The Liberated Mind
Break the Mental Chains. Reprogram Your Reality. Live on Purpose.
Most people live in a mental prison they didn’t build—and don’t even know they’re in.
The Liberated Mind Podcast is your weekly guide to radical self-awareness, subconscious reprogramming, and personal liberation. Inspired by the book The Liberated Mind, this show explores how beliefs are formed, how environments shape identity, and how your thoughts, words, and actions create the reality you live in, whether consciously or unconsciously.
Hosted by C. Michael Pickens, this podcast blends neuroscience, philosophy, and lived experience into powerful, practical tools for rewiring your mind, reclaiming your agency, and living with intention. No fluff. No hype. Just truth, transformation, and the kind of clarity that sets you free.
If you’re tired of autopilot and ready to wake up, this is your space.
Your mind is not a cage. It’s a creation tool. Learn to use it.
The Liberated Mind
From Self-Doubt to Six Books: How Writing Set Him Free
In this powerful episode, host C. Michael Pickens sits down with longtime friend and prolific author Christopher Armitage, known in the fiction world as Tyler Fontaine. With five books already published this year and a sixth on the way, Chris shares his journey from creative resistance to unstoppable momentum—writing full-time, overcoming deep self-doubt, and building discipline from the inside out.
They explore:
- How Chris overcame crippling self-judgment to become a high-output author
- The power of reprogramming your subconscious for creativity and focus
- How his latest book Bliss Chip blends dystopian satire with deep existential themes
- Using grilled cheese and mindfulness as performance art
- And why writing—even when it's crap—is a sacred, transformational act
This is a raw, funny, and inspiring conversation about what it really takes to do the thing—whether that thing is writing a book, changing your habits, or choosing to stay alive with purpose.
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