Maura Sullivan

Thoughts by Maura

Education EN ↓ 147 episodes

phone call style life chats, navigating life's sh!t gracefully // Youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram & tiktok @hotnerdsclub

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Maura Sullivan

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march madness (Maura's Version): hannah montana, the bachelorette, oscars + winter recap & spring plans 04.03.2026 31:19

youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=oPC-kx8gh8aY1dj0 newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura contact thoughtsbymaura@gmail.com

through tears & to do lists: staying on track 2026 22.02.2026 23:14

youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=4UD0rNyFVXNvcXxO newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura

love me, leave me: what gets my heart in 2026 + taylor frankie paul is the bachelorette! 15.02.2026 33:43

will you accept this rose? newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=6rlv6kom343DYsJG

3 years of grief therapy in 30 minutes 11.02.2026 27:38

newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=p9JrPmzwClQ68pdm Suleika Jaouad & Jon Batiste on First Lady Michelle Obama's Podcast https://youtu.be/anDrIbiWTsQ?si=QmHiJwcstigMx5hy Documentary: American Symphony, Book: Between Two Kingdoms

the mic was on but the clothes were off: grammys recap! + grief in my 20s 07.02.2026 31:39

grammys 2026 recap + grief chat newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=3JDp6eqT_Xon_sQ5

how i learned to hope again after being broken & find faith in my future after losing my mom at 25 25.01.2026 21:24

"There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, so just give me a happy middle and a very happy start." -S. Silverstein newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=BBjlM38lkmXJbol9

finding balance between being a high performer and a being messy human + grief in my 20s 21.01.2026 30:03

“You wanna know which ring is my favorite? The next one.” –Tom Brady newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=PnEj6k-jJrXuasri

unlocking your inner self-help guru & spiritual advisor + grief in my 20s 16.01.2026 24:33

#hotnerdsclub "Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment” — L. Holtz newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=0jncdVDgnLdaYErI

achieve your goals using the life you reject, not the life you desire. + holiday withdrawal & grief in my 20s 09.01.2026 29:47

#hotnerdsclub “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” -J. Johnson newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=z0evxG8C_4kOx2PU

confidence comes from having proof you are who you say you are. stop being a watered down version of yourself + grief in my 20s 03.01.2026 23:32

"If you think you can’t, change your mind" -D. Morton Youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=Hw1DL9C_QmDrIM8C Newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura

"protect yourself from the version of you that makes bad decisions" + my money mistakes & grief in my 20s: holidays 02.01.2026 23:28

"Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” –D. Bly Youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=B_gQXjMey2KK7zDZ Newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura

how to respectfully ignore your feelings to get what you want + grief in my 20s: holidays 02.01.2026 23:06

"I don’t do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.” -Michael Jordan Youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=BFuckGU-K6WW7AVT Newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura

my 2025: failed youtube, weight gain, no social life, monetized podcast, 9-5 promotion + 2026 plans & grief in my 20s 26.12.2025 29:47

https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura newsletter. youtube Thoughts by Maura - YouTube "hold on to your memories, they will hold on to you..." -t. swift

the power of being in the right environment 2026 & stop letting social media steal/ruin your life + grief in my 20s 21.12.2025 35:36

newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura Youtube Thoughts by Maura REDEFINE series 2026 "The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself" -M. Caine

"you don't get what you want out of life, you get what you work for." you as a business: vision, mission, values + grief in my 20s 15.12.2025 28:43

REDEFINE series 2026 "the secret to getting ahead is getting started" -Mark Twain // newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok @hotnerdsclub instagram @thoughtsbymaura @hotnerdsclub

i stopped resenting my life and decided to fall in love with it + navigating grief in my 20s. REDEFINE SERIES 2026 09.12.2025 27:46

https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura #hotnerdsclub REDEFINE SERIES 2026 “how lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard” -Winnie the Pooh // tiktok @hotnerdsclub, Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura

2026 no more leveling up yourself to death. overconsumption, overly aesthetic, overly self improving, over it all! + how Lauryn Bosstick aka The Skinny Confidential changed my life 01.12.2025 25:34

https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura newsletter, blog & fun posts! “We can’t jump off bridges anymore because our iPhones will get ruined. We can’t take skinny dips in the ocean because there’s no service on the beach and adventures aren’t real unless they’re on Instagram. Technology has doomed the spontaneity of adventure and we’re helping destroy it every time we Google, check-in, and hasht...

recover after losing the plot. your reminder of who tf you are & how much you're capable of! 2026 loading... 29.11.2025 26:25

"When you know yourself you are empowered. When you accept yourself you are invincible."– T. Lifford // lemon8 & tiktok @hotnerdsclub, Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura

the best way to spread christmas cheer is podcasting loud for all to hear! (solo holidays, close vs acquaintance, comfort & self care) 24.11.2025 28:37

“Throughout our lifetime many people come ‘to’ us. But if they haven’t come ‘for’ us the coming doesn’t matter. And I would have us carefully consider that Christmas is God perfectly doing both" -Craig D. Lounsbrough // youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok @hotnerdsclub, instagram @thoughtsbymaura @hotnerdsclub Happy Holidays!

i actually achieved my new years resolutions & had my best year yet, for the first time ever. here's how to actually have a successful year, 2026 21.11.2025 26:07

"Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction" -Anne Frank // youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok @hotnerdsclub, instagram @thoughtsbymaura @hotnerdsclub

the reality of having no family during the holidays...no parents, no siblings in my 20s 18.11.2025 27:38

#hotnerdsclub "A found family is every bit as beautiful as a born family. Even more so, perhaps. Stories are about choices, after all, and to choose to be family is as wonderful a story as can be told" -Dan Gemeinhart // tiktok @hotnerdsclub, instagram @thoughtsbymaura @hotnerdsclub Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura

pick your hard & stop playing games. you either want it or you don't + laziness, real talk for real life 10.11.2025 22:31

time to apply pressure to your goals/resolutions // Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram @thoughtsbymaura @hotnerdsclub, tiktok @hotnerdsclub

help yourself to help yourself: maximize the rest of the year instead of wasting it + harder to stick to goals in winter? 03.11.2025 27:47

#thehotnerdsclub 2026 vibes: purpose over productivity // Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok @thehotnerdsclub

happy 20th anniversary of A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, my love letter to Panic! At The Disco 30.10.2025 35:54

#thehotnerdsclub "can't take the kid from the fight, take the fight from the kid!" Panic! At The Disco live (finally! he's alive!) in Vegas, 20th anniversary A Faver You Can't Sweat Out // Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, Tiktok @thehotnerdsclub, instagram @thoughtsbymaura

stop waiting for someone to save you babe, you gotta do it. saving myself & being my own grandma 20.10.2025 25:52

#thehotnerdsclub "many of us mistakenly assume that our partner, spouse, best friend, God, etc should be responsible for solving our problems. yet, the reality is that, relationships add value to our lives but it’s not the job of our partner — or even God — to solve our problems for us." // Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, Tiktok @thehotnerdsclub, instagram @thehotnerdsclub @thoughtsbymaur...