In this episode of the How to Find Joy podcast, host June Suepunpuck discusses the importance of acknowledging and processing heavy emotions in order to reclaim joy. She shares her personal struggles and emphasizes that joy is essential, especially during difficult times. The episode includes a guided breathing exercise aimed at helping listeners connect with their feelings and release emotional burdens. June also introduces the concept of the 'joy rebellion,' encouraging listeners to embrace their emotions and find empowerment even in challenging circumstances.

Takeaways

• Joy matters more now than ever.
• We cannot avoid or repress our feelings.
• When we avoid these feelings, they trap us.
• The release of feelings creates space for joy.
• Breathing exercises can help honor our feelings.
• Emotions need space to move and be expressed.
• We choose to feel and breathe through the mess.
• Empowerment comes from acknowledging our emotions.
• The joy rebellion is about not waiting for perfection.
• Community support is vital in finding joy.

Things Referenced

Join the Joy Rebellion community and leave a comment about this episode here.

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Summary 

What lives in the tender space between holding on and letting go? In this episode of the How to Find Joy podcast, host June Suepunpuck explores the complex interplay between joy and grief, particularly in the context of motherhood and intrusive thoughts. She shares her personal experiences of navigating intense emotions after the birth of her child, including the challenges of postpartum life and the fear of losing loved ones. 

June emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and embracing both joy and grief, advocating for a 'joy rebellion' where individuals allow themselves to feel joy even amidst difficult circumstances. Through vulnerability and connection, she encourages listeners to confront their own intrusive thoughts and find compassion for themselves in their messy journeys.

Takeaways

Joy can coexist with grief and difficult emotions.
Intrusive thoughts are common, especially postpartum.
Vulnerability allows for deeper connections and healing.
Naming intrusive thoughts can lessen their power.
Finding joy is a rebellious act against grief.
Compassion for oneself is crucial in healing.
Sharing experiences can foster community and support.
It's okay to feel overwhelmed and seek help.
Life is a balance of joy and sorrow.
Embracing the messiness of life is part of being human.

Things Referenced

Read the original Substack post here

Listen to "How to Find Joy Before You Die with Jodi Wellman"

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This is episode is dedicated to those who are currently going through a life changing move, or have already moved and are starting a whole new life, or anyone who is thinking about relocating and wanna know what it takes to live their most joyful life in the location of their dreams...

OUR GUEST: SHAUN O'BANION
Shaun is a Gotham Award-winning independent film producer, writer, script consultant and podcaster. He has two podcasts that you can listen to by clicking below:
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HOW TO CONNECT WITH SHAUN:
Website
LinkedIn
Linktree

WHAT SHAUN & JUNE TALKED ABOUT:

•  Shaun’s extensive history of relocation 
• The awkwardness and hardships of moving and starting over during childhood / teen years
• The benefits of moving all of the time from an energetic perspective 
•  Why moving can feel so challenging even in adulthood
•  How he went from having trauma / wounds around relocation to welcoming joy in change
• Coping strategies during moves that ended up influencing his adult life / future job
• Purpose as an anchor for joy when moving
• Resourcefulness, empathy, find a community of belonging and being of service as tools to create relationships in new places
• How to better understand yourself better when life doesn’t go as you expected
• Learning to pivot and let go in your career during a move
• The emotional struggles of moving and starting a new life 
• Moving requires maintaining your current relationships and accepting that those relationships will transform over time 
• “The Ghost Effect” of going away and coming home
• Loneliness and disconnection after a move and the importance of reaching out for help
• The challenges and accountability of wallowing and empowering the self to get out of your own rut
• The blessings and challenges of finding friends as adults
• The stability and comfort of knowing that everything is temporary
• The heartbreak of starting over because you mourn your old life and self
• 3 pieces of advice for anyone who is struggling to find joy when starting life somewhere new

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In this episode, June guides us in 3 steps to rethink the way we've been starting our New Year and consider a new way to get into our joy that is more stress free, intentional and aligned!

