Mind Bully

Norense Odiase

Here’s a thought. When you’re hosting a constant battle within your mind, start a podcast to showcase some live results. Name your opponent “Mind Bully”. Share your struggles, triumphs, and every lesson you’re learning along the way. While you’re at it, invite friends to share thoughts with you on mental wellness, anxiety, self-help, and personal growth. Learn from their experiences and remind yourself that you have the mental stamina to overcome this ongoing battle. Lastly, remember to live, laugh, build meaningful relationships, and to not take life too seriously. Make sure you invite others do to the same. So what do you say? Join me every Monday!

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#267
October 26 · 1 hr 13 min
267. Trusting God When Nothing Makes Sense: The Cost of Obedience | Tiarra Smallwood
What happens when you obey God, but everything seems to get harder? In this episode of the Mind Bully Podcast, Norense Odiase sits down with fashion designer and entrepreneur Tiarra Smallwood for an honest conversation about faith, obedience, career burnout, sacrifice, and starting over. Growing up in Elyria, Ohio, Tiarra discovered her passion for fashion at an early age. After studying design at Kent State University, she landed a coveted position at Abercrombie & Fitch. But behind the professional success were overwhelming stress, burnout, and the growing conviction that God was calling her to walk away. She eventually resigned without another job lined up, only to face unemployment, depression, and a season when she felt God had gone silent. Tiarra shares how she found the courage to move to New York City, accept a lower-level freelance role, sleep on an air mattress, and sacrifice the comfort she once knew while pursuing a bigger vision for her life. Together, Norense and Tiarra explore faith during uncertainty, overcoming negative self-talk, the hidden cost of pursuing your dreams, and learning to trust God's direction when the destination isn't clear. **Apologies on the video quality towards the end! We shot the video at night, noted for next time!** In this episode: Leaving a successful career to pursue a new direction Recognizing burnout and knowing when to walk away Trusting God when He seems silent Overcoming depression and uncertainty Starting over in New York City at 30 Sacrificing comfort to pursue your dreams Building confidence after professional setbacks Confronting comparison, self-doubt, and negative thoughts Finding purpose through serving others Sometimes the greatest sacrifice isn't your success. It's your comfort. Follow the Mind Bully Podcast for conversations about faith, identity, purpose, resilience, and confronting your inner critic.
#266
October 19 · 32 min
266. Stop Seeing Yourself Through Your Past
What happens when your life changes, but your mind is still holding on to who you used to be? In this episode of the Mind Bully Podcast, Norense Odiase explores the challenges of navigating life transitions, overcoming negative self-talk, and learning to embrace who God has called you to become. Drawing from his own experience of moving to New York City, Norense shares how uncertainty, past mistakes, unmet expectations, and the pressure to perform can distort the way we see ourselves. Through Scripture, including Philippians 3, Joshua 1:8, Colossians 2, and Romans 12, he challenges listeners to stop allowing their circumstances and emotions to define their identity. In this episode: Navigating uncertainty during life transitions Letting go of your past identity Overcoming negative thoughts and self-doubt Finding your identity in Christ Renewing your mind through God's Word Learning to surrender your emotions Understanding what it means to be a living sacrifice Moving forward with faith instead of fear Your feelings are real, but they don't have to have the final say. Subscribe to the Mind Bully Podcast for conversations about faith, identity, purpose, resilience, and overcoming your inner critic.
#265
October 12 · 1 hr 15 min
265. Healing From Childhood Trauma, Rejection & Negative Self-Talk | Nina Carlson
What happens when the pain you experienced as a child becomes the voice you hear as an adult? In this episode of the Mind Bully Podcast, Norense Odiase sits down with former college soccer player Nina Carlson for a vulnerable conversation about childhood trauma, sexual abuse, bullying, betrayal, identity, faith, and healing. Nina shares how painful childhood experiences shaped her self-worth, led her to seek validation through achievement and relationships, and influenced the way she spoke to herself. From navigating rejection in friendships to competing in college athletics and transitioning into life after sports, Nina opens up about the struggle to separate her identity from performance. Together, Norense and Nina explore the importance of therapy, community, renewing your mind through God's Word, and learning to replace negative self-talk with truth. In this episode: How childhood trauma shapes identity and self-worth Breaking cycles of shame and unhealthy relationships Bullying, betrayal, and the fear of rejection Finding validation through sports and achievement Navigating identity after college athletics Overcoming perfectionism and fear of judgment Healing through faith, therapy, and community Confronting your inner critic with God's Word Your past may have shaped your thoughts, but it doesn't have to define your future. Content note: This episode includes discussions of childhood sexual abuse, bullying, abusive relationships, and suicidal thoughts.
