The Joyous Health Podcast

Joy's former teacher, Brett Hawes, joins her on today's podcast to talk about autoimmune disease. Brett is a certified Functional Medicine Practitioner and Holistic Nutritionist who has been a member of the Institute of Holistic Nutrition faculty for 12 years, currently as a student clinic adviser. He runs an online clinic with a focus on complex and chronic digestive issues, hormone health, and a...

  Anna Lozano & Lindy Sood, the power duo behind the Loved Powered Family, are Joy's special guests today. Anna and Lindy are friends, soul sisters, and mom entrepreneurs on a mission to spread love and teach mindfulness through the POWER of I AM - without the woo. They are also the creators of Love Powered affirmation cards, one of which Vienna selects each day for Joy and her family to read and...

In this episode, entrepreneurs Joy and Walker share ten lessons we've learned over the ten years (and counting!) of running Joyous Health, a healthy lifestyle brand of cookbooks, natural and organic body care and hair care products.  Episode Highlights: Start before you're ready not when the time is perfect. Focus on progress not perfection. Stop delaying, start making progress! Build value and tr...

You are all in for a treat today as our good friend, Stuart Knight, joins us for the best conversation you're ever going to hear. Stuart is an award winning entrepreneur, a critically acclaimed author of two books, an expert panelist on numerous television shows, and the host of a hit radio show. He also has a sought after podcast and has over twelve thousand people from around the world tuning in...

And we're back! After a bit of a longer break between seasons – with Vienna home from school during the pandemic – we are eager to jump into yet another amazing season packed with inspiring individuals ready to share their wisdom and enthusiasm with all of us - and we couldn't ask for a better guest to start this new season. Julie Daniluk is not only our very good friend, but she is also a nutriti...

As an intuitive eating nutritionist, host of the 'Fill Your Cup' podcast and online Quarantine Dance Parties, and 'stress eating expert', Rachel Molenda's mission is to help women obsess less with food and their body and to work with them to find their own unique, effortless, enjoyable and healthy way of eating. Rachel's knowledge on emotional/stress-eating and sage advice are perfectly timed as w...

In this episode, Walker and I share how we are managing work, parenting and life in general during COVID-19. We share the strategies we are using to help manage anxiety and cultivate positivity. It's something that we are taking actionable steps towards every day. Some days I feel like we are slaying it and there are moments I am in tears -- but through it all, we are staying connected virtually t...

Let's face it, we've all had moments where we feel like we just don't know what we're doing as parents, and Walker and I tend to figure things out as we go along. But we don't have all the answers and that's precisely why we are so excited to have Family Coaches and Parenting Experts, Dr. Kat & Adrian Kremblewski, join us on today's show.    These two dynamic individuals are parents themselves who...

From her arrival in Canada as a child, not speaking a word of English, through many stress filled years of employment in other fields, to recognizing her true passion and putting in the countless hours of education and work to finally realize her dream, Emilia's story is one of courage, perseverance, and commitment that we know you will find as inspiring as it is informative.  Join us for our chat...

We couldn't be more excited about our guest this week, Julian Brass, the international keynote speaker, corporate workshop facilitator, certified health coach, yoga instructor, investor, and author of 'Own Your Anxiety – 99 Simple Ways to Channel Your Secret Edge'. Julian lives to inspire people, and that is precisely what he does in this episode as he shares his fascinating personal story and off...

Today, I'm so excited to welcome my very good friend, and host of the 'Healthy Hormones for Women Podcast', Samantha Gladish, to the show. In addition to hosting her podcast, Samantha is a holistic nutritionist, weight loss coach, hormone 'fixer upper', and an author as well who has generously taken time out of her extremely busy schedule to discuss her remarkable 'healing journey' toward becoming...

We are incredibly excited to have Dan Schawbel,  New York Times Bestselling author , global keynote speaker, and career and workplace expert on the podcast today share so many knowledge bombs. He explains how we can create better connections in the age of isolation. We get into talking about the light and dark side of technology, why everyone thinks millennials are lazy (spoiler - they are not) an...

