The Soul's Work Podcast is the show about uncovering our authentic selves through doing both light work and shadow work. Host Janice Ho shares her life experiences and resources on topics such as healing from trauma and addiction, connecting with our intuition, improving our relationships, and more. Janice is a Korean-Canadian from Toronto, Canada. This podcast is not meant to give professional advice, but to share personal experiences and help others feel less alone in their own journeys.
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Dancing with Grief: In Personal Loss and Collective Suffering (with Glora Eid)
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Join Gloria Eid (writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide) and host Janice Ho for a conversation on grieving – whether it's the grief we feel when losing a loved one, doing our trauma-healing work, or being impacted by the collective suffering we see in the world. They discuss how they've each created an intimate relationship with g…
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Uncovering Our Authentic Self Through Inner Child Work + the Right Relationships (with Janna Estrada)
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Fellow therapist-in-training Janna Estrada shares about her journey uncovering her authentic self, from not being able to speak up for herself and being overwhelmed by big emotions to doing therapy and finding the right relationships that align with her values. Janice and Janna also chat about the transformational work they've done reparenting thei…
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Can You Learn New Relationship Patterns? (with Tim Johnson)
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Tim and Janice talk about how to keep the spark going in our romantic relationships, including what to do when our love languages aren’t aligned, continuing to learn new things about our partners, and doing dates! They also discuss the importance of doing the individual work to bring our best selves into our relationships, navigating anxious and av…
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Sex Work as Healing Work + Exploring Kink and Polyamory (with Sydney)
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Sydney and Janice chat about how sex work can be healing and a path to reclaiming one's sensuality. They also dive into unlearning codependency and practicing polyamory, plus exploring kink and disowned parts through dom/sub play. Bio: Sydney is a chef, pleasure curator, and sex worker based in what is colonially known as Philadelphia. Sydney is a …
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Going Alcohol Free (My 3-Year AF Anniversary)
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Janice shares her process of how she made it to 3 years alcohol free after struggling with alcohol dependency for many years. She and her guest host Janna Estrada discuss the top 5 things that supported Janice in her alcohol-free journey. This episode covers: Drinking culture and talking openly about drinking 5 things that helped Janice go alcohol …
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Asian Representation: Stepping Into Self-Confidence (with Sheena Yap Chan)
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Sheena Yap Chan and Janice discuss why Asian representation and healing intergenerational trauma are important in building self-confidence. They also talk about racism in Canada and how they gave up parts of themselves to assimilate to Western culture. They share ways we can reconnect with our Asian culture and tap into community to nourish our aut…
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About The Soul's Work Podcast + Janice Ho
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Janice kicks off Season 4 of The Soul's Work Podcast by introducing herself to new listeners, reflecting on the podcast's journey, and sharing what we'll be getting deep and vulnerable about this season. We cover: Who is Janice? (Her social identities) Why she started the podcast What is the light work? The shadow work? About Season 1 About Season …
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Building Secure Attachment Through Healing Trauma + Solo Polyamory (with denise chang)
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In this age of insta-everything, it can be tempting to chase the next quick healing fix and spiritual high. But Janice and her guest denise chang discuss a more sustainable approach to healing trauma that involves working with the body; reconnecting with our erotic power; resourcing our ancestors, nature, and animals; and working with our child par…
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Integrating the Self-Development Work Into Real Life (Part 2) (with Trang Pham)
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Janice and her guest Trang Pham continue their conversation about integrating the self-development and therapy work into the messiness of real life and relationships—when it's the hardest to access our tools, practices, and grounding! They discuss important aspects of this integration work, including: initiating hard conversations being transparent…
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Integrating the Self-Development Work Into Real Life (Part 1) (with Trang Pham)
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Janice and her guest Trang Pham get on the mic for a special episode about integrating the self-development and therapy work into the messiness of real life and relationships—when it's the hardest to access our tools, practices, and grounding! They discuss five big aspects of this integration work: being aware that we've just gotten activated, self…
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Raising Our Relationship Standards and Integrating the Therapy Work (with Arys Déjan)
