Brave Moves: Confidence, Mindset & Business Growth for Women Entrepreneurs
Brave Moves is a daily personal growth and confidence podcast for ambitious women, entrepreneurs, and leaders. It provides practical tools for building self-trust, overcoming self-doubt, and taking bold action in business and life. Each short episode covers mindset mastery, habit formation, and leadership growth. The podcast emphasizes that confidence is built through small, courageous decisions made consistently over time.
Episodes
You Can Be Hurting and Still Make a Difference
What if something you did today, without even thinking about it, made a difference in someone's life?I recently came across a story about a Chicago postal worker named Lavonte Harvey that touched my heart.Lavonte loved to sing while delivering the mail. He wasn't trying to get attention or become famous. Singing was simply something he enjoyed doing as he walked his route.What he didn&ap
Why Am I Afraid of Getting What I Want?
Have you ever worked incredibly hard for something, only to feel afraid when you realize you might actually get it?I've been asking myself that question lately.Growing up in El Salvador, I learned early that I had to prove myself. Because my grandmother owned a school, people often assumed I had advantages or that my accomplishments came easily. But I started working at 14, and those early ex
Why Do the People We Love Trigger Us the Most?
Have you ever gotten so angry over something small that even you couldn't explain why it bothered you so much?Maybe it's something your partner says, a habit your mother has, or a comment from a friend that gets under your skin. You know your reaction feels bigger than the situation, but that doesn't make the frustration disappear.And then comes the guilt. Why did I get so upset? Wh
Visualization: The Mental Toughness Skill You're Probably Overlooking
What if you could practice being confident before you ever stepped into a challenging situation?Elite athletes have used visualization and mental rehearsal for decades to prepare for competition. But you don't have to be an Olympian to benefit from this powerful mental toughness skill.In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores how visualization can help you prepare for dif
Who Are You Becoming Without Even Realizing It?
Have you ever opened Instagram to check one message and suddenly realized you've been scrolling for 20 minutes?Here's a question worth asking: What is your social media feed training you to become?In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores how the content we consume every day can influence our confidence, habits, and the way we see ourselves.From comparing our lives t
If You Could Have One Thing Back, What Would It Be?
If someone handed you a box containing everything you've ever lost, what would you look for first?Would it be something you owned, a missed opportunity, a friendship, or one more conversation with someone you love?In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores three thought-provoking questions about loss, connection, and what matters most in life.After discovering old family v
What If You’re NOT a Highly Sensitive Person?
In the last episode of Brave Moves, we talked about Highly Sensitive People. But that got me wondering: What about everybody else?If sensory processing sensitivity exists on a spectrum, what does everyday life look like for someone who falls toward the lower end?And no, being less sensitive doesn't mean you're insensitive, uncaring, or lacking empathy.In this episode, we're looking
Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?
Have you ever been told you're “too sensitive”?Maybe you notice the mood in a room before anyone says a word. Loud environments wear you out. You pick up on small changes in people's behavior, or you need some quiet after a busy day even when you genuinely enjoyed yourself.You may simply process your environment more deeply than other people do.In this episode of Brave Moves, I'm ex
What Are You Really Holding Onto?
Have you ever been completely finished with something, yet somehow it still has a hold on you?A relationship ended years ago. The argument is over. The opportunity passed. You made the decision and moved on. Then something brings it all rushing back, and suddenly you're replaying the same story again.Sometimes what we're struggling to release isn't the memory itself. It's the m
Can You Be Alone With Your Own Thoughts?
