Radical Joy with James Bullard

James E. Bullard
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James Bullard is a dynamic storyteller, acclaimed performer, and visionary creator dedicated to inspiring individuals and organizations through his writing, public speaking, and the transformative podcast Radical Joy. Leveraging the power of right-brain thinking and innovative problem-solving, James empowers others to unlock their full potential and reimagine what’s possible. With a commanding stage presence and a unique ability to connect deeply with audiences, he masterfully blends humor, vulnerability, and actionable insights to spark meaningful change. As a published author, his work resonates with readers seeking clarity and motivation, while Radical Joy amplifies voices that challenge, inspire, and ignite curiosity. A passionate advocate for bold living, James uses the art of storytelling to cultivate joy and guide others toward their most authentic and empowered selves. CLW Studios is a joy-centered company that encourages setting self love as a goal.  Our mission is to nourish mind, body, and spirit with ample reasons to celebrate life's tiny wins. Remebering that you can't pour from empty and there is no shame in celebrating your good fortune. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support.

  1. 6d ago

    Put Yourself in Your Place — Feel Silly. Do the Thing

    What if “knowing your place” had less to do with shrinking yourself—and everything to do with choosing where you get to grow? Aspirational excellence — what if you aimed just a little higher than comfortable? Find a smarter room — being outmatched might be exactly where the learning starts. The enthusiasm center, at volume nine — reading the room without turning yourself down to three. Go where you’re appreciated — growth can also mean finding somewhere your gifts have somewhere to land. Twenty years of wanting to dance — until one night, not knowing how stopped mattering. Put your money where your heart is — feel silly, step on toes, learn the thing anyway. Failure has a 5-6-7-8 — and sometimes you’re still standing there like a goon when it passes. Flip the pancake — when you’ve done your dead-level best and that side is simply going to be burnt. Choose better water — find the people who help you become a stronger swimmer. How audacious of you — to think highly enough of yourself to go where you might actually grow. Maybe you don’t need fixing. Maybe there’s simply a room you’ve been nervous to enter, a thing you’ve wanted for twenty years, a version of yourself you’ve kept at a polite distance—or a dance floor waiting for you to stop worrying about whether you know the steps. You’re allowed to put yourself somewhere your joy has room to move. We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support. 🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔  ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕ Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕  🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔   Got something on your mind? James never runs out of things to say, so tell us what you want to discuss!    Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need.   Leave a review, send us a screenshot, and we’ll mail you a sticker! See you next FRIDAY for another dose of Radical Joy.   James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.   For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.   This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.   We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.   This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios

    Put Yourself in Your Place — Feel Silly. Do the Thing

  2. Sep 7

    Making Your Own Bread — When the World Hands You the Middle of the Sandwich

    What if the part of getting better nobody warns you about is how ridiculous, exposed, and occasionally downright terrible it can feel while you’re doing it? An honest conversation about the uncomfortable reality of learning something new. Sometimes growth looks less like a breakthrough and more like making the messy middle easier to swallow. Beginner meets dance floor — one salsa partner, several collisions, and a very public lesson in learning without your dignity intact. Embarrassment didn’t kill me — the worst part happened…and somehow, the song still ended. The “we’re done here” high five — sometimes persistence means finishing the dance, not signing up for another one. The disco stage was right there — what happens when retreating to something you’re already good at starts looking really appealing. Swimming with sharks — being the least-skilled person in the room comes with a few bites. Make them suffer through your Dutch — because switching back to comfortable might be the very thing keeping you from getting better. When shame brings friends — one embarrassing moment, and suddenly every old one wants to join the party. Find your own bread — when the world supplies the terrible middle, what makes it palatable enough to keep going? The breakdown counts, too — growth sometimes includes soreness, bruised confidence, and actual recovery. Band-Aid or defibrillator? — sometimes self-improvement has beaten the stuffing out of you, and tending to yourself is the work. We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support. 🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔  ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕ Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕  🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔   Got something on your mind? James never runs out of things to say, so tell us what you want to discuss!    Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need.   Leave a review, send us a screenshot, and we’ll mail you a sticker! See you next FRIDAY for another dose of Radical Joy.   James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.   For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.   This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.   We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.   This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios

    Making Your Own Bread — When the World Hands You the Middle of the Sandwich

  3. Aug 24

    Memory Monday: We Are Not Lemmings!

