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Make Your Damn Bed
@MYDBpodcast is a bite sized, real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum - better your life.
Each episode is around 10 minutes and intended to encourage, motivate, and inspire you to get out of bed - so you can start making it!
Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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Episodes
- Make Your Damn Bed
1196 || fostering hope
Hope is one of the more valuable practices, but I often forget it's a practice + kinda just wait for it to hit, instead. Today we're discussing some thoughts…
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1195 || motivation rewind
decided on a compilation of past nuggets that never made it to the IG feed (or did they???) but came from our magical backlog of over 1100 episodes. hope you…
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1194 || collective power is all around
"I alone cannot do much. I am powerless as an “individual” in isolation. There is no effective organizing I can do alone. The most I can do is unlearn, seek…
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1193 || fear of happiness
Sometimes I feel guilty about seeking happiness when I consider the state of the world. Apparently, this is a fairly common thing for people who are: lonely…
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1192|| project 2025 intro
Today's episode is a preview of an hour long extended episode I have available on Patreon. I have been wanting to talk about Project 2025 since I heard about…
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1191 || Plant Awareness Deficiency
a lot of us struggle with identifying plants + relating to them, despite how important they are to sustaining us. in 2016 a study found that children were able…
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1190 || time flies when we're doing more
If you become intentional about viewing your experience as a physical process, it can help you control how you perceive time. You can physically slow time or…
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1189 || avoidance in relationships
Relationships are difficult because we all have cognitive biases we're dealing with on a constant basis. It's important to implement personal and relational…
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1188 || intuition
Resource: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/intuition https://lithub.com/gut-feelings-how-does-intuition-work-anyway/…
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1187 || Highly Sensitive Kid
Highly sensitive children's deep processing makes them more likely to have a pessimistic outlook. They keenly analyze everything, which can take them to a dark…
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1186 || benevolent childhood experiences
Psychology has historically focused its research on adverse childhood experiences. There is growing research on benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs). BCEs…
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1185 || making peace with your past self
"A person's past can direct what they think, what they feel, how they behave, and how they interact.The influence of one's past self can often be unhealthy for…
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1184 || reframing survival mode
today we revisit an older episode that felt really relevant about reframing + escaping survival mode. DONATE:www.pcrf.net Get Involved:Operation Olive Branch…
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1183 || a pep talk for the hopeless
Tides change every day, and so can you. It’s never too late to change your scenery, to change your routine, to change your vibe, or change your perspective…
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1182 || how I deal with my suicidal thoughts
Read Julie's Medium Blog. Support JULIE (and the show!) Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON. Get an occasional personal email from me…
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1181 || my solution to overplanning
for me, it starts with getting more comfortable with doing rather than getting it done. i'm a creative and imaginative person, so if i were to plan for every…
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1180 || resetting after a rot session
it makes perfect logical sense that we choose to disassociate when we're feeling overwhelmed. if you've been in a perpetual cycle of overwhelm, it may help to…
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1179 || disassociation
Disassociation is a standard responses to the trauma we experience from living in a wildly intense society - but, like most things, if we're not careful, we…
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1178 || how to do nothing
Jenny Odell wrote the book "How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy" + much to my surprise, it's not just any old 'self help book', this is the real…
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1177 || field guide to rotting (how to disconnect with intention)
Disconnecting is an essential practice that I think a lot of us overlook the value of. For me, if I don’t take time to intentionally disconnect once in a…
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1176 || sphere of influence vs. radius of awareness
Constant exposure to information and crisis can reduce our ability to react, respond, or move forward with hope. It's incredibly overwhelming to know…
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1175 || the purpose of life is...
