• You’re Not My Scoreboard - Who Gets a Vote?
    2026/03/13

    Ever feel like someone in your life is quietly keeping score? ⚾️ A recent conversation got me reflecting on opinions, boundaries, and those moments when it feels like someone else is calling balls and strikes in my life. In this episode, I share a few thoughts about noticing the “scorekeepers,” deciding who really gets a vote, and remembering we’re all just playing our own game. 🎙️

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    3 分
  • Confessions Conversations: Julie Fitzpatrick
    2026/03/06

    What happens after the life you planned quietly changes? 🌱 In this gentle conversation, Julie shares pieces of her story—divorce, rediscovering her inner voice, and the slow process of rebuilding. Along the way, we explore quiet truths, friendship, and the small moments that help life bloom again. 🌿

    Spring 2026 Events with Julie Fitzpatrick
    • The Belle of Amherst — March 11 (North Branford) & March 29 (Old Lyme)
    • Shirley Valentine — April 4 (Guilford)
    • Acting for Adults Classes — Legacy Theatre

    Full details and registration: juliefitzpatrick.com

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    26 分
  • Thirty-Somethings - Growing, Grinding, and Glowing
    2026/02/27

    ✨ A love note to all the tired 30-something legends: grinding, growing, and glowing (quietly) through the mayhem. Life in your 30s can feel like a group project with no project manager—strong opinions, and the emotional bandwidth of a chewed-up phone charger. If that hits? This one’s for you.

    P.S. In case you don't have time to listen to this—You’re doing such incredible things. 💪💛

    Link mentioned in this episode:

    My brother and sister in-law's clinic in Milford, CT for children with autism spectrum disorder - So Much To Say

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    4 分
  • Toxic Positivity - Why I Still Choose the Bright Side
    2026/02/20

    🌧️ Heard of “toxic positivity”? This episode unpacks what it really means—without shaming the sunny side. ☀️ Come sit with a story about burnout, empathy, and finding the light (gently). 💛 No fixing, just a soft place to land.


    Link mentioned in this post:

    Negative Self-Talk

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  • Why Change Feels Bad - And What to Remember
    2026/02/13

    🎯 Change doesn’t always feel good—and that’s not a red flag. In this week’s episode, we explore the messy middle of starting new things (and why it’s worth it). 💃💗 From golf coaches to breastfeeding flashbacks, here’s your humble reminder that fun often follows not-fun. 😉

    Links for this week's episode:

    Positive Self-Talk Work

    Transition

    When Something’s Not Working – Maybe It’s Time to Fix the System, Not Me


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    4 分
  • Pause Before Helping - 2 Questions to Consider
    2026/02/06

    🧺 Thoughtful or over-the-top? This episode shares a moment where clean laundry led to a cleaner mindset. Two tiny questions made a big shift. 💡💗 Before you help (again), take a moment with us. It might just save you a round trip to Resentment Town. 🎙️💬


    Links mentioned in this episode:

    Easy Pleasey – Keeping Check of My Pleasability Meter

    Teasey Pleasies – A Solution to Taming the Unpleasable

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  • The Final Reframe – Just Neuroscience and Kindness
    2026/01/30

    We’re closing out our self-talk series 💛 but this isn’t goodbye, just a pause to reflect. This episode unpacks what happens when you swap “truth-telling” for true kindness—and how science has quietly had our backs all along 🧠✨ One final reframe, friends. Just a little light ☀️

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    1. The Book: What To Say When You Talk To Yourself, by Shad Helmstetter
    2. The App: Self-Talk+ offers dozens of focused recordings
    3. The Summary: Mags’ book synopsis
    4. Post: Self‑Talk Wake‑Up Call – A New Voice That’s Changing Me
    5. Post: Self-Talk 2026 - A Mindset Shift I Wasn’t Expecting
    6. Post: Outdated Self-Talk – Time for a Reframe
    7. Post: Parenting My Words - One Snarky Comment at a Time

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  • Parenting My Words - One Snarky Comment at a Time
    2026/01/23

    Ever caught yourself saying “What’s a nicer way you could’ve said that?” 😅 Same—except this time, I asked myself. This week’s episode is about trading MamaDe’s Passive-Aggressive Playlist 🎶 for something softer, clearer, and way more effective. Let’s reframe what we’re really trying to say—one comment at a time. 💛💬 #TeamConfessions


    Links mentioned in this episode:

    1. The Book: What To Say When You Talk To Yourself, by Shad Helmstetter
    2. The App: Self-Talk+ offers dozens of focused recordings
    3. The Summary: Mags’ book synopsis
    4. Post: Self‑Talk Wake‑Up Call – A New Voice That’s Changing Me
    5. Post: Self-Talk 2026 - A Mindset Shift I Wasn’t Expecting
    6. Post: Outdated Self-Talk – Time for a Reframe

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    22 分