If I notice a friend becoming increasingly negative - I will associate them with negativity as a whole even if they only act that way 5% of the time - because I am hyper aware and focused on the behavior I am less aware of the times when they are not. My brain filters in their actions to prove a case that does not exist. @MYDBpodcast is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum - better your life. Each season is 66 days long to encourage ...
Jul 09, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 157
You have to recognize that not everything needs to be upended to be fixed. There is this mentality that we live in a world where we all want the best possible scenario for ourselves and that’s beautiful but we can lose humanity if were not careful. Communicating effectively in relationships take effort - you shouldn’t just back out of every relationship that is a little difficult. @MYDBpodcast is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum ...
Jul 08, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 156
Growth and healing will make your life immensely better but the process is ugly and brutal sometimes. I am proud of you for getting through it with grace and dignity (and sometimes not so much) and I promise it'll only get easier. @MYDBpodcast is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum - better your life. Each season is 66 days long to encourage long term healthy habit integration into your daily life. Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Be...
Jul 07, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 155
Simply choosing healing can be triggering for those who aren’t ready to do so. This loss is necessary to clear space for those who align with a more healed you. Luckily isolation is good for resting and reflecting and redirecting your attention towards the things that light you up as much as you light others up. @MYDBpodcast is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum - better your life. Each season is 66 days long to encourage long term...
Jul 06, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 154
Just because we may have to go to the emergency room for certain injuries - doesn’t mean you want to ignore your splinters. It’s okay to feel down and out - even if the shit you’re feeling down and out about is petty. Usually, the stupidest shit sets me off. If I analyze why I can usually get to the bottom of my reaction and it’s typically triggered by a past experience but it always makes me feel so guilty and terrible when I get emotional over things that are seemingly harmless. Then the guilt...
Jul 05, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 153
To me - Success is less about making millions and buying a huge house and going on luxe vacations and looking good on social media and it’s more about finding what is gonna feel the best in the long term. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed* every morning. Each season is 66 days long to incorporate new healthy habits of your choosing into your daily life. Build momentum - better your life. Find content and quotes from today's episode on Ins...
Jul 04, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 152
Sometimes when we’re on the road to self compassion and healing we start to realize a lot of the people around us aren’t able to do that same journey with us. Sometimes, that may cause us to want to interfere and help them develop more quickly. But from our own healing journeys, we know its a very personal and intimate process that can only be done on one’s own. So let people heal on their own and if you find yourself concerned about other people, return that focus to yourself. @MYDBpodcast is a...
Jul 03, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 151
Distance makes the heart grow fonder is a legitimate piece of advice. If you find yourself perpetually dreading your job, partner, life, friend, or whatever and you don’t have a legitimate reason why? Maybe, you’re just burnt out. Vacations are essential to our wellbeing and that includes vacationing from our daily routines. If you’ve been doing too much scrolling, too much TV, too much smoking, too much drinking, too much complaining - take a step back and redirect those habits into different o...
Jul 02, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 150
We are all so lucky to live in a time where information is limitless. There are literal rocket scientists sharing their knowledge for free in an entertaining format. If you have access to the internet, you have more than you can imagine. The tools are in front of you to accomplish anything you could ever want. Theres less gatekeeping than ever before. We are in the era of expansion and learning. @MYDBpodcast is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. ...
Jul 01, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 149
If you want to enjoy yourself more and get more out of your day to day life? Start doing your best work. No matter how dreadful the task, bring your A-game to it. Pretend f or a moment that you don’t have to do it, you get to do it. Same rules as always apply - don’t push yourself beyond your capacity and make sure you’re filling your cup first - but instead of bringing negative energy to the things ahead of you, practice embracing them fully. This means some days your best will look worse than ...
Jun 30, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 148
Find ways to cut corners that work for you. Don’t stress or overwhelm yourself with this process - it’s actually a capitalistic mentality to believe you can solve the world’s problems all by yourself - but if you can manage to cut a few unnecessary purchases out of your life? Why not? Put that money towards the stuff that is important to you - like traveling, saving, investing, or donating to an important cause. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make y...
