WAKE UP! with Joni

In a world filled with noise, opinions, and endless demands on our attention, how do we reconnect with our own inner knowing? In this deeply nourishing conversation, I sit down with Martina Tisljar, founder of MediTap™, speaker, Angel Intuitive, and EFT and Matrix Reimprinting Master Trainer. After a life-altering medical misdiagnosis nearly cost her life, Martina was forced to confront a profound...

In this episode of Wake Up! with Joni, I sit down with entrepreneur, author, and frequency pioneer Sigmar Berg—known to many as "Mr. Frequency"—to explore the fascinating connection between breath, vibration, heart coherence, and human potential. Together we discuss how conscious breathing can regulate the nervous system, why living from the heart creates a different experience of life than living...

Welcome to Wake Up! with Joni, the podcast where embodied consciousness meets leadership through awareness — awakening lived, not theorized. What happens when heartbreak cracks open the identity you spent a lifetime building? In this deeply honest, funny, and transformational conversation, Joni sits down with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards — spiritual counselor, speaker, and author of The Venus Flytrap...

What if the biggest problem in your business… is the person in the mirror? In this powerful conversation, business coach, sales leader, and co-founder of The Everyday Leader , Drew Norton joins Joni for a deeply honest discussion about leadership, masculinity, identity, fitness, relationships, and what it actually means to lead yourself before leading anyone else. After building and leading over $...

What if the obstacle isn't blocking your path — but revealing it? In this deeply nourishing and soul-expanding conversation, Joni sits down with award-winning author, coach, singer, and teacher Marisa Handler to explore what it means to become your own sanctuary in times of uncertainty. Together, they unpack the relationship between trauma, creativity, nervous system healing, purpose, and personal...

In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Joni sits down with author, speaker, entrepreneur, veteran, and Ironman athlete Scott Lackey to explore what happens when the identities we build our lives around begin to collapse. From war zones to business success, devastating losses to spiritual awakening, Scott shares the hard-earned wisdom that emerged from confronting failure, broken promises...

In this deeply personal and expansive episode of Wake Up! with Joni , I sit down with poet, author, and spoken word artist Allie Michelle for a conversation that moves beyond performance and into truth. Together, we explore what it really means to be seen in today's world—where vulnerability can become identity, beauty can be both a gift and a distortion, and creative expression becomes a pathway...

In this episode of Wake Up! with Joni , we explore a powerful and unconventional journey of healing, resilience, and radical trust in the body. Karen "ZuZu" Armes shares her experience of living with epilepsy from a young age — navigating seizures, medication, and uncertainty — until a turning point in her life led her to explore a completely different path. What followed was a transformation that...

What if business wasn't just transactional—but transformational? In this powerful episode of Wake Up! with Joni , I sit down with Blaine Bartlett —internationally recognized executive coach, leadership expert, and author of Stop Drifting, Start Living —to explore the deeper truth behind leadership, consciousness, and the soul of business. With over four decades of global impact, Blaine shares how...

Welcome to Wake Up! with Joni , the podcast where embodied consciousness meets leadership through awareness — awakening lived, not theorized. In this second conversation with Cliff Beach , we go deeper into the intersection of creativity, leadership, identity, and conscious living . Cliff is an author, entrepreneur, leadership expert, and accomplished musician whose journey spans boardrooms, stage...

What if the biggest thing holding you back… is something you cannot see? In this powerful episode of Wake Up! with Joni , leadership expert Will Steel shares how hidden beliefs, unconscious patterns, and unspoken stories quietly shape your results in leadership, relationships, and life. From graduating with top honors at Royal Air Force College Cranwell to flying as a military pilot, to coaching C...

What if your past didn't define you — but prepared you? In this deeply honest and expansive episode of Wake Up with Joni , I sit down with Deborah Yager — Master Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, High Performance Coach, and co-founder of Yager Training — for a conversation that bridges transformation, spirituality, and the power of identity. Deborah shares her extraordinary journey from add...

What if life on Earth is a game? In this mind-expanding conversation, Joni sits down with technology pioneer Kris Land to explore one of the most fascinating intersections of our time: artificial intelligence, human consciousness, and the possibility that we are far more powerful than we realize. With decades of experience in the technology world—including work at the dawn of personal computing—Kr...