    So much of our lives are about what we do, not who we are.  Today James takes a magnifying glass to what makes each of us unforgettable, breaking the mold and changing the direction of the crowd.  How do you make your mark on the world?  We want to hear your story!   As we are working on finishing up season 2 and working on some new and really exciting things to launch into season 3, Make sure to follow so you don't miss a moment.   ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍  ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 We want to hear from you so let us know what you want to discuss!  James rarely runs out of things to talk about, so if there’s something on your mind or heart, we wanna hear from you. Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need. Don’t forget to leave a review and we will send you a sticker! Just shoot us a screenshot and let us know where you want it sent. Have a great week and we will see you next MONDAY for another dose of Radical Joy, Love y'all! Find out more about the goings on with James here! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support. 🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔  ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕ Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕  🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔   Got something on your mind? James never runs out of things to say, so tell us what you want to discuss!    Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need.   Leave a review, send us a screenshot, and we’ll mail you a sticker! See you next FRIDAY for another dose of Radical Joy.   James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.   For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.   This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.   We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.   This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios

  4. Aug 17

    What We Choose to Grow with Dr. Kim Nugent — When Possibility Finds You Anyway

    What if there’s more to the story than the moment, we decided was enough? Today with our Guest Dr. Kim Nugent we are talking about all kinds of things and it is a doozy! The story after the sentence — where curiosity usually disappears.  “They’re coming home” — and who they’ll be when they do. Purpose as interruption — meaning shifting behavior from the inside out. A room of four and real honesty — sometimes for the very first time. What’s finally said out loud — and what that unlocks. From “what I need” to “how can I help” — even from behind bars. The part we don’t see — $25, 72 hours, and everything at stake. The brilliance we overlook — because we stopped looking. Dignity, no qualifiers — just human, from the start. We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛 Connect with Dr. Kim Find her on  LinkedIn, Facebook, X (Twitter)  Instagram Check out her books: From Prison to Possibilities From Corrections to Careers: Today’s Food Service Workforce Advancing Careers in Corrections:  Promotion to Protocol    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support. 🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔  ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕ Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕  🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔   Got something on your mind? James never runs out of things to say, so tell us what you want to discuss!    Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need.   Leave a review, send us a screenshot, and we’ll mail you a sticker! See you next FRIDAY for another dose of Radical Joy.   James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.   For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.   This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.   We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.   This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios

    What We Choose to Grow with Dr. Kim Nugent — When Possibility Finds You Anyway

  5. Aug 3

    Finding Wonder in the Ordinary

    What if the moments that change us aren’t the extraordinary ones… but the ordinary ones we’ve stopped noticing?  Maybe the world hasn’t become less beautiful… we’ve just become harder to surprise? This week is an invitation to look up, slow down, and remember that awe isn’t reserved for extraordinary moments— we reflect on what happens when we lower our threshold for wonder, put the phone away, and begin noticing the quiet moments that have been patiently waiting for us all along. Sometimes the world feels unbearably heavy. Sometimes a rose still blooms anyway. Maybe both things are true. ✨Aim lower — why lowering your threshold for excitement might actually raise your quality of life. 📱 The experiment of leaving the phone behind — and what starts showing up when the screen disappears. 🚲 A family of four on one bicycle — the ordinary moment that became an unexpected lesson in trust. 🌹 Stop and smell (or photograph) the roses — because beauty doesn’t stop existing just because we’re in a hurry. 👀 The danger of only noticing the colossal — and what gets lost when everything has to be spectacular. ❤️ The homeless man on the sidewalk — the memory that still asks a difficult question about who we think will stop. ⚖️ Holding joy and heartbreak at the same time — without pretending either one isn’t real. 🌍 When someone changed his mind — the conversation that reminded him every story has another side waiting to be heard. 🌊 The ripple you can actually create — choosing influence over helplessness when the world’s problems feel impossibly large. 💛 Open… and awed — a quiet practice of noticing that refuses to let darkness have the final word. This episode isn’t here to fix you. It’s simply here to remind you that wonder doesn’t have to compete with grief, Gratitude doesn’t erase compassion, Wonder doesn’t ask us to ignore what’s broken.  It simply reminds us that beauty still exists alongside it—and sometimes noticing that beauty is what gives us the strength to keep showing up with open eyes, an open heart, and hope for what’s still possible. Sometimes the smallest moments are the ones that quietly keep us alive. If today feels heavy, perhaps all that’s required is one slower walk… and the willingness to notice what was already waiting for you. We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support. 🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔  ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕ Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕  🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔   Got something on your mind? James never runs out of things to say, so tell us what you want to discuss!    Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need.   Leave a review, send us a screenshot, and we’ll mail you a sticker! See you next FRIDAY for another dose of Radical Joy.   James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.   For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.   This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.   We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.   This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios

  6. Jul 27

    Dead Man Talking with Frank King — When Nothing Left to Lose Becomes a Way Back

    Before we begin—this episode includes honest conversation about depression, suicidal ideation, and lived experience with mental health struggles. Please take care of yourself as you listen, and pause if you need. What if the moment you believed you had nothing left… was the exact moment everything quietly opened? A conversation about standing at the edge—and discovering a strange, stubborn reason to stay. It’s not light. But it’s not hopeless either. We’re going to talk about things people usually don’t. You’re allowed to listen your own way. 🎤 “Spoiler alert… I didn’t pull the trigger.” — the line that lands like a punch and a promise 🧭 Nothing left to lose — the unexpected freedom that led him out of a life he couldn’t survive 💡 The thought that interrupted the ending — “What if I try everything else first?” 🎭 Comedy as translation — turning the darkest sentences into something the room can actually hear 🔥 Living on borrowed time — and deciding to spend it saying the things people avoid 🧠 Mental illness as adaptation — not just struggle, but a different kind of wiring with its own strange gifts ⚡ A brain that fires before thinking — where punchlines arrive the same way pain once did 🪶 Laughter as relief, not escape — giving the nervous system somewhere soft to land between hard truths 👀 “Join the conversation in their head” — the quiet art of reaching people where they already are 💬 Men who don’t talk… starting to — vulnerability as a skill, not a personality trait This episode isn’t here to fix you. It’s here to sit beside the parts of you that feel like too much… and remind them they’re still allowed to be here. We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support. 🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔  ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕ Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕  🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔   Got something on your mind? James never runs out of things to say, so tell us what you want to discuss!    Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need.   Leave a review, send us a screenshot, and we’ll mail you a sticker! See you next FRIDAY for another dose of Radical Joy.   James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.   For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.   This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.   We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.   This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios

    Dead Man Talking with Frank King — When Nothing Left to Lose Becomes a Way Back

  7. Jul 20

    Little Clouds — Finding the Sun Between Them

    What if the thing threatening your joy isn’t the cloud… but the way you’ve been staring at it? A small story about one frustrating morning… and the surprising places little clouds can lead us.   Some days begin beautifully, until something small drifts in. Maybe that’s where the real practice begins. It’s not about perfection. It doesn't pretend the clouds disappear. It’s that joy isn't found by waiting for clear skies It's found by leaning into where the light still is shining through.   ☁️ The little cloud — the one that walked through the door… and almost stole a beautiful morning. 🍪 Biscoff and bad moods — how delight can disappear the moment irritation takes the wheel. 🙃 The eye roll — catching yourself before someone else ever does.  🥴“Please speak Dutch.” — when the lesson had much less to do with language than compassion. 🐢 Slow down. — the unexpected wisdom that softened more than his pronunciation. 🚲 Eleven minutes… — deciding whether a passing cloud deserves the rest of your day. 🌤️ Shining beside someone — because light works differently than we think. 🧽 The empathy sponge — learning that kindness doesn’t require absorbing every storm. 🌞 A different forecast — what changes when you stop trying to move the clouds. 💛 Keeping your light — even when the weather never does.   This episode isn’t here to fix you. It’s simply an invitation to notice the little clouds that drift across your days… To remind you that they don’t get to decide whether your light keeps shining. You can protect your peace without hardening your heart. You can choose curiosity before certainty. And sometimes, that’s enough.   We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support. 🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔  ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕ Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕  🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔   Got something on your mind? James never runs out of things to say, so tell us what you want to discuss!    Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need.   Leave a review, send us a screenshot, and we’ll mail you a sticker! See you next FRIDAY for another dose of Radical Joy.   James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.   For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.   This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.   We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.   This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios

    Little Clouds — Finding the Sun Between Them

  8. Jul 13

    Beyond the Labels — Controlling What You Can with Tori DaCosta

    What if… the labels you’ve carried for years were never meant to define you—and the freedom you’ve been looking for begins by focusing on what you can actually control? This conversation with Tori De Costa is about identity, resilience, and what happens when you stop living the life you inherited and begin building the one that’s actually yours. Some labels are handed to us. Some we pick up ourselves. Some conversations don’t hand you answers. They hand you a mirror. And sometimes… that’s exactly what you need.  The beautiful part? You don’t have to keep carrying the labels that no longer belong to you.  🛤️ Running someone else’s track — the quiet moment success stopped feeling like purpose. 🎯 Control. Manage. Influence. — three simple words that can change how you carry almost anything. 🤝 Control has a boundary — if another human is involved, what you have is influence. 💬 “Mind your business.” — the childhood lesson she had to unlearn before she could truly lead. 🔥 Another degree wasn’t the answer — purpose asked a different question. ❤️ Bullies don’t stay on the playground — and neither does courage. 🌱 The shortcut nobody wants — why hardship became her fastest path to growth. 🌿 Life isn’t happening to you — the mindset that changed everything. 📖 The book title everyone questions — and the identity conversation hiding underneath it. ✨ What still belongs to you — even after every label falls away. This episode isn’t here to fix you. It’s here to remind you that you don’t have to control everything to move forward. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is release the labels that no longer fit, hold tightly to what you can control, and trust yourself enough to keep taking the next step. We’re really, really glad you’re here. 💛 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support. 🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔  ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕ Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and breathe!   ❤️🍊🟨💚💙💜🟤🖤❕❕  🌹🧡🟡🌳🔷🟪🤎🖤❔   Got something on your mind? James never runs out of things to say, so tell us what you want to discuss!    Remember there is no shame in joy or for asking for what you need.   Leave a review, send us a screenshot, and we’ll mail you a sticker! See you next FRIDAY for another dose of Radical Joy.   James is not a therapist, but you’re not alone. If you're in crisis, call 988 for professional help.   For non-emergencies, Psychology Today can connect you with support and therapists who fit your needs.   This podcast and CLW Studios content are not therapy or a substitute for it. Guest opinions are their own.   We're here for insight and encouragement but always seek professional support when needed.   This episode was Produced and edited by Kerri J of CLW Studios

    Beyond the Labels — Controlling What You Can with Tori DaCosta
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James Bullard is a dynamic storyteller, acclaimed performer, and visionary creator dedicated to inspiring individuals and organizations through his writing, public speaking, and the transformative podcast Radical Joy. Leveraging the power of right-brain thinking and innovative problem-solving, James empowers others to unlock their full potential and reimagine what’s possible. With a commanding stage presence and a unique ability to connect deeply with audiences, he masterfully blends humor, vulnerability, and actionable insights to spark meaningful change. As a published author, his work resonates with readers seeking clarity and motivation, while Radical Joy amplifies voices that challenge, inspire, and ignite curiosity. A passionate advocate for bold living, James uses the art of storytelling to cultivate joy and guide others toward their most authentic and empowered selves. CLW Studios is a joy-centered company that encourages setting self love as a goal.  Our mission is to nourish mind, body, and spirit with ample reasons to celebrate life's tiny wins. Remebering that you can't pour from empty and there is no shame in celebrating your good fortune. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radical-joy-with-james-bullard--5644728/support.

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