#264
October 5 · 37 min
264. Anxiety Is Not Your Identity | How to Walk Into Any Room With Confidence in God
The biggest risk in your life right now isn't failing. It's not taking chances on yourself. Fresh off a weekend at Culture Con at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where thousands of artists, actors, filmmakers, and creatives packed rooms from keynote to workshop, Norense shares what stood out most. It wasn't a panel. It was a moment in line for a drink, when someone elbowed him out of the way to pitch their accomplishments to the person they thought had power. The executive just pointed her somewhere else. Then sat down and talked with Norense for a long time. That moment became this episode: a look at how anxiety turns us into a shell of ourselves in the rooms we've worked hardest to get into, why promotion was never going to come from a person, and what it looks like to walk in with dignity, curiosity, and a heart to serve instead of posture. Then Norense opens Luke 7 and the story of the centurion, a man who understood authority so well that he told Jesus, just say the word. In this episode: What Culture Con taught him about anxiety, networking, and showing up as yourself Why over-explaining and leading with accomplishments isn't attractive, but leading with values is Promotion comes from God, not from the person you're trying to elbow your way to Why nobody you put on a pedestal has anything more than you in God's eyes When you're anxious, you can't see or serve anyone else in the room The faith of the centurion in Luke 7: authority, submission, and the power of God's spoken word You can't want the hand of God without submitting to the heart of God Why faith comes by hearing and hearing, and why repetition is how truth gets in A daily practice for taking anxious thoughts captive and speaking the Word over them You may experience anxiety, but it is not who you are Key Truth: "You may experience anxiety, but anxiety is not your identity. You were made in the image of Almighty God." Key Verse: Luke 7:7 — Say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast. It helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one conversation at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#263
September 28 · 37 min
263. Don't Quit on the Dream God Gave You | Encouragement for Creators and Entrepreneurs
Five years. Every single Monday. Since September 2021. This week marks the five-year anniversary of the Mind Bully Podcast, and Norense marks it the only way he knows how: raw, unscripted, from his new Upper East Side apartment with the rain coming down and the sirens going off outside the window. It almost didn't go this way. A guest episode for the Central Park series was supposed to drop this week, but the audio failed 20 minutes into an hour-and-45-minute conversation. Frustrated, Norense took it to God in his quiet time and heard something he didn't expect: slow down. This is your five-year mark. Maybe this moment is meant to be yours. What follows is a reflection on why the podcast started (a season in Germany marked by prejudice from a coach, performance identity, and suicidal ideation), what it has cost (family, friendships, finances, and a vision that hasn't been lucrative yet), and why he's still standing. It's also a word for anyone tempted to quit their God-given dream because the results haven't shown up. In this episode: The new mission statement: confronting lies and restoring truth, one conversation at a time Why you can't start something on emotion and expect emotion to carry you home "Make your values verbs": turning what you say you believe into daily practice Principles vs. pivots: why what's built on biblical principle stays good in 2059 while the world keeps pivoting Express, don't suppress: why submission to God starts with honest expression in your quiet time A practical morning routine: phone out of sight, and prayer, praise, and supplication with undivided attention Looking for "shifts": how to find your stories in the small moments of change in your days Why confidence and taste only come by doing, not by thinking The honest truth about five years in: impact he's grateful for, and a vision that still hasn't paid off financially Why God wants you to win for His name's sake Key Truth: "Don't build on past pain. Use past pain for a purpose, and build on principles. Principles stand the test of time." Key Verse: Philippians 4:6-7 — Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast. Five years in, it's still how this message reaches more homes and hearts, one conversation at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#262
September 21 · 1 hr 51 min
262. Finding Your Identity In Christ After Losing Yourself in the World | Aslayy Baugh
