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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
486 || tip || how to compound that interest
Every wallstreet bro wants to tell you how crucial it is to get started on high yield savings accounts and early investing ops, but nobody wants to tell you…
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485 || motivation || a personal one
Motivational Monday: hotcake alert - this episode gets a bit sappy. i spent my life workin' harder, not smarter. Doing a ton of motion without any movement…
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484 || suggestion || how to share hot gossip
Suggestion Sunday: Gossip is good for ya, actually. According to science, 60% of our conversations involve gossip of some sort + we begin gossiping for social…
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483 || an amateur gossip move
Gossip is a weird topic for me - because we all do it, to some extent and with a bit of tact it can be a cathartic + acceptable release of steam, but it's a…
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482 || follow the fear || common scams + what to do if you're a victim
follow the fear friday || How to avoid getting scammed: Legit organizations won't mind questions, verification, and validation. Real people have nothing to…
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481 || psyched || how to overcome guilt
guilt is a signal you care. that's not a bad thing. but don't let it consume ya. guilt can be a productive reflection tool - if we take it as a learning…
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480 || whimsy || starting the collection
Being an adult often means life becomes predictable, monotonous, mundane, and exhausting - but by intentionally collecting moments of magic and whimsy that…
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479 || tip || confidence building in an employee's market
Today's tip is relevant to the boss babes in the market - 'cuz for the first time in my work history - the job market is actually pretending to value me as the…
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478 || special release || struggle + choice w/Sherylle Bates
The struggle is real, but you can still ask yourself, what is worth suffering for? visit https://sheryllebates.com/the-struggle-is-real/ for more + subscribe…
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477 || strategies || time savers (that actually work)
How to limit your time wasters: Social Take advantage of voice-to-text features such as transcribed voicemails or to make notes or draft emails and text…
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476 || find someone who commits to the same shit
Found in the notes of my phone - Good relationships come from two people who are committed. The same level of commitment surpasses most other qualities. And It…
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Day 475 || what to do if you're scammed
Even though being victimized by a scam is more common than we think, there are ways we can protect ourselves. That said - if it's too late - the main thing we…
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Day 474 || how to be less judgy
This therapy quick tip Thursday brings us the concept of the fundamental attribution error - which refers to an individual's tendency to attribute another's…
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Day 473 || time wash your face? (an aunt terri takeover)
Hey y'all it's Aunt Terri steppin' in for Julie's first "whimsical Wednesday" and I decided to help her out (and y'all) with a lil classic tough love and tips…
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Day 472 || fun ways to improve your memory + don't be a story-writer
If you want to remember things, add some emotional stakes. Try memorizing the grocery list with a theatrical narrative storyline, and see how you make out!…
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Day 471 || hopeful twist + optimistic opinions
It's a holiday weekend for some of us in the states and we cant get a break from the bad news so I figured I'd put my classic twist on it instead + remind you…
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Day 470 || how to create more time
TRACK YOUR TIME: figure out where it goes. Get clear on what Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-goals are important + what can wait + what can be…
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Day 469 || give yourself more time
It sometimes feels like the less time I give myself to do important tasks, the more stressful unexpected things happen to set me back! Does this happen to…
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Day 468 || scammed (+ how likely it is to happen to you)
Have you ever been scammed? In the first Friendly Fear Bait Friday (FFBF) - we're discussing the concept of the theme and introducing the first fear bait…
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Day 467 || how i got my therapist
Everyone talks about how important it is to have a therapist, but nobody talks about how to get one! Be open minded, be vulnerable, be patient, call around…
Make Your Damn BedDay 466 || disengage + detach
(SPECIAL RELEASE) I had to upload the audio from the youtube.com/juliemerica channel because my normal podcasting app crashed on me, and I panicked. Back…
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Day 465 || time to check your values
William Penn said “Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. physicist Albert-László Barabási once wrote, “Time is our most valuable non-renewable…
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Day 464 || good news bb
Today's episode is a pick-me-up with a lil good news for your earholes. Plus, it's got a BONUS video with BONUS content here at BONUS town. 1. Good news about…
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Day 463 || eco friendly harm reduction
When you can't single-handedly save the planet, you CAN opt for harm reduction. Get to know your recycling laws and start doing it. Encourage those around you…
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Day 462 || save the planet (but like, for real)
"Organizing is a democratic strategy used by social movements, labor unions, under-represented communities, and marginalized groups to gain rights, win…
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Day 461 || apps for good
Did you know our phones have good stuff hidden inside, too? smile.amazon.com, freerice.org, bstow, spotfund, googleone, charitymiles.org, toogoodtogo, I can go…
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Day 460 || thrift tips
I've been thrifting for over 2 decades and here are my favorite lil tips for those of ya who aren't as versed in consignment/thrift hunts. Establish your…
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Day 459 || establish style + find it slowly
before you can know WHAT to buy you need to know WHO you're buying for. what style are you drawn to? what is your vibe? how do you like to present/feel most…
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Day 458 || fashionably guilty
call out the brands you love instead of feeling guilty about buying the shit. they should feel guilty - not you. pass the guilt back to the brand with the…
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Day 457 || fast fash
Don't feel bad if you still "need to" shop at these places, but it's good to recognize when we're buying just to buy or buying to really fill a need…
