Julie Marvel Podcast

What happens when you finally get everything you thought would make you feel worthy, successful and secure, and discover that it still isn’t enough? Judy Hehr’s story is one of extraordinary transformation. After unexpectedly losing her mother at 18, Judy entered a painful season of grief that eventually led to addiction, homelessness, bankruptcy and a life she barely recognized. She describes tho...

You can know how to lead a team, build a career, and handle enormous responsibility, then find yourself wondering how to join the women going to lunch after tennis. That’s part of Lisa Beaufait’s story, and a moment I think so many women will recognize. In this conversation, Lisa shares how childhood trauma and the loss of two family members to suicide shaped her drive to succeed. She built a rewa...

How many women spend their lives believing they need to do more, give more or accomplish more before they can finally feel worthy? In this episode of What’s Your Story? with Julie Marvel, I talk with Carlene Marie, author of Enough Already, about the experiences that changed her life and eventually led her to help other women reconnect with their worth. Carlene shares how losing her father at a yo...

Caroline Markstrom had always known how to push herself. As an elite hockey player in Sweden, a Division I college athlete, and an ambitious professional, she built her identity around energy, achievement, and the belief that hard work could take her anywhere. Then a concussion changed everything. Caroline went from living at full speed to spending months in a dark room, unable to tolerate light,...

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Why You’re Stuck, and Why It Has Nothing to Do With Motivation Do you know something needs to change, but you cannot seem to make yourself take the first step? You may have blamed a lack of motivation, confidence, or discipline. But what if the real problem is that somewhere along the way, you stopped trusting yourself? In this episode, Julie explores why capable women can feel frozen at the edge...

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Who Am I Now? If you've been wondering who you are after the kids leave home, your career changes, or life simply doesn't look the way it used to, this conversation is for you. Today we're talking about why so many women feel lost in midlife and how this season might actually be an invitation to create a life that fits the woman you are today. In this episode, I share why it's completely normal to...

Have you ever noticed that two people can go through similar challenges and come away with completely different perspectives? In this episode, Julie explores why that happens and how becoming mentally strong begins with the thoughts we practice every day. Drawing from her own journey and what she's been learning about the Reticular Activating System (RAS), she explains how our brains filter the wo...

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Have you ever found yourself questioning every decision you make? After a major life transition, it’s easy to lose confidence in your own instincts. Whether you’ve experienced divorce, grief, an empty nest, retirement, or simply feel like you’ve lost your direction, rebuilding trust in yourself is one of the most important steps toward creating a meaningful next chapter. In this episode, I share w...

Welcome to Day 1 of my series, From Lonely to Leadership. In this first episode, I’m taking you back to one of the hardest seasons of my life. After my divorce, I found myself feeling incredibly alone. I had spent years building a life around my family, and suddenly I was asking the same questions so many women ask during life’s biggest transitions: Who am I now? Where do I belong? And how do I st...

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Thank you for joining me for today’s episode of the Julie Marvel Podcast. If something in this conversation encouraged you, I would be so grateful if you would subscribe to the podcast and leave a review. Every review helps more women discover these conversations and reminds them that they don’t have to navigate life’s transitions alone. If you’re ready to take the next step in your own journey, I...

Why Vulnerability Creates Connection Episode Description Have you ever sat in a room full of people and felt entirely alone? In this episode of The Julie Marvel Podcast , we are diving into the hidden "secret sauce" of building deeply meaningful adult friendships: vulnerability . As women, we are so beautifully practiced at holding everything together, acting as the caretakers, the organizers, and...

Welcome back to the Julie Marvel Podcast. In this episode, I share the story of how a difficult season in my own life unexpectedly led to something much bigger than I ever imagined. After my divorce, I found myself looking for connection and community. What started as a simple lunch with a few women eventually grew into a community of thousands. Along the way, I had the opportunity to sit across f...

Over the years, I've had the privilege of sitting across from thousands of women and listening to their stories. What began as a small lunch gathering eventually grew into a community, but the real gift has always been the conversations. Conversations about relationships, motherhood, friendship, loss, purpose, reinvention, and all the unexpected twists that life brings. One thing I've learned is t...

n this first episode of the Julie Marvel Podcast, I introduce myself and share the journey that led me here. From divorce and rebuilding my life to creating one of the largest women's communities in Southwest Florida, I've spent years helping women navigate friendship, loneliness, life transitions, and reinvention. Through countless conversations, I've discovered that women from all walks of life...