Bliss'n Up Podcast

💐 Join The Rose Colored Life: https://therosecoloredlife.com

🗓️ Set Up a Consult with Caro: https://carolinedeposada.com/consult/

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ezoCdv2nvi8

This week, I’m doing something different. I usually begin a new month by reflecting on the last one and setting an intention—but I haven’t had the energy to sit down with that process yet. I’ve been feeling uninspired, out of rhythm, and a little less rosy than usual.

So instead of pushing through with my usual framework, I’m sharing what it looks like to live it in real time. We’ll talk about how to notice what you’re feeling without judgment, name what has helped you before, and nurture yourself with small, doable choices. You don’t have to feel better before you begin living with intention.

Key Takeaways:

[04:49] Notice, Name, Nurture: Living intentionally doesn’t mean feeling positive all the time. Start by acknowledging where you are, without judging yourself for it.

[05:53] Build Your “High-Vibe Kit”: Think about the people, places, and practices that have supported you through a funk before.

[06:54] Reach for Connection: A walk and a conversation with a friend can be a meaningful place to start when you’re feeling low.

[08:28] Make Room for a Small Spark: Reading helped me find a little hope—and an intention for the month—even before I’d finished reflecting on October.

[14:25] Begin Before You Feel Better: Progress isn’t always linear. Keep returning to the practices that support you, one intentional choice at a time.

Connect with Caro:

If this episode resonated, follow the show, leave a rating or review, or share it with a friend who could use a reminder that they’re not alone. And if you’d like to do this work together, I invite you to join me for the Rose Colored Life Experience.

Links & Resources:

📬 Sacred Sunday Newsletter: https://carolinedeposada.com/loveletter/

🌿 Join The Well: https://carolinedeposada.com/thewell/

Episode 18 (Simply Soulful September): https://carolinedeposada.com/episode-18/

Edited by Sol Productions: https://linktr.ee/SolProductions

💐 Join The Rose Colored Life: https://therosecoloredlife.com

🗓️ Set Up a Consult with Caro: https://carolinedeposada.com/consult/

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F-aW0mzglNc

This week, I’m sharing the story of a family rule I held for eighteen years: no TVs in bedrooms. When my 15-year-old son Justin asked me to reconsider, I thought I was protecting his sleep and our family time. But listening to his reasons made me ask a harder question: was I holding on to my values, or to my need to be right? In this episode, I’ll share what happened when I gave Justin room to make his own choice—and how an unexpected change brought us closer together.

Key Takeaways:

[01:44] Question the Rules: A rule that served your family in one season may deserve another look in the next.

[06:55] Notice When Ego Takes Over: Sometimes the hardest part of changing your mind is letting go of the need to be right.

[08:42] Make Room for Autonomy: Letting Justin try something new gave him a chance to set his own boundaries—and gave us a chance to learn from the outcome.

[13:01] Separate Values from Methods: You can stay committed to wellness and family connection without insisting there’s only one way to protect them.

[15:58] Leave Room for Surprise: The TV I thought might pull us apart helped turn Justin’s room into a cozy place where we spend more time together.

Connect with Caro:

What’s one rule or opinion you’ve held tightly that might be worth revisiting? If this episode resonated, follow the show, leave a review, or share it with a friend. Your support helps more listeners find their way to a more intentional, bliss-filled life.

Links & Resources:

📬 Sacred Sunday Newsletter: https://carolinedeposada.com/loveletter/

🌿 Join The Well: https://carolinedeposada.com/thewell/

Edited by Sol Productions: https://linktr.ee/SolProductions

💐 Join The Rose Colored Life: https://therosecoloredlife.com

🗓️ Set Up a Consult with Caro: https://carolinedeposada.com/consult/

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0dSLCqjY0E4

My oldest son just turned 18, and I can hardly believe how much life has unfolded since the day he was born. I thought I’d return to my career as a public defender after maternity leave. Instead, becoming his mom changed what mattered most to me—and led me toward a life I never could have planned.

This week, I’m sharing the decisions, unexpected opportunities, and later pivots that grew out of that first leap. Whether or not you’re a parent, I hope this episode helps you ask: What matters enough to me that I’m willing to make room for it in my life?

Key Takeaways:

[05:05] When Everything Changed: Meeting my son brought a love—and a vulnerability—I hadn’t expected.

[07:41] You Don’t Need the Whole Plan: Sometimes knowing what you no longer want is enough to take a first step.

[08:25] An Unexpected Opportunity: Helping a friend with his books grew into my first business and a new way to work.

[13:21] Decide What Matters, Then Work Backward: Our choice to prioritize time with our kids shaped what we could afford and how we lived.

[17:40] Courage Can Still Feel Scary: When I later changed careers, I leaned on the evidence that I’d navigated uncertainty before.

