Casa De Confidence Podcast | Grow Your Business, Life and Confidence | with Julie DeLucca-Collins

Julie DeLucca-Collins - Business Strategist for Women in Midlife
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If you are asking yourself, "How to build confidence as a woman entrepreneur," this is the show for you.  Casa De Confidence is for women who know they’re capable of more and are ready to reinvent, expand their voice, and build a life and business that reflects who they’ve become.   If you’re navigating a season of reinvention, building confidence in your next chapter, or stepping into greater visibility and leadership, you’re in the right place.  Each episode helps women entrepreneurs and leaders build confidence, grow sustainable success, and become known for the work and impact they are here to create.  Boost your confidence and build a life you love—one empowering conversation at a time. Welcome to Casa De Confidence, the go-to podcast for women who are ready to stop playing small and start showing up boldly in life, business, and relationships. Hosted by #1 Bestselling Author and business strategist Julie DeLucca-Collins and her #handsomehothusband, Dan, this show delivers real stories, actionable insights, and authentic encouragement to help you unlock your full potential. Each episode features honest, heart-centered conversations with everyday people and inspiring leaders who’ve faced challenges, chased big dreams, and created success on their own terms. You'll discover tools, strategies, and tiny habits to ditch the overwhelm, find clarity, and finally take aligned action. Whether you're craving motivation, confidence, peace, or a little kick in the pants—we’ve got you. Tune in weekly and learn what it takes to Go Confidently and create the life you LOVE. 👉 Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @Julie_DeLuccaCollins for updates and behind-the-scenes moments.

  1. 3h ago

    What Our Childhoods Taught Us About Belonging and Adapting

    Julie and Dan are both members of Generation X, but their childhood experiences were worlds apart. Dan grew up in rural Connecticut, where children rode bikes for miles, wandered through multiple towns, and were expected to entertain themselves. Julie grew up in El Salvador and several major American cities, where outside play, community, independence, and even the meaning of “home” looked very different. Their conversation includes plenty of Gen X nostalgia, a few surprising childhood confessions, and an honest discussion about boredom, productivity, fitting in, and learning how to adapt. Julie also shares a deeply personal remembrance of September 11, including what she witnessed while driving toward Long Island, how she helped people contact their families, and what she learned about grief and our capacity to come together during painful moments. In this episode: • Dan reveals where he finally found the missing car keys • Julie and Dan compare city and rural Gen X childhoods • They debate how far children were allowed to roam • Julie confesses to framing her younger sister • They explore why adults have such a hard time being bored • Julie remembers what she witnessed on September 11 • They discuss resilience, differences, and our need to belong Tell us in the comments: Were you raised more like Julie or Dan? Learn more about Julie and the Recalibrate Retreat: https://goconfidentlycoaching.com Visit Casa De Confidence: https://casadeconfidencepod.com I want to hear your thoughts about the show and this episode. Text us here... Support the show Casa De Confidence is a podcast for women navigating midlife reinvention, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth. Hosted by Julie DeLucca-Collins, the show explores confidence, sustainable business success, visibility, authority building, and aligned growth for women entrepreneurs ready to lead boldly and live intentionally. Through real conversations and practical insights, listeners gain clarity, strengthen confidence, and develop strategies to expand their impact, voice, and opportunities. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching programs. Follow Julie DeLucca-Collins on Instagram at @julie_deluccacollins

  2. 3d ago

    The Business Mistakes That Could Cost You Everything with Trademark Lawyer Samantha Bradshaw

