The Mind Unset

In 2002, the selfie came to life and it's been downhill ever since. 

Does it seem like more people than ever are talking about strained relationships these days? Families and long-time friendships are…

In this episode, I talk about my guests, and why some solo episodes were the way they were. I answer a few listener questions and end with one of my favorite songs.

14 weeks ago I was freaking out. We…

Something as simple as a Sunday drive can change everything.

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. 

If not for the fact that it’s inscribed on every passenger side mirror in North America, th…

Her first entrepreneurial endeavor was selling worms when she was 8 years old.

It must have paid off because Melody DiCroce is now an online business strategist who started her business from a sailbo…

We’re surrounded by patterns, in nature and in history. And these patterns remind us that everything will be ok.

In 1965 British psychoanalyst, Elliott Jaques coined the phrase Midlife Crisis. He desc…

Dr. Gladys Ato is a clinical psychologist, award-winning educator, and author of The Good Goodbye: How to Navigate Change in Life, Love, and Work.

Gladys is a public speaker and host of the Time Out …

What do Ghostbusters, the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, and quicksand have to do with Jimmy Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, and Episode 9? 

Well, everything, of course.  They're intimately connected.

Episode 9 – …

You know the photo I'm talking about. That once-in-a-lifetime shot that makes you question whether or not it's even real. 

The one that causes you to wonder just how long the photographer had to wait …

Has this ever happened to you?

You hear a phrase or a song you’ve heard a hundred times. Or…you pass by a sign that on any other day is so unexceptional you barely notice it. But on this day, for some…

There are few environments in live television that come with more pressure than the Academy Awards or the Super Bowl.

Emmy Award-Winning Director and Editor Mark Stepp sat down for a candid conversat…

Matthew McConaughey said, "The best advice comes from people who don't give advice."

So, let's talk about giving advice.

We all have that friend or family member. Their life is a bit of a mess. They’…

Nashville's own Tayla Lynn is a singer/songwriter, actor, and mother. She joined me a few days after playing the Grand Ole Opry for the first time in celebration of her grandmother's 90th birthday.

H…

Marcel Proust wrote, "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."

Episode 3 has me fighting through a creative block and I was about to give up until …

From his early days as a bike messenger to a successful artist and content creator, Dustin Klein forged his way forward by doing whatever it took.

These days, he's at the forefront of Portland's coun…

If someone asked you to tell your life story in five-hundred words or less, could you do it?

That's not a lot of words. How do you decide what to put in or–more importantly–what you're gonna leave out…

Hey I’m Chris DiCroce, host of the Mind Unset and I’m obsessed with stories. Stories about people, places, and experiences. Fascinated by life outside the lines. 

In 2012 – I stepped outside the lines…