Finding Her: A Mental Health Podcast
83 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFinding Her is a preventative mental health and wellness podcast. It was created to help normalize talking about mental health in our communities. The show presents tools, tips, tangible strategies, resources, intimate and vulnerable conversations, expert guests, and tons of laughs aimed to teach you skills to maintain your overall physical and mental health. Together we can take a stand against the stigma that shrouds mental health. Together we can learn skills to create the best versions of ourselves. I say together because you are never alone. Follow Julia on Instagram @juliambusby and visit her website at www.juliabusby.com
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EP 69: The Panic Cycle with Three Coping Skills
June 13, 2021 01:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBLearn how to move through your panic cycle. Three coping skills shared. Support the Show.
EP 68: Own Your Struggle of Mental health. Drive Your Struggle Bus.
April 24, 2021 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBDid you know everyone has a struggle bus? In this episode of Finding Her, Julia talks openly about the idea that everyone has an imaginary struggle bus that carries all our personal feelings associated with being human on this planet. She shares that feelings are not seen and that the behaviors and actions that stem from inner feelings are presented in our lives. Owning your struggles and deficits means you can be in control and become the driver of your struggle bus. She also talks about...
EP: 67 Anxiety & the Brain-Gut Connection with Kelleigh Kincaid
March 06, 2021 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week on Finding Her, Julia introduces Kelleigh Kincaid to her community! Kelleigh is a Gut Anxiety Nutritionist. From her website: Kelleigh shares- Wholeness seeker, a recovering perfectionist, and health nerd. Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP), Restorative Wellness Practitioner (RWP), soon to be Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition through the NANP, planetary herbalist, yoga teacher, and spiritual seeker. I am obsessed with bringing you high-vibe wellness, real...
EP: 67 Anxiety & the Brain-Gut Connection with Kelleigh Kincaid
March 06, 2021 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week on Finding Her, Julia introduces Kelleigh Kincaid to her community! Kelleigh is a Gut Anxiety Nutritionist. From her website: Kelleigh shares- Wholeness seeker, a recovering perfectionist, and health nerd. Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP), Restorative Wellness Practitioner (RWP), soon to be Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition through the NANP, planetary herbalist, yoga teacher, and spiritual seeker. I am obsessed with bringing you high-vibe wellness, real...
EP 067: How to Get Out of Your Own Way
February 27, 2021 20:00 - 11 minutes - 7.8 MBThis week Julia talks about how to get out of your own way in regards to living a life managing stress and anxiety. She shares with her community a personal story and tips to combat your negative thinking that can contribute to your experiences of self-sabotage. * Use the discount code AMBASSADOR799 at Orgain.com to receive 30% off and free shipping. Special get a free collagen tub when you spend $50.00! Support the Show.
EP:066 Building Resilience to Avoid Burnout with Dr. Sharon Grossman
February 20, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBHere is my code for 35% off your first order with FREE SHIPPING Go to: www.orgain.com Checkout code: AMBASSADOR799 For today's show, Julia introduces her community to Dr. Sharon Grossman. ( taken from her website). Sharon is a qualified Success Coach, Clinical Psychologist, author, speaker, wife, and mother of two. For the past two decades, she has worked on improving the health and well-being of high achievers who so often sacrifice their self-care as a result of work demands and get cau...
EP:065 How to Build Your Anxiety Crisis Bag + Worksheet Download
February 15, 2021 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.06 MBDo you have a first aid kit? I'm sure you have the necessary items to take care of yourself if you have a minor injury. Some may even have a fire extinguisher in their home to help put out a fire. In this episode, Julia talks to her community about building their own anxiety crisis bag to aid in helping you remain calm and help regulate when panic or uncomfortable feeling set in. Get the worksheet she talks about during the episode for FREE HERE. The worksheet was created using your five...
