Jump Start Your Joy®

Learn all about the basics of making taking care of yourself a priority, and why you might be having a hard time making that happen in your life. A great lookback lesson full of joyful ideas on self care. I think it boils down to two things that influence decisions and when and how we eventually decide to take better care of ourselves. 1. "If you don't prioritize your life, someone else will. But...

Stasia Savasuk is an amazing style coach, has an outstanding Tedx Talk, and is the founder of Stasia's Style School. She's joining me on the show, and I'm delighted to share this interview. We giggled our way through our discussion, and had a hilarious time talking about style, what lights us up, how to find what kinds of styles fit YOU, and, all about Stasia's inspiring story of becoming an entre...

Liz Applegate is a coach, entrepreneur, founder of Tame Business Overwhelm, and host of Midlife Schmidlife. I feel so fortunate to call her my friend, to share a birthday with her! And to have her on the show this week to talk about how you can tame your business overwhelm, define your own process, and, get shit done. In this episode, Liz and I talk about: -Taking action, even when it feels overwh...

As an entrepreneur, setting boundaries and definitions around the work you do, and around your schedule and time are two of the kindest things you can do for yourself and your growing business. When you're in charge of your own business and dependent on the income from that business, it becomes easy to get caught up in wanting to help "everyone," and working all the time. I want to assure you that...

Kate Bee is a former journalist, and the founder of The Sober School. I'm excited to have her on the show to talk about embracing sobriety, and how she works with women to create an alcohol free life they love. Growing up in England, Kate started drinking as a teen (where the legal drinking age for beer is 18 in a pub), and it was a habit that she continued well into her working life after college...

Renee Linnell is the author of The Burn Zone, and a serial entrepreneur. At age 33 she woke up one morning and realized that she had very unintentionally joined a Buddhist cult. What had started as a quest for spiritual learning, and finding a place that felt like home to her turned out to be an intense group well versed in brainwashing, and converting others to bring in money to help support the...

Francesca Hogi is a dating and career coach, 2 time Survivor contestant, and a lawyer. She and I met last year in Atlanta, and I loved her take on life and love, and very much wanted to get the chance to chat with her more about the crossroads of joy and relationships. More than anything, I love that the heart of her work is all about love: how to find it in relationships, and how to find love in...

Sharon Prentice is a psychotherapist, spiritual counselor, and author of the book Becoming Starlight: A Shared Death Journey from Darkness and Light. Her journey includes having lost her daughter, and her husband, and then having a shared death experience with him when he passed away. At the time, she experienced the presence of the divine, and was instilled with a sense that everything (including...

Here are the top 8 reasons why, if I could choose to be any spaceship in the galaxy, I'd choose to be the Millennium Falcon: 1. The Falcon is a named character in the movies, with personality, and a story arc. 2. The Millennium Falcon is fast, or, is it really just super smart? 3. This ship is part of something much bigger than itself. 5. The Millennium Falcon is a symbol of hope. 6. The Falcon is...

There are so many ways that choice (and your mindset on choice) impacts the level of joy in your life. This week on the podcast, I'm exploring the topic of choice with these five great angles: You are always in choice Are choosing love, or choosing fear when you make a decision? Build in the mindfulness of "awareness, choice, action" Choose graciousness and spaciousness and allow others the room t...

Gemma Hartley is the author of" Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward," and I'm thrilled to have her on the podcast to talk about emotional labor. Defined as "the invisible work women do to keep people around them happy," emotional labor is a topic that doesn't get talked about a lot, and often takes a toll on women and relationships. I'm excited that Gemma has opened the door for th...

This week on the show, I'm taking a look at how I grew my business while working a 9 to 5 job. I'll walk you through the inspiration, intention, and actions I took, and share reflections on how you can use these same tips to start or grow your own business. See all of the show notes on the website, here: http://jumpstartyourjoy.com/2019/01/ how-to-start-a-business-when-you-have-a-9-to-5-job   Reso...

Even though we are a couple of weeks in to 2019, it's a great time to take a few minutes and map out your plans. I'm a big fan of sitting down for an hour or so and getting my thoughts for the year out on paper. I started doing something I call the "Ten in Three" in 2014, and in looking back at that first list , it's fascinating to see that I have completed all but one thing (getting PMP certified...

Jess Ekstrom is the energetic CEO and founder of Headbands of Hope, and the developer of the Mic Drop Workshop. I had the pleasure of meeting Jess in Atlanta last year, and knew from the moment she shared the mission of her company (and it only further made me love her when she quoted Will Ferrell) that I wanted to talk to her more, and to have her on the show. Jess' story of creating Headbands of...

Jonni Pollard is a meditation and wisdom teacher, with his teachings stemming from the Vedic tradition. He's the author of "The Golden Sequence," co-founder of the 1 Giant Mind Learn Meditation course and the 1 Giant Mind Teacher Training Academy. As a true multipassionate, he's also been an actor, and an avid skateboarder and runner. Jonni now works with corporations, individuals and at events te...

As entrepreneurs and solo-prenuers, let's look at a new definition of abundance that makes room for the lives we want to lead, the people we want to reach, and the we way want to show up in this world. Learn how on this final episode of 2108.

This week on the show, Andrea Owen returns for a second visit and this conversation is, hands down, the hardest I've laughed in quite some time. Andrea is a coach, author of two books (52 Ways to Live a Kick Ass Life and How to Stop Feeling Like Shit), and she's the host of the amazing "Your Kick Ass Life" podcast. She and I talk about how to be taken seriously even when you're not a serious perso...

A project manager with 20 years of experience, Paula breaks down how to take the basics of project management & apply the skills and toolset to your small business as an entrepreneur. A great primer in running a project & insights on what to look

Self Advocate, activist, mentor and coach, Christy Tending joins the show with a fresh take on leaning into our uniqueness, owning our imperfections, and waking up to our own freedom.

Sarah Von Bargen of Yes and Yes joins Paula to talk about how to build joyful, intentional habits, how to question the messages in the world around us, and how you can craft your most mindful and meaningful life.

Are you having anxiety about the family Thanksgiving dinner, your spouse's company party, or spending the holidays with your inlaws? In this episode, Paula talks about how to create an intentionally joyfilled holiday season.

Welcome to Season 4! This week on the show, I'm doing a solocast to kick off Season 4 and taking a look at the direction the show will be headed this season. This week on the show I'm talking about: – the three steps in the process of going after your dreams: inspiration, intention, and action – why you need to build in time for rest and activity – the bookends of emotions – hanging on to the "anc...

Emily Ann Peterson joins to share about how to follow your heart, tap into "Bare Naked Bravery," and nourish and nurture yourself while living with an illness. What we talk about in this episode: Her early joy of music as a child, and taking inspiration from pieces like "Night on Bald Mountain." How Rob Bell talks about grief – that as a society we have difficulty with it being wide, and deep, and...

Christy Tending joins the show to talk about how to go beyond self care, and to work with self advocacy. Learn how to take the steps to get what you need to nurture and nourish yourself and live a life you love.

Learn all about how to cope with grief and make space for what you need during times of loss in this interview with Debbie Augenthaler. This episode is part of the Nourish & Nurture series.