    You've picked the colors. You've built the website. You've created the offer. Maybe you've even started making money. But have you actually protected the business you're working so hard to build? In this episode of Casa De Confidence, Julie sits down with business and trademark attorney Samantha Bradshaw for a practical conversation about the legal and financial foundations entrepreneurs often push to the bottom of the list. Because let's face it, choosing your brand colors is a lot more fun than thinking about contracts, business entities, bank accounts, liability, copyright and trademarks. Until something goes wrong. Samantha works with first-generation entrepreneurs to help them proactively grow and protect their businesses. She shares how watching a friend struggle to access affordable legal support helped shape the kind of attorney and business owner she wanted to become. Julie and Samantha also dig into something that goes beyond legal protection: Are you building a business, or have you simply created something that pays you? They talk about separating personal and business finances, understanding profitability instead of being distracted by impressive revenue numbers online, using contracts before there's a disagreement, assessing insurance needs, and thinking about where you ultimately want your company to go. Then Samantha gives a refreshingly understandable explanation of one of the most confusing areas for entrepreneurs: copyright versus trademark. What protects your podcast? What about your course? Your business name? Your signature program? Your logo? Your event? And what happens if someone is already using a name similar to yours? Samantha explains why trademarks aren't simply about protecting a business. Trademark law exists in large part to prevent consumer confusion, and the strength of a brand can eventually become an asset with real financial value. In this episode, you'll learn: Why entrepreneurs postpone important legal foundationsThe difference between running a hobby and operating a businessWhy personal and business finances should be separatedHow an LLC or other business structure can help protect personal assetsWhen business insurance may deserve considerationWhy contracts can protect both the business and the client relationshipHow to introduce contracts if you've already started working with clientsWhy revenue and profit are two very different thingsHow the Profit First philosophy can change the way entrepreneurs manage moneyThe difference between copyright and trademarkWhat kinds of content may receive copyright protectionWhat a trademark actually protectsWhy two businesses can sometimes legally use the same or similar namesWhen trademarking a program, brand or event may make senseHow intellectual property can increase the value of a businessWhy your exit strategy matters even if you're nowhere near exitingThe simple trademark search Samantha recommends entrepreneurs do now Samantha's Challenge Before you spend another year building equity in a name, Samantha recommends checking whether someone may already have trademark rights that could create a problem. She walks listeners through searching the USPTO trademark database and suggests testing variations of the core name people use when referring others to your business. Important: This conversation is educational and isn't individualized legal advice. Your specific legal needs will depend on your business and circumstances. 🔗 Connect with Samantha  Website: https://www.inlinelegal.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inlinelegal/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthabesq/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InLineLegal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@inlinelegal Free Offer Here’s a 10 min quiz so you can be aware if a trademark is something you could benefit from: https://www.inlinelegal.com/trademarkquiz I want to hear your thoughts about the show and this episode. Text us here... Support the show Casa De Confidence is a podcast for women navigating midlife reinvention, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth. Hosted by Julie DeLucca-Collins, the show explores confidence, sustainable business success, visibility, authority building, and aligned growth for women entrepreneurs ready to lead boldly and live intentionally. Through real conversations and practical insights, listeners gain clarity, strengthen confidence, and develop strategies to expand their impact, voice, and opportunities. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching programs. Follow Julie DeLucca-Collins on Instagram at @julie_deluccacollins

  3. Sep 6

    Jimmy Buffett, Key West & Why Legacy Is More Than What You Leave Behind

    What happens when Julie goes to Key West for Jimmy Buffett weekend and Dan stays home in Connecticut? Apparently, a long-distance Casa De Confidence quickie. Julie joins Dan from the La Concha in Key West, where she's grabbing breakfast with friends Melissa and Dawn before heading out on a boat during the Just a Few Friends celebration honoring the life and legacy of Jimmy Buffett. What starts as a quick check-in turns into a conversation about something much bigger: what happens when someone's legacy continues creating good long after they're gone? Julie shares what she's experiencing in Key West as Jimmy Buffett fans gather to celebrate the music, lifestyle, stories, and generosity that made Buffett much more than a musician to so many people. The celebration isn't only bringing fans together. Julie talks about how the weekend supports charitable causes and brings visitors, energy, and economic activity to Key West during what is typically a quieter time of year. She also shares her visit to Books & Books, where she met authors whose work explores Key West and Jimmy Buffett's legacy, including one writer whose personal loss became part of his own healing journey through writing. And because this is Casa De Confidence, things don't stay serious for too long. There's also a Key West thunderstorm, a restaurant power outage that left Julie and her friends temporarily unable to pay their bill, Dan's questionable memory of Vince Vaughn movies, an accidental conversation about swingers, microphone troubleshooting, and a final warning from Dan: Julie, stay off the jet skis. If you've ever wondered why Jimmy Buffett's influence continues to resonate years beyond the music, this little Casa quickie offers a glimpse into the answer. Legacy isn't only what you accomplish while you're here. Sometimes it's what other people continue doing because you were here. In this episode:  Why Julie is spending Labor Day weekend in Key West  The Just a Few Friends Jimmy Buffett celebration  How Buffett's legacy continues through community and charitable giving  Why the weekend matters to the local Key West economy  Julie's visit to Books & Books  Authors documenting Key West and Jimmy Buffett's story  How writing can become part of healing after loss  A memorable Key West power outage  Julie and Dan's long-distance marriage banter  Why Dan does NOT want Julie anywhere near a jet ski Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and make yourself at home. Our Casa is your Casa. And as always, go confidently in the direction of your dreams. I want to hear your thoughts about the show and this episode. Text us here... Support the show Casa De Confidence is a podcast for women navigating midlife reinvention, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth. Hosted by Julie DeLucca-Collins, the show explores confidence, sustainable business success, visibility, authority building, and aligned growth for women entrepreneurs ready to lead boldly and live intentionally. Through real conversations and practical insights, listeners gain clarity, strengthen confidence, and develop strategies to expand their impact, voice, and opportunities. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching programs. Follow Julie DeLucca-Collins on Instagram at @julie_deluccacollins

