Balanced but Barely

Carla Jean Lundgren
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If you’re holding it all together on the outside—but quietly falling apart on the inside—you’re not alone… and you’re in the right place. Balanced but Barely is a real, unfiltered podcast about messy healing and real life. Hosted by Carla Jean Lundgren, we talk anxiety, depression, PTSD, self-love, and spirituality—without pretending we have it all together. Through honest conversations, humor, and practical tools, you’ll feel seen, supported, and less alone. If you’re doing the inner work while still spiraling sometimes… you belong here.

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  1. 3 ngày trước

    Ep 8: Stop Beating Yourself Up - Ahimsa, Self Harm, & the Violence We Don't Talk About

    What if the person you're hardest on... is yourself? In this episode of Balanced but Barely, Carla Jean explores one of yoga's most powerful—and often misunderstood—teachings: Ahimsa, the practice of non-violence and non-harm. While many people think Ahimsa is simply about being kind to others, this conversation turns the focus inward to examine the subtle ways we create suffering in our own lives. From harsh self-talk and chronic stress to ignoring our physical needs, abandoning our values, and making fear-based financial decisions, Carla Jean reveals how self-harm often shows up in everyday habits rather than dramatic moments. Through the lens of the Four Pillars of Wellness—mental, physical, spiritual, and financial—she offers practical ways to replace self-judgment with self-respect and move from survival mode toward a life of greater balance and peace. Listeners will learn how to identify the hidden forms of self-violence that keep them feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and emotionally exhausted, while discovering simple mindfulness practices that cultivate awareness, compassion, and intentional living. What Ahimsa, the first of the Eight Limbs of Yoga, really means and why it's relevant far beyond the yoga matHow negative self-talk affects your nervous system, identity, and emotional well-beingThe difference between self-discipline and self-punishmentWhy chronic stress, burnout, and ignoring your body's needs can be forms of self-harmHow spiritual wellness is strengthened by living in alignment with your valuesWhy financial wellness begins with awareness, not shamePractical mindfulness techniques to create more peace in each area of your lifeSmall daily choices that help build a healthier relationship with yourselfWhether you've been living on autopilot, carrying impossible expectations, or simply feeling like you're your own toughest critic, this episode is a reminder that true wellness isn't built through perfection—it's built through compassion. Because non-violence isn't only about how we treat other people. It's also about how we treat ourselves. And maybe the greatest act of self-love is choosing to stop fighting the person in the mirror. 🎙️ Balanced but Barely — where growth meets real life, and we're figuring it out together.

    26 phút

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    Ep 7: Happiness Called...It Said You're Making This Way Too Complicated

    What if happiness isn't something you find? What if it's something you practice? In this episode of Balanced but Barely, Carla Jeanchallenges one of the most common beliefs about happiness—that it's waiting for us somewhere in the future. Whether it's tied to a promotion, a relationship, more money, a smaller pants size, or simply getting through the next stressful season, many of us live in a constant state of "I'll be happy when..." But what if happiness isn't a destination at all? Through relatable stories, humor, mindfulness practices, nervous system education, and practical tools, Carla Jean explores why so many people struggle to experience happiness—even when life is going relatively well. She breaks down the science behind why we adapt so quickly to achievements, why anxiety and overwhelm can makehappiness feel out of reach, and how our pursuit of perfection often prevents us from appreciating what's already good. This episode dives into the difference between happiness and joy, why chronic stress impacts our ability to experience positive emotions, and how presence, connection, meaning, and gratitude play a larger role in happiness than external accomplishments ever could. Listeners will learn: ✔️ Happiness is not a destination—it's a practice. ✔️ You don't have to wait for perfect circumstances toexperience moments of joy. ✔️ Anxiety and chronic stress can make happiness harder toaccess, but not impossible. ✔️ The happiest people still experience sadness, grief,disappointment, and struggle. ✔️ Presence is often more important than achievement. ✔️ Meaningful relationships are one of the strongestpredictors of long-term happiness. ✔️ Gratitude isn't pretending everything is good—it'snoticing what is good alongside what is hard. ✔️ Happiness is often found in ordinary moments we overlookwhile chasing extraordinary ones. If you've been postponing your happiness until life calms down, everything is figured out, or you finally reach your next goal, this episode offers a gentle reminder: Life may never be perfect. The inbox may never be empty. The to-do list may never be finished. And happiness doesn't require any of those things. Because sometimes happiness isn't found in the next achievement. Sometimes it's found in the coffee you're drinking, the personsitting next to you, the deep breath you're taking, or the simple realization that this imperfect life is still worth enjoying. 🎙️ Balanced but Barely — where growth meets reallife, and we're figuring it out together.

