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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
724 || what i learned in life || part II
My list continued: 11. You don’t need to work so hard to be “liked”. Protect your peace, set appropriate boundaries, say no, but be kind + vulnerable + honest…
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723 || most valuable life lessons
THINGS I WISH I LEARNED SOONER You get one body. You get one mind. You get one round at this life.. You are not your thoughts. Your reality isn’t the only…
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722 || a robot took my job
Question: What happens when I ask a robot to do my job? Answer: [Intro music plays] Host: Welcome to the "Make Your Damn Bed" podcast, where we talk about the…
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721 || tools a la Stutz
Stutz says you need to understand the three Aspects of Reality that no one — really, no one — can avoid. Those three aspects are Pain, Uncertainty and Constant…
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720 || visualization a la Stutz
Stutz says his Tools “turn problems [in]to possibilities,” and give people the propulsive feeling that they can make big changes. In practice, the Tools are…
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719 || gamefication warning
gamifying things rocks. set timers, reward systems, get accountability partners, buy yourself treats - but don’t get too competitive at the expense of the goal…
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718 || when the choring gets boring
There are so many times a day that I find myself wanting to do a thing but unable to make myself actually get up to do the thing. And it’s frustrating as hell…
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717 || the "authentic self"
You are a beautiful collage of all of the things you've witnessed and experienced over your lifetime. You're unique. One of a kind. But if you're not feeling…
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716 || flow hacking || groups
To hack "group flow" there are a variety of factors that come into play. We must be have clear goals, communicate effectively, feel a sense of challenge but…
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715 || flow hacking || internal
merging action + awareness is the best way to improve our access to flow. RESOURCES: https://positivepsychology.com/what-is-flow/#flow-state-of-mind…
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714 || flow triggers || environment
Researchers define flow as an “optimal state of consciousness,” a peak state where we feel our best and perform our best. Here are some ways to hack that sh*t…
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713 || what am i gonna do with my life
By checking in with yourself - you can be confident, even in the suffering, that you’re on the right path + doing the best you can. The idea of “Living up to…
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712 || avoiding the arrival fallacy
Ben-Shahar says that often people who experience the arrival fallacy start off unhappy, and reach for a goal that is supposed to cure their sadness. When they…
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711 || what to say to the anxious friend
Things to say to someone experiencing anxiety: I love you, I'm here for ya, you can vent to me but you definitely don't have to explain yourself, I understand…
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710 || personal sweet talk
Sit for a second, imagine your dream partner looking you in your eyes and telling you allll that shit you wanna hear. Literally what would they say to you and…
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709 || perks of being a crier
Perks of being a cry-baby: activates parasympathetic nervous system (chilling us out), releases stress hormones, releases pain duller hormones, helps identify…
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708 || when your brain gets numb
Our brain is designed to make shit easier and easier until it’s no longer taking up much brain power at all. Our brain loves boredom. Boredom means safety…
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707 || the people pleaser quiz
For me, I still sometimes struggle with the idea of seeing to make sure I am being “useful” in order to be and feel valued. By ensuring others are happy, I can…
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706 || the people pleaser pause
The best strategy to ensure I’m not people pleasing and I’m simply “pleasing people” that I’ve found for me is: Forcing myself to take a minute to think before…
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705 || how to get started
some ways to get started: chunk it into smaller segments, start right now (1, 2, 3 method), reward systems, accountability systems, habit stack, dopamine pair…
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704 || checkin' in
hi cutie, you been hydrating + eating + moving for fun? i love ya. WATCH: www.youtube.com/juliemerica GET A MONTHLY NOTE FROM ME…
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703 || relationship with relationships
I could have every sign point to soul mate and deep down I’d without a doubt, have some doubts. Because here’s the thing - as a society we expect people to…
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702 || a little dilly a little dally
Sometimes it feels like I'm dipping my toes into several ponds at once - and sometimes... that works for me. Other times, however, I thrive in a bit of…
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701 || how to improve executive function
According to https://www.additudemag.com/how-to-improve-executive-function-adhd/ a way to improve our executive functioning is to focus in on first reducing…
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700 || executive dysfunction
Resources say: "You can find plenty of self-tests to help evaluate your executive function skills online, but another route to consider involves asking…
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699 || executive functioning
According to my* Harvard resource: "Being able to focus, hold, and work with information in mind, filter distractions, and switch gears is like having an air…
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698 || a lil pep talk
kickin yourself for not doing laundry doesn't get the laundry done. you're doing great, truly. remember to enjoy that part of it. WATCH…
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697 || goofy ass goals
Your goals don’t always have to be productive or capitalistic or important at all. In fact, I think it’s healthy as hell to have ridiculous, goofy ass goals -…
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696 || a tidy work around
Truly, if you get into the practice of giving yourself a few conscious seconds at the end of each “segment” or “task” you approach - just to restore everything…
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695 || framing our messes
One way to feel less bogged down by cleaning - is to integrate it into your process. Instead of viewing the “clean up” as it’s own chore, or a separate…