  4. Aug 30 ·  Video

    Getting Older Changes Your Priorities: Saying Yes, Saying No & Living Life on Your Terms

    What changes as we get older? Maybe it’s less about becoming a completely different person and more about getting clearer on what actually deserves our time. In this Sunday episode of Casa DeConfidence, Julie and Dan are back at the microphones for one of their candid conversations about marriage, midlife, getting older, changing priorities, and creating a life you actually enjoy. It starts, as many Casa conversations do, somewhere unexpected: Julie announces a new bucket-list dream of taking on the Mongol Rally, a wild, choose-your-own-adventure journey across thousands of miles. That leads Dan to ask a bigger question: What mattered to us in our 20s that doesn’t matter nearly as much now? And what have we learned along the way? Dan shares something he wishes he had understood sooner: in his 20s, he didn’t fully understand the power of saying no. Later, he had to learn the power of saying yes. Now, in midlife, he recognizes that a good life requires both. Julie and Dan talk about what it means to trust yourself enough to make your own decisions, how our priorities shift as we age, why some opportunities are worth saying yes to, and why we don’t have to do everything ourselves. They also get into the very real stuff of everyday life: simplifying dinner when life gets busy, Julie’s upcoming trip to Key West for the annual Jimmy Buffett celebration, adventures with their three senior dogs, the never-ending bathroom remodel, and why sometimes the best decision you can make is eating pizza outside on a beautiful New England evening. Because some things in life are fleeting. Maybe living confidently isn’t always about chasing the next accomplishment. Sometimes it’s knowing what matters, saying no to what doesn’t, saying yes to what does, and giving yourself permission to enjoy it without guilt. In This Episode: How priorities change as we get olderWhat we would tell our younger selves about lifeThe power of saying no without guiltWhy learning to say yes matters just as muchCreating a bucket list and choosing new adventuresWhy midlife can bring greater clarity about what really mattersLetting go of the pressure to do everything yourselfMaking intentional choices about your time and energyWhy ordinary moments can become some of the best parts of lifeJulie’s upcoming Key West adventure celebrating Jimmy BuffettMarriage, aging, senior dogs, home renovations, and plenty of Casa DeConfidence banterA Question for You Think about who you were at 21 or 25. What mattered enormously to you then that you don’t care nearly as much about today? And what matters to you now that your younger self never would have understood? We’d love to hear your answer. If this episode makes you laugh, think, or reconsider what deserves a yes or a no in your own life, share it with someone who might need the same reminder. And remember: pick one thing you enjoy and do it guiltlessly. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, make some brave moves, and leave people and the planet better than you found them. I want to hear your thoughts about the show and this episode. Text us here... Support the show Casa De Confidence is a podcast for women navigating midlife reinvention, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth. Hosted by Julie DeLucca-Collins, the show explores confidence, sustainable business success, visibility, authority building, and aligned growth for women entrepreneurs ready to lead boldly and live intentionally. Through real conversations and practical insights, listeners gain clarity, strengthen confidence, and develop strategies to expand their impact, voice, and opportunities. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching programs. Follow Julie DeLucca-Collins on Instagram at @julie_deluccacollins

  5. Aug 27

    Before You Write That Book: Ally Machate on Publishing, AI & Writing the Right Book