What happens when the things you thought would validate you still leave you searching for something deeper? In this episode of the Mind Bully Podcast, Norense sits down with model, artist, and actress Aslayy Baugh for a vulnerable conversation about identity, intimacy, rejection, relationships, faith, and discovering who God created you to be. Aslayy takes us back to her childhood in Jamaica, where she grew up surrounded by warmth and community while still experiencing a sense of mental isolation. After moving to the United States, her curiosity, individuality, and desire for deeper connection continued shaping the woman she would become. She opens up about finding discipline through martial arts, suffering an ACL injury that forced her to slow down, and eventually entering the modeling industry as a teenager. As success, money, beauty, relationships, and new opportunities entered her life, Aslayy began confronting a deeper question: What happens when the things that give you validation still cannot give you intimacy? The conversation explores the danger of attaching your worth to performance, appearance, relationships, money, or other people's approval. Aslayy shares candidly about staying in an unhealthy relationship, searching for intimacy in places that couldn't provide it, and eventually realizing that the deepest connection she had been searching for could not be manufactured through another person. At the center of the conversation is her growing relationship with Jesus. Aslayy shares how her appetite began to change as she pursued Christ, how Scripture became increasingly alive and personal to her, and why she's learning to use her voice rather than allowing the modeling industry or other people's expectations to define the limits of who she can be. Norense and Aslayy also unpack what it means to navigate ambition without making success your identity, to endure rejection without allowing it to determine your worth, and to challenge the negative voice that tells you what you create won't be good enough. This conversation is about becoming comfortable with being different, finding intimacy with God, developing your voice, and having the courage to become everything God created you to be. In this episode: • Growing up in Jamaica and moving to America • Feeling different even around people you love • Immigrant families, vulnerability, and emotional intimacy • Rejection, injury, patience, and starting over • Building an identity through modeling and achievement • When money and success become validation • Searching for intimacy through relationships • Leaving an unhealthy relationship • The difference between knowing about Jesus and knowing Him personally • Finding your identity in Christ • How your spiritual appetite changes • Reading and speaking Scripture aloud • Sharing your faith without abandoning your personality • Ambition, perfectionism, and the fear of mediocrity • Fighting the negative voice with the Word of God • Learning to use your voice and publicly live your faith If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#261
September 15 · 41 min
261. Why You Struggle to Receive Love, Help & Celebration | Breaking the Perfectionism Lie
It's the day after Norense's 31st birthday. And instead of just celebrating, he's asking a question most of us avoid: why is it so hard to let ourselves be celebrated? Recorded audio-only from his new Upper East Side apartment (sirens and all), this episode digs into the voice of doubt that convinces you that you can't clap for yourself until you've "arrived" — that you can't receive love, help, or celebration because you're not where you thought you'd be by now. Norense gets honest about his own struggle to receive — the birthday dinner he almost didn't have, the friend who pushed past his hesitation to make it happen, and the conversation that's stuck with him for years: "You serve everyone... but do you think some of it is for you?" Then he takes it to the Word: the progression of Matthew 3 and 4 — baptized, tested, then preaching, then followers — and why so many of us want the followers without ever opening our mouths. In this episode: Why the voice of doubt won't let you celebrate yourself — and why "where you are is not who you are" The "perfect product" lie: why believing you have to be finished before you date, build, or receive is demonic Why you can't love others well without a revelation of how well you're loved The birthday dinner story: what happens when a friend refuses to let you say no to your own celebration Don't say no for somebody else — why holding back your ideas robs the people they were meant for "Apathy is adjacent to death" — and why passion is proof you're alive The Matthew 3–4 progression: baptized, tested, preaching, then followers — and why the world wants followers without preaching How God uses technology for His glory — from Roman roads carrying the gospel to the smartphone in your hand Why heaven celebrates the one — so what makes you think you have to earn celebration? Key Truth: "Celebrate it before you think it deserves celebrating. On your birthday, you better celebrate — because there's air flowing through your lungs, and you didn't have to be allowed to make it to this day." Key Verse: Matthew 4:17 — From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#260
September 8 · 39 min
260. You're Not Late, You're Not Behind | Trusting God's Timing for Your Breakthrough