EP 64: How to Manage Your Tsunami of Stress & Anxiety
February 08, 2021 01:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBJulia opens up episode two of the anxiety series by discussing stress and anxiety and how one can manage before their tsunami of external and internal stressors can come crashing down on people who lack awareness in recognizing and limiting their anxiety and stress in their lives. Julia talks about stress and anxiety and how they can both appear together and or singular. She also talks again about at-home supports to help you manage and cope. www.juliabusby.com Support the Show.
EP 63: What Anxiety Can Feel Like Plus Supports to Navigate a Calmer Life + Worksheet Download
January 31, 2021 02:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBDownload your free copy of the Anxiety Identification Worksheet here. Julia teaches her community about anxiety and what it can feel like. She had communicated with her community online over the past two weeks to ask them what they would like to learn more about on the topic of anxiety. Julia then took their ideas to create the series to share throughout the month of February. The following topics were given: How can family and friends support Pros and cons to medication How to identify tri...
EP 63: What Anxiety Can Feel Like Plus Supports to Navigate a Calmer Life
January 31, 2021 02:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBDownload your free copy of the Anxiety Identification Worksheet here. Julia teaches her community about anxiety and what it can feel like. She had communicated with her community online over the past two weeks to ask them what they would like to learn more about on the topic of anxiety. Julia then took their ideas to create the series to share throughout the month of February. The following topics were given: How can family and friends support Pros and cons to medication How to identify tri...
EP 62: Lucille Ball, a Cape, and the Struggle Bus- SOLO
January 25, 2021 03:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThis week Julia uses an old post from Instagram that she wrote during the Brave series on Finding Her. Titled "Be Brave Like Lucy". Using the Instagram post Julia takes the I Love Lucy show and its storyline and pairs it with her own personal narrative and idea that we often wear superhero capes to show how strong we are. Never showing weakness, exposing our own needs all at a high price that includes a decline in our mental well being. Julia also relates her own experiences of ditching her ...
EP 61: Take Care of Yourself First
December 25, 2020 22:00 - 8 minutes - 5.86 MBThis episode includes a personal story about Julia and her three children going to the movies for her middle son's birthday. Quick and relatable while focusing on a message about the importance of taking care of yourself before others. Support the show (https://paypal.me/pools/c/8ycvBQZLqv)
EP 61: Take Care of Yourself First
December 25, 2020 22:00 - 8 minutes - 5.86 MBThis episode includes a personal story about Julia and her three children going to the movies for her middle son's birthday. Quick and relatable while focusing on a message about the importance of taking care of yourself before others. Support the Show.
EP 60: Women Identified with ADHD in Adulthood with Diann Wingert
November 29, 2020 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week on Finding Her, Julia introduces her audience to Diann Wingert and the topic of women who are identified with ADHD ( Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in adulthood. ADHD is less common in women but it affects them differently. An estimated 5.4% of men aged 18 to 44 have ADHD compared to 3.2% of women, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Many women also go undiagnosed which can lead to the manifestation of other behaviors including: Being involved in toxi...
EP 60: Women Identified with ADHD in Adulthood with Diann Wingert
November 29, 2020 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week on Finding Her, Julia introduces her audience to Diann Wingert and the topic of women who are identified with ADHD ( Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in adulthood. ADHD is less common in women but it affects them differently. An estimated 5.4% of men aged 18 to 44 have ADHD compared to 3.2% of women, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Many women also go undiagnosed which can lead to the manifestation of other behaviors including: Being involved in toxi...
EP 059: When the Mean Girl or Mean Man is You
November 14, 2020 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBOn this week's episode of Finding Her, Julia introduces her community to Sandra Daniele. Sandra is the creator and founder of Wish on Wildflowers, Life Enhancement Coaching for Women. She holds a Masters in Business and is a certified life coach as recognized by the International Coaching Federation. Her desire is for all women to know their self-worth, trust themselves, and live a life free from old untrue stories and labels that hold them back. She works with clients 1:1 joining and guidin...
