The Mark Groves Podcast
The Mark Groves Podcast is for heart-led humans eager to expand perspectives, explore HARD truths, and break old patterns while cultivating deeper, more honest connections with self, our relationships, community, and the world. Tune in twice a week for powerful guest interviews and solo episodes that deliver real talk, fresh insights, and practical tools to transform (y)our relationships — because relationships are how we truly connect — and supercharge (y)our personal growth.
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May 11, 2026 • 16min
#511: Meeting Authority with Authority: Accessing Your Inner Power
A deep dive into reclaiming inner authority and stopping the instinct to fawn or shrink. Contrasts protective masculine strength with destructive force and highlights strategic power in unfair systems. Discusses using physical practice to access anger, setting firm boundaries, and resisting performative niceness to preserve your integrity.
May 4, 2026 • 17min
#510: The Benefits of a Digital Detox
They examine how smartphones and social media quietly steal attention and weaken our inner relationship. Neuroscience and studies about phone presence lowering cognition get explained. Practical rituals and a science-backed digital detox protocol for reclaiming focus and protecting morning routines are offered.
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Apr 27, 2026 • 21min
#509: Commitment vs. Devotion
A deep dive into the difference between mental commitment and sacred devotion. Explores dharma, surrender, and how rock bottom can unlock alignment. Talks through scarcity patterns that keep you settling and the four action keys from the Bhagavad Gita. Covers internal worth, iterative growth, and using relationships for mutual transformation.
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Apr 20, 2026 • 51min
#508: Saving Them Won't Save You
A deep look at why we keep repeating toxic relationship patterns and how childhood attachment wounds set the script for who we’re drawn to. The fixer/problem dance and why being needed can masquerade as love are unpacked. Practical checks on pace, boundaries, nervous-system tools, and the call to grieve old harm instead of defending abusers are highlighted.
Apr 13, 2026 • 11min
#507: You Forgot About You
A raw stream-of-consciousness reflection about the grief of losing yourself and the survival patterns that shape your life. A discussion on suffering as a wake-up call and a doorway back to meaning. Thoughts on reclaiming buried dreams, staying present in relationships, and choosing hope as an act of resistance.
Apr 6, 2026 • 9min
#506: You Are What You Consume
A call to take radical responsibility for what you let into your mind, body, and relationships. How constant exposure to fear and division dysregulates your nervous system. The tension between belonging and authenticity and the grief that comes with awakening. A challenge to fiercely curate attention to protect hope, peace, and connection.
Mar 30, 2026 • 16min
#505: Stop Going Back to What Hurts You
A deep look at why people keep returning to the same hurtful relationships and patterns. Shame and unresolved grief are explored as hidden drivers of relapse. The conversation reframes going back as a sign of unfinished healing and highlights building self-trust and learning to choose yourself.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 58min
#504: Finding Meaning In The Modern World: Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks, Harvard professor and happiness researcher, discusses why many feel lost despite plenty of options. He explores how screens dull wonder, why boredom and presence restore meaning, and how love, purpose, and transcendence are built in real life. Practical tech detox tips and the science behind meaning get attention.
Mar 16, 2026 • 9min
#503 - You Were Taught Limits That Aren’t Real
They explore how the beliefs you inherit quietly shape your choices and limits. They contrast seeing the world as friendly or hostile and debate purpose versus randomness. They talk about using setbacks as learning curriculum and why action separates learners from achievers. They challenge systemic expectations and urge trusting your inner voice and excitement to build a different life.
Mar 9, 2026 • 56min
#502: How Light Shapes Your Biology: Andy Mant
Andy Mant, founder of Bon Charge and wellness entrepreneur focused on light, heat, and EMF rhythm tech. He explores how modern lighting and screens hijack circadian biology. Short, practical conversations cover morning sunlight, blue light management, red light therapy, PEMF, flicker‑free lighting, and easy daily light hygiene tips.