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Janice and her guest Arys Déjan (host of The Who and How Club Podcast) close out Season 3 with a deep conversation on love and relationships, including how they’ve upped their standards for letting someone into their life since working on themselves, and contending with the aloneness that can come along with raising the bar. They also share their e…
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From Chronic Health Problems to Greater Wellness (with Kyria Marie)
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In this episode, Janice and her guest Kyria Marie (holistic nutritional consultant & health coach) discuss the connection between trauma/mental health issues and chronic health problems. Kyria shares about the transformative work she does with clients, taking both a science-based and "ancient wisdom" approach to healing. Janice and Kyria also discu…
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Healing Trauma (Part 7): Releasing Trauma and Changing Lifelong Patterns with Body-Mind-Relational Therapy (Pt 2)
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Janice shares what has been the most transformative approach for her in healing trauma and changing lifelong patterns. In Part 2 of this episode, she discusses: Why we may need our body's participation in healing trauma Reconnecting to our body's internal experience to unlearn patterns Increasing our capacity for self-regulation through co-regulati…
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Healing Trauma (Part 7): Releasing Trauma and Changing Lifelong Patterns with Body-Mind-Relational Therapy (Pt 1)
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Janice shares what has been the most transformative approach for her in healing trauma and changing lifelong patterns. In Part 1 of this episode, she discusses: 5 core needs that, when not met, can result in developmental trauma (+ Janice's personal experiences with early trauma) The distress cycle of trauma: top-down + bottom-up processes How trau…
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Turning 40 (My Milestone Birthday Episode)
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In this special birthday episode, Janice and her special guest interviewer (her almost 1-year partner, a.k.a. Sugar) sit down to reflect on Janice's life and path ahead as she turns the big 4-0. Janice answers: What makes you happy? Are there such thing as happy coincidences in life? What scares you? And will you meet that fear face to face one day…
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From the Abandonment Wound to Connection (Part 2) (with Steve LeBlanc)
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Janice and her guest (also dating partner) Steve LeBlanc get vulnerable chatting about how early abandonment trauma has impacted their later relationships and capacity for connection. In part 2 of their conversation, they dive into: Integrating the inner work into relationships Healing from infidelity Steve’s greater self-awareness of his triggers …
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From the Abandonment Wound to Connection (Part 1) (with Steve LeBlanc)
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Janice and her guest (also dating partner) Steve LeBlanc get vulnerable chatting about how early abandonment trauma has impacted their later relationships and capacity for connection. In part 1 of their conversation, they dive into: The research on how impaired connection in early childhood can lead to the abandonment wound The impacts of Steve’s e…
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Healing Trauma (Part 6): Finding Freedom Through Relationships (with Hari Alexandra)
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Janice and her guest Hari Alexandra, a coach who helps women heal trauma, share about how their experiences of childhood trauma have impacted their adult relationships, their 4-year healing journeys, and the process of integrating the inner work into relationships in everyday life. The conversation dives into: Hari's and Janice's childhood relation…
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Telling the Truth Through Art Therapy (with Youhjung Son)
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In this episode, Janice and her guest Youhjung Son, an art therapist and business coach, demystify what art psychotherapy (or "art therapy" for short) is, and how it helps people tap into their inner world in powerful ways that talk therapy can sometimes miss. Youhjung also talks about her coaching work helping budding art therapists make a career …
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In this episode, Janice shares about some of her personal experiences exploring polyamory (solo polyamory, more specifically) over the past few months. She defines what consensual non-monogamy, polyamory, and solo polyamory are to get us on the same playing field, then answers the most common questions and/or misperceptions she gets when telling ot…
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Sex and Love: Addressing the Intimacy Recession (with Gwendolyn Dolske)
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In this episode, Janice and her guest Gwendolyn Dolske (philosophy professor and host of the Good Is In The Details Podcast) discuss the current "intimacy recession" among young people that is not only keeping individuals from experiencing pleasureful sex, but also placing them in risky situations. They share about their own experiences of learning…
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Healing Trauma (Part 5): Tuning Into Our Body through Somatic Practices
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In this eposide, Janice explains why is the body so important in healing trauma. She also shares some body-based (somatic) practices that can help us build a foundation for addressing trauma and coming back to our "whole selves" by: expanding our capacity to be aware of and stay with our body's internal physical sensations and emotions – however un…
