This is for all the people who are DONE listening to what other people say about THEIR bodies! Enough is enough and it’s time we take our power back. I recently hit a low point in the world of self comparison and I knew it was going to affect my mental health. After talking it out, I knew this episode was NEEDED. Way too many of us struggle with our body image and I want to empower you to reclaim your thoughts and to start fresh.Take small steps every day to remind yourself just how amazing you truly are. Take time to practice self care that isn’t always on the go and slowwww downnnn. You truly are remarkable and it’s time we stop letting the outsiders hold us to standards we never got to decide on. I hope this episode helps you and even if you just get 1% better at it, you’re doing it and I’m proud of you ❤️

Today is all about perseverance! No matter what is going on in your life, you got this! There will always be bumps along the way and I share with you the bumps I've encountered recently in this episode, but the most important thing I want you to know is that I never gave up. I kept my eye on the prize and even though these aren't stories about winning a medal or hitting a written goal, they still matter. Life will require perseverance no matter how big or small the events are and it's better to practice in the small moments so you're better prepped for the big ones. So get ready, because I am NOT letting you slack! You got this! WE got this! Don't give up!!!!

I am soooo excited you all get to meet my dear friend Melanie Wells! She is truly an inspiration and her story will change the way you look at life and remind you that your time is precious. We are strong and deserve to LIVE our lives, not wish them away. I love her story and I know you will too!

The awesome thing about social media is how it connects us with someone many people who have so much knowledge to share with us, but the unfortunate thing is social media can be a place where a lot of people can say they know something, but they’re not experts like they say. Soooo... Hi! I’m Julie and I’m a certified personal trainer, nutrition coach and women’s fitness specialist, and I can promise you that as a fitness professional there is NO perfect workout. Every day is different, every body is different, our moods can be different, our hormones are different (ladies- I’ve got a whollleeee episode on that coming soon!) and there is simply no workout that you should do the exact same way every day unless it’s walking. Studies show that no matter if the exact same person does the exact same workout as someone else, we are probably not going to have the same results. So what should you do if you don’t know where to start or what to do? In this episode, I walk you through step by step how to figure out what you like and what’s going to work from you, and how to create a balanced schedule based on your wants and needs.Check out the episode and let me know what you think! ☺️

The best you can do looks different every day. Your wants and needs change everyday too. The best way to take care of yourself is to meet yourself where you’re at 🤍This week’s episode is all about understanding yourself and doing what’s best for you. Plus you can hear my roller coaster story of house hunting to show you how much I needed this episode too. Listen to your body Understand your emotions Ask yourself- now what do I need?Listen up to hear how you can apply this to your life and meet yourself where you're at right now. As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

I think this is one of the most important episodes I have ever recorded...If you struggle with body image, the way you talk to yourself, or you criticize yourself when you look in the mirror... you NEED this episode. I've been there. I still deal with the negative talk and the self doubt, the feelings of unworthiness and letting comparison steal my joy in the present. It's not how I want to live my life anymore, and I know you don't want to either. In this episode, we unpack The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 10 Ways to Love Your Body article and deep dive into all 10 ways together. One step at a time.  Your homework is to pick one of the ways and implement it for a week. Then, pick a new one, and so on. Step by step, your body will thank you. You will begin to heal, and you will LIVE in your body the way you were meant to. I want this more than anything for you and I hope you all love this episode as much as I do. As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. Enjoy the episode and let us know what you think!https://caps.unc.edu/self-help/10-ways-to-love-your-body/

Ladies! This episode is for US!!! My girls Kate and Tori are back and they’re here to remind you how important it is to remember that you are strong, powerful, enough, and that you can do this! They are starting a new accountability group soon and this is your sign to hop on it! If you’re anything like us, you’ve had your moments of doubt, you’re fed false information from the media, and you’re sick of not feeling like you are worthy of the lifestyle you want. If this is you, then you need to hear this episode!!! We can’t wait for you to let us know what you think and to truly start thriving!!