EP 58: Procrastination is Your Thief of Time
November 08, 2020 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9.41 MBDuring this episode of Finding Her, Julia talks about the thief of time also known as procrastination. Beginning with introducing the definition as to unsuccessfully fail to self regulate with a voluntary delay of task completion. To put off, to miss a deadline, to wait until the very last minute to start a task. Have you been there? Are you a chronic procrastinator? Do you struggle with time management? Lag in the area of self-regulation? Things to highlight from the show: Procrastination...
EP 58: Procrastination is Your Thief of Time
November 08, 2020 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9.41 MBDuring this episode of Finding Her, Julia talks about the thief of time also known as procrastination. Beginning with introducing the definition as to unsuccessfully fail to self regulate with a voluntary delay of task completion. To put off, to miss a deadline, to wait until the very last minute to start a task. Have you been there? Are you a chronic procrastinator? Do you struggle with time management? Lag in the area of self-regulation? Things to highlight from the show: Procrastination...
EP:057 Learn How to Move Through Failures
October 31, 2020 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBJulia unleashes the topic of failure. She supplies her audience with tips on how to learn to move through them. She also talks about how important it is to remain focused on moving through feelings associated with failures instead of bottling them up forever. It is very important to acknowledge that we often stay in our comfort zones in hopes to avoid failures in our lives. Julia talks openly about how to face your feelings after a failure arises in your life. Questions & Tips 1. Why is ...
EP 056: Faith, Fear, & Hope During COVID-19
October 24, 2020 19:41 - 12 minutes - 8.36 MBOn this week's episode of Finding Her, Julia discusses the topic faith, fear, and hope during COVID-19. She takes these three words and opens up a topic that many of the world is used to hearing. She begins the episode questions to her community about their experiences with COVID-19. Is it real? Fake? Do you believe in faith over fear? Do you believe in science or will it all go away after the election? Are you on team red or blue? Have you lost a loved one to COVID? Do you have a job...
EP 055: The Mad-Hatter
October 17, 2020 22:59 - 15 minutes - 11 MBOn this week's episode of Finding Her, Julia teaches her audience the origin of the term Mad-hatter as she connects the term to the discovery of mercury poisoning in the 18th- 19th century. Men who owned and made felt hats succumbed to this neurological disorder showing symptoms such as slurred speech, memory loss, and tremors. People began labeling them as people who went "mad". With her second introduction of the Mad-hatter, Julia references Lewis Carroll and his facisnating children's no...
EP 054: Brave to Speak About Self Harm
October 10, 2020 19:35 - 13 minutes - 9.26 MBOn this episode of Finding Her, Julia presents her audience with the topic of self harm. Although, this may be a triggering topic to some Julia wanted to provide awareness for this behavior that is seen in adolescents to adults. Things think about during this episode: 1. Self harm is not a mental illness it is a behavior. 2. If you choose self harm as a coping skills you are not broken. 3. Demands of youth including society standards of perfection impact our younger generations hard. 4. Lear...
EP 053: How to Stand Tall in Your Bravery
October 03, 2020 20:11 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBOn this week's episode of Finding Her, Julia continues on her journey of sharing tips, skills. strategies to help you continue to become more brave. This week the topic is how to stand tall in your bravery. She shared that external factors and things that are really out of our control, can impact your life creating a mass amount of unhealthy stress. Today's show is a lesson in identification, awareness, and a how to apply skills to stand up to the stress mess in your life. Ideas or things t...
EP 052: We Are All Brave
September 27, 2020 00:10 - 11 minutes - 8.17 MBWelcome to season three of Finding Her! Julia introduces her audience to the real meaning behind the word BRAVE. She also uses examples from her life along with the current setting that many people around the world are experiencing. The dumpster fire we all have come to know as 2020. Throughout this episode, you will learn what it means to be brave and how we can work together to become more mindful to the instances in your life that you have already shined bravely. Julia also used humor a...
