Jump Start Your Joy

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  • Long Live the 80s: Arcade Games, Music and an Airbnb with guest Scott Leftwich of Wieners and Losers

    Long Live the 80s: Arcade Games, Music and an Airbnb with guest Scott Leftwich of Wieners and Losers

    In this interview, I’m excited to be joined by Scott Leftwich of Wieners and Losers. Scott originally started collecting console video games, and then began collecting early arcade games. He now owns 125 video games, and has the largest privately held collection of video games on the East Coast. Once…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • How to Embrace Joy, Even When it Feels Hard with host Paula Jenkins

    How to Embrace Joy, Even When it Feels Hard with host Paula Jenkins

    This past weekend, my family and I went to a reunion for a summer camp that my sister and I attended, and then later were counselors for, during college. Think of redwood trees, misty mornings, sunny afternoons, and a weekly trip to the beach where the campers roasted hot dogs…

  • Jump Start Your Joy’s Top 10 Podcast Episodes of Season 4

    Jump Start Your Joy’s Top 10 Podcast Episodes of Season 4

    This week’s show is Part 2 of the Season 4 finale: Jump Start Your Joy’s Top 10 Podcast Episodes of Season 4. Join me as I count down the top ten most downloaded episodes of Season 4! 10. Setting Boundaries and Defining Your Niche (Episode 179) In episode 179, I…

  • Top Ten Things I’ve Learned in Four Years of Podcasting (Season 4 Finale Part 1)

    Top Ten Things I’ve Learned in Four Years of Podcasting (Season 4 Finale Part 1)

    As I close out the fourth season of Jump Start Your Joy, I am looking back at the top ten things that I’ve learned along the way. If someone had told me, back when I started in 2015 that four years later I’d still be doing this show, I might…