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“We have to create a new story in our subconscious mind.” — Tracy Pequin

Financial freedom for women begins with understanding how money, debt, taxes, disability benefits, and long-term savings actually work.

Julie Fairhurst sits down with Tracy Pequin, a Canadian money coach and disability-resource advocate, for an important conversation about financial literacy, women and money, the Disability Tax Credit, Registered Disability Savings Plans, retirement planning, and building intergenerational wealth.

In 2006, Tracy became a single mother while her husband struggled with alcoholism and addiction. She was suddenly responsible for her family’s expenses with half the household income and no child support. Like many capable women, she responded by working harder—taking on three jobs for three years.

But exhaustion did not create financial freedom.

After facing $60,000 in debt, bankruptcy, and money owed to the CRA, Tracy realized that she needed more than another job. She needed to understand how money worked and change the beliefs about money she had carried since childhood.

In this episode, we discuss:

How childhood poverty and shame shape our relationship with money
Why working harder doesn’t always create financial security
Recovering financially after divorce, debt, or bankruptcy
The difference between cutting expenses and increasing income
Why women must understand their family finances

Tracy also explains her PAID system for organizing important financial information:

P — Protection: wills and insurance policies
A — Assets: everything you own
I — Income: where your money comes from
D — Debt: everything you owe

This can help families locate essential information if a partner becomes ill, dies, or is no longer able to manage the household finances.

One of the most powerful messages from this conversation is simple: Your history does not determine your future. You do.

If you feel embarrassed by what you don’t know about money, this episode is not here to shame you. It is here to remind you that financial knowledge can be learned—and the sooner you begin, the more choices you may be able to create for yourself and your family.

Learn More About Canadian Disability Resources

Eligibility is based on each person’s circumstances. For current information, visit the official Government of Canada pages for the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan.

Important: This interview is for general educational purposes and does not constitute individual financial, tax, legal, medical, or investment advice. Programs and eligibility requirements can change. Speak with the appropriate qualified professional or government agency about your circumstances.

About Tracy Pequin

Tracy Pequin is a money coach, licensed financial professional, caregiver, and advocate who helps individuals and families understand money, locate disability-related resources, and build greater long-term financial security. Drawing from her own experiences with poverty, single motherhood, bankruptcy, chronic pain, and financial rebuilding, Tracy is passionate about giving people hope—and helping them discover possibilities they may not know exist.

Connect with Tracy:
Primerica Financial Services 

https://www.primerica.com/pequin&origin=customStandard

https://therealhowmoneyworks.ca/ca/TracyPequin 

Short videos on how money works

https://wallofwealth.ca/ca/TracyPequin

The greatest wealth transfer and how to get paid for it

https://therealhowmoneyworks.ca/ca/TracyPequin

How to get access to a free how money works brochure

https://livemore.net/o/TracyPequin

How to make more money remotely and get paid from your own investments.

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I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media.

After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this:

Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do.

Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step.

Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry.

Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs.

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How do you build confidence, find your voice, and stop giving away your power?

Julie Fairhurst sits down with Meeka Caissie, speaker, entrepreneur, and senior leader with Tony Robbins, for a powerful conversation about women’s confidence, courageous leadership, self-worth, mindset, and the language that quietly shapes our lives.

Meeka shares how leaving school early and refusing to conform led her into a lifelong study of human potential, personal identity, and human behavior. Together, Julie and Meeka explore why true confidence has very little to do with appearance—and everything to do with self-respect, personal agency, and the decisions you are willing to make.

You’ll discover what Meeka calls your “emotional home”: the familiar emotional state you may automatically return to, even when it keeps you trapped in fear, guilt, shame, or overwhelm. She explains how changing what you focus on can begin changing how you feel, respond, and lead.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

•  How to build confidence and trust yourself 
•  Why being seen begins with self-respect 
•  What your “emotional home” reveals about your habits 
•  How language influences confidence and personal power 
•  Why saying “I can’t” quietly gives away your agency 
•  How replacing “I have to” with “I get to” changes your perspective 
•  Why decision-making is a muscle you can strengthen 
•  The relationship between courage, truth, and conformity 
•  How women can support one another without competition 
•  Why preserving women’s stories matters to future generations 

Meeka also shares the vision behind Ladies in Power, a community dedicated to women supporting women, and Her Story in Stone, her mission to preserve women’s stories through video so future generations inherit more than photographs—they inherit the voices, wisdom, and meaning behind them.

