Women Like Me Stories & Business

🎧 Introducing "Women Like Me Stories & Business" - The Inspiring Business and Story Podcast by Julie Fairhurst! 🎙️ Julie Fairhurst is a speaker, movement leader, and the force behind Women Like Me. She doesn’t just host conversations, she pulls truth out of the places most people hide it. As the founder of Women Like Me, she has helped hundreds of women tell the stories they thought they’d take to their grave, and turn them into something powerful. This isn’t about writing. It’s about being seen.

Women Like Me Stories & Business is a health podcast hosted by Julie Fairhurst, with 275 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Julie Fairhurst hosts Women Like Me Stories & Business, a health show with 275 episodes published.

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  Episode #281

  Her Father Died by Suicide, She Learned the Truth 35 Years Later | Lisa Sugarman

  Sep 15, 202646 min

  Send us Fan Mail At 10 years old, Lisa Sugarman was told that her father had died from a heart attack. Thirty-five years later, she discovered the truth: her father had died by suicide. That revelation forced Lisa to grieve her father all over again and changed the direction of her life. In this powerful episode of the Women Like Me Stories & Business Podcast, host Julie Fairhurst speaks with Lisa about suicide loss, complicated grief, family secrets, mental health, resilience, and the conversations that could help save a life. Lisa Sugarman is a suicide prevention and mental health advocate, certified crisis counselor, grief support group facilitator, speaker, and author of Surviving: Finding Hope After Suicide Loss. She is also the founder of The HelpHUB™, a free online collection of vetted mental health, grief, trauma, and crisis-support resources. In this conversation, Lisa shares: • How she discovered the truth about her father’s death after 35 years • Why her mother chose to protect her from the truth • How family secrets and childhood grief can follow us into adulthood • Why grief is not something we simply “get over” • How grief can be understood as an expression of love • What to say when someone you care about may be struggling • Why asking directly about suicide does not make the situation worse • How ordinary people can offer meaningful support without being clinicians • The story behind Surviving: Finding Hope After Suicide Loss • How The HelpHUB™ makes free support easier to find Lisa reminds us that grief may remain, but its edges can soften. The way you feel in the darkest moment is not necessarily how you will always feel. LEARN MORE ABOUT LISA SUGARMAN Website: https://www.thehelphub.co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thehelphubonyoutube TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehelphubontiktok Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-survivors-podcast/id1800321269 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelisasugarman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_sugarman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-sugarman-she-her-hers-16925b69 Amazon Author Page: https://www.www.amazon.com/stores/Lisa-Sugarman/author/B00JY0DY28?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true If this conversation stirred something in you… good . That’s where change begins. Make sure you’re subscribed , share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place. I’m Julie Fairhurst , and this is where stories turn into power. Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's Podcast Julie's Website

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  Episode #280

  Disability, Dignity & Accessibility: Beyond the Ramp | Jenna Udenberg

  Sep 14, 202646 min

  Send us Fan Mail Accessibility is about far more than ramps, bathrooms, and meeting minimum building codes. It is about dignity, independence, employment, belonging, and creating a world in which people with disabilities are genuinely included. In this powerful episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, host Julie Fairhurst speaks with disability advocate, music educator, author, and community leader Jenna Udenberg. After developing juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at seven years old, Jenna was using a wheelchair within a year. She shares the assumptions she encountered, the teachers who saw her potential, and how she became a music educator, even after being told there was no such thing as a left-handed trumpet player. Jenna also challenges how society talks about disability. People with disabilities do not need pity, unsolicited help, or praise simply for living their lives. They need to be heard, respected, and included in the decisions that affect them. Julie and Jenna discuss: • Why accessibility is about more than meeting legal requirements • The difference between helping someone and taking away her agency • Why a wheelchair can represent freedom rather than limitation • Accessibility barriers in workplaces, businesses, hospitals, stages, and public spaces • The pressure placed on disability advocates to always appear strong or inspirational • Why authentic relationships matter more than assumptions • Jenna’s nonprofit, Above and Beyond With U • The story behind her memoir, Within My Spokes This conversation may change what you notice, what you question, and how you respond the next time you see someone who appears to need assistance. The simplest place to begin? Ask before helping, and respect the answer. ABOUT JENNA UDENBERG Jenna Udenberg is a community leader, music educator, published author, accessibility educator, and founder of Above and Beyond With U. Through education, advocacy, consultation, and accessibility audits, Jenna helps organizations move beyond minimum requirements and create meaningfully inclusive spaces. CONNECT WITH JENNA www.aboveandbeyondwithu.org https://www.instagram.com/aboveandbeyondwithu https://www.facebook.com/people/Above-Beyond-With-U/100091881005060/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/91173822/admin/dashboard/ If this conversation stirred something in you… good . That’s where change begins. Make sure you’re subscribed , share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place. I’m Julie Fairhurst , and this is where stories turn into power. Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's Podcast Julie's Website

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  Episode #279

  Raised by Deaf Parents: A CODA Story of Resilience, Inclusion and Finding Your Voice | Maria Gallucci

