In this episode of the Wild Simplicity podcast, I’m joined by my friend Julie (Julie Bevan Art) for a chat....unfiltered “voice-note style” , the kind that usually happens behind the scenes between two women who are both parenting, building businesses, and doing the inner work.

We talk about the invisible rules we carry (“I can’t show up with wet hair”, “I have to sound professional”, “I need to be perceived a certain way”) and how much energy leaks out through overthinking, shame, and scanning for external validation. We explore the power of bringing unconscious patterns into consciousness , not by forcing change, but by seeing what’s running the show and gently reclaiming ourselves.

Julie shares what she’s uncovering about women being sidelined in art history (and how it’s lighting a fire in her!), and we move into the topic of beauty - how creating sanctuary at home, using colour, and making small seasonal changes can be an act of nourishment and self-honouring. We also talk about speaking shame out loud, talking to yourself as a taboo-but-powerful practice, and the liberation that comes from doing the “weird” things you’ve been conditioned to hide.

There’s rage, laughter, creativity, nervous system truths, and a lot of permission in here. The permission to stop diluting yourself and start living from your potency.

• The pressure to be “professional” and the exhaustion of self-monitoring

• Becoming more yourself online (and in real life) without performing

• “Potent” as potential and what happens when we dilute ourselves

• Beauty & sanctuary: colour, art, and home as a nervous system support

• Women erased from art history and why reclaiming “her story” matters

• Energy leaks: resentment, validation-seeking, and over-analysis

• Speaking shame out loud (and why it dissolves so much)

• Talking to yourself as reclamation (and why it’s wrongly taboo)

• Rage as life-force: safe release practices (the “swamp” / emotional release)

You can follow Julie on Instagram @julie.bevan.art and check out all of her beautiful artwork on her website https://www.juliebevanart.com/

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As always, I’d love to hear your reflections on this episode.

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