Your life already contains proof of what you have survived, learned, built, and become. The question is: will you keep dismissing that proof, or will you finally allow it to strengthen you?

If you are working to overcome self-doubt, develop a stronger mindset, become a more confident leader, or find the courage to use your voice, this conversation is for you.

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About Meeka Caissie

Meeka Caissie is a speaker, entrepreneur, and senior leader with Tony Robbins. Her work focuses on human potential, confidence, identity, behavior, courageous leadership, and helping women reclaim their voices and personal power. She is also the visionary behind Ladies in Power and Her Story in Stone, initiatives created to strengthen women today while preserving their wisdom for generations to come.

Get connected here:  https://www.meekacaissie.com/home

https://www.facebook.com/meekacaissie

https://www.instagram.com/meekacaissie/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/meekacaissie/

✨ READY TO TURN YOUR STORY INTO AUTHORITY?

I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media.

After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this:

Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do.

Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step.

Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry.

Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs.

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How can historical fiction bring forgotten women back to life—and what can their courage teach women today?

In this fascinating episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Canadian author and speaker Cinda Gault to explore historical fiction, courageous female characters, women’s history, creative writing, and the power of telling stories that official records left behind.

Cinda shares her remarkable journey from helping establish a rape crisis center and domestic violence shelter to working as a prison guard, earning a PhD in English, teaching Canadian literature, and becoming a published author.

Her historical novels celebrate adventurous women who refuse to accept the lives prescribed for them. Through stories inspired by women such as Isobel Gunn and Marie-Anne Gaboury, Cinda reveals how research and imagination can restore depth, humanity, and possibility to women who were barely acknowledged in historical records.

In this conversation, Julie and Cinda discuss:

• Why brave and unconventional women make compelling characters
• How historical fiction can recover women’s forgotten stories
• Isobel Gunn’s decision to disguise herself as a man in 1806
• Marie-Anne Gaboury’s journey into Canada’s fur-trade country
• Why women’s experiences were often recorded through men’s eyes
• Annie Oakley, Gabriel Dumont, the Jesse James Gang, and the Louis Riel Rebellion
• The difference between wanting to write and becoming a writer
• Why real life cannot simply be placed on a page and called a story
• How structure, editing, and professional guidance strengthen a book
• What rejection taught Cinda about becoming a published author
• Why women sometimes limit themselves through other people’s expectations
• The responsibility that comes with personal freedom
• Artificial intelligence, critical thinking, and the future of storytelling
• What Cinda hopes her granddaughters inherit from earlier generations of women

Cinda also shares candid advice for women who want to write their life stories but feel inexperienced, intimidated, or afraid to begin.

She explains why there is an important difference between journaling for personal healing, writing one meaningful book, and developing the long-term craft required to become a professional writer. Her message is honest: your story matters, but turning life into a book requires choices, structure, skill, and a willingness to leave some things out.

Cinda is the author of:

This Godforsaken Place
A Small Compass
Everything I Hope For
Past Convictions

Her work blends Canadian history, courageous women, adventure, romance, resistance, and the timeless struggle to build a meaningful life. Her official website lists these novels and describes her work as historical fiction centred on women’s adventures, courage, autonomy, and possibility.

If you enjoy conversations about women’s history, historical fiction, writing books, strong female characters, Canadian history, personal freedom, and women finding their voices, this episode is for you.

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Come for the conversation. Leave with a story, lesson, or idea that helps you move forward.

Learn more about Cinda Gault:
website: https://www.cindagault.com
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✨ READY TO TURN YOUR STORY INTO AUTHORITY?

I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media.

After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this:

Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do.

Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step.

Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry.

Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs.

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Why do smart, capable women entrepreneurs struggle with money anxiety, underpricing and the constant fear that there will never be enough?

In this powerful conversation, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Scarlett Stanhope, also known as The Biz Hippie, to explore money mindset, scarcity, financial safety and why earning more money does not automatically make you feel secure.

Scarlett explains that abundance is not simply a number in your bank account. It is a relationship built around three things:

• How you think about money
• How you feel about money
• How you use money

Together, Julie and Scarlett uncover the three scarcity beliefs that can quietly sabotage a woman’s business:

Not enoughness: The fear that there will never be enough clients, money, time or opportunity.

Unworthiness: The belief that you do not deserve to earn more, receive support or charge what your work is truly worth.

Starving artist syndrome: The idea that meaningful, creative or heart-centred work should not be highly profitable.

