Motivation N'at

Motivation N’at is hosted by Natalie Bulger and features guests from all walks of life — each bringing their own stories, experiences, and insights to the table. Together, we dive into everything from relationships and sobriety to mental health challenges and the lasting impact of growing up too soon. On Motivation N’at, we take on life’s tougher conversations and explore how the lessons we’ve learned can shape what comes next — all in the spirit of turning life’s hot mess moments into high potential.

Motivation N'at is a society podcast hosted by NC Bulger Solutions, with 65 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

NC Bulger Solutions hosts Motivation N'at, a society show with 65 episodes published.

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  Episode #28

  The Waiting Room: Faith, Grief, and the Long Silence | Guest - Natasha Minier-Robinson

  Sep 30, 202651 minS2

  Natasha R. Minier-Robinson wrote two books while going through a miscarriage, the unexpected death of her younger sister, and a chronic illness that kept her hospitalized for most of a month. When I asked what she tells someone who's praying and hearing nothing back, she didn't reach for a verse. She said sometimes you won't have the words, and it's okay to sit in the silence. She calls the space in between the waiting room. We get into what that season does to a person's faith, why she stopped keeping faith in a Sunday box, and the advice a church mother gave her in the ER while she was focused only on getting physically well. Natasha is also a Licensed Vocational Nurse, so we talk about what medicine loses when it treats symptoms and skips spiritual health, and what it meant to be the patient a nurse prayed with. Her latest book, My Heart Is Home but Still Aches, is the second in the My Heart Is Home series. What we cover Ten years between books, and how the writing changed from pain seeping out to naming the weight without wearing it as an identity What it looks like to stop compartmentalizing faith from marriage, parenting, and career Spiritual health as part of physical and mental health, from both sides of the hospital bed The advice she got in the ER: strengthen the part of you that isn't already compromised Why "strong in faith" has nothing to do with wearing a cross or quoting scripture Respect between provider and patient when beliefs don't match Getting pieces of the plan instead of the whole thing What to do when grief takes your words away Connect with NatashaWebsite: https://natasharrobinson.com All links: https://linktr.ee/Natasharrobinson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natasha_r_rob/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@natasha_r_rob TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@inspire.motivatelove Natasha's books All titles, all retailers: https://books2read.com/natasharrobinson My Heart Is Home (book one): https://www.amazon.com/My-Heart-Is-Home/dp/B0H19QLN87 My Heart Is Home but Still Aches (book two): https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Home-but-Still-Aches/dp/B0H6S4BSHZ About Natasha R. Minier-Robinson Natasha R. Minier-Robinson is an author, poet, and Licensed Vocational Nurse who uses her voice to speak on grief, healing, and transformation. Through her lived experiences, she creates space for honest conversations that help others find hope, rebuild their identity, and keep moving forward. She is a US Navy veteran and spent most of the last five years working in mental health nursing. Motivation N'at Hot Mess to High Potential® Hosted by Natalie Bulger.

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  Episode #65

  The Waiting Room: Faith, Grief, and the Long Silence | Guest - Natasha Mini

  Sep 27, 202651 minS2

  Natasha R. Minier-Robinson wrote two books in the last year, through a miscarriage, the unexpected death of her younger sister, and a chronic illness that kept her hospitalized for most of a month. When I asked what she tells someone who's praying and hearing nothing back, she didn't reach for a verse. She said sometimes you won't have the words, and it's okay to sit in the silence. She calls the space in between the waiting room. We get into what that season does to a person's faith, why she stopped keeping faith in a Sunday box, and the advice a church mother gave her in the ER while she was focused only on getting physically well. Natasha is also a Licensed Vocational Nurse, so we talk about what medicine loses when it treats symptoms and skips spiritual health, and what it meant to be the patient a nurse prayed with. Her latest book, My Heart Is Home but Still Aches, is the second in the My Heart Is Home series. What we cover The time between books, and how the writing changed from pain seeping out to naming the weight without wearing it as an identity What it looks like to stop compartmentalizing faith from marriage, parenting, and career Spiritual health as part of physical and mental health, from both sides of the hospital bed The advice she got in the ER: strengthen the part of you that isn't already compromised Why "strong in faith" has nothing to do with wearing a cross or quoting scripture Respect between provider and patient when beliefs don't match Getting pieces of the plan instead of the whole thing What to do when grief takes your words away Connect with Natasha Website: https://natasharrobinson.com All links: https://linktr.ee/Natasharrobinson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natasha_r_rob/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@natasha_r_rob TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@inspire.motivatelove Natasha's books All titles, all retailers: https://books2read.com/natasharrobinson My Heart Is Home (book one): https://www.amazon.com/My-Heart-Is-Home/dp/B0H19QLN87 My Heart Is Home but Still Aches (book two): https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Home-but-Still-Aches/dp/B0H6S4BSHZ About Natasha R. Minier-Robinson Natasha R. Minier-Robinson is an author, poet, and Licensed Vocational Nurse who uses her voice to speak on grief, healing, and transformation. Through her lived experiences, she creates space for honest conversations that help others find hope, rebuild their identity, and keep moving forward. She is a US Navy veteran and spent most of the last five years working in mental health nursing. About Motivation N'at Hot Mess to High Potential® Hosted by Natalie Bulger. https://www.ncbulgersolutions.com