Last episode, Norense recorded from the final hours of his Brooklyn sublet with no idea where he was going next. This episode? He's recording from his new apartment on the Upper East Side. God is faithful. He's faithful. He's faithful. This is the testimony episode — the receipt of everything he spoke in faith one week ago. Norense walks through exactly how it happened: the flight back to Dallas to regroup, getting sick, the family prayer call, choosing rest and prayer over striving and stressing — and then the Facebook message that came two minutes after a post went up. A 64-year-old man named Stephen, a building he's lived in for 38 years, and a door only God could have opened. But this isn't just a story about an apartment. It's a masterclass on how God moves — slowly, then suddenly — and why He always speaks to the final version of who He's declared you to be, not how you're acting right now. In this episode: "Putting pressure on God" — what it means to speak forth His promises in expectation without forcing His hand The full apartment testimony: from nowhere to go, to the Upper East Side, in a matter of days Why God moves slowly, then suddenly — and how to stay faithful in the "slowly" "Apathy is adjacent to death" — the phrase that convicted him and why passion is proof you're alive Why "that's not my personality" is not an excuse — Moses, Gideon, and David all had to step outside of themselves Confidence comes by action: birds don't pray to fly, they exercise their right to fly Psalm 1 unpacked: the blessed man who meditates on the Word brings forth fruit in its season — which means you're not late Speaking directly to the oppressor: anxiety, depression, and low self-worth have no authority over you Why God speaks to who He's declared you to be — fugitive Moses was a deliverer, forgotten David was a king Key Truth: "He brings forth fruit in its season. That tells me you're not late. You're not behind. You have not missed it." Key Verse: Psalm 1:2-3 — His delight is in the law of the Lord... he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#259
September 1 · 31 min
259. How to Stop Overthinking and Move in Faith | Don't Quench the Spirit
It's the last night of his sublet in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The next sublet fell through — the person never showed up to the tour. And Norense doesn't know where he's staying tomorrow. So naturally, he hit record. This episode is a real-time stress test of everything this podcast teaches — and at the center of it is one battle every believer knows: the war between the overthinking mind and the leading of the Spirit. The mind says "this doesn't make sense, go back to Dallas." The spirit knows he's called to this city. The mind wants to intellectualize everything. The Spirit says move. Norense breaks down why the flesh always wants you to do less — stay quiet, protect your peace, don't say the thing, don't pray the prayer — and why the answer is defaulting to more. More obedience. More boldness. More faith steps. Including the story of a DM he received about a grandfather healed of cancer, after a prayer Norense almost let his mind talk him out of praying. In this episode: Why your mind wants to intellectualize everything — and how overthinking quenches the Spirit The flesh always wants you to do less: why "protecting your peace" can become disobedience in disguise What "do not quench the Spirit" actually means in everyday decisions The prayer he almost didn't pray — and the DM that came back: a grandfather free from cancer What to do when your plans fall through and you genuinely don't know what's next How to receive advice from people who love you without absorbing their fear The Joshua principle: God said possess the land knowing there was opposition in it Why "the just shall live by faith" means living by feelings is malfunctioning Why authenticity comes from knowing your authority in God Key Truth: "I'd rather default on more than default on less. The flesh always wants you to do less — don't quench the Spirit." Key Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:19 — Quench not the Spirit. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#258
August 24 · 38 min
258. How to Handle a Friendship Breakup | Faith, Boundaries & Self-Worth
You are not disposable. People can walk out of your life — but that has nothing to do with your value, your worth, or who God made you to be. This is one of the most personal episodes Norense has recorded. In the span of two months, he lost two friendships — both, he believes, over the same thing: walking in the light and being misunderstood for it. Recorded from his Brooklyn sublet with just eight days left before another move, he opens up raw about disappointment, disrespect, and the temptation to shrink yourself down after people you invested in turn on you. But this isn't a bitter episode. It's a leadership episode. Norense unpacks why your identity can't be built on your role in a friend group, why "hurt people can heal people," and why the answer to relational pain isn't isolation — it's going again, loving again, and serving again. In this episode: Why you are not disposable — even when people treat you like you are The danger of building your identity around your role in your friend group Why nobody has the right to change how you see yourself based on one conflict How the enemy uses "pattern recognition" to turn two hard experiences into a lie about your future Standing in your convictions and having self-love — the balance between tolerance and boundaries Why walking in the light will sometimes cost you relationships — and how to make peace with that The honest challenge of platonic friendships, boundaries, and being misunderstood Why this life is about service, not survival — and how "hurt people can heal people" A closing prayer for anyone hurting from a relationship that ended Key Truth: "Where you are is not who you are. Nobody has the right to change the way you see yourself based on a situation or a conversation." Key Verse: Proverbs 4:23 — Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#257
