with greater emotional intelligence, and rebuilding with intention. My work is coaching and education. It does not replace therapy, legal counsel, medical care, or emergency support.

Publisher

Mike Moulton

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Nov 2023

Latest episode

10 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Oct 2026

   Confronting Your Self-Deception - FORGE Series Episode 2 - (F)

   Hope is not the problem. Hope without evidence is. This episode shows you how to stop lying to yourself in a crisis and face what is real, so you can build on something solid. F in the FORGE Protocol stands for Freeze the reactive cycle, and it starts with Face It. You will learn the difference between naive optimism and genuine hope, why "once this, then that" thinking keeps you stuck, and how to stop the spiral before it makes your decisions for you. In this episode: Naive optimism vs genuine hope that has evidence. The covert contract and why it keeps breaking your heart. How to freeze the spiral. Four questions to ask before you act. Your 24 hour assignment. Next week: O, Operational plan. Subscribe so you do not miss it. WORK WITH MIKE Free 30 Minute Crisis Clarity Assessment https://www.brilliantlifecollective.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRldvRExuMmFYVXlCYmxUeEw1TW9PUnxBSTVJdTV0Sm5Rb0N0MWYzWHVZSUUyYTVmTFc4dGRIR05Oa1ZZTGxkNENpeWgzbEdiSWg4Yy1hcTZmQVNleEkzYVNsTDVtMHNqTkRDc3d6SkEzdW9sdnBaSG5jYTZBTHc2clU5&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brilliantlifecollective.com%2F&v=yUjVFZ0rJO0) LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRWtqYjdMVlluUnQwSGZScW12eHR0R3xBSTVJdTV0TzgyYnRTajN5NjRXdnA4Q0gzcHBCclhySTVESko3b2JiQzVlSkZjazhGUVVDSWJCZDVMUmhLWFpKTHZfZ0dHU2dOazZmelZ3Z0ZfOW5iRTR3RUNGLUxfODhTb01Z&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fid1717749527&v=yUjVFZ0rJO0) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6bXGzhG... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRXFiNERXREtobVNSQVJ4V1VnOExiaHxBSTVJdTV2UGNqQmNqRnZGbGdYSUoxWUQ5QXdYeWVCdldYMjgzVW9yWWJ5TG1UeVFGM3M3QzZBOXFlOTFyVlN0bUhfN2VqaHBneTFVOTFFN1FXbE9NN2Q0dWVuMW1GTmZGOVd1&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F6bXGzhGyiokNcfh4R1ozqJ&v=yUjVFZ0rJO0) #falsehopes (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/falsehopes) #selfleadership (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/selfleadership) #rebuildyourlife (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/rebuildyourlife) #selfdevelopment (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/selfdevelopment) #christian (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/christian) #CrisisToClarity (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/crisistoclarity) #FORGEProtocol (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/forgeprotocol) #BrilliantLifePodcast (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/brilliantlifepodcast) #overcomingchallenges (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/overcomingchallenges) #growth (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/growth) #growthmindset (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/growthmindset)

2. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Stop Making It Worse: The First Step Out of Crisis

   At 46, newly divorced and two weeks after my third stent, I was in the car on the way to the ER, weeping and convinced it was over. If you are starting over after divorce, facing health anxiety after a heart attack, or standing in an identity crisis, this is where reconstruction starts. This is Episode 1 of the FORGE series, the path from the chaos of crisis to the clarity of self leadership. Before any rebuilding can work, the first move is simple. Stop making it worse. In this divorce recovery conversation, I break down Signal or Echo. A Signal is present danger that points to one clear action, like the racing heart that sent me to the ER. An Echo is an old wound that sounds like now, like checking my Fitbit every hour for proof the next heart attack was coming. You will also hear the two traps that wreck rebuilding: the fix that fires off the text you regret, and the quiet quit that whispers "why not." I also share the prayer I prayed in that car. I stopped asking God to change what I could never control and started asking for wisdom for my doctors and humility for me. Patience is not waiting. Patience refuses the impulse and takes the next honest step. You are not rebuilding the old life. You are resurrecting a new one. If you are navigating life after divorce, betrayal trauma recovery, or any season where you have to rebuild your life, you are not stuck, and you are not finished. You are the coauthor of what comes next. Comment below: what is one fear you are carrying right now, and is it a Signal or an Echo? Subscribe for a new episode every week. Work with Mike: https://www.brilliantlifecollective.com/ (https://www.brilliantlifecollective.com/) CHAPTERS 00:00 The drive to the ER 01:10 Welcome to the FORGE series 01:55 Where I was: 46, divorced, damaged goods 04:09 How a crisis breaks your trust in yourself 04:46 The two traps: the fix and "why not" 06:20 Signal or Echo 08:10 The two prayers 11:00 Shoot your shot: the first date 12:41 Your one move tonight 14:19 What defines you 15:24 This scene is not the plot 16:31 Next up: Face This episode shares my personal experience and is not medical advice. If you have chest pain or heart symptoms, call 911. #CrisisToClarity #ResilientLeadership #EmotionalIntelligence #RebuildYourLife #BrilliantLifePodcast

3. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Shame vs Guilt: The Difference That Can Change Your Life

   Guilt says you did something bad. Shame says you ARE something bad. If you are a man facing divorce or betrayal, you need to know the difference. In this episode of the Brilliant Life Podcast, host Mike Moulton gives a tactical briefing on overcoming shame after divorce and betrayal. Mike shares his own shame sentence, "I wasn't man enough to keep my wife happy," and why so many men are treating the wrong disease. You will learn: Why guilt has an exit through confession, but shame keeps you hiding. How the silence tax and running a scoreboard against yourself keeps you stuck. What sick grace looks like when the people who should cover you stay silent. Why shame wearing church clothes will not heal you, and what God's covering in Genesis 3 means for your recovery. The first step to stop hiding and start rebuilding your life after divorce. This is for men in divorce recovery who feel defective, discarded, or measured only by performance as a provider, husband, and father. You are not built to carry this alone. Do not wait for a heart attack to deal with it. Listen now, share it with a brother who is hiding, and take your next step. FREE Crisis Assessment: https://brilliantlifecollective.com (https://brilliantlifecollective.com) Subscribe to the Brilliant Life Podcast for tactical divorce recovery for men, betrayal trauma tools, and faith based rebuilding strategies. New episodes weekly for men starting over after divorce, betrayal, and collapse.

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