My life is now divided into 2 parts: the pre-Ayesha Khan version of me and the post-Ayesha Khan version of me. I truly started to feel like I was screaming…
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1174 || low power mode (revisited)
Today we revisit an old nugget: low power mode. DONATE:www.pcrf.net Get Involved:Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets + Links GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL…
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1173 || escaping the riptide of despair: patreon preview
Sometimes I’m painfully reminded that hope is really all we have. When I am suffering most from the effects of grief, the hopelessness becomes overbearing and…
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1172 || keeping hope alive (a la Ayesha Khan - Cosmic Anarchy)
"Hopelessness is often most pervasive among the privileged who are more insulated from from overt violence." - Ayesha Khan SOURCE…
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1171 || the four horsemen of social change
There are four main roles to play (when it comes to creating social change) and those are the citizen, reformer, rebel, change agent. Where do you feel the…
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1169 || power structures + how to claim yours
Yesterday I rambled on about power structures and today I want to clarify some of those thoughts. Primarily when it comes to the definition of Power. When a…
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1168 || power from the commons
Empowerment starts as a personal experience, then grows to our close relationships, and eventually becomes the collective. Today, we dig into the concept of…
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1167 || authenticity + sense of self || rerelease
If we become curious about ourselves, we'll start to realize what parts of our identity are really ours vs. what we think other's expect from us…
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1166 || intentional happiness || rerelease
just getting back from a trip and a delayed flight means a re-release of a classic. DONATE:www.pcrf.net Get Involved:Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets +…
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1164 || the power of persuasion
Humans are animals and I can’t tell you how hard it is for me to remember that fact. This is why it feels like, every time I am reminded of that fact - that we…
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1163 || connecting through gift giving
It’s not about giving someone the world, it’s about making them feel like they are an important part of yours. Which means, it’s hard to do properly. It’s a…
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1162 || fighting the powers that be (and winning)
"Climate change is here because of the current global systems, and that means that, eventually, the system will become obsolete. It already is when it comes to…
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1161 || deescalating conflict + a little Deepak Chopra
DONATE: https://www.pcrf.net/ GET INVOLVED: Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets + Links GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME…
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1160 || the ethics of wealth || patreon
Most nations are more intent on policing the poor than the rich, when the opposite would be more effective, lucrative, and important. Tax evasion is estimated…
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1160 || the ethics of wealth
Most nations are more intent on policing the poor than the rich, when the opposite would be more effective, lucrative, and important. Tax evasion is estimated…
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1159 || anti-capitalism 101
Riley Brooke wrote a dope ass article and I need everyone to hear it. Today we're talking capitalism, means of production, unions, exploitation, scabs, and…
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1158 || ban the billionaires
You cannot earn a billion dollars. You can take a billion dollars, but you can't make it. Every billionaire has built their "empire" off of the exploitation of…
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1157 || post-scarcity society || patreon
Utopia feels far away, post-scarcity feels less so. According to wikipedia: Post-scarcity is a theoretical economic situation in which most goods can be…
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1157 || post-scarcity society
Utopia feels far away, post-scarcity feels less so. According to wikipedia: Post-scarcity is a theoretical economic situation in which most goods can be…
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1156 || deepfakes and ai deception
Becoming a "deep-fake detector" was not on my 2024 bingo card, but here we are. As AI generative tech improves, we must improve at our fact-checking…
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1155 || Henry David Thoreau: Civil Disobedience
"The soldier is applauded who refuses to serve in an unjust war by those who do not refuse to sustain the unjust government which makes the war." Henry David…
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1154 || civil disobedience
Today we're talking: civil disobedience RESOURCES: https://datadetoxkit.org/en/home/ https://nonviolentpeaceforce.org/quick-resources/…
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1153 || anhedonia + a lack of support
Anhedonia is the lack of enjoyment or pleasure and is a common symptom of depression. Today I share some of my more negative defense mechanisms and then…
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1152 || if you're not depressed are you paying attention?
I've been dealing with depression since I was 12 and the world hasn't gotten more "fun" but that doesn't mean I'm hopeless. I'm just reminded it's time to get…
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1151 || pity the teens
I feel for the kids. They have been shorted so many experiences because of the pinpointed attacks on our brains from social media companies and corporations…
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1150 || red pill
Let's talk about manipulation in relationships for a few. RESOURCES: https://www.reddit.com/r/everymanshouldknow/comments/29hbtj/emsk_why_the_red_pill_will_kill…
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1149 || the manosphere
Manipulation to achieve a desired reaction is despicable work and it's time we talked about it. RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist…
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1148 || femininity is a performance
In contemporary society, women face significant pressure to adhere to beauty standards that include practices like shaving body hair and wearing makeup. These…
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1147 || beauty is in the eye of the beholder
The world operates on a profit model that often thrives on human misery. From the moment we enter this world, we're bombarded with messages insinuating that…
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1146 || misery is profitable
The world operates on a profit model that often thrives on human misery. From the moment we enter this world, we're bombarded with messages insinuating that…
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1145 || invisible work
invisible work—a term coined by sociologist Arlene Kaplan Daniels to describe work that goes unpaid, unacknowledged, and thus, unregulated—is often overlooked…
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1144 || lessening the mental load
The mental load, also known as: Invisible labor, managing a life, managing a household, cognitive work, emotional labor, scheduling, shopping lists, etc. is…
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1143 || resisting tyranny
all oppression is connected. get involved and speak up. RESOURCE: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Confronting_Tyranny#Responding_to_Tyrants: GET AN OCCASIONAL…
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1142 || The 4B movement || Part 2
From Wikipedia: This digital movement functions as an online community where women engage in open discussion about navigating and envisioning a future without…
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1141 || the 4B movement
The 4B movement in South Korea is a feminist initiative that emerged around 2019 and has recently gained significant attention on social media platforms like…
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1140 || boundary setting paradox
Setting boundaries is crucial for maintaining healthy relationships and preserving one's well-being. Dr. Brené Brown, a research professor and author…
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1140 || boundary setting paradox || patreon
Setting boundaries is crucial for maintaining healthy relationships and preserving one's well-being. Dr. Brené Brown, a research professor and author…
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1139 || people pleasers || day 23 revisited
Overall, while people-pleasers may not intend to manipulate others, their behavior can inadvertently perpetuate manipulative dynamics in relationships. By…
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1139 || people pleasers || day 23 revisited || patreon
Overall, while people-pleasers may not intend to manipulate others, their behavior can inadvertently perpetuate manipulative dynamics in relationships. By…