Jump Start Your Joy

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  • Finding Glimmers: Embracing Moments of Joy and Hope Amid Life’s Chaos

    Finding Glimmers: Embracing Moments of Joy and Hope Amid Life’s Chaos

    In the fast pace of daily life, finding moments of joy—small “glimmers”—can be a powerful anchor to well-being. Originally discussed by therapist Deb Dana, LCSW, glimmers are subtle, positive cues that offer a sense of calm, safety, and connection. They are the opposite of “triggers” and help remind us of…

  • The Heart and Courage of ‘Playing Small’

    The Heart and Courage of ‘Playing Small’

    This week on the show I’m really excited to share a new solocast about how it takes courage and heart to “play small.” I’m building on some of the conversation that I really loved in episode 246 when I first started talking about playing small, and I’m also going to…

  • Embracing Imperfect Allyship

    Embracing Imperfect Allyship

    This week’s episode is about how we can embrace anti-racism. I will share some of the recommendations that I have and thoughts that I have on anti-racism and what we can do better. And then I will also share some action steps that you can take if you’re wanting to…

  • 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…

  • Top Ten Reasons to Develop A Creative Process to Support Your Podcast Production

    Top Ten Reasons to Develop A Creative Process to Support Your Podcast Production

    After five years of podcasting, I’ve found myself very interested in how to get into the Creative Process around podcast production. One of the things I didn’t think about or realize when I got started was that maintaining a show, and putting out an episode every week, takes sustainable creativity…

  • You are Always in Choice (Season 5 Opener – Episode 207)

    You are Always in Choice (Season 5 Opener – Episode 207)

    Welcome to Season 5 of Jump Start Your Joy. I’m really excited about this new season and have come back from my “break” rejuvenated and ready to roll with the new theme “You are always in choice.” The relationship between joy and choice has always been at the heart of…

  • The Wisdom of Letting it Be Easy with host Paula Jenkins

    The Wisdom of Letting it Be Easy with host Paula Jenkins

    Humans have a pattern of making things more complicated than they need to be. I know I do this all the time, and I see my clients do it, as well. Instead of letting something be easy, you add extra steps, or you doubt that keeping the end result simple…

  • Why You Need to Make Self Care a Priority and What’s Holding you Back with Paula Jenkins (Episode 113 & 182)

    Why You Need to Make Self Care a Priority and What’s Holding you Back with Paula Jenkins (Episode 113 & 182)

    This week’s episode is all about why you need to make self-care a priority and what’s holding you back from doing that. Because let’s be honest, real life is hard and if you’re like me, it’s a rare occasion to get your hair cut, let alone find the time to…

  • Five Ways Your choices Have an Impact on the Level of Joy in Your Life with host Paula Jenkins

    Five Ways Your choices Have an Impact on the Level of Joy in Your Life with host Paula Jenkins

    On this episode, I’m doing a solocast on the five ways your choices have an impact on the level of joy in your life, which was inspired by a discussion I had with my mom, last week. A quote that I have drawn a lot of inspiration from in creating…