    Everybody seems to be telling entrepreneurs to write a book. Write it in a weekend. Use AI. Upload it to Amazon. Become a bestselling author. Watch the clients roll in. Except…that’s not quite how it works. This week on Casa De Confidence, Julie sits down with publishing expert Ally Machate, founder of The Writer’s Ally, to pull back the curtain on what it actually takes to write and publish a book that supports your business, serves your reader, and creates lasting impact. With experience that includes working at Simon & Schuster and helping authors navigate the publishing process, Ally challenges one of the biggest assumptions in entrepreneurship: just because you can write a book doesn't necessarily mean you should—or that the book you're planning is the right one. Ally explains why the first question shouldn't be “What should I write?” but rather “What do I want this book to do?” Do you want it to attract clients? Generate speaking opportunities? Grow your email list? Establish thought leadership? Change the way people think about an issue? That answer changes everything. Julie also gets personal about her own publishing experience, including what she would do differently, the emotional reality of receiving developmental edits, and why publishing her book ultimately opened doors far beyond book sales. In This Episode What You’ll Hear Why not every entrepreneur needs to write a bookThe difference between publishing a book and publishing a book people actually want to readWhy identifying your reader comes before writingHow a book can support your larger business strategyWhy your book is a product—not your babyWhat developmental editing actually doesWhy copyediting alone isn't enoughWhere AI can help authors—and where it still falls shortHow to create a transformational journey for your readerThe “macrocosm and microcosm” approach to structuring nonfictionTraditional publishing vs. hybrid publishing vs. DIY self-publishingWhat Ally calls supported indie publishingWhy distribution, ISBNs, Amazon KDP, and IngramSpark matterWhy giving books away can sometimes be smarter than selling themHow books create opportunities for coaching, consulting, speaking, and visibilityWhy becoming a bestseller isn't the only—or even necessarily the best—definition of publishing success One of Ally's most important reminders? “If you're talking to everyone, you're connecting with no one.” Before investing months—or years—writing your book, get clear about the person you're writing for and what you want the book to accomplish. Because the goal isn't merely to become a published author. It's to write the right book. 🔗 Connect with Ally  Website: http://www.writersally.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allymachate/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allysonemachate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allysonemachate Free Offer https://offers.thewritersally.com/dont-write-the-wrong-book-podcasts/ I want to hear your thoughts about the show and this episode. Text us here... Support the show Casa De Confidence is a podcast for women navigating midlife reinvention, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth. Hosted by Julie DeLucca-Collins, the show explores confidence, sustainable business success, visibility, authority building, and aligned growth for women entrepreneurs ready to lead boldly and live intentionally. Through real conversations and practical insights, listeners gain clarity, strengthen confidence, and develop strategies to expand their impact, voice, and opportunities. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching programs. Follow Julie DeLucca-Collins on Instagram at @julie_deluccacollins

  6. Aug 23

    He’s Back! Catching Up with Handsome Hot Husband + Podcasts We’re Loving

    You asked. You waited. And yes... Handsome Hot Husband is finally back. After a little hiatus from the microphone, Dan returns to Casa De Confidence for the kind of episode longtime listeners know and love: part catching up, part behind-the-scenes conversation, part podcast recommendations—and plenty of completely unplanned Julie-and-Dan detours. Julie and Dan catch up on life at Casa De Collins, including the bathroom remodel that started as a "simple" project and somehow became a new shower, vanity, toilet, flooring, washer and dryer relocation, shower door, lighting...you know, the usual home-renovation mission creep. But there's also some pretty exciting news to celebrate. Casa De Confidence is celebrating six years of podcasting and was named Best Podcast in New England in its category by Women in Podcasting Magazine. Six years of conversations have also created something Julie and Dan never could have predicted when they started: relationships with remarkable podcasters, entrepreneurs, experts, authors, and friends. So this week, they're turning the tables and sharing some of the podcasts they help produce—and genuinely think you should be listening to. They talk about Jane Pilger's Binge Eating Breakthrough as she approaches an incredible 200 episodes; Ashley Capel and Jessica Chariton's hyperlocal Real Estate in the Rockies; Natalie Kime's increasingly personal conversations about caregiving, loss, finances, and end-of-life planning on Chat with Nat; Dr. Kristin Cook's neuroscience-informed parenting conversations on momdoctalk; Michele Weston's chronic illness and patient-advocacy conversations on Beyond My Diagnosis; Mary Foerster's Real Estate Connections; Julia Toothacre's career advice on Control Your Career; and Julie's own daily-ish experiment, Brave Moves. Along the way, Julie opens up about the unexpected realities of becoming a caregiver, Dan explains why he doesn't measure life in milestones, and the two somehow end up planning a 16-day transatlantic cruise, debating geography, discussing AI-generated computer screens, and trying to decide between Guinness, fish and chips, and noodles for date night. Basically, Casa De Confidence is Casa De Confidence again. And that's exactly the point. In This Episode Julie and Dan talk about six years of Casa De Confidence, Dan's return to the microphone, building Casa De Confidence Productions, the unexpected realities of caregiving, what makes a great podcast, why different voices and stories matter, the shows they're currently producing and listening to, Julie's Brave Moves experiment, creating a life with greater intention, and what's next for the show. Plus, there's a little travel dreaming, questionable geography, plenty of teasing, and the return of the banter. Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and make yourself at home. Our Casa is your Casa. I want to hear your thoughts about the show and this episode. Text us here... Support the show Casa De Confidence is a podcast for women navigating midlife reinvention, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth. Hosted by Julie DeLucca-Collins, the show explores confidence, sustainable business success, visibility, authority building, and aligned growth for women entrepreneurs ready to lead boldly and live intentionally. Through real conversations and practical insights, listeners gain clarity, strengthen confidence, and develop strategies to expand their impact, voice, and opportunities. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching programs. Follow Julie DeLucca-Collins on Instagram at @julie_deluccacollins