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Exploring Pleasure and Embodiment (with Erica Wiederlight)
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In this episode, Janice and her guest Erica Wiederlight (sexual empowerment and dating coach) discuss practices for exploring our own pleasure (it's probably not what you think), how to be more in tune with our bodies and less in our heads, and being with the confronting bits that often come up in our exploration of pleasure. Erica also shares abou…
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Reconnecting with Our Soul (with Allyn Reid)
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We're kicking off Season 3 of the podcast by reconnecting with our souls! Janice and her guest Allyn Reid (founder of WooManity, a soul leadership development hub) discuss Allyn's work helping business leaders who have “tried everything” but hit a wall to shift toward running their business (and life) from a soul-led place. And Allyn shares how we …
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6 Lessons Learned from Doing the Soul's Work (Season 2 Finale)
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In this episode, Janice wraps up Season 2 of The Soul's Work Podcast with six of her biggest lessons learned from doing the soul's work over the past four years. Rate & review the podcast on: Apple Podcasts Podchasers Spotify www.TheSoulsWorkPodcast.com Connect with me: Instagram: @janicehoimages | @janicehocounselling Facebook: @thesoulsworkpodcas…
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Closing Out 2021: Reflections on Another Big Year
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In this episode, Janice closes out 2021 with a few of her big reflections on this big year – from reassessing and letting go of relationships, to exploring polyamory, to doing the vulnerable work of cultivating connection and community with others. We dive into practicing boundaries, exploring the unconventional path, doing the self-work, and of co…
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Doing the Work: From Anxious to Secure Attachment in Relationships (with Melissa Vona)
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In this episode, Janice gives a brief overview of attachment theory and the 4 attachment styles. Then she and her guest Melissa Vona share about their personal stories doing the work to move from anxiously attached tendencies to more secure attachment in relationships – including the heartbreaks, trauma-healing, deep inner reflection, and moments o…
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Navigating Boundaries: The Good, the Confusing, and the Uncomfortable
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In this episode, Janice shares her personal experiences navigating boundaries – the good, the confusing, and the uncomfortable. First, she offers some personal examples to define what boundaries are and why they’re so important. Then, she shares three big lessons from her not-always-easy journey of navigating boundaries, including: Tips for identif…
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Healing in Relationships with a Therapist (with Chris Lam)
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In this episode, Janice and her guest Chris Lam (therapist at Ride the Waves Counselling Service) talk about how therapy can help clients heal in relationships, both with the therapist and in their other relationships. They also discuss some common reasons people go to therapy, how therapy can benefit clients, and both the luck and work involved ma…
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Life Is Short, But What If We Need to Slow Down?
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"Life is short, so live it to the fullest." This well-known mantra can push us to want to do things bigger, better, and more of. But what if "living to the fullest" feels more like undue pressure than inspiration? What if going slow and being cautious is sometimes actually the most authentic decision for you to make? Janice gives personal examples,…
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From Hopeless to Hopeful with Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (with Lucy Duong)
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In this episode, Janice and her dear friend Lucy Duong chat about the trauma-healing journey Lucy took after her sister completed suicide. Lucy shares about how hypnosis helped to get rid of her triggers – and how she was so inspired that she learned how to do hypnosis (as well as neuro-linguistic programming, NLP) herself! Janice and Lucy discuss …
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Navigating Online Dating and Sex After Lockdown
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In this episode, Janice opens up about her experiences online dating during the pandemic and shares about a recent, shitty sexual experience she had that left her feeling disgusted, ashamed, and devalued. Janice discuss how she worked through those difficult feelings (using Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy) and the lessons she's learned sinc…
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Healing Trauma (Part 4): Doing Therapy
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In this episode, Janice shares about her experiences doing therapy: 1) What compelled her to do therapy in the first place; 2) what it’s been like to work with the different therapists she's had, including the differences doing cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) versus trauma therapy with a mind-body approach; 3) what about certain therapists turn…
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Healing Trauma (Part 3): Getting Triggered (Why Can’t We Just Leave the Past in the Past?)