Trailer Season 3
August 30, 2020 17:38 - 1 minute - 1.31 MBQuick updates for the show for season three. Let’s continue to normalize talking about mental health and wellness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findingher/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findingher/supportSupport the show
Trailer Season 3
August 30, 2020 17:38 - 1 minute - 1.31 MBQuick updates for the show for season three. Let’s continue to normalize talking about mental health and wellness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findingher/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findingher/support Support the Show.
EP:051 Shine Like a Diamond-SOLO
August 07, 2020 03:59 - 8 minutes - 5.9 MBOn the final episode of season 2, Julia shares an inspirational story that she created for all her listeners. The show will be returning with all new guests and episodes the first week of October 2020. Keep shining!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findingher/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findingher/support Support the show
EP:050 Guided Accountability w/ Charlena Smith
July 28, 2020 22:49 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBThis week on Finding Her, Julia introduces her community to Charlena Smith, who is a passionate, entertaining, dynamic, and knowledgeable international speaker that never fails to deliver. Her many years in front of the classroom as a top-rated Grad professor allow her to read the toughest of rooms, and deliver a compelling message no matter the audience.The topic Julia and Charlena discuss is all about Guided Accountability and how important it is to look at her framework and to uncover you...
EP:049 Surrender to the Waterfall-SOLO
July 23, 2020 20:14 - 11 minutes - 8.24 MBOn this week's episode of Finding Her, Julia opens with the book by Wallce J. Nichols who wrote the Blue Mind. In the book Blue Mind, Wallace shares scientific research, studies, personal stories from people that have experienced " The Blue Mind". He shares the surprising science that shows how being near, in, out, or underwater can make you happier, healthier, more connected and better at what you do. This is a must read. The Finding Her community knows that Julia uses water as a coping skil...
EP 048: Shift Your Mindset to Achieve Personal Growth w/ Angela Marshall
July 16, 2020 17:30 - 46 minutes - 32 MBOn this week's episode of Finding Her, Julia introduces the community to Angela Marshall. She is a motivational speaker, professional writer, columnist, bestseller author, creative consultant, ex-NFL wife and business owner of “In Other Words, By Stone.” Also known as “Author Stone,” Angela is an Augusta, Ga., native, entrepreneur and positive words powerhouse that utilizes her personal life experiences of struggle, strength and success to captivate audiences and readers abroad. She speaks w...
EP 047: Tips for Combating the Depression Funk
July 08, 2020 00:38 - 11 minutes - 7.92 MBAfter, a month long hiatus Julia returns to the show with a few tips to help combat depression. As she shared on her Instagram post last week, Julia made a statement " It's like 2020 took a big, fat, Juicy dump on our faces. Covid, death, unemployment, uncertainty, and now a civil rights movement have left many people in the US uncertain about the rest of the year. Will we have some sense of normalcy? What is going to happen next? Will my kids go back to school? Our mental health may conti...
EP:046 Anxiety is a Buzz Kill-SOLO
May 24, 2020 19:19 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBJulia talks about anxiety and how she uses creativity to keep her fun governor at bay. She also shares a few symptoms of anxiety and how you can self monitor your feelings and symptoms as a key to unlocking skills in self awareness. From the National Institute of Mental Health, she shares the 5 common anxiety disorders. To close the show Julia shares with the audience two situations where her fun governor presents itself and what it would say to her if it was actually a real person not a fee...
EP:045 That Feeling is Called Grief With Ann Allen
May 09, 2020 21:31 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBOn this episode of Finding Her, Julia introduces Ann Allen who is a grief recovery specialist. Julia and Ann recorded this episode back in mid February before COVID-19 hit the United States. Julia wanted to publish this episode to help many of her listeners deal with the grief that they maybe currently experiencing. Throughout this episode Ann educates us on the following areas of grief: Defines grief and loss Speaks about the 42 types of Loss Grief is a normal emotional response- Grief c...
