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Michael Neill is an internationally renowned transformative coach and the best-selling author of five books including The Inside-Out Revolution and The Space Within. His weekly radio show has been entertaining and educating global audiences for over a decade and his TEDx talk, ‘Why Aren’t We Awesome…

Michael Neill


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 8m AVG DURATION
    • 488 EPISODES

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    The Caffeine for the Soul with Michael Neill podcast is an absolute gem in the world of personal growth and self-help. With episodes that are 10 minutes or less, Michael manages to deliver powerful insights and make a profound impact on the listener's day. His ability to condense meaningful wisdom into such a short time frame is truly awe-inspiring.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to provide a fresh perspective on personal growth. Michael reframes the term "self-help" as "personal growth," which accurately reflects our constant pursuit of learning, evolving, and finding meaning in our lives. His episodes encourage reflection and offer a different spin on common advice, leaving room for deeper introspection. The insights shared in each episode have a way of sticking with you long after you've finished listening.

    In terms of drawbacks, it's challenging to find any significant flaws with this podcast. However, some listeners might prefer longer episodes that allow for more in-depth exploration of certain topics. While Michael's ability to condense powerful messages into shorter episodes is impressive, some individuals may feel that they want more time to delve into specific ideas or concepts.

    In conclusion, The Caffeine for the Soul with Michael Neill podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in personal growth and deepening their understanding of themselves and the world around them. The concise format makes it easy to fit these episodes into your daily routine, offering an instant dose of inspiration and clarity. Michael's storytelling abilities and relatable language make his insights accessible and impactful. This podcast has become an essential resource for those seeking guidance and support on their journey toward personal expansion.



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    Latest episodes from Caffeine for the Soul with Michael Neill

    Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 7:22


    Ever feel like you're stuck in somebody else's movie of life? Join Michael to explore how not taking part in other people's dramas frees you up to truly care about them!

    Ballgown or Dog[sh]it?*

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 7:04


    *Adult Language* Is it ever truly helpful to face the world with fear in your heart? This week, Michael shares a simple ever-present alternative to fear that lets you bring your genius to life!

    Presencing Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 9:43


    Carl Jung's favorite quote translates from the Latin as "Invoked, or not invoked, God is present." Listen in as Michael offers some "pointing out instructions" for invoking and presencing the spiritual dimension of life!

    Skill Acquisition for Dummies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 8:55


    *Adult Language* What if you could teach yourself a new skill with the same ease, curiosity, and playfulness that you had as a child? In this week's episode, Michael shares some keys to using your natural learning ability to acquire any skill you want to develop and/or master!

    Where There's a Way, There's a Will

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 7:04


    Ever wonder why some of the things you want to do or create come easily and others feel like slogging through the rain, snow, sleet, and hail? Join Michael for a simple shift in understanding that makes the life you want to live closer than you think!

    Your Life, Your Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 9:11


    *Adult Language* How would you live if it was really (no, really!) up to you? This week, Michael shares some insights into what's on offer when you take ownership of your one and only precious life!

    The Benevolent Universe Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 9:34


    In Supercoach, Michael wrote "The world is what you think it is, but there's a world beyond your thinking". This week, listen in for an invitation to participate in a thought experiment with profound implications for how you live and experience your life, relationships, and work!

    Being Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 12:58


    In this week's episode, Michael shares his experience of living in higher states of consciousness and a simple shift in understanding that allows us to access and spend more time in those states than we may have thought possible!

    Knowing Where to Look

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 6:27


    Which would be more helpful - reading every book about life ever written or knowing where to look for exactly the information you need at the exact moment you need it? Listen in as Michael shows you where to look to have all your questions answered!

    A Whole New Way of Thinking about Self-Realization

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 10:27


    Self-realization is often talked about in spiritual circles as something that is only available to a few very special human beings every century or so. In this week's episode, Michael shares a whole new way of thinking about self-realization that allows anyone to experience higher states of consciousness, including you!

