Shows
Creative Entrepreneur: A Podcast For Business Growth, Strategy and MonetizationDesigning Spaces, Healing Stories: Mary Elisabeth Denmon on Transforming Homes, Overcoming Trauma & The Princess and the RVWhat does your space say about you? Join Julie Lokun as she sits down with acclaimed Texas-based interior designer Mary Elisabeth Denmon, author of the upcoming book The Princess and the RV. In this heartfelt conversation, they explore the emotional connection between our environments and our life stories, how trauma shapes purpose, entrepreneurship outside the script of traditional degrees, and the journey from perfectionism to authenticity.Key Topics:The Meaning Behind Our Spaces:Julie and Mary Elisabeth kick things off discussing how the spaces around us reflect who we are—our chaos, creativity, or quest for per...2025-06-1931 min
Find Your Food Voice[Chat] Mel Robbins food and exercise recs: Should we all REALLY be doing 11 push ups?In this episode, Julie, Coleen Bremner, and Rachel Popik delve into Mel Robbins' Let Them Theory, discussing its implications, controversies, and the societal pressures surrounding self-help and fitness. They explore the seductive nature of marketing in the self-help industry, particularly how it mirrors diet culture. The conversation also touches on the importance of personal boundaries, the impact of societal expectations on aging and strength, and the need for a more compassionate approach to movement and self-care. Ultimately, they emphasize the importance of questioning the narratives we encounter and finding ways to protect our emotional well-being.Please follow...2025-06-0350 min
She Hustles 🎙️Watch this if you feel stuck in your careerJulie and Giulia give you 4 tips to rewire negative self-talk into positive thinking when you're feeling low because you're hustling every day. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00: Introduction to Rewiring Negative Self-Talk00:13: Importance of Self-Affirmations00:32: Norman Deutsch's Theory on Rewiring Neuronal Paths01:11: Breaking Habits and the Role of Self-Awareness02:06: Techniques for Breaking Habits: The PomodoroTechnique03:16: Applying the Pomodoro Technique in Business04:04: Speaker 2's Personal Techniques for Productivity05:27: Mel Robbins' Five Seconds Rule05:39: The Two-Minute Rule for Procrastination2025-05-2810 min
You Keep Me SaneLet Them: Our Honest Take on the Viral Mantra | YKMSEpisode Overview:In this episode of You Keep Me Sane, Aileen and Julie dive into the power behind Mel Robbins’ now-viral “Let Them Theory.” From navigating tricky relationships to handling judgement and unmet expectations, they explore why this simple mindset shift can be so freeing—and so hard to put into practice.Drawing on their own stories of burnout, people-pleasing, and family conflict, they unpack how learning to “let them” has helped them reclaim their energy, protect their peace, and stop hustling for approval. It’s not about being passive—it’s about releasing control...2025-05-2820 min
You Keep Me SaneBreaking Point: How Our Lowest Moments Spark the Biggest Change | SCEpisode OverviewIn this episode, Julie and Aileen reflect on those moments in life where everything feels like too much — when you're overwhelmed, disconnected, or just not yourself. Inspired by a Mel Robbins quote, they explore the idea that feeling lost is often the beginning of finding your way back — or forward — to a stronger, wiser version of yourself.Whether it’s the chaos of parenting, a life change, or the slow build-up of a thousand small stresses, this conversation is a reminder that these low points can be turning points — if we let them.2025-05-1509 min
Make Your Damn Bed1406 || whimsy and humor as resistance"There are no exact guidelines. There are probably no guidelines at all. The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in this world. In other words, I can only recommend perspective and distance. Awareness of all the most dangerous kinds of vanity, both in others and in ourselves. A good mind. A modest certainty about the meaning of things. Gratitude for the gift of l...2025-04-0109 min
Far 2 FabulousThe Two-Day Rule: Your Secret Weapon for Building Lasting HabitsEpisode 63The Two-Day Rule might be the most powerful habit-building strategy you've never heard of. In this engaging episode, Julie and Catherine explore this deceptively simple approach to creating lasting behavior change – never miss more than two consecutive days of your healthy habit.We dive deep into why most habit-building attempts fail, often around day three or four when our brains start generating resistance and excuses. The Two-Day Rule elegantly addresses this challenge by maintaining momentum through inevitable life disruptions while removing the perfectionism that derails so many health goals.What ma...2025-03-2732 min