Episode 9 - Fear can also be good

Ep 13. Why we are tired

What if the thing that brings you the most joy is also the thing you were meant to do for a living? This week I'm talking about purpose — what it really means, why most of us were never taught to find it, and why we keep waiting to pursue what actually makes us happy. From watching the Rafa Nadal documentary and seeing the cost of pushing your body beyond its limits, to a conversation with a friend about how to raise kids who actually know themselves — this episode is a reminder that knowing thyself is the greatest gift you can give yourself and everyone around you. I talk about why so many C-level I've met were completely miserable despite the salary and the title, why tired people are usually just people not doing what makes them happy, and why I truly believe you can pay your bills and love what you do. You are worthy of it. And time here is not unlimited.

Ep 12. Let's stop dimming our lights

This one's the most honest episode yet. I've spent most of my life putting a lampshade over my light. Dimming my spiritual side whenever I started a new job, met someone new, or moved to a new place. Adapting, observing, surviving — and slowly forgetting who I actually am in the process. In this episode I talk about what it means to be deeply spiritual in a world that doesn't always have space for it. About the constant push and pull between shining fully and worrying you've gone too far. About the woo-woo gifts I've always known I have — and the years I spent pretending I didn't. I don't have it all figured out. But I'm tired of wearing the hat. This episode is for everyone out there dimming their light for the wrong audience. 💛 Happy Sunday everyone, I love you. Thank you for being here.

Episode 11 - My struggles with my intuition

"Follow your gut." "Trust your intuition." "The answer is within you." But what if you spent years completely disconnected from your body, your feelings, and your inner voice — and had no idea how to find any of it? In this episode, I share my long and complicated relationship with intuition. From growing up in an environment where emotions were shut down, to burnouts, digestive issues, and a body that was screaming what my mind refused to hear — I talk about what it really means to reconnect with yourself when you've been dissociated for most of your life. I also share what I'm doing differently now: how I've learned to quiet the mind, work with my feelings, and slowly — very slowly — learn to trust that quiet inner voice again. If you have any tips, advice on how to better connect with our intuition, please share! Sending you lots of love, have a beautiful week and Happy Sunday!

Episode 10 - Claim your worth

Banjo and I just arrived in France — and a Sunday market visit that left us both overstimulated opened up something much deeper.This week I'm talking about the thing that came up loudest during a few weeks of intense inner work: worth. Not self-esteem, not confidence — worth. That quiet, deep-down belief about whether you actually deserve good things.I share where this pattern came from for me, why so many of us stay in relationships, jobs, and situations that are less than we deserve, and the shift that happens when you finally stop trying to make people see your value — and just decide that you have it.If you've ever caught yourself settling, shrinking, or wondering why the same patterns keep repeating, this one's for you.Because you don't need to earn it. You just need to decide. As usual, if you want me to dive deeper, have questions or feedback, please leave a comment or write to me on instagram junel_popp. Have Sunday, I love you, and thank you for being here.

Episode 9 - Fear can also be good

Fear. We all feel it. Most of us spend our lives trying to get rid of it. But what if we became friends with it? In this episode I talk about why fear never fully goes away — and why it was never supposed to. From the science of our freeze-fight-or-flight response to the wisdom of legendary free-solo climber Alex Honnold, I explore what it actually means to work with fear rather than against it. Because here's the truth: most of the fear keeping us stuck isn't a real threat. It's mind-made. It's the overthinking, the overanalysing, the running every scenario until we're too paralysed to take a single step forward. And that paralysis? That guilt? That cycle of wanting to act and then not acting? So many of us are living there right now. This episode is for anyone who has a dream, a decision, or a next step — and keeps finding reasons not to take it. Our special guest, Banjo is chomping a bone in the background. Of course he is. Happy Sunday everyone. As usual, if you have any feedback or would like me to talk about anything specific, please DM me on instagram: junel_popp. Sending love and light wherever you are.