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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 BedDay 368 || Gimme a Minute
Thank y'all for understanding I needed a minute. Sometimes all ya have to do is communicate you're having a problem and people may surprise you with a…
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Day 367 || Good News || Prescription Nature
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/canada-doctors-can-prescribe-time-in-nature-with-free-admission-to-national-parks/ PaRx Canada now consists of over 1,000…
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Day 366|| Hedonic Treadmill IV
https://www.healthline.com/health/hedonic-treadmill#bottom-line The hedonic treadmill is a metaphor for the human tendency to pursue one pleasure after…
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Extended Episode: Heartbroken Anon with Naz Perez
Sign up for today's Heartbroken Anonymous Meeting and get to know Naz more here: https://www.heartbrokenanonymous.com/ Read Julie's Medium Blog. Support JULIE…
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Day 365 || Our First Anniversary
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MY LOVE! (how stinkin' amazing is it that the episode was somehow 11:11!? I almost cried. literally.) Truly couldn't be more excited to have…
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Day 364 || Hedonic Treadmill III
Check out the full article here: https://www.healthline.com/health/hedonic-treadmill#bottom-line Read Julie's Medium Blog. Support JULIE (and the show!)…
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Day 363 || Hedonic Treadmill II
Check out the full article here: https://www.healthline.com/health/hedonic-treadmill#bottom-line Read Julie's Medium Blog. Support JULIE (and the show!)…
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Day 362 || Hedonic Treadmill I
https://www.healthline.com/health/hedonic-treadmill#bottom-line Medically reviewed by Timothy J. Legg, PhD, PsyD — Written by Rebecca Joy Stanborough, MFA…
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Day 361 || What Iffirmations
@TIKTOKTRAUMADOC shared an amazing technique for battling our negative self talk that truly has made a huge difference in the way I speak to myself. She asks…
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Day 360 || January 2022 Good News
Good news source for this week: https://www.theskimm.com/news/10-good-news-moments-from-january-2022-5TvAkrstAJUyONg807dw8k Mj Rodriguez reaction…
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Day 359 || Taking Criticism III || processing
Learning how to take the note is not easy but it’s an important practice to master. The more you put yourself out there, and ask people for support the more…
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Day 358 || Taking Criticism II || receiving
How to handle constructive criticism without crumbling like a nature's own bar: Breathe, stay calm, & just listen. Imagine a protective bubble that allows you…
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Day 357 || Taking Criticism I || reasoning
Once you reframe the ideas around criticism, you can better hear out the words that are being communicated to you and you may just walk away with a new…
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Day 356 || Universe Game
Any time I feel particularly discouraged, hopeless, or lost and need a pick me up, I play a very fun call and response game with the universe to remind me that…
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Day 355 || How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence…
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Day 354 || Enjoy The Commercial Break
Commercial breaks are actually good for you. Take a pause once in a while to remind yourself you're actually really enjoying the regularly scheduled…
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Day 353 || Erika Rishko
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/81-year-tiktok-influencer-fitness-inspiration-75036202 "I think my advice is fairly simple: Do not do…
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Day 352 || Cosmic Vacation
Travel and vacationing is incredibly amazing for your brain and your emotional and mental well-being. And according to Forbes 63% of Americans say they go six…
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Day 351 || Ramble about Heartbreak
Learning what I want took a lot of trial and error. Learning how to communicate it properly took even more trial and error. Now I know what I want and I've…
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Day 350 || Follow the Fear
I took what scared me and listened to why - I realized it scared me because it was important to me not because the act itself was scary and I followed that…
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Day 349 || If It Makes You Happy
According to science, humans kind of suck at knowing what will genuinely make us happier in the long run. Society tells us what we really want is to find love…
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Day 348 || Take the Note
Get comfortable being wrong. Get comfortable being criticized and called out. We practice getting comfortable with this by allowing ourselves to get…
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Day 347 || Easy + Reset Buttons
From Glennon Doyle’s Untamed: “Easy” buttons are the things that appear in front of us that we want to reach for because they temporarily take us out of our…
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Day 346 || Good News for Social Justice
If you come across any good news or positive headlines, send 'em my way! We’ve got a long way to go - especially with human rights, but remember, there are…
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Day 345 || Negative Mindset Shift
If you are struggling with negative thoughts, it’s normal. Our brains are programmed to think negatively. But just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it’s…
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Day 344 || George Costanza
Saturday Scatterbrain: We’re in control of our own happiness. We have the power to control a lot of our environment. So, if you want the sheets untucked, get…
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Day 343 || You're the Prize
BE FEARLESS THIS FRIDAY: When it comes to job interviews and the like, we all know how intimidating it can be. Whether you’re going on a date, having a…
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Day 342 || Other Your Inner Voice
If you’re like most people, the voice inside your head is probably pretty incessant. It’s probably very critical and anxious. That voice is not you. If it was…
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Day 341 || Asking For Help
Next time you find yourself hesitating in asking for help, remember that it not only helps cut out a lot of confusion - it also invites others to connect with…
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Day 340 || Vision Board
ACTIONABLE TIP TUESDAY: It’s good to consider your goals, visions, and dreams once in a while. It’s even better to meditate on it through the process of…
