188: Voices of Courage with Ken D. Foster - Episode 188188: Voices of Courage with Ken D. Foster - Episode 188
UK Health Radio Podcast
Ken D. Foster talks with Vincent Genna about why life can still feel like survival even after years of self-work, focusing on hidden beliefs and self-sabotage. They discuss spirituality, inner reflection and practical steps to move from coping to genuinely thriving.
46:25•17 Oct 2026
Survival, Self-Sabotage and the Hidden Beliefs Holding You Back
Episode Overview
- Feeling stuck after doing lots of personal growth work may point to deep, hidden beliefs rather than a lack of effort.
- Early negative messages form an “environment-made mind”, while polished adult coping strategies can mask, but not heal, those wounds.
- Spirituality is framed as how you see yourself, others and a higher power, and is linked to love, kindness and genuine fulfilment.
- Stillness, isolation and regular self-reflection are presented as essential for hearing your inner guidance more clearly.
- True change requires commitment, discernment in choosing teachers, and a willingness to re-educate your mind over time.
“"Most people are working the world today not believing what they think they believe."”
What drives someone to seek a life that feels less like survival and more like true freedom? This conversation on UK Health Radio’s *Voices of Courage* with host Ken D. Foster and guest Vincent Genna, MSW, gets right into that question. Ken speaks to anyone who’s done the courses, read the books, journalled, meditated, maybe even gotten sober or cleaned up their lifestyle – yet still feels oddly stuck.
Vincent, a psychic therapist, medium, spiritual teacher and author of *The Secret That’s Holding You Back*, explains why that happens. His core message? "Most people are working the world today not believing what they think they believe." You’ll hear them unpack the difference between surviving and thriving, and why life can look pretty good on the outside while still feeling limited on the inside.
Vincent introduces his idea of the “environment-made mind” (where early wounds and harsh messages live) and the “adult-made mind” (the polished coping mechanisms that cover them up). Affirmations and positive thinking pasted over old pain, he suggests, are like pretty pictures stuck on a whiteboard full of buried hurt. They also talk about spirituality in very down-to-earth terms – not as religion, but as how you see yourself, other people, and whatever higher power you relate to.
Ken and Vincent both stress stillness, solitude and metacognition (self-reflection) as practical tools, but they’re honest that real change takes guidance, commitment and time. For anyone in recovery or personal growth who feels, "I’ve done so much work, why isn’t my life matching my efforts?", this chat offers a helpful reframe and some solid starting points for going deeper beneath the surface. What hidden beliefs might still be steering your choices without you even realising it?
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