From answering a classified ad to helping build one of the most recognizable personal development brands in the world… In this episode of Wake Up! with Joni , I sit down with visionary entrepreneur and bestselling author Patty Aubery . Patty began her career as a secretary for Jack Canfield and went on to become President of Chicken Soup for the Soul , helping grow it into a global phenomenon with...

In this expansive episode of Wake Up with Joni , I sit down with Blaise Kennedy to explore a radical and transformative idea: What if everything exists within your consciousness — rather than you existing inside a world "out there"? Blaise's work invites us beyond spiritual concepts and into lived realization. We discuss what it means to experience the body as the center of reality, how coherence...

🎧 From Navy Helicopter Crash to Financial Awakening Zach Rodriguez on Money, Meaning & Time What happens when a helicopter crash becomes a spiritual wake-up call? In this powerful episode of Wake Up! with Joni , I sit down with Zach Rodriguez , former Navy pilot and founder of Outlive Financial Planning ( https://outlivefinancial.com ), to explore the intersection of money, time, health, and cons...

In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, I sit down with my longtime friend and leadership partner, Jack Zwissig—executive coach, senior facilitator, keynote speaker, and author of The Tao (Path) of High Performance Leadership and The Land of GoBacks . Jack and I have traveled the world together since the 1980s facilitating leadership and culture change workshops. In this episode, we go...

In this expansive and illuminating episode of Wake Up with Joni , Joni sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Gross , neurosurgeon and founder of  ReCELLebrate , to explore the evolving frontier of regenerative medicine, longevity, stem cell activation, exosomes, peptides, and conscious biohacking. Together, they bridge science and spirit , unpacking what it truly means to heal at the cellular level — not by...

In this deeply grounding and illuminating episode of  Wake Up with Joni , Joni is joined by Tabatha DeBruyn , Transformational Breath Master and one of the few certified 9D Breathwork practitioners in Canada . Together, they explore breath as a bridge between science and soul—how conscious, somatic breathing supports nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, trauma release, and sustainable...

Midlife Isn't a Breakdown—It's a Breakthrough with Sandra Lena Silverman Episode Description Welcome to Wake UP! with Joni , the podcast where spiritual awakening meets real life—real conversations, real courage, and the invitation to stop performing, start telling the truth, and remember who you are. In this candid, funny, and deeply illuminating episode, Joni sits down with Sandra Lena Silverman...

In this deeply meaningful return conversation, Joni sits down again with spiritual mentor, energy alchemist, and author Liane Lambert to explore conscious parenting across the lifespan —from raising children with awareness, to healing our own childhood wounds, to navigating relationships with aging parents. Together, they unpack how to parent without control, guilt, or fear, how to break intergene...

What does it truly mean to live in today's complex, fast-changing world? In this powerful episode of Wake Up with Joni , Joni Lerner sits down with Robin A. Ferguson —executive leader, former CEO senior minister, life archetect and coach—to explore what conscious, compassionate living really looks like from the inside out. Today, Robin brings this rare blend of lived experience, spiritual groundin...

What does it truly mean to  stay awake —not just spiritually, but practically—in your work, purpose, and daily life? In this powerful episode of Wake Up! with Joni , Joni is joined by Nina Amir , Certified High Performance Coach®, author, and transformational guide. Together, they explore how awakening becomes sustainable through conscious habits, aligned action, and embodied leadership—and how wo...

🎙️ Podcast Show Notes Wake Up with Joni — Featuring Juliana Sloane In this deeply grounding and illuminating conversation, Joni sits down with Juliana Sloane , a certified Depth Hypnosis Practitioner and Applied Shamanic Counselor , to explore healing at the soul level. Juliana shares how Depth Hypnosis, Shamanic Counseling, and meditation profoundly transformed her own life—and how these modaliti...

📝 Podcast Show Notes Paragraph In this episode of Wake Up with Joni , Joni sits down with Cliff Beach — author, recording artist, radio host, VP of Digital & Operations, entrepreneur, and professional speaker — for an inspiring and grounded conversation about balancing passion with purpose. Cliff shares insights from his acclaimed Side Hustle & Flow trilogy, the role of discipline and routine in...