The Junel Popp Podcast

A weekly podcast for anyone navigating life's bigger questions.Hosted by me, Junel Popp — explorer, storyteller, and eternal optimist — each episode draws from 15+ years of living across five countries to bring you honest conversations about personal growth, self-belief, burnout, identity, and what it really means to find yourself.Come for the positivity. Stay for the real talk. 💛New episodes every Sunday.If you have any feedback, any questions or would like me to talk about a specific theme, DM me on instagram: junel_poppSending love and light.

The Junel Popp Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Junel Popp, with 21 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.

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  Episode #25

  Ep.20 I Was Plant-Based for 4 Years. Here's Why I Stopped.

  Jul 25, 202632 minS1

  The last episode of Season 1. And we're going out with something you've been asking me about for a while: food. Specifically: am I still plant-based? What do I eat on long hikes and trail runs? And how has my relationship with food evolved over the past decade? In this episode I share my full diet journey: from my first burnout and the nutritionist in Paris who changed everything, to going fully plant-based while hiking 4,000ft summits in New Hampshire, to where I am now in 2026: eating my mom's garden eggs and rethinking everything. I talk about inflammatory foods and why cutting them out healed me when doctors couldn't, how my body taught me that it wasn't about meat versus no meat: it was about energy, love, and how food was grown and treated, why hydration is the most underrated tool for your body, and what I eat on trails and long runs. This isn't a diet prescription. Every body is different. But if you've been feeling sluggish, inflamed, or just off — this episode might give you a completely new way to look at what you're putting in. Thank you for an incredible Season 1. See you on the other side.

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  Episode #19

  Ep.19 Healing Family Relationships and Difficult Dynamics

  Jul 18, 202639 minS1

  I moved in with my mom two weeks ago. After years of distance, difficult conversations, and a relationship I genuinely didn't know how to navigate. And it's been the best decision I've made in 2026. In this deeply personal episode I talk about family relationships, the complicated ones, the ones we walk away from, the guilt that follows, and what happens when we finally decide to try a different approach. I share why taking distance from a family member is sometimes the most loving thing you can do for yourself, how we unconsciously block people from changing by projecting our past experiences onto them, and what happened when I stopped using the same old tools on the same old wall — and tried something completely different with my mom. Because here's what I've come to believe: every difficult relationship is a teacher. And when you can get to a point of thanking the people who hurt you — not for what they did, but for what they taught you — everything shifts. This episode is for anyone navigating a complicated family dynamic, carrying guilt about distance they've created, or wondering whether some relationships can ever really change.

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  Episode #18

  Ep.18 You're not lazy, you just don't know how to actually rest

  Jul 11, 202630 minS1

  You took the afternoon off. You had a nap. You scrolled. You read a bit. You did some yoga. And somehow — you still don't feel rested. Sound familiar? In this episode I talk about what rest actually means — and why most of us have never truly experienced it. Because real rest isn't about doing nothing with your body. It's about silencing your mind. I grew up in a family where rest was considered laziness and productivity was everything. And so I spent decades never truly switching off — even on holidays, even on weekends, even on my days off. What I've learned recently is that your body cannot fully rest when your mind is still running. Still worrying. Still planning. Still scrolling. Still seeking answers outside of itself. In this episode I talk about why stillness is the most underrated tool we have, why the answers we're desperately searching for outside of ourselves were always within us, and how to finally start accessing them. This one might change how you spend your Rest days. Thank you for being here, I hope this helps, I cannot wait to hear what you think of this one. I love you, Happy Sunday, and don't forget to rest !

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  Ep.17 Rebuilding faith in life

  Jul 4, 202640 min

  What if the reason so many of us feel lost, anxious, and exhausted is because we stopped having faith — not in God necessarily, but in life itself? In this deeply personal episode I talk about my long and winding journey with faith. From growing up Mormon and Protestant, to leaving religion behind and letting my mind take complete control, to slowly realising something was missing and what happened when I finally started to surrender. I share how I began rebuilding a relationship with something bigger than my own thoughts. Not through church. Not through rules. But through silence, prayer, meditation, manifestation, and the work of teachers like Gabby Bernstein and Joe Dispenza. And I share the most beautiful metaphor I've ever heard about life from my hiking friend Andre, our own hiker Buddha and what happens when you finally put your paddle down. This episode is for anyone who has been paddling frantically upstream and wondering why they're so exhausted. Happy Sunday and week, I love you. Thank you for being here.

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  Episode #16

  Ep.16 When your resume makes no sense

  Jun 27, 202653 minS1

  Hotel receptionist. Sales rep. Bouncer. Makeup artist. Cafe runner at Freddie Mercury's old favourite Munich bar. Video game communications manager. House cleaner. Family business operations manager. If you looked at my CV, you'd probably wonder what on earth I've actually been doing with my life. In this episode I walk through my entire winding career path — every weird job, every industry switch, every "illegal" gig I took just to stay somewhere I loved — and why I've stopped being ashamed of any of it. If you're feeling stuck in a linear career path that doesn't feel like you, scared to make a change, or staring at your CV wondering how any of it makes sense — this episode is for you. Because here's the truth: every experience, every random job, every detour teaches you something about who you are and what you're actually good at. None of it is wasted. And if you want help reshaping your own CV to finally tell the right story? I'm offering my time to do exactly that. Details in the episode. Happy Sunday and week. I love you.

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