RESOURCES MENTIONED:
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

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TODAY'S EPISODE IS FOR:

• anyone who struggles with letting go of control
• anyone who wants to know why they fear losing control
• anyone who wants practical tips of how to find joy by letting go
• anyone who wants to listen to other people who are also learning what it feels like to surrender and live life more freely 
• anyone who wants to break free from the chains of control 

OUR GUEST: Julia de'Caneva
Julia de'Caneva is an ever-curious, highly sensitive nonconformist, and lover of life. She has completed trainings and certifications in mindfulness meditation and yoga nidra, reiki, Gallup CliftonStrengths Coaching, and death doula-ing. A former web designer turned pro home organizer turned business organizer and life coach, getting cancer at 29 inspired her to completely change her life. She loves to weave the clarifying lessons of mortality into her explorations of life and work, and is always finding new ways of understanding herself and her fellow humans.

HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH JULIA
+Instagram https://www.instagram.com/life.coach.julia/

+Website https://julia.coach/

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In this episode, June has some fun with her favorite oracle card deck and gives a mini reading for the collective!  Be sure to go on her instagram @joyguidejune to let her know what you are doing with the card of the week :)

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This episode is dedicated to the mamas out there who go and grow through so much on their sacred journey into motherhood!  It is also a resource for any moms who are also highly sensitive people and may not even know it :)

TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE A HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP):
http://hsperson.com/test

OUR GUEST: ANGIE ILG
Angie is a life coach who helps sensitive people enjoy life without all the overwhelm, exhaustion, and anxiety. As a coach, she gets to help people know and love who they are, and feel natural confidence in sharing that person with the world. She's a new mom to her now one-year-old daughter Lana, and is truly in love with this new role and new little person in her life. Becoming a mom has transformed her in ways she couldn't have imagined, and she's excited to shed more light on the magnitude of change you can go through, mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. She's committed to defining motherhood for herself, and bringing more awareness and honesty to the conversation about what being a mom really asks of you.

WHAT ANGIE & JUNE TALKED ABOUT:

• What is an HSP / Highly Sensitive Person
• Is it nature or nurture
• Negative connotation / trauma Shame and embarrassment due to HSP
• Positive impact of being an HSP
• Angie’s journey of pregnancy as an HSP
• Pregnancy unlocking your shadows, fears, and new levels of love & intimacy
• Navigating not having the desire to have kids to wanting to have kids
• Therapy and the due diligence of inviting a child into your world/ body
• Connecting to an inner knowing and staying in vulnerability
• Patterns, stories, and belief of what motherhood should look like
• The fear of losing your identity when you become a mom
• did the fears Angie had pre-baby manifest after the baby was born?
• intentions and the pregnancy journey
• Finding a community that resonates with you versus following the popular crowd
• Finding the balance between researching and listening to your intuition
• HSPs and their superpowers
• Angie’s eating disorder and what she learned through the different stages of pregnancy
• Scale of HSP
• 3 pieces of advice for anyone who is a new mom and has HSP
• The harm of bounce back culture

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The holidays are here and this episode is to support anyone who usually struggles and wants to find joy during this time of year! Your host, June, breaks down the top 5 tips that have helped her and emphasizes the importance of all kinds of boundaries.

ANNOUNCEMENT: 
There will be no episode Monday November 27th because June will be taking a break with her friends and family. See you all again December 4th!

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THIS EPISODE:

This is part 2 of June’s interview with Tess on how to find joy when you lose someone you love. 

OUR GUEST: 

Tess Bermudez is a Southern California Native who has been exploring her Native American heritage through Shamanic education and other holistic healings. She is an animal lover and rescuer, business professional, and mental health advocate. She is determined to help normalize grief in all aspects of life.

THE LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED THAT THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO:

Grandma Diane Staggs 

Grandma Jenny Hernandez

Zack Portka 

Lurissa Holcomb 

Kyle Lewis 

Bonnie Staggs 

Mike Samson 

Kathy Ivans 

Grandpa Manuel Hernandez

Brandon Furlough 

Grandma Staggs

Nathan Hernandez 

Ben Mertlich 

David "Blue" Verwyest 

Grandpa Richard Roehl

Danielle Stevens 

Robin Staggs 

WHAT JUNE & TESS TALKED ABOUT:

• 3 tips for anyone who wants to find joy when a loved one passes away
• No timelines for grief 
• How to know who to share your grief with
• The importance of holding space 
• “What do you need from me?”
• Ways to support someone who is going through grief
• Give grace and flexibility to the person who is struggling with their grief / Not personalizing
• What to say to someone who is grieving 
• The importance of seeking help 
• Medication & Grief
• Admitting the struggle of grief and asking for help
• Why experiencing joy and grief simultaneously is possible and necessary

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OUR GUEST:
Tess Bermudez is a Southern California Native who has been exploring her Native American heritage through Shamanic education and other holistic healings. She is an animal lover and rescuer, business professional, and mental health advocate. She is determined to help normalize grief in all aspects of life.

THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO THESE LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED:

Grandma Diane Staggs 

Grandma Jenny Hernandez

Zack Portka 

Lurissa Holcomb 

Kyle Lewis 

Bonnie Staggs 

Mike Samson 

Kathy Ivans 

Grandpa Manuel Hernandez

Brandon Furlough 

Grandma Staggs

Nathan Hernandez 

Ben Mertlich 

David "Blue" Verwyest 

Grandpa Richard Roehl

Danielle Stevens 

Robin Staggs 

HOW TO CONNECT WITH TESS:
Instagram

WHAT JUNE & TESS TALKED ABOUT:

• What is joy to Tess
• Struggling to find joy / deserving to feel joy, especially during times of grief
• How Tess calls in joy on a daily basis 
• 20 deaths
• Challenges faced during the first loss at a young age
• Death speeding up adulthood
• Writing as a healing tool
• Seeing the humanity in grief and death
• The differences of healing from every death 
• Self empowerment and resilience via grief 
• Slipping into darkness
• Coping mechanisms during grief / Bypassing grief 
• The importance of closure (no matter the timeline)
• Shamanism- what is it and how it worked for Tess
• The shame and guilt that can come with losing someone you love 
• Mediums and the ever-growing popularity of connecting with Spirits 
• Spirituality - what is it to Tess and how it supports her
• Religion vs Spirituality
• Connecting with loved ones you’ve lost 
• The importance of signs
• Every day things that become important after someone you love is gone

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This is a continuation of the previous episode about how to hold space, where June goes over steps 4, 5,  and 6!

RESOURCES MENTIONED:
44 Empathy Statements by Couples Thrive
Open-ended questions by The Conflict Expert

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In this episode our host, Joy Guide June, talks about what holding space is, why we need it, and three tips on how to begin using this communication skill to improve our relationship to ourselves and others. 

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In this episode of How to Find Joy, host June Suepunpuck returns after a year she never could have planned. What was meant to be a short break after Season 1 turned into a year of upheaval, reinvention, and unexpected firsts.

Season 1 was filled with expert interviews and practical tips for finding joy through grief and life’s biggest challenges. It was created for those who want the step-by-step formulas and to hear the end results.

On the other hand, Season 2 is for anyone currently in the messy middle... feeling stuck, starting over, or unsure about who they are right now. Instead of only sharing polished “after” stories, June shows up in real time to explore what’s messy, what’s grounding, and what’s actually helping her stay joyful (or at least human) through identity shifts, motherhood, and the not-so-shiny parts of rebuilding a life.

If you’re craving honest conversations, small sparks of inspiration, and proof you don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward, this season is for you. 

New episodes drop every other Monday, so hit follow and join the journey!

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OUR GUEST: JOE TOWER
Joe is a writer and content creator from the Midwest living mountain high in Colorado. He’s an outdoor enthusiast, a veteran bartender, and a caregiver advocate. Along with his cancer warrior wife, Anna, he’s on a mission to normalize the cancer conversation.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH JOE:

LinkedIn

instagram

IF YOU WANT TO DONATE TO THEIR GO FUND ME:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-anna-tower-on-her-cancer-journey

RESOURCES:

Joe’s interview on Patient Story

US Department of Health and Services / Resources for Caregivers

WHAT JUNE & JOE TALKED ABOUT:

• How Joe got into the caregiving role
• Joe’s initial reaction to his wife’s cancer diagnosis
• Mantra: There’s no way out but through 
• Caregiver role, especially where you didn’t have a choice to be one
• Losing yourself as a caregiver  
• A day in the life of a caregiver 
• How caregiving impacts your work and normalcy
• The impact of an “invisible role” and the value of being a caregiver
• Shame & guilt for self care and recognition of the role
• Caregiver mental health resources 
• The vital importance of taking care of yourself as a caregiver 
• Delayed trauma and resentment as caregivers
• When your own support system runs out and what to do
• The breaking point: Misdiagnosis & when your person begins to recover
• Red flags for burnout and caregiver rock bottoms
• Options for caregiving recovery 
• More caregivers experience mental health issues when the person they are taking care of begins to recover 
• Failure and insignificance as a caregiver 
• The gifts of being a caregiver

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If you are currently going through a painful ending: whether it's a breakup, a job loss, a death in the family, a relocation or loss of identity, this episode is for you!

