Talking Joy Podcast

I am excited for you to meet my guest Joy Dushey! Years ago she created something called The Joyful Approach, that emerged during a great transformation in her life after suffering with grief and illness. While recovering from a stroke at 29, she began to question how she was living her life and realized that until then, she had been living a life without true meaning.  When she looks back now, th...

Pam talks to Joy Adler who has been a leader in Holistic Health, Healing & Wellness, for over 2 decades. Joy uses her knowledge and training in psychology, energy and the arts to help you attain optimal health. She is also an award-winning singer/songwriter and sound healer and integrates her experience with holistic health into “Music for healing.” If you are going through a tough time, this is t...

A conversation with Spiritual Teacher and Coach, Rita Desnoyers-Garcia. She helps women have a happier life by making better decisions. You can start today by following her simple steps in her book, The Self-Compassion Project/Workbook. When you're aligned with your purpose, you make great choices that lead to more growth, more life, and more joy. https://www.talkingjoy.org

On this episode Pam asks her team, "what is the one thing you get to do every day that makes you happy?" During our conversation we found that it is the simplest of things that make our days joyful. If we can pause just long enough to notice when someone smiles at us, expresses gratitude or how we feel in our bodies after working out at the Bar Method-Summit. These simple things are all that is ne...

It's been a month since our team checked in during our ten week quarantine in NJ.There is quite a contrast between these two podcasts. In the first one, everyone has mostly positive comments about slowing down and actually feels a little guilty about it. In this episode there are many more struggles. I am sure you can relate, life has become a roller coaster of emotions.

Talking Joy Founder and Spiritual Director, Pam Robertson, and CEO at Life Younique, Kelly Kannwischer - A discussion on how we can stay spiritually centered during this time by turning disruption into transformation.

Pam and her friend, Rev. Amy Sandlin sit down to talk about her hospice work, faith in something greater than ourselves and how to find hope in the unknown. Perhaps we can grow to trust that death is the painful but graceful passage that will bring us face-to-face with the Divine. Fitting for our times and not knowing a pandemic was going to unfold, this podcast was taped in January 2020, airing M...

The Talking Joy team goes Zoom! Since we cant be together in person to record our podcasts, we thought we would check-in on zoom. Today we are talking about family togetherness and finding hope and comfort in the slowing down. We hope you are hanging in there! Sending you our best wishes for health and happiness. https://www.talkingjoy.org

Navigating life's BIG transitions. Talking Joy Team member Jennifer shares a personal story and how she is selling her house after 17 years. This is the space she has raised her big family in. It's hard to let-go. Our advice? Grab a friend who can help and start sorting through your stuff! This led Jennifer to a whole new business called Pare and Polish where she collaborates with you and her frie...

Fearful? Today we offer helpful strategies you can start using today."Fear never wrote a symphony or poem, negotiated a peace treaty or cured a disease. Fear never pulled a family out of poverty or a country out of bigotry. Fear never saved a marriage or a business. Courage did that. Faith did that. People who refused to consult or cower to their timidities did that. But fear itself? Fear herds us...

Did you know that prayer is one of the main ways we practice our spirituality? It is a way for us to connect with God or whoever the Sacred is for you. Pam has found that often people don’t know how to pray. On today's podcast we have all the help you need to get you on your way to a more prayerful, peaceful life! https://www.talkingjoy.org

During this podcast Pam talks about kindness. Be kind. Your actions matter and how you make others feel matters. Our kids mirror everything they see us do. If you give generously, your children will grow up and be generous people. https://www.talkingjoy.org

Part II of Self-compassion and loving kindness skills - we are not born with them, they are a practice. Tune in for ideas and tips on how you can become more compassionate. You won't want to miss this one! https://www.talkingjoy.org

As seen on the Oprah Soul Series, learn how simple lifestyle changes can REVERSE most chronic diseases if we eat ell, move more, stress less, love more. Talking Joy Team member Katie’s step-sister is Anne Ornish who co-wrote the book UnDo It with her husband Dr. Dean Ornish. Together we highlight some to the important points from the book. https://www.talkingjoy.org

Are you walking around angry and resentful about you life, current events? Today we offer simple practices to help you make better decisions that can move you from chaos to clarity. Pam and the Talking Joy team suggest that "pausing" for a moment to collect yourself can have the power to change things towards a better outcome. https://www.talkingjoy.org

Why is it so hard to extend the same kindness to ourselves that many of us gladly offer to others? Pam recently declared 2020 the year of YOP--the year of Pam. Make 2020 the year of YOU! You can start doing this by practicing self-compassion. Pam says that you cant drink from an empty cup and practicing self-care isn't selfish--it's self-compassion. This practice helps us find the balance, peace a...

Recently, Pam was asked to write up a list of things that elevate her vibration. During the podcast she shares some of her favorite things such as building an alter, her love of orchids and the spray she uses to clear her home and office space. https://www.talkingjoy.org

During our talk Pam uses a cup as a metaphor for life. We will be using the book, The Cup of Our Life, by spiritual director Joyce Rupp, as a companion. The book explores how the cup is a rich symbol of life, with its emptiness and fullness, its brokenness and flaws, and its many blessings. Learn more here https://www.talkingjoy.org

Pam leads a discussion about thoughtful decision making and leveraging intuition. Pam believes that discernment is about praying, listening, evaluating, sifting through possibilities, and then taking action. If you were pondering a decision in your life this podcast is for you! www.talking joy.org

Today we are discussing the things in your life that give you energy and things that take your energy away. This spiritual exercise helps build self-awareness so you can know what you need in times when you feel depleted. https://www.talkingjoy.org

In this podcast Pam asks, “What is your approach to stillness?” We talk about how we can open ourselves to rest in the present moment.

During this podcast Pam shares a parable to encourage positive thinking. We may find that the positive or negative thoughts we feed ourselves are the ones that help guide the way we are in the world.