EP:044 How to Fight Cabin Fever in 2020
March 28, 2020 19:23 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBOn this episode of Finding Her, Julia discusses her recent blog post about combating cabin fever during COVID-19. She offers tip and strategies for you to use to help you manage your stress level and your new normal of being in your home with family twenty four seven. Julia also shared the emotional health awareness piece and gave tips that included a hotline number found on the CDC website. Contact SAMHSA helpline at 800-985-5990 Please stay healthy and safe. Thank you to all the first r...
EP:043 Straight Outta South Africa with Lizzy Koetsier
March 19, 2020 20:41 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBOn this episode of Finding Her, Julia introduces Lizzy Koetsier to the community! Lizzy is a beautiful woman living in Santa Barbara, California working and running her own business as a podcaster and brand strategist. What Is important about Lizzy is her mindset and her strength that she has created while she was growing up and managing life transitions from a very young age. Transitions can be positive and negative experiences in our lives that often happen without notice. Just as we are...
EP:042 All About Your Mindset-SOLO
March 07, 2020 18:55 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findingher/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findingher/support Support the show
EP:041 Self Acceptance & Self Love with Body Positivity Influencer Bex Bedford
March 01, 2020 19:57 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBThis episode rounds out the body positivity movement series on Finding Her. Julia introduces Bex Bedford to the Finding Her community. Here's a little information about this powerhouse woman. Bex Bedford is a Voice Over Actor/Producer, Podcast Host, YouTube Content Creator, Public Speaker, and Entrepreneur. She has found her true authenticity, voice, and truth through an experience that kept her hiding and fueling her food addiction for eight years. Mastering the art of not being seen in the...
EP: 040 Pack Your Own Bag with Renee Jones
March 01, 2020 18:48 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBOn this episode of finding Her, Julia introduces Renee Jones to the Finding Her community to discuss what she calls being in charge of packing your own bag with things you need to experience your own journey in this life. Renee shares how she works with clients to overcome emotional eating, disordered eating and so on. Renee has shared her journey through her work and through the TedX community about this topic. Julia and Renee openly talk in a highly sensitive area as both men and women stru...
EP:039 How to Observe Your Thoughts-SOLO
March 01, 2020 17:44 - 11 minutes - 7.77 MBOn this episode of Finding Her, Julia shares a book that she discovered while going through a painful and challenging transition in her life nearly twelve years ago. She introduces the Finding Her community to Stephanie Dowrick's book Choosing happiness- Life and Soul Essentials, where the topic of how to observe your thoughts is shared. Julia stops and reflects on her own experiences and ties together tips and strategies that she has previously shared within her community over the past ye...
EP:038 Silence Your Inner Critic AKA Fun Governor-SOLO
February 22, 2020 22:17 - 11 minutes - 8.2 MBThis episode of Finding Her was quick, educational as always,and direct. The inner critic in all of us hinders our ability to grow in all areas of our lives. Julia shares 5 tips to combat your inner critic also known as fun governor or fear monster. Each of the 5 tips are given but also elaborated on including other ideas and reflection. Learn how to redesign the way your inner critic effects your mindset and manage your positive self talk to blast your negative thoughts in a real Care Bear ...
EP:037 3 Keys to a More Calm and Confident Life with Rev. Connie Habash, LMFT
February 19, 2020 05:33 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBOn this episode of Finding Her, Julia interviews Rev. Connie Habasch who just became an author releasing her book "Awakening from Anxiety- A Spiritual Guide to Living a More Calm, Confident, and Courageous Life. During our talk today, Connie discusses 3 out of 7 keys to discovering a more calm and confident life. An expert from the back of her book shares, we live in the age of anxiety where oftentimes you are prescribed a pill to keep calm and carry on. There are other approaches; however th...
EP: 036 Food is Not a Fight with Jais Curry
February 12, 2020 15:38 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThis week on Finding Her, Julia introduces the community to Jais Curry. She is a coach in the health and wellness space and has been researching and helping women in the area of body image and disordered eating. Jais openly shares her story and her struggle with body image and disordered eating since she was young. It was in college that her struggle continued with weight and how she had to meet certain standards and size to pass the physical training test. Julia and Jais discuss body posit...
