Category: choosing joy

  • Oren Jay Sofer on Meaning What You Say and Choosing Mindful Communication

    Oren Jay Sofer on Meaning What You Say and Choosing Mindful Communication

    Oren Jay Sofer is a communication expert and mindfulness teacher at Spirit Rock in Woodacre, California. He recently wrote the book “Say What You Mean: A Nonviolent Approach to Communication.” In episode 208, I’m delighted to speak to Oren Jay Sofer on meaning what you say and choosing mindful communication.…

  • Lessons Learned from Sitting in the Messy Middle: Building a Foundation in the Midst of Upheaval

    Lessons Learned from Sitting in the Messy Middle: Building a Foundation in the Midst of Upheaval

    Season 5 has been one that’s been very interesting. It’s hard to do a wrap up on things right now, mostly because we are still very much in the middle of things – in the middle of a pandemic, in the middle of an election cycle that is tense, and…

  • 6 Ways to Create a Foundation for a Joy-filled Life During the Pandemic

    6 Ways to Create a Foundation for a Joy-filled Life During the Pandemic

    This week on Jump Start Your Joy, I’m sharing 6 ways to create a foundation for a joy-filled life during the pandemic. It’s no secret that living in 2020 has brought many of the things that we considered foundational to our world into question. Health, school, our work, groceries, equality,…

  • Embracing “Playing Small” to Start a Creative Business that Delights You

    Embracing “Playing Small” to Start a Creative Business that Delights You

    This week on the show, I’m really excited to be talking all about playing small, how you can use the ideas of playing small to get started on building a creative business, all your own. In other words, I’m sharing how you can embrace “playing small” to start a creative…

  • “Don’t Let the Virus Steal Your Joy” with Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh

    “Don’t Let the Virus Steal Your Joy” with Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh

    This week, Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh (also known as The Egg Whisperer) is back for her second interview here on the podcast. Dr. Aimee is a fertility specialist, living in the San Francisco Bay Area, and she works with people who want to grow their families. It’s a treat to have…

  • 9 Ways to Cope with Overwhelm During Hard Times

    9 Ways to Cope with Overwhelm During Hard Times

    With the CoronaVirus pandemic very much in our midst, I know that many of us are feeling overwhelmed. Over the past month, I found myself reflecting on the nature of overwhelm in my own life: my husband was recently in the hospital for a surgery, and my son was being…

  • How to Create a Joy Filled Bucket List

    How to Create a Joy Filled Bucket List

    This week on the show, I’m talking about the phenomenon of the Bucket List and how to create a joy filled bucket list based on what you want to do with your life. If you have tried a Bucket List and it just felt like a huge list of things…

  • Anabell Bender on Conquering Your Limiting Beliefs to Live a Happy Life

    Anabell Bender on Conquering Your Limiting Beliefs to Live a Happy Life

    In this episode, I’m really thrilled to have the dream catcher coach, Anabell Bender joining me to talk about believing in your dreams, and authentically allowing yourself to live a happy life. In addition to coaching, Anabell is a a multi-passionate, and has had a lot of experience with the…

  • How To Take the Action To Create What You Wish Existed

    How To Take the Action To Create What You Wish Existed

    Have you heard about Headbands of Hope? It’s an amazing company that sells headbands, and, for every headband sold, they donate one to a child with cancer. It’s a beautiful example of an intentionally crafted company that’s taking meaningful action to make an impact in the lives of children. Started…