Today, June shares 5 tips for finding joy through painful endings:

1. Feel your feelings
2. When the grief is too much, focus on the present moment
3. Every ending is also a new beginning
4. Choose acceptance as much as you can because resistance elongates the pain
5. Get support

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OUR GUEST: SARAH PAASCH

After experiencing transformative results from her own self-healing journey and a twist of fate, in 2017 Sarah left a career as a hospital pharmacist in Nebraska to begin her own practice as a life coach and astrologer in Southern California. Sarah combines holistic coaching modalities with astrology to support her clients in cultivating a more authentic and fulfilling life. She has a passion for helping clients identify and break free from limiting beliefs and conditioning, so that they can live from their core values and confidently embrace their unique creative potential.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH SARAH:

Instagram

Twitter

Website 

WHAT JUNE AND SARAH TALKED ABOUT

• What is astrology?
• How Sarah went from being a skeptical pharmacist to a professional astrologer 
• Why Saturn returns/ transits are significant for everyone and can bring joy
• When is your Saturn return?
• What are key words that describe Saturn energy
• The potential cons of a Saturn return
• The potential benefits of a Saturn return 
• How Saturn initiations create a portal / crossroad to life-changing joy and choosing yourself 
• The choices you have during a Saturn return (denial or acceptance)
• The potential rewards from your Saturn return 
• How Saturn returns impact your relationships 
• The aftermath of choosing yourself post Saturn return 
• What are 3 ways to find joy during a Saturn return 

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Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

Our Guest: Dr. Cindy Tsai

Dr. Cindy Tsai is an award-winning board-certified physician, TEDx speaker, bestselling author and wellness/life coach taking an integrative mind-body-spirit approach helping accomplished women create alignment to live a healthy and meaningful life with ease. As a leader, physician, and patient herself, she saw and experienced the impact of chronic stress on the body and was compelled to do more than prescribe medications as a bandaid. Through her own healing journey, she explored and trained in a wide range of modalities and transitioned to entrepreneurship to make a bigger impact taking an integrative approach to wellness. Dr. Cindy believes that everyone deserves to enjoy the life they worked so hard for and it’s time to say yes to yourself and more.

+Instagram: https://instagram.com/cindytsaimd

+Facebook: https://facebook.com/cindytsaimd

+Twitter: https://twitter.com/cindytsaimd

+Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@cindytsaimd

+YouTube: https://youtube.com/cindytsaimd?sub_confirmation=1

+Website: https://cindytsaimd.com

Resources We Referenced

So Much Better: Life-Changing Strategies to Develop Calm, Confidence & Curiosity to Become Your Own Inspiring Success Story 

What June & Dr. Cindy Talked About

• What's bringing Dr. Cindy joy these days
• What kind of doctor is she
• Why she decided to go into the field of Integrative Medicine
• The expansion and criticism of new holistic approaches 
• Why "the quick fix is not a fix" is an important theme to her as a doctor 
• Dr. Cindy's medical struggles as a patient with a rare autoimmune disease 
• Getting to the root cause through self advocacy & accountability
• Lack of joy for medical professionals / getting medical professionals more support for themselves  / burnout
• 3 things you can do to find joy from a doctor's perspective

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Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

In this episode, June discusses the most common reason why people come to her who feel stuck, lost or unhappy: loss of identity. She goes through the types of life transitions that may create a confusion around understanding who you are, the specific traits she has seen in her clients that marks someone who has identity loss, and why it's so challenging to find joy because of it. Then, June breaks down the top 5 ways you can find joy when are letting go of your former self and starting to invite in your future self. 

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OUR GUEST: CASEY TUELL
Casey Tuell is an Occupational Therapist with a Masters degree and 12 years of experience and a lifetime of experience working with children. Her journey began with a love for children. Casey started from babysitting and then moved onto teaching and eventually found her calling in OT, where she has worked in various settings including schools, clinic, rehab, home health, early intervention, PICU and NICU.

