The Zen AF Hustle

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Welcome to The Zen AF Hustle Podcast — where ambition is sacred and hustle isn’t a dirty word. This is the podcast for founders and ambitious women who refuse to build their dreams through burnout, self-abandonment, or constant pressure. Master certified life and mindset coach Julia Garcia Devenishek is helping bring the zen back into your hustle with conversations on mindset, confidence, boundaries, emotional wellness, and nervous system regulation. Because you can have it all — a thriving career and a life you love — without sacrificing what matters most

  1. May 28

    Ep. 41 How to Become the Greatest Asset in Your Life and Business

    You are the number one asset in your life and your business. Not your strategy, your branding, or your goals. You. In this solo episode of The Zen AF Hustle, Julia breaks down what it actually means to become your own greatest asset, and why so many ambitious women pour into the external (the business, the brand, the goals) while quietly neglecting the internal foundation everything else is built on. A beautiful house on an unstable foundation is destined to crumble, and the same is true for a successful life built on survival mode. Julia shares the three pillars that turn an ambitious woman into the kind of woman who can hold the life she's building without abandoning herself in the process. This episode is for the woman in pursuit of something big, or in a season of transition to her next chapter. Grounded Confidence. Self-trust that isn't tied to outcomes, productivity, or anyone else's validation. Walking into any room knowing you don't need anything from anyone. Emotional Mastery. Nervous system regulation and emotional resilience as the foundation of sustainable success. Why your emotional state shapes the quality of everything you create. Intentional Communication. Boundaries, asking for support, and self-expression done in a way where everyone wins, instead of assuming someone has to lose and deciding it should be you. Why you are the greatest asset in your life and business The foundation analogy every ambitious woman needs to hear How the way we became ambitious is often unsustainable Why highly capable women are often the least internally supported How your nervous system, emotional state, and identity quietly shape your results What it means to feel good on a regular Tuesday, not just at the finish line How to communicate boundaries and needs without guilt Why becoming the asset isn't about becoming perfect The Asset, Julia's private one-on-one coaching program, is now open. Built for the ambitious woman stepping into her next level, it focuses on grounded confidence, emotional mastery, and intentional communication through real-life experience rather than coursework. To apply, book a consult through the link in bio or DM the word ASSET. Instagram: @get.zenafDM Julia directly: @juliagarciadeveniApply for The Asset: DM the word ASSET or visit https://linktr.ee/juliagarciadeveni and book your consultShop the Zen AF Wellness Planner: getzenaf.shop

    23 min

  2. May 21

    Ep. 40 Becoming the Founder You Were Meant to Be with Solé Stewart

    What does it take to become the woman who can actually build the thing you want to build? In this episode of The Zen AF Hustle, Julia sits down with Solé Stewart, 24-year-old founder of Tera, a fashion tech app, who is building her startup while working full-time in finance. Sole shares the identity shifts she's made coming out of college, why trying modeling, Pilates, and content creation wasn't a lack of follow-through but the path to clarity, and the daily rituals that keep her grounded as she builds. This conversation is for the ambitious woman in any season of becoming. How to step into a founder identity when you don't have a blueprint Why working with your mind, not against it, is the real productivity strategy The reframe that turns self-doubt into action How a two-year break from social media changed Sole's relationship with herself Why being at the cause of your life (not the effect) changes everything The rituals that keep ambitious women grounded while they build TikTok: @sosocutie_Instagram: @tryteraapp Instagram: @get.zenafShop the Zen AF Wellness Planner: getzenaf.coSubmit a Mindset Coach Hotline question through Instagram highlights: @juliagarciadeveni

    42 min

  3. May 14

    Eo. 39 The Emma Grede Backlash: Why Women Need to Stop Tearing Each Other Down and Start Defining Success for Themselves

