How Regenerative Focus Starts With Self Compassion Ft. Dr. Julia Colangelo
Skincare Anarchy
Ekta et al.
4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In this Mindset Monday episode of Skin Anarchy, Dr. Ekta sits down with Dr. Julia Colangelo to unpack the transformative power of flow state—a mental zone where creativity, clarity, and ease converge. A therapist, educator, and researcher in the psychology of flow, Dr. Julia explains how this state of consciousness helps us tap into regenerative energy and unlock our deepest creative potential.
Flow isn’t just about peak productivity—it’s a practice of sustainable, aligned doing. While mindfulness asks us to notice the present moment, flow challenges us to channel that awareness into meaningful action. Dr. Julia shares how flow helped her recover from burnout and how it can serve as a tool for healing and self-empowerment.
Listeners will learn why we lose our natural ability to enter flow as we age, how societal expectations and trauma can block our access to this state, and how to create rituals that welcome flow into daily life. Dr. Julia introduces the concept of regenerative flow—a cycle of activation and recovery that prevents burnout and supports long-term creativity and well-being.
From neuroscience to nature, this conversation touches on how intentional energy use, communication, and lifestyle design can help anyone—especially women and caregivers—reclaim space for their creativity.
Tune in to learn why flow isn’t just a productivity hack—it’s a feminist act of self-preservation and a neuroscience-backed gateway to joy, resilience, and innovation.
CHAPTERS:
(0:02) Introduction to Flow State and Dr. Julia Colangelo
(1:13) Dr. Julia Colangelo’s Journey into Flow Research
(1:50) What is Flow State and How It Relates to Childhood
(4:26) The Difference Between Mindfulness and Flow State
(6:10) How Flow State Enhances Creativity and Performance
(7:28) Cultivating Flow State and Setting Up for Success
(10:06) Self-Compassion and Energy Management for Flow
(17:22) Integrating Flow State into Daily Life
(24:04) The Science of Sustainable and Regenerative Flow States
To learn more about Dr. Julia Colangelo, visit her website and social media.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome back to Skin Anarchy. This is a Mindset Monday feature, and I'm very excited because today we're going to be talking about the concept of flow and what it really means. |
| 0:14.5 | And we have with us, Dr. Julia Colangelo, and she's an award-winning educator. She's a keynote speaker, podcast host, |
| 0:22.5 | private coach, and she has over 14 years of experience as a therapist and clinical |
| 0:27.5 | researcher in the science and psychology of flow and what it really means. So welcome, Dr. |
| 0:33.1 | Julia. I'm so excited to host you and learn from you. It's so great to be here. I'm excited to dive into flow state. Yeah, I'm really excited to host you and learn from you. It's so great to be here. |
| 0:37.7 | I'm excited to dive into FlowState. |
| 0:40.1 | Yeah, I'm really excited to learn more about it, actually, because it's a topic I |
| 0:44.2 | don't see discussed at all, you know, in the mainstream media. |
| 0:47.6 | And I think that we really all need to be educated on it. |
| 0:50.5 | So before we dive in, I'd love to learn about your background. |
| 0:53.0 | It's truly impressive. I mean, |
| 0:54.6 | you've really, you know, you've, you have the education to back up everything that, you know, |
| 0:59.0 | you want to put out here. And I want to learn more about you. You know, what was your journey like |
| 1:03.2 | in terms of your education? What led you down this road of wanting to understand flow state and |
| 1:08.8 | do research in this area? |
| 1:10.8 | Flow feels really personal to me because it was one of those things that most children |
| 1:16.1 | were born naturally entering this creative flow state. |
| 1:19.9 | And a flow state, if you don't know what it is, it's a state of consciousness |
| 1:23.3 | where things happen really organically, naturally, and you're able to experience a very present |
| 1:32.7 | moment. And also as a result, your self-doubt, any criticism that your internal thought |
| 1:39.9 | patterns have slips away. And so as children, we are naturally in this state. We enter a flow state |
| 1:47.5 | through play, exploration, creativity, coloring, curiosity, understanding, you know, human interactions |
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