Casey’s school days were challenging due to undiagnosed ADHD, but it wasn't until high school that she got the official diagnosis. After years of living and thriving with her own ADHD, and working with children as an OT, she has  discovered what has proven to be an effective way to understand and manage ADHD symptoms.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH CASEY:

Website

Instagram

TikTok

HERE IS WHAT JUNE & CASEY DISCUSSED:

• What is ADHD?
• How the name ADHD can be misleading
• What is neurodivergence?
• Pros and cons of labeling and naming ADHD for your child
• What were Casey’s personal struggles with ADHD, especially in her childhood / teen years?
• Signs that your child may have ADHD and the different ways it can present
• Anxiety & ADHD
• Getting your child diagnosed
• What are the gifts / pros of having ADHD?
• Common challenges and grievances of parents with ADHD children
• Getting guidance in the beginning stages
• What is Occupational Therapy (OT)?
• How does OT support you and your child
• Taking into account siblings who do not have ADHD
• Why it’s important to work as a whole family when a child has ADHD
• Why learning the basic fundamentals is key as a parent
• What is rejection dysphoria?
• What is masking and how to support your child 
• How parents set the tone and recognizing your emotional connection and your own co-regulation is vital
• Explaining the ADHD brain
• Amy the Amygdala
• What is fight, flight, freeze, fib
• 3 pieces of advice to parents who have children with ADHD and want to find joy through the process

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OUR GUEST:  Jamie Ratermann

Jamie is the Host of the Limitless Podcast and a Holistic Business Coach and Podcast Host helping rebellious entrepreneurs grow their businesses by combining meaningful marketing, mindset and health practices. With 13+ years building 50+ brands including TripAdvisor and TEDx Speakers to new heights and revenue, Jamie loves to help entrepreneurs not only use social media to build their business but love the process each day. More joyful content creation, less comparison.

Her business includes opportunities to create content in community in her membership the Content Sprints, enhance your brand and leadership in her signature program Marketing Mastery and the Thrive Mastermind, and of course listen to her insights on her Limitless Podcast each week. She rarely turns down an opportunity to connect, a mezcal margarita or an opportunity to share her love of NYC, even though she has Midwest roots. 

HOW TO CONNECT WITH JAMIE 

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamieratermann

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamieratermann/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jamieratermann

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamieratermann/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless/id1612863029

Website: https://www.jamieratermann.com/

RESOURCES WE TALKED ABOUT

One sec app 

HERE IS WHAT JUNE & JAIME DISCUSSED

• What made Jamie become a holistic business coach and social media marketer?
• How is legacy and social media connected?
• Practicing purpose
• What does it actually mean to show up authentically and “be yourself” on social media?
• How do we connect with ourselves in order to show up genuinely?
• Overcoming and eliminating barriers to showing up as yourself on social media
• How am I being courageous to show up?
• What is Jamie’s personal pain point around social media? How has it impacted her? How did she overcome it?
• How social media ignites inner work around the self
• What does being relatable look like and how to do it?
• The pressures of showing up as an expert on social media 
• What platform to start on to practice showing up genuinely and less pressure to curate
• How to work with the algorithm and where it becomes problematic 
• Making choices with social media that are best for you
• How leaving social media reveals who you are / health check
• The most common grievances towards being on social media
• 3 pieces of advice on how to leave a legacy through social media
• How to handle trolls

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Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

In this episode our host, June Suepunpuck, is going to do a brief storytime so you can get to know your Joy Guide better. June shares about what brings her joy and gives you a glimpse into her personal life. 

To share your journey with her, please go to her instagram below!

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Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

OUR GUEST: CLAIRE VAN HOLLAND

Claire Van Holland is a 50% left brain, right brain split and is equally creative as she is analytical. SInce 2016 she runs the CV Ledger, an accounting firm dedicated to empowering creative based business through strategic advisory and accounting management. By night she moonlights as a burlesque performer teaching dance classes and traveling the world to perform and celebrate the art of the tease. It is her life’s mission to change and empower the collective by reframing the energy of money through her latest project Naked Finance, and by encouraging women to embrace their divine feminine through movement. Today she lives happily in rural Idaho on a 10 acre farm with her husband Aaron, their fat black cat Gabi and their blue heeler pup Odie Jinx! 

