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Loneliness can be one of the strangest parts of motherhood. You can be doing school drop-offs, standing at the park, surrounded by people, and still feel like a real connection is missing.

In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Aaronna Martin, an HR professional, mom, blogger, truth teller, and founder of HR Next Door, for an honest conversation about motherhood, loneliness, burnout, identity, friendship, and what happens when women finally say the quiet things out loud.

Aaronna shares the pressure many mothers feel to be the “perfect mom,” how burnout can show up at home after giving everything away all day, and why social media can make real life feel like it is falling short. She opens up about being “one and done,” how an emergency C-section and early motherhood shifted her sense of identity, and why she began writing at 3 a.m. just to get the feelings out.

What began as private journaling became blogging — and when Aaronna shared her truth, other women reached back with the words so many of us are waiting to hear: “me too.”

We also talk about motherhood and entrepreneurship, including Aaronna’s journey building her consulting firm, HR Next Door. She shares why starting a business can feel exciting and lonely at the same time, the humbling reality of building from scratch, and why finding your people through mom groups, coworking communities, networking circles, and women’s friendships matters more than we admit.

If you are looking for honest motherhood conversations, postpartum loneliness support, women in business stories, mom burnout recovery, or a more human version of work-life balance, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.

Subscribe to Women Like Me Stories & Business for more real conversations with women who are telling the truth, building meaningful lives, and reminding others they are not alone.

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

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Starting over at 40 is rarely a clean reset. Most of the time, it is a messy rebuild while life keeps moving.

In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with entrepreneur, author, and speaker Kira Hartley Klinger for a brutally honest conversation about rebuilding your life, your income, and your confidence without a perfect resume, a college degree, or a pile of startup money.

Kira shares how she went from single-mom scramble mode to generating real income through auctions, eBay reselling, Etsy, vintage fabric, and relentless reinvesting. What began as survival turned into business, and what began as trial and error became proof that women can start again with grit, instinct, and one brave next step.

We talk about impostor syndrome, confidence, debt-free living, reselling online, building an Etsy shop, free marketing, self-publishing, book marketing, and why Amazon will not sell your book unless you show up and do the work.

Kira also shares what it was like to publish her first book at 55 after writing for decades, and why it is never too late to become the woman you were quietly becoming all along.

This conversation is for women who are thinking about midlife entrepreneurship, starting a side hustle, selling on eBay, opening an Etsy shop, self-publishing a book, getting out of debt, or finally trusting themselves again.

If you have ever felt stuck, underestimated, unqualified, or too late, this episode is your reminder: you are not too late. You are in the rebuild.

Subscribe for more honest conversations with women entrepreneurs, authors, speakers, and everyday women turning their stories into strength.

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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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You can be the person who commands the boardroom and still feel like you are disappearing at home.

In this powerful episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Christine Dillard, author of The Truth She Showed Me, for an honest conversation about surviving coercive control, gaslighting, emotional abuse, and the long journey back to yourself after a 17-year marriage that slowly stripped away her confidence, peace, and sense of reality.

Christine shares what nonphysical abuse can look like behind closed doors: the angry outbursts that train you to overcompensate, the sudden “crises” that happen when you try to leave the house, the loss of alone time, and the quiet isolation that can leave a woman exhausted, confused, and questioning herself.

We talk about the moment Christine realized what she was living through was not normal, and why leaving an abusive relationship is rarely as simple as walking away. Children, finances, health insurance, custody fears, housing, and safety can all make leaving a careful, complicated process. Christine also speaks to the shame many high-performing women carry in silence — looking strong, capable, and successful in public while privately falling apart.

This conversation also explores the way the body often tells the truth before the mind is ready to say it out loud. Insomnia, tight shoulders, racing heart, high blood pressure, chronic stress, and emotional exhaustion can all become signals that something is deeply wrong.

Christine offers compassion for women who are still asking, “Is it really that bad?” Her answer is steady and clear: if you are asking the question, there is a reason.

This episode is for the woman who looks fine on the outside but knows something inside her is begging to be heard. It is also for the friend, sister, daughter, coworker, or loved one who may need help recognizing the signs.

If this conversation brings someone to mind, please share it with them. And if it speaks to you, subscribe, leave a review, and pass Christine’s book along to the person who needs the words.

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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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You can have the MBA, the title, the polished life on paper, and still feel a hollow ache you cannot explain.

In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Shakti Sharma, founder of the Feminine Wealth Movement, to discuss feminine wealth, intuition, money mindset, and what happens when women entrepreneurs stop building success through pressure and start listening to their inner wisdom.

Shakti shares the powerful moment that changed everything for her: a late-pregnancy breaking point that became a clear call to stop living by other people’s expectations and start trusting her intuition.

We talk about what feminine wealth really means for mission-driven women, coaches, creatives, healers, authors, and entrepreneurs who are tired of hustle culture and ready to build success with more alignment, ease, and truth.