August 17 · 33 min
257. How to Break a Soul Tie and Walk in Freedom | Faith Over Sexual Sin
You are not your own. You were bought at a price — and there's an attack on your life, your future, and the version of you that God is calling you to become. In this raw, unfiltered episode from his Brooklyn apartment, Norense goes deep on devices — the tactics and vices the enemy uses to gain access to your life. He starts where most people don't expect: not with the "obvious" sins, but with lying to yourself, unbelief, and putting your faith in your fear instead of in God. Then he gets honest about the one the culture loves to downplay: sexual immorality. Norense breaks down why sex is spiritual, what a soul tie actually is, and how the enemy weaponizes people and past connections to keep you cycling through shame, isolation, and emptiness. This isn't condemnation — it's a roadmap out. In this episode: Why the real war is spiritual — "we wrestle not against flesh and blood" The subtle vices most people overlook: self-deception, unbelief, and performance identity Why "you are always being led" — and the real question is who is leading you What a soul tie is, why sex creates one, and how to break it through Christ How the enemy uses people as weapons — the stories of Balaam, Samson, and Delilah Why anything that dominates you — your attention, intention, and surrender — is not from God The difference between deliverance and freedom — and why the Israelites kept wanting to go back Practical "blockades": how to set real-world parameters that protect your walk Why nothing external ever satisfies — and how to let God purify your desires Key Truth: "Deliverance is the opportunity to be free — but you still have to walk in freedom. Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Key Verse: Galatians 5:16 — Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. ⚠️ A note: This episode touches on shame, addiction, and mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available — you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#256
August 10 · 36 min
256. You Are Not Who You Used to Be | Breaking Free From Shame and Old Habits
You Are Not Who You Used to Be | Breaking Free From Shame and Old Habits You do not have to be perfect. There is no perfect person breathing. That's where Norense starts this episode — and it's a message for anyone who has been hard on themselves for slipping, falling back into old habits, and then hiding in shame instead of running back to God. Recorded from his Brooklyn apartment after a long day in the Word, Norense breaks down one of the most important distinctions in the Christian walk: the difference between condemnation and conviction. Condemnation drags you backward into bondage and ties your identity to what you did wrong. Conviction draws you forward toward repentance and reminds you who you actually are in Christ. This one is raw, scripture-heavy, and honest — a reminder that being a new creation doesn't mean the old appetites disappear overnight. It means you renew your mind daily, one day at a time, and let the Holy Spirit do the work you were never meant to do on your own. In this episode: The critical difference between condemnation (backward to bondage) and conviction (forward to repentance) Why falling back into old patterns doesn't make you who you used to be What it means to be a "new creation" — and why the old man still leaves behind thoughts, appetites, and impulses to surrender The "HALT" principle — how being Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired lowers your defenses A walk through 1 John 1 and Hebrews 10 — grace is real, but it's not a license to do whatever you want Why nothing external — money, sex, titles, achievement — ever actually satisfies the deeper craving Why "man shall not live by bread alone" reframes Maslow's hierarchy entirely Honest, unfiltered thoughts on identity, culture, and why the real battle is spiritual, not surface-level Key Truth: "Condemnation condemns you backward to bondage and identifies you with what you did wrong. Conviction convicts you toward repentance and your real identity in Christ." Key Verse: Romans 8:1 — There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#255
August 3 · 32 min
255. God Isn't Finished With You Yet | Trusting Him When the Vision Isn't Clear
It's August. The rain is hitting the iron railing outside his Brooklyn window. And after 11 hotels, a sublet that ends in a few weeks, and a July where he was gone every single weekend — Norense sits down to be honest about the questions he doesn't have answers to yet. Where's he going to live? Is he doing enough? Is he spending too much time in the Word, or not enough? This episode is a free-flowing, unfiltered reflection on what it means to keep going when the vision isn't fully defined — anchored in one unshakable truth: the God who started the work in you is faithful to finish it. Norense traces the through-line of a whirlwind month — his sister's memorial, a brand trip in Silicon Valley, a family wedding, and a Texas Tech alumni weekend — and realizes God was showing him something the whole time: that he's a bridge. Between people. Between worlds. Between the person he was and the