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Put it in a bubble

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by Marilyn Barker

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Put it in a Bubble is more than a podcast, it’s a reminder that you don’t have to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders. Each week, host Marilyn Barker shares stories, practical tools, and mindful strategies to help you release stress, reset your mind, and create space for what truly matters. Life today is noisy and overwhelming. Between work deadlines, family responsibilities, and the endless scroll of news and social media, it can feel impossible to find Focus. That’s where the “bubble” comes in: a simple but powerful practice of gathering up negativity, worry, or fear, and letting it drift away. Every episode offers encouragement, relatable insights, and easy-to-use techniques you can apply in everyday moments, whether it’s calming anxiety before bed, finding balance after a tough day, or learning to say no to what drains your energy. If you’re ready to let go of stress, discover practical ways to find calm, and embrace a more intentional life, this podcast is for you. Together, we’ll build a community that chooses calm and focus over chaos, one bubble at a time.

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Recent Episodes

June 24, 2026

Asking For Help Without Feeling Like a Burden

How many times have we needed help and stayed quiet instead because asking felt like too much? In this episode Marilyn gets honest about why so many of us would rather struggle alone than risk being seen as needy, weak, or a burden to the people we love.This is a conversation about where that belief comes from, what it actually costs us emotionally and even in our work and business lives, and why asking for help is one of the bravest and most self-aware things we can do. Because the people who truly love us want the chance to show up for us the same way we show up for them.This episode is a gentle reminder that we were never meant to carry everything alone. And letting people in is not an imposition. It is a gift.In this episode:<ul><li>Why so many of us equate independence with strength and needing help with failure</li><li>What happens when we suffer in silence instead of reaching out</li><li>How struggling to delegate or ask for support in business can lead to burnout</li><li>Why the people who love us want to be trusted enough to show up for us</li><li>How to use the bubble method when the fear of being a burden feels overwhelming</li><li>Five gentle ways to start practicing asking for help</li></ul> This week's takeaway:Needing support does not make us a burden. It makes us human. The people who truly love us want the chance to show up for us the same way we show up for them.Connect with Marilyn:<a href="http://www.MarilynBarker.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.MarilynBarker.com</a>Hashtags:#PutItInABubble #MentalHealth #AskForHelp #YouAreNotABurden #MindsetShift #MentalWellness #VulnerabilityIsBrave #PersonalGrowth #LetPeopleIn #SelfAwareness #GrowthMindset #EmotionalHealth #YouAreNotAlone #StrengthInAskingForHelp #BlowItAway

June 17, 2026

When You Do Not Recognize Yourself Anymore

Have you ever looked up in the middle of your everyday life and felt like a stranger to yourself? Not because of one dramatic moment but because of a slow quiet drift that happened so gradually you did not even notice until you were already far from shore.In this episode Marilyn opens up an honest conversation about what it actually looks like to lose yourself. Whether it happened through chasing goals that were never really yours, pushing through a long hard season, or spending time in work and relationships that did not align with your values, the drift is real. And so is the way back.This episode is not about shame or starting over. It is about recognition, compassion, and taking one small step back toward the person you have always been underneath everything else.In this episode:<ul><li>Why we lose ourselves gradually not all at once and why that makes it so hard to notice</li><li>What happens when we chase goals that were never really ours to begin with</li><li>How stress and burnout quietly pull us away from the things that make us feel like ourselves</li><li>Why misalignment in our work and business life bleeds into everything else</li><li>How to use the bubble method to release the pressure of who everyone else expects us to be</li><li>Five gentle ways to start finding your way back to yourself</li></ul> This week's takeaway: Ask yourself one honest question. Who am I when nobody is watching and nothing is expected of me? That answer is your compass. And no matter how far you have drifted it has been there all along waiting for you to come back to it.Connect with Marilyn: <a href="http://www.MarilynBarker.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.MarilynBarker.com</a>Hashtags: #PutItInABubble #MentalHealth #FindYourself #YouAreNotLost #MindsetShift #LiveInAlignment #PersonalGrowth #MentalWellness #ComingBackToYourself #LetItGo #SelfDiscovery #GrowthMindset #EmotionalHealth #TrueToYourself #BePatientWithYourself

June 10, 2026

Saying No Is Not Mean

How many times have we said yes when every part of us was screaming no? Not because we wanted to but because saying no felt mean, selfish, or just too hard. In this episode Marilyn gets honest about her own experience with saying yes to everything, the burnout it created, and the moment she realized that saying yes to the wrong things was actually doing everyone a disservice including herself.This episode is a real and honest conversation about why saying no is not mean. It is actually one of the most responsible and respectful things we can do. For ourselves, for the people we love, and for the opportunities and clients that deserve our very best.Because saying no to the things that do not fit is exactly how we make room for the things that do.In this episode:<ul><li>Why so many of us struggle to say no and where that guilt actually comes from</li><li>How saying yes to the wrong things in business costs everyone involved not just us</li><li>Why our loved ones deserve our real presence not our exhausted obligatory one</li><li>The power of not right now as a kind and honest alternative to yes</li><li>How to use the bubble method when the guilt of saying no feels overwhelming</li><li>Five practical tools for saying no with confidence and without apology</li></ul> This week's takeaway: Before saying yes ask yourself one honest question. Can I show up fully for this? If the answer is no then no is a complete sentence. And not right now is a kind and honest one. Saying no to the wrong things is how we protect our best yes.Connect with Marilyn: <a href="http://www.MarilynBarker.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.MarilynBarker.com</a>#PutItInABubble #MentalHealth #SayingNo #Boundaries #BurnoutRecovery #YouAreAllowed #MindsetShift #MentalWellness #SelfRespect #PersonalGrowth #NotRightNow #ProtectYourEnergy #EmotionalHealth #ShowUpFully #GrowthMindset

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What is Put it in a bubble?: Put it in a Bubble is more than a podcast, it’s a reminder that you don’t have to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders. Each week, host Marilyn Barker shares stories, practical tools, and mindful strategies to help you release stress, reset your mind, and create space for what truly matters. Life today is noisy and overwhelming. Between work deadlines, family responsibilities, and the endless scroll of news and social media, it can feel impossible to find Focus. That’s where the “bubble” comes in: a simple but powerful practice of gathering up negativity, worry, or fear, and letting it drift away.

Every episode offers encouragement, relatable insights, and easy-to-use techniques you can apply in everyday moments, whether it’s calming anxiety before bed, finding balance after a tough day, or learning to say no to what drains your energy. If you’re ready to let go of stress, discover practical ways to find calm, and embrace a more intentional life, this podcast is for you. Together, we’ll build a community that chooses calm and focus over chaos, one bubble at a time.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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