Thoughts by Maura
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unconventional selfcare, falling in love with you 101
my 20s honest chat: post grad, dating, grief, money, body image, frienemies, work
3rd mothers day without my mom, influencer gossip, unscattering my brain, summer prep
just because it works for them doesn't mean it works for you. embracing individuality & your journey, appreciating my life instead of resenting it
let's catch up! downsizing, bieberchella, breaking up w my dream life, 1st time matcha
you don't need to change your life, you need to do what you told yourself you're going to do.
feeling behind & feeling like i'm not doing enough, learning to love being on my own path
needing to make rent, wanting to make art: working artist struggles 2026
Ep 126"someday" is cancelled. happy enough now + Q1 reflection & Q2 planning 2026
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Ep 125extreme money saving & 2026 job market
youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=ew4WZE7VNxXxaWfQlemon8 @hotnerdsclubsubstack https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurainstagram @griefunsupervised
Ep 124we need to talk about Jaafar Jackson.
"Just because it's in print doesn't mean it's the gospel." -Michael Jacksonyoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=E_kWSftjiVqqfgDqsubstack https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurainstagram @griefunsupervised lemon8 @hotnerdsclub
Ep 123spring cleaning for your mind, body & soul: mental decluttering + letting go of emotional baggage
youtube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=Ap3kczX_Xeza4PFpsubstack https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurainstagram @griefunsupervisedlemon8 @hotnerdsclub
Ep 122accepting my non-linear life + how losing my mom changed the trajectory of my 20s
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Ep 121march madness (Maura's Version): hannah montana, the bachelorette, oscars + winter recap & spring plans
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Ep 120through tears & to do lists: staying on track 2026
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Ep 119love me, leave me: what gets my heart in 2026 + taylor frankie paul is the bachelorette!
will you accept this rose?newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurayoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=6rlv6kom343DYsJG
Ep 1183 years of grief therapy in 30 minutes
Enewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurayoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=p9JrPmzwClQ68pdmSuleika Jaouad & Jon Batiste on First Lady Michelle Obama's Podcast https://youtu.be/anDrIbiWTsQ?si=QmHiJwcstigMx5hyDocumentary: American Symphony, Book: Between Two Kingdoms
Ep 117the mic was on but the clothes were off: grammys recap! + grief in my 20s
grammys 2026 recap + grief chat newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurayoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=3JDp6eqT_Xon_sQ5
Ep 116how i learned to hope again after being broken & find faith in my future after losing my mom at 25
E"There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, so just give me a happy middle and a very happy start." -S. Silversteinnewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurayoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=BBjlM38lkmXJbol9
Ep 115finding balance between being a high performer and a being messy human + grief in my 20s
“You wanna know which ring is my favorite? The next one.” –Tom Bradynewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurayoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=PnEj6k-jJrXuasri
Ep 114unlocking your inner self-help guru & spiritual advisor + grief in my 20s
#hotnerdsclub "Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment” — L. Holtz newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurayoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=0jncdVDgnLdaYErI
Ep 113achieve your goals using the life you reject, not the life you desire. + holiday withdrawal & grief in my 20s
#hotnerdsclub “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” -J. Johnsonnewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaurayoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=z0evxG8C_4kOx2PU
Ep 112confidence comes from having proof you are who you say you are. stop being a watered down version of yourself + grief in my 20s
"If you think you can’t, change your mind" -D. MortonYoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=Hw1DL9C_QmDrIM8CNewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura
Ep 111"protect yourself from the version of you that makes bad decisions" + my money mistakes & grief in my 20s: holidays
"Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” –D. BlyYoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=B_gQXjMey2KK7zDZNewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura
Ep 110how to respectfully ignore your feelings to get what you want + grief in my 20s: holidays
"I don’t do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.” -Michael JordanYoutube https://youtube.com/@thoughtsbymaura?si=BFuckGU-K6WW7AVTNewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura
Ep 109my 2025: failed youtube, weight gain, no social life, monetized podcast, 9-5 promotion + 2026 plans & grief in my 20s
https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura newsletter. youtube Thoughts by Maura - YouTube"hold on to your memories, they will hold on to you..." -t. swift
Ep 108the power of being in the right environment 2026 & stop letting social media steal/ruin your life + grief in my 20s
Enewsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura Youtube Thoughts by MauraREDEFINE series 2026 "The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself" -M. Caine
Ep 107"you don't get what you want out of life, you get what you work for." you as a business: vision, mission, values + grief in my 20s
REDEFINE series 2026 "the secret to getting ahead is getting started" -Mark Twain // newsletter https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok @hotnerdsclub instagram @thoughtsbymaura @hotnerdsclub
Ep 106i stopped resenting my life and decided to fall in love with it + navigating grief in my 20s. REDEFINE SERIES 2026
Ehttps://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura#hotnerdsclub REDEFINE SERIES 2026 “how lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard” -Winnie the Pooh // tiktok @hotnerdsclub, Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 1052026 no more leveling up yourself to death. overconsumption, overly aesthetic, overly self improving, over it all! + how Lauryn Bosstick aka The Skinny Confidential changed my life
https://substack.com/@thoughtsbymaura newsletter, blog & fun posts!“We can’t jump off bridges anymore because our iPhones will get ruined. We can’t take skinny dips in the ocean because there’s no service on the beach and adventures aren’t real unless they’re on Instagram. Technology has doomed the spontaneity of adventure and we’re helping destroy it every time we Google, check-in, and hashtag.” -J. Glass // Youtube Thoughts by Maura @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok & lemon8 @hotnerdsclub
Ep 104recover after losing the plot. your reminder of who tf you are & how much you're capable of! 2026 loading...