Can You Be Alone With Your Own Thoughts?When was the last time you had absolutely nothing to do?No phone. No podcast. No music. No scrolling. Just you and your thoughts.In a fascinating University of Virginia-led study, participants were asked to spend a short period of time alone with their thoughts. In one experiment, 67% of the men and 25% of the women chose to give themselves at least one mild
Tell People What You Need
Sometimes you don’t need advice. You don’t need someone to solve the problem or tell you what you should do next. You just need a little reassurance.In this episode of Brave Moves, I’m talking about something I’ve noticed in my own relationships and even with past coaching clients. Sometimes people reach out without really saying what they need. They may want reassurance, a sounding board, advice,
What Your Camera Roll Can Teach You About Gratitude
What happens when you go looking for one photo and suddenly find yourself scrolling through years of your life?In this episode of Brave Moves, I’m talking about what happened when a simple trip through my camera roll brought me back to old trips, friendships, ordinary moments I had almost forgotten, and an unexpectedly precious video of my late brother.I also share something I’ve been thinking abo
How to Sit with Self-Pity Without Bypassing it
Name the emotion: Say out loud that you feel hurt, disappointed, or lonely.Set a time limit: Allow a clear window to vent or cry, then pivot.Drop the judgment: Stop berating yourself for feeling sorry for your situation.Locate the physical sensation: Notice where tightness or heavy sadness sits in your body.Distinguish the pain: Separate genuine grief or fatigue from a recurring victim narrative.I
You Don’t Need to Be Certain
Certainty feels good. It feels safe. It also has a sneaky way of keeping us stuck.In this episode of Brave Moves, I’m talking about the decisions we keep postponing because we want to know exactly how things are going to turn out. The truth is, most meaningful choices do not come with a guarantee.Sometimes we already have enough information. What we are really waiting for is reassurance that we wi
Maybe Your Goals Need to Be NICER
We’ve all heard of SMART goals. I’ve used them. I’ve taught them. And I’m not here to tell you they don’t work.But what happens when a perfectly specific, measurable goal starts making you feel like you’re failing?As we get closer to the end of the year, it’s easy to look back at the goals we set months ago and start focusing on everything we haven’t accomplished. We see the gap instead of the pro
How to Be There When Someone Is Overwhelmed
How to Help Someone Calm Down: Co-Regulation with Friends and FamilyHave you ever sat with someone who was crying and felt pressure to find the right words? A scene in Ted Lasso reminded me that sometimes the most helpful thing we can offer is our steady presence.In this episode of Brave Moves, I talk about co-regulation: how a calm, responsive person can help someone feel supported while they’re
We Don’t Have to Keep Doing It This Way - The Rules You’re Allowed to Stop Following
How many rules are you still following that you never actually chose?Maybe you learned that family comes first no matter how they treat you. Maybe ending a decades-long friendship feels wrong simply because of your history together. Perhaps you've been taught that being exhausted means you're working hard enough, saying no makes you selfish, or keeping the peace is more important than sp
Can You Actually Rewire Your Brain?
We hear people talk about “rewiring your brain” all the time, but what does that actually mean? And can we really change thought patterns and behaviors that have been with us for years?In this episode of Brave Moves, I’m digging into neuroplasticity and what it tells us about our ability to change. Our brains continue to adapt based on our experiences and the things we repeatedly do. That matters
Maybe You Don’t Need More Talent. You Need More Reps
What if the thing holding you back isn’t a lack of talent?Maybe you’re not bad at sales. Maybe you haven’t had enough conversations yet. Maybe you’re not terrible on camera. Maybe you’re simply inexperienced. Maybe confidence isn’t something you need to find before you begin. Maybe it’s something you build by collecting evidence that you can do hard and unfamiliar things.In this episode of Brave M
I Don’t Feel My Age: Making Peace With Getting Older
Have you ever said your age out loud and thought, “Wait…how did THAT happen?”Getting older is inevitable, but our relationship with aging can get complicated. There are the physical changes, the aches and pains, the doctor appointments, watching our parents age, and that growing awareness that time isn’t unlimited. Then there’s the pressure, especially for women, to somehow keep getting older with
The Second Act: Redefining Success in Your Next Chapter
What happens when the success you spent years building is no longer the success you want?For much of our lives, success is defined by external milestones. We pursue the promotion, build something secure, and become the person others trust to handle responsibility. Eventually, those measurements may stop telling the whole story.In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie explores what it means to redefin
The City That Taught Me to Dream Bigger
Have you ever returned to a place from your past and suddenly recognized an earlier version of yourself?After spending several days in New York City for Podcast Movement, Julie found herself reflecting on the city where she grew up and the woman she was becoming there.While sitting in a café waiting for a cold brew and a New York bagel, she noticed a young woman dressed for work. Something about h
Spicy Is Where Confidence Starts to Grow
A spicy move makes you nervous, but you can still imagine yourself doing it. You may feel the urge to postpone it or suddenly decide that reorganizing your desk is urgent, but underneath those nerves, you can also feel a little excitement.In this third episode of the Mild, Spicy, or Extra Hot series, Julie explores the spicy zone. This is where you move beyond what feels familiar without pushing y
Mild Does Not Mean You Are Playing Small
Mild gets a bad reputation. We hear the word and assume it means safe, boring, or afraid. But choosing a smaller move can be an intentional way to begin, especially when the bigger version of your goal has kept you frozen.In this follow-up to “Are You Mild, Spicy, or Extra Hot?” Julie explores why confidence grows through actions we can complete, process, and eventually repeat. A mild move should
Are You Mild, Spicy, or Extra Hot?
Have you ever ordered something extra spicy and immediately realized you made a terrible mistake? Your eyes are watering, you cannot feel your tongue, and instead of enjoying your meal, you are simply trying to survive it while pretending everything is fine.Sometimes we approach personal growth the same way.In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie introduces the idea of mild, spicy, and extra-hot mov
Can You Carry the Success You Asked For?
Most of us are taught how to pursue success. We learn how to set goals, work harder, grow the business, earn the promotion, and reach the next milestone. What we are rarely taught is how to carry everything that comes after the achievement.Success can bring more decisions, expectations, responsibilities, and pressure. From the outside, it may look like everything is going beautifully. On the insid
Loving Without a Guarantee
C. S. Lewis wrote, “There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable.”Loving another person always involves risk. We can be thoughtful, loyal, generous, and honest, and still experience disappointment, change, rejection, or loss. After we have been hurt, it can feel safer to protect ourselves by sharing less, trusting less, and keeping people at a comfortable distance.But there is a
Back to Basics: A Simple Framework to Finish the Year Strong
As we move closer to the end of 2026, it can be tempting to focus on everything we have not accomplished yet. We start counting unchecked boxes, revisiting abandoned goals, and convincing ourselves that we need to do more.But what if finishing the year well is not about doing more? What if it is about returning to the basics and recognizing what is already working?In this episode, I’m sharing a si
Stop Managing Everyone Else’s Feelings
Do you say yes because you genuinely want to help, or because you cannot tolerate the possibility of someone being disappointed?In this episode of Brave Moves: Daily-ish, Julie explores why another person’s disappointment does not automatically mean you have been selfish or unkind. Sometimes it simply means they wanted a different answer.Julie discusses the difference between caring about someone’
What Do You Say to Yourself When You Struggle?
What do you say to yourself after you make a mistake, miss a goal, or have an unproductive day?In this episode of Brave Moves: Daily-ish, Julie explores why self-kindness is not the same as making excuses or avoiding responsibility. We can acknowledge what needs to change without turning one difficult moment into a judgment about who we are.Julie also challenges the belief that criticism is necess
Stop Auditioning for Belonging
Have you ever changed your personality, minimized your success, or ignored your needs to make other people more comfortable?In this episode of Brave Moves: Daily-ish, Julie explores the difference between fitting in and genuinely belonging. Fitting in can leave us constantly monitoring and editing ourselves, while belonging gives us space to be honest, imperfect, and fully human.Julie shares why s
What Four Unlikely Friends Teach Us About Life
Some of the simplest stories carry the messages we need most.In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie reflects on the wisdom found in Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. Through the journey of four unlikely friends, the story explores courage, kindness, vulnerability, friendship, and the importance of allowing others to walk beside us.Many of us pride ourselves on being capabl
Why We Feel Sorry for Ourselves (And the Brave Move Out of It)
Feeling sorry for yourself isn’t a character flaw — it’s a signal. In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins breaks down why self-pity shows up (control, grief, exhaustion, and old patterns), five practical ways to interrupt the loop when you catch yourself in it, and the one brave move that actually gets you unstuck: getting radically honest about what you really want. If you’re a mid
Going with the Flow
What does it really mean to go with the flow when life throws you a curveball? In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins shares a personal story from a recent trip with friends, where a canceled flight became an unexpected lesson in grace, adaptability, and emotional control.Julie unpacks why the ability to roll with the punches isn’t passivity, it’s courage. She explores how much ener
LIve From Key West Brave Moves Ramblings
Sometimes life does not follow the script. People disappoint us, plans change, the lights literally go out, and suddenly we have a choice to make.I recorded this episode of Brave Moves Daily-ish outside Shrimp Boat Sound in Key West, with boats, friends, roosters, and all the wonderfully imperfect background noise that comes with recording an episode in the middle of an adventure.After a storm kno
You Don’t Need to Know Why to Begin Healing
Have you ever believed that if you could just understand why something happened, you would finally be able to move on?Why did they make that choice? Why didn’t they tell the truth? Why did the relationship end? Why wasn’t your effort valued?Searching for answers can help us learn and heal. But sometimes, the question “Why?” keeps us emotionally attached to an experience long after it has stopped g
