The Trifecta of Joy

Authentic Living with Karen Westwood

Your Pet’s Social Media with Andrea Nerep and Chelsea Rose Riggs

Rethinking Your Financial Health with Amie Uitvlugt

Breaking Through Emotion with Michael Losier

Mothering & The Art of Self-Love

The Impact Of Chronic Stress with Dr. Cindy Tsai

Subscribe to our newsletter and stay connected for Self-Love Summer! www.freejoybook.com Recorded mostly off the cuff, I invite you to consider the season you’re in. We are all going through stuff these days, I see it and hear it everywhere! So I decided off the cuff to host a pop up retreat: “From Burnout to Bliss”. It was incredible, but I wanted to bring to you a bit about what we talked aboutW what it means to truly feel burned out. How to get present and be willing to dream forward just a bit. 1% at a time. How to create a plan for intentional goodness moving forward. Did we create bliss in the 6 hours we had together – moments of bliss, yes, but forward in bliss is a choice! Bliss is facing forward and taking the next intentional step. We are all are faced with a new upcoming season, so start considering: What will you create for yourself in the season forward? Is it: · Adventures with loved ones · Reading your favourite genre of book · Creating with tools, or nature · Making space for yourself · Being in nature or the big city · Moving your body in ways that feel great Ultimately, what do you want to FEEL? It’s those feelings that matter most! What you want to create for yourself is within your reach if you choose it intentionally. We are in this together!

Looking to deepen your awareness of the world around you? Join us as we explore the power of words and their impact on how we see, feel, and experience life. In this conversation with guest Stuart Elliott, we delve into the subconscious and conscious mind's role in shaping our interpretation of the world, including our attachment to people, places, and the planet as a whole. Drawing on his experiences in Africa, Stuart shares compelling stories that illustrate the interconnectedness we have with our environment and the vibrational energy exchange that occurs through our words and actions. We also explore the importance of interpreting problems in a positive light and the critical role of words in shaping our perception of reality. Don't miss this thought-provoking discussion on the power of words and their impact on our lives. Tune in now to gain a deeper understanding of the world we live in and the role we play in shaping it. Grab a copy of Your Free Joy Book

In this episode I get real about some of my own personal rawness as of late, and talk about the crisis that found myself in because of fear. Fear is future thinking brought to the present, but how do we get present? I acknowledge my own slip back into perfectionism and self-judgement, and the toll it has taken. There is a time and place for medical assistance, slowing down, and acknowledging that one step at a time counts. I share my own fears in what’s been happening with the intention to empower YOU in your own journey. We are getting real about how you can take your fears and notice how far you’ve come. Every step you take matters! We discuss who you are beyond your fears. www.freejoybook.com

Joy and play have such an important role in our prosperity! While we may have imprinted fears as a child, having believed that play was a waste of time, messy, or even dangerous, this conversation will offer you permission to play! YOU are the creator of your reality, and that joy CAN be found in the grind, as my guest Anick Patry shares. We talk about exploring, and the return to self with permission as we heal conditioning and programming that may be standing in the way of your joy. Anick has created a unique method called voice tapping as a modality to connect with your divine truth – this episode is loaded with gems!

Do you ever meet the most interesting people in your Uber? In this podcast episode, I share an incredible woman with a message of finding joy in darkness and rising above. As a guest in her car, with the beauty of holding space, Gloria’s story was both chilling and inspiring. I wanted her to share her story with you, and she was thrilled to, with a desire to inspire others! Gloria shares her story of childhood immigration, shifts in familial systems, abuse, poverty, and how she was determined to not be stuck in the world she was raised, but to strive for more. She shares her epiphany that her current pregnancy with a daughter is her opportunity to create a legacy of love as a parent, and what has led her to now. Once fearful that she didn’t have the skills from her own mother to raise a female child, she has changed that narrative to an opportunity to give her baby the love she did not get from her own mother. We also discuss: - the impact of your environment -recognizing your trauma – abuse and manipulation -intentional change -miscarriage, loss, and hope -hurt people hurt people- healing from your hurt -the parental desire to love and protect -the legacy of self-love -following faith and intuition - support systems that can make a difference - the power of one caring adult -community, connection, and pride