Let’s talk about sustainable fitness!Check out the latest episode of The Busy Life Podcast and learn how to achieve a lifestyle of SUSTAINABLE FITNESS 💪In this episode you all will get to hear from one of my long time friends/ insta besties Patricia Poor! We talk about how you can replace old, bad, unhealthy habits with new, better safe, and healthy habits that make your bodies, mind and soul healthy and happy again 🥰 As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

In this episode, you’ll get to hear 2 things! 1- All the crazy things that have happened in my life that have retaught me over and over again to remember that life doesn’t always go as planned (especially the story about my honeymoon!)2- Four things I remind myself every time life decides to do its own thing This episode is for EVERYONE and I hope you love it as much as I do ☺️As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help.

This is THE episode you need to save! The one that you can keep in your back pocket for the days that you forget your worth and need to remember that you CAN do the hard things, you CAN over come this and you CAN take your power back!Check out my top 5 tips to take your power back and reclaim your self worth!As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

Your Bestie Could Be Your Missing Key To Less Stress This episode is something I needed! I have had a really tough week and having a best friend to chat about my life with, who gets it, makes me laugh and supports me makes it all worthwhile! Today you all will get to meet one of my best friends Justin Hall, and go through 10 Science Backed Ways Your Best Friend Improves Your Life! We’ll touch on why you need your best friend and they need you! As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

This past weekend I had the pleasure of being a virtual VIP guest to Jamie Kern Lima's 'Becoming Unstoppable' event to celebrate the launch of her new book Worthy, and WOW! It ignited a fire in me! We got to hear from so many amazing guests for 13 hours, and two of my favorites were Tony Robbins and (my all time favorite) Mel Robbins! Check out what I learned from them and see how YOU can apply it you your life now! It doesn't matter what walk of life you are in right now, we are all worthy and it's about damn time we start acting like it! As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

You know what word I feel like I hear more nowadays? Triggered.Oh I’m so triggered, or that triggered me or she’s getting really triggered right now; and I’m actually really glad this is more common because this means we are talking more about our feelings and unpacking our emotions… but we just don’t all see it that way yet. In this episode you will get to meet my cousin Irene Markulik who is a registered dietician, intuitive eating coach, and real estate agent, and she has some amazing truth bombs on triggers that we unpack together. I even have some ah-ha moments during the episode that I truly didn’t even think were triggers for me until we talked about them! So get your listening ears ready and learn about what your triggers mean and what you can do about them!As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

The Secret To Food Freedom You Are Ignoring Do you struggle with food freedom? Do you label foods as “good” or “bad” and then resist or limit yourself because you “can” or “can’t” have it? Been there done that WAY too many times. As a nutrition coach, I come across this all the time. We are so obsessed with making sure we eat “good” food and eat “healthy,” but we have forgotten what that means. It doesn’t have to mean no donuts, or no pizza, or no insert food you love. That is UNHEALTHY! Yep. You heard me. Check out this episode to hear what you can do so you can live your best life while still eating and ENJOYING the food you love! If you are interested in safely doing a calorie deficit, check out How to Safely Lose Weight & Cut Calories: My Do’s and Don’ts here on Spotify!As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

Boy, do I have a story for you! Today we are gonna get really deep. I had my therapy session last weekend just like I do every Sunday, and what started off pretty basic got deep REAL fast. In today's episode, you are going to learn how to come together with your past self, and create the life you want to live. Yes, there's a lot of negatives in the world. Yes, our dreams and goals are meant to be big and therefore we won’t see progress overnight… but I promise you this. Commit to yourself. Commit to your growth. Commit to doing the pain in the butt everyday things that are hard but you know they will get you what you want. There’s a past version of you (or 2) that is waiting for you to grow. That is waiting for you to heal with them instead of against them, and the current version of you is waiting for this too.As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

Some of the most frequent questions I get asked as a nutrition coach are “What should I be eating?” “What’s the best___?” and I have got some answers for you!I’m a sucker for learning and I came across a show on Netflix that really sparked my interest, so I texted my best friend Shoshana, and we got to work! We watched all the episodes and our wheels were spinning. Today, you are going to hear our takeaways, our tips and unfiltered advice on how to take what we learned and incorporate it into your own diet and lifestyle. If you haven’t heard it yet, take a listen to our first episode Nutrition: SO Much More Than What You Eat here on spotify and here on apple podcasts! As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

