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Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Happy #SeekTheJoy Tuesday! . . . AND happy last episode of 2021!
2021 was a year of hope and forward movement, but at times it also felt like a year of taking two steps forward and one step back.
In today's episode Sydney reflects on the last year, what she learned in her time away from the podcast, what's next for Seek The Joy, and more!
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- 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
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Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
AJ Sarcione, an international motivational speaker, shine development coach, author, and the creator of the personality quiz The Shine Scale™, joins Sydney for a conversation on how we can ignite our spark and reignite our shine.
This episode originally aired on February 23, 2021, and we can’t wait to share it with you again!
AJ shares his steps to Get Your Shine and the Get Your Shine Awards, the gift of unintentional perfection, and the beauty of what we dream and wish for showing up in unexpected ways. We dive into why this time is the perfect opportunity to cultivate greater emotional intelligence and the power and beauty of words. Plus, AJ shares his incredible moment with Whitney Houston, and so much more!
To connect with AJ and learn more visit his website https://getyourshineawards.com/ and https://getyourshine.com/ and on Instagram @AJSarcione Facebook @AJSarcione and visit https://shinestuff.getyourshine.com/ to check out their swag, books, and Shine Dice™
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.
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Josette Tkacik, mom, healer, lover of life, a dancer of the soul, and internationally known and renowned Zumba instructor, joins Sydney to share her journey dancing out of the darkness and into healing through alignment, joy, and Zumba.
This episode originally aired on January 1, 2019, and we’re so excited to share it with you again!
Josette shares her incredible story of healing, the diagnosis of advanced and severe Rheumatoid Arthritis that changed her life, and her decision to turn within for answers and heal herself. We dive into listening to your inner voice, paying attention to the signs the universe gives us, and choosing to live your life from a space of alignment. Josette shares the role Zumba has played in her life and her healing, the magic that’s infused in her classes in Santa Barbara, how she continues to choose her light to live a life beyond her wildest dreams, joy in her life, and so much more!
To connect with Josette and learn more visit www.josettetkacik.com and connect with her on Instagram @josettetkacik on Facebook @ZumbainSB and on Twitter @josettetkacik
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.
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Scott Shute, the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn and author, "The Full Body Yes" joins Sydney for a conversation on why mindfulness is relevant to the workplace and Scott's mission to mainstream mindfulness and operationalize compassion.
This episode originally aired on May 25, 2021 and we're so excited to share it with you again!
Scott shares his journey becoming the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn and writing his new book, "The Full Body Yes". We dive into why it's important to bring our full self to work, compassion in leadership, and why we're often climbing the wrong mountain when it comes to success. Plus, we dive into moving from pessimism to optimism, why we need to celebrate our failures, Scott shares his go-to mantra, his biggest dream, and so much more!
To connect with Scott visit his website https://www.scottshute.com and on LinkedIn here and Instagram @scottshutephotos and learn more about his new book, The Fully Body Yes, 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.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Vrin Rao, Enneagram Coach and Meditation Teacher, joins Sydney for a conversation on finding joy in uncertainty and how we can use the Enneagram to navigate uncertainty in our lives.
We dive into why we haven't been taught how to manage and sit in uncertainty, and the power of holding opposites, and the connection between uncertainty, control, and compassion. Vrin shares the three centers of intelligence in the Enneagram, how we can begin to reframe uncertainty as mystery, why joy can come from uncertainty, and so much more!
This episode originally aired on April 27, 2021 and we can’t wait to share it with you again!
To connect with Vrin visit her website www.illuminate.nyc and on Instagram @illuminate.nyc you can find her Free Intention Setting Template here and coming soon! Enneagram Meditations: Get on the waitlist for this four week online course where we will be exploring the Enneagram energies through meditation, journaling, intention setting and prompts 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.
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Mirna Valerio, aka The Mirnavator, is an ultramarathon runner, full-time adventurer, author, former educator, mom, kind, full of love and joy, and all around inspiration and she joins Sydney for a conversation on choosing a life of adventure and how we can redefine athleticism.
This episode originally aired on October 9, 2018, and we can't wait to share it with you again!