Are You Overfunctioning? When Being Needed Becomes Exhausting
Are you the person who remembers everything, anticipates everyone’s needs, solves problems before anyone asks, and says, “I’ve got it,” even when you don’t?From the outside, people may see you as dependable, generous, and incredibly capable. Inside, you may feel responsible for everyone’s happiness, stress, disappointment, and reactions.In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explore
Are You Practicing Irritation? How to Interrupt Anger Before You React
Have you ever let a frustrating 30-second interaction ruin the next three hours?The original moment may be brief, but we keep the anger alive by replaying what happened, imagining what we should have said, and retelling the story. Without realizing it, we may be practicing irritation until anger begins to feel like part of our personality.In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins expla
Are You Resting or Just Scrolling? Why Your Brain Needs Boredom
When was the last time you allowed yourself to be genuinely bored, without reaching for your phone, turning on a podcast, or filling the silence with another distraction?In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie explores our relationship with technology and asks an important question: Are we actually resting, or are we simply giving our brains something different to process?Constant stimulation can pr
What Would Your 21-Year-Old Self Ask You? How to Trust Yourself Through Life Transitions and Embrace Change
What Would Your 21-Year-Old Self Ask You?A recent lunch with the now-grown son of close friends left Julie wondering where the years had gone. She first met him as a remarkably talkative six-year-old when she began dating her now-husband, Dan. Since then, she has watched him grow up, play hockey, excel in school, graduate from college, and begin his career.Seeing him enter this new chapter prompte
The Soundtrack of My Becoming: What Jimmy Buffett Taught Me About Living Bravely
Some musicians create songs. Others create the soundtrack to our lives.For Julie DeLucca-Collins, Jimmy Buffett’s music has been a constant companion since high school. It followed her through marriage, motherhood, divorce, reinvention, professional milestones, and the creation of a new home and life.In this deeply personal episode of Brave Moves, Julie shares why Jimmy’s death felt like losing a
Dolly Parton's Business Legacy: The Power of Saying No (Pt. 2)
In Part 2 of this two-part tribute on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins unpacks the business side of Dolly Parton's legacy — starting with the night in 1974 she turned down Elvis Presley's request to record "I Will Always Love You" rather than give up half the publishing rights. That decision paid off nearly two decades later when Whitney Houston's cover became a global p
What Dolly Parton Taught Us About Living On Purpose (Part 1: The Personal)
Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at age 80, and in this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins opens up about the grief of losing a public figure you've never met, and what research says about why that grief is real. Julie then unpacks the personal side of Dolly's legacy: marrying young, before fame, and staying married for nearly 60 years without ever losing her name, ambiti
Day 8: Figuring Out What You Want to Do With Your Life - Fun and Recreation
In Day 8 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins turns to the area most often sacrificed first when life gets full: fun and recreation. She makes the case that fun isn't the reward you get after everything else is handled — it's part of what makes you a person who can handle everything else in the first place.Julie names a sneaky trap: even our hobbies and rest
Day 7: Figuring Out What You Want to Do With Your Life - Personal Growth
In Day 7 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins turns the lens toward personal growth itself — and names the trap hiding inside it. She explores how self-improvement can quietly become another category to optimize, another book or podcast to check off, chasing a finish line that doesn't exist, and connects this back to the be-good vs. get-better framework from a pre
Day 6: Money Maps - Rewriting Beliefs and Freedom
In Day 6 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins steps into one of the most emotionally loaded areas of the whole map: money. She makes the case that money isn't just a number — it's a feeling, shaped early in life, and most of us are still quietly running financial decisions off beliefs we inherited rather than chose.Julie reframes money as a resource that buys
Day 5: Relationships -Figuring Out What You Want to Do With Your Life
In Day 5 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores the area that quietly shapes almost every other one: relationships. She challenges the idea that relationships just happen to us, and makes the case that most of our relational landscape is defaulted into rather than consciously chosen — through family, proximity, or convenience.Julie walks through a relationship-s