person he's becoming. He also gets vulnerable about vices, sexual purity, and the honest truth about addiction — that the things we run to never satisfy, and only surrender does. In this episode: Why Philippians 1:6 is the anchor for any season where you can't see the full picture yet The danger of building your identity around how you feel each day — and what to do with your emotions instead How to recognize the "through-line" God is weaving through your different seasons and spaces Why shared sacrifice creates a sense of belonging that nothing else can replicate The honest truth about vices: alcohol, drugs, women, gaming, hustling, even fitness — none of it satisfies Why you can't stop an addiction on your own — and what actually changes when you receive Christ The stories of Paul and Moses — and why God redeems, restores, and re-commissions Why testing and temptation are the forging fire that prepares you for war Key Truth: "He who started a good work in you is faithful to see it to completion — but He needs a willing, yielding mind. You can't just sit on your hands." Key Verse: Philippians 1:6 — Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. ⚠️ A note: This episode touches on addiction and mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available — you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, or SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#254
July 28 · 35 min
254. How to Move Forward in Faith When Your Mind Feels Everywhere
A wedding in Houston. A brand event in Silicon Valley. His sister's memorial. Editing her tribute video. Four straight weekends gone — and Norense sits down in his Brooklyn apartment to be honest about what happens when your mind won't slow down and the enemy starts whispering that you're wasting your time. This episode is a raw, unfiltered look inside his thought process as a creator wrestling with the financial weight of the calling — the tension between pouring into people and actually advocating for himself, between living in the Word and knowing when to close the book and go to work. Anchored in Luke 11 — ask, seek, knock — Norense unpacks the shameless audacity it takes to approach God, and why moving forward in faith requires action, not just belief. In this episode: Why value — not volume — is what actually attracts success, and how Jesus modeled depth over big numbers The "ask, seek, knock" principle and the shameless audacity it takes to keep knocking on doors How to set non-negotiables and protected time with God while staying flexible as an entrepreneur Why elevation demands separation — from old income ceilings and old ways of limiting yourself The enemy's daily attack on your mind — "you're scatterbrained, you're wasting your time" — and how to resist it with the Word Why being seen in real community exposes your blind spots and your greatness The "it's who, not how" principle — and knowing which growth areas to own versus delegate Why your story needs to be shared digitally — and how fear (not God) is what keeps people off camera Key Truth: "When God says go, it overwhelms every no. But you have a part to play — you can't just sit on your hands." Key Verse: Luke 11:9 — Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#253
July 21 · 32 min
253. How to Stop Settling and Move on What God Told You to Do
Fresh off a flight from San Francisco — and a canceled JetBlue flight that nearly ruined his whole trip — Norense records this episode straight from the road, still fired up from two days in a house with 38 creators building faith-driven solutions in Silicon Valley. This one is a charge. A get-after-it, stop-settling, what-are-you-going-to-do-with-it kind of episode. Norense unpacks why the environment you put yourself in matters, how one bad moment can try to steal an entire season if you let it, and why God allows the friction — the delays, the disrespect, the disappointment — to develop the fruit you'll need for where He's taking you. If you've been sitting on your gifts, procrastinating out of shame, or letting the loudest voice in your head be the negative one — this episode is the push. In this episode: Why the people and environments you surround yourself with either accelerate your growth or keep you settling for less How to stay grounded in the fruit of the Spirit when you're treated unfairly — without suppressing your voice Why one bad day can't be allowed to cancel a whole season — and how the enemy uses friction to get in your head The Luke 5 principle: throwing your net where God says, even when you've "toiled all night" with nothing Why elevation demands separation — and what acceleration in your calling actually requires How to shrink the bull's-eye and build a consistent process instead of idolizing one big goal Your shield and your sword: why faith and the Word of God are how you win the war in your mind The question to sit with: What's your part to play in what God is doing on the earth? Key Truth: "When God says go, it overwhelms every single no you've ever received in your life." Key Verse: Psalm 115:16 — The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps this message reach more homes and hearts, one thought at a time. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#252
July 14 · 34 min
252. How to Face Grief and Loss Through Faith | Engaging the Hardest Season of Life
