Thoughts by Maura
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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
Ep 84how to add color back in your life, de-monotone & not fit in + main character energy, self esteem, own who you are
Eeverything and everyone is looking way too similar, be different! for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 83so you're single, now what? flourishing solo, waiting season, break up recovery + being over and done with all things dating/relationships
life isn’t a game & your heart’s not a toy // "...so if you're out there, I swear to be good to you but I'm done lookin' for my future someone, cause when the time is right you'll be here, but for now-dear no one, this is your love song..." -Tori Kelly, Dear No One // for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 82biggest lessons i've learned in dating. mistakes, scared to leave, settling, green/red flags, standards, priorities
Emen. can't live with em, can't live without em...for more of my content subscribe to my youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 81feeling lost in life &/or in your 20s, alignment, purpose, identity capital + mid year life audit
for more content subscribe to my youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 80"i wish brilliant women had the confidence of mediocre men" -Marilyn Monroe: the ultimate confidence boost + the art of letting your energy speak for you
it's time for you to have the audacity. "Lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre white man" -Sarah Hagi // for more content subscribe to my youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 79having a life outside of work even when work is your life + italian lifestyle/mindset, simplicity, hobbies, burnout, there's always time for romance
Ela vita è una combinazione di pasta e magia // for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 78fatherless fathers day + my existential crisis within my quarterlife crisis
welcome to the inside of my head! aka THOUGHTS BY MAURA
Ep 77get hot for summer, stay hot for life. longevity, summer sadness, dopamine menus, 2025 not going according to plan
in suuummeerrrr *olaf voice* // for more content-Youtube Channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 76independent expert: living alone, solo travel, going out by yourself, thriving single + balance between saving money & yolo
you're on your own kid // for more content subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 75catch up! motherless mother's day, losing my phone in nyc, seeing the author who saved my life in person, working overnights, pre-mid year check in
Echatting on the phone vibes! we're happily panicking at the disco
Ep 74Coping When You Can't Take a Mental Health Day & Not Being Able to Take a Break When You Need One
Elife doesn't stop just because something bad happens // for more content from me subscribe to my youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura, instagram @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 73Taking a Proper Mental Health Day: Brain Care, Permission to Relax, Spiraling, Stress, Overwhelm, My Routines
ETell everyone you just need a minute. // for more of my content check out my youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 72You're Actually Supposed to be Dumb as a Rock Right Now: my 20s so far, best & worst, routines/habits, scared of 30??
Enavigating your 20s // for more content from me, subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 71PT 2 The Ultimate Comfort Listen: Isolation, Faith/Spirituality, Insomnia, Hobbies, Comfort Food & Products
Ethis is for when you're just having one of those days (again!) // for more content from me, subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 70The Ultimate Comfort Listen: Getting out of a Rut/Funk, Pulling Yourself Together, Bad Days, Grief, Loneliness
this is for when you're just having one of those days. // for more content from me subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 69Love & Romance. Valentines Day (observing or ignoring), Romanticizing Your Life + New Month Reset
love love love love // for more content from me subscribe to the youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 68How To Not Abandon Your Plans, Goals & Dreams This Year + Creating a Blank Slate
Happy Feb! By now most people's resolutions are completely forgotten about already but not yours! // for more content, subscribe to my youtube channel: Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 67New Year New Pressure? Pace Yourself, Avoid Giving Up & Burn out + My 2024 Highs & Lows
EKeys to achieving your goals are persistence, consistency & patience. Don't give up before you even get started!
Ep 66Being Unapologetically Yourself, This Year & Forever
Different does not equal wrong or bad.
Ep 65Let's Actually Be UN-realistic with the 2025 goals. + 2024 recap
Imagination and playing pretend isn't just for kids. Stop letting the fear of "rejection," "no," "getting your hopes up" or "being disappointed" stop you from living the life you want.
Ep 64Christmas Magic as an "adult," Winter Arc vs Winter Blues + Starting Youtube
watch me on video // subscribe, youtube channel Maura Sullivan @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 63Surviving The Ultimate Quarterlife Crisis. GOODBYE 25
25th year recap-grief, navigating my 20s, thoughts on turning 26 & getting closer to 30!
Ep 62How To Enjoy Life While Going Through Hell At The Same Time. (+ mtg Kenny G & Jon Batiste!)
Ejust listen.
Ep 61Summer Recap & Fall Prep, 4th Quarter 2024 + Underconsumption Core Trend
DM me anytime with questions/topics you want me to cover, instagram & lemon8 @thoughtsbymaura
Ep 60Importance of Having Spiritual Foundation, My Faith Journey, Relationship vs Religion, Thoughts on Eternal Life
"Don't give up on God, because He won't Give up on you..." DM me anytime with questions/topics you want me to cover, instagram @thoughtsbymaura, lemon8 @thoughtsbymaura.