Day 4 Figuring our what you want: Health as Your Invisible Foundation
In Day 4 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins tackles the area most people quietly deprioritize until it forces its way to the front: health and body. She explores why health rarely feels urgent enough to compete with deadlines and inboxes, and why "after this season" is often a permanent postponement disguised as a plan.Julie reframes the conversation away f
Day 3: Career and Work - Figuring Out What You Want to Do With Your Life
In Day 3 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins tackles the area most people default to first when figuring out what they want: career and work. She breaks down the three competing voices in every career decision — what pays, what looks impressive, and what actually energizes you — and makes the case that real clarity comes from getting honest about which voice has been
Figuring Out What You Want to Do With Your Life| Day 2: What You Want vs. What You Don't
Ask most people what they want out of life, and you'll get silence — or a vague answer borrowed from someone else's script. Ask them what they don't want, and they can usually answer in seconds. In Day 2 of this life-clarity series on Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins makes the case that your "no" list is actually the fastest path to your "yes."Julie walks throu
Figuring Out What You Want to Do With Your Life | Day 1: The Areas That Matter
"What do you want to do with your life?" is one of the biggest questions we ask ourselves - and one of the hardest to actually answer, because most of us try to answer it as if life is one single thing instead of several areas running in parallel. In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins kicks off a week-long series by mapping out the core areas of life worth examining: care
Small Changes, Big Impact: What the Butterfly Effect Teaches Us About Growth
A butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and weeks later, there's a tornado in Texas. In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins takes the butterfly effect out of chaos theory and into everyday life, making the case that small, seemingly insignificant actions can create an outsized impact over time.Julie explores why we underestimate small moves — sending the email, making the introd
Quality Over Quantity: How What You Own Shapes Your Confidence and Your Life
What if the things you surround yourself with are either supporting the life you want to build or quietly taking up space in it?In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie shares an unexpected lesson she learned from her father, a man who grew up in the projects of New York City but believed deeply in investing in quality.He owned custom suits, designer shirts, great golf clubs, and carefully chosen pie
What her panic attacks and recurring dreams taught her about alignment
Melinda French Gates has spoken candidly about losing her own voice while working alongside a strong, dominant partner, and the panic attacks and unsettling dreams that eventually forced her to listen to herself again. In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores Melinda's journey: the dream of her house crumbling, her need for solitude to hear her own truth, her belief that
How to Trust Your Gut in Business: Stop Second-Guessing Yourself | Jamie Kern Lima
What do you do when the experts tell you one thing, but everything inside you is telling you something else?Do you trust their experience?Or do you trust yourself?In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie shares the powerful story of IT Cosmetics founder Jamie Kern Lima and the high-stakes decision that helped change the future of her company.Jamie had spent years building a beauty brand based on some
Your Past Is Your Teacher, Not a Fortune Teller
We all carry labels we never chose. "The quiet one." "The shy one." "The one who isn't good at this." In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores a phrase from her friend, weight loss coach Corinne Crabtree, that changed how she thinks about her own history: "Your past is your teacher, not a fortune teller."Julie breaks down the diffe
How to Be More Assertive: Speak Up, Stop Apologizing, and Build Confidence
Ever leave a conversation thinking "I should have said that"? Julie DeLucca-Collins breaks down why women default to silence, why confidence is the outcome of assertiveness rather than a prerequisite, and the exact language shift, starting with banning "I'm sorry," that can change how you show up in every conversation.Long description (SEO-optimized): Confidence and assert
Cortisol and Stress: 5 Simple Ways to Lower Cortisol Naturally
What if one hormone was quietly influencing your sleep, blood sugar, mood, immune system, and even where your body stores fat?That hormone is cortisol, often called the body's primary stress hormone.Cortisol isn't bad. In fact, we need it. It helps us respond quickly when something demands our attention, whether that's slamming on the brakes or powering through a deadline.The proble
The Incredible Story of Team Hoyt: A Father, a Son, and the Power of “Why Not Us?”