Do you have more than one thing that you love? I do!! I could never chose just one thing that I want to do and promise that I will only do that ONE thing.  Neither should you! We were meant to grow and expand, and find all the things in this life that we love, and that is why I know you are going to love my friend Nikki Brown! Nikki and I met because she made the most beautiful and DELICIOUS cookies for my wedding as the thank you favor. Nikki is a middle school teacher full time, and also runs a full time online cookie business Nikki B's Sweet Treats! Check out Nikki's awesome story from baking during covid, while in the hospital, on a scooter, and even enjoy some cookies on us too!!! Email nikkibsweettreats@gmail.com and make the subject line THEBUSYLIFE10 for 10% off 1/2 dozen cookies and see for yourself how amazing her cookies are while you hear her inspiring story!

Okay, before you listen to this podcast episode you need to watch THIS VIDEO ofTaylor Swift’s NYU Commencement Speech! In this speech, Taylor talks about the concept of “Catch and Release.” This means we have the power to KEEP the things, people and places in our lives that fill our hearts with joy, and REMOVE the things, people and places that no longer serve us.If you don’t know how to do that or don’t know where to start; Start with this…Ask yourself 3 Questions:What do I want?What do I need to keep?What do I need to remove?If you’re like me, and the anxiety or depression gets in the way of your goals and dreams, check out some of my previous episodes to help cope and succeed despite any negativity you may tell yourself or have living in your brain rent free. All About Anxiety: Look Within Yourself and Mental Health Matters: Especially When You Have Dark Thoughts are available for you wherever you listen to podcasts!As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and I can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are!

Happy New Year, everyone! If your new year's resolution is to get healthy and lose weight, I GOT YOU! Most importantly, I am here to ensure you do so SAFELY. So many people want to lose weight, but…They don’t know how They don’t know where to start They don’t have a plan (And worst of all) they are doing it for the wrong reasons You CAN successfully lose weight! In fact, I am doing a cut too! But, you know what I am not doing?I am NOT depriving my body of foodI am NOT excessively cutting calories too fast I am NOT purchasing programs and products that say things like “How to get abs in 10 days” (And best of all) I am NOT doing this for anyone other than myself or for any other reason than the fact that I love my body and my body is mentally able to complete this challenge, and I am actually so excited for it!!If this sounds like you, and you too want to lose weight or do a cut and you want to make sure you do so safely and effectively, then this episode is perfect for you! Check out my first episode EVER where I introduce you to My 5 Finger Rule To Success and implement this as a baseline for checking in with yourself throughout the process. You can find it HERE on Spotify and HERE on Apple Podcasts. If you are unsure of where to even start with your new year's resolutions or goals listen to my episodes Do THIS Before the New Year! And My 2024 Mindset: How to Do MORE with LESS to help you identify what it is you truly want to achieve this year! Both episodes are available wherever you listen to podcasts such as Spotify or Apple Podcasts. As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. I hope you enjoy the episode and happy new year!

Goodbye 2023, hello 2024! 🎉 I have a really good feeling about 2024 🥰This year I’m getting SERIOUS! My two words for this year are… POSITIVITY and HEALINGCheck out what I am changing, keeping, and removing to live a more fulfilling life with LESS drama, LESS stress, and MORE happiness. Also thank you SO much for all the love you all continue to show me here with the podcast! This year truly challenged me in so many ways and I am so damn proud and honored to have been a part of all of it! Here is the gratitude journal I mentioned that I have used since 2020! If you haven’t checked out last week’s episode "Do THIS Before the New Year!” you can find it here on spotify and here on apple podcasts! As a reminder, this podcast is solely intended for entertainment purposes. It is not to be used as a replacement for medical advice or to be used as a replacement for a physician, therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health and wellness professional. I'm a certified special education teacher, certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and certified women's fitness specialist. Ultimately, I am your friend and I am here to help. We hope you enjoy the episode and happy new year!