EP:035 10 Will Powers for Improving Body Image
February 09, 2020 17:07 - 7 minutes - 5.1 MBThe information was pulled from the nationaleatingdisorderns.org By Micheal Levine, PhD & Linda Smolak, PhDOn today's episode Julia speaks about combating negative body image using the activity found on the national eating disorders website to get her listeners thinking about their personal feelings surrounding their personal body image. She reads each of the questions found on the website and directs each one to how our behaviors can be combated with self awareness, mindfulness, and being p...
EP:034 Love the Body You Live In with Kelly Berg
February 05, 2020 02:57 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBWELCOME TO FINDING HER'S MONTH LONG TOPIC: The BODY POSITIVITY MOVEMENT! On this week's episode of Finding Her, Julia introduces the Body Positivity Movement theme with her expert guest Kelly Berg. Kelly has spent many years working in the research field of psychology and has experience with serving patients with eating disorders and lifelong struggles of not connecting and loving the body that they live in. Throughout this episode, Kelly shares research and academia surrounding the moveme...
EP: 033 New Year New You with Jennifer Ludington
January 29, 2020 03:54 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBOn this episode of Finding Her, Julia has a heart to heart conversation with Jennifer Ludington. She is a weight loss, fitness and wellness expert who helps high performing men and women live their healthiest life at their ideal weight. Jennifer believes in living an authentic life and her passion is supporting change makers, executives, entrepreneurs, and vision seekers to thrive by living a life congruent with their value system. For the past thirteen years, she has trained over 1,000 cl...
EP:032 Meal Planning And Prep With Robin Deem
January 22, 2020 15:36 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBDo you feel overwhelmed and stuck when you think about what you should make for dinner each night? On this episode of Finding Her, Julia has a conversation with California food blogger Robin Deem. Robin shares how easy and fun making meals for your family can be if you are prepared and have a meal planning strategy. She has mastered the art of preparing healthy dishes with whole foods, using as little time and as few dishes as possible. She introduces herself to the Finding Her community and...
EP:031 Redesign Your Life in 2020
January 15, 2020 05:13 - 15 minutes - 11 MBWelcome back friends to season 2 of Finding Her! Today Julia talks about redesigning your life and what that entails for 2020. She introduces the terms accountability and commitment in lieu of immediately creating goals for the new year. Four steps will be introduced with explanation and examples to help you think about what you may want to redesign in 2020. Julia created a cheat sheet for you to use when working the beginning stages of the redesign process. It is included at the bottom of t...
Trailer: Finding Her Season 2
January 13, 2020 00:05 - 2 minutes - 1.66 MBFinding Her season 2 drops 1/15/20! This quick trailer offers you a little sneak peek into the monthly themes of the show for this season. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findingher/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findingher/supportSupport the show
EP:030 Rewriting Your Personal Narrative with Hallie Avolio- End of Season 1
December 09, 2019 15:03 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBWelcome to the last show of season one! Wow! Thank you to all who have listened, shared, and reached out to me during my new adventure into the world of podcasting. The power that my Yeti mic paired with my message has been such a blessing! On today's show, I introduce you to my amazingly talented and passionate friend Hallie Avolio. Taken from her website's bio found at https://sassyhealthy.fit/bio/ Hallie Avolio started Sassy Healthy Fit after she experienced an epic melt-down in a dress...
EP:029 Julia Is Finding Her-SOLO
December 05, 2019 04:48 - 13 minutes - 9.2 MBJulia opens up on this week’s episode of Finding Her. Walking and remembering key moments of 2019 that gave her strength, courage, and bravery to step up as a community leader and show stigma her long, skinny ( like E.Ts) Mexican middle finger. Julia showcases an emotionally filled episode thanking her listeners for their continued support and how the show has impacted her and her family's lives. She shares how her passion continues to fuel her message and her desire to help women learn to n...