MindShift Power Podcast
"There's POWER in shifting your thinking!"
MindShift Power Podcast is the world’s only international platform dedicated to teen perspectives and the next generation of leaders. With voices from all over the world, the show creates conversations that go beyond borders and reflect the realities shaping young people today.
Each episode brings together a powerful mix of voices. Teens share their lived experiences alongside educators, innovators, and professionals who work directly with youth. Together, these conversations explore the issues that matter most right now, including mental health, education, technology, leadership, and global challenges affecting the next generation.
What sets this platform apart is its approach. Conversations are unfiltered and grounded in real experiences. Guests speak openly about what they are navigating, what they are questioning, and what they are building. The goal is not to control the narrative, but to understand it.
With active listeners in over 100 countries and availability across more than 60 streaming platforms, MindShift Power Podcast has become a global hub for understanding teen perspectives and the future they are stepping into.
Episodes
139 episodes
Surviving is NOT Your Real Personality (Episode 136)
Your body doesn’t “overreact” for no reason, and your habits aren’t random. We’re joined by Patty Cabot, a New York based author whose story cuts through diet culture and goes straight to the root: how childhood sexual abuse can shape weight, b...
Exhausted From Pretending to Be Normal (Episode 135)
You can be “high functioning” on the outside and barely surviving on the inside. That’s why this conversation hits so hard: Randy Lee Boslaw, an author, YouTube host, mental health advocate, and former high-level kickboxer, shares what it’s lik...
You're Not Confused - You're Being Played (Episode 134)
Phones didn’t just change how teens communicate, they changed what it feels like to grow up. When a device becomes your social currency, your identity mirror, and your constant audience, pressure stops being an occasional thing and turns into a...
He Was My Brother, Not My Family (Episode 133)
Someone you trust hurts you. You reach for the person who should protect you. Instead, you hear disbelief and blame. That moment can change how you move through the world, and it can take years to name what it stole from you. We sit down with J...
College Panic Is a Business (Episode 132)
A single college decision can feel like a verdict, and that pressure is warping how teens see themselves. We sit down with Linda Decker and Lisa Ruff, co-founders of the College Admissions Collective and authors of The Calm College Method, to n...
Can You Read This? (Episode 131)
A teen who can’t read well isn’t just “behind in English” they’re locked out of vocabulary that fuels confidence, self expression, and real opportunity. That’s why this conversation with UK teen success coach and Switched On founder Claire Ford...
You Knew (Episode 130)
Your life can pivot on a decision you make in ten seconds and you usually feel the warning before you can explain it. I’m Fatima Bey, and I’m speaking straight to everyone under 21 with a rare solo message that’s raw, direct, and meant to keep ...
They Moved On - You Didn't (Episode 129)
Grief doesn’t fade on a schedule, and it often hits hardest after everyone else has “gone back to normal.” I’m joined by Kelly Edmondson, a nurse, mother, and the founder and CEO of Timely Presence, to talk about the stretch of time most people...
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From Foster Care to Fierce: Adrienne Caldwell’s Fight to Be Unbroken (Episode 128)
She didn’t just write a memoir about surviving foster care, abuse, addiction, and homelessness. She posted the records. Adrienne Caldwell joins us to talk about Unbroken, Life Outside the Lines and the decision to put her Children’s Protective ...
Who Told You To Shut Up? (Episode 127)
Someone taught a lot of us to get quiet. Not always with words, but with a look, a dismissal, a “you don’t know enough yet.” That lesson follows kids into adulthood, where low confidence turns into smaller choices and muted leadership. I sit do...
No Title Required (Episode 126)
Think you need a title to lead? Think bigger. Leadership starts in small, daily choices—how you show up when no one is watching, how you treat people, and how boldly you stretch toward your potential. With leadership coach Leslie Nelson of Pivo...
Fear Showed Up as Silence Before It Showed Up as Failure (Episode 125)
What if fear isn’t failure—it’s silence before the first word comes out? We sit down with 13-year-old TEDx speaker Tanoushri Shriram to explore how tiny, consistent risks can transform a quiet voice into a confident one, even in a world where j...
Dead Serious - One Last Conversation (Episode 124)
Grief doesn’t hand out maps. We sat down with Guardian AIngels founder John Cammer to explore a simple but radical idea: what if your journal talked back with compassion, structure, and a voice that feels familiar enough to help you open up? Jo...
Speshal People (Episode 123)
What if the label you see first is blinding you to the person who could change your team, your school, or your city? That question drives a candid conversation with Angela Calzone, president and CEO of Inroads to Opportunities, a New Jersey non...
Your City Council Controls More of Your Life Than the President Does (Episode 122)
Think changing the world requires a title or a perfect plan? We make the case that real power lives in the rooms almost no one enters: school boards, city councils, and state committees where a handful of voices can move budgets, shape curricul...
They Called Me Retarded .... I Got a 4.0 (Episode 121)
What if the thing you were told disqualifies you is actually your edge? We sit down with Janaya, a 20-year-old pre-law student who turned a learning disability and a stutter into a 4.0 semester, a spot on the Dean’s List, and 71 credits that pu...
Why Do I Hate Hugs? - And Other Signs You Might Be Autistic (Episode 120)
Ever feel like everyone else got a social manual you never received? Christopher Carazas joins us to talk about discovering he’s autistic at 35, after years of “passing” through school, work, and life across multiple continents. What starts as ...
PACE Yourself: A 13-Year-Old's Method for Not Losing Your Sh*t (Episode 119)
What if the difference between chaos and clarity is just one breath? We sit down with 13-year-old TEDx speaker Vihan Reddy, whose calm response during a terrifying accident—a car running over his foot—reveals how a simple method can reshape cho...
Why Teens Belong in Business (Episode 118)
What if a child’s “hobby” could earn real money, build real confidence, and spark real change in a community? We sit down with Leah K. Ellis—author and founder of the Society of Child Entrepreneurs—to explore how kids as young as six can learn ...
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What Do Gaming, Sleeping, Getting High, & Drinking All Have in Common? (Episode 117)
Imagine not needing an escape hatch from your own life. That’s the heart of our conversation as we speak directly to teens and young adults about the pull of gaming marathons, sleeping the day away, getting high, and drinking—not with judgment,...
Change the System—Don’t Just Complain About It (Episode 116)
What if “within policy” still feels wrong to the people you serve? We sit down with retired LAPD lieutenant Jeff Weninger to unpack the uncomfortable gap between legal justification and moral legitimacy—and how that space erodes community trust...
When You Feel Like Giving Up on Your Kid (Episode 115)
Feeling like you’re out of options as a parent is terrifying, and too many of us are facing that quiet crisis alone. We sat down with teen and parent well-being coach Laura Ollinger to name what’s really happening—hopelessness and despair—and t...
You’re Not Lost, Stuck, or Confused — You’re Just Listening to Too Many People (Episode 114)
What if simplicity is the most powerful growth strategy you’re not using yet? We sit down with entrepreneur, mentor, and author Hussein Hallak to unpack how purpose-led business outperforms hype and why clear value beats complex pitch decks. Fr...
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Trained for Incest (Episode 113)
The story you’re about to hear is not a headline—it’s a blueprint for understanding power, control, and what it takes to rebuild a life. Author and activist Aziza Kabibi joins us to share how an abusive household masked as holistic, faithful, a...
Stop Fighting Yourself: Replace Drama with Decisions (Episode 112)
Ever notice how waiting to “feel like it” quietly kills your best plans? We sit down with author and podcaster Daryl Ditmer to explore why feelings make lousy captains and how discipline and consistency can steer you toward a life you actually ...
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