What happens when someone believes in you before the rest of the world can see what is possible?In 1977, Dick Hoyt wasn't a runner. But when his son Rick, who had cerebral palsy and used a wheelchair, wanted to participate in a five-mile benefit race, Dick agreed to push him.They finished next to last.That night, Rick typed a sentence that changed everything:"Dad, when I'm running,
Can Reading 30 Minutes a Day Add Years to Your Life?
Can Reading 30 Minutes a Day Add Years to Your Life?What if one of the simplest habits you could build was sitting on your bookshelf?A social media post claimed that reading just 30 minutes a day could add nearly two years to your life. As someone who has loved books since childhood, I definitely wanted that to be true. So I went looking at the research behind the headline.In this episode of Brave
How to Use Social Media Without Letting It Use You
Social media can help you grow a business, build your visibility, connect with potential clients, and share a message that matters.It can also drain your energy, trigger comparison, and make you question whether your voice is good enough.For women in midlife, women navigating a transition, and business owners building something meaningful, walking away from social media completely may not feel rea
6 Habits of Happy People: How to Protect Your Peace and Feel Happier
Happiness is not reserved for people with easier lives, better circumstances, or fewer problems.The happiest and most grounded people often face the same challenges as everyone else. What sets them apart is how they choose to live, where they place their attention, and what they refuse to give their energy to.In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie shares six habits she has noticed in genuinely happ
How to Find Your One Thing: Why Clarity Comes After You Move
What is your “one thing”?In the movie City Slickers, Curly famously holds up one finger and says the secret of life is one thing. When asked what that one thing is, he simply replies, “That’s what you’ve got to find out.”But finding your one thing is not always about discovering the perfect career, reaching a revenue goal, earning a new title, or finally arriving at some imagined destination. Some
Your Body Isn’t Broken: How to Calm Fight-or-Flight in 60 Seconds
A racing heart. Shallow breathing. A clenched jaw. Cold hands. A nervous stomach. Thoughts that will not slow down.These sensations can make you feel as though something is wrong with you. But your body is not broken. It is trying to protect you.In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explains what happens when your body enters the fight-or-flight response and why everyday stressors,
Life Is Short: How to Live With Purpose and Create a Ripple Effect
What if the things that come most naturally to you could change someone else’s life?In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie reflects on two deeply moving stories she discovered on TikTok. One is about the loss of a beloved dog who helped rehabilitate animals others had given up on. The other is about a woman facing early-onset Alzheimer’s who chose to share her diagnosis, difficult decisions, and fi
You’re Not Too Old to Start Again: How to Keep Going at Any Age
At 70 years old, Julie’s grandmother lost her leg to a rare cancer. After surgery, chemotherapy, and rehabilitation, she faced the difficult task of learning how to walk again with a wooden prosthetic leg that weighed nearly 30 pounds.She could have decided that she had already lived a full life. She could have accepted that this was where her independence ended.Instead, she installed parallel bar
Permission to Be a Beginner: How Practice Leads to Mastery
Before someone makes success look effortless, they spend time being uncertain, imperfect, and brand new.In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie shares the beautiful memory of a hot pink polka-dot dress handmade by her grandmother, a talented businesswoman, educator, concert pianist, philanthropist, and master seamstress. Without using a pattern, her grandmother could transform a simple piece of fabr
You Are Not a Live Telecast: What Starlight Teaches Us About Self-Worth
The night sky is not a live telecast.That light you're looking at when you stargaze? It left those stars hundreds of years ago. Some of those stars might not even exist anymore. You're looking at an echo of light, and it's still one of the most beautiful things you've ever seen.I think about this a lot when I'm out in the woods at night, looking for the moon, tracing const
Chasing Satellite Signal, Losing the Sunset: Why Presence Beats Connection
Julie DeLucca-Collins shares a personal story from a recent trip to Montana, where she and her travel companions found themselves searching for cell signal in the middle of breathtaking natural beauty. This episode explores what our reliance on constant connectivity costs us, and why being unreachable might be the bravest move you make this week. A reflection on presence, technology, and reclaimi
