Default to YES: From Regulation to Reinvention — For Nurses Ready for More
Default to YES is your weekly coaching session for nurses ready for more.
More clarity. More confidence. More capacity.
More freedom to move from regulation to reinvention—without losing yourself in the process.
Hosted by Board Certified Nurse Coach and Clinically Certified Aromatherapist Juli Reynolds, this podcast blends neuroscience, holistic health, and soul-centered coaching to help nurses and healthcare leaders rise above burnout, regulate their nervous systems, navigate career and life transitions, and live the life they were created for.
Each episode delivers:
Science-backed strategies for nervous system regulation, brain health, resilience, and sustainable performance in healthcare
Holistic practices like aromatherapy, breathwork, and lifestyle medicine designed specifically for real nursing life
Stories, reflection, and coaching questions that build courage, boundaries, confidence, and clarity in your day-to-day work and life
If you’re ready to move beyond surviving shifts and start saying YES—
YES to your calling
YES to your health
YES to ethical boundaries
YES to your extraordinary self
This show will guide you—step by step—from regulation to reinvention.
Episodes
157 episodes
Stop Waiting to Be Understood: The Lie Nurses Are Taught About Self-Sacrifice
Nurses are taught—directly and indirectly—that self-sacrifice is part of being “good” at this work.Work through breaks. Stay late. Carry the emotional weight. Don’t complain. Don’t ask for too much.
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Episode 144
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24:04
Building Capacity: When Your Nervous System Can’t Absorb One More Thing
Lately, many of us are feeling it more—the anxiety, the tension, the emotional weight of the world. And for nurses, this isn’t abstract. We hold stress, fear, urgency, and responsibility every single day. “You will keep in perfect p...
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Episode 143
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28:41
Anxiety Relief: A Practice for Post-Crisis Recovery
This was created for a "Post-Storm Recovery" This episode offers a practical guide for recovering after a crisis or prolonged stress, particularly addressing the body's lingering alert state after a storm or any crisis. It introduce...
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10:49
Inner Peace for Nurses: Daily Regulation Practice
What if the exhaustion you’re feeling isn’t because you’re doing life wrong—but because you’ve been carrying too much internally for too long?In this episode of Default to Yes, we explore the idea of spiritual hygiene—the...
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Episode 142
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15:10
Optimizing Health of Mind, Body, and Spirit in an Age of Noise
What does it mean to pursue health of mind, body, and spirit when the world feels loud, polarized, and oversimplified?In this episode, Juli reflects honestly on the anxiety of meaning-making in a culture addicted to certainty. She explor...
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Episode 141
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20:17
Release What Is in the Past: The Neuroscience of Letting Go & Beginning Again
Release What Is in the Past: The Neuroscience of Letting Go & Beginning AgainWhat if the reason you struggle to let go of the past isn’t weakness—but wiring?As we step into a new year, many of us feel pressure to “move ...
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Episode 140
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18:43
Before You Set Another Goal: Try This Instead
Every January, we’re encouraged to set new goals, create resolutions, and push ourselves toward change. And yet, so many well-intentioned resolutions quietly fade by February.In this episode, I’m sharing a different approach—one t...
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Episode 139
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15:59
“For the One Who Feels Like She Does Everything”
For the One Who Feels Like She Does Everything: Burnout, December Brain, and the Shift Toward a Healthier YearEpisode Summary: In this heartfelt and evidence-based episode, Juli speaks directly to the woman who carries ...
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Episode 138
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14:32
How to Find Hope Again: Neuroscience, Faith, and Practical Tools for Hard Seasons
Hope — The Science and the Soul of Beginning AgainWhen hope feels distant, fragile, or hard to hold, this episode is for you.In today’s conversation, we explore hope in a way that honors both the brain and the...
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Episode 137
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14:15
Transform Your Mindset: From Holiday Chaos to Peaceful Living
Get your guide here: BREATHE in the Season: Aroma Advent GuideIn this episode, we explore the often overwhelming holiday season and how the practices of Adven...
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Episode 136
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16:22
The Prefrontal Protocol: Daily Practices That Actually Change Your Life
In today’s episode of the Default to Yes™ Podcast, we’re looking at the real purpose of morning routines, evening reviews, and journaling—and why these practices are not about “me time” or aesthetic ritual.They are the ...
