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Is Your Mind Running Your Life? What Your Intellect Is REALLY For
Sep 08, 2026
Season 7
Episode 5
Teresa & Tom Shantz - Mindfulness & Spirituality Experts
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What if your intellect was never meant to be in charge of your life?
In Episode 5 of Nourishing the Soul, Teresa Shantz and Dr. Sandra Adler explore My Intellect, Volume Five of Me and My Universe: A Spiritual Encyclopedia for Children.
Dr. Adler shares a different way of looking at the relationship between our feelings, intuition, and intellect. Rather than allowing the mind to analyze and second-guess everything, she describes the intellect as an incredible tool that helps us organize, communicate, and bring our inner impressions into action.
And this may be especially important for children.
What if instead of always telling a child what to think, we asked:
“What was your first impression?”
Helping children recognize those first impressions can encourage greater self-trust, confidence, intuition, and independent thinking as they grow.
And for adults, this episode raises an equally powerful question:
Are you using your intellect as a tool—or has your intellect become the boss?
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