Settling Is Bullshit

Sweary life advice about claiming your joy. Playful, tender-hearted, and trauma-informed. We'll talk about authenticity, vulnerability, self-compassion, self-care, sobriety, glitter... all the good shit that helps us show up for ourselves and each other just a little bit better every day. Make brave choices. Claim your joy!

Settling Is Bullshit is a education podcast hosted by Cate Blouke, with 85 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.

Cate Blouke hosts Settling Is Bullshit, a education show with 85 episodes published.

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  Episode #61

  61 | Being a Contribution

  Apr 20, 202620 minS5

  <p>You know what fuels patriarchy and capitalism? The “what’s in it for me” mindset. You know what nourishes our souls and creates a sense of community, connection, and care (especially during difficult times)? Shifting into the mindset of being a contribution.</p><p>Whether we call it being of service, sharing our gifts, or leaving things better than we found them – adopting a mentality of giving what we have to offer on a daily basis boosts our sense of happiness and well being. Changing the world (with a lowercase w) happens through simple acts of kindness and care between...

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  Episode #60

  60 | Thriving with ADHD and Un-shaming Our Life Pivots with TT Hernandez

  Apr 2, 20261 hourS5

  <p>Living with ADHD in a neurotypical world is hard. It just is. But we don’t have to lose ourselves in shame and self-loathing when we can’t contort ourselves into the shapes society wants for us.</p><p>In this conversation with TT Hernandez, artist and trauma-informed coach for creative minds, we share about our journeys as late-in-life diagnosed ADHDers and how we found our way out of shame and burnout and into self-compassion and self-care.</p><p>A huge part of that process was un-shaming the ways that our quirky and magical ADHD brains operate and learning to e...

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  Episode #59

  59 | Getting Through the Messy Middle

  Mar 3, 202627 minS5

  <p>Any time we’re making changes in our lives, any time we’re learning something new, any time the universe throws us a curve ball – there’s usually a big chunk of mess we have to wade through to get to the other side. This episode goes out to anyone who’s feeling stuck in that muck.</p><p>Sometimes things are just shitty for a while. Sometimes we’re in limbo with nothing we can do about it. Sometimes we’re just bad at stuff while we try to get our feet back under us. And when we’re really just i...

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  Episode #58

  58 | Consciously Choosing the Costs of Love

  Feb 16, 202623 minS5

  <p>A reflection in the midst of heartache, this episode touches on what it means to be in relationship – with ourselves and with others (and with the pets that we have to eventually let go). There are costs to love – sometimes hidden, often overlooked, but almost always worth it.</p><p>Your invitation with this listen is to come home to the love within and to consciously choose to show up in love today – in whatever corner of your life needs it most.</p><p>Content note: I had to put my cat to sleep last week, and I talk about...

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  Episode #57

  57 | Whatever It Is, Just Pick It Back Up (Again)

  Jan 11, 202620 minS5

  <p>Whether it’s a New Year’s Resolution that’s already fallen to the wayside, a healthy habit you’ve been struggling to reintegrate, or a lovely little hobby that once brought you joy – today’s episode is your pep talk to just pick it back up.</p><p>No guilt. No shame. No stories about wasted time. The truth is that we all fall out of sync with the things we want for ourselves. Habits are hard to maintain, especially new ones. And dedicating time to cultivating joy can feel hard without sufficient momentum.</p><p>So, I’m here to offe...

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