    This is Your Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 5:47


    Have you ever wondered if it would be possible to truly love your life even when your circumstances and relationships feel like they belong in a soap opera? Join Michael for a quick and fun exploration of the difference between your life and your "life story"!

    How to Change the World without Really Trying

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 6:41


    What if there was a way to change the world for the better without having to change careers, abandon your dreams, or leave your family and friends to fend for themselves? This week, Michael shares how a simple story about the Scottish mystic Syd Banks points to a simply effective way of changing the world for the better.

    Unreasonable Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 6:01


    Want to be really happy and love your life? In this week's episode, you'll learn about why happiness is often an unreasonable yet completely natural and healthy way of being in the world.

    Who Before How

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 6:39


    Most of the questions people bring to coaching begin with the words "How do I…?" In this week's episode, Michael points out how much easier things get when we answer "Who am I?" before we get on to the "how" questions!

    Trusting the Wisdom Within

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 11:20


    What if there was an app you could completely trust to tell you what to do in real time, regardless of the number of variables involved. Listen in as Michael shares how our inner wisdom works and how to make more use of it in your life!

    Fear without Consequences

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 9:35


    What if feeling afraid didn't have to be a factor in the way you live your life? Listen in as Michael shares an understanding that can guide you from terror to courage to a very ordinary kind of fearlessness.    

    The Metaphor of Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 11:38


    Is psychological trauma the same as physical trauma, or is it a metaphor to help people cope with experiences and emotions they find difficult to be with? Join Michael for an exploration of the difference between the two and how we can learn to thrive in spite of anything that's happened to us in our lives.

    Accept, Embrace, and Enjoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 9:29


    The spiritual teacher Byron Katie wrote "When I argue with reality I lose - but only always." If you're ready to stop arguing with life and begin enjoying what is, let Michael guide you towards a deeper embrace of life and all that that entails.

    The Three Types of Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 9:39


    There is a deeper Truth beyond, as Rumi wrote, "all ideas of right and wrong". Listen in as Michael explores the difference between personal truth, universal truth, and the Truth that cannot be spoken in words.  

    The Genius and the A**hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 7:35


    *contains strong language* Whether we show it to the world or not, there are times where we know we're being petty and self-centered and other times where we surprise ourselves with what we're capable of. This week, Michael highlights the difference between the two and how paying more attention to the genius than the a**hole makes a huge difference to our effectiveness in the world.  

    Mouthgasms: A Weird and Wonderful Way To Lose Weight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 10:08


    If losing weight is on your list of new year's resolutions, today's episode will give you a surprisingly simple way to lose weight by transforming your relationship with food for good!

    A Metaphor for Awakening

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 9:18


    In this week's episode, Michael shares a simple metaphor that takes the journey out of "the spiritual journey". Listen in to discover how close you already are to living in a more beautiful reality.

    Re-release: A Piece of Advice from Syd Banks' Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 9:50


    In this week's episode I look at a piece of advice from Syd Banks' wife. 

    Re-release: The Isness Is What Is

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 7:23


    In this week's episode I explore "isness".

    Re-release: Ignoring What Isn't

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 10:22


    Most of us have heard about "loving what is", but what are we meant to do about "what isn't"? Listen in to find out why ignoring it might just be the most responsible thing you can do!

    The Surprising Power Of Basking

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 6:37


    Winston Churchill once said "most men stumble across the truth from time to time, and then get up, brush themselves off, and carry on as if nothing happened". This week, Michael shares the surprising power of taking the time to truly basking in the truths and good feelings that overtake us from time to time in the midst of the apparent urgency of our daily life.

    Thank You for the Yucky Sweater

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 6:02


    This week, Michael shares a bit of his own journey from "enforced gratitude" to finding a genuine love and appreciation for life and pretty much everything it brings to the table.

    A Whole New Way of Thinking About Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 11:55


    Would you like to feel more hopeful about addiction or addictive behavior, whether it's something you're dealing with directly or in the life of a partner or friend? This week, Michael introduces a radically different way of thinking about addiction that might just open up a whole new way of addressing it that's even simpler than you think.

