Explore the deeper wisdom and transformative power of kindness. Each episode of Kind Mind is a metaphysical mosaic of insights from art, science, and philosophy — a companion for clarity on the healing and spiritual journey. Michael Todd Fink is your host and the co-founder of The Giving Tree Band. As a licensed psychotherapist, he also holds certifications in addiction counseling and mindfulness meditation teaching. He is a graduate of Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology…
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Order my new book, Losslessness, here: https://a.co/d/07qUbPX2 Cults are not inexplicable aberrations populated by uniquely gullible people. They magnify ordinary human tendencies of idealization, belonging, cognitive dissonance, sunk costs, power imbalance, spiritual inflation, and our desire to mistake temporary mystical states of consciousness for permanent attainment.
Mike Travisano brings more than 35 years of mindfulness practice and teaching into his work with clients, teams, and organizations. An ordained Buddhist teacher (Oshō) in south-central Pennsylvania, Mike’s approach is grounded, personal, and refreshingly real. He specializes in helping people recognize and work with unhelpful thoughts and emotions in real time—offering mindful strategies for…
My first book, LOSSLESSNESS, is now here ! It’s the number 1 new release in Consciousness and Thought on Amazon: https://a.co/d/04E0krSu This talk explores the rainbow as a sacred symbol of pride, spirituality, and mystical insight: a sign that difference need not mean division, and unity need not require sameness. Through queer theory and wisdom traditions from around the world, the rainbow can…
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.” -Carl Jung We often think of the inner child as a sentimental image of a younger version of ourselves waiting to be hugged. Psychologically speaking, we can also understand our inner child to be our current nervous system running a program based on its earliest education in safety. Before we had…
You can watch the video of this episode on patreon: https://patreon.com/kindmind Complexity often belongs to the ego’s attempt to secure itself. It multiplies contingencies, roles, narratives, defenses, explanations, plans, possessions, and rehearsed identities. In ordinary times we may mistake this for sophistication. But in moments of real trial, the soul needs simplicity. Breath. Presence.…
Breathing reveals the essential work of awakening: when respiration runs on the midbrain’s automatic rhythm, much of life follows suit—thoughts, emotions, and behaviors moving mechanically while the mind mistakes this automaticity for authentic presence. This shared inertia is what mystics call sleep, a collective trance so pervasive that few feel any urgency to question it. Awakening requires…
The name of my first book is LOSSLESSNESS and it is coming soon! Join us on Patreon to stay informed first about its release. Paid members will receive a free copy: https://patreon.com/kindmind We do not need a reason to love, but always invent one to hate.
My first book is close to completion. Join us on patreon as a free or paid member to stay up to date (and paid members will receive a free copy of the book) https://patreon.com/kindmind Many people today share this disorienting intuition: time feels faster, memories feel less stable, and the world itself seems cartoonishly chaotic or strangely unreal. While some interpret this sensation through…
Join us on Patreon for more content and connection: https://patreon.com/kindmind Valentine's Day can mean more than a commercialized celebration of romance. Beneath its familiar gestures—hearts, chocolate, roses, keys, and arrows—lie sacred symbols about devotion, sacrifice, and transformation. St. Valentine, whether as a historical martyr or a mystical archetype, represents love as an act of…
Join us on Patreon for more content and connection! https://patreon.com/kindmind Many mental health struggles can be understood as ruptures in the relationship between time and self. Depression often pulls memory inward, organizing experience around what happened to me , while anxiety sends imagination forward, preoccupied with what might happen to me . Rumination and worry emerge from the same…