One True Affirmation for Resilience
Positive affirmations can be powerful, but during difficult seasons, repeating something you do not believe can create even more pressure. When your words do not match what you are experiencing, an affirmation may feel less like encouragement and more like another expectation you are failing to meet.In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie shares how to use affirmations without ignoring your emotions
Why Traveling Changes Us
Travel is a universally rewarding experience, whether it's a week-long vacation at a resort or a backpacking trip through the Mountains. You have the opportunity to meet people, hear incredible stories, expose yourself to new cultures & languages, and ultimately grow as a person. Traveling has been the thing that has changed me and helped me recalibrate in life.A common theme – related to
Rejected From TEDx: How I Turned a No Into a Yes
Everyone sees the finished TEDx talk — the red carpet, the polished nine minutes on stage. Almost nobody sees the first time the speaker applied and got a no. In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins shares the real story behind becoming a TEDx speaker, including her first rejected application and what she did next.Julie breaks down why a rejection from one specific TEDx event isn&apo
Tired? What Your Exhaustion Is Actually Trying to Tell You
Some days you wake up tired and go to bed tired, with nothing in between that explains it. In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores mental exhaustion — one of three types of tiredness — and makes the case that fatigue is often the body's way of communicating something you haven't let yourself hear yet.Julie breaks down what mental exhaustion actually looks like: dec
Caretaking vs. Caregiving, And Why the Difference Matters More Than You Think
Are you caregiving, or caretaking? In this deeply personal episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores the critical difference between the two, and why caretaking, not caregiving, is actually a hallmark of codependency rooted in insecurity and control.Julie breaks down how a caretaker often feels needed and quietly superior to the person they're helping, reassured that they won&apo
Should You Listen to That Advice? A Filter for Business and Career Feedback
Grow a business or level up your career, and the unsolicited advice starts pouring in — from family, acquaintances, and that one person at every networking event with an opinion about your pricing. In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins gives you a practical filter for deciding what advice actually deserves your attention, and what deserves a polite thank-you and nothing more.Julie
Disappointing Others, and Being Okay With It
Do you say yes when you want to say no, just to avoid disappointing someone? In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins tackles one of the hardest skills for high-achieving women to build: being okay with disappointing other people.Julie walks through Don Miguel Ruiz's bestselling book The Four Agreements, applying each agreement — be impeccable with your word, don't take anyt
How to Stop Second-Guessing Every Decision You Make
Do you make a decision, then immediately start Googling alternatives, rereading reviews, or asking one more friend for reassurance? In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins tackles second-guessing head-on — and makes the case that the fix isn't more research, it's more trust.Julie breaks down five practical, actionable strategies to stop the second-guessing cycle for good: t
Be-Good vs. Get-Better: What Succeed by Heidi Grant Halvorson Teaches About Goals
Are you setting goals to prove you're good enough — or to actually get better? In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins breaks down a key distinction from Heidi Grant Halvorson's book Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals: the difference between "be-good" goals and "get-better" goals, and why that one choice quietly determines whether you give up the moment
My Dear Friend, Sister Lucilla | She Would Not Believe My Life Now
In this deeply personal episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins honors the memory of her dear friend, Sister Lucilla, a nun who passed away in 2009 after a life devoted to faith, service, and joy, and reflects on everything Sister Lucilla never got to see.Julie shares how their friendship began when she was newly 30 and new to New York, and how Sister Lucilla, nurse, teacher, gardener, seams
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Are you trying to behave in a certain way to maximize outside approval? In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins unpacks why perfectionism isn't a high standard — it's a rejection of your true self, and a symptom of chasing an outside standard instead of trusting the inner perfection that already exists within you.Julie breaks down the difference between the perfectionist vo
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