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A mental health podcast hosted by recovering “nice girl,” Natalie Volpicelli discusses taking control of your life and living a life genuine to who you are. This podcast is all about empowering you to live a life genuine to who you are. I will share inspiring stories, invite guests from all walks of life, and engage with listeners to explore the power of authenticity and self-empowerment. I am so excited to embark on this transformative journey together as we discover the strength in vulnera ...
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It’s Nat’s birthday, and she will cry if she wants to!!! But...hopefully, she doesn’t need to this year because we are breaking out of our nice girl behavior! Today is a special solo birthday episode where Natalie talks about birthdays and getting older and how people pleasing can quickly turn your special day into a big event where everyone BUT yo…
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Hi, Barbie!! In this solo episode, Natalie discusses Greta Gerwig’s Hollywood Masterpiece, Barbie, its social impact on people of all ages, and the difficulty of living up to the expectations women have to live up to in the real world. She shares her own struggles grappling with comparison culture and positive self-image. Natalie also unpacks the n…
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8: Refining Your Intuition with Sarah Prazmark
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Natalie is joined by her cousin(!!) Sarah Prazmark on the podcast this week to discuss the development of personal identity and carving your own path in your twenties. She hashes out the importance of identifying personal desires and vocalizing them. Sarah speaks on her journey to sobriety, self-acceptance, and embracing her intuition. It's a famil…
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This week is a mini and unedited episode with Natalie. She is providing a short update on her grieving process and reminding herself and her listeners of the importance to take a break and BREATHE. The “episode” is a thank you to her listeners and hopefully a good example for others to grant yourself grace this holiday season. Tune in to listen and…
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19: Part Two with Judy McDonald: Identity Beyond “Nice Girl”
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Natalie and Judy are BACK at it! In the second half of this two-parter episode, Natalie and Judy continue their conversation on life after the label of “Nice Girl” and how they have each managed to find their most authentic and true identity. This episode delves into the world of psychology and identity formation while also taking some stops along …
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18: Finding an Identity Beyond “Nice Girl” with Judy McDonald
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Natalie is joined by Judy this week to chat about the turmoil that comes from identity formation. As two people pleasers, we talk about our need to serve others in friendships and families - sometimes (most times) in sacrifice of our own wants and needs. In this episode, Judy and Natalie talk about their shared experience breaking free from other p…
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In another solo episode, Natalie makes her case–backed by science and personal experience–against New Year's Resolutions and other “compensatory” fads that take over the month of January. From the vague goals we feel pressured to make to “Dry January” to the new “75 Hard” and all other crash diets and “cure-alls” the world loves to push on us into …
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Long time no talk Not So Nice Girls!! In today’s solo episode, Natalie updates you on everything from her first holiday without her Dad to her very exciting ENGAGEMENT! From this experience, she is learning the ~magic~ of allowing herself to embrace positive and negative emotions. She will share with you the importance of granting yourself permissi…
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15: Managing the Holidays – Mental Health & Eating Disorders
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Trigger warning: this episode will contain vague discussion of managing eating disorders, please listen with caution. If it’s too much right now, feel free to skip to the next!Ahhh the holidays!!! We love them and we hate them all wrapped in one. Though a Christmas aficionado herself, Natalie recounts her own struggles with the holidays from naviga…
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Today Natalie is joined once again by her dear friend Cat Davis, and they are talking a big big topic: toxic positivity. We have all heard it, but what does it really mean and how can this really impact people in practice? Natalie and Cat both share personal tales about how toxic positivity has impacted their lives…particularly as “nice girls” and …
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This week Natalie continues her discussions about living in a “fantasy” by sharing her experience and the psychology behind a people pleaser’s propensity to romanticize and give significant others and/or friends the benefit of the doubt…when mayyyybe they don’t deserve it. Inspired by the new Taylor Swift *vault track* “Say Don’t Go,” Natalie will …
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11: The Rationale Behind a Touch of Delulu
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In today’s episode, Natalie discusses the psychology behind “Delulu Girls” and “Celebrity Worship Syndrome”, and her findings may not be what you expect! Mixing in her personal experience as a daydreamer with research, Natalie explains the use of delusions and celebrities/TV/movie obsessions as a way of escapism and at what point those coping skill…
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This week Natalie returns from a two week hiatus with an emotional episode. In her attempt to process the recent loss of her father to cancer, she discusses her father’s life and legacy. Though she could go on and on about all the qualities she admires about her father, there is one potent lesson he taught her that she would like to share with her …
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9: Navigating Other's Narcissism with Sarah Prazmark
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We know you loved hearing from Sarah Prazmark on last week's pod, so don't worry because she's back for today's episode! This week, hear Natalie and Sarah discuss narcissism in relationships - both romantic and friendships. They answer questions such as, "What does it look like to have a narcissist friend?" and "How does this affect relationship co…
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5: Paige Keiner - This One is for the Dreamers!
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Yes! You heard that right! Not So Nice Girl has a new intro theme song! Today, Natalie is joined by a close friend from college and budding singer/songwriter and musician Paige Keiner. In this episode, Natalie and Paige will talk about how Paige got into the music industry and her evolution from writing poems and jotting down lyrics in her bedroom …
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4: Getting Out Of Toxic Work Environments and How to Rebuild
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Today Natalie is joined by her friend and special guest, Marissa Sperry, who recently quit a high-level corporate job when the work environment became so toxic that she had both mental and physical negative adverse effects. Natalie is not immune to toxic workplace environments either, and the two discuss how the bubble of positivity surrounding “wo…
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Have you ever had a friend break up?Maybe you’re reconsidering some of your childhood friendships.Or…maybe you are hurting from a distancing friend. THIS is the episode for you. Today we talk all about the nature of friendships and what makes them so uniquely necessary…and uniquely hurtful when they end. We will also talk about the lifespan and cha…
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2: Reclaiming Your Narrative with Cat Davis
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Starting off my guest features with a bang!! My friend Cat Davis discusses her journey fighting for her childhood Bipolar I Disorder diagnosis, and we will both discuss the challenges we faced as we were understanding and establishing our narrative and life story. Cat will be a regular guest, and we will touch on labels, the pros and cons of labels…
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1: Taking Back Control - Embracing Authenticity
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Episode 1: Taking Back Control - Embracing Authenticity Welcome to the very first episode of Not So Nice Girl! In this episode, you will get an introduction to your host along this crazy ride---me, Natalie Volpicelli! In this show I will delve into my struggles with being a "nice girl" and the impact it had on my life. Through candid and vulnerable…
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