Women Like Me Stories & Business
🎧 Introducing "Women Like Me Stories & Business" - The Inspiring Business and Story Podcast by Julie Fairhurst! 🎙️
Julie Fairhurst is a speaker, movement leader, and the force behind Women Like Me. She doesn’t just host conversations, she pulls truth out of the places most people hide it.
As the founder of Women Like Me, she has helped hundreds of women tell the stories they thought they’d take to their grave, and turn them into something powerful. This isn’t about writing. It’s about being seen.
Episodes
248 episodes
Walk Away Without Regret: Leaving Corporate Success to Find Your True Purpose | Kathy Robinson
What happens when you've achieved everything you were told would make you happy… but something inside keeps whispering, "There's more."In this inspiring episode, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Kathy Robinson, founder of Ath...
One Hour a Week: How Storytelling Helped a Mother and Son Rebuild Their Bond | Kate Markland
One hour a week with your child is a heartbreaking reality — especially when it is court-ordered. For Kate Markland, that painful limitation became the beginning of something unexpectedly beautiful: a mother and son rebuilding their bond...
How 30-Year Fixed Mortgages Help Build Wealth During Inflation | Adiel Gorel
Inflation is hitting hard — at the grocery store, at the gas pump, and even at the movies. But what if one of your highest monthly costs could stay fixed while almost everything else keeps rising?In this episode of Women Like Me Stori...
Too Stressed to Laugh? Laughter Yoga for Burnout, Stress & Healing | Cathy Nesbitt
Laughing on purpose sounds ridiculous — until you feel what it does to your body.In this uplifting conversation, Julie Fairhurst is joined by Cathy Nesbitt, a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher and Laughter Ambassador, ...
Stop Saying Yes: The Boundary Test Every Woman Needs | Paula Mathias
Your calendar can look “full” and still be empty of you.In this powerful conversation, Julie Fairhurst sits down with author and speaker Paula Mathias to unpack the quiet way women disappear inside lives that look fine from...
How to Write Your Life Story Without Reliving the Pain | Memoir Writing for Women
Have you ever wanted to write your life story but stopped because you thought, “What if I’m not interesting enough?” or “What if people judge me?” or “What if writing it brings all the pain back?”In this episode, Julie Fairhurst shares a...
Aaronna Martin: Honest Motherhood, Loneliness & Finding Your People
Loneliness can be one of the strangest parts of motherhood. You can be doing school drop-offs, standing at the park, surrounded by people, and still feel like a real connection is missing.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories &...
Starting Over at 40: From Single Mom Scramble to eBay, Etsy & Author Success | Kira Hartley Klinger
Starting over at 40 is rarely a clean reset. Most of the time, it is a messy rebuild while life keeps moving.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with entrepreneur, author, and speak...
Christine Dillard: Surviving Coercive Control, Gaslighting & Emotional Abuse
You can be the person who commands the boardroom and still feel like you are disappearing at home.In this powerful episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Christine Dillard, author of...
Feminine Wealth for Women Entrepreneurs | Money Mindset, Sales & Intuition with Shakti Sharma
You can have the MBA, the title, the polished life on paper, and still feel a hollow ache you cannot explain.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Shakti Sharma, founder of ...
Jo Ann Fawcett: Narcissistic Abuse, Codependency & Reclaiming Yourself After Toxic Marriage
Seven marriages can sound like a headline, but Jo Ann Fawcett’s story is really about something quieter and harder: how easy it is to confuse loyalty with losing yourself.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fa...
Jen Kornoely: Money Mindset, Pricing Confidence & Business Books for Women Entrepreneurs
Getting fired can wreck your confidence, or it can clarify your priorities fast.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Jen Kornoely to discuss entrepreneurship, money mindset, pricing con...
Bernice McDonald: Tiny Brave Steps to Overcome Fear, Build Confidence & Reclaim Yourself in Midlife
Fear can sound like wisdom when it is really just an old alarm system trying to keep us small.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Canadian life strategist, speaker, and author Bernice ...
Renee Carbone Fleming: The Watch Me Method for Women Entrepreneurs | Visibility, Confidence & Reinvention
“Watch me” hits different when it is no longer a slogan, but the moment you stop asking for permission.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst is joined by Renee Carbone Fleming, founder of Bad A...
Why Saying No Feels So Hard: Barb Nangle on Codependency, Shame & Boundaries
Saying “no” should not feel like you are committing a crime, but for many professional women, boundaries bring up guilt, fear, shame, and second-guessing.In this powerful conversation, Julie Fairhurst sits down with boundaries coach, sp...
Your Body Is Talking: Fran Bailey on Chakra Meditation, Stress & Energy Healing
Your body is talking all day long, but most of us only listen when it starts shouting. I’m joined by Fran Bailey, a Cincinnati-based healer, author, trainer, and speaker, to unpack how women can reconnect to themselves through grounded energy w...
Publishing Scams, ISBN Red Flags & Keeping Your Book Rights | Michele De Filippo
A great book can open doors, but the wrong publishing deal can quietly take away your control, your revenue, and your rights.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Michele De F...
The Cost of “I’m Fine”: Connie Cotter on Joy, Purpose & Living Fully
“I’m fine” might be one of the most expensive phrases high-achieving women say.When life looks good on paper but something still feels missing, it does not mean you are ungrateful. It may be a signal that your soul is asking for more tr...
The Hidden Cost of Being the Strong One | Trauma, Addiction & Healing: LISA LACY
Some of the most “together” people you know are not really living. They are surviving — and the mask can be very convincing.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Lisa Lacey
Jessica King: Trauma at Work, Overhelping & Why Being Capable Can Become a Trap
A throwaway workplace comment — “the boss’s shiny new toy” — cracks open a much bigger truth: many of us are not chasing excellence, we are chasing safety.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst ...
Dr. Carla Caturia: Teen Anxiety, Burnout & How Parents Can Rebuild Trust
Your teen can be busy, successful, and smiling while still feeling crushed inside, and that gap is where so many families start to lose each other.In this episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits dow...
Teri M Brown: Rebuilding After Abuse, Reinvention After 50 & Riding Across America
She didn’t set out to become “the woman who rode across America.” She just needed proof that her life still belonged to her.In this powerful episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with author,...
Victoria Pelletier: Resilience, Executive Presence & Owning Your Seat
Your past does not get to vote on your future, unless you let it.In this powerful episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst sits down with executive leader, author, and professional speaker Victoria Pel...
Brenda-Lee Hunter: Overdose Grief, Stigma & Families Left Behind
The overdose crisis is often talked about like a statistic, but behind every loss is a family, a story, a mother, a child, a friend, and a grief that does not end.In this powerful conversation, Julie Fairhurst sits down with her dear fr...
Is It Me? Carine Van Hee on Toxic Relationships, Gaslighting & Healing After Abuse
“Is it me?” can sound like healthy self-reflection, but in a toxic relationship it can become the trap that keeps you questioning yourself for years.In this episode, Julie Fairhurst sits down with Carine Van Hee, a visual artist l...