    23 phút

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    Ep 6: Depression Isn't Weakness: What No One Tells You About Feeling Stuck

    In this deeply personal and compassionate episode of Balanced but Barely, Carla Jean Lundgren explores one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions: depression. She explains why depression is not laziness, weakness, or a lack of gratitude, but a complex experience that can affect energy, motivation, concentration, sleep, and a person's sense of hope. Carla Jean shares her own lifelong journey with depression, describing it as an unwelcome “beast” that requires a constantly evolving toolbox of coping strategies. Through honest storytelling, mindfulness exercises, and practical guidance, she discusses self-compassion, the importance of connection, and when it may be time to seek professional support. The episode also addresses the stigma surrounding depression, especially among high-achieving adults and young mothers, and reminds listeners that surviving difficult seasons is an accomplishment in itself. Listeners will walk away with validation, practical tools, and the reassurance that depression does not define their worth or identity.

    24 phút

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    Ep 5: The Audacity - Why Not You?

    What would you do if you stopped waiting for permission? In this episode of Balanced but Barely, Carla Jeanexplores the concept of audacity—not as arrogance or entitlement, but as the willingness to trust yourself enough to take up space, speak your truth, set boundaries, and pursue the life you want before you feel completely ready. For many of us, the biggest obstacle isn't a lack of capability—it's the fear of being seen, judged, rejected, or disappointing others. Through relatable stories, practical tools, mindfulness exercises, and nervous system education, Carla Jean unpacks why audacity can feel so uncomfortable and why it may be theexact thing that's needed for personal growth. Listeners will learn how childhood experiences, people-pleasing tendencies, perfectionism, anxiety, and the desire for approval can keep them playing small and second-guessing themselves. The episode explores the difference between confidence and courage, why self-trust matters more than certainty, and how to stop outsourcing your worth to the opinions of others. Along the way, Carla Jean challenges listeners to examine where they may be shrinking themselves, over accommodating others, or waiting for the perfect time to pursue a goal, have a difficult conversation, or make a life change. This episode also dives into: ✔️ Audacity is not arrogance—it's self-trust in action. ✔️ Confidence often comes after action, not before it. ✔️ You can be afraid and courageous at the same time. ✔️ People-pleasing may keep you safe, but it can also keep you stuck. ✔️ Disappointing others does not automatically mean you'redoing something wrong. ✔️ Boundaries are an act of self-respect, not selfishness. ✔️ The life you want may require you to stop waiting forpermission. ✔️ You don't need certainty to take the next step—you needwillingness. Whether you're navigating anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, a major life transition, or simply trying to reconnect with your authentic self, this episode offers a reminder that your voice, your dreams, and your needs matter. Because the question isn't: "Who am I to do this?" Maybe the better question is: "Why not me?" 🎙️ Balanced but Barely — where growth meets reallife, and we're figuring it out together. Key Takeaways:

    37 phút

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    Ep 4: Patience Is Cute Until Your Life Isn’t Moving Fast Enough

