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  • The Creative Process and Writing ‘Strange Love’ During the Pandemic with Author Fred Waitzkin

    The Creative Process and Writing ‘Strange Love’ During the Pandemic with Author Fred Waitzkin

    In this episode, I’m delighted to have Fred Waitzkin return for his second interview, this time to talk about his brand new book “Strange Love.” Fred is the author of “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” which is based on his experiences with his son Josh who was a chess prodigy at…

  • How to Mindfully Follow Your Unique Path

    How to Mindfully Follow Your Unique Path

    In this podcast episode, I’m sharing how to mindfully follow your unique path. Each of us us has our own journey in this life, and I feel like there’s been so much to learn through COVID and through this time we’ve spent in the Messy Middle. In this episode, I…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Imperfect Allyship with guest Erica Courdae

    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Imperfect Allyship with guest Erica Courdae

    I’m so honored to be interviewing Erica Courdae on Jump Start Your Joy! In this episode, Erica and are diving in to the important topics of racism in the US, and what it means to be anti-racist. Erica is an an entrepreneur and certified coach, and her work is focused…

  • How Your Intuition Can Help You Find More Joy (And What You Can Learn From Feeling Annoyed)

    How Your Intuition Can Help You Find More Joy (And What You Can Learn From Feeling Annoyed)

    Something I’ve been really paying attention to recently is the role that tuning in to my own intuition plays in my day to day life. In this podcast episode, I’m sharing more about how to tap into your intuition, why it’s important to embrace what your intuition is telling you,…

  • The Importance of Taking Care of Yourself, Your Health, and Your Own Happiness When You’re a Mom with Heather Chauvin

    The Importance of Taking Care of Yourself, Your Health, and Your Own Happiness When You’re a Mom with Heather Chauvin

    It’s a pleasure to have Heather Chauvin back for a second interview on Jump Start Your Joy. She is the podcaster behind “Mom is In Control,” and she has just released a brand new book, “Dying to be a Good Mother.” She has been a social worker, and is the…

  • An Easy Week

    An Easy Week

    Today I’m excited to share  a brand new thing that I’ve been trying out called an “easy week.” This article (and podcast episode, and YouTube video) are here to share tips on how you can implement that in your own life to find more joy and spaciousness in your day.…

  • How to Discover Self Love, Tenderness, and Transformation with Mackenzie Eason

    How to Discover Self Love, Tenderness, and Transformation with Mackenzie Eason

    In this interview, I’m delighted to be joined by life coach Mackenzie Eason. She is a love and relationship coach who specializes in helping her clients break free from toxic dynamics, develop emotional mastery, clear up communication, reclaim their power, and cultivate unshakable self love. In other words, she’s the…

  • How You Can Choose Love and Acceptance in Hard Times with Barron Steffen

    How You Can Choose Love and Acceptance in Hard Times with Barron Steffen

    Barron Steffen is a Siddha Yoga practitioner, a big band crooner, and a widower. He is also the author of the book, “The Final Gift of the Beloved: Her Disappearance – 13 Days,” where he shares the story of the death of his wife Dr. Seana Lowe Steffen and the…

  • Finding the “And” in Your Life: How to Find Joy During the Pandemic, and Other Hard Times

    Finding the “And” in Your Life: How to Find Joy During the Pandemic, and Other Hard Times

    In this episode, we’ll be looking at how to bring joy into your life, even when it’s hard. Many of us are sitting in the midst of extremes right now: feeling isolated and wishing for connection, being overwhelmed and wishing for calm. We are sad over the current situation of…