  7. Aug 20

    Bite-Sized Blessings: Finding Connection, Meaning, and Magic

    What if making the world a little better didn't require a grand gesture? What if it started with noticing the person standing beside you? In this episode of Casa De Confidence, Julie DeLucca-Collins sits down with author, podcaster, storyteller, and Master of Divinity Kirsten Rudberg for a conversation about spirituality, human connection, storytelling, healing, and finding meaning in the seemingly ordinary moments of life. Kirsten describes herself as a panentheist, believing that everything is sacred and that we live in an intelligent universe with which we can co-create. Her worldview has been shaped by an unconventional childhood spent in Guyana, Pakistan, and the United States, exposing her early to different religions, cultures, foods, traditions, and ways of understanding the world. That curiosity eventually led Kirsten to seminary, despite not identifying with one particular religion. Julie and Kirsten explore what happens when we stop trying to fit spirituality, people, and even ourselves into neat little boxes. They also talk about something remarkably simple that we often underestimate: the power of making another human being feel seen. A compliment to a stranger. Letting someone go ahead of you in line. Buying someone a cup of coffee. Taking the time to listen to a story from someone whose life looks nothing like yours. These "bite-sized blessings" may seem small, but they can create ripples we never get to see. In This Episode What You’ll Hear What panentheism means to Kirsten and how it shapes her worldviewHow growing up in Guyana and Pakistan influenced her openness to different cultures and beliefsWhy Kirsten pursued a Master of Divinity without subscribing to one particular religionHow storytelling can build empathy between people who disagreeWhy Kirsten calls her podcast a "tithe to the universe"The relationship between trauma, healing, resilience, and how we interact with othersWhy being seen can be one of the greatest gifts we give another personHow living in Santa Fe has influenced Kirsten's spirituality and creativityReconnecting with the land and recognizing our responsibility as stewards rather than simply consumersHow words and everyday interactions can create meaningful changeKirsten's unexpected three-year experience of being supported through house-sittingWhy opening our hearts to strangers might be one small way to change the worldKirsten leaves us with a beautifully simple challenge: Talk to a stranger. Be friendly. Be someone others can talk to. Invite people into your sandbox and have fun. Because sometimes the smallest interaction becomes exactly the blessing someone needed that day. 🔗 Connect with Kirsten  Website:https://bytesizedblessings.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edisonsucks1/ I want to hear your thoughts about the show and this episode. Text us here... Support the show Casa De Confidence is a podcast for women navigating midlife reinvention, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth. Hosted by Julie DeLucca-Collins, the show explores confidence, sustainable business success, visibility, authority building, and aligned growth for women entrepreneurs ready to lead boldly and live intentionally. Through real conversations and practical insights, listeners gain clarity, strengthen confidence, and develop strategies to expand their impact, voice, and opportunities. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching programs. Follow Julie DeLucca-Collins on Instagram at @julie_deluccacollins

