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On the podcast today we're sharing our first session from Seek The Joy Summer with Josephine Atluri, Author, Writer, Meditation and Mindfulness Coach.  This episode originally aired on the podcast on July 13, 2021, and we’re so excited to share this episode with you again! Josephine shares her top tips for how we can bring greater mindfulness into the summer, the role of meditation, breathing, and affirmations in mindfulness, and a beautiful solstice meditation to welcome in the warmth, joy and celebration of the summer. It’s an opportunity to be present and set our intentions for the season ahead. To connect with Josephine visit her website here and on Instagram @josephineatluri Facebook @JAMeditation YouTube here and you can check out her Joy Corner feature here Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.

Happy #SeekTheJoy Tuesday! With a new season there’s always a really wonderful opportunity to ground into the present moment, set intentions for the season, reflect and celebrate, and that’s exactly what we’re doing today on the podcast. Sydney is jumping on the mic for a solo episode to share her intentions for Summer 2022, what you can expect from Seek The Joy over the next few months, and her latest obsession with becoming a coastal grandmother. Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.

Katie Beecher, MS, LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Medical and Emotional Intuitive with over thirty years of experience, joins Sydney for a conversation about why our healing journey is really about empowerment and the importance of shifting our perspective around our symptoms,  Katie shares what it means to be a medical intuitive, how she works with her clients and what to expect in a session, and the role of compassion in her work. We chat about tapping into our intuition, the intuitive technique that saved Katie’s life, the common blocks around listening to our intuition, and why it’s so important that someone else’s intuition doesn’t replace your own. Plus, Katie shares the intuition found in our symptoms, how we can talk to our symptoms as friends, what Katie hopes readers will take away from her new book, her biggest dream, and so much more! To connect with Katie and learn more visit her website www.katiebeecher.com Instagram @katiebeecher_medical_intuitive Facebook @beechermedicalintuitive you can find her new book Heal From Within here and book readings through her website. Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.  

Zane Landin, Strategic Storyteller, Public Relations Imagineer, CEO and Founder, PositiveVibes Magazine, and advocate for disability and mental health rights, joins Sydney to share a lesson he’s learned about how storytelling can bring about transformational change. Zane shares how a school project turned into an online magazine dedicated to sharing inspiring, powerful, community-based stories, how we can create safe spaces to share our stories, and the impact of remaining open-minded. We dive into the power of sharing authentic stories that offer hope, the unexpected moments that can serve as a catalyst or our healing and transformation, the impact sharing our stories can have on our joy, and the lessons that come from storytelling. Zane’s reflections, honesty, and vulnerability will leave you feeling inspired, and remind you that we can turn our hardships into something beautiful, if only we have the courage to share our story.  Zane Landin is currently a senior at Cal Poly Pomona in California studying Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations. He is currently interning at the PRSA Foundation for public relations, SAGE Publications for corporate communications, and NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory for public engagement. He is a Strategic Storyteller and Public Relations Imagineer. He is an advocate for disability and mental health rights. He started his own digital magazine to spark conversations about mental health during the pandemic. Lastly, he is currently running his own public relations agency representing mental health, wellness, and spirituality. To connect with Zane and learn more connect with him on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter Landing Dreams PR here and you can find PositiveVibes Magazine on their Website, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.  

Scott Erickson, touring painter, performance artist and creative curate who mixes autobiography, aesthetics, and comedic narrative to create experiences that speak to our deepest stories, joins Sydney for a conversation about his new book "Say Yes: Discovering the Surprising Life Beyond the Death of a Dream." Scott shares how to not give up on yourself, the three assumptions you need to address first, what it means to face the voice of “giving up”, and declaring that change is possible. We dive into the difference between “I’lI never be” versus “I’m on my way", and how to thrive in a massive culture of comparison. Plus, Scott shares how he reinvented himself to pursue his deepest passion, what he wants you to know about mid-life change ups, his biggest dreams nd so much more! To connect with Scott and learn more visit his website https://www.scottericksonart.com/ and on Instagram @scottthepainter Twitter @scottthepainter Facebook @scottthepainter and you can find his new book on Amazon here Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.