    The Two Week Rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 6:21


    When life gives you lemons, do you a) complain about how much you hate lemons, b) make lemonade, or c) leave them in the kitchen to deal with them later? Join Michael this week to find out why "c" might be the best answer of them all.

    You Are Not Afraid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 7:25


    If the title of this week's episode sounds hopeful, untrue, or even a little bit crazy, listen in as Michael shares the unexpected source of fear and an unexpected key to living fearlessly.  

    Living From Wisdom Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 9:20


    In part two of a two part series, Michael talks about wisdom - what it is and how we can make use of it to create a completely different experience of life and pretty much everything in it.

    Living From Wisdom Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 5:52


    In part one of a two part series, Michael shares the difference between thoughts and thinking and why one of them inevitably works better and is of more use than the other.

    The Real Key to Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 11:52


    Do you think you need to change the world to change your experience? Or are you a fan of ideas like "change your thinking, change your life"? This week, Michael shares a surprising alternative explanation for what changes the game and how to put it to work in your own life.

    A Rich Man's Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 6:16


    Listen in as Michael shares some hints to the simple secret for success in the newest book from Caffeine for the Soul press called, appropriately enough, A Rich Man's Secret.

    Things I'm Avoiding Doing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 4:37


    Have you ever noticed yourself putting something off for days, weeks, or even months that in reality would take less than an hour to get done? Join Michael this week as he shares the only obstacle to getting things done and how to overcome it.

    Seek First the Kingdom of Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 9:46


    Drawing on both Christian and Buddhist tradition, this week Michael shares a secular interpretation of some fundamental spiritual truths about heaven, hell, and how life works here on earth!

    A Simpler Way to Navigate Your Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 9:43


    If you've ever driven yourself crazy trying to make a decision, changing your mind on a daily basis, listen in as Michael points out a simpler way to navigate your life that bypasses your inner "arguments" and takes advantage of the elegance of our natural design!

    How to Change Pretty Much Anything

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 8:42


    Would you like to be able to move on from unhelpful habits without needing a 30, 60, or 90 day re-programming plan? In this week's episode, Michael shares a simple way to work with our own common sense to change pretty much anything with presence and ease!

    The Best Year of Your Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 8:32


    In the fifth and final part of the Effortless Everything series, join Michael to take a fresh look at why the best years of our life are not always the ones where the "best" things happen. In addition, you'll get the chance to consider how to up the odds that the year ahead will be your best one yet!

    Effortless Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 9:51


    Would you rather try harder or do better? In part four of the Effortless Everything series, Michael explores why it's so hard to let it be easy and a simple way to find more flow in everything you do!

    Uncovering Your Soul Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 9:18


    If you've ever wondered if you're living the life you were born to live, part three of the Effortless Everything series introduces a simple way of connecting (or reconnecting) to the wisdom of your deepest self!

    Unf*cking Your Relationship with Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 11:33


    In part two of the Effortless Everything series, you'll come to see now only why your relationship with money matters, but how falling in love with money is an incredibly powerful step to take on your personal, professional, and even spiritual path through life!  

    The Fullness of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 8:25


    In part one of the Effortless Everything series, Michael shares how embracing the fullness of life not only expands our capacity for love, creativity, and joy, it overflows into everyone and everything around us!

    Loving What You Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 7:36


    This week, Michael shares what he's seeing about the power of love and being yourself as the simplest path to creating a life worth living!

    Breaking the Rules Wide Open

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 10:58


    Want to get more out of your life? Join Michael for a quick exploration of how our rules get made and how we can live life with a greater sense of freedom and possibility!

    Strategy vs. Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 9:42


    If you've ever wondered why your best laid plans so rarely lead to success, this simple distinction will show you a different way of thinking about getting what you want in the world!

    Whose Thought is it Anyway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 7:59


    Listen in as Michael shares one of his newest insights into the nature of thought and the fast track to knowing your own mind!

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