Take Back Your Mind You Can't Think Your Way to Healing with Tannaz Hosseinpour
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Today, Michael sits down with Tannaz Hosseinpour — relationship coach, registered psychotherapist, and host of Minutes on Growth. Tannaz integrates psychology and spirituality to help people build safe, healthy relationships through nervous-system regulation, inner-child and parts work, and practical communication skills. Her approach is deeply somatic and heart-centered, showing how breath, micro-practices, and community restore wholeness and belonging.
Conversation Highlights:
-What mind–body–soul integration really looks like in daily life—and why healing is less about suppressing pain and more about gently clearing what the body has been carrying -How a painful back flare-up in the middle of grieving became a wake-up call, revealing that unprocessed emotion can settle into our tissues, and how somatic practices help it move again -Why connecting with others in person helps regulate the nervous system, allowing us to feel seen, safe, and part of something bigger than our worries
-One-minute micro-practices—pause, breathe, stretch, check-in—that make stillness feel safe and keep you steady when life gets loud
-A simple 4-in/8-out breath to stimulate the vagus nerve so the body can shift from "on guard" to "I'm okay" in real time -Why thinking harder doesn't help when we're triggered, and how pausing to feel sensations brings the clear, wise part of the brain back online
-A kinder way to meet big feelings—dropping "good/bad" labels and listening for the message (boundaries, alignment, desire) each emotion is trying to deliver
-How to say what you need without drama; using I-language, clear roadmaps, and timing conversations for when both people are regulated
-A "same team vs. the problem" approach to conflict so love stays at the center, even when opinions differ
Finally, a closing guided meditation that pairs a gentle smile with paced breathing and silence to reset the system and carry gratitude into daily life.
🪷 Connect with Tannaz, her work, retreats, and workshops, and listen to her Minutes on Growth podcast here: https://minutesongrowth.com/ and across social media.
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