    What if the thing standing between you and peace isn't your circumstances—but your relationship with patience? In this episode of Balanced but Barely, Carla Jean explores why patience feels so difficult in a world that celebrates hustle, instant gratification, and overnight success. Through honest storytelling, relatable humor, mindfulness practices, and nervous system education, she unpacks the connection between anxiety, control, uncertainty, and our desire to make life move faster than it's meant to. Listeners will learn the difference between healthy patience, tolerance, and accommodating, and how these often get confused—especially for people pleasers, caregivers, and high-functioning individuals who are used to carrying the weight of everyone else's needs. Carla Jean explains how patience can become self-abandonment, tolerance can become resentment, and accommodating can become losing yourself entirely when healthy boundaries are absent. The episode also explores: Why uncertainty triggers anxiety and nervous system activationHow control often disguises itself as productivityThe role of mindfulness in managing overwhelmThe difference between waiting and trustingHow to recognize when you're forcing outcomes instead of allowing growthPractical strategies for emotional regulation during difficult seasonsThe 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique for anxiety and overwhelmThis conversation is for anyone who feels stuck, behind, impatient, burnt out, or frustrated that healing, growth, relationships, finances, or life changes aren't happening as quickly as they hoped. If you've ever wondered whether you're practicing patience—or simply tolerating things that no longer serve you—this episode offers a fresh perspective, practical tools, and compassionate support. Key Takeaways: ✔️ Patience is not passive—it is active trust.✔️ Slow progress is still progress.✔️ Patience should not cost you your peace.✔️ Tolerance should not require self-sacrifice.✔️ Accommodating others should never mean abandoning yourself.✔️ Anxiety thrives on urgency; mindfulness helps you return to the present.✔️ You are not behind in your life—you are growing at your own pace. Take a deep breath, unclench your jaw, and remember: you don't have to rush your becoming. 🎙️ Balanced but Barely — where growth meets real life, and we're figuring it out together.

    31 phút

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    Ep 3: Boundaries Are Not Mean: Protecting Your Peace Without Feeling Guilty

    If saying “no” makes you feel like you just committed a federal crime… this episode is for you. 😅 In this episode of Balanced but Barely, Carla Jean dives into boundaries, people pleasing, emotional burnout, nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and what it actually means to create a safe space for yourself without feeling selfish about it. We’re talking: anxiety and overwhelmhealthy boundaries and communicationemotional safety in relationshipspeople pleasing and self-abandonmentstress management and nervous system regulationmindfulness techniques for overwhelm and burnoutprotecting your peace without guilthow The Four Agreements can completely change the way you communicate with yourself and othersYou’ll learn why boundaries feel so uncomfortable, how your nervous system responds to emotional exhaustion, and why constantly overextending yourself is not the same thing as being kind. Carla Jean also shares a very real Balanced but Barely moment about having one of those chaotic “my brain has 47 tabs open” weeks—and the mindfulness tools that helped her stop spiraling and move forward anyway. This episode is for the high-functioning but emotionally exhausted people who: answer texts in their head but never actually send themfeel responsible for everyone else’s emotionsstruggle to rest without guiltwant peace but somehow keep volunteering for chaosand are one minor inconvenience away from moving into the woods to live with squirrelsNo toxic positivity. No pretending to have it all together. Just honest conversations, practical tools, mindfulness, self-awareness, emotional wellness, and real-life support for anxiety, burnout, stress, boundaries, and personal growth. 🎧 Subscribe to Balanced but Barely for more conversations on mental health, emotional regulation, trauma recovery, mindfulness, self-improvement, yoga, meditation, breathwork, and figuring out life without completely losing your mind. 📲 Instagram: @_carlajean143 📺 YouTube: carlajean143 🌐 Website: www.carlajean143.com

    27 phút

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    Ep 2: Friendship Breakups Hurt More Than We Admit

    Friendship heartbreak is a different kind of pain—quiet, confusing, and often overlooked. In this episode of Balanced but Barely, Carla Jean dives into the deep love and trust friendships are built on, the grief we feel when a friendship changes or ends, and the boundaries needed for healthy, supportive relationships. We talk about: feeling abandoned or outgrown by a friendpeople pleasing and overgiving in friendshipsemotional burnout and one-sided relationshipsgrief after friendship breakupshealthy communication and boundarieslearning the difference between being needed and being lovedreconnecting with yourself after losing a friendshipIf you’ve ever questioned your worth after a friendship ended, felt emotionally exhausted from always being “the strong one,” or struggled to set boundaries without guilt—this episode is for you. Through honest storytelling, relatable humor, and grounded conversations, this episode offers support for anyone navigating friendship loss, emotional overwhelm, self-worth, healing from toxic relationship patterns, and learning how to create healthier connections. Because friendship should feel safe—not like emotional survival mode. 🎧 Subscribe to Balanced but Barely for more conversations on anxiety, burnout, boundaries, self-awareness, emotional wellness, nervous system regulation, relationships, and personal growth. 📲 Follow on Instagram: @_carlajean143 📺 YouTube: carlajean143 🌐 www.carlajean143.com

