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  • Success, Reconsidered: The Unexpected Way Forward with Robbie Samuels

    Success, Reconsidered: The Unexpected Way Forward with Robbie Samuels
    2026/09/28
    What if the thing you’re working so hard to create isn’t the finish line—but the beginning of a much bigger conversation?

    In this episode of Radical Joy, James sits down with author, speaker, and entrepreneurial book strategist Robbie Samuels to talk reinvention, meaningful metrics, waking up the network you already have, and why creating something worth sharing is only half the story.

    The book he almost didn’t write — and the expertise he never expected it to unlock.

    Ten years to “overnight” — then two months later, everything changed.

    When the world hit pause — Robbie started experimenting.

    This and this and this — making room for more than one professional identity.

    The audience you already have — why your network may matter more than your list.

    Write where they are — not where you wish they were.

    Maybe don’t write the book — the surprisingly freeing question Robbie asks first.

    Strategy over vanity — what lasts after the bestseller ribbon disappears.

    “I want to write a book.” Great. Why? — the question underneath the ambition.

    Good work still needs a way to be found — because creating it is only part of the story. You’re allowed to decide for yourself what actually counts.

    You’re allowed to change direction. You’re allowed to discover that one piece of your story leads somewhere you never planned to go. And you’re allowed to decide for yourself what actually counts.

    We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛

    Connect with Robbie

    30-minute book launch brainstorming session with Robbie

    Author Resources recommendation from Robbie



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    For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.

    This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.

    We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.

    This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios
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    49 分
  • Showing Up — Even When You’d Rather Chew Bumblebees

    Showing Up — Even When You’d Rather Chew Bumblebees
    2026/09/21
    What if the hardest part of showing up isn’t the thing itself—but getting past the gravity that keeps you from starting?

    Getting past your own gravity — why starting can burn more fuel than the thing itself.

    The bumblebee level of resistance — when almost anything sounds better than doing the damn thing.

    Five, four, three, two, one… up — the tiny countdown that leaves no room for negotiating with the sofa.

    When the list becomes the problem — sometimes 26 tasks need to become eight before your brain will come along.

    The little one-eyed escape hatch — what reaching for the phone can tell us about the feeling we’d rather leave behind.

    Stay in the quiet — what happened when James touched the phone, left it there, and kept asking the sticky questions.

    Distraction steals the nuance — the thing we miss when discomfort sends us straight down the nearest dopamine rabbit hole.

    Whose voice is that, anyway? — when an old belief starts sounding less like you and more like somebody from a long time ago.

    Authenticity gets complicated — where someone else’s feelings, your intentions, and your self-respect all meet.

    Press the little red button — because sometimes action goes first and motivation has to catch up.

    You’re allowed to need a minute.

    You’re allowed to choose your silly.

    And you’re allowed to begin before you feel ready. We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛

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    James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.

    For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.

    This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.

    We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.

    This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios
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    32 分
  • Put Yourself in Your Place — Feel Silly. Do the Thing

    Put Yourself in Your Place — Feel Silly. Do the Thing
    2026/09/14
    What if “knowing your place” had less to do with shrinking yourself—and everything to do with choosing where you get to grow?

    Aspirational excellence — what if you aimed just a little higher than comfortable?

    Find a smarter room — being outmatched might be exactly where the learning starts.

    The enthusiasm center, at volume nine — reading the room without turning yourself down to three.

    Go where you’re appreciated — growth can also mean finding somewhere your gifts have somewhere to land.

    Twenty years of wanting to dance — until one night, not knowing how stopped mattering.

    Put your money where your heart is — feel silly, step on toes, learn the thing anyway.

    Failure has a 5-6-7-8 — and sometimes you’re still standing there like a goon when it passes.

    Flip the pancake — when you’ve done your dead-level best and that side is simply going to be burnt.

    Choose better water — find the people who help you become a stronger swimmer.

    How audacious of you — to think highly enough of yourself to go where you might actually grow. Maybe you don’t need fixing.

