The Junel Popp Podcast

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.

Episode 8 - Building Self-Esteem

Episode recorded end of March 2026, which explains the cray cray Spring weather in England. Self-esteem. One of the most important pillars of building the life you actually want — and one of the hardest things to develop when you've spent years as a people pleaser, constantly questioning yourself and seeking validation from others. In this episode I get personal about growing up with conditional love, becoming a chameleon to survive in every new environment, and looking confident on the outside while quietly begging to be accepted on the inside. And I talk about what finally changed everything — not therapy, not a book, not a morning routine. Hiking. Specifically, learning to climb 4,000ft summits in New Hampshire with someone who simply said: I believe in you. You can do this. Because sometimes all it takes is one person, one physical goal, and one summit at a time. If you've ever felt like your own worst enemy, like your head is the only thing standing between you and the life you want — this one is for you. As usual, if you have any feedback or would like me to talk about a specific topic in regards to self-esteem, please leave a comment here or DM me on instagram junel_popp. Have a wonderful week and thank you for being here.

Episode 7 - Not having children at 37 - Part 2

In this follow-up episode I talk about those who are trying and it's not happening, those who never wanted children but felt the pressure anyway, and those still waiting for the right partner or moment. I talk about how hyper-focusing on what we don't have yet blocks us — and what happens when we surrender. And I share how I've found ways to fill that cup: from volunteering with children in Canada, to helping my local community in the US, to simply showing up fully for the people and animals around me. This episode is my love letter to everyone navigating this — whatever your story is.