Norense just returned from Dallas, where he held a memorial marking one year since his sister passed. This episode is the raw, unfiltered download of what that weekend taught him — about grief, about faith, and about what it actually takes to do the hardest thing you've ever done. He built the memorial video himself. Two hours of sleep. A pounding headache. Weeks of avoiding the footage because every time he opened it, he broke down. But he finished it — and standing on that stage, running on empty, he learned something that changed how he sees his own capacity: when you can engage the hardest thing in your life, you realize you can attack anything. This one moves between grief, Scripture, and real talk on identity, calling, and why so many people dim their own light trying to serve everyone else. In this episode: Why grief changes your entire construct of life — and how faith reframes mourning without erasing the pain The story of Luke 5 and the miraculous catch — and what it teaches about shifting your strategy when you've "toiled all night" with nothing to show Why engaging hard, emotional things builds a confidence that comfort never can How caring too much about serving others can cause you to dim your own light and abandon who God made you to be Why your gift needs monetary value attached to it — and the danger of letting your talents be used without honor The difference between cultural Christianity and a rooted relationship with Christ — and why only one holds up under real loss Why every person breathing should create and express — and how your obedience might be the thing that saves someone's life Key Truth: "Your feelings matter — but the call of God on your life is more important than how you feel in the moment. Feelings fade. Purpose remains." Key Verse: Luke 5:5 — Master, we have toiled all night and taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
#251
July 6 · 41 min
251. How to Survive Grief Without Losing Yourself | Faith, Loss & Surrender
This is the hardest week of Norense's year. One year ago, he lost his sister. And in a few days, he'll stand at her memorial and deliver a video he's been carrying the weight of building — a tribute to a woman who beat stage three breast cancer, stood at a family reunion with tears streaming down her face, and pointed every ounce of her healing back to God. Recorded audio-only from a rainy apartment in Brooklyn, this episode wasn't scripted. It was necessary. Norense walks through the last day he spent with his sister — the peace he felt walking out of a Sugar Land hotel with his family, not knowing it was the peak before the worst moment of his life, and the accidental run-in at a gas station that became the last hug, the last conversation, the last moment he'd ever share with her. But this isn't a sorrow message. It's a surrender message. Norense unpacks why expression alone isn't healing, why suppressing your story hands power to the enemy, and why the same man who once ran to performance, women, and money to escape his pain found something none of it could offer: a hope that held when everything else was stripped away. In this episode: Why expressing what you've been through is proof the enemy doesn't have you — and where most people stop short of actual healing The difference between "wisdom" and fear dressed up as wisdom when it comes to sharing your story Norense's raw account of the last day with his sister — and the gas station goodbye he didn't know was goodbye Why losing loved ones in college led to suicidal ideation, but losing his sister this year didn't — and the one variable that changed everything How vices — sex, alcohol, drugs, workaholism, performance — are counterfeit nutrients for a craving only God can satisfy The difference between being pure in heart and perfect in heart — and why purity is a journey of surrender, not a finish line Why living below your privilege as a child of God keeps you trapped — and how to walk in the authority you've already been given Key Truth: "When you're tired of running — when the drink wears off and the high fades — instead of pausing and running the other direction, we try to intensify. But more was never going to satisfy what only surrender can." Key Verse: Matthew 5:8 — Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. ⚠️ A note: This episode touches on grief, loss, and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — and keep Norense and his family in your thoughts and prayers this week as he honors his sister's life. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#250
June 30 · 34 min
250. How to Trust God With Your Desire for a Relationship