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Day 456 || 4 high impact actions
OPE, you mean our individual impact on climate change is totally dependent on our individual circumstance!? Looks like another thing we're supposed to feel…
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Day 455 || tiny eco choices
Yesterday - as a part of the tiny eco choice challenge - I skipped the take-out and cooked stuff I already had in the pantry, but when I do order from local…
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Day 454 || climate change guilt
Morning sunshine! Collective action challenge for today: what TINY action can you do today to make a difference for the future of our planet? (tag me…
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453 || improv finale || life is a game
Improv: Keeps you open. Keeps you listening and curious and present. It helps you stay in the moment and not planning ahead or dwelling on the past, but…
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Day 452 || improv day 11 || who am I
You can be ANYONE you want, any time you want, as long as you're making choices that align with who you want to be. Stop stressing about the rest. Trust that…
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day 451 || improv day 10 || to respond or not to respond... that is the question
Figure out WHO you are first, so you can make choices that align with your WHY. Not everything that gets thrown at you is going to be worthy of your time…
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day 450 || (advanced) improv 9 || let it breathe
Know when to stay silent. Learn when the situation needs space and time to breathe. Building tension through pauses can really increase your confidence…
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Day 449 || improv 8 || accept offerings
Learning to trust yourself is the most important part in being able to ACCEPT the current REALITY of what is, now. Being a great human starts with accepting…
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Day 448 || improv 8 || trust yourself
Trust yourself to make the next best choice. Flow, don't plan. Lean into the mistakes. You've done hard things many times before - and you'll do more again -…
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Day 448 || improv 7 || there are no mistakes
There are no mistakes. As long as you're not hurting yourself or anyone else, every mistake is an opportunity for growth, learning, change, or re-routing…
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Day 447 || improv 6 || "that's a hard no"
In day 6 of the @MYDBPodcast improv series, I discuss "yes, and" vs. consenting to the things that do not align with your personal values. Get comfortable…
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Day 446 || improv 5 || "yes, and" no
This is day 5 in the improv series of the Make Your Damn Bed Podcast. Today we're discussing how to "yes, and" someone and still disagree proactively. Get the…
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Day 445 || improv 4 || "yes, and" expand
In day 4 of the improv class series we discuss the concept of "yes, and", which is a principle that you will accept other people's suggestions, ideas, and…
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Day 444 || too good to go
Taking a brief "commercial" break to tell you about an app I have discovered (non-sponsored, just truly couldn't wait to share this) that is aiming to help you…
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Day 443 || improv 3 || "yes and"
improv is overwhelming, but don't sit on the sidelines. go with the flow and enjoy the journey. lean on the connection and your ability to make everyone around…
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Day 442 || improv 2 || the "rules"
Rules* of improv: There are no rules. (other than the basics like: avoiding intentional harm, etc.) No wrong answers. Mistakes are opportunities. Lean in. Flow…
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Day 441 || improv class day 1 || what is improvisation
Today I share the very basic structure of my improv classes. Boundary check - How does everyone feel about physicality? any limits we should know about? Warm…
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Day 440 || improv intro
Today begins the first of the Improvised Improvisation series. Starring me improvising an introduction to my experience with improv in Chicago + how it's…
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Day 439 || how to defuse 3 finale
This is the final part of a three part series. Please listen to yesterday's episode before this one! Feel free to use genuine, earnest real life first hand…
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Day 438 || how to defuse II
This is the second part of a three part series. Please listen to yesterday's episode before this one! People are nuanced. They can be wrong and right at the…
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Day 437 || how to defuse I
Build the connection before you reach for the correction. a lot of communication does happen non verbally - so offer kindness and listening and empathy through…
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Day 436 || self awareness detour
The detour today is brought to you by ADHD. Today I share the true meaning of "staying present" and how to do so without becoming hyper self critical. I also…
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Day 435 || how to defuse an introduction
Sometimes people will get heated and things may escalate quickly and get tense out of nowhere and we may not even know what or why things are happening this…
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Day 434 || conversational awareness conclusion
The conversational awareness series summary: Stay present, don’t prep responses. Read the room. Take your time. Not every convo needs to be gossipy and…
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Day 433 || how to storytell better
How to tell a better story: Be present, stay confident, get curious and honest. Then ask yourself: Why this story? Why now? Is the audience and timing…
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Day 432 || how to converse better
If you wanna have a good conversation with someone, you'll be present, stay confident, get curious, treat everyone like a friend, and focus more on being…
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Day 431 || how to excuse yourself better
once you practice aligning your external actions with your internal self-awareness, you will get better and better at creating natural connections, but it can…
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Day 430 || how to be more interested than interesting
BEING INTERESTED IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING INTERESTING. If you're more concerned with "proving" yourself than "staying present" - you're wasting valuable…
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Day 429 || external self awareness strategies
Cultivating external self awareness comes from aligning with your internal self awareness and goals. When you know how you are - you can streamline your…
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Day 428 || how to self correct
when your internal self awareness isn't aligning with your external - you can self correct in real time to feel more safe and confident in your personal…