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In this episode, Janice explores that oh-so-common experience of getting triggered in the present due to past experiences of trauma, and how the activation of our fight-flight-freeze response in these situations can make it super challenging to stay calm and objective. She also discusses that we may have explicit memories of past traumas, but also …
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Healing Trauma (Part 2): What Causes Trauma + Why Trauma Isn’t Just About Negative Thoughts
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In this episode, Janice breaks down 4 (unofficial) “trauma basics” in sharing more about how trauma develops and is experienced: Different types of trauma (shock, developmental, and complex trauma) and examples of potentially traumatic events; Trauma is not about the event but a person’s subjective experience of the event; Some factors that influen…
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Healing Trauma (Part 1): What is Trauma + How My Healing Journey Started
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In this episode, Janice defines what trauma is and shares about her personal trauma-healing journey. She explains why taking that exploration into addressing the impacts of past traumatic experiences has been so important in changing her life, including the story (i.e., “the big relationship problem”) that compelled her to face her shadows. She als…
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In this episode, Janice takes a step back from talking about the self-work she's been engaging in to reflect on how she wants to approach doing self-work as a whole in the first place. This is coming after months of what has felt like non-stop self-work (the self-work is always a choice, but the challenging events that precipitate it are not always…
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Black Lives Matter: Doing the Anti-Racism Work
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In this episode, Janice shares a bit about her background in understanding the racism that exists both in Toronto/Canada and the self-development/wellness space. She also shares about her own shame, fears, and uncertainties with doing what’s really required of us to dismantle our culture of white supremacy, and discusses what has helped her so far …
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In this episode, Janice explains how a person’s brain becomes addicted to alcohol (or other addictive drugs), and how there’s actually a rational explanation for the seemingly irrational behavior of people who become dependent on drugs. She also gives an update on her current journey exploring her relationship with alcohol, and the pros and cons of…
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In this episode, Janice talks about the struggles we often face in sitting with our hard-to-feel feelings – like sadness, anger, grief, and shame – when they come up. And are they ever coming up for her during COVID times and at 1 month in her journey exploring her relationship with alcohol. Janice also discusses how we often unwittingly deny other…
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In the Introduction of The Soul's Work Podcast: Season 2, host Janice Ho welcomes you all back to the show and shares a bit about her almost two-year hiatus off the mic. You'll get a sneak peek of the topics she'll be discussing this season, plus some background on her recent journey exploring her relationship with alcohol. Rate & review the podcas…
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On Music, Mental Illness, and Leadership (with Rebecca Lam)
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In this episode, Janice and her guest Rebecca Lam dive into a raw and open discussion about music, spirituality, mental illness, perfectionism, vulnerability, leadership, and so much more. Don't miss this insightful and honest conversation! Originally published: July 17, 2018 Rate & review the podcast on: Apple Podcasts Podchasers Spotify www.TheSo…
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On Navigating Romantic Relationships (with Bruno Nunes)
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In this episode, Janice and her very special guest (and partner in life), Bruno Nunes, get deep into discussing the topic of romantic relationships. Listen in as they talk about four common challenges in relationships – communication and empathy, authenticity, vulnerability, and overcoming social/gendered expectations – and reflect on some ways tha…
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In this episode, Janice reflects on the podcast's journey thus far and reveals what's up and coming for the show. For the episode's featured topic (11:15), Janice discusses the contrast between our spiritual egos and our higher selves. She uses her own personal examples to illustrate how the ego can distract us from living our most authentic life, …
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In this episode, Janice shares about her past experiences with alcohol abuse, some of the causes underlying it, and her gradual journey developing a healthier relationship with drinking. Please note that there are details shared about events, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors that happened around those past experiences. If you feel that this episod…
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Spiritual Bypassing: Why Feeling Good Is Not Enough
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In this episode, Janice dives into the topic of spiritual bypassing, and explains why the prevalent "feel good, vibe high" and law of attraction teachings in the spiritual/self-development spaces are not enough in: 1) addressing the complex challenges and social barriers that people face in trying to create the life that they want; and 2) promoting…
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In this episode, Janice offers listeners a goody bag filled with her top fave podcasts, websites, blogs, books, and videos for spiritual and self-development inspiration! Originally published: March 13, 2018 Rate & review the podcast on: Apple Podcasts Podchasers Spotify www.TheSoulsWorkPodcast.com Connect with me: Instagram: @janicehoimages | @jan…
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On Valuing Time & Managing Bipolar Disorder (with Phil Tieu)
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In this episode, Janice and Phil Tieu (engineer, doggy daycare owner, musician, photographer, videographer, among other things!) dive into the topic of valuing time and how to prioritize what's really important to us every day. Phil also shares how he's learned to manage the emotional highs and lows of living with bipolar disorder with the practice…
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In this episode, Janice discusses how creating (and doing) a daily spiritual practice can serve as a powerful path toward achieving your spiritual development goals. For her, the daily practice of setting an intention, self-reflection (including checking into her Happiness List), and giving gratitude helps her to get that much closer to living auth…
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In this episode, Janice explores the topic of experiencing life embodying the Asian female identity. Whether you identify as an Asian female or not, this discussion on internalizing the identities we inherit from the world – which ultimately shape our deepest self-beliefs – is relevant for anyone who wants to dig past the layers of socially prescri…
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