    Maybe there’s simply a room you’ve been nervous to enter, a thing you’ve wanted for twenty years, a version of yourself you’ve kept at a polite distance—or a dance floor waiting for you to stop worrying about whether you know the steps.

    You’re allowed to put yourself somewhere your joy has room to move.

    We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛

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    James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.

    For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.

    This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.

    We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.

    This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios
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    31 分
  • Making Your Own Bread — When the World Hands You the Middle of the Sandwich

    Making Your Own Bread — When the World Hands You the Middle of the Sandwich
    2026/09/07
    What if the part of getting better nobody warns you about is how ridiculous, exposed, and occasionally downright terrible it can feel while you’re doing it?

    An honest conversation about the uncomfortable reality of learning something new. Sometimes growth looks less like a breakthrough and more like making the messy middle easier to swallow.

    Beginner meets dance floor — one salsa partner, several collisions, and a very public lesson in learning without your dignity intact.

    Embarrassment didn’t kill me — the worst part happened…and somehow, the song still ended.

    The “we’re done here” high five — sometimes persistence means finishing the dance, not signing up for another one.

    The disco stage was right there — what happens when retreating to something you’re already good at starts looking really appealing.

    Swimming with sharks — being the least-skilled person in the room comes with a few bites.

    Make them suffer through your Dutch — because switching back to comfortable might be the very thing keeping you from getting better.

    When shame brings friends — one embarrassing moment, and suddenly every old one wants to join the party.

    Find your own bread — when the world supplies the terrible middle, what makes it palatable enough to keep going?

    The breakdown counts, too — growth sometimes includes soreness, bruised confidence, and actual recovery.

    Band-Aid or defibrillator? — sometimes self-improvement has beaten the stuffing out of you, and tending to yourself is the work.

    We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛

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    James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.

    For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.

    This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.

    We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.

    This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios
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    31 分
  • Memory Monday: We Are Not Lemmings!

    Memory Monday: We Are Not Lemmings!
    2026/08/24
    So much of our lives are about what we do, not who we are. Today James takes a magnifying glass to what makes each of us unforgettable, breaking the mold and changing the direction of the crowd. How do you make your mark on the world? We want to hear your story!

    As we are working on finishing up season 2 and working on some new and really exciting things to launch into season 3, Make sure to follow so you don't miss a moment.

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    We want to hear from you so let us know what you want to discuss! James rarely runs out of things to talk about, so if there’s something on your mind or heart, we wanna hear from you. Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need.

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    Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need.

    Leave a review, send us a screenshot, and we’ll mail you a sticker! See you next FRIDAY for another dose of Radical Joy.

    James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.

    For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.

    This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.

    We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.

    This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios
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    38 分
  • What We Choose to Grow with Dr. Kim Nugent — When Possibility Finds You Anyway

    What We Choose to Grow with Dr. Kim Nugent — When Possibility Finds You Anyway
    2026/08/17
    What if there’s more to the story than the moment, we decided was enough?Today with our Guest Dr. Kim Nugent we are talking about all kinds of things and it is a doozy!The story after the sentence — where curiosity usually disappears. “They’re coming home” — and who they’ll be when they do.Purpose as interruption — meaning shifting behavior from the inside out.A room of four and real honesty — sometimes for the very first time.What’s finally said out loud — and what that unlocks.From “what I need” to “how can I help” — even from behind bars.The part we don’t see — $25, 72 hours, and everything at stake.The brilliance we overlook — because we stopped looking.Dignity, no qualifiers — just human, from the start.We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛Connect with Dr. KimFind her on LinkedIn,Facebook,X (Twitter) InstagramCheck out her books:From Prison to PossibilitiesFrom Corrections to Careers: Today’s Food Service WorkforceAdvancing Careers in Corrections: Promotion to Protocol Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support.🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔ ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe! ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕ 🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔ Got something on your mind? James never runs out of things to say, so tell us what you want to discuss! Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need. Leave a review, send us a screenshot, and we’ll mail you a sticker! See you next FRIDAY for another dose of Radical Joy. James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help. For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs. This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own. We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed. This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios
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  • Finding Wonder in the Ordinary

    Finding Wonder in the Ordinary
    2026/08/03
    What if the moments that change us aren’t the extraordinary ones… but the ordinary ones we’ve stopped noticing? Maybe the world hasn’t become less beautiful… we’ve just become harder to surprise?

