Radical Joy with James Bullard

In an age of keyboard and screen anonymity we now, more than ever, are baited by people who either don't understand or don't care that they are probably communicating with a real person, that the internet isn't completely populated by trolls (and not the cute fuzzy ones with cool hair) and bots we battle daily for a multitude of reasons. James talks this week about the ways he handles the negativi...

Planning for the future is wise.  Learning from the past is a blessing.  The power of THIS MOMENT cannot be underestimated.  Let's continue to explore how to get the most out of NOW with James and Radical Joy. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Let us know what you want to discuss!  James rare...

The conversation was so great we didn't want you to miss a minute of it!  This week the second half of James's conversation with Dr. T. finds them talking about another pilar in Dr. T's work, covering the ground you stand on. Dr. T is brilliant woman and we were so glad to have her with us for a few hours. If you want to reach out or just simply learn more about Dr. T and all the things she does c...

This week is the begining of a lovely friendship, as well as a 2-part episode with incredibly special guest Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates. Know by most as Dr. T, she is a living legend. She has made her mark on the world by being a writer, an educator, a performer, a director, a dreamer and an all-around inspiring and motivational speaker. We are so glad to have such a brilliant, caring and honest hu...

Consistency builds routines which build habits. This week takes us down a path of assessing our goals to help us figure out the steps to create healthy habits and recognizing and de-prioritizing the less healthy ones. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Let us know what you want to discuss!  Ja...

You've heard this one, right?  "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift that's why it’s called the present."  Cheesy?  Maybe a little.  A great reminder to continue to be present and offer that gift to those you love most?  Definitely. Living in the now is imperative; there is no guarantee what tomorrow will hold.  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yoursel...

We love to talk about our tiny wins, celebrating victories while taking care of ourselves. This week James touches on the little things that we can do for others:  active listening, gleaning what people need from us. Striking that balance is crucial because we have to take care of ourselves and each other.  Thank you for listening, friends! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yours...

This week James sits down with Kerri (our producer) as we wrap up the first year of Radical Joy! Happy 1-year birthday to US! What do you think of when you think of birthdays? For us it is consistency, with a few tangents that e.v.e.n.t.u.a.l.l.y. find their way back to topic, and some great anecdotes.  It's been a helluva year.  We couldn't have done this without you.  THANK YOU.  From the bottom...

This week James is flying solo, examining the options between being happy and being right. So many moments in life don't give us a choice!  So taking a minute to be honest with ourselves about the difference and the choice is important. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Let us know what you w...

This week we continue the 2-part episode, conversing with jazz singer, construction maven, and all-around incredible human Mary Carter. Today they continue discuss dreams, friendship, forward momentum, life, death and self reflection. Welcome back to part II! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍...

In this rare and delightful 2-part episode, we welcome the delightful and insightful Mary Carter. Over this 2-week span, James and Mary discuss dreams, friendship, forward momentum, life, death and self-reflection.  Oh.  Is that all?  You don't want to miss a minute of it.  Thank you for listening! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe! ...

This week, after an amazing trip to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, James is flying high with perspective and shares realizations about the impact our lives make, both on the ones closest to us and the strangers that cross our paths. How can we use this phenomenon for good? Well, that is for you decide. James has some ideas on how he does that for himself.  Thank you for joining us! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎...

This week we talk about how things change when you leave a place. Growth is hard but it is a fact of life and its imporant to face it head on. We weren't made to stay the same.  We were meant to CHANGE.  And today's episode explores how scary it might seem and how fulfilling it can often turn out to be.  Thank you for being with us! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, tak...

This week we are joined by the Fearless Mensch himself, Doug Shapiro. Doug and James talk about everything from how they met, to how they deal with challenges in their lives, and even how they deal with the moments that don’t go the way they want.  Doug Shapiro is the Fearless Mensch, guiding values of love and integrity. He leads with kindness. What Tom Hanks said in accepting his Cecil B. DeMill...

We are ALL struggling to maintain focus in this day and age, right? Attention spans are getting shorter as our lives pull us in umpteeen different directions. How do we maintain focus on the important things and find joy in the fun and fullness between tasks?  Let's talk about it!  James shares some experiences about how you know when you need to "bring it in" and when to LET IT OUT. Thank you for...

What does new mean to you? This week James is talking about finding the new elements in the mundane, routine, and everyday in order to be able to grow, thrive, and evolve. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 We want to hear from you so let us know what you want to discuss!  James rarely runs ou...

This week is all about food, glorious food! Food is not one size fits all. We all have different relationships with food, our bodies and our health. James looks at his journey with food, health, and fitness.  It's quite a ride. Thank you for being with us this week! If you're dealing with difficulties in your relationship with food, we have some resources for you to consider: Curious about the dif...

This week James is standing in the middle of his life looking back and looking forward. It's kinda fun to hear him talk about aging gracefully as well as energetically!  No defeat, no surrender.  Just peace at the end of the road, kids.  And raise HELL until you get there! Thank you for being with us this week for another episode of Radical Joy! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of...

Hello, Mornin' Glory!  No matter what anybody else may have told you, your story is beautiful and unique and there's somebody out there just ITCHIN' to hear it.  Just because you can't tell it the same way others tell theirs?  That doesn't mean it ain't GLORIOUS.  Open up and share what might be a treasure to others. Thank you for listening!  We're so happy you're here! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛...

This week James ponders the idea of living your life like a tourist, and immersing yourself in a rich everyday that can nourish your soul.  Give a listen and learn how to live abroad in your own home. Thank you for listening! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 We want to hear from you so let u...

Shame is something we all live with, rooted in so many things; and more often than not?  It's self-inflicted misery and an obstacle to your joy. Shame surrenders our power to those who may not even ASK for it. This week James reflects on shame and how to keep that power for yourself.  So great to have you back this week!  Welcome home! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself,...

We all find different times to dig in our heels. Have you thought about those times and asked yourself why? Are you resisting because you're being stubborn or are you dedicated? Today is an emotional journey with James as he looks at the balance of these ideas and how to tell the difference. Thank you for being with us! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of eac...

U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi!  Well, folks, James is here to say that just ain't true. In this week's episode of Radical Joy, James takes it back to his Southern roots and talks about what ugly means and how to be sweet to yourself and know that you can make your own life better by doing exactly THAT. Welcome back!  So glad you're here! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yoursel...

Today in celebration of the spark of the idea that birthed Radical Joy we go back to the start and one year later listen to the conversation between James and Erin that started it all!  Origins and evolution.  Gotta love it. Thank you for joining us for this very special episode of Radical Joy! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️...

This week James talks about the importance of knowing who you want to be and what parts of your personality define you.  It's about making peace with what parts of you are harder to change and moving forward into the new parts of you you've been working on.  Good times, great oldies. Thank you for listening! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and...