Conversations with Jules & Ang

Conversations with Jules & Ang

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Conversations with Jules & Ang episodes

  • Following What Pulls You with Julie Bronsteatter

    On today’s episode, we are very excited to be joined by Julie Bronsteatter. With 15 years of corporate experience spanning advertising and HR, Julie is a certified professional coach known for her infectious energy and natural zest for life. Julie is passionate about helping mid-career professionals define an inspiring Career 2.0 by focusing less on "what" they do and more on "who" they want to become. Currently in what she calls her "Career 3.0," she understands firsthand the power of transformation and guides established professionals to turn their values and passions into purposeful next (and even best) chapters. Tune in to hear:

    Julie shares about her upbringing and how the value of achievement and stability guided the choices she made 

    Julie discusses her early career and how she followed a path that traditionally looked perfect on paper but left her unfulfilled

    Julie opens up about the pain that led her to change the course of her life and career

    Listen to hear Julie’s wisdom on the value of investing in yourself, on changing the perspective of how you view your current situation, and on gaining awareness of what your body is telling you in order to guide you to fulfillment

    Julie Bronsteatter

    LinkedIn: Julie Bronsteatter

    We hope you enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on ITunes/Spotify. And please hear us when we say, you are extraordinary. Go be you, the world needs you.

    Love, Jules & Ang

    54 min
  • Approaching Challenges with Curiosity

    On today’s episode, we discuss the idea of using curiosity when things aren’t going as planned and the potential benefits that can come from using this strategy. Tune in to hear:

    • Angela shares two examples from her life where she was encouraged to use the lens of curiosity when viewing difficult situations

    • Angela talks about how using curiosity in hard times created an energetic shift in her and has been an accelerator for healing and growth

    • Julie discusses how she is naturally wired for curiosity and how getting curious creates a state of continual transformation in her

    • Julie shares the prompts that she uses to help her use curiosity to see the bigger picture in tough situations and how these experiences help us grow and transform

      • We hope you enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on ITunes/Spotify. And please hear us when we say, you are extraordinary. Go be you, the world needs you.

      Love, Jules & Ang

      19 min
    • Letting Go of Identities That No Longer Serve Us

      On today’s episode, we discuss that as we grow and evolve, we are allowed to release identities that no longer serve us. Tune in to hear:

      • The conversion that prompted this topic

      • Angela shares pivotal life experiences that were catalysts in the evolution of her identities 

      • Angela opens up about facing the false identities related to her eating disorder and how this has led to her current understanding of self

      • Julie discusses several of the major identities she has held throughout her life and how her understanding of them has evolved

      • Julie talks about how we feel when identities are no longing serving us and encourages all of us to release and explore identities in order to continue to evolve as a person

        • We hope you enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on ITunes/Spotify. And please hear us when we say, you are extraordinary. Go be you, the world needs you.

        Love, Jules & Ang


        36 min
      • Understanding the Enneagram with Chelsea Witbrook

        On today’s episode, we are so excited to welcome Chelsea Witbrook to the show. Chelsea is a certified Spiritual Director and Enneagram teacher based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is certified through the Full Circle Enneagram and Somatic Enneagram, and offers courses, coaching, and cohort immersions into Enneagram learning and Inner Work. Chelsea is the host of the podcast “The Enneagram of Essence,” and is the former president of the nonprofit Enneagram Minnesota. Chelsea is the bestselling author of the book, “Blessing My Demons: How to Name, Tame, and Transform Your Inner Critic.”

        Tune in to hear:

        • What is the Enneagram and what are some common myths about it

        • How the Enneagram can help with transformation moving toward a deeper connection with our True Self

        • How the Enneagram shows us both the Ego and the Essence parts of ourselves clearly so that we can become more present, compassionate, and gain more freedom in our lives

        • Chelsea shares a real life story of transformation using the Enneagram and recommends resources for all of us to begin understanding and using the Enneagram

        • Learn more about Chelsea and her work at:

          • Instagram: @chelsea_witbrook

          • chelseawitbrook.com

            • We hope you enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on ITunes/Spotify. And please hear us when we say, you are extraordinary. Go be you, the world needs you.

            Love, Jules & Ang

            1 hr 1 min
          • It’s Who We Become Not What We Achieve

            On today’s episode, we discuss that the true value of working towards any goal is who you become in the process and not in the achievement of the goal itself. Tune in to hear:

            • Julie reflects back on her athletic achievements and sees that the character growth she gained in the process is her impact on the world now

            • Julie talks about that the real meaning of her mom’s life lies in who she was as a person and not in any of the things she accomplished  

            • Angela shares insights into her current evolution of self from setting out on the goal of recovery

            • Angela discusses that who she is becoming is preparing her for what's to come

              • We hope you enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on ITunes/Spotify. And please hear us when we say, you are extraordinary. Go be you, the world needs you.

