Conversations with Jules & Ang

Today’s episode is a birthday surprise for my co-host, Angela. I gathered messages from the people who know her best. This bonus episode is a celebration of the impact she makes just by being herself.

Tune in to hear:

• A joyful, tear-worthy reminder of how beautiful Angela's heart and soul is.

• The themes that show up when a community speaks from the heart

• A gentle nudge to celebrate your people—out loud, while they can hear it.

  
  

  Angela, I love you so very much. Thank you for being you.

  Love, Jules

On today’s episode, we discuss the therapeutic and therefore positive side of distraction. Tune in to hear:

• Angela shares how she previously viewed being distracted in a negative light until recent life experiences shifted her perspective and showed her the positive side of distraction

• Angela discusses how she learned that distraction is actually a tool and when used properly can provide great benefit

• Julie discuss the value of understanding self in order to be strategic with the use of distraction

• Julie provides examples of how she determines how and when distraction serves her wellbeing

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

On today’s episode, we discuss the truth that healing and growth can occur at any time and any age. That it is never too late to start or to continue to evolve as a person. Tune in to hear:

• Angela shares the experience that prompted this topic as a comment from her boyfriend brought awareness to and starting healing a wound in her she did not even know she had 

• Angela optimistically reflects on how we always have the potential to continuously understanding ourselves more throughout our entire life 

• Julie discusses how she gained awareness that a perception she had of herself was limiting her from living out her full purpose as a communicator and the work she is continuously doing to overcome it

• Julie shares a story of a client that encourages us all to view the fact that the work never ends with excitement 

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

On today’s episode, we are so excited to be joined by Emily Petrak. Emily is a Chicago native who received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois followed by four years of graduate school where she received her doctorate in Pharmacy from Midwestern University. Emily built a successful and meaningful career as a pediatric pharmacist before being pulled to follow her soul’s true passion in becoming a luxury travel advisor. Emily is now the business owner of EP Signature Travel, is married to her husband Steve, and has 2 beautiful daughters. Tune in to hear:

• Emily talks about her childhood and college experience where she made decisions based on what was the most practical choices

• Emily reflects on her dad and how the value of travel was ingrained in her from a young age 

• Emily discusses her early adult life as a pharmacist which opened up more opportunities to travel and the memories and lessons she gained from it 

• Emily vulnerably shares her experience of miscarriage, the identity crisis and isolation that came from becoming a mother during Covid, and the loss of her father to cancer 

• Emily explains how she made the decision to hire a coach and began the hard work of being intentional with self care 

• Emily shares how each small step in her journey led to her starting her own business as a luxury travel advisor at the age of 39

• Emily inspires us all to listen to what lights us up because it is never too late to live in alignment

• EP Signature Travel

• Instagram: @epsignaturetravel 

• Email:  [email protected] 

• Sign up for a FREE consultation on my website epsignaturetravel.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

On today’s episode, we discuss the people, places, and things that bring us back to reality and remind us to actually live our life. Tune in to hear:

• Angela shares how a phone notification was the impetus for this topic as it made her aware that living with her boyfriend has lead to her spending less time on her phone and more time living her life

• Angela dives into the addictive side of technology which can steal our attention and how connection anchors us back to the present moment

• Julie talks about how her daughter shows her what it is like to fully be present and engaged in whatever task she is doing

• Julie discusses how she uses the mantra, “Be where I am” as a practice to center her and her focus

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

On today’s episode, we are so excited to be joined by Susan Shuster. Susan is a St. Louis area psychic medium who offers Intuitive, Psychic, and Mediumship readings with spiritual guidance. She comes from a family that has carried these gifts and abilities generationally and first recognized her own abilities at the age of 7. With years of experience in her Spiritual practice, having read for thousands of people, Susan offers a variety of services which include, psychic and mediumship readings, energy healings, mentorships to those who wish to develop their own gifts and abilities, Soul Midwifery services, an online metaphysical shop filled with gorgeous crystals, and now a Retreat Facilitator. Tune in to hear:

• Susan shares the story of how she first recognized her psychic medium abilities and the events throughout her life that nudged her to the work she is currently doing

• Susan discusses how when she looks back on her life, all the dots connect, strengthening her inner knowing to surrender and trust the journey

• Susan explains intuition, a knowing we all have, and shares practical strategies to connect to it and strength it

• To connect and contact Susan Shuster:

• SusanShuster.com

• [email protected] 

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

On today’s episode, we dive into our thoughts on the role that other people’s opinions play in our decision making process. Tune in to hear:

• Angela talks about how worrying about other people’s opinions is biologically wired in us

• Angela explains how she uses other people’s opinions as cues to pause and reflect before making a decision

• Angela shares 2 life examples of how she processes other people’s opinions to get grounded and live her truth

• Julie discusses the difference between tuning into your gut and listening to your head when making a decision

• Julie opens up about how being concerned about what other people think initially makes her want to dim her light and what she does to combat it

• Julie leaves us with questions to ask ourselves in order to make sure that other people’s opinions guiding our life, in order to live with integrity with what is right for us

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

On today’s episode, we discuss how to shift your attitude towards yourself by rewriting your self-talk. Tune in to hear:

• Julie discusses a book she is reading that dives into how to develop a loving, empowering attitude towards yourself

• Julie shares how she has been implementing this mindset shift and the results that have come from living in a positive energetic state

• Angela opens up about her journey working towards shifting out of negative self talk and how this strategy has helped her develop a positive affirmation to live by

• Angela talks about how we can not hate ourselves into change and true transformation comes from a positive energetic state

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

On today’s episode, we are so excited to be joined by Dan Zagorin. Dan was born and raised in Skokie, Illinois, graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelors in Sociology, and then went on to trade at the Chicago Board of Trade for 25 years with the last 17 years in front of a computer. Dan has four children: 2 older boys from his first marriage and 2 young girls with his wife who now reside in Lincoln Park, Illinois. You can find Dan spending most of his time with his family, whether he’s walking his kids to school, playing bridge, or volunteering in various non profits all while trying to sell a home or 2. Tune in to hear:

• Dan shares insights from his childhood where his fear of failure limited him from trying his best

• Dan talks about his journey of becoming a trader, a career that he loved but decided to walk away from when it no longer sparked joy or fun

• Dan opens up about his first marriage, the pain he felt when it ended, and the self work he started doing in therapy 

• Dan discusses how he finally said yes to going to a men’s retreat and the transformation that occurred from being in a space where he was seen and heard

• Dan now works with the non for profit organization, Victories, to help other men feel seen and to do the work to show up as their true selves

• Listen to the end to hear Dan’s wisdom and message he wants all of us to know 

• Learn more about Victories and the work they do: victoriesformen.org

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

On today’s episode, we are discussing intentionally pressing pause on the pursuit of progress to enjoy how far we have already come. Tune in to hear:

• Angela shares how she heard about this topic which prompted her to reflect on how she is conditioned to only focus on the things that she needs to improve on and fails to enjoy the progress she has already made

• Angela talks about a real life experience where she witnessed the benefits of all the work she has done in therapy which is the whole point of doing the work in the first place 

• Julie discusses how being achievement driven makes it difficult for her to rest, slow down, and enjoy all that she has created

• Julie highlights strategies she has been using to be intentional about pausing to be more, not do more 

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