Natural health industry trailblazer, Alain Ménard, joins us on today's episode to share the remarkable tale of how he and his wife courageously changed their life missions to helping people live healthier and more natural lives by starting  The Green Beaver Company.  As Alain's story unfolds, you will marvel at his extensive scientific knowledge, you will be shocked by what you learn about convent...

We are incredibly honoured and excited to welcome Podcast Royalty to the show as nutritionist, chef, author, co-host of  The Ultimate Health Podcast,  and very pregnant Podcast Queen, Marni Wasserman, joins us for today's episode. Marni's journey through the world of food and nutrition is a fascinating one, and she shares many details of it with us, including a courageous transition which has impa...

We are incredibly honoured and excited to welcome Podcast Royalty to the show as nutritionist, chef, author, co-host of  The Ultimate Health Podcast,  and very pregnant Podcast Queen, Marni Wasserman, joins us for today's episode. Marni's journey through the world of food and nutrition is a fascinating one, and she shares many details of it with us, including a courageous transition which has impa...

I cannot think of a better person to kick off season 3 of the Joyous Health Podcast than  Raia "Coach" Carey!  I met her last year at an event I was speaking at, she was the panel host. She has a confident and magnetic personality  and  she's also warm and super personable. She's been through many triumphs and tribulations to get where she is at today and Walker and I were incredibly inspired by h...

The countdown is on for the Joyous Cookbook because it comes out on December 31st and we couldn't be more excited about it! Walker and I are thrilled to bring you this cookbook but there was a lot of work and hustling to get this book done. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of bringing it to life.  IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS Why we created the joyous cookbook and who it's for How I de...

This past September, you might remember our Joyous Night At The Movies event in Toronto where Joyous Health partnered with The Superfood Chain to preview this incredible documentary! I have been working with the team at Fathom Film Group (who are the people responsible for bringing The Superfood Chain documentary to life) for the past year because I strongly believe the message they are sharing ne...

This is a deeply personal episode and one that we've been putting off talking about on the podcast for a while. Sharing this story on the  blog back in 2018  was very therapeutic in my own healing journey but talking about it out loud with the world was a whole other ball game. However, we decided we should share our experience on the podcast because we feel that it's our duty to talk about someth...

017: Conversations with Joy and Walker (Vol. 1) Like many things in life, you just gotta show up! That's exactly what we did in this episode. Walker's computer crashed last week and I was travelling, so we not only lost a lot of highly important files, we had zero time to make up for it. This is why we decided to just wing this episode and have a random conversation about a variety of topics inclu...

We interviewed Neil Pasricha, a New York Times Bestselling author and award-winning blogger of 1000 Awesome Things. If you need a boost of positivity or a reminder to look for all the awesome in your life, this is the episode for you.  He was an absolute delight to chat with and you're gonna love this one! IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: We learned all about "baby Neil" How a hamburger determined his...

This episode is absolutely packed with evidence-based information to support your immune system from a truly holistic approach! We take you on a journey from understanding how the immune system works, to the factors that lower your immunity and everything you can do to support your immune system. We discuss the best foods, supplements and lifestyle habits for a healthy immune system. In this episo...

You are about to be completely blown away when you learn about the microbes that live both in and on us and how they are bigger determinants of the state of our health than we could've ever imagined. Here to share his wisdom is the brilliant  Dr. Brett Finlay  to talk about all things microbiome! Brett is a Canadian Microbiologist, a Professor of Microbiology at the University of British Columbia...

What if you could use your menstrual cycle as your hidden superpower? Turns out – you can! In this episode, Jenn Pike – a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Medical Exercise Specialist – will take you through each of the 4 stages of your menstrual cycle, while touching on hormonal health, and share how you can support your body and feel your best throughout each of them. You will feel empowered...

We often think our anti-aging skincare routine doesn't need to start until we're in our 40s, when in fact, the best time to start is in our 20s when the aging process begins. In this episode, you will learn the best strategies to support yourself through food, supplements and lifestyle habits to age well and feel your best throughout the decades. In this episode we discuss: Why I'm anti anti-aging...