    This week is an invitation to look up, slow down, and remember that awe isn’t reserved for extraordinary moments— we reflect on what happens when we lower our threshold for wonder, put the phone away, and begin noticing the quiet moments that have been patiently waiting for us all along.

    Sometimes the world feels unbearably heavy.
    Sometimes a rose still blooms anyway.
    Maybe both things are true.
    ✨Aim lower — why lowering your threshold for excitement might actually raise your quality of life.

    📱 The experiment of leaving the phone behind — and what starts showing up when the screen disappears.

    🚲 A family of four on one bicycle — the ordinary moment that became an unexpected lesson in trust.
    🌹 Stop and smell (or photograph) the roses — because beauty doesn’t stop existing just because we’re in a hurry.

    👀 The danger of only noticing the colossal — and what gets lost when everything has to be spectacular.

    ❤️ The homeless man on the sidewalk — the memory that still asks a difficult question about who we think will stop.

    ⚖️ Holding joy and heartbreak at the same time — without pretending either one isn’t real.

    🌍 When someone changed his mind — the conversation that reminded him every story has another side waiting to be heard.

    🌊 The ripple you can actually create — choosing influence over helplessness when the world’s problems feel impossibly large.

    💛 Open… and awed — a quiet practice of noticing that refuses to let darkness have the final word.

    This episode isn’t here to fix you.

    It’s simply here to remind you that wonder doesn’t have to compete with grief,
    Gratitude doesn’t erase compassion,
    Wonder doesn’t ask us to ignore what’s broken.

    It simply reminds us that beauty still exists alongside it—and sometimes noticing that beauty is what gives us the strength to keep showing up with open eyes, an open heart, and hope for what’s still possible.

    Sometimes the smallest moments are the ones that quietly keep us alive.
    If today feels heavy, perhaps all that’s required is one slower walk… and the willingness to notice what was already waiting for you.

    We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛

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    This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.

    We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.

    This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios
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    32 分
  • Dead Man Talking with Frank King — When Nothing Left to Lose Becomes a Way Back

    Dead Man Talking with Frank King — When Nothing Left to Lose Becomes a Way Back
    2026/07/27
    Before we begin—this episode includes honest conversation about depression, suicidal ideation, and lived experience with mental health struggles. Please take care of yourself as you listen, and pause if you need.

    What if the moment you believed you had nothing left… was the exact moment everything quietly opened?

    A conversation about standing at the edge—and discovering a strange, stubborn reason to stay.

    It’s not light.
    But it’s not hopeless either.
    We’re going to talk about things people usually don’t.
    You’re allowed to listen your own way.

    🎤 “Spoiler alert… I didn’t pull the trigger.” — the line that lands like a punch and a promise
    🧭 Nothing left to lose — the unexpected freedom that led him out of a life he couldn’t survive
    💡 The thought that interrupted the ending — “What if I try everything else first?”
    🎭 Comedy as translation — turning the darkest sentences into something the room can actually hear
    🔥 Living on borrowed time — and deciding to spend it saying the things people avoid
    🧠 Mental illness as adaptation — not just struggle, but a different kind of wiring with its own strange gifts
    ⚡ A brain that fires before thinking — where punchlines arrive the same way pain once did
    🪶 Laughter as relief, not escape — giving the nervous system somewhere soft to land between hard truths
    👀 “Join the conversation in their head” — the quiet art of reaching people where they already are
    💬 Men who don’t talk… starting to — vulnerability as a skill, not a personality trait

    This episode isn’t here to fix you.
    It’s here to sit beside the parts of you that feel like too much…
    and remind them they’re still allowed to be here.

    We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛

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    James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.

    For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.

    This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.

    We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.

    This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios
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