Make Your Damn Bed

Life opens up when you do. I am so proud of you for choosing the path that seems so unrelenting at times and I want to remind you there is a light at the end of the tunnel - and fortunately for everyone around us - that light is you.  @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 t...

Self care is critical to being able to bring our best to everything we do but we must remember why we’re practicing self care in the first place - which is so we can improve our relationships with ourselves as well as those around us.  @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...

The more we judge or try to avoid our feelings - the less we can observe and accept them as they are. Instead, lead with love and curiosity and remember that feelings are not the enemy. @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 i...

It’s not our responsibility to save the world but if we have the capacity - we should be letting these conglomerates know when we are dissatisfied with their goods and services.  @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 you...

There is nothing more brilliant than a human who admits they have more to learn.  @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 Bed Podcast is not intended or implied to be a subs...

Any intentional choices can ground you if you allow yourself to feel them fully. Try naming any of the senses you’re experiencing - like what you may see, feel, smell, taste, etc. if any apply to the moment. My favorite way to ground - other than intentional breath work - is through movement. That may be a walk, a workout, a dance, or a stretch. Other times it’s jumping in the nearest body of wate...

That’s what we mean by upgrading your problems. But the problem is - we get so excited about manifesting this new reality we don’t allow ourselves time to breathe and enjoy the process of getting there. And we know how hard it is to implement new change - why are we so hard on ourselves when it’s difficult for us to implement new change? It’s a hard thing to do - one of the hardest things to do. B...

We can improve our empathy skills by listening with genuine curiosity, putting ourself in other people’s shoes by asking ourselves “what if it was me” as they share their stories, and responding with our heart rather than just our head. When we can allow for feelings in our responses rather than only focusing on logic - we account for more of the whole picture. People are emotional beings - do dis...

It’s hard to remember that we’re not better than anyone even if they’re further behind on their healing journey than us - we have something to learn from everyone - don’t be surprised if it’s something about ourselves.  @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 lon...

Staying present isn’t easy in a world filled with a million and one distractions but it’s one of the best things you can do for yourself. @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...

Don’t be afraid to tackle shit head on so it doesn’t come back to bite you in the ass later. We all have baggage. Life comes at us fast sometimes and it can feel like things are stacking up against us. The sooner we come to terms with the fact that financial and emotional bullshit is going to smack us in the face sometimes, the sooner we can address it and get back to focusing in on our favorite v...

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...

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...

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 en...

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...

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...

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 you...

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...

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, t...

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. ...

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 thin...

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 i...

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...

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 r...

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 a...