The Jōrni Podcast

January 03, 2023 (for International Mind-Body Wellness Day) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 38 - Healing from Trauma and Abuse with Terina Maldonado Some listeners may be triggered by this content and listener discretion is advised. In today’s episode, we share an amazing woman’s personal journey of surviving trauma and abuse and finding her voice. The secrecy surrounding abuse is what makes it possible...

December 30, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 37 - Trauma-Informed Motherhood Coaching with Leashia Arrowsmith The journey of motherhood can be overwhelming and many moms are left isolated and feeling alone in their pain. We no longer live in communities that raise children together and the struggle to balance motherhood and life can sometimes seem too much. Leashia Arrowsmith helps women heal on th...

December 23, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 36 - Energetic Healing with Dr. Cailin O'Hara Energetic healing can take many forms. It works with the body’s energy systems to achieve healing and different practitioners like to approach it in different and unique ways to suit their clients. Dr. Cailin O’Hara utilizes her knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine to facilitate energetic healing fo...

December 16, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 35 - Transformational Coaching with Sasha Tarasova The subconscious mind is very powerful and effective. Utilizing this amazing power to bring about healing, lies at the heart of the concept of subconscious healing. Often, our conscious mind likes to interfere, criticize, and filter what we do. This protects us from uncomfortable and dangerous situations...

December 09, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 34 - Somatic Experiencing with Kelsey MacDougall People often have unexplained physical symptoms that do not seem to have an illness or injury they can be attributed to. Years can be spent visiting doctors and specialists, just to be told that physically, everything is in order. Trauma and traumatic experiences can end up being stored in the body and eve...

December 02, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 33 - The Gut-Brain Connection with Demi Fair Struggling with major digestive issues can be painful, exhausting, and downright frustrating, when no answers become available for years and years. Since the symptoms are likely physical, it may not be obvious that the connection could actually be linked to your nervous system. Demi Fair discovered the gut-bra...

November 25, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 32 - Yoga and Wellbeing with Vicky Hardy Trauma not only manifests itself mentally and emotionally, but it can also affect us physically. Chronic pain and mobility issues can stem from trauma and create discomfort and disease in the body. As a survivor of trauma, Vicky Hardy, incorporates yoga and myofascial release into her own healing practice and into...

November 18, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 31 - Soul Awakening with Lynn Cheng Maybe one of the biggest contributors to stress and anxiety is when we feel disconnected from our true purpose. If we lose sight of what we love in life and what our purpose is, it becomes harder and harder each day to find the joy and amazement in life. Some people might call it being lost. Others may label it a midli...

November 11, 2022 (for International Stress Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 30 - Beautiful Birth Journey with Ana Munoz Birthing a new life is a miracle and the pregnancy and birth journey should be beautiful and profound for the expecting mom. But, often new and expecting moms are overwhelmed by fear, stress, and anxiety and pregnancy and birth become difficult and even scary to navigat...

November 10, 2022 (for International Stress Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 29 - Wellbeing for Entrepreneurs with Kerry Paul Running your own business can be very rewarding. Maybe you finally decided to follow your dreams and passion. Or perhaps you gladly traded in a boss for being your own boss. Whatever the reason for starting or running your own business, it is safe to say that being...

November 9, 2022 (for International Stress Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 28 - Coaching for Mental Health with Louise Cartwright Mostly, coaching is known to support entrepreneurs or athletes achieve their goals. Coaching means optimizing, pushing through, and breaking any limiting beliefs that may exist, so clients can go further, earn more money, or perform better. And, coaching is al...

November 8, 2022 (for International Stress Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 27 - Energy Empowerment with Kate Ikert Often we know that something is misaligned and we are not centered. But the road to discovering our authentic self and beginning our healing journey can be very difficult. Especially if we are battling unexplained physical or mental symptoms and we just know that something i...

November 7, 2022 (for International Stress Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 26 - Intuitive Mindset Mentoring with Brianna Figliuzzi Sometimes, we lose our balance and our focus, which can cause us to struggle with low self-esteem, confidence, and trust.      In this episode of the Jōrni Podcast, we meet Intuitive Mindset Mentor, Brianna Figliuzzi, who brings together energy healing and in...