Isabeau Maxwell, intuitive author, Medium and the founder of The SAGE Method, joins Sydney for a conversation on how we can become more confident in our intuitive abilities and Isabeau's mission to humanize people in spirit form and remind listeners that ghosts are people too. We dive into the steps of Isabeau’s spiritual journey from a skeptic to professional medium and the importance of knowing our blocks. Isabeau shares her work helping souls crossover who are stuck in the in-between, changing the conversation from ghosts to spirit, and the best grilled cheese analogy we’ve ever heard. Plus, Isabeau shares how we can take care of our energetic body through GCP (ground, clear and protect), common messages that come through spirit and our loved ones, her biggest dream, and so much more! To connect with Isabeau and learn more visit her website https://thesagemethod.com/ and on Instagram @thesagemethod Facebook @thesagemethod and on YouTube here Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.

Debra Driscoll, Reiki Master, TCM Practitioner, Meditation and Intuition Teacher, Grief Guide, Oracle and Energy Reader, and Master Storyteller, joins Sydney to share a lesson she’s learned about the relationship between grief and joy, and how we can strengthen our energetic heart.  Debra shares how our big life loss opens the pathway to big life magic, how we can be with our loss and the different chapters in our grief journey, and the promise she made to herself to not deny her experience of grief and. Plus, we dive into why every lesson and challenge that stems from grief strengthens the energetic heart and expands our capacity for love, joy, and magic, why death comes bearing gifts, and grief and joy as soulmates. Debra’s reflections, honesty, and vulnerability will leave you feeling inspired, and remind you that we can’t choose what emotions we want to experience, but learning to be in relationship with your grief brings tremendous gifts, even if they’re tricky to unwrap. Debra believes we all have magic within us and by accessing our magic we activate our ability to be the best healers and teachers for ourselves and others. Using intuitive guidance, spiritual practice, and storytelling she helps people tap into their magic so they can heal, transform, and expand. Debra invites people into their own Big Life MAGIC. It is her belief that our big life losses are the pathway to our big life magic, every loss or challenge offers a lesson and each lesson offers the opportunity to strengthen our energetic hearts and invite more love and in turn more magic into our lives.  To connect with Debra and learn more visit her website www.biglifemagic.com and on Instagram @biglifemagic Facebook @biglifemagic and the Facebook group Big Life Magic Makers Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.

Tom Cronin, Founder of The Stillness Project and THE PORTAL Film-Experience, joins Sydney for a conversation on the value and impact of stillness, and how crisis can help us become better human beings.  Tom shares his journey into mindfulness and meditation, stillness - what it is, its value, and how we can begin to measure its impact on our lives, and how the practice of stillness aids us in times of challenge or adversity. We dive into being vs. doing, getting clear on our preferences, and the connection between stillness and joy. Plus, we have an incredible conversation on crisis, what it is, why it’s often a reflection of a resistance to change, and the impact of growing through stillness rather than relying on a moment of crisis to propel you. Tom shares how stillness and mindfulness can fit into our every day lives, THE PORTAL film experience, his biggest dream, and so much more. To connect with Tom and learn more about The Stillness Project and THE PORTAL Film-Experience visit his website https://www.tomcronin.com and on Instagram @tomcronin Facebook @tomcronincoach Twitter @Tom_Cronin Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.