Scarlett shares how these beliefs affect pricing, selling, receiving money and everyday business decisions. She also explains why even successful entrepreneurs and seven-figure earners can continue to feel financially trapped.

In this episode, you will discover:

• How to recognize a scarcity mindset in your business
• Why money avoidance creates more anxiety
• How tracking your finances can create calm and clarity
• The connection between self-worth and pricing
• How to stop undercharging for your services
• Why financial safety is emotional as well as practical
• How to make business decisions from possibility instead of fear
• Why earning more will not heal an unhealthy relationship with money
• How women entrepreneurs can receive money without guilt or shame

This is not another conversation telling you to simply think positively and wait for abundance to appear. It is a grounded discussion about combining mindset, emotional healing and practical financial habits.

If you have ever avoided looking at your bank account, questioned your prices, felt guilty receiving money or worked harder while feeling less secure, this episode is for you.

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Share this episode with a woman who needs to hear that wanting financial security does not make her greedy—and charging appropriately does not make her selfish.

About Scarlett Stanhope

Scarlett Stanhope, also known as The Biz Hippie, helps entrepreneurs transform their relationship with money, own their value, and create businesses that financially support the work and lives they love.

The Biz Hippie LLC

https://thebizhippie.com

https://instagram.com/thebizhippie

✨ READY TO TURN YOUR STORY INTO AUTHORITY?

I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media.

After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this:

Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do.

Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step.

Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry.

Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs.

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What happens when you've achieved everything you were told would make you happy… but something inside keeps whispering, "There's more."

In this inspiring episode, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Kathy Robinson, founder of Athena Wellness, author, and former Fortune 250 Chief Audit Executive and Chief Risk Officer, to explore what it really takes to leave a successful corporate career and create a life that's aligned with who you truly are.

Together, they discuss:

✔️ How to know when a chapter of your life is complete
 ✔️ The hidden grief of leaving a successful career
 ✔️ Fear vs. intuition—and how to tell the difference
 ✔️ Why high achievers struggle to slow down
 ✔️ Letting go of identity tied to work and achievement
 ✔️ Nature-based coaching and "walking with a question"
 ✔️ The sailboat metaphor that changes how you think about success
 ✔️ Finding clarity through stillness instead of constant striving
 ✔️ Practical tools to reconnect with yourself during life's transitions

If you're standing at a crossroads, questioning your career, searching for more meaning, or wondering if it's finally time to trust yourself, this conversation will remind you that your next chapter doesn't have to be forced—it can be discovered.

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Athena Wellness
https://athenawellness.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathybrobinson-athenawellness/

https://athenawellness.com/sage
(a guide that includes three practices to connect to your inner wisdom)

✨ READY TO TURN YOUR STORY INTO AUTHORITY?

I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media.

After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this:

Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do.

Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step.

Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry.

Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs.

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One hour a week with your child is a heartbreaking reality — especially when it is court-ordered. For Kate Markland, that painful limitation became the beginning of something unexpectedly beautiful: a mother and son rebuilding their bond through stories.

In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Kate Markland to talk about parenting connection, children’s creativity, storytelling, writing confidence, and the power of giving children permission to become the hero of their own story.

Kate shares how she began reading aloud to her son over FaceTime, and how that simple act of connection grew into published children’s books and a classroom-tested method she calls StoryQuest.

We talk about the heart and structure behind her approach, including:

• The storyteller and the scribe
•  Why open-ended questions matter
•  How messy bullet points can unlock creativity
•  Why perfect paragraphs are not the starting point
•  How illustrations can help reluctant writers
•  How AI art tools can support imagination
•  Why spelling and grammar should not be the gatekeepers of creativity

This conversation goes far beyond children’s writing. Kate explains why the blank page is not only a writing problem — it can also be a self-leadership problem.

We discuss what happens when children are constantly corrected, how rules and bias can shrink young voices, and why girls especially may grow into women who silence parts of themselves long before they ever realize it.

Kate also shares practical tools for hard seasons, including choosing one thing to win the day and naming three wins at night to build confidence, momentum, and resilience.

This episode is for parents, teachers, writers, creatives, and anyone who cares about children’s voices, imagination, emotional connection, and reclaiming the parts of ourselves that were corrected, quieted, or left behind.

Because sometimes a story is not just a story. Sometimes it is a bridge back to love.

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StoryQuest
https://www.storyquestglobal.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kate-markland

✨ READY TO TURN YOUR STORY INTO AUTHORITY?

I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media.

After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this:

Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do.

Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step.

Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry.

Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs.