    Emma Grede has been in the cultural conversation a lot lately, and not all of it has been kind. The criticism is loud, the takes are sharp, and the internet has done what the internet does when a successful woman says something the collective doesn't want to hear. In this episode of The Zen AF Hustle, Julia weighs in. Not as a defender of every word Emma Grede has ever said, but as someone willing to look at the parts that are actually true. The parts that are uncomfortable specifically because they are true. The parts that touch a nerve in ambitious women precisely because we haven't fully made peace with what it costs to build the lives we say we want. Julia shares her honest perspective on what Emma got right, where the nuance got lost in translation, and why the conversation we should be having isn't about whether Emma Grede is relatable. It's about why successful women so often become the targets of other women, and what that pattern is really protecting us from. The deeper point is this. The reason another woman's version of success makes you flinch is rarely about her. It's about the unexamined definition of success you're carrying. The one you absorbed before you ever got to choose it. The one that has you measuring your life against a standard you didn't write, and quietly feeling like you're failing at being a good mother, a present partner, a successful founder, a healthy woman, all at once. You will always feel like you're falling short if your definition of "having it all" was built by someone else. In this episode, Julia gets into what it actually looks like to define success on your own terms. Why the most ambitious women are often the ones most quietly disconnected from what they actually want. How to stop using other women as a measuring stick, in either direction. And why the cultural reflex to tear successful women down is something we can opt out of, individually, starting now. This is the episode for the woman who has watched the discourse unfold and felt something stir she couldn't quite name. For the woman who has had her own version of success critiqued, dismissed, or misunderstood. For the woman ready to stop borrowing her standards from people who don't actually know what she wants. In this episode: What Emma Grede actually said, and the parts worth taking seriously Why successful women so often become the target of other women's projection The cultural reflex to drag women who don't fit a familiar mold What "having it all" actually means, and why no one has ever had it all at the same time How to recognize when you're measuring your life against a borrowed definition The quiet cost of leaving your own definition of success undefined Why the version of you that's a great mother and the version of you that's deeply ambitious are not in conflict How to stop performing other people's standards and start living your own Connect with Julia and The Zen AF Hustle: Instagram: @juliagarciadeveni @get.zenaf Submit a Mindset Coach Hotline question through the highlights Shop the Zen AF Wellness Planner: getzenaf.shop The Zen AF Wellness Planner is designed to help ambitious women get clear on what they're actually working toward, define success in their own language, and build daily rituals that support that vision from a grounded, regulated state. If this episode resonated, share it with a friend who needs to hear it, and leave a review to help more women find the show.

    45 min

  4. Apr 23

    Ep.38 The Truth About Consistency: Why It's an Identity, Not a Rigidity

    Most ambitious women don't have a consistency problem. They have an identity problem dressed up as one. In this episode of The Zen AF Hustle, Julia answers a Mindset Coach Hotline question that lives in the back of almost every high-achieving woman's mind. Why can I follow through for everyone else but struggle to follow through for myself? Why do I start strong and then fall off? Why does consistency feel harder than it should when I know exactly what I want? The answer isn't more discipline. It isn't a better planner, a stricter routine, or another productivity system. It's identity. Consistency isn't something you force. It's something you become. The women who move through their lives with quiet, steady follow-through aren't doing it through willpower. They've built an internal identity that makes the follow-through inevitable. They don't have to motivate themselves to show up, because showing up is simply who they are. In this conversation, Julia breaks down why discipline-based consistency collapses under pressure, how identity-based consistency actually works, and why the gap between the woman you are and the woman you want to become is closed through self-concept, not self-control. She also shares the quiet shift that happens when you stop trying to perform consistency and start letting it become part of how you already see yourself. This is the episode for the woman who has tried every system, every habit tracker, every morning routine, and still feels like something is slightly off. It's for the woman who knows what she wants, knows what she needs to do, and is quietly frustrated with the version of herself who keeps starting over. It's for anyone ready to stop managing her behavior and start shifting who she believes she is. In this episode: Why consistency as discipline creates exhaustion and internal friction The difference between doing something consistently and being someone who is consistent What identity-based consistency actually looks like in real life Why most women default to willpower, and what to build instead The quiet shift from "I'm trying to" to "I am" How self-concept shapes follow-through more than motivation ever could The role of nervous system regulation in making new identities feel safe A reframe for anyone who has ever called herself inconsistent About the Mindset Coach Hotline: This episode is part of the Mindset Coach Hotline series, a new feature on The Zen AF Hustle where Julia answers anonymous questions submitted by listeners. If you have a question about mindset, ambition, follow-through, rituals, or any of the quiet struggles that come with building a life you actually want, you can submit it anonymously through the Instagram highlights at @juliagarciadeveni Connect with Julia and The Zen AF Hustle: Instagram: @juliagarciadeveni @get.zenaf Submit a Mindset Coach Hotline question through the highlights The Zen AF Wellness Planner is the tool designed to help ambitious women move toward their goals from a grounded, regulated state. It's built around the same principles Julia uses in her coaching practice, including the identity-first approach you'll hear in this episode. If this episode resonated, share it with a friend who needs to hear it, and leave a review to help more women find the show.

