Welcome to Jump Start Your Joy!
Jump Start Your Joy is lovingly curated to offer a refreshing pause from the daily grind, inviting you to step outside routine and intentionally engage with stories of resilience, joy, and possibility. Each episode creates a space for reflection and inspiration, encouraging you to reconnect with what brings meaning and magic to your life.
Here, you’ll find a rich collection of resources designed to help you embrace joy in unexpected places. Through podcasts, articles, and guided reflections, Jump Start Your Joy offers tools to explore joy as a steady, guiding force—whether that means savoring life’s little moments, sitting with life’s challenges, or spreading light to those around you. As Henri Nouwen said, “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”
More than just a show, Jump Start Your Joy is a community dedicated to celebrating joy as a powerful and transformative choice. Each episode shares stories of courage and insights on cultivating joy, even in difficult times. So whether you’re navigating a personal challenge, seeking to reconnect with your passions, or simply looking for uplifting stories, this space is here for you.
To join in, find Jump Start Your Joy on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts.
Hi, I’m Paula Jenkins, the host of Jump Start Your Joy. I’m a retreat leader, labyrinth facilitator, and digital marketing consultant based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since launching this podcast in 2015, my journey has been all about helping people find their way to joy. For years, I managed large digital marketing projects and felt the strain of the corporate world. But when my life took a new direction after the birth of my son, I felt called to share a different message with the world: that joy is a choice, one we can make each day, even amid life’s challenges.
I love creating spaces, places and messages for people to find inspiration and connect with their inner selves. Whether I’m guiding a labyrinth walk, leading a retreat, or producing a podcast, my goal is to help you feel more at home within yourself. I believe joy is a resilient, hopeful force—and it’s an adventure we can all embrace.
So, if you’re here to follow joy’s call, or if you want to create something meaningful that will inspire others, I’m here to support you on that path. Let’s embark on this joy-filled journey together.
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy, and keep choosing it, every day.” – Henri Nouwen
And hey, if you prefer the official bio, here it is:
Paula Jenkins is a retreat leader, labyrinth facilitator, digital marketing consultant, and the host of the popular podcast, Jump Start Your Joy®. With a mission to spread joy and empower others to find their voice, Paula has been inspiring listeners and guiding others on their journeys since 2015. Before launching her podcast and embracing a life of purpose-driven work, Paula spent over 20 years as a project manager in the digital marketing industry, collaborating with major clients like Clorox, Visa, and Xbox. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Paula lives with her husband, son, and their rescue chihuahua-mix, Chewbacca Baloney Jenkins (aka Chewie).