Emotional Fossils
Something happened. It was buried. Time passed. A geologist's look at the beliefs laid down long ago, and why buried never means gone.
Speaking
In the Room
Keynotes, readings, workshops and panels for women's networks, leadership teams, book clubs and conferences.
KeynotesConferences and events
ReadingsLibraries and book clubs
WorkshopsPanels and teams
PodcastsInterviews and media
In the room
The precision of a scientist. The honesty of someone who has lived every page.
Every talk is built around a question your audience is already asking. Each one stands on its own, and each one leads back to the same idea: you have permission to choose.
What if the boldest woman in the room isn't the loudest one?
Julia McElgunn
Signature topics
Talks that start real conversations
What Are You Waiting For Permission to Choose?
Permission from parents, bosses, culture: to rest, to be ambitious, to change your mind. And what happens when it finally comes from you.
Quiet Boldness
Bold does not equal destructive. Bold does not equal chaos. Why boldness isn't about being the loudest in the room.
I Achieved the Things. Why Wasn't I Fulfilled?
For high achievers who know drive and targets from the inside: achievement can affirm you, but it cannot create your worth.
Rooms this works for
Pick the door by the room
The book has several doors into the same conversation. Here is where Julia leads in each.
The roomLead with
Executive womenOutside validation, perfectionism, Power
EntrepreneursPotential, self-doubt, bold action
Women's groups and moms' clubsPermission, the archetypes, self-worth
Book clubs and library groupsThe archetypes, and “Where are you waiting for permission?”
Spiritual audiencesGrace, intuition, connection, Potential
Wellness groups and women's sheltersEmotional fossils, inner work, patterns
Corporate leadershipCourage, confidence, decisiveness
For podcast hosts
Conversations Julia is ready for
Build the episode around a question your listeners are already asking. Any of these leads back to A Life Chosen.
- What does it actually mean to choose your life?
- Why do highly successful women still struggle with self-worth?
- How do you tell ambition that comes from possibility from ambition that comes from proving?
- What are emotional fossils, and how do they keep shaping us?
- Why do capable women still wait for permission?
- What's the difference between being bold and being loud?
- Can self-doubt ever be useful?
- What happens when the traits that made you successful start keeping you stuck?
- Why can receiving feel harder than achieving?
- What happens when outside validation finally stops being necessary?
Planning an event?
Tell Julia about your audience, date and location, and she'll get back to you.