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The Lulu Essey Podcast

Lulu Essey

51 episodes

1 day ago

When your Mental Fitness tools stop working. Permission to rest without guilt. What happens when every practice you've built - journaling, breathing exercises, morning routines, tiny promises - suddenly feels impossible? This raw episode was recorded during my own Mental Fitness struggle. Sometimes the most radical act of Mental Fitness isn't pushing through. It's stopping. Not quitting. Not giving up. Just pausing. If you are experiencing exhaustion, burnout, or struggling during a hard seas...

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Self-Improvement

Health & Fitness,

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When your Mental Fitness tools stop working. Permission to rest without guilt. What happens when every practice you've built - journaling, breathing exercises, morning routines, tiny promises - suddenly feels impossible? This raw episode was recorded during my own Mental Fitness struggle. Sometimes the most radical act of Mental Fitness isn't pushing through. It's stopping. Not quitting. Not giving up. Just pausing. If you are experiencing exhaustion, burnout, or struggling during a hard seas...

Show more...

Self-Improvement

Health & Fitness,

Episodes (20/51)

The Lulu Essey Podcast

When Your Tools Stop Working: Permission to Just Stop

When your Mental Fitness tools stop working. Permission to rest without guilt. What happens when every practice you've built - journaling, breathing exercises, morning routines, tiny promises - suddenly feels impossible? This raw episode was recorded during my own Mental Fitness struggle. Sometimes the most radical act of Mental Fitness isn't pushing through. It's stopping. Not quitting. Not giving up. Just pausing. If you are experiencing exhaustion, burnout, or struggling during a hard seas...

6 days ago

12 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Self-Love, Comparison, and Showing Up Imperfectly | 50 Episodes of What is Actually Working

Self-Love, Imperfect Action, and Comparison vs Modeling — what 50 episodes taught me about consistency, external validation, and showing up anyway. Fifty episodes. Still no music. Still showing up anyway. This milestone episode isn’t about what I’ve “figured out.” It’s about what’s become clearer through the practice of just keeping going. If you’ve ever felt “not ready,” compared yourself to others, or wondered what Self-Love really means beyond a shallow definition, this honest refle...

2 weeks ago

22 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Knowing Your Thoughts Create Your Reality Isn't Enough—Here's What Is

You know your thoughts create your reality. You've heard it everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, every podcast, every book and workshop promising transformation "in minutes." You get it. You understand it. You KNOW it's true. So why hasn't your life changed? Here's the truth most content skips: awareness isn't the finish line. It's the starting line. And the hard part: the unsexy, unglamorous, repetitive work that gets edited out because it doesn't go viral and it requires effort. That's why you fe...

3 weeks ago

35 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Your Creative Block Isn’t What You Think | Creativity, Play & Mental Fitness

You’re probably not blocked, you’ve just forgotten how to play. Forgotten that creativity is part of who you are, whether you know it or not. This week, Lulu throws open the windows and lets fresh air flood in. Together, we reimagine creativity as mental fitness in motion: a daily act of presence that keeps your brain flexible, your heart lighter, and your hope alive. From AI anxiety to childhood laughter and play, this episode reconnects you to the kind of creativity that heals, awakens, and...

4 weeks ago

31 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Everything Feels Heavy? Build Your Foundation Before You Break

Everything feels heavy right now. The world, your life, maybe both. And here's what nobody's saying: you're close to breaking. Not dramatically, quietly. One more thing might crack your foundation. This conversation is 43 minutes which is longer than my usual episodes. That's intentional. When everything feels too heavy, you don't need another quick pep talk or surface-level fix. You need Foundational Practices that actually hold you. This isn't something I can rush without shortchanging you....

1 month ago

43 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

The Productivity Police: Breaking Free from To-Do List Tyranny

If your to-do list is running your life instead of serving it, this is your purposeful rebellion. Lulu shows how productivity culture becomes identity, why the “productivity guilt spiral” isn’t laziness but being human, and how to shift from productive to purposeful. You’ll get Permission to Pause, the 60-Second Mental Fitness Check, and the Good Enough Revolution (80% > “perfect”) so you can untie your worth from your output and finally work with your energy instead of against it. ...

1 month ago

22 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

When Mental Fitness Is in the Red: 3 Gentle Tools for Nervous System Regulation and Emotional Resilience

When your Mental Fitness hits empty and the usual routines stop helping, this episode reframes it as information, not a personal failure, and gives you simple ways to feel steadier without forcing yourself. This is not about doing more, which adds to your overwhelm but about doing different. This episode was born from my own experience of hitting the red zone, and I’d like to offer what works when overwhelm takes over so you can find your way back to yourself and your calm,...

1 month ago

24 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

When Self-Care Becomes Self-Criticism: Breaking the Wellness Perfectionism Cycle

When self-care turns into self-criticism. From sleep score stress to fitness tracker guilt and the quiet weight of wellness burnout, this episode explores how health tracking and optimization can quietly become another form of self-attack—and how to reclaim self-care as compassion instead of a report card. In this episode, I share why I returned my unopened Whoop band and how wellness perfectionism is creating health-tracking anxiety for millions. From sleep score stress to fitness tracker ...

1 month ago

23 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Self-Doubt, Numbers, and Worth: The Real Struggle Behind the Mic

2.7 billion people on YouTube. 37 watched my last video. This is what happens when the person teaching self-love gets dunked in self-doubt. In this unscripted, unedited episode, I take you behind the mic with no script, no polish, just the messy truth about finding and holding onto your worth, dropping numbers, and why showing up matters most when it feels like things are falling apart. This isn't about seeking sympathy. It's about showing you how I use my own tools in real-time when self-do...

