Make Your Damn Bed
@MYDBpodcast is a bite sized, real talk, daily motivation podcast to play while you make your bed every morning. Build momentum - better your life.
Each episode is around 10 minutes and intended to encourage, motivate, and inspire you to get out of bed - so you can start making it!
Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 1575
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
1555 || culture = consumerism
Consumerism is addicting, attractive, seemingly
Language of economists + violence.
Consumerism has literally seeped into every crack of our lives.
- Socially? It’s always been a signifier of success. H…
1554 || murder of the middle class + cult of consumerism
Death of the middle class:
What is it: Anyone who has had to work to pay for rent, bills, food, etc.
How to reestablish it: Corporate regulation, People over profit, Wage theft prosecution (no more …
1553 || wheel of awareness (rerelease)
I'm suffering from severe PMDD symptoms, so I'm re-releasing an oldie but goodie. I plan to be back tomorrow with a new one!
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1552 || a better options than capitalism
Yesterday I shared a few alternatives to capitalism. Things like Doughnut Economics, resourcebasedeconomy.org, degrowth, Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT), Economic Democracy, Participatory Econ…
1551 || alternatives to capitalism
Maybe it's Doughnut Economics or resourcebasedeconomy.org or degrowth or Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT) or Economic Democracy or Participatory Economics or Economy for the Common Good or Fire…
1550 || envisioning a better system
- Tax the fucking rich.
- End corporate bailouts.
- Divest from war machine.
- Divest from the surveillance + data collection machine.
- Divest from the “Great American Ponzi scheme”.
- Free, Universal Healthcare…
1549 || the hard truth about America
It seems like there's nowhere to focus lately except on the crumbling of America’s foundation, but that disregards the fact that America’s foundation was never secure, safe, or fair + at some point, …
1548 || leaving my own pity party (NEW)
Often I tend to exacerbate my problems by incapacitating myself with shame. Sometimes it helps to combat this thinking with psychologically verified strategies, but most of the time it's easier to si…
1547 || the meaning of life (fan fave)
Embrace the idea that life may lack inherent meaning, but that doesn't mean you can't create your own. Define your own values, goals, and purpose in life, even if it's in the face of apparent meaning…
1546 || how to finish tasks (rerelease)
Don't get down on yourself if you're unable to "visualize" your future + your goals. Focus on finding the feelings that drive you.
RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_management AND Pareto …
1545 || what if society was good, actually? (fan favorite episode)
Utopia feels far away, post-scarcity feels less so.
According to wikipedia: Post-scarcity is a theoretical economic situation in which most goods can be produced in great abundance with minimal human …
1545 || the drone of the magic around you (fan favorite episode)
When things become familiar to us, we no longer acknowledge them. The drone of cicadas in the background becomes impossible to hear unless you’re really listening. The pile of papers on the table bec…
1544 || true feminism is intersectional
girlboss feminism + choice feminism prioritize individual privilege to the collective, which inherently means it is anti-feminist. today we read some discourse on what genuine feminism should look li…
1543 || choice feminism
Choice freedom is the idea that any choice a woman makes is inherently feminist, but it's missing a LOT of context and ignores real consequences as a result. Today we're defining, tomorrow we're talk…
1542 || research for fun
How would you spend your time if you had more of it (and didn't need to monetize it)?
Other sources:
Why capitalism is stunting science: https://communist.red/why-capitalism-is-stunting-science
Reddit…
1541 || guilt is good, actually?
We've discussed in the past how "guilt" can be a sign of empathy and growth, but today we dig into the science + the practical ways to deal with debilitating guilt, when it goes too far.
THE SOURCE:
1540 || some relationship advice
Today I'm offering some relationship advice from people who have been in relationships for nearly 4 decades!!!
The source:
Resources for Resisting a Coup: htt…
1539 || how to escape an awkward conversations
Some people are bad at reading social cues, and they'll hold you hostage in a conversation. Today we talk about how to deal with those people.
The Source: https://www.upworthy.com/people-who-talk-too…
1538 || the final points of connection we all need
Research indicates that a variety of different social behaviors help prevent loneliness and foster a sense of community and belonging.
1. Have a neighborhood emergency contact
2. Belong to a community …
1537 || the points of connection we all need
Research indicates that a variety of different social behaviors help prevent loneliness and foster a sense of community and belonging.