    32 phút

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    Ep 1: Your Inner Voice Needs a Rebrand: Fixing Self-Talk, Anxiety & Overwhelm

    In this episode of Balanced but Barely, we’re talking about the powerful connection between self-talk, anxiety, overwhelm, nervous system regulation, communication, and personal growth. If you struggle with negative self-talk, burnout, stress, high-functioning anxiety, depression, PTSD, emotional overwhelm, people pleasing, or feeling disconnected from yourself, this episode will help you understand how your words shape your identity, mindset, mental health, and relationships. We dive into how language impacts the nervous system, how to reframe negative thoughts, improve communication, reduce stress, and build emotional resilience using practical tools rooted in mindfulness, self-awareness, emotional regulation, and behavior change. You’ll learn simple techniques for healthier communication, nervous system support, mindset shifts, stress management, self-improvement, trauma recovery, and creating more balance in everyday life. This episode is for anyone navigating burnout, life transitions, healing from trauma, anxiety management, self-love, emotional exhaustion, or the constant pressure of “holding it all together.” Through honest conversations, relatable humor, and grounded support, Balanced but Barely offers real-life tools for mental wellness, emotional wellness, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and creating calm in the chaos. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed but unable to slow down, emotionally drained but still pushing through, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you—this conversation is for you. Subscribe to Balanced but Barely for more conversations on stress management, mental health, self-awareness, nervous system regulation, mindfulness, trauma healing, personal development, yoga, meditation, and emotional wellness. Follow on Instagram: @_carlajean143Subscribe on YouTube: carlajean143 Learn more at: www.carlajean143.com

    22 phút

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    Trailer: Balanced but Barely Podcast - You’re Not Broken

    What if healing didn’t look perfect? What if growth was messy, emotional, nonlinear… and sometimes looked like crying in your car before walking into Target like nothing happened? Welcome to Balanced but Barely, a podcast for the ones doing the inner work while still feeling like they’re barely holding it together. Hosted by Carla Jean Lundgren, this show is a safe space for real conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma healing, overwhelm, self-love, spirituality, and emotional resilience—without toxic positivity and without pretending life is always figured out. Here, we talk about what it actually means to be human: Meditating in the morning and still spiraling by afternoonTrying to heal trauma while still getting triggeredWorking on self-improvement while forgetting why you walked into a roomLearning to regulate your nervous system… and still having hard daysBecause healing is not linear. And you are not broken. Through honest storytelling, relatable humor, and grounded reflection, Balanced but Barely explores what it means to build a life rooted in mental wellness, emotional balance, and personal growth, even when life feels overwhelming. This podcast is for you if you are: Struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, or emotional burnoutFeeling stuck, unseen, unheard, or alone in your healing journeyInterested in self-improvement, mindset shifts, and behavior changeExploring spirituality, self-love, and purposeTrying to find balance between surviving and thrivingEach episode blends real-life experiences with practical insights to support your growth—without pressure, perfectionism, or shame. This is your reminder that you don’t have to have it all together to start healing. You just have to show up as you are. No perfection. No pretending. Just real life, real healing, and real conversation. If you’ve ever thought: “I should be further along by now…” “I thought I healed this already…” or “Is it just me?” You belong here. If this resonates with you, subscribe to Balanced but Barely so you never miss an episode. Follow along for daily real talk, encouragement, and behind-the-scenes healing conversations: Instagram: @_carlajean143YouTube: carlajean143 (for FREE yoga and meditation videos)Web: 👉 ⁠www.carlajean.com⁠ for more tools, resources, and support through the 143 Method You don’t have to be fully healed to be growing. You just have to start. Welcome to Balanced but Barely.

    2 phút

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If you’re holding it all together on the outside—but quietly falling apart on the inside—you’re not alone… and you’re in the right place. Balanced but Barely is a real, unfiltered podcast about messy healing and real life. Hosted by Carla Jean Lundgren, we talk anxiety, depression, PTSD, self-love, and spirituality—without pretending we have it all together. Through honest conversations, humor, and practical tools, you’ll feel seen, supported, and less alone. If you’re doing the inner work while still spiraling sometimes… you belong here.

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    Carla Jean Lundgren
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    © Carla Jean Lundgren
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