The Friday Feels

This episode of The Friday Feels is not The Friday Feels at all -- it's a sampling of a NEW project Justine started with her pal Mallory! They'd been discussing a Swiftie podcast for a while, and decided to take the plunge when TS announced her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department". The concept was absolute fire, so they finally hit record and bring all the thoughts no one asked for t...

Quelle surprise, we have a guest!! Welcome to the first episode of The Friday Feels (Justine's Version) (The Long Live Studio Sessions) with my friend, Sara Frandina! Sara is a dear friend of mine, an extraordinary copywriter, mom of two littles, popcorn connoisseur, and all-around wonderful human. She and I have worked together for several years, and recent spent a week together in LA where we at...

Feelings don't stop or go away just because we aren't expressing them. They have to go somewhere. Processing your emotions is about finding the right place for those feelings to go. If you're feeling overwhelmed by all the feels and want some tips for processing stress, then this episode is for you. In it, Justine talks about the importance of processing your feelings so that they don't bottle up,...

How spin class taught me about active recovery, why getting stronger doesn’t mean things get easier, and what that has to do with emotional Self-care. I talk about Recovery a lot as a Self-care practice: Recovery is the ongoing practice of identifying your needs, then taking the necessary actions to meet them and fill your cup. When we think about recovery, the first thing that comes to mind is us...

The 4th R: Revolution (aka what this is really about) You can’t fight for what’s right by doing nothing, and you will not survive the battle if you don’t take care of your Self. Revolution is about challenging unjust systems and creating meaningful change, and it’s why all this Self-care matters in the first place. In the words of Audre Lorde: “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-...

Giving and receiving are a two sides of the same coin thing. And while a lot of wellness culture is focused on the routines that we create in our day-to-day to meet our needs, the Self-care picture isn't complete without talking about community care, nourishing connection, and the ways that we're there for each other. The rituals and routines that we set up to meet our needs are definitely importa...

We are wired for Recovery. Whether we’re facing big changes that we’ve been working towards for a while, or are caught off guard by a sudden change of plans, not-so-good feelings and stressors are a normal part of life and we are wired to respond to the stimulus in our environment. Stress is normal and healthy, as long as we make space to process it. And being able to admit when things aren’t A-OK...

There was a time that I would hear “retreat” and think about a super bougie experience: An escape to The Spa, time spent at a cabin in the woods without any wifi, or a silent meditation experience with a woman who smells like patchouli but calls herself Sage. What I didn’t think about was a wounded animal who was retreating to flee a threat; escaping to a quiet place so that it could lick its woun...

In the third (and final) episode of this series, we're going to put this boundary-setting and feeling your feelings work into practice with the stack of Self-care cups -- an exercise that helps to illustrate the roles, relationships, and responsibilities we have, and, how to manage the competing demands of relational boundaries. Get ready to learn about why it's so hard to set boundaries, the cons...

In part two of this three part series, we're going to move on from the B word (boundaries) to talk about the F word -- Feelings! The first episode was focused on what a healthy boundary is, and today's musings are about how our feelings come into play. We'll talk about how our feelings are where our boundaries begin, what stress has to do with boundary violations, how our feelings point to our nee...

In the first of a three-part series, I'm digging into what a healthy boundary is, how boundaries protect us, why it's so important to honour pain in the healing process, and, why you need healthy boundaries to help you grow.

As I was preparing for a Self-care workshop that I was leading yesterday, I reflected on some of the ways that I’ve tended to my needs because I wanted to offer some tangible ideas and strategies that people can put to use right away — and I realized that when I lined up all of the practices, what I was looking at was more than just a list of feel-goods… it was a treatment plan. So. I called it My...

To read along (ish) head to justinesones.com/blog/thief-of-rest

Remember when I started a podcast 6 years ago? Yeah, I forgot too. But I'm back at it, so let's get this party started! It's hard to summarize 6 years in a few minutes, but I did my best to catch you up on where I've been and what's up next... even though, to be honest, I have no idea what's next. 🤷‍♀️ So. Join me for some unfiltered, unedited conversations with myself + other incredible humans I...