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  Episode #64

  Suicide Loss Survivors and the Postvention Gap | Guests - Kelleigh Boland & Nina Hotkowski

  Sep 20, 202657 minS2

  Suicide loss survivors get handed a pamphlet and a phone number. That's the postvention. Kelleigh Boland's brother Patrick died in June of 2020. Her family sat outside for four hours while the investigation ran, and what they got afterward was a flyer for biohazard cleanup. She and her mom started Our Black Rose because of it, and they've made nearly 500 care packages by hand since. Nina Hotkowski is a licensed clinical social worker and DBT clinician who lost her grandparents twenty five years ago and has worked with suicidality her whole career. Both of them serve on the SAFE Task Force of Allegheny County. I lost my 19 year old cousin in 2007 and my ex lost his brother Bryce in 2020. Three of us, three different points in life, and none of us had anything structured to lean on. We get into: What postvention actually means and why it feels like almost nobody is doing it Why postvention IS prevention Why suicide prevention research counts loss survivors instead of serving them What goes into a care package, and who decides a family gets one The stigma that keeps coworkers and friends from claiming their own grief Remembering how someone lived instead of how they died If you've lost someone to suicide and felt like no one really understood what was happening, this one is for you. RESOURCES Our Black Rose, to request a free care package, donate, or partner as a funeral home or police department: https://www.ourblackrose.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ourblackrose Kelleigh Boland on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelleighboland/ Nina Hotkowski, LCSW: https://www.njhotkowski.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-hotkowski-9280376/ SAFE Task Force of Allegheny County: https://www.safepgh.org/ Indiana County Suicide Task Force: https://www.stf32.com/ Highmark Caring Place, grief support for children and families: https://www.highmarkcaringplace.com/cp2/index.shtml American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/ For loss survivors: https://afsp.org/ive-lost-someone/ ‍♀️Out of the Darkness Walk, Pittsburgh, October 4, 2026: https://afspwalks.donordrive.com/Pittsburgh ‍♀️Find a walk near you: https://afspwalks.donordrive.com/OOTDWalks Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: https://www.dbsalliance.org/ Pittsburgh groups: https://moodpeerspgh.org/ 2025 Impact Report: https://www.dbsalliance.org/education/newsletters/2025-impact-report/ Surviving a Suicide Loss , American Association of Suicidology: https://www.suicidology.community/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=13916121 Rethinking Suicide by Craig J. Bryan: https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Suicide-Prevention-Fails-Better/dp/B0BSW79QS4 ️ Suicide Prevention: Peer-Led Support After a Suicide Attempt | Jeremy Carter: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motivation-nat/id1824984122?i=1000777413844 ️ Members of the Dead Dads Club | Caroline Degnan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motivation-nat/id1824984122?i=1000778400427 ☎️ 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call or text. Allegheny County Peer Support Warmline: 1-866-661-9276, 9am to 1am daily. Follow Natalie: Instagram: @Sincerely__Natalie YouTube: @motivation-nat-pod MOTIVATION N'AT — Hot Mess to High Potential® The podcast where real life gets talked about, hosted by Natalie Bulger. New episodes every Sunday. Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: 9GPYLCQ3SB04H0QS