Fresh off a flight from his college teammate's wedding, voice half gone from cheering — Norense sat down to talk about a topic he doesn't cover often: love, dating, and the negative voice that convinces people they're not worthy of a relationship. This episode is part reflection, part real talk. From watching his old teammate marry his college sweetheart, to processing his own season of singleness in a new city, Norense unpacks the lie so many people quietly believe: that wanting a relationship and not having one yet means something is wrong with them — or worse, that God doesn't want it for them. He breaks down why isolation (online and in real life) is killing genuine connection, why curiosity is the antidote to assumption, and why surrendering your view of singleness to God is different from suppressing your desire for partnership altogether. In this episode: Why the lie "God just wants me to be single" is often fear wearing a spiritual costume How social media creates a false sense of connection — and why being an "IRL guy" changes everything The difference between independence and the interdependence we were actually created for Why curiosity — not assumption — is how real relationships and community get built How to engage the opposite sex without jumping to emotional conclusions or running from discomfort Why your singleness has a purpose, and how to stop confusing seasons with permanent sentences A challenge to surrender your timeline to God's will instead of partnering your fear with the world's narrative Key Truth: "Will you listen to those outside of you who are worried about the feeling in the now, or will you partner your will with God's will and speak the next over your now?" Key Verse: Romans 10:17 — So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps more homes and hearts find this message. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#249
June 22 · 48 min
249. Overcoming Discouragement and Burnout | Faith, Finances & Trusting God's Process
Broken camera. Stacking bills. A friendship that imploded over a sublet. And the quiet, heavy question underneath it all: am I giving more than I'm getting back? This episode is one of the most honest things Norense has ever recorded. No script, no polish — just a real-time account of what discouragement actually feels like when you've bet everything on a vision that hasn't paid off yet. Recorded from New York City during one of his hardest financial stretches, Norense walks through the tension every creator and entrepreneur eventually hits: the gap between giving, giving, giving — and wondering if there's an adequate exchange coming back. He doesn't pretend to have it figured out. Instead, he goes to Matthew 4 and Deuteronomy 8 to unpack why God allows hunger, why discipline isn't punishment, and why the enemy only shows up with doubt when you're actually moving in purpose. In this episode: Why you can be discouraged without being in despair — and the difference that makes The real tension of being a creator: giving sacrificially while wrestling with whether it's sustainable Why the enemy's favorite weapon is "what makes you think you can do this?" — and how Jesus modeled the response in the wilderness The connection between Matthew 4 and Deuteronomy 8 — why God allows seasons of hunger before He feeds you with what you've never seen before Why working harder from a place of fear leads to burnout, not breakthrough The danger of becoming "thirsty" for validation, opportunity, or the next big break A raw, personal word on substance abuse, addiction, and why Jesus is the only solution that doesn't just manage your mood — it changes how you see Key Truth: "God is able to come through for you. Receive that by faith and move forward." Key Verse: Deuteronomy 8:3 — Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps more homes and hearts find this message. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_
#248
June 15 · 33 min
248. Overcoming Isolation, Church Hurt & Self-Doubt | Faith, Community & Mental Strength
The New York Knicks just ended a 53-year championship drought. And Norense was in a Brooklyn bar watching strangers from every culture, background, and walk of life — hugging, crying, screaming, and celebrating together. And God used an orange basketball to teach him something about isolation, community, and why the enemy's greatest weapon isn't your past. It's getting you alone. This episode is a raw, unscripted download from Brooklyn — part testimony, part teaching, part real talk — about what happens when you stop hiding behind the pressure to have it all figured out and start actually doing life with people. From church hurt after losing his sister, to being moved to tears by a stranger who saw him clearly, to watching Jalen Brunson silence every doubter — Norense weaves it all together into one central truth: you were never meant to do this alone. In this episode: Why the enemy's greatest strategy is isolation — and how shame, hurt, and "I'm good" keep you locked in it What the Knicks' championship run teaches about being counted out, staying the course, and proving doubters wrong without making it about them The danger of pseudo-vulnerability — saying how you feel without the facts to face your fight Why "feeling, feeling, feeling" without healing is just a cycle — and how to actually break it What church hurt looks like, why it's real, and how to not let it become a reason to isolate from community entirely Why being annoyingly curious about other people is one of the most powerful spiritual practices you have A live testimony of being prayed over by a stranger who saw him — and breaking down in tears because God used her to say I see you Key Truth: "The enemy fights in isolation. There's no condemnation in Christ Jesus — so step in, show up, and stop letting shame keep you small." Key Verse: Hebrews 10:25 — Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another. If this episode hit you: Rate and review the Mind Bully Podcast — it helps more homes and hearts find this message. 🎙️ New episodes every week | @mindbullypodcast | @kingno_

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