Connect with Caro:

If this episode resonated, please follow the show, leave a rating or review, or share it with a friend. Your support helps more listeners find their way to a more intentional, bliss-filled life.

Links & Resources:

📬 Sacred Sunday Newsletter: https://carolinedeposada.com/loveletter/

🌿 Join The Well: https://carolinedeposada.com/thewell/

Edited by Sol Productions: https://linktr.ee/SolProductions

💐 Join The Rose Colored Life: https://therosecoloredlife.com

🗓️ Set Up a Consult with Caro: https://carolinedeposada.com/consult/

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8cPo38NvqUg

This week, I’m asking a question that stopped me in my tracks: Have you ever had your life change before your story about it did? A conversation with a friend helped me see how easy it is to carry the stress of a difficult season even after our circumstances have improved. I’ll share what happened when she finally noticed how far she and her daughter had come—and the old story I caught myself repeating long after it stopped being true.

Key Takeaways:

[01:18] When Life Changes First: Your circumstances may be different even if the story you tell yourself hasn’t caught up.

[08:05] Recognizing a Hard Season Has Ended: My friend’s daughter was thriving, but it took a conversation for her to pause and notice what had changed for their family.

[10:25] Make a Success File: More peace, time for yourself, and a stronger relationship are worth acknowledging—not just moving past.

[13:14] Question Your Old Defaults: I kept describing myself as someone who craved fast food, even when my choices had been telling a different story for years.

[17:08] Update the Story: An old narrative doesn’t have to be wrong to be outdated. Ask whether it still reflects your life today.

Connect with Caro:

If this episode resonated, follow the show, leave a rating or review, or share it with a friend. Your support helps more listeners find their own sparks of bliss.

Links & Resources:

📬 Sacred Sunday Newsletter: https://carolinedeposada.com/loveletter/

🌿 Join The Well: https://carolinedeposada.com/thewell/

Edited by Sol Productions: https://linktr.ee/SolProductions

🌿 Join The Well: https://carolinedeposada.com/thewell/

🗓️ Set Up a Consult with Caro: https://carolinedeposada.com/consult/

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Txt-uQ21AwA

This week, I’m welcoming a new month by looking back before deciding what to carry forward. I’ll share how one client’s September intention helped her notice unexpected kindness during a difficult hospital stay—and why an intention can shape what we see without pretending hard things aren’t hard. As the final quarter of the year begins, I’m also reflecting on new beginnings, family transitions, and the reminder that intentions are about direction, not perfection. Join me to consider what this season is asking of you.

Key Takeaways:

[00:51] Reflect Before You Reset: Notice what worked, what felt heavy, and what surprised you before choosing a direction for the month.

[02:33] The Power of an Intention: A client’s experience shows how a chosen focus can help you recognize support even in a painful circumstance.

[10:51] Rethink the Final Quarter: October doesn’t have to be only about finishing tasks and winding down. It can also hold the start of something new.

[15:56] Make Room for What’s Next: Even alongside grief and change, you can stay curious about the possibilities ahead without rushing past what you feel.

[17:39] Choose Direction, Not Perfection: Your intention is a North Star, not a promise that you’ll get everything right.

Connect with Caro:

If this episode resonated, please subscribe, leave a review, or share it with a friend. Your reviews help other high-achievers find their way to a more intentional, bliss-filled life.

Links & Resources:

📬 Sacred Sunday Newsletter: https://carolinedeposada.com/loveletter/

🌿 Join The Well: https://carolinedeposada.com/thewell/

🗓️ Set Up a Consult with Caro: https://carolinedeposada.com/consult/

🌐 Podcast episode with Community News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb8vX5XjSmg

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6--_16c0sxI

This week, I’m sharing an important reminder: bliss is not something you can chase, force, or guarantee—not even in Paris. After a conversation about whether certain experiences, achievements, and places are supposed to make us happy, I began reflecting on the pressure we place on ourselves to feel a certain way.

In this episode, I’ll guide you through a simple reflection to reconnect with the moments when you’ve felt laughter, peace, love, accomplishment, joy, and deep harmony.

Those fleeting, powerful moments are sparks of bliss. And the goal isn’t to manufacture them—it’s to live with enough intention, self-awareness, and freedom from expectations that you can recognize them when they arrive.

Key Takeaways:

[04:00] What Bliss Actually Feels Like: Bliss is not one specific emotion or destination. It can show up as deep laughter, profound love, peace, accomplishment, harmony, excitement, or joy—often as a brief but meaningful spark.

[09:59] You’re Not Guaranteed Bliss in Paris: A beautiful trip, successful career, money, marriage, or a picture-perfect life does not automatically create bliss. External circumstances cannot promise an internal feeling.

[10:24] The Danger of “Should” Thinking: When we believe we should feel happy because our life looks good on paper, unmet expectations can become self-judgment. Nothing is wrong with you if the feeling is not there.

[14:08] Why Contrast Matters: Bliss is often fleeting because we learn through contrast. Allowing ourselves to experience discomfort, disappointment, and other hard feelings helps us better recognize joy when it appears.

[23:01] Let Go of the Itinerary: A story from London reminds us that releasing expectations and choosing what is truly aligned—rather than what we think we’re supposed to do—can transform the entire experience.

[25:13] What to Chase Instead: Rather than chasing bliss directly, go inward with acceptance and curiosity. Notice what feels true, release the “shoulds,” and create space for unexpected sparks of joy to find you.

Connect with Caro:

If this episode resonated, please subscribe, leave a review, or share it with a friend. Your reviews help other high-achievers find their way to a more intentional, bliss-filled life.

Links & Resources:

📬 Sacred Sunday Newsletter: https://carolinedeposada.com/loveletter/

🌿 Join The Well: https://carolinedeposada.com/thewell/

🗓️ Set Up a Consult with Caro: https://carolinedeposada.com/consult/

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cgkND4l_jro

This week, I’m sharing a simple but powerful mindset practice that can change the way you see yourself: success filing. So many of us are quick to notice what we haven’t done, where we’re behind, and what still needs fixing—but we overlook the evidence that we are already capable, resilient, and moving forward.

After a conversation with my friend Francis, I realized I had stopped documenting my own wins during a busy home remodel—and I needed someone else to remind me how much I had actually done well. In this episode, I’ll break down what success filing is, why it matters, and how to make it a regular practice so you can stop spiraling in “the gap” and start building from the gains already present in your life.

Key Takeaways:

[5:10] What Success Filing Really Means:

Success is not only about big milestones. It includes completion, deletion, and creation: finishing what you set out to do, letting go of what no longer serves you, and creating solutions, ideas, or something new.

[6:11] How to Start a Daily Success File:

Choose a consistent time to reflect on your day, rewind through your moments, and document the successes you may have missed. Use a journal, notes app, computer file, or whatever helps you return to your evidence on hard days.

[10:10] When Someone Else Has to Success File for You:

A conversation about my home remodel reminded me that preparation, planning, and intention are successes too—even when we’re too busy to notice them ourselves.

[11:21] Don’t Live in the Gap:

When we focus only on what fell through the cracks or how far we have left to go, we can start to catastrophize. Success filing helps us stay grounded in what is working without pretending life is perfect.

[11:57] Success Begets Success:

The more you acknowledge your capability and wins, the more you expand your confidence, resilience, and capacity to handle what comes next.

Connect with Caro:

If this episode resonated, please subscribe, leave a review, or share it with a friend. Your support helps more people create a more intentional, bliss-filled life—one momentico at a time.

Links & Resources:

📬 Sacred Sunday Newsletter: https://carolinedeposada.com/loveletter/

📕 The Joy of Success: https://amzn.to/474AeT4

📘 The Gap and the Gain: https://amzn.to/46AXNTt

🌿 Join The Well: https://carolinedeposada.com/thewell/

🗓️ Set Up a Consult with Caro: https://carolinedeposada.com/consult/

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mqZaJQ60u0E

This week, I’m sharing a reminder I needed deeply in the middle of a season full of disruption: this is your life. Not the version of life waiting on the other side of the renovation, the illness, the financial goal, the grief, the travel, or the return to routine—the life happening right now.

After a whirlwind of sick kids, home renovations, travel changes, and a cold of my own, I caught myself repeating a familiar thought: “I can’t wait until this is over so I can get back to living my life.” But what if we don’t have to wait for everything to settle before we access peace, joy, gratitude, health, and intention? In this episode, I invite you to let go of “when… then” thinking, make room for what is true today, and find the small comforts that help you stay present—even in the chaos.

Key Takeaways:

[06:40] The “When… Then” Trap: Notice where you may be delaying your life: “When my house is in order, then I’ll feel calm.” “When I feel better, then I’ll take care of myself.” Waiting for perfect conditions can become a way of postponing what matters today.

[09:04] Remember: This Is Your Life: The future does not exist yet, and the past is gone. This moment, this day, and these imperfect circumstances are the life you have right now.

[10:13] Ask What You Need Today: Instead of waiting to feel better before caring for yourself, ask: What does my body, mind, or heart need today? Sometimes it’s a workout; sometimes it’s stretching, chicken soup, rest, or five minutes to breathe.

[14:07] Stop Missing Your Life While It’s Moving: Life does not always need to slow down for us to be present. The question is not only how to slow life down—it is how to stop being somewhere else while it is happening.

[18:26] Find Your Nook in the Chaos: Like Ryan creating a cozy place to watch TV in the middle of a house renovation, you can find a pocket of comfort, gratitude, and calm even when everything around you feels uncertain. This practice builds contrast, gratitude, and trust in your own ability to make things work.

Connect with Caro:

If this episode resonated, please subscribe, leave a review, or share it with a friend who needs the reminder that they do not have to wait for life to get easier to start living it. Your reviews help more high-achievers find their way to a more intentional, bliss-filled life.

Links & Resources:

📬 Sacred Sunday Newsletter: https://carolinedeposada.com/loveletter/

🌐 Life Take Two Episode with Mindy Baer: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-take-two-with-mindy-baer/id1837993665?i=1000785140765

🌿 Join The Well: https://carolinedeposada.com/thewell/

🗓️ Set Up a Consult with Caro: https://carolinedeposada.com/consult/

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/shdCw3m-RBw

This week, I’m kicking off Remember September with an invitation to look back—not to live in the past, but to reconnect with the energy, curiosity, and aliveness that once helped you grow.

Sometimes the habits, rituals, tools, and perspectives that once made us feel healthy, grounded, inspired, or joyful quietly drift away. There may be no big decision to let them go; life simply gets full, routines take over, and we forget what once lit us up.

After an intense August, an unexpected root canal, and a sick child, I found myself remembering an earlier chapter of my wellness journey: the excitement of learning about food as medicine, healing tools, and more intentional ways of caring for myself and my family. In this episode, I’m sharing the simple practice that helped me return to that energy: notice, name, and nurture.

Key Takeaways:

[01:15] The Lettuce Wrap Effect:

Sometimes something we once loved or relied on simply falls off the menu. We don’t consciously reject it—it just quietly drifts away as life changes.

[02:52] Remembering Is More Than Revisiting Old Habits:

The invitation is not necessarily to bring every old tool back. It’s to remember the new energy you felt when you were curious, open, inspired, and discovering something for the first time.

[10:44] Reconnecting With “Food Is Medicine” Energy:

A season of illness became a wake-up call for me to revisit the healing practices, foods, and supportive rituals that once made me feel empowered in my wellness journey.

[19:11] Notice, Name, Nurture:

When you realize you’ve drifted, start small: notice what is missing, name the energy you had when it was present, and nurture that energy with one intentional action.

[20:42] You Don’t Have to Stay Adrift:

Drifting is subtle and human—but you can always return to your anchor. Ask yourself: What version of me do I want to remember, and what is one small way I can honor her today?

Connect with Caro:

If this episode resonated, please subscribe, leave a review, or share it with a friend. Your support helps more high-achieving women create space to notice, name, nurture, and live a more intentional, bliss-filled life.

Links & Resources:

📬 Sacred Sunday Newsletter: https://carolinedeposada.com/loveletter/

🌿 Join The Well: https://carolinedeposada.com/thewell/

🗓️ Set Up a Consult with Caro: https://carolinedeposada.com/consult/

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Nve3rCOLTN8

This week, I’m sharing a real-time reflection on a full, complicated month—and the practice that helps me stay grounded when life gets unexpectedly messy. From navigating a major disruption at home to supporting my family through a health scare, I’m reminded that intention is not about controlling every outcome or getting life perfectly “balanced.”

It’s about pausing long enough to notice what’s working, release what isn’t, and make a conscious decision about how you want to move forward. In this episode, I reflect on responsibility without regret, the unexpected power of gratitude, and the simple reset process I use to keep from drifting—even in seasons that feel anything but simple.

Key Takeaways:

[05:36] Responsibility Without Regret: You can own the choices that led you here without punishing the version of yourself who made them. You cannot go back in time—but you can choose what happens next.

[11:29] The Simple Tool That Carries You Through: When life is complicated, overwhelming, or uncertain, gratitude can shift your entire experience and help you stay connected to what matters most.

[21:03] Life Isn’t Balanced—It’s Continuously Balanced: You don’t set your life up once and expect it to run perfectly. You tweak, adjust, reassess, reflect, decide, and take action.

[17:22] Staying Grounded in a Chaotic Season: When your routines, environment, and plans are disrupted, return to your tools, your priorities, and the reminders that keep you focused on the person you want to be.

[21:42] Notice, Name, Nurture: Reflection helps you notice what happened, intention helps you name what matters now, and action helps you nurture the life you want to create—one choice at a time.

Connect with Caro:

If this episode resonated, please subscribe, leave a review, or share it with a friend. Your support helps more high-achievers create intentional, meaningful, bliss-filled lives—one moment at a time.

Links & Resources:

📬 Sacred Sunday Newsletter: https://carolinedeposada.com/loveletter/

Episode 118 - Last Month's Theme - Simplify August: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS0jpyTcP7A