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Episode 135
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19:05
We Don’t Always Know What It’s Going to Take (But We Keep Striking Anyway)
When King Joash struck the ground only three times, he didn’t know what it would take for victory — or how close he was to breakthrough. In this episode, Juli Reynolds, Nurse Coach and founder of The Yes Society, explores the ancient s...
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Episode 134
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13:01
The Morning Shift: The One Thing You Can Do Each Morning to Change Everything Else
What if one simple shift in your morning routine could change everything else in your day—your focus, your energy, your peace, your purpose?In this episode of Default to Yes, Nurse Coach and Aromacognition founder Juli Reynol...
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Episode 133
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19:31
Choosing Your Perfect Planner: Even If You Think You Are Not a Planner
Every fall, the planner aisle starts calling. Fresh covers, empty pages, endless potential.And yet — if you’re like most of us — by March that shiny new planner is sitting somewhere under a pile of laundry, half-filled and fully forgotte...
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Episode 132
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36:48
The Science of Peace as a Practice: Why We Lose Our Calm and How to Get It Back
In this week’s episode of Default to Yes, Nurse Coach Juli Reynolds explores the intersection of neuroscience and soul — teaching how to train your brain and body for calm in a world that constantly pulls you out of it....
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Episode 131
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27:09
When You Just Don’t Feel Like It: The Science of the Blahs and How to Reset
In this episode, Juli shares what really happens in your brain after a big trip, project, or event — that strange “blah” feeling when motivation and joy take a dip. Learn about the dopamine-restoration cycle, why your nervous system need...
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Episode 130
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12:50
Cell Care Academy: Your Default to Yes
Cell Care—It’s a Matter of ChemistryEssential oils are chemical messengers—tiny aromatic molecules that signal your brain and body. Paired with VMG foundations (Vitamins, Minerals, Greens) and 10-minute micro-h...
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Episode 129
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16:36
Navigating Worldviews with Curiosity and Peace
Your worldview is the lens through which you interpret reality—shaping your beliefs, your relationships, your choices, and even your future. In this episode of Default to Yes, Juli explores why it’s so important to intentionally unders...
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Episode 128
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18:37
Your Future Self Will Thank You
The 72-Hour Window—How Today Was Shaped Three Days AgoHave you ever wondered why some mornings you wake up energized and focused, while other days feel heavy and unmotivated—even if nothing dramatic has changed overnight? The se...
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Episode 127
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21:34
How You Get What You Want: Aligning with Your Authentic Self
Do you really know what you want—or are you chasing what others expect from you? In this episode of Default to Yes, Juli Reynolds explores the power of clarity: what experts say, what neuroscience reveals, and how a Christian worldview...
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Episode 126
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19:11
Clarity Paves the Way For Confidence, Courage and Curiosity
Today is my birthday, and instead of balloons or cake, I wanted to give you a gift: a story. My story. The truth of why I do this work, why I show up for you here, and why I believe clarity can change everything.Because there was a time ...
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Episode 125
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11:20
Are Outdated Rules Holding You Back? Here’s the Truth About Growth
What if the “rules” you’ve been living by are the very things keeping you stuck?In this episode of Default to Yes, Nurse Coach and mindset mentor Juli Reynolds invites you to take an honest look at the outdated beliefs we...
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Episode 124
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22:08
The Ripple Effect of Showing Up: How to Find Your Voice and Create Change
One person in the crowd can change everything.In this episode, we explore the power of showing up—and why your presence and actions matter more than you think.We’ll unpack Abraham Lincoln’s 1862 call to “think anew and act anew,” Gav...
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Episode 123
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15:37
From Shame Spiral to Self-Trust: A 4-Step Framework for Courageous Living
Have you ever shared your truth and then immediately regretted it? Had an opportunity to speak and share on stage or in a group, teach a class and immediately after you want to hide? That anxious spiral after emotional exposure is called a ...
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Episode 122
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20:23
How to Reignite Your Ambition Today (Even if You are Feeling Stuck)
Feeling stuck, burned out, or like your ambition has fizzled? In this episode of Default to Yes, we explore how to reignite your drive by aligning with the Four Foundations of Wholeness: Vitality, Connection, Purpose, and...
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Episode 121
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19:09