    29 min

  5. Apr 16

    Ep.37 Christina Kuklinski of Kook on Building an Ocean-First Beauty Brand Without Burning Out

    If you're an ambitious woman building something of your own, the hardest part isn't the work itself. It's figuring out how to do the work without losing your health, your clarity, or the version of yourself you actually like being. In this episode of The Zen AF Hustle, Julia sits down with Christina Kuklinski, founder and CEO of Kook, the ocean-first beauty brand creating reef-safe, high-performance hair and skincare for people who live in the sun, salt, and surf. But this conversation is less about the product and more about what it really takes to build a company in a way that doesn't cost you your wellness. Christina shares the turning point that led her to leave a demanding consulting career at Deloitte Digital, take two years to travel and scuba dive, and eventually build the brand she couldn't find on the shelf. She talks about the moment she realized her corporate life was quietly draining her, why she no longer forces herself into a 5 AM workout just because someone told her successful people do, and how she learned to design her day around her actual energy instead of someone else's template. Together, they get into the real questions ambitious women are asking right now. How do you define success when the traditional markers stop feeling like enough? What does it mean to have it all when your priorities shift season to season? How do you build the kind of internal rhythm that lets you work hard without running yourself into the ground? This is a conversation about wellness as infrastructure, not indulgence. About listening to your body's signals before they become symptoms. About the difference between the linear life path you were handed and the one you actually want. About community, small daily wins, and building a business that reflects your values from the inside out. Christina also opens up about Kook's partnership with Sea Trees, the nonprofit planting a mangrove in a UNESCO World Heritage site in Baja for every product sold, and why environmental impact is part of how she defines success. If you're in a season of building, recalibrating, or quietly wondering if there's a more sustainable way to go after what you want, this episode was made for you. In this episode: The catalyst moment that made Christina walk away from her corporate path A new framework for designing your day around your actual energy, not someone else's routine Why the linear life path many ambitious women were taught doesn't hold up in real life How to recognize the body signals telling you to slow down before you hit the wall The seasons of ambition and why priorities shifting is a feature, not a flaw A more grounded definition of success that includes the life you're living, not just the one you're building toward Why female founder community and real mentorship are some of the most overlooked wellness tools The small daily rituals Christina credits for keeping her grounded in her first year of business Kook's partnership with Sea Trees and what real environmental impact looks like for a product company Christina's Zen AF non-negotiables and the family phrase that shaped how she runs her business Connect with Christina and Kook:Website: gotcook.comInstagram and TikTok: @got.kookAvailable on Amazon, TikTok Shop, and in Free People Connect with Julia and The Zen AF Hustle:Follow @get.zenaf @juliagarciadeveni for more from the brand and podcast. Submit a question to the Mindset Coach Hotline through Instagram highlights. Visit https://linktr.ee/juliagarciadeveni If this episode resonated, share it with an ambitious friend who's building something of her own, and leave a review to help more women find the show.

    46 min

  6. Apr 9

    Ep. 36 We are back

    If you're new here, this one's for you. And if you've been around for a while, this one's for you too. In this first episode Julia gets personal. She shares her journey, where she's been, the pivots, the lessons, and the version of herself she had to grow into to build what she's building now. She also gives you a full look at what's coming on this show and why she started it in the first place. This is the honest, unfiltered origin story behind Get Zen AF and the woman behind the brand. No highlight reel. Just the real thing. If this resonates, stick around. The best is truly just getting started. Ready to go deeper? Grab your Zen AF Wellness Planner and start showing up for yourself every single day. linktree.com/juliagarciadeveni

    17 min

  7. 07/28/2025

    Ep. 35 Life Update and Intro to What I've been working on

    Hey ambitious babe. I'm baaack, kinda. Just an update about what life has been like this year and what I have been working on for all of you!

    39 min

  8. 11/21/2024

    Ep. 34 Navigating Being a Multi-Passionate Person for Success

    More than indulging your multi-passionate tendencies, I know deep down you prefer success. In this episode I share what has helped me navigate the personality trait in order to make progress towards my goals. https://linktr.ee/juliagarciadeveni

    29 min
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Welcome to The Zen AF Hustle Podcast — where ambition is sacred and hustle isn’t a dirty word. This is the podcast for founders and ambitious women who refuse to build their dreams through burnout, self-abandonment, or constant pressure. Master certified life and mindset coach Julia Garcia Devenishek is helping bring the zen back into your hustle with conversations on mindset, confidence, boundaries, emotional wellness, and nervous system regulation. Because you can have it all — a thriving career and a life you love — without sacrificing what matters most

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  • Creator
    @juliagarciadeveni
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    43
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    The Zen AF Hustle