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Founder & CEO, Women Like Me Media
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Inflation is hitting hard — at the grocery store, at the gas pump, and even at the movies. But what if one of your highest monthly costs could stay fixed while almost everything else keeps rising?

In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Adiel Gorel, CEO of International Capital Group, to talk about how everyday people can use US real estate investing to build long-term wealth, passive income, and retirement security.

Adiel shares his journey from electrical engineering and Silicon Valley research to buying rental properties and helping others invest in real estate. He explains why he moved from local investing to remote rental homes when the numbers stopped making sense, and how professional property management can make investing easier for people who do not want to become full-time landlords.

We talk about why brand new homes may reduce unexpected repair costs, how a “start with one” approach can lower fear for first-time investors, and what happened when Adiel led a group of engineers who collectively bought hundreds of rental homes.

A major part of this conversation is the power of the US 30-year fixed rate mortgage. Adiel explains how fixed mortgage payments can become easier to manage over time as inflation rises, why the real weight of debt may shrink, and why early cash flow is not the only number investors should consider.

We also discuss the difference between the US mortgage system and Canada’s mortgage renewal risk, the rent-versus-buy question in expensive cities, and the market traits Adiel looks for across the Sunbelt when choosing investment locations.

This conversation is for anyone curious about:

Real estate investing
 Rental property investing
 Passive income
 Retirement planning
 Inflation and debt
 US 30-year fixed mortgages
 Cross-border real estate investing
 Investing from Canada into the US
 Long-term wealth building
 Starting with one rental property

This episode is educational and not financial advice. Always speak with qualified professionals before making investment decisions.

If you have ever wondered whether you missed the real estate market, this episode may help you see a different path. Sometimes wealth does not begin with a giant leap. Sometimes it starts with one smart door.

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Check out Adiel's website; it's full of fantastic information that can help you:

https://icgre.com/event/

https://icgre.com/pressroom/

✨ READY TO TURN YOUR STORY INTO AUTHORITY?

I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media.

After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this:

Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do.

Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step.

Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry.

Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs.

🎙️ Subscribe to Women Like Me Stories & Business for honest conversations with women who are turning what they have lived and learned into purpose, leadership, and lasting impact.

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Laughing on purpose sounds ridiculous — until you feel what it does to your body.

In this uplifting conversation, Julie Fairhurst is joined by Cathy Nesbitt, a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher and Laughter Ambassador, to discuss laughter as a practical wellness tool for women who feel stressed, exhausted, overwhelmed, or emotionally maxed out.

Cathy shares how she went from running a worm composting business to teaching intentional laughter, and why this work matters even more in a world where stress has become the default setting.

Julie and Cathy explore what Laughter Yoga actually is — no flexibility required — and what a session can look like in long-term care, community groups, and everyday life. Cathy explains why group laughter is so contagious and how intentional laughter can help the body shift from stress and tension toward more joy, connection, and release.

In simple, grounded language, Cathy breaks down the wellness benefits of laughter, including deep diaphragmatic breathing, increased oxygen, nervous system support, and what she calls your daily D.O.S.E. of feel-good chemicals: dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins.

They also talk about mirror neurons, why laughter sometimes shows up at “inappropriate” moments, and how those unexpected reactions may be your nervous system looking for safety and release.

If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t feel like laughing,” this episode is for you. Cathy offers a compassionate way in, reminding us that simulated laughter can still support the body and that laughter can work alongside therapy, medication, healing, and other wellness tools.

This conversation also touches on supportive practices like tapping, Brain Gym cross-crawls, qigong-style movement, grounding outdoors, choosing music over doomscrolling, and building small habits that bring more lightness into your day.

If you are tired, stressed, heavy-hearted, or simply ready for a lighter way to move through life, this episode is a gentle reset.

Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a lighter day, and leave a comment with one thing that helps you come back to joy.

Cathy's Chuckle Club
https://www.cathysclub.com/

https://www.cathyscomposters.com/
https://www.cathysclub.com/
https://www.cathyssprouters.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathynesbitt/
https://www.youtube.com/@CathyLaughter 
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✨ READY TO TURN YOUR STORY INTO AUTHORITY?

I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media.

After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this:

Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do.

Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step.

Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry.

Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs.

🎙️ Subscribe to Women Like Me Stories & Business for honest conversations with women who are turning what they have lived and learned into purpose, leadership, and lasting impact.

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Founder & CEO, Women Like Me Media
Publisher • Executive Producer • Story & Sales Strategist

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Your calendar can look “full” and still be empty of you.

