The Story Trap: How Your Brain Keeps You Stuck in Struggle with Liam Naden (Epi. #258)

🎧 The Story Trap: How Your Brain Keeps You Stuck in Struggle

with Liam Naden (EPI. #258)

What if the struggle you’re experiencing isn’t a motivation problem — but a brain design issue?

In this episode, I’m joined by Liam Naden, neuroscience-based success coach and author of Let Yourself Off the Hook, to explore what he calls The Story Trap — the mental narratives that quietly keep us stuck in stress, fear, and overthinking.

Liam shares how the brain is actually wired for ease, flow, and thriving, and why letting go — not pushing harder — is often the key to real alignment and success.

In this conversation, you’ll explore:

  • Why struggle isn’t natural — and what your brain really wants
  • How the “story trap” keeps you locked in survival mode
  • The neuroscience behind moving from fear to flow
  • Why success comes from alignment, not effort

 ⏱️ ~45 minutes

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About Shilpa Lewis

Shilpa Lewis is an AI Strategist and Meditation Life Coach — a rare combination built on an Information and Computer Science degree with an AI concentration from UC Irvine and 30+ years in corporate user experience (UX) at Apple, HP, Microsoft, and IBM. She's the founder of Omni Mindfulness™, host of the Omni Mindfulness Podcast — ranked in the top 5% globally — and creator of the Streamline With Purpose™ and Pause With Purpose™ frameworks.