Occupy the damn space: Recent Episodes
Julia Felgate
Marketer, business mentor and mother Julia Felgate shares uncomfortable, confronting and ultimately uplifting personal experiences that have helped her and others realise their potential and begin to occupy the damn space!
"My little sister was screaming and I told her to shhh. My little sister was screaming because her insides were bruised and bleeding and both of our parents were silent and slumped."
This one was difficult to write and might be difficult to read or listen to, but it is shared with the intention of recognising anyone who has felt that they have had to be strong.
It is a story about brokenness and being put back togetherness, self imposed solitude and how it's quite a relief not to be "strong".
I'd love to know if this is or has been you too...
"I knew it would be a long time until I saw you again." My Daughter, Aged 6.
If you’re here for poached eggs and smashed avo on sourdough with a huge pot of green tea, then you are my people and I salute your choice of breakfast.
This however is a story about the guilt we feel as parents. If you have ever felt under pressure to, or like you're failing at, keeping all of the proverbial plates spinning then this one is for you.
Let me know if this resonates...
My great great grandfather was a Pirate, or so I’m told. “Toady Felgate” was his name, on account of his scaly weathered skin.
This is a story about finding myself at sea, grieving for the shape of family life that had recently altered and ultimately the hobby that helped me heal.
If you have ever felt like you're drowning or if you're feeling entirely weather beaten from the year past, then this is for you.
I hope to see you on the water sometime :)
In this inaugural episode Julia tells the story of limiting beliefs, and the profound effect that words, from another or from ourselves, can have on our ability to achieve our potential.
If you've ever had your attempts to "occupy the space" diminished then this is one for you.