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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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- Make Your Damn Bed
1083 || Angela Davis: Cultural Icon
Angela Davis is a lot of things. A scholar, an author, a philosopher, an activist, an advocate, an educator, and a badass. Let's talk about her. RESOURCES…
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1082 || Angela Davis: Radical
Angela Davis is a lot of things. A scholar, an author, a philosopher, an activist, an advocate, an educator, and a badass. Let's talk about her. RESOURCES…
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1081 || Angela Davis: Badass
Angela Davis is a lot of things. A scholar, an author, a philosopher, an activist, an advocate, an educator, and a badass. Let's talk about her. RESOURCES…
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1080 || Maya Angelou Affirmations (most banger quotes)
Today I recite a whole bunch of incredible Maya Angelou quotes because I knew I had been quoting her for years but the extent to which I did NOT know how…
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1079 || the poetic analysis of Maya Angelou
Yesterday, I shared Maya Angelou’s poem, On the Pulse of the Morning. And today, before we discuss it, I want to share an interview I found of her discussing…
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1078 || "On the Pulse of Morning"
Maya Angelou's poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" feels as relevant today as it did when she recited it on January 20, 1993. Tomorrow, we will dig into it…
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1077 || a lil Maya Angelou moment
Did you know James Baldwin is the friend who pushed Maya Angelou to write "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"??? I sure didn't. This human was so impressive and…
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1076 || where to start with Baldwin work
In his 1955 essay, Notes of a Native Son, “I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to…
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1075 || Baldwin vs. Buckley
The Baldwin/Buckley Debate was a televised debate of The Cambridge Union Society held on 18th February 1965, which has since come to be seen as one of the most…
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1074 || James Baldwin's Pin Drop Speech
Today's words are brought to you by the badass James Baldwin at a speech that is wildly still relevant today. "What is crucial here is that unless we can…
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1073 || James Baldwin
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/introduction-james-baldwin The human responsible for this quote: “It is very nearly impossible to become an educated…
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1072 || new social studies standards
I grew up in Florida. My dad was a public schoolteacher, and I went to a variety of public schools throughout certain phases of my life. All within Florida…
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1071 || alienation + bowling alone
What can we do to fight the isolation crisis? RESOURCES: http://bowlingalone.com/…
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1070 || feeling alienated?
that's by design. but we can fight it! GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT…
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1069 || third spaces
In sociology, the third place refers to the social surroundings that are separate from the two usual social environments of home ("first place") and the…
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1068 || growth || the artist's way || week 3
Julia Cameron's "Detective Work" questions from week 3: 1. My favorite childhood toy was … 2. My favorite childhood game was … 3. The best movie I ever saw as…
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1067 || artist's way || week 3 day 2
"There are certain rules of the road useful in dealing with any form of criticism. 1. Receive the criticism all the way through and get it over with. 2. Jot…
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1066 || the artist's way || week 3
Artist’s Way Week 3: Listen to my take on week one here: https://shows.acast.com/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/1033-artists-way-week-1 Listen to my take on…
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1065 || pull back and process
In emotionally focused therapy, or EFT, Your emotions drive your behavior. The work is focused on understanding and expressing feelings before trying to…
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1064 || emotional avoidance
Greenberg, the creator of EFT, specified six principles of the approach: 1. Emotional awareness: The first step involves knowing what you're feeling. Naming…
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1063 || self awareness without self consciousness
therapeutic emphasis should always prioritize your lived experience. life is uncertain, that doesn't mean your life has to feel that way. life has limitations…
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1062 || revisiting tools during low power mode
revisiting: closing duties + tidying as I go + keeping space for things GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON…
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1061 || revisiting low power mode
today we're revisiting what happens when you're in a "low power mode" and what to do when life sends a curveball. GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME…
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1060 || revisiting reprioritization
we're revisiting an episode I've been coming back to regularly, where I share strategies I use to get out of survival mode. GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL…
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1059 || we're all just middle managers
If I’ve learned anything from getting older, it’s that we’re all middle managers of our emotions, our energies, our moods, our feelings, and our experiences…
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1058 || the labor movement
https://prismreports.org/2024/01/22/labor-unions-unprecedented-calls-ceasefire-gaza/ "Within the labor movement, hundreds of unions and union locals have…
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1057 || ceasefire-now.com
https://ceasefire-now.com/ In florida? do this next. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/florida-must-stand-with-the-palestinian-people “Why Participate?…
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1056 || burnout + 4 stages of a task
Everything we accomplish can be broken up into four parts: Planning Preparing Doing Cleaning If you aren't directly completing any single segment of this task?…
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1055 || perspective check || "momfluencer" culture + rage bait
It feels like shit to recognize your privilege for the first time. But once you see it, you can use that privilege to uplift or provoke. Some things are…
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1054 || the loneliness habit
