Episode: 06

We Don’t See Things As They Are—We See Them As We Are

Welcome to The New Lens Method! In this illuminating episode, host Tricia Rose Stone—former optometrist turned life coach—invites you to explore how a simple shift in perception can transform everything about the way you experience your life.

Drawing from her two decades in eye care and her signature coaching framework, The New Lens Method™, Tricia shares how our internal “lenses” are shaped by the stories, beliefs, and emotions we carry—and how we can learn to see through a new, more empowered perspective.

This episode is both science-backed and soulful, blending insights from Malcolm Gladwell, Eckhart Tolle, Joe Dispenza, Byron Katie, and Abraham Hicks with Tricia’s personal reflections and coaching practices designed to help you reconnect with your true vision.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  • Why the way you see your life matters more than what you’re looking at

  • How our unconscious lenses—formed by past experiences—shape our present reality

  • What Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink teaches us about perception and “thin slicing”

  • How to identify and release outdated beliefs through Heart-Led Transformation

  • How to align with your future self through visualization and empowered visioning

  • What it means to practice Authentic Integration—living your truth in daily life

  • How Radiant Embodiment helps you glow from within and attract aligned energy

  • The single most powerful question you can ask to shift your focus today

Listen on:

When your energy, heart, and mind are aligned, your vibration becomes your new lens.

Tricia Rose Stone

Resources

On Perception and Awareness

  • Anaïs Nin“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”

  • Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking — how our instant perceptions reveal the lenses we already wear.

  • Lisa Feldman Barrett, How Emotions Are Made — emotions as constructions that shape our reality.

  • Carl Rogers, On Becoming a Person — authenticity and unconditional self-regard as paths to transformation.


On Emotional and Spiritual Growth

  • Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now — awareness beyond thought.

  • Byron Katie, Loving What Is — questioning the stories that limit perception.

  • Rumi, The Essential Rumi — “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”

  • Abraham Hicks, The Law of Attraction — aligning vibration with desire.


On Empowerment and Visualization

  • Dr. Joe Dispenza, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself — changing your inner state to change your world.

  • Maya Raichoora, Visualise — using emotional rehearsal to shape your future self.

  • Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul — authentic power through soul alignment.


On Authenticity and Boundaries

  • Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection — courage to be seen as you are.

  • Judith Orloff, The Empath’s Survival Guide — protecting and honoring your energy.

  • Nancy Levin, Setting Boundaries Will Set You Free — boundaries as self-love in action.


On Embodiment and Wholeness

  • Sarah Blondin, Heart Minded — living from the intelligence of the heart.

  • Philip Shepherd, Radical Wholeness — returning to the wisdom of the body.

  • Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching — finding flow and truth through stillness.


Other Guiding Voices

  • Wayne Dyer, The Power of Intention — co-creating with the energy of purpose.

  • Martha Beck, The Way of Integrity — alignment as the truest form of peace.

  • Oliver Sacks, The Mind’s Eye — exploring the mysteries of perception and consciousness.

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