  Sep 13, 202628 min

  Send us Fan Mail What is it like to grow up as a hearing child of deaf parents? Maria Gallucci learned American Sign Language before she learned English. As a young child, she became an interpreter for her deaf parents, helping them navigate medical appointments, financial conversations, and a world that did not always make them feel included. In this powerful episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Maria shares her experience as a CODA—a Child of Deaf Adults—and explains how growing up between the hearing and deaf communities shaped her resilience, empathy, communication skills, and commitment to inclusion. Maria also opens up about becoming a teenage mother, raising her daughter as a single parent, building a successful career in real estate, and finally completing the book she carried in her heart for 15 years. Her bestselling book, Raised in Silence, is not only about the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. It is a deeply human message for anyone who has ever felt different, misunderstood, judged, or excluded. In this conversation, you will discover: • What it was like growing up as a hearing child of deaf parents • How learning ASL shaped Maria’s understanding of communication • The responsibilities CODA children may carry from an early age • How difficult experiences can become personal strengths • Why inclusion and belonging matter in life, leadership, and business • How empathy and nonverbal communication helped Maria succeed in real estate • Maria’s journey from teenage single mother to successful entrepreneur and author • Why your differences may eventually become your greatest strengths • How women can stop feeling less than and begin taking their power back Maria’s story reminds us that communication is about far more than spoken words. It is about paying attention, creating trust, and helping people feel seen, heard, respected, and included. Your story has value. Your differences have meaning. And the chapter you are living today does not have to define your entire story. Learn more about Maria and her book: Raised in Silence: https://raisedinsilence.com Maria’s Real Estate Business: https://galluccihomes.com/ Subscribe to Women Like Me Stories & Business for honest conversations with courageous women who are turning their experiences into wisdom, purpose, leadership, and lasting change. If this conversation stirred something in you… good . That’s where change begins. Make sure you’re subscribed , share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place. I’m Julie Fairhurst , and this is where stories turn into power. Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's Podcast Julie's Website

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  Episode #278

  Rebuilding After Divorce: How a Single Mom Created a New Life in Real Estate | Sarah Hutchins

  Sep 11, 202632 min

  Send us Fan Mail What does it take to rebuild your life when your marriage ends, you are pregnant with your third child, and your future suddenly looks nothing like you planned? In this inspiring episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst speaks with Realtor Sarah Hutchins about starting over after divorce, navigating life as a single mother, and building a successful new career in real estate. Sarah shares how she left Boston to be closer to family, found the courage to begin again, and moved from teaching into real estate. She also opens up about the grief that can surface after survival mode ends, the challenge of balancing motherhood and business, and the importance of community when rebuilding your life. Julie and Sarah also discuss women in sales, buying a home as a single woman, helping aging parents move closer to family, and why compassion, patience, and emotional intelligence are powerful strengths in real estate. In this conversation, you will discover: • How to rebuild your life after divorce • The realities of becoming a single mother • How Sarah successfully changed careers • Why more single women are buying homes • The emotional side of buying and selling real estate • How women can use empathy and compassion in sales • Why starting over may lead you somewhere even better Sarah Hutchins is a licensed realtor serving Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. She helps buyers and sellers navigate major life transitions with patience, honesty, compassion, and personal service. Connect with Sarah: Instagram: @sarah.hutchins.realtor Phone: 302-584-4460 Email: sarah.hutchins@foxroach.com Website: https://sarahhutchins.foxroach.com/ Subscribe to Women Like Me Stories & Business for honest conversations about reinvention, resilience, business, visibility, and the experiences that shape women’s lives. If this conversation stirred something in you… good . That’s where change begins. Make sure you’re subscribed , share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place. I’m Julie Fairhurst , and this is where stories turn into power. Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's Podcast Julie's Website

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  Episode #276

  How to Stop Self-Sabotage and Rewire Your Subconscious Mind | Kelly Keefe

  Sep 5, 202637 min

  Send us Fan Mail Why do you keep falling back into old habits, even after therapy, personal development, journaling, and years of working on yourself? In this powerful episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst speaks with transformational coach, Reiki Master Teacher, and Heartspace founder Kelly Keefe about self-sabotage, subconscious reprogramming, nervous system regulation, and lasting personal change. Kelly works with women who have built successful careers and businesses, cared for everyone around them, and done years of inner work, yet still feel stuck, disconnected, or unfulfilled. Together, Julie and Kelly explore why conscious effort and willpower are often not enough to create lasting change. Hidden beliefs formed during childhood can continue influencing our confidence, relationships, business decisions, and willingness to be seen. You will discover: • Why subconscious patterns can keep you stuck • How fear of success can disguise itself as procrastination • Why successful women still struggle with feeling worthy • How childhood conditioning affects adult behavior • The relationship between burnout and earning your worth • Why willpower alone rarely creates sustainable change • How your nervous system influences confidence and visibility • The hidden ways self-sabotage appears in everyday life • Why taking another course can become a form of avoidance • How identity shifts help create different results • How neuroscience and spiritual practices can work together • Why you are not broken and do not need to be fixed Kelly also explains how self-sabotage can look productive. Constantly collecting more qualifications, delaying a book, postponing a launch, or convincing yourself that you need more preparation may be your subconscious mind trying to protect you from being seen. This episode is for the woman who appears successful on the outside but privately wonders, “Why do I still feel like something is missing?” You do not need to become worthy. You do not need to keep proving yourself. You may simply need to uncover the beliefs quietly directing your choices and create enough internal safety to become the woman you already know you can be. Connect With Kelly Keefe: https://www.heartspace.co/store/p/the-identity-lock-in-blueprint https://www.instagram.com/thekellykeefe/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-keefe/ https://www.youtube.com/@theheartspace_global https://www.heartspace.co/ If this conversation stirred something in you… good . That’s where change begins. Make sure you’re subscribed , share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place. I’m Julie Fairhurst , and this is where stories turn into power. Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's Podcast Julie's Website

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