  8. Aug 13

    The Journey Back to You: Finding Yourself Again in Midlife with Lisa Pulliam

    What happens when the life that looks successful from the outside no longer feels like yours? For Lisa Pulliam, that realization came while standing on a beach in South Texas. She had built a successful business, led a team of more than 2,000 consultants and customers, spoken on major stages, and checked many of the boxes we're told represent success. But behind the accomplishments, Lisa was burned out. Her health was suffering. Her marriage was strained. One of her children was struggling. And somewhere in the relentless striving, performing, achieving, and showing up for everyone else, Lisa realized she had lost touch with herself. In this deeply personal episode of Casa De Confidence, Julie DeLucca-Collins sits down with Lisa for a conversation about burnout, people pleasing, midlife reinvention, motherhood, grief, social media, finding purpose, and what Lisa calls "the journey back to me." Lisa shares why she believes peace is an essential measure of success, how she began separating her worth from her accomplishments, and why sometimes the most courageous thing we can do is become quiet enough to hear ourselves again. They also explore Lisa's 30-day social media experiment, her practice of "Soul Time," morning pages, learning to surrender what we cannot control, and why the second half of life may actually become our most meaningful chapter. In This Episode The moment Lisa realized her successful life wasn't working anymoreWhat burnout can look like when everything appears fine from the outsideWhy achievement and accomplishment don't necessarily create peaceHow people pleasing contributes to burnoutSeparating your identity from what you accomplishWhy Lisa deleted social media from her phone for 30 daysWhat happened when she stopped reaching for her phone every morningLisa's "Soul Time" practice for reconnecting with yourselfThe power of silence, mindfulness, nature, and morning pagesCarrying emotional "bricks" that were never yours to carryMotherhood, grief, surrender, and letting go without losing yourselfWhy feeling your emotions is part of healingRediscovering purpose in the second half of lifeWhy small moments can create enormous meaningWhat Lisa wishes she could tell her 40-year-old selfMemorable Quotes "If in the middle of that there is no peace, then I say there is no success." "You are enough just as you are." "Feeling our feelings is the beginning of healing." "Surrendering is an act of trust." "Until you breathe your last breath on this planet, there is a purpose for you." 🔗 Connect with Lisa Pulliam Website:http://www.lisacarolpulliam.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.b.pulliam Free Offer: Sparkle in Mid-Life E-Guide: 7 secrets to a life that Lights your soul https://sendfox.com/LisaCarolPulliam I want to hear your thoughts about the show and this episode. Text us here... Support the show Casa De Confidence is a podcast for women navigating midlife reinvention, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth. Hosted by Julie DeLucca-Collins, the show explores confidence, sustainable business success, visibility, authority building, and aligned growth for women entrepreneurs ready to lead boldly and live intentionally. Through real conversations and practical insights, listeners gain clarity, strengthen confidence, and develop strategies to expand their impact, voice, and opportunities. Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends! Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review. For more about me and what I do, check out my website. If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching programs. Follow Julie DeLucca-Collins on Instagram at @julie_deluccacollins

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If you are asking yourself, "How to build confidence as a woman entrepreneur," this is the show for you.  Casa De Confidence is for women who know they’re capable of more and are ready to reinvent, expand their voice, and build a life and business that reflects who they’ve become.   If you’re navigating a season of reinvention, building confidence in your next chapter, or stepping into greater visibility and leadership, you’re in the right place.  Each episode helps women entrepreneurs and leaders build confidence, grow sustainable success, and become known for the work and impact they are here to create.  Boost your confidence and build a life you love—one empowering conversation at a time. Welcome to Casa De Confidence, the go-to podcast for women who are ready to stop playing small and start showing up boldly in life, business, and relationships. Hosted by #1 Bestselling Author and business strategist Julie DeLucca-Collins and her #handsomehothusband, Dan, this show delivers real stories, actionable insights, and authentic encouragement to help you unlock your full potential. Each episode features honest, heart-centered conversations with everyday people and inspiring leaders who’ve faced challenges, chased big dreams, and created success on their own terms. You'll discover tools, strategies, and tiny habits to ditch the overwhelm, find clarity, and finally take aligned action. Whether you're craving motivation, confidence, peace, or a little kick in the pants—we’ve got you. Tune in weekly and learn what it takes to Go Confidently and create the life you LOVE. 👉 Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @Julie_DeLuccaCollins for updates and behind-the-scenes moments.

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