We chat about Mirna’s love for running and adventure, and why curiosity is an essential part of our growth. Mirna shares with us the epic race she completed - the Transrockies Run, a six day stage race covering 120 miles across the Colorado Rockies - and how her perseverance, spirit, and community lifted her up and pushed her to the finish line.
She opens up about living her life publicly and how being vulnerable has inspired others to push outside of their comfort zones and choose adventure too.
We also chat redefining athleticism, the inspiration behind her blog Fat Girl Running, the REI documentary, and her book A Beautiful Work in Progress. Mirna shares with us how she deals with negative comments, why it’s so important to embrace the body we’re in, the challenges she’s taking on next, and SO much more!
To learn more about Mirna, visit her website themirnavator.com and you can find her on Instagram @themirnavator on Twitter @themirnavator and on Facebook @themirnavator
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.
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
John Clarence Stewart, multi-talented actor, singer, poet, and artist joins Sydney for a conversation on art as healing, and the courage it takes to truly experience life.
This episode originally aired on August 18, 2020, and we can't wait to share it with you again!
We chat about where John's acting journey began, growing into and claiming his voice, and art as a form of healing. John shares his spiritual journey, stepping into this space as a writer and poet, using his art to explore deep emotions, and the vulnerability, intimacy, and courage it takes to truly experience life.
Plus, John shares how he’s changed his perspective of joy, exploring, learning, and remembering the fullest expression of ourselves, he shares one of his beautiful poems with us, his biggest dream, and so much more!
Connect with John on Instagram @jstewiii and Twitter @stewart_iii and you can check out Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist 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.
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Kelsey Abbott, an intuitive Human Design Reader, a Certified Professional Coach, Instigator of Joy and the host of the Find Your Awesome podcast joins Sydney for a conversation on Human Design and why it gives us the ultimate permission to be ourselves.
This episode originally aired on February 2, 2021, and we can't wait to share it with you again!
Kelsey shares her journey to Human Design, how it gave her the ultimate permission to be herself, and the moment she felt truly seen. We chat about taking care of our own energy so that we show up as our most sparkly selves, and why all of our gifts are for owning and sharing. Plus, we dive into my chart and Kelsey gives me the most beautiful Human Design reading, we share about the magic of the in-between moments, her biggest dream, and so much more.
To connect with Kelsey and learn more visit her website www.kelseyabbott.com on YouTube here you can find The Find Your Awesome Podcast here and book a Human Design reading 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.
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Meghan Watson, Registered Psychotherapist and the founder and owner of Bloom Psychology & Wellness, a therapy practice based in Toronto joins Sydney for a conversation on choosing our rest, and its connection to self-trust and cultivating greater boundaries.
This episode originally aired on June 8, 2021, and we can't wait to share it with you again!
We dive into why we often struggle with allowing ourselves to rest and practice self-care that serves us, how we can begin to develop greater self-trust and why it's sometimes difficult to maintain, the connection between boundaries and rest, and why boundaries are so important. Plus, Meghan shares her top tips for setting good boundaries with yourself, your rest, and self-care, how we can continue to nurture ourselves while maintaining our connections, and how greater rest leads to greater joy. Trust us when we say if there's any episode that you listen to this year, it's definitely this one.
To connect with Meghan visit her website www.watson-psychotherapy.com and on Instagram @thrive_withmeg Facebook 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.
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Kathryn Schiff, Intuitive Healer, Psychic, and Intuitive Healing Teacher joins Sydney for a conversation on the healing process of owning and connecting to our intuitive space.
This episode originally aired on August 13, 2019, and we're so excited to share it with you again!
We chat all about Kathryn's work as an intuitive healer, her journey connecting to her psychic skills and abilities, and we dive into energy work, grounding in our own energy and removing other people's energy from our space, and energy work as a co-creative process. We also chat about distinguishing compassion from empathy, and releasing blocks and limiting beliefs to step into our growth and power, and the role of past lifetimes in our growth and healing.
Plus, Kathryn shares the main message our spirit guides want us to know, her biggest dream, and so much more!
To learn more about Kathryn, her sessions, and her work as an Intuitive Teacher check out her website http://kathrynschiff.com and you can find her on Instagram @kathrynschiff
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.