Shakti also shares a memorable magnet-and-insulator analogy that will help you see sales in a completely different way. Not as rejection. Not as pressure. Not as proving your worth. But as truth, alignment, and energetic clarity.

If you are a woman entrepreneur who feels tired of pushing, forcing, over-giving, or trying to succeed in ways that no longer fit your body, your values, or your soul, this conversation is your sacred pause.

Listen in and be reminded: wealth is not just what you earn. It is how you live, lead, sell, receive, and trust yourself.

If this episode speaks to you, please subscribe, share it with another woman who needs to hear it, and leave a review so more women can find these conversations.

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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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Seven marriages can sound like a headline, but Jo Ann Fawcett’s story is really about something quieter and harder: how easy it is to confuse loyalty with losing yourself.

In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Jo Ann Fawcett to talk about narcissistic abuse, codependency, toxic relationship patterns, and what it takes to reclaim yourself after years of self-abandonment.

Jo Ann shares how the belief of “not enough” can begin early, how codependent patterns are often learned in families, and why repeating the same relationship dynamic can feel inevitable until you finally get the language to understand what is happening.

She also shares the powerful moment in early 2020 when things began to shift, from a psychic development exercise about cutting energetic cords to noticing a therapist’s sign that read “narcissistic abuse.” That moment opened the door to a deeper understanding of the red flags she had missed or normalized for years.

Julie and Jo Ann talk honestly about blame-shifting, gaslighting, financial drain, never being allowed to offer criticism, and the slow erosion of confidence that can happen inside toxic marriages. They also explore Jo Ann's memoir, The Prince Was Wrong, and the question at the heart of so many painful relationships: when does endurance become self-abandonment?

This conversation is also about healing. Jo Ann explains how writing, journaling, and therapy helped her process the past, break generational patterns, and begin building a life that feels free. She also shares the spiritual side of her journey, including the unseen world, energetic healing, and the practices that help her feel grounded and connected again.

If you have ever felt trapped, ashamed, confused, or afraid to name what was happening in a relationship, this episode is a reminder that you are not alone, you are not broken, and it is never too late to come back to yourself.

Subscribe for more conversations about women’s stories, healing, writing, courage, reinvention, relationships, and reclaiming your voice.

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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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Getting fired can wreck your confidence, or it can clarify your priorities fast.

In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Jen Kornoely to discuss entrepreneurship, money mindset, pricing confidence, and the hard lessons many women learn when they become their own bosses.

After losing a corporate job for reasons unrelated to performance, Jen made a powerful decision: she would never again let anyone else control her income, stability, or options. What began as a photography hobby became a real estate photography business, but the dream of being her own boss quickly met the reality of taxes, cash flow, pricing, and understanding that revenue is not the same as take-home pay.

Julie and Jen dig into personal finance for women and why money conversations are essential for entrepreneurship. They explore why so many women underprice their work, how scarcity thinking shows up in business decisions, and what changes when women start having honest conversations about value, numbers, negotiation, and financial confidence.

Jen also shares how personal development books and business books helped her advocate for herself, grow her confidence, and think differently about business. She talks about accessible learning tools like Libby and Hoopla, and why you do not need to pay MBA-level prices to start building your business and financial knowledge.

The conversation also explores Jen’s women-only community, She Reads, She Leads Book Club, where women vote on business, finance, and mindset books each month and meet on Zoom to turn ideas into action. This is not just about reading more books. It is about implementation over inspiration, learning what to keep, what to leave behind, and why community can become a genuine business strategy.

If you are a woman entrepreneur, author, coach, creative, photographer, service provider, or home-based business owner who has felt isolated, unsure about pricing, or ready to get smarter with money and business, this episode will give you practical next steps and a serious boost of momentum.

Subscribe for more conversations about women in business, money mindset, confidence, visibility, entrepreneurship, storytelling, and reinvention.

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https://www.shereadssheleads.com/

✨ 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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Fear can sound like wisdom when it is really just an old alarm system trying to keep us small.

In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Canadian life strategist, speaker, and author Bernice McDonald for an honest and deeply encouraging conversation about fear, confidence, identity, and what it means for midlife women to become brave enough without pretending to be fearless.

Bernice shares the heart of her Tiny Brave Steps methodology and explains why big goals can feel overwhelming when they look like a canyon away. Instead of forcing women to leap, Bernice teaches them how to build a bridge, one small, doable step at a time.

Together, Julie and Bernice talk about why the brain responds better to small actions, how momentum comes back once you start moving, and how each tiny brave step becomes evidence that you can trust yourself again. Bernice also introduces her memorable way of working with fear, including “Fred,” the little dragon who wants to protect you but does not get to drive.

