Julia McElgunn — Author · Host

Choose
the Bigger
Life.

Unleash Your Extraordinary Potential

For every woman who has ever been told she is too much — this is proof that she was always just potential. A memoir, a framework, and an invitation to choose.

A Life Chosen

September 2026

A Life
Chosen

Julia McElgunn

JOA Publishing LLC · September 2026

The Book

A Life Chosen

A Life Chosen is the story of one woman's journey from self-loathing to self-worth — told through memoir, science, and soul.

For every woman who has ever been told she is too much — this is proof that she was always just potential. A memoir, a framework, and an invitation to choose.

Structured around four archetypes and four cycles, it gives shape to the patterns that keep women small — and the decision that sets them free.

Unlocking your

Potential

through four catalysts
Power Courage Bold Grace

Publishing September 2026 with JOA Publishing LLC

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"Be bold enough to choose self worth."
— Julia McElgunn

The Podcast

Choose Life Boldly

Real conversations with people who stopped waiting and started choosing.

"If you want more — and you already know you do — this is your podcast."

Every week, Julia talks with guests who chose boldly. Not loudly. Just decided.

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The Course

Coming Soon

A 6 Week Journey
to Self Worth

Thirty minutes a week. Six weeks. One decision that changes everything.

1

Potential

What if what they called crazy was always just potential?

2

Power

Reclaiming what was taken or given away

3

Courage

From doormat to deliberate

4

Bold

Choosing yourself out loud

5

Grace

Receiving what you have always given

6

A Life Chosen

The extraordinary life is a decision

Format

Self-Paced Online

with two live 90-minute workshops

Weekly Commitment

30 Minutes

plus optional live sessions

Free Resource

The Cycle Quiz

Five minutes. Four cycles. One clear first step. Find out which pattern is running your life — and what to do about it.

About Julia

Julia McElgunn

Julia McElgunn
Geologist Founder Author Host

Julia McElgunn is a geologist, a founder, and the author of A Life Chosen — a book born from the real work of choosing self-worth over self-loathing.

Her work draws on personal memoir, the science of self, and spiritual wisdom — written from the inside out.

She writes, speaks, and teaches for women who are done waiting for permission to live the bigger life they already know is possible.

"Bold does not require explanation. Bold does not require justification. True boldness is confident, self-assured, grounded, quietly sovereign."

Free Resource

Find out which
pattern is keeping
you small.

Five minutes. Four cycles. One clear first step. Take the free Cycle Quiz and find out which pattern is running your life — and what to do about it.

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