Jodi Monelle, the Founder and CEO of LIVEKINDLY, the world’s leading sustainable-lifestyle platform that’s here to inform, illuminate and connect people to eco-conscious choices, joins Sydney for a conversation on why sustainable change comes from empowering people to make positive change. We dive into the inspiration behind LIVEKINDLY, what it means to LIVEKINDLY, and how the platform welcomes those that are eco-curious and eco-conscious. Jodi shares the connection between mindfulness and conscious living, why LIVEKINDLY celebrates sustainable wins vs. fear mongering and how they’re creating content that creates a positive narrative around sustainability and environmentalism. Plus, Jodi shares her entrepreneurial journey, the impact of LIVEKINDLY, her biggest dream, and so much more! To connect with Jodi and learn more about LIVEKINDLY visit their website https://www.livekindly.co/ and on Instagram @livekindly Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.

Krista St-Germain joins us to share a lesson she’s learned about post-traumatic growth. Krista breaks down what post-traumatic growth means, how it applies to everyday people and the traumas we face, and the five areas in which we can experience post-traumatic growth. Plus, we dive into the truth about trauma, how and why growth is always an option for us, what’s surprised Krista the most about this work, and the joy she’s found. Krista’s reflections, honesty, and vulnerability will leave you feeling inspired, and remind you that growth can be on the other side of trauma and loss if we let it. Krista St-Germain is a Master Certified Life Coach, grief expert, widow, mom and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast. When her husband was killed by a drunk driver in 2016, Krista’s life was completely and unexpectedly flipped upside down. After therapy helped her unfurl from the fetal position, Krista discovered Life Coaching, Post Traumatic Growth and learned the tools she needed to move forward and create a future she could get excited about. Now she coaches and teaches other widows so they can love life again, too. To learn more about Krista visit her website https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/ and on Facebook @coachingwithkrista Instagram @lifecoachkrista and you can find her The Widowed Mom Podcast here **As a note, Seek The Joy Podcast will be off next week with a new episode on April 5th** Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.

Hanna Francis, singer-songwriter who is obsessed with self-help and believes you can be a little happier *right now* with the intentional use of music, joins Sydney for a conversation on music and songwriting as a form of therapy, the healing power of music and expression, and how we can use music to bring us back to our joy.  We dive into how we can use music to climb the emotional ladder, Hanna shares her practice for creating intentional space and her journey into self-help and mindfulness, building the candle at both ends, the connection between vulnerability and control. Plus, Hanna shares her songwriting process, the lessons she’s learned through music, her new offering Blooming Soul Song Sessions, her biggest dream, and so much more!  Music mentioned in today’s episode: Energy by Tyla Jane Maki Maki by Saban Bajramovic Feel It Still by Portugal the man You can find Hanna’s top songs from Spotify Wrapped here To connect with Hanna and learn more visit her website www.selfhelpsongwriter.com and on Instagram @selfhelpsongwriter on YouTube here and her podcast Blooming Soul Song here Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.

Brette Sims, artist and the owner of the art Nonprofit, STUK Designs, joins Sydney for a conversation on the role of art in healing, self-love, creating greater peace and fostering connection, how we can honor our voice through art and expression, and art’s ability to help us self-soothe. We dive into STUK Designs, creating a brand that will grow with you on your self-love and healing journey, and Brette shares her self-love journey and the role of art and connections with other women in fostering her growth. Brette shares he inspiration behind #COLORFORACAUSE and its impact, and their iFundWomen Campaign that is raising funds for underserved girls of color to have access to the arts and get girls back in school at their partner school in Kumasi, Ghana. To connect with Brette and learn more visit her website www.stukdesigns.org and www.stukdesigns.org/blog on Instagram @STUKDesigns Twitter @Stukdesigns STUK on Self Love Podcast here Art Classes here learn more about #colorforacause here and you can donate here and here Links & Sponsors:  Thank you to today's sponsor, Better Help. We want you to be able to live a happier, more joyful, and ease filled life, and I’m excited to share that as a listener of Seek The Joy Podcast, you will you get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/seekthejoy.  Seek The Joy MERCH is here! Check out our fav new designs here   Subscribe to our Newsletter! seekthejoypodcast.com/subscribe. You won't regret it.