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a podcast where I empower you to just be you. With each episode, I dish you a dose of real talk

and actionable advice for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally loving

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Hello and welcome back to another episode on the Embrace Real podcast. My name is Julie

Ledbetter. I'm so excited that you are here with me today. So I was sitting on the couch last

weekend, just reading a book, just reading nothing productive, no workout scheduled,

no earning it. And I just felt this wave of guilt wash over me. Like I should be doing something

more useful with my time. Like I was just wasting the day. Like I needed to justify what I was

allowing myself to do, sit there and just enjoy something.

And I had to stop and ask myself, like, when did enjoying something become something that I need

permission for? Like, when did hobbies turn into something that need to be productive? And when

did doing things just because they make me happy become, like, frivolous or selfish?

I know I'm not alone with this because I talk to women every

single day who feel the exact same way. Women who can't watch a show without folding laundry at the

same time, women who've turned every hobby into a side hustle because they just can't justify

doing something unless it's productive. Women who can't spend an hour on a creative project without

feeling like they're being selfish. And so today,

we're talking about why you feel guilty doing the things that you actually enjoy and more importantly,

like how to stop that. Before we dive in, though, I want to share this review. She gave a five-star

review and said, stop everything you're doing and listen. This is a nice dose of reality and

motivation. I've been doing your Moot Julie app for

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