Jun 29, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 147
Remember you can curate your feed however you damn well please. Don’t be afraid to unfollow and unsubscribe. Do detoxes and hold the influencers you follow accountable for the things they post and claim. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed* every morning. Each season is 66 days long to incorporate new healthy habits of your choosing into your daily life. Build momentum - better your life. Find content and quotes from today's episode on Inst...
Jun 28, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 147
Practice not checking your phone when you get an alert. See how long you can go without picking it up after you receive a notification. Specify certain times to check and respond to emails. Turn on do not disturb mode when you need breaks and on off hours. Inform people you’ll respond within 48-72 hours when you send emails if that makes you feel better, but stop feeling obligated to immediately respond to every single thing that demands your attention. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily m...
Jun 27, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 145
We’re all taught to self loathe and rarely are we taught how to invest. We are all well aware of how to get access to the latest fashion trends and make up tutorials but very few of us have any idea on how to get access to the local financial trends and investing tutorials. We can get makeup at every single corner store but good luck finding a bank that isn’t privately owned. It’s a trick. We’ve all been brainwashed and we’re attempting to buy back normalcy and equity through trends and temporar...
Jun 26, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 144
Gender, sexuality, and identity is fluid for so many of us. It may change over time and we should be open to that reality for everyone’s best interest. The more we live with acceptance, openness, and compassion, the more the world can begin to heal and focus on the shit that really matters instead of bullshit gender roles. Remember what we said yesterday, too - if your feminism isn’t intersectional - it’s bullshit. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you mak...
Jun 25, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 143
Social activist Suad Abdul Khabeer said on Twitter, “You don’t have to be the voice for the voiceless, just pass the mic.” So today, I want to pass the mic to some queer, BIPOC voices that have made an incredible impact on my understanding of this concept. I wanted to start with Intersectionality matters - is a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory. Next I wanted to highlight, Sessions with my therapists - podcast abo...
Jun 24, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 142
Decentering yourself from conversations will take practice, especially if it’s an unconscious habit. There is nothing wrong with you if you do this, but it is something to be aware of in your conversations. Start to recognize your patterns and practice grounding exercises to better manage your impulses in your responses. If you have an uncomfortable feeling or emotion come up, allow it to flow through you and observe it, but don’t deflect. With practice this will become second nature. Make Your ...
Jun 23, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 141
Every aspect of you is being tracked, sold, and analyzed but there are things you can do to help reduce that impact. This doesn’t mean you have to quit social media and internet scrolling cold turkey and this doesn’t mean all internet usage is inherently bad - it just means it’s built to be addicting and if we’re not cognizant of how that is affecting our brains, we can easily get sucked into the traps they have set up for us. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play w...
Jun 22, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 140
Sorry this one is so long - I got into it. Maybe this is the day you make your bed AND floss your teeth!? Remember that google isn’t always a reliable resource and people skew false data all the time to fit their agenda so learn to really discern between authentic scientific research and false claims. You’re smart and capable but you’re fallible too - and the sooner you recognize that - the sooner the world can begin to heal from this toxic pride that comes from being considered ‘right’ even whe...
Jun 21, 2021•8 min•Season 3Ep. 139
Working hard is bullshit. The hardest jobs I have ever had were the worst paying jobs. The highest paying jobs expect the least from me. I have experienced a difference in respect and expectations as I have moved up the proverbial ladder of American labor hierarchy. It’s bullshit. You can’t ever work your way to a billion dollars. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed* every morning. Each season is 66 days long to incorporate new healthy habi...