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694 || leaving our islands
next time you find yourself in need of validation and would like to receive that sense of deep connection within your own headspace, try getting out of yours…
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693 || part of their world
I know for me, when I fall in love, it’s so easy to want to share every little aspect of my day with my person, to let them see me experience fully, and keep…
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692 || mind hack || move
Understanding that movement is a tool meant to help us feel at home in our bodies can alleviate stress on our minds. By using a form of intentional movement…
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691 || mind hack || physiological sighs
Dr. Andrew Huberman from Stanford University on his podcast, Huberman Lab, coined a breath work exercise a “physiological sigh”. These Physiological sighs are…
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690 || mind hack || breathwork
This one is something we have access to all the time, and with it, we can quickly elicit various desired physiological responses based on how we choose to…
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689 || mind hack || cold water
There are some pretty dope ways we can hack our minds that can help us avoid some of that pain and suffering - if we learn how to do it. Our brains are like…
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688 || the simple sticky note strategy
Being able to condense intimidating things that I’ve been dreading to a post-it note has reinstated a sense of control over these tasks. Plus, it made me…
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687 || low power mode prep
When you need to go into a more low power mode, let yourself. Let yourself. Nobody gives a shit if your bed stays unmade, there’s no consequence if you didn’t…
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686 || just not into it
Remember you can restart your life at any time, which means you don’t have to do it on anyone else’s schedule. If the idea of reflecting or doing shit to…
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685 || doing
First we notice, then we honor, then we act. Notice where you are now, where you’d like to head, what someone heading there would do next, then continue to…
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684 || honoring
When we forgive ourselves for behaving like a human in the past, we give ourselves permission to live freely in the future. Let yourself have the space it…
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683 || noticing + reflecting
if you have the capacity to do some reflecting, the beginning of the year makes for good excuse as any to check in. We won’t be able to change what we don’t…
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682 || new week new year energy || reboot episode
redid a seasonally appropriate one with a new year new energy flair, and hope you enjoy it! Talk to ya in 2023, cutie. WATCH: www.youtube.com/juliemerica GET A…
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681 || tending that mental health || reboot episode
today's rebooted + redone episode is dedicated to the mental health gardens we all need to learn how to tend to with patience, joy, flexibility, and…
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680 || good guilt || reboot episode
today's refreshed episode relates to the unnecessary guilt we add because of conditioning + how we can benefit from redirecting that shit, and releasing when…
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679 || acting on ideas || reboot episode
another reboot/rerelease/refresh on a timeless topic (for me anyway) and it's all about the action being the most integral part of bringing an idea to life…
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678 || managing time || reboot episode
I redid a classic with this one - talking about time management. WATCH: www.youtube.com/juliemerica GET A MONTHLY NOTE FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com…
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677 || when you can't get outta bed
you'll get through this + feel so much better when you do. WATCH: www.youtube.com/juliemerica GET A MONTHLY NOTE FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com BUY…
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676 || beatin' holiday blues
historically speaking, christmas kinda sucks for me but this year I made it a little less trash by being honest with what I needed + making it happen, but if…
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675 || fuck a should
sometimes we do things we feel obligated to and start to resent - when we could've just communicated our needs and had them met in real time. WATCH…
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674 || holiday magic
even a grinch like me can admit - it's not all trash. WATCH: www.youtube.com/juliemerica GET A MONTHLY NOTE FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com BUY SOME…
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673 || confrontational celebrations
when a confrontation is to be expected, let yourself prepare for the situation in whatever way works best for you. there's nothing wrong with: 1. preparing a…
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672 || more thoughtful gifting
the closer we are to the problem, the easier it is to assess with the appropriate harshness. questions like what can we simplify? where have we been…
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671 || value > cost
when we focus on the VALUES we don't stress so much about the COST. plus, the more thoughtful we are, the more money (and stress) we save. WATCH…
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670 || the ritual switch up
Celebrations = automatic stress, even when everything goes perfectly. That said, we can reduce stress if we're strategic (and realistic) with our planning. The…
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670 || the ritual switch up || patreon
Celebrations = automatic stress, even when everything goes perfectly. That said, we can reduce stress if we're strategic (and realistic) with our planning. The…
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669 || the natural variations of growth
The inspiration for the episode: libraford: I think part of the issue is people assuming that everyone MUST want to move upwards. Like... it's the next logical…
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668 || Studying Stutz
Sitting with the parts of you that have felt rejected can be a powerful process. Watch Stutz: https://www.netflix.com/TITLE/81387962 WATCH…
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667 || back to the basics
Stop beating yourself up for feeling normal responses to abnormal experiences + environments. Everything comes back to the basics: Getting grounded + staying…
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667 || back to the basics || patreon
Stop beating yourself up for feeling normal responses to abnormal experiences + environments. Everything comes back to the basics: Getting grounded + staying…