ONE IN 10 people are living with diabetes - 1 in 5 don’t even know they have it. 1 in 3 have prediabetes. With so many of us having loved ones with diabetes, having Dr. Jelina Shah, Clinical pharmacist and holistic diabetes health coach seemed natural. She brings her 15 years of healthcare experience to talk with us about our fears around health, shame and blame, and the stigma associated with Diabetes. In our conversation, Dr. Shah reinforces that it is Important for people to have awareness for themselves, mind body and spirit, and what effects that has on their health. We talk about choices, the definition of healthy, and she shares her belief that chronic disease is a choice. This episode will inspire you if you or anyone you know has ever felt helplessness and hopelessness in your health. We also talk about: - Food is not good or bad – focus on nutrient density - Scarcity mentality around food - Willpower is BS - Toxic positivity - The inner critic is well-intentioned - Tending to diabetes without medication The reminder of this episode is clear - Every moment counts.

What does legacy mean to you? Often we think it is about the choices we make when we have lost, are grieving, or after the death of a loved one. These are definitely elements of legacy and so are the choices we make today. How you show up in the world for yourself and others are creating legacy. Your awareness of your own life, how you live, and the choices you make aligned with your authentic truth create legacy in the moment. I talk about my own experiences with Legacy in my life and get honest about the feelings, opportunities, and awareness that comes with legacy as we live our lives now. How are you creating a legacy in your life?

What does it mean to re-write your story? In a candid conversation with Melody Ann Owen, founder of Author Nation, we dive into the beauty of getting clear on your story and letting go or re-writing your past to better understand yourself and your place in the world now. Melody Ann shares her experience of growing up with labels that others placed on her as a result of being raised in a dysfunctional home. She shares the impact it had until she made the conscious decision to look at the story of her life and move forward with more intention. She offers beautiful insight into how to make peace with your past, and create a sense of purpose and fulfillment in your future by recognizing that the path forward is yours, in choice, and can be made with intention. We also talk about: - Writing for self vs. others - Mercy and forgiveness - Resilience and choice - Personal empowerment through stories - How to start your own writing path of healing

In this epic conversation with Dr. Jody Carrington, we discuss her latest book Feeling Seen, and the tour she is in the midst of while living out her mission for people to find reconnection in a hurting world. Dr. Jody spreads a message of hope and the importance of feeling seen, reminding us that so much of what we need is already done. We discuss how to get back to connection through reconnection with self – using our intuition, and intention as a conduit to reconnecting within community, with our partners and families, and even total strangers. Remembering the impact that a small kindness can have may never been known for how far reaching it’s effect may be. In a world that is tied to the belief we need to do more, where we are inundated with social media and the news, it can feel demoralizing, demotivating, and a sense of futility can set in. Our conversation inspires you to connect with yourself and then get out there and reconnect with others! Dr. Carrington reinforces that we have the great ability to leave an amazing legacy, but “you can’t tell people how to be great, you have to get out there and show them.” This is the power of doing a little thing each day, as James Clear identifies in Atomic Habits. We call them 1% changes, and talk about the danger of doing nothing. We also talk about: - We are one generation into being distruptors to traditional roles because it cannot be balanced as we re-write the rules for women in this generation and the generations in the future. - Achieving balance is bullshit. - The place of privilege that so many women come from, and the ability to build legacy moving forward. - Overcoming incredible obstacles in life and the simplicity of acknowledgement as human beings - The power of looking at one another for even 4 minutes – holding space, vulnerability and the dance of big emotions – the dance of anger, the dance of intimacy (Harriet G. Lerner, Ph.D) - The impact of trauma history, and beliefs that the world isn’t a safe place - Emotional regulation being connecting to self, the seed of self and the soul. - Getting through the armour in human relationships - Context is a prerequisite for empathy, leading with kindness and holding space when were are being pushed away - Identifying privilege as a conscious effort given the history of your community or country, and the importance of seeing those that may feel “less seen” – and the process of unlearning and seeking those that those that can teach us more. - The impact of the conversations we can have with our children, and every conversation counts – the generations forward having more openness and opportunity to be more authentically themselves. Dr. Jody Carrington’s message is clear: Our job is simply to walk one another home. Somedays we are the walkers, some day we are the walkees, sometimes we’re both.