Jun 20, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 138
There is this constant expectation that everyone should hustle. Some people genuinely believe that if you don’t work hard, you don’t deserve to survive. Not only is this problematic as all hell, it’s also demonstrably false. Remember that money is energy and you can create that energy without letting that energy convert yours. The more you can stay on top of it, the less burdensome the whole thing can become. We all deserve to get away from the debt America seems to believe we owe it. If you’re ...
Jun 19, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 137
CONTENT WARNING: mention of white supremacy and racism // The revolution is upon us. We are all awaiting some grand announcement - but it isn’t coming. The revolution is here. A lot of us are waiting patiently for the boogieman to show up but the boogie man is already here. The boogieman haunts every part of American society. He’s in our spending habits, our phone addictions, our dead end jobs, our toxic relationships, and our relationships with ourselves. The good thing is? The power is in the ...
Jun 18, 2021•7 min•Season 3Ep. 136
It’s not about taking things away and making life worse for those with privilege - it’s about finding improvements and making life better for those without. There is and always has been enough pie for everyone. If you have an extra fork, share it! Plus, the idea of getting fat off a pie that others aren’t even welcome to - sounds disgusting to me anyway. Instead of fighting your neighbors for the crumbs, figure out who took the fucking pie. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation pod...
Jun 17, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 135
As you get comfortable asking for everything you want you will get comfortable hearing the word no. Eventually you can get more confident and creative and start noticing what you can ask for that can help the world around you - that open land in the neighborhood may be a community garden project waiting to happen or the local restaurants may need somewhere to donate their leftover baked goods at the end of the evenings. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while yo...
Jun 16, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 134
Season three may hit some heavier topics - take what works for you and leave what doesn't. You have to have a full cup to effectively help others anyway, so make sure you take care of your needs first then we can tackle this saving the world business, together. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed* every morning. Each season is 66 days long to incorporate new healthy habits of your choosing into your daily life. Build momentum - better your ...
Jun 15, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 1
The end of season two comes with a special bonus episode featuring the one and only Sarah Pendrick. We discuss what it's like making authentic friends, following your intuition, and the power of a vision over a goal. [Content warning: SA, Trauma] More information about Sarah's new book here: https://girltalknetwork.lpages.co/beautifullybrave / Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed* every morning. Each season is 66 days long to incorporate new...
Jun 14, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 133
To nurture this authenticity in our relationships, we must first get comfortable living authentically. Instead of adapting our personality to fit every situation, recognize that we can read the room, practice kindness, and still hold onto your own sense of honest identity by aligning our choices with our personal virtues. All you have to do is know who you are - after that - you can just allow yourself to be. Sometimes we will be compelled to share our stories openly and other times, it will be ...
Jun 14, 2021•5 min•Season 2Ep. 132
Do you embrace boredom or do you run from it? Repetitive boredom comes from doing the same shit over and over until it becomes a subconscious habit. This means you don’t have to be thoughtful about a task, you can throw on autopilot and it will get done. This type of boredom is avoidable by bringing more mindfulness into your tasks. See where you can add creativity or spice it up to feel more gratifying if you want. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you ma...
Jun 13, 2021•5 min•Season 2Ep. 131
Remember there is a time and a place for everything. Your words and actions will have an impact on others. We need to remain cognizant of the affect we’re having without stifling our authenticity. This, like most things, takes balance and self awareness. As we get more and more comfortable approaching difficult subjects more head on, we will find more peace. Make Your Damn Bed is a real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed* every morning. Each season is 66 days long to ...
Jun 12, 2021•5 min•Season 2Ep. 130
Find pride in your struggles and celebrate your wins. We’re all fairly talented at self-justifications and jumping through hoops to deny our fault, but the more we do it, the more it skews our perspective towards worse and worse mistakes. Own it. Don’t delude yourself. If it makes you feel bad, you can work to change the behavior in the future instead of avoiding the bad feelings that come as a result. Bo Burnham has a poem I printed and hung in my bathroom that I love so much that says: I’ve hi...
Jun 11, 2021•4 min•Season 2Ep. 129
