The Thriving Scapegoat
A podcast by Julie Cielo
The scapegoat
There’s a pattern many women don’t recognize—until midlife.
Being the one who sees clearly.
The one who tells the truth.
The one who, over time, becomes the problem for it.
The Thriving Scapegoat is a space for women who have lived inside that dynamic—
in families, relationships, or systems that required them to shrink, overgive, or silence themselves to belong.
Hosted by Julie Cielo, this podcast explores what it actually takes to come back into yourself after years of self-abandonment—
Not through more mindset work or surface-level healing,
but through the body.
Reclaiming voice
Boundaries
Personal power
Each episode is both a mirror and a doorway—
A place where you’ll feel seen in your lived experience…
and guided toward a version of yourself that is grounded, expressed, and fully alive.
Because midlife isn’t where you disappear.
It’s where you rise.
What You’ll Hear
Hidden Patterns of Narcissistic Dynamics & Scapegoating
Why Traditional Healing Fails
Nervous System Healing
Boundaries, Voice & Ending Cycles of Overgiving
Grief, Estrangement & Rebuilding your Life
Desire, Vitality & True Partnership
Who This Is For
This is for the woman who:
Has done the work… but still doesn’t feel fully free. Knows she’s meant for more—but can’t quite access it consistently. Feels the impact of burnout, disconnection, or self-doubt in her body. Has outgrown old roles, relationships, or identities. And is ready to feel at home in herself again.
If you’ve ever felt like you had to lose yourself to belong—
You’re not alone. And you’re not meant to stay there.
New solo Pods drop every Monday morning at 7aPT