              Love, Jules & Ang

              15 min
            • Our 2025 Words of the Year

              Happy New Year Everyone! On today’s episode, we are ringing in the new year by sharing the words we have selected to guide us in 2025. Tune in to hear:

              • Angela and Julie both discuss the process they use to choose their word of the year

              • Angela and Julie reveal the words they choose for 2025 and reflect on what they mean to them 

                • We hope you enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on ITunes/Spotify. And please hear us when we say, you are extraordinary. Go be you, the world needs you.

                Love, Jules & Ang

                24 min
              • Finding Your Inner Compass and Living Out Love with William Crossan

                On today’s episode, we are joined by Will Crossan to discuss his journey of coming home to himself, of finding what he calls his inner compass, and how this has guided his life’s work helping others find and follow the light of their souls to share with the world. Tune in to hear:

                • Will shares his background and how living based on society’s rule books lead to internal suffering

                • Will talks about his experience of enlightenment that began his journey seeking the truth of himself and the world

                • Will discusses the strategies he uses each day to live in alignment with his authentic self and how that infiltrates all that he does personally and professionally

                • Will shares so many powerful lessons throughout this conversation allowing us to truly know that we are loved and always provided for

                • William Crossan

                  • campfireculture.com

                  • @campfireculture

                  • Linkedin: William R. Crossan III

                    • We hope you enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on ITunes/Spotify. And please hear us when we say, you are extraordinary. Go be you, the world needs you.

                    Love, Jules & Ang

                    49 min
                  • I’ll Be Happy When…

                    On today’s episode, we discuss the false narrative that plays in a lot of our heads making us think that there is some sort of destination and only when we arrive there can we enjoy life. Tune in to hear:

                    • Angela shares how becoming aware of her internal dialogue made her stop and reflect on the false framework that happiness comes when we achieve a specific goal

                    • Angela goes over personal examples disproving this narrative and how she decouples her happiness from anything external to reclaim her power in choosing how she lives and feels

                    • Julie discusses how this narrative causes us to be perpetually chasing a moving goal post therefore making us live in a state of lack

                    • Julie talks about how our state of being is created not earned and some of the strategies she uses to cultivate how she feels and lives every single day

                      • We hope you enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on ITunes/Spotify. And please hear us when we say, you are extraordinary. Go be you, the world needs you.

                      Love, Jules & Ang


                      22 min
                    • Cultivating a Healthy Relationship with Food and Body with Jackie Pirtle-Hall

                      On today’s episode, we welcome back Jackie Pirtle-Hall, an elite endurance athlete, coach, business owner and mother to discuss how she creates an environment that supports healthy relationships with food and body. Tune in to hear:

                      • Jackie discusses the environment and dysfunctional thought patterns that fueled her eating disorder

                      • Jackie dives into the wisdom she has gained along the way in her recovery and how she now uses it to educate others

                      • We talk about how parents can help children cultivate a healthy relationship with food and body

                      • Julie and Jackie review the presentation they gave to an elite youth soccer club on properly fueling their bodies

                      • Listen to the end to hear how family and friends can support loved ones through their recovery journey

                      • Jackie Pirtle-Hall

                        • http://coachjaxtherunner.com

                        • @coachjaxtherunner

                        • Emerge Fitness And Personal Training - Emerge Fitness And Training (emergefitnesstraining.com)

                          • We hope you enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on ITunes/Spotify. And please hear us when we say, you are extraordinary. Go be you, the world needs you.

                          Love, Jules & Ang

                          1 hr 4 min
                        • Is Feeling “Not Good Enough” Stealing Our Joy

                          On today’s episode, we discuss how thinking and feeling “Not Good Enough” ultimately deprives us of experiencing the fullest amount of joy and contentment in the present moment. Tune in to hear:

                          • Julie shares how googling herself and reading about the athletic accomplishments she did not remember getting prompted this discussion

                          • Julie opens up about how feeling “not good enough” has caused her to devalue her accomplishments and miss out on enjoying the present moment

                          • Julie discusses how she uses the practices of getting grounded and celebrating her successes to help her live more joyfully in the moment

                          • Angela talks about her life long struggle with not feeling like she looks good enough and how it has robbed her of enjoying so many moments in life, big and small

                          • Angela shares how this recently came up during a vacation and the strategies she used to return to the present moment and enjoy the experience 

                            • We hope you enjoy this conversation and share it with a friend. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on ITunes/Spotify. And please hear us when we say, you are extraordinary. Go be you, the world needs you.

                            Love, Jules & Ang

                            22 min

                          About Conversations with Jules & Ang

                          From the publisher's feed

                          Welcome to the Conversations with Jules & Ang Podcast. We are your hosts, Julie Smith and Angela Bleecher. Two women with different journeys, but both pushed by pain onto our individual paths of healing and becoming our true selves.