Women Like Me Stories & Business

Send us Fan Mail 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, speaker, and podcaster Barb Nangle to discuss codependency, people-pleasing, family dysfunction, and the deep inner work required to stop overgiving at the expense of your own peace. Barb shares the raw story of what she calls her “codependent...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Filippo, owner of 1106 Design LLC, to talk about what independent publishing should really look like when the author stays in control. Michele breaks down the confusing world of hybrid publishers, self-publishing companies, free ISBNs, royalty arrangement...

Send us Fan Mail 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, author and speaker, to talk about what often goes unnamed: high-functioning survival, hidden trauma, addiction, mental health, and the exhausting cost of being praised for carrying everything. Lisa shares the story behind her upcoming memoir, Notes of a C...

Send us Fan Mail 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 down with Dr. Carla Caturia, an educator with more than 20 years in schools and the coach behind House of Rise, to talk about what teens are really carrying, why parents often miss the warning signs, and what families can do before pressure turns into bu...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Pelletier for an honest conversation about what it really means to be unstoppable. Victoria shares the mindset, resilience, sacrifice, and daily choices behind high achievement. We talk about why strong women often confuse resilience with never needing rest...

Send us Fan Mail “Money is not just a math problem. It is often a safety, identity, and self-worth pattern.” — Alma Tarelli Your money habits might look like budgeting problems on the surface, but what if they are really identity and safety problems underneath? In this episode, Julie Fairhurst speaks with Alma Tarelli, a highly effective results mentor, accountant, and financial behavior strategist, about why so many smart, capable, hardworking women still under-earn, overgive, un...

Send us Fan Mail Scroll down to get your free gift! She was pregnant at 14, pushed out of school, and raised three kids as a single mom for 28 years. Julie Fairhurst’s life could have stayed locked inside that story, especially after years surrounded by abuse, addiction, and chaos, where survival mattered more than possibility. Instead, she made a decision that changes everything: the past can be true without being in charge. We talk through the moment she left a government job at 29 because...

Send us Fan Mail She opened her doors, got her license, and then lockdown hit. One month later, the salon dream was gone — and so was the home it lived in. That kind of loss can shrink your world fast, but Calli Jensen chose a different path. Instead of giving up, she used that painful season as the spark to rethink how beauty, wellness, and service-based businesses grow when ads stop working, customers disappear, and real connection becomes everything. In this episode of Women Like Me Storie...