November 4, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 25 - Forgiveness with Melissa Ebken Mental health might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to forgiveness. Often, we feel it is not possible to forgive someone, especially when it concerns trauma and abuse. And on the other hand, we may also feel that we are not worthy or deserving of forgiveness for what has happened. Forgiveness has a gre...

November 2, 2022 (for Stress Awareness Day) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 24 - Nature-Based Healing with Heather Webster Sometimes to reconnect, you need to disconnect. And what better way than to go back to nature? Spending time outdoors, breathing in the fresh air and taking in the sights and sounds is an amazing way to reset and rejuvenate. The benefits of forest-bathing, for example, have been wel...

October 28, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 23 - Photography and Mental Health with Kathryn Chapman A picture is worth a thousand words. And if you have seen Kathryn’s stunning photographs online, you will begin to understand that saying. Maybe the connection between photography and mental health is not immediately apparent, but after learning about Kathryn’s own mental health journey and how she h...

October 21, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 22 - Traditional Chinese Medicine with Catherine Davis While some listeners may already be familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine, there will likely be many more who are not. Today, we explore TCM and acupuncture from a perspective of holistic healing. Traditional Chinese Medicine is a complete medical system that has been used for more than 2,000 yea...

October 14, 2022 The Jōrni Podcast Episode 21 - Surviving Abuse with Lynn Everard Today we share one incredible man’s personal journey of surviving abuse and living as a product of incest. Some listeners may be triggered by this content and listener discretion is advised. We are humbled and honored to have spoken with Lynn Everard, so far the only man interviewed for this podcast, about his person...

October 10, 2022 (for World Mental Health Day) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 20 - Plant Medicine with Nedda Elizabeth Hatcher It has been said that everything we need to heal can be found in nature. And indeed, many modern medicines and medications are plant derivatives and contain plant ingredients. Plant medicine can become part of our everyday holistic healing approach and help with physical ailmen...

October 8, 2022 (for Mental Illness Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 19 - Time Line Therapy® with Narina Riskowitz For some of us, working with our timeline might be a strange concept. But, as becomes apparent with epigenetics, some of what happens to us could already start before our birth. Time Line Therapy® explores our timeline, to support our healing journey holistically. Also consid...

October 7, 2022 (for Mental Illness Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 18 - Zumba with Larissa Bala Sometimes exercising can be difficult to get started with. Zumba is one option that feels more like a dance party than exercising. It is fun and easy to learn and you can be moving to the music in no time. You do not need any previous experience to start Zumba and there are many different kin...

October 6, 2022 (for Mental Illness Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 17 - Hypnosis with Barb Davies The word “hypnosis” can bring up a variety of reactions. Maybe you have been to a stage show and remember participants making a complete fool of themselves. Or perhaps, you have heard that hypnosis is used for mind control. There are certainly a lot of misconceptions about hypnosis and in t...

October 5, 2022 (for Mental Illness Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 16 - Neurodiversity and Yoga with Janie Keiller What is it like experiencing the world with neurodivergent traits? And what does it mean to be neurodivergent? In scientific terms, neurodivergence describes people whose brains function differently than is considered typical. This could include Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, many...

October 4, 2022 (for Mental Illness Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 15 - Finding JOY with Lauren Raymond When we think of joy, we might associate it with happiness or feeling good. And that’s exactly the feeling we need more of in our lives. How do you create joy in life, with all the stress and the negative things that are happening? There are many amazing ways that you can bring more j...

October 3, 2022 (for Mental Illness Awareness Week) The Jōrni Podcast Episode 14 - Nutrition Ayurveda with Gauri Junnarkar Ayurveda is an ancient Indian medicinal system that considers mind and body in its holistic healing approach. It is closely linked with Yoga and often forms part of a Yogi’s daily practice. Considering whole body healing in mental health is essential, and Ayurveda offers many...