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  Episode #63

  What Is SEO and Who Can You Trust to Do It? | Guest - Megan Pritts

  Sep 13, 202658 minS2

  Megan Pritts has been doing search engine optimization since 2012. She got into it because a former boss sold SEO to a client before anyone at the company knew how to deliver it, then handed her the project and told her to figure it out. We start with what SEO actually covers, since most people are nodding along to a word they can't define. Megan explains the difference between the technical side and the content side, why the website and the SEO are two separate jobs, and how AI has changed what search systems look for. Then we get to how you tell whether the person you're paying knows anything, and what an honest consultant will talk you out of. She also thinks you should get a therapist before you start a business. She has reasons. What we get into What SEO covers, and how the technical side differs from the content side Why a good-looking website doesn't get found on its own Why AI gives bad SEO advice, and what happens when you act on it What breaks when the traffic actually shows up: bandwidth, fulfillment, and orders you can't fill Leaving an agency after private equity changed what the work was for Building a client base through relationships instead of cold outreach About Megan Pritts Megan Pritts is the founder of Ducks In Rows, where she helps growing businesses, nonprofits, and startups improve their online visibility through SEO, search advertising, and strategic marketing. Known for her clear, practical approach, Megan works closely with clients to develop and implement strategies that drive measurable growth aligned with each organization's unique goals and priorities. Her work combines data analysis, creative strategy, and hands-on execution to help organizations build stronger brands and long-term results. Website: ducksinrows.comEmail: megan@ducksinrows.com Instagram: @ducks_in_rowsFacebook: @ducksinrowsLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/megan-pritts-08a41722 Other episodes you may find interesting https://youtu.be/jQoQgpRaNtQ https://youtu.be/EDRWKnQnnpE

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  Episode #62

  365 Days of Painting: Grief, Faith, and What Came After | Guest - Preston Zeller

  Sep 6, 202650 minS2

  Preston Zeller's brother died of a fentanyl overdose. A week later he was back at work, still broken, and the people around him didn't know what to say. So he wrote one sentence in a journal: paint every day for a year, make a documentary about it. He had no idea how he'd do either. He did both. When I asked how we're supposed to support each other through this, he didn't soften it: don't compare your grief to somebody else's. It's disrespectful, and it's a losing race. We get into what those 365 days actually looked like, including the stretches where he sat down to paint and wondered whether it was doing anything at all, and what he found when he went back to scripture afterward. He'd read those passages his whole life and never once noticed how much of it is grief. His documentary, The Art of Grieving, has reached audiences in 40 countries, won multiple festival awards, and is used as educational curriculum. What we cover: Why he went back to painting the year before his brother died, wanting a medium with no undo button The day before the loss, a merger that doubled his company overnight. The day after, none of it mattered. Bereavement policies that send you back to work before you can function, and coworkers who go quiet when you tell them the truth What the year of painting actually surfaced, starting with anger Editing a documentary about your own brother, and breaking down in the middle of it How much of scripture is grief once you have a reason to look for it The grief Olympics, and why comparison is a losing race Building Psalmlog without letting it hand people easy answers or replace a pastor Why the church adopts technology slowly, and where AI actually belongs in ministry Journaling when you're bad at journaling, and why nobody rereads their old journals His closing note, for anyone who's decided they aren't creative Connect with Preston LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prestonzeller/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonzeller/ The film The Art of Grieving: https://theartofgrievingfilm.com/film Streaming on Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube TV, and Tubi Psalmlog https://psalmlog.com Free to try Also referenced Lindsay Lederman, the art therapist featured in the documentary: https://lindsaylederman.com/about-lindsay About Preston Zeller Preston Zeller is the founder of Psalmlog, an AI-powered biblical guidance app for scripture-based wisdom in real life situations. He spent 15 years scaling high-growth tech companies including A Cloud Guru and ZoomInfo, and now works on responsible AI in ministry. He's also an award-winning documentary filmmaker. The Art of Grieving chronicles his year of 365 paintings following his brother's death, and is held in international libraries alongside its festival run. Motivation N'at Hot Mess to High Potential®Hosted by Natalie Bulger. https://www.ncbulgersolutions.com

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