Resources to Jump Start Your Joy

Here you’ll find some great products to help you jump start your own joy. From labyrinth creation ideas, to podcasting essentials, to books by authors on Jump Start Your Joy!

Some of these links include affiliate links. I use or have interviewed every person here, and by ordering you help support the show. You’ll never get charged more for following these links, but I will get a small commission from your order. Thank you!

Labyrinth Creation Tools

Tools to make a basic canvas labyrinth that can be used for indoor or outdoor use:

20×20 Canvas Drop Cloth

Painter’s Tape

For ceremonies:

Battery operated candles (votive)

Battery operated candles(large)

Dissolving Paper

Floor Tape Applicator (optional: to use for temporary labyrinths)

This photo is of my Chakra Vyuha labyrinth at San Damiano Retreat on World Labyrinth Day, 2024. Over 150 people participated in the walk. I store this labyrinth in a large IKEA duffle bag for travel.

Podcasting Tools

Microphone: Shure MV7X XLR (my current mic)
Microphone: Samson Q2U (previous mic)
Laptop: ThinkPad L13 Yoga
Descript (for editing)
Zencastr (for recording)
Libsyn: use code JOY (for hosting)

I record Jump Start Your Joy at my desk using a Shure MV7X XLR Microphone (pictured), on a Thinkpad L13 Yoga, which I plug into a larger monitor. Recordings with guests are captured on Zencastr in video and audio, and I proudly edit in Descript, and host my show on Libsyn. When doing voice over or voice only work, I use Audacity which is a free tool.

Books by Authors who have appeared on JSYJ

Now in it’s 8th Season, Jump Start Your Joy has featured interviews with many authors on the topics of psychology, theology, mindfulness, death and dying, self help, coaching, and entrepreneurship.

Season 8
Tami Hackbarth: The Essential Guide to 100% Guilt Free Self Care

Lara Heacock: Practical Kindness

Emma Loewe: Return to Nature

Christy Tending:High Priestess of the Apocolypse

Jennifer L. Scott: Lessons From Madame Chic

Alison Arngrim:Confessions of a Prairie Bitch

Jen Soriano: Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing


Season 6:
Andrea Scher: Wonder Seeker: 52 Ways to Wake Up Your Creativity and Find Your Joy

Andrea Owen: Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength

John McEuen: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: The Making of a Landmark Album, 50th Anniversary

Fred Waitzkin: Deep Water Blues

Heather Chauvin: Dying to be a Good Mother: How I Dropped the Guilt and Took Control of My Parenting and My Life

Lan Cao & Harlan Margaret Van Cao: Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, an American Daughter

Blake D. Bauer: You Were Not Born to Suffer: Overcome Fear, Insecurity and Depression and Love Yourself Back to Happiness, Confidence and Peace

Dr. Jeff Spiess: Dying With Ease: A Compassionate Guide for Making Wiser End-of-Life Decisions

Season 4:
Kate Bee: How to Go Alcohol Free: 100 Tips for a Sober Life

Renee Linnell: Still on Fire: A Memoir

Sharon Prentice: Becoming Starlight: A Shared Death Journey From Darkness to Light

Gemma Hartley: Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward

Emily Ann Peterson: Bare Naked Bravery: How to Be Creatively Courageous

Debbie Augenthaler: You Are Not Alone: A Heartfelt Guide to Grief, Healing, and Hope

Season 2:
Emilie Wapnick: How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don’t Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up

Jennifer Lee: The Right Brain Business Plan: A Creative, Visual Map for Sucess

Holly Becker: Decorate: 1,000 Design Ideas for Every Room in Your Home

Paul Selig: The Book of Mastery: A Channeled Text

Iman Gatti: Cracked Open, Never Broken: A Memoir

Dr. Peter Borten and Briana Borten: The Well Life: How to Use Structure, Sweetness, and Space to Create Balance, Happiness and Peace

Mark Jaffe: Suitcase of Happyness: A Roadmap to Achieve and Enjoy Your Happiest Life





Season 7
Signe Myers Hovem: The Space In Between: An Empath’s Field Guide

Renee Linnell: The Burn Zone: A Memoir

Sonya Renee Taylor: The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love

Heather Hall: Step up and Stand Out: 20 Tips for Aspiring Introverted Leaders

Lauren Artress: Walking the Labyrinth: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as Spiritual Practice

William J. Peters: At Heaven’s Door: What Shared Journeys to the Afterlife Teach About Dying Well and Living Better

Season 5:
Oren Jay Sofer: Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication

Ilene Smith: Moving Beyond Trauma: The Roadmap to Healing from Your Past and Living with Ease and Vitality

Dr. Ezzie Spencer: Lunar Abundance: Cultivating Joy, Peace, and Purpose Using the Phases of the Moon

Jennifer Louden: Get Your Bother On: A Guided Journal to Discover What’s Next

Dr. Julia Samuel: Grief Works: Stories to Life, Death, and Surviving (A Practical Guide to Grief and Loss)

Tara McMullin: What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal Setting

Fred Waitzkin: Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess

Jess Ekstrom: Chasing the Bright Side: Embrace Optimism, Activate Your Purpose, and Write Your Own Story

Season 3:
Andrea Owen: How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t

Natalie Sager and Lindsay Ambrose: Peaceful Mama: The Mind, Body and Baby

Suzan Colon: Yoga Mind: Journey Beyond the Physical, 30 Days to Enhance your Practice and Revolutionize Your Life From the Inside Out

Rayne Parvis: Ultimate Guide to Style: From Drab to Fab!

Alexandra Franzen: You’re Going to Survive: True stories about adversity, rejection, defeat, terrible bosses, online trolls, 1-star Yelp reviews, and other soul-crushing experiences―and how to get through it

Dr. Peter Borten and Briana Borten: Rituals for Transformation – 108 Day Journey To Your Sacred Life

Season 1:
Cameron Adair: Video Game Addiction Handbook for Parents

Cory Huff: How to Sell Your Art Online: Live a Successful Creative Life on Your Own Terms

Mayi Carles: Life is Messy Kitchen

Chris Guillebeau: Born For This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do

David Ramos: The Bible Habit: 7 Strategies on How to Study the Bible

Jann Cather Weaver: Imaging the Word: An Arts and Lectionary Resource