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Day 339 || Languish Mode
THE ARTICLE I USED: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html Languishing is not merely in our heads — it’s in our…
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Day 338 || Adult Toy Box
This means we all need to consciously create room and space for play. I personally have a fun bin where I collect goodies and activities for play time that…
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Day 337 || 2 drinks + 45 minutes + 1 reminder
A ramble about the power of preparing 2 waters (ideally in a fancy cup, a slice of lime with a lotta imagination), putting shit in your calendar immediately…
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Day 336 || Challenge 'Em
As I get older, I continue to see in real time just how many people in “high places” are fumbling clumsily through their lives. So many grown ups in places of…
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Day 335 || Islands + Bridges
REDDIT thread, user widebrim said “Your island might be magnificent and filled with wonderful things but that's how everyone else views their island too. Make…
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Day 334 || Life Path
Human life is an undeniably complicated, ongoing process that we all are experiencing simultaneously but separately. As humans, we often share similar emotions…
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Day 333 || Shake Out
A joyful movement technique that I am slowly beginning to really love is the shakeout method. If you ever feel the need to shake off bad vibes, a rough day, or…
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Day 332 || Good News
Mondays can be a bit of a struggle for a lot of us, so I want to begin jumpstarting your Mondays with a bit of motivation. And, nothing motivates me more than…
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Day 331 || Celebrate Luxury
Are there things you are saving for a special occasion that deep down you know you will never actually use? Is it a fancy facial cream or a nice bottle of…
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Day 330 || Bullshit Rules
There is no such thing as “falling behind”. We can only fall behind if we disregard ourselves. When we ignore own wisdom and learning, we betray ourselves, and…
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Day 329 || Old Ass Success Stories
If an 80 year old will take his first ice skating class, you can google something you are passionate about to see where it takes you. Get inspired by the…
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Day 328 || Too Late To Try
Because it’s never too late to be bad at things. It’s never too late to try and to mess up and to try again. It’s never too late to quit and start fresh in a…
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Day 327 || Pain Signals
Don’t ignore the shit that is bugging you. Anything painful, scary, or overwhelming, typically has something behind it that needs to be addressed. The more you…
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Day 326 || Some Dicks
Even if the people we love desperately choose never to try to level up, there’s no shame in the lessons learned on the level they remain at. Their lessons will…
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Day 325 || Defensive Driving
We're in this together, whether we like it or not. We all must account for other’s potential miscalculations without losing sight of our own. We are first…
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Day 324 || Between Times
You can do pretty much any online activity, from bed. Research a topic you’re interested. Watch a ted talk or an online lecture while you color or do a craft…
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Day 323 || Comfortable Discomfort
I encourage you to lean into the often uncomfortable nature of being comfortable. Eventually comfortable will begin to feel comfortable in your body, once you…
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Day 322 || New Year New Upgrades
As a gentle reminder, life is not about optimization. It won't matter who can make the most growth or gains or progress if we’re miserable throughout the…
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Day 321 || Resolutions II
Make appointments and meetings with yourself. Show up for yourself as you do for everyone else. Become your own personal trainer, your own lunch date, your own…
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Day 320 || Resolutions
Ad free episodes (and exclusive merch and bonus content) now available! https://www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcast The new year is approaching and if you are planning…
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Day 319 || Love Yourself Like a Baby
I want every one of us to feel encouraged on a daily basis to get back in touch with that adorable baby who gave no fucks and just focused on the experience…
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Day 317 || Mindfulness 8 - The Conclusion
Consciousness is a beautiful gift, and if we learn to hone it, it can really become our superpower. We can learn to better trust ourselves, understand our…
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Day 316 || Mindfulness 7 - The Trial Run
Today, just practice coming back to your breath. As it is now. Coming back to your body, as it is now. Practice consciousness. If your mind starts to wander…
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Day 315 || Mindfulness 6 - The Resistance
I encourage you to implement a few minutes of this mindfulness and meditation practice into your daily routines, as often as you can, so you can start to see…
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Day 314 || Mindfulness 5 - The Practice
This is a process and the practice is meant to enhance your life over time by improving your relationship with yourself. Don’t rush it. Don’t get frustrated…
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Day 313 || Mindfulness 4 - The Collective Effect
Almost 50 studies have been done further confirming the benefits of global meditation and its direct impact on everything in the world, according to results…
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Day 312 || Mindfulness 3 - The Science
The Forbes Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/02/09/7-ways-meditation-can-actually-change-the-brain/?sh=76a285111465 Official, scientific…
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Day 311 || Mindfulness 2 - The Implications
So, although the history can be incredibly off-putting, it shouldn’t steer you away from the practice. Instead, it should empower you to embrace mindfulness…
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Day 310 || Mindfulness 1 - The Historical Context
Youtube channel of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche: https://www.youtube.com/user/MingyurRinpoche The article I referenced…
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Day 309 || Get That Shit Done
It’s officially time to get that thing you have been putting off done. Once and for all, today is the day. This week is the week. You know exactly the thing I…