E"When you know yourself you are empowered. When you accept yourself you are invincible."– T. Lifford // lemon8 & tiktok @hotnerdsclub, Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 103the best way to spread christmas cheer is podcasting loud for all to hear! (solo holidays, close vs acquaintance, comfort & self care)
“Throughout our lifetime many people come ‘to’ us. But if they haven’t come ‘for’ us the coming doesn’t matter. And I would have us carefully consider that Christmas is God perfectly doing both" -Craig D. Lounsbrough // youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok @hotnerdsclub, instagram @thoughtsbymaura @hotnerdsclub Happy Holidays!
Ep 102i actually achieved my new years resolutions & had my best year yet, for the first time ever. here's how to actually have a successful year, 2026
E"Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction" -Anne Frank // youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok @hotnerdsclub, instagram @thoughtsbymaura @hotnerdsclub
Ep 101the reality of having no family during the holidays...no parents, no siblings in my 20s
#hotnerdsclub "A found family is every bit as beautiful as a born family. Even more so, perhaps. Stories are about choices, after all, and to choose to be family is as wonderful a story as can be told" -Dan Gemeinhart // tiktok @hotnerdsclub, instagram @thoughtsbymaura @hotnerdsclub Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 100pick your hard & stop playing games. you either want it or you don't + laziness, real talk for real life
time to apply pressure to your goals/resolutions // Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram @thoughtsbymaura @hotnerdsclub, tiktok @hotnerdsclub
Ep 99help yourself to help yourself: maximize the rest of the year instead of wasting it + harder to stick to goals in winter?
E#thehotnerdsclub 2026 vibes: purpose over productivity // Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok @thehotnerdsclub
Ep 98happy 20th anniversary of A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, my love letter to Panic! At The Disco
#thehotnerdsclub "can't take the kid from the fight, take the fight from the kid!" Panic! At The Disco live (finally! he's alive!) in Vegas, 20th anniversary A Faver You Can't Sweat Out // Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, Tiktok @thehotnerdsclub, instagram @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 97stop waiting for someone to save you babe, you gotta do it. saving myself & being my own grandma
#thehotnerdsclub "many of us mistakenly assume that our partner, spouse, best friend, God, etc should be responsible for solving our problems. yet, the reality is that, relationships add value to our lives but it’s not the job of our partner — or even God — to solve our problems for us." // Youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, Tiktok @thehotnerdsclub, instagram @thehotnerdsclub @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 96THOUGHTS ON taylor swift's life of a show girl: racial undertones? false advertising? too much d!ck?
E"his love was the key that opened my thighs." -taylor swift! // youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok @thehotnerdsclub, instagram @thoughtsbymaura & @thehotnerdsclub
Ep 95getting ahead of seasonal depression + hallows eve fun & my pretty little liars fall
"when my depression works the graveyard shift all of the people i've ghosted stand there in the room"-taylor swift (happy loasg month!) // youtube Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, tiktok @thehotnerdsclub, instagram @thoughtsbymaura & @thehotnerdsclub
Ep 94got a secret can you keep it? -A ... i love gilmore girls but fall is for pretty little liars! + scorpio self care, witchy things, spirituality
#hotnerdsclub "if i show you then i know you won't tell what i said, cause two can keep a secret if one of them is dead" iykyk!!!!!! // for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram & tiktok @hotnerdsclub
Ep 93turning 27: getting my life together, 26 recap, weight gain, 6mo lock in, fall/winter arc + living a more rich fulfilling life
inching closer and closer to dirty thirty! welcome to my late 20s, come along for the ride // for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, insatagram & tiktok @hotnerdsclub
Ep 92grief deep dive: high functioning depression, when church makes me feel worse instead of better, integrated grief, alchemy
E"life isn't divided into good times and bad times. life is all times all the time" -jon batiste // for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoguhtsbymaura, instagram & tiktok @hotnerdsclub
Ep 91pt.2 your successful mid-year rebrand. channeling my inner harvey specter & dan koe, divine masculine + grief
what would harvey specter do? what would dan koe do? thinking like a man is changing my life! // for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 90fight for your fairytale. love (taylor's Version), life of a hopeless romantic + why everyone's so obsessed w finding their person
#hotnerdsclub "don't blame me, love made me crazy. if it doesn't you ain't doin it right!" / "hell was the journey that brought me to heaven" -taylor swift // for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram @hotnerdsclub
Ep 89the highest form of spirituality is having fun. tapping into your own divinity, intuition, letting go of the 'need' to suffer
one thing we can all agree on is love // welcome to the #hotnerdsclub for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram @hotnerdsclub
Ep 88how i finally monetized my (audio only!) podcast after 3 years & how to start from scratch (no following needed!) + in depth behind the scenes backend boring business stuff
who's gatekeeping? we don't know her! it's not too late, the party is actually just getting started in this online creator space // for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram @hotnerdsclubBlue Snowball iCE Plug 'n Play USB Microphone for Recording, Streaming, Podcasting, Gaming on PC and Mac, with Cardioid Condenser Capsule, Adjustable Desktop Stand and USB cable, White - Walmart.com
Ep 87maxing-out our 20s + saturn return (27-30). late 20s pressure, identity shifts, wealth, health, happiness, 9-5/entrepreneurship
EWhat is a Saturn Return? How to Survive Your Saturn Returnfor more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram @hotnerdsclub
Ep 86your successful mid-year rebrand & turning things around when you actually are behind
it's me hi, i'm the problem it's me. // for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 85things that save me the most money & time + staying sane when everything feels insane. smallest habits that make the biggest difference
for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura