Default to Yes: Clarity, Confidence & Coaching for Midlife Reinvention
Default to YES is your weekly coaching session for clarity, confidence, and midlife reinvention. Hosted by Board Certified Nurse Coach and Clinically Certified Aromatherapist Juli Reynolds, this podcast blends neuroscience, holistic health, and soul-centered coaching to help leaders and high performers rise above burnout, navigate transitions, and live the life they were created for.
Each episode delivers:
- Science-backed strategies for brain health, resilience, and well-being
- Holistic practices like aromatherapy, breathwork, and lifestyle medicine
- Stories & coaching questions that spark courage, confidence, and clarity in your daily life
If you’re ready to move beyond surviving and start saying YES—to your calling, to your health, and to your extraordinary self—this show will guide you step by step.
Episodes
142 episodes
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
How to Build Unshakable Confidence: Starting with Neuroscience and Redefining Self-Trust
Confidence isn’t something you’re born with—it’s something you build. And in this episode of Default to Yes, we’re unpacking the neuroscience behind unshakable self-confidence and how to redefine it for your real life.We dive in...
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Episode 120
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15:16
Are Your Dreams Bigger Than the Drama? How to Break Free of Drama and Distractions
When everything feels uncertain—when you’re facing loss, sickness, or life transition—clarity is your lifeline. In this episode, we explore how to stay in your lane by anchoring to your core values, using both neuroscience and ...
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Episode 119
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22:16
Feel Like You’re Doing Too Much? This 3-Step Reset Will Change Everything
Are you drowning in work, family demands, health goals, and life’s nonstop pressure? You’re not alone—and you’re not failing.In this episode, Juli Reynolds shares a powerful yet simple 3-step Reset Framework to help you pause, let...
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Episode 118
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20:17
Be a Rebel - With this Ritual
What if reclaiming your joy, purpose, and mojo could start with just 2 minutes a day?In this powerful episode of Default to Yes, nurse coach and founder of Reimagine Wellness, Juli Reynolds, shares the origin story of h...
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Episode 117
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18:12
Stuck with a Past Version of You?
Let's Talk About What May Be Quietly Sabotaging Your Efforts! In this episode, we're talking about something many high-achievers wrestle with: growing in life — doing all the right things — but still feeling stuck in how they ...
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Episode 116
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15:51
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back...How Do We Embrace Change and Make It Stick?
Originally recorded Aug 2023.When was the last time that you took the time to explore the profound connection between embracing change and "homeostasis" on the path to mastery and personal growth? Homeostasis, our natural inclination for...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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34:13
How to Build Confidence That Lasts: Science-Backed Strategies for Self-Trust and Action
Discover how to build lasting confidence through neuroscience, embodied practice, and self-trust. Learn the difference between confidence, esteem, and efficacy.What’s one small action you can take today that says, “I trust mysel...
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Episode 115
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28:24
What Is the True Definition of Success?
In this episode of Default to Yes, we’re reimagining what success really means—and why knowing your own definition may be the most important step in living the life you were created for.We explore:Why we often get su...
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Episode 114
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22:36
From Chaos to Calm: Strategies for Managing Mind Chatter
Mind chatter consists of automatic thoughts shaped by our history, beliefs, societal conditioning, identities, fears, and desires. While some thoughts are helpful, many are repetitive, unproductive, and self-critical. Neuroscience identifies th...
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Episode 113
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22:05
Reality Check: Ordinary is the Backdrop to All Things Extraordinary
It’s OK to Be Ordinary as You Default to Extraordinary is a powerful reflection on the science of happiness and the myth of constant joy. Inspired by Michelle Obama's wisdom and supported by Dr. Laurie Santos’ research, this episode ex...
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Episode 112
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18:36
If Sunday Dread Ruins Your Weekend, This Episode is Your Rescue Plan.
Feeling the "Sunday Scaries" creeping in as the weekend winds down? You're not alone — and you’re not stuck with that cycle of dread. In this empowering episode, we explore the science behind Sunday anxiety, the mindset traps that keep us livin...
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Episode 111
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22:49
How to Stop Spinning All the Plates in Midlife: Science-Backed Strategies for Balance, Energy, and Peace
Feeling overwhelmed in midlife? Like you’re juggling too much—and somehow still dropping the ball on what matters most?In this episode, we’re talking about what it really means to be “spinning all the plates” in midlife—and how to st...
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Episode 110
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25:41
The Miracle Mindset: When Faith, Action & Nature Collide in Midlife
This episode dives into a powerful quote by Saint Augustine: “Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.”Juli opens up about her first week working with a coach who's pushing h...
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Episode 109
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8:56
Rewriting the Midlife Map—It’s Not a Crisis, It’s a Calling
In this powerful episode of Default to Yes, we challenge the outdated myth of the midlife crisis and uncover the truth: midlife is not a crisis—it’s a calling. Backed by science, infused with soul, and rooted in possibility, t...
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Episode 108
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19:58
Turning Procrastination Into Purpose: A Mindful Approach
Welcome to another extraordinary week! Today, we're diving deep into a topic that's all too familiar to many of us: procrastination. It's something we often use as a valid option in our process of doing things, sometimes even feeling that we ga...
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Episode 107
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20:54