This conversation also explores why many women feel like they disappear in midlife, how identity shapes behavior, and why choosing who you want to become matters more than waiting for confidence to magically arrive.

If you have been avoiding visibility, delaying a dream, telling yourself it is too late, or waiting until you feel ready, this episode will give you practical mindset tools, clear next steps, and a powerful reminder that your gifts still matter.

Subscribe for more conversations about women’s stories, healing, confidence, reinvention, visibility, writing, business, and brave new beginnings.

REACH OUT TO BERNICE:
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https://www.facebook.com/bmcdonaldcoaching

✨ 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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“Watch me” hits different when it is no longer a slogan, but the moment you stop asking for permission.

In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst is joined by Renee Carbone Fleming, founder of Bad Ass Queen, for a powerful conversation about reinvention, visibility, confidence, and choosing yourself when the people around you do not yet understand your vision.

Renee shares how she rebuilt her life after divorce and bankruptcy, and how those experiences shaped the mindset behind her Watch Me Method. Together, Julie and Renee talk about why so many talented women entrepreneurs are hiding in plain sight, the fear that keeps them quiet, and the “approval tax” women often pay when they wait for permission, validation, or consensus before taking action.

This episode explores Renee’s Watch Me Method, including how to withdraw from explanation, act without approval, take up space publicly, commit without consensus, and hold the vision even when no one else can see it yet.

You will also hear practical tools for building confidence, including a daily voice-memo routine, a healthier way to approach sales and persuasion, and how personal branding helps women stand out without pretending to be someone they are not. Renee also shares why AI matters for business growth right now and how entrepreneurs can use it with more intention.

If you are a woman entrepreneur, coach, author, speaker, creator, or business owner who is ready to stop shrinking, start showing up, and lead with your full voice, this conversation is for you.

Subscribe for more conversations about women’s stories, business, healing, reinvention, visibility, authorship, and courageous leadership.

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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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Saying “no” should not feel like you are committing a crime, but for many professional women, boundaries bring up guilt, fear, shame, and second-guessing.

In this powerful conversation, Julie Fairhurst sits down with boundaries coach, speaker, and podcaster Barb Nangle to discuss codependency, people-pleasing, family dysfunction, and the deep inner work required to stop overgiving at the expense of your own peace.

Barb shares the raw story of what she calls her “codependent bottom” and how 12-step recovery helped her completely rewire the way she relates to others and to herself. We explore what codependency looks like in everyday life: rescuing, managing other people’s emotions, staying constantly available, and using approval to feel safe.

This episode also dives into Al-Anon, CODA, ACA, Overeaters Anonymous, shame, guilt, nervous system safety, and why boundary setting is not just about saying the right words. It is about learning to stay with yourself when discomfort shows up.

Barb offers powerful language for women who are tired of being the dependable one while quietly losing themselves. Her reminder that “discomfort does not mean danger” may be the mindset shift that helps you stop backpedaling and start choosing yourself.

In this episode, we talk about:

• What codependency really looks like in daily life
• Why professional women struggle to say no
• The difference between guilt and shame
• How family dysfunction shapes people-pleasing patterns
• Why boundaries are nervous system work
• The role of 12-step recovery in healing codependency
• How overgiving turns into resentment
• Barb’s two powerful questions: “What’s my motive?” and “Does this align with my highest good?”
• How to create internal safety and stop abandoning yourself

If you have ever felt guilty about having needs, afraid of disappointing people, or exhausted from being the one everyone counts on, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

Subscribe for more honest conversations with women who are healing, leading, writing, growing, and telling the truth.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/barb-nangle 
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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 body is talking all day long, but most of us only listen when it starts shouting. I’m joined by Fran Bailey, a Cincinnati-based healer, author, trainer, and speaker, to unpack how women can reconnect to themselves through grounded energy work, honest self-inquiry, and a practical approach to chakra meditation that doesn’t require a “quiet mind” to begin.

Fran shares the story of what shaped her work, from growing up in a metaphysical home and expressing herself through dance to a near-death experience at age 12 that shifted her sense of purpose. We talk about how the Shiva Method blends spirituality, body work, connection, and personal development so you can stop living on autopilot and start noticing where your energy is leaking. Along the way, we dig into why comparison and quick self-judgment keep so many women stuck, and why the simplest question can be the most radical: what do I need for me today?

We also go deeper into the mind-body connection and holistic healing. Fran explains how stress and emotional survival mode can show up as physical symptoms, why shame can intensify a health crisis, and how consistent guided meditation can help you clear what you’re carrying. If you’re a highly sensitive person or empath who absorbs everyone else’s moods, you’ll hear clear language for boundaries, energy protection, and what it means to pull your energy back before you spiral into overgiving.

If this conversation helps you breathe a little easier, subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next, share it with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review so more women can find these stories. What’s one place you know you need to come back to yourself?

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

Soft heart. Strong voice. Clear invitation.

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