2 months ago

27 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Rewriting Your Story Without Erasing Your Truth (Part 3)

What if your most profound healing begins when you stop allowing trauma to write your story? You are so much more than the worst things that have happened to you. In the final part of this Trauma and Healing Series with Hawa Who from KEEPCALM.ORG we explore the most transformative shift of all: moving from “this trauma is who I am” to “this trauma is part of what shaped me.” Recorded during my own mental health crisis in April, this conversation is raw, unpolished, and deeply human. Healing i...

2 months ago

17 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Trauma and Healing: Building Emotional Resilience (Part 2)

What does it take to keep building emotional resilience and healing when life keeps getting harder? In Part 2 of this raw series with Hawa Who from KeepCalm.org, we explore the practical side of living with trauma : how to build emotional resilience, find safe spaces for healing, and navigate setbacks without losing hope. This conversation was recorded during my own mental health relapse in April. My words weren’t polished, my voice wasn’t always steady and if you are watching on YouTube...

2 months ago

26 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

What Trauma Really Is — And How Healing Begins (Part 1)

What happens when the most important conversation of your life happens in the middle of a mental health relapse? In Part 1 of this powerful three-part series, I share an unfiltered conversation on trauma, healing, and resilience that might change the way you see your own story. During my mental health relapse back in April, I sat down with Hawa Who from KeepCalm.org for a conversation that became the start of a powerful series on trauma, healing, and emotional resilience. My words weren’t as ...

2 months ago

21 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Is That Feeling Even Yours? The Art of Emotional Boundaries and How to Protect Your Energy

Ever left a conversation feeling completely drained, like you’re carrying someone else’s sadness, stress, or anxiety, and you don’t know how it happened? If you're the one people lean on but your nervous system feels like it's always on high alert, this episode is your reset. In this final part of our powerful Mental Fitness series, Lulu explores the art of emotional boundaries. You’ll learn why some of us absorb others’ feelings without realizing it, and how to stay deeply empathetic without...

3 months ago

21 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

What If You Didn’t Have to Choose Between Confidence and Joy? | The Neuroscience of Real Self-Worth

Ever felt like Confidence and Joy were things you had to earn—by achieving more, pleasing everyone, or performing perfectly? In this episode, I share the science that flips that myth on its head. You’ll learn why real Confidence and genuine Joy aren’t achievements—they’re natural states you access when you stop pretending and start being authentically yourself. Backed by the neuroscience of Dr. Amy Cuddy (embodied Confidence), Dr. Brené Brown (shame resilience), and Dr. Barbara Fredrickson (p...

3 months ago

19 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Why Saying No Feels So Hard—And How To Stop People-Pleasing

People-pleasing isn’t just a bad habit—it’s a nervous system response rooted in ancient survival instincts. In this episode, we unpack the hidden neuroscience behind your fear of disappointing others, explore the emotional cost of Approval Addiction, and show you two powerful tools to help you build boundaries, reclaim your energy, and stop saying yes when you mean NO. Ever said YES when every fiber of your being was screaming NO? That sick feeling in your stomach when you're abo...

3 months ago

21 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Your Nervous System Compass | Understand the Science Behind Your Emotional Triggers

Your body often knows something’s off before your mind does. That racing heart? Tight shoulders? Stomach in knots? In this episode, we unpack the neuroscience behind those automatic reactions—and show you how to decode them. Still dismissing your body’s signals as “overreacting” or “too sensitive”? Using Dr. Stephen Porges’ groundbreaking polyvagal theory, I break down your internal traffic light system—Green, Yellow, and Red Zones—and how they shape your mood, energy, and relationships. 🎧 Pr...

3 months ago

16 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Stop Waiting for Permission to Live Your Life | Summer Superfood Series Finale

You don't need anyone's approval to rest, say no, or want what you want. This episode reveals the 5 permission slips you've been waiting for—and why the only signature that matters is yours. Still waiting for someone to give you the green light to rest, say no, or want something different? This final Summer Superfood episode explores Self-Permission—the most powerful ingredient for mental fitness and authentic living. 🎧 Press play to learn how to reclaim your inner authority and stop ou...

3 months ago

17 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Body Wisdom & the Neuroscience of Intuition | Summer Superfood Series Pt. 3

Your gut’s not overreacting—it’s predicting. Discover your body’s 4 secret superpowers (plus the science that makes it real). Your body is basically a walking, talking supercomputer and it's been trying to send you messages this entire time. Most of us? We've been ignoring the hell out of it. We treat our bodies like inconvenient vehicles we're stuck with, something to manage or fix. But here's the reframe: Your body isn't just carrying you around. It's constantly gathering intel...

4 months ago

17 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

Joy Thievery: How to Steal Back Your Happy | Summer Superfood Series Pt. 2

Feeling burnt out, joyless, or stuck in the productivity loop? In this bite-sized episode, discover how to reclaim your joy—without quitting your job, escaping to Bali, or fixing everything in your life. Welcome to Joy Thievery: the second instalment of the Summer Superfood Series, where we expose the four hidden thieves stealing your happiness—and teach you how to steal it back. Meet the joy thieves: your productivity-obsessed brain, The Comparison Cartel operating through social media, The ...

4 months ago

15 minutes

The Lulu Essey Podcast

How to Build Real Confidence (Without the Bullsh*t) | Summer Superfood Series Pt. 1

Discover the truth about real confidence—and why everything you’ve been told is probably backwards. Are you tired of confidence advice that sounds great on social media but crumbles the moment you need it most? What if everything you've been told about confidence is actually keeping you stuck in an exhausting performance? Welcome to the Summer Superfood Series—where we're serving up 15 minutes of pure, unfiltered nourishment for your mind. This week's superfood? Real confidence—the mess...

4 months ago

13 minutes