We create patterns even when they’re unhealthy - so we must reintroduce healthier patterns as a break in the cycle so as not to fall into the trap of whatever…
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1053 || apes + mistakes
Today we discuss the difference between a monkey and an ape before digging into some deeper philosophical questions that asks us to reframe our inner…
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1052 || bonobos (biology)
I accidentally posted episode 3 BEFORE I updated episode 2 and I am ashamed and disgusted with this sad fact. Here's the biology episode I missed. RESOURCES…
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1051 || bonobo culture
bonobos are playful, generous, matriarchal, cooperative, and kind. the culture they created means the boys aren't aggressive and that sounds pretty darn cool…
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1050 || bonobos + chimps || a conspiracy theory
I had such a great time talking about pigeons, I figured we could have some fun discussing other animals. Today, specifically, we are talking about one of my…
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1049 || artists way: week 2 || going sane
Week 2: going sane. RESOURCE: https://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/ GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON…
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1048 || the artists way: week 2 : going sane
WEEK 1: Week One: Recovering a Sense of Safety Key concepts: Shadow Artists, Core Negative Beliefs, Affirmations The time is passing anyway, may as well do the…
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1047 || news from The Hague
The Hague refers to both a city and a region in the Netherlands. As a city, The Hague is one of the major cities in the country and serves as the seat of the…
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1046 || pigeons
pigeons are surprisingly interesting and brilliant critters and today we're digging into some of the most incredible facts about them. RESOURCES…
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1045 || hopeful options
“Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.” — Cormac McCarthy Hope is fundamental to human existence. It is paradoxical in its duality…
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1044 || hope theory
“Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.” — Cormac McCarthy RESOURCES…
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1043 || book club || I who have never known men
content warning: today's episode has brief mention of heavy trauma. "I Who Have Never Known Men" is a science fiction novel written by Jacqueline Harpman, a…
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1042 || existential ennui
you are a human being not a human doing. Contrary to the structures and powers and systems that have convinced us otherwise, you aren’t supposed to be doing…
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1041 || a compiled compilation
Stop over-intellectualizing everything to avoid the feeling part and let yourself actually feel the damn thing. And listen, I’m no therapist, but I feel like…
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1040 || pep talk for sad friends compilation
Even baddies get the saddies: Anybody who’s been feeling a little down or slow in their healing process but they’re still trying to show up? Well, this one is…
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1039 || ultimate self care guide w/Behind The Silk
The Ultimate Self Care Guide!? In real time!? You bet your ass I did. Get the full guide here: (it's free) https://wondrous-speaker-2524.ck.page/fd5116f394…
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1038 || a bit of advice
send the damned text. reach out and ask. apologize with sincerity. the more authentic and intentional we become with our connections, the deeper and more…
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1037 || stop intellectualizing + create something
we tend to over-intellectualize our feelings because we don't allow ourselves to work through them. Working through means DOING, CREATING, ACTING, PLAYING, and…
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1036 || redefining profits
"a soft landing for capitalism" inspired this rant. Read it here: https://ryangosha.medium.com/soft-landing-for-capitalism-fab87821c4f0 GET AN OCCASIONAL…
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1035 || your resolutions, revolutionized
new years resolutions often imagine a person that behaves nothing like you. put you into the equation. let yourself explore the joy and fun in finding ways to…
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1034 || the artists way: recovering a sense of self
WEEK 1: Week One: Recovering a Sense of Safety Key concepts: Shadow Artists, Core Negative Beliefs, Affirmations The time is passing anyway, may as well do the…
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1033 || artists way week 1
WEEK 1: Week One: Recovering a Sense of Safety Key concepts: Shadow Artists, Core Negative Beliefs, Affirmations The time is passing anyway, may as well do the…
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1032 || the artist's way
WEEK 1: Week One: Recovering a Sense of Safety Key concepts: Shadow Artists, Core Negative Beliefs, Affirmations “It is very difficult to complain about a…
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1031 || red herring
A red herring is a term used to describe something that is intended to be misleading or distracting from the actual issue or point. It is a rhetorical device…
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1030 || pinching pennies (final hacks)
Get mindful of your values and that will make setting boundaries way easier. Boundaries are not walls, but behavioral guidelines that can allow us some control…
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1029 || pinch pennies with community
Become a more conscious buyer. Maybe you get an accountability partner, Maybe you do the 30 day test, Maybe you quit walking into targets altogether, whatever…
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1028 || penny pinching
Life is hard and saving money is harder - especially if you have a lil luxury gremlin living inside you (like I do) - but here are some lil ways I try to save…
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1027 || hope is liberation (wokescientist)
y'all... the way my jaw dropped when I read "Hope is not a goal to achieve or destination to arrive at." READ more here (the resource from today)…
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1026 || how to make work suck less
work can suck less, with a lil thoughtful planning + intention. if the light at the end of the tunnel does not exist, create one! RESOURCES…
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1025 || collectivism at work
one day I'll stop ranting about labor unions and how incredible they are - but not today. until then... READ THIS (the resource from today)…
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1024 || polyvagal theory
Polyvagal theory (PVT) isn't validated by neuroscientists but we can definitely learn from the theory itself. According to the theory, three organizational…