In this powerful conversation, Julie Fairhurst sits down with author and speaker Paula Mathias to unpack the quiet way women disappear inside lives that look fine from the outside. Together, they explore how women can come back to themselves through practical, repeatable choices — one pause, one boundary, one honest no at a time.

Paula draws on her years as a technical recruiter in the tech industry, where she saw the same pattern again and again: women get hired, then struggle to stay when they do not feel heard, are interrupted, and carry extra emotional and invisible labor just to belong.

Julie and Paula talk candidly about imposter syndrome, being the only woman in the room, workplace confidence, invisible labor, burnout, overgiving, and the lifelong conditioning that teaches girls to be quiet, helpful, agreeable, and easy to like — even when those habits quietly cost them their careers, their wellbeing, and their voice.

Paula also shares her powerful Yes Test Method:

Is it yours?
Is it essential?
Is it sustainable?

From the “office mom” snack story to the pressure of being the default person at home, this episode gets real about how boundaries are actually built in everyday life. You’ll hear how to pause before the automatic yes, try a “no for now,” negotiate instead of overfunctioning, and remember that someone else’s emergency does not always have to become your priority.

This conversation is for the woman who is tired, stuck, resentful, overbooked, overneeded, and quietly wondering where she went.

It’s time to stop disappearing inside everyone else’s needs.

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✨ READY TO TURN YOUR STORY INTO AUTHORITY?

I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media.

After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this:

Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do.

Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step.

Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry.

Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs.

🎙️ Subscribe to Women Like Me Stories & Business for honest conversations with women who are turning what they have lived and learned into purpose, leadership, and lasting impact.

Julie Fairhurst
Founder & CEO, Women Like Me Media
Publisher • Executive Producer • Story & Sales Strategist

Soft heart. Strong voice. Clear invitation.

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Have you ever wanted to write your life story but stopped because you thought, “What if I’m not interesting enough?” or “What if people judge me?” or “What if writing it brings all the pain back?”

In this episode, Julie Fairhurst shares a steady, compassionate way for women to begin writing their personal stories without forcing themselves to relive every wound.

You’ll learn why women’s stories matter, why visibility can feel so uncomfortable, and how to begin with one honest moment instead of trying to write your whole life at once. Julie also talks about the difference between writing from the wound and writing from the wisdom — because your story is not just about what happened to you. It is about what you learned, survived, carried, healed, and now have the courage to say.

This episode is for the woman who knows there is something inside her worth writing, but she needs permission, structure, and a safe place to begin.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why so many women dismiss their own stories
• How fear of judgment keeps women silent
• Why your life does not have to be dramatic to be meaningful
• How to start writing with one honest moment
• How to turn memory into meaning
• Why writing your story can become an act of courage, healing, and legacy

Your story counts. Your voice matters. And somewhere, there may be a woman waiting for the words only you can write.

What is one moment from your life you are ready to write first? Share it in the comments.

Subscribe for more videos on writing, publishing, women’s stories, visibility, book marketing, and turning your lived experience into words that matter.

Julie Fairhurst is a writing coach, publisher, business strategist, podcast host, and founder of Women Like Me. With 34 years in sales and marketing, Julie helps women authors and women in business write their stories, publish their books, clarify their message, and use their voices with courage, confidence, and heart. Through Women Like Me, Julie has supported women in sharing true-life stories, building visibility, and turning lived experience into legacy, healing, and meaningful impact.

✨ READY TO TURN YOUR STORY INTO AUTHORITY?

I’m Julie Fairhurst - publisher, executive producer, story and sales strategist, and founder of Women Like Me Media.

After 34 years in sales, helping approximately 3,000 clients, publishing more than 350 women’s stories, and hosting over 400 interviews, I know this:

Your story is not simply something that happened to you. It is part of your wisdom, your credibility, and the work you are here to do.

Whether you are ready to write your story, publish your book, strengthen your message, sell with greater confidence, or become more visible, I can help you take the next step.

Your voice matters. Your experience has value. And you do not need to remain the best-kept secret in your industry.

Visit https://juliefairhurst.com to explore coaching, publishing, podcast opportunities, and visibility programs.

🎙️ Subscribe to Women Like Me Stories & Business for honest conversations with women who are turning what they have lived and learned into purpose, leadership, and lasting impact.

Julie Fairhurst
Founder & CEO, Women Like Me Media
Publisher • Executive Producer • Story & Sales Strategist

Soft heart. Strong voice. Clear invitation.

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