Joyful Journey

Have you ever had a mystical encounter? Perhaps something that made you look at the world a little different, or made you feel part of something much bigger or greater than yourself? I’ve had a number of such encounters, and in today’s episode, I share a story about one that has forever changed the way I look at and interact in the world around me.

In today’s episode, I interview Melissa Deally an Integrative Health Practitioner and Health Coach who believes that most of us have been raised to not prioritize our health. Melissa is on a mission to educate people about their health so they start to look at their health as their greatest asset. By prioritizing our health, we find the energy to do the things we love so we can continue to do them for a very long time.

In today’s episode we explore worthiness and how to boost your self love and sense of self worth so you can create a life you love. I share a daily practice that I developed called The Possibility Pages (inspired by Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages) and how this practice can propel you into being the person you want to be and living the life you want to live. Highlights from the show: Every thought we think is creating our future A thought can be changed Everyone suffers from the belief “I’m not good enough.” The Possibility Pages explained Stepping into the person you want to be and the life you want to live Book referenced: You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise Hay,

Although we covered much in this interview with Dr. Fabienne Slama, one theme kept re-emerging. If you want to affect change in your life (and in the world around you) get curious. Get curious about your emotions, about what you feel in your body and where you feel it, and get curious about the stories you hear and tell yourself. Your curiosity will improve your life, and it could even save it.

Most people don’t live into the highest calling of their life because they haven’t learned how to develop the trust they need to follow their soul path. In this episode, we dive into how you can develop that trust so you can create the life you most desire. I share a personal story about my husband and I turning nomadic and how we had to lean into and trust the path we were on. This story exemplifies what can happen when you surrender to the universe and trust your path. I end by offering 7 Tips on how you can learn to Trust Your Path to be guided by your soul.

In today’s episode, I interview Anne Ferrier Crook who is a Certified Integrative Health Coach who supports others to heal and transform their lives so they can shift from "surviving" to fully thriving. Anne works to re-ignite her client’s inner healer for greater joy and vitality. She believes that when you reignite joy in your spirit your body comes into a healing state.

In today’s episode, I interview Adele Anderson, an NLP Trainer who is passionate about teaching people to understand the power of the mind and how changing your thinking can change your life. Adele shares a fascinating personal story about a plane crash she was in as a young woman that flipped in a river. What happened that fateful day changed the trajectory of her life as she became committed to understanding the power of the mind. As an NLP Trainer, she coaches people on how to reprogram their thoughts so they can create the outcomes they desire for their life. To learn about the story that brought Adele and me together, listen to Episode #8 Coincidences: Gifts from the Universe. Highlight’s from this episode: Making choices about your story. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs Awareness of your thoughts and word choice is key to changing outcomes Understanding your core values is your ‘true north’ How “I am” statements define you Standing in your own power Words your brain cannot process - “Don’t”, “Can’t”, “Try” To manifest successfully - use present tense, direct and concise language How to use the Seven Layers of Why to understand what you really want Recommended book: The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday

Is a coincidence a random act of chance or the universe conspiring to grab your attention? As I’m a seeker of magical moments and love following the nudges, I believe there is nothing random about a coincidence and when the universe dishes out these gifts, it’s our job to get curious and explore why. When you pay attention to these remarkable concurrences of events or circumstances and allow them to move you by being curious, you step into the flow and things begin to align themselves that move you closer to your goals and that grandest vision of your life. In this episode, I share a personal story that illustrates how this works. We also talk about Carl Jung, the famous Swiss psychiatrist who believed these seemingly random acts of chance are really glimpses into what he called the “onus mundus” or one world. The key take-a-way: when you experience a ‘coincidence’ don’t just shrug it off. Instead, get curious, unwrap it like a gift and see what may unfold. If you have any stories about a strange coincidence that happened to you, send them to me by email. I’d love to read about your story and I may even share it on a future episode of the Joyful Journey Podcast.

In today’s episode, I’m excited to introduce you to Winston Yeung. Winston is the founder of VoiceStory, a non-profit organization that is creating social connections, facilitating personal healing, and promoting community building. You can learn more about Winston, his organization, and how to connect with him below. When I first heard Winston’s personal story that led him to start his non-profit, I recognized he was someone who had something of great value to offer the world and I wanted him for our show. He has broken through the prison of dysfunctional stories by learning to listen to his inner wisdom, and by embracing the darkness so he can move into the light. Winston’s raw and real stories are relatable and leave us feeling that we too can get past the prison guard we created of our own self-imposed cell. Here are some highlights from this episode: Suppressing our emotions The power of stories created from past trauma Formulating negative stories about who you are and what that triggers The importance of embracing the dark as well as the light Compassion vs love - coming from a place of striving to understand Being seen by others AND yourself The impact of wearing a persona that is not true to who you are Questions to ask yourself: “WHAT do I want and WHY do I want it so bad.” Understanding a true want and where it comes from. Fighting and undoing the conditioning Learning to “follow the nudges” that guide you to your best day, your best life Understand all of us are the same

Many people hear the whispers of their heart, that inner wisdom, and higher self, and yet choose NOT to Listen. There are four reasons why: Fear, limiting self-beliefs, lack of trust and simply not knowing how to move forward with the information received. In this episode, we talk about how to let go of fear, how to reprogram those limiting self-beliefs, how to build trust in that inner voice of wisdom, and how to take action. We just touch on these concepts today as awareness is the first step to understanding and change. We’ll come back to these concepts in future episodes and devote more time with each to take a deeper dive.

In today’s episode, we are going to expand on Guiding Principle Two and discuss Listening Without Judgment. Learning to trust more than just what your brain tells you is not easy for a lot of people as many of us have been conditioned to NOT listen to our intuition or that inner voice of wisdom. Yet some of the best minds and most accomplished individuals tell us that we must do exactly that - listen to our inner voice. In this episode, we’ll talk about how the inner critic often shows up on the heels of your inner voice of wisdom and how to decipher between these two voices. One typically comes from a place of fear while the other always comes from a place of love. I’ll also share some ideas on how you can move past that critic (and your fear) and listen to your inner wisdom without judgment so you can powerfully move forward with your goals and your vision for your future.

Guided Visualization: A Field of Infinite Possibilities

In this episode we explore the way to finding more joy in your life is by understanding what you really want and the only way to come to that understanding is by listening to your heart, your spirit, your soul. Whatever your word is for that thing inside you that’s trying to guide you down your unique path. I call it inner wisdom and it’s speaking to you ALL the time. I also share a personal story about how I learned to listen to that voice and how in doing so it transformed my life. And then I give you 5 steps that will help you develop your Inner Wisdom Listening Skills.

My Three Guiding Principles to Inner Wisdom are LOOK, LISTEN and LEARN. In today’s episode, I will introduce you to the first principle, LOOK. One of my favourite quotes is by Carl Jung who says, “Your vision will only become clear when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outward dreams. Who looks inward awakens.” Looking inward at yourself, being aware of your values and what’s really important to you is the first step to gaining access to inner wisdom and your higher self. In this episode, we touch on the courage and the self-love it takes to do that - to look inward.

I’m deeply passionate about guiding people to that place to find their truth, their inner wisdom, their clarity about who they are because there was a time when I didn’t have this clarity and it just about destroyed my marriage. In this episode, I share a personal story about that time in my life and the turning point when I realized I needed to change who I was CHOOSING to be. This is the “set up” episode that will lead us to my signature program - The Three Guiding Principles to Inner Wisdom, which I will teach in the following episodes.