HOW TO CONNECT WITH CLAIRE VAN HOLLAND

Website

Instagram

Podcast 

Sin City Burlesque Festival Tickets on Sale Now (September 9)

RESOURCES 

What is Reiki?

Deepak Chopra Article “Embracing the Divine Feminine Power Within Us All”

HERE IS WHAT JUNE & CLAIRE DISCUSSED

• What is divine feminine energy?
• Why Claire is so passionate about divine feminine energy 
• What is masculine energy and why it’s harmful to have too much of an imbalance of this energy 
• Linear vs nonlinear careers 
• Dance as a channel for divine feminine energy 
• Challenges of being in a masculine energy dominant career
• Claire’s breaking point / listening to her heart / career transitions 
• Reiki as the gateway to divine feminine energy
• Claire’s skyrocketing, unplanned and totally surprising successful new career
• What Universal support looks like and saying YES to following your joy
• Pivoting and trusting your intuition/ feelings 
• Moving to rural Idaho and creating your own reality 
• Letting go of the ego and trusting the process 
• The joys of teaching divine feminine energy through Burlesque 
• How to embrace your divine feminine energy

SEE JUNE IN PERSON!

June will be speaking at The Wealthy Women Retreat on September 29, 2023 and attending the Wealthy Women Summit on September 30th at the gorgeous Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA! BUY TICKETS AND LEARN MORE HERE

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

•  Anyone wants to hear someone who brings joy to the world even in their darkest times
• If you think life sucks, but somehow you find a way to laugh through the tears 
• If you are terminally ill or know someone who is and you need a “brighter side” perspective

OUR GUEST: JOE WILSON

Joe Wilson is an award winning filmmaker who was diagnosed with cancer and given fifteen months to live - eighteen months ago. Wilson is the creator of the online series PlayShorts and Vampire Mob and he made international news selling a jar of celebrity air. 

HOW TO CONNECT WITH JOE WILSON

Instagram
Facebook
Spotify

RESOURCES WE CHATTED ABOUT

Joe’s GO FUND ME … donate here!

Joe’s “We are All Famous” merchandise

Joe’s Camp Chemo Playlist  

Tig Notaro LIVE 

AfriCAM to see the animals Joe talked about

Joe’s Virtual Reality Video / Eiffel State Building

Joe’s Wright Brothers VR Painting

HERE IS WHAT JUNE & JOE DISCUSSED

• Who is Joe Wilson?
• What does it mean to live in overtime
• Being on chemo and what that looks like
• Finding humor at camp chemo
• Comedians: People who wear armor of humor
• What is a compassionate pessimist?
• Comedy theater for cancer patients
• “We are all famous to a few people”
• Making an impact mark on the world in your way
• Mosh pit / chemo battles
• Why Joe feels lucky while living in overtime
• How sharing your energy with the world matters
• Resilience and being an adventurer
• The challenges and going through the motions of living
• “Life is more important than show business”
• A message to workaholics
• Sometimes cancer wasn’t enough
• Important boundaries and sources of joy for living in overtime
• If someone is living in overtime or just for diagnosed and hoping to live in overtime,  what are 3 pieces of advice Joe would give for finding joy

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

This is the official finale of season 1 of the How to Find Joy podcast with your host June Suepunpuck aka Joy Guide June! In this episode you can expect:

• Numerous heartfelt thanks from June 
• What to expect for season 2
• When the podcast will return
• What the top 5 guest podcast episodes were
• What the top 3 Just June episodes were
• Who YOU are as a How to Find Joy podcast listener
• Donations are now being accepted for the show
• Where to connect with June for more joy while season 2 is recorded 
• Youtube videos of How to Find Joy podcast coming soon!

TO DONATE TO HOW TO FIND JOY PODCAST:
https://www.joyguidejune.com/donate

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

THIS EPISODE IS FOR ANYONE WHO:

-has always enjoyed giving, but realize they may be burnt out from it now

-struggles with boundaries, people pleasing, self abandonment

-has a tendency to choose other people’s feelings over their own

-doesn’t feel worthy of receiving support / rest

-is exhausted by their giving

-can’t find joy while giving and you don’t know why

WHAT JUNE DISCUSSES IN THIS EPISODE

• Identifying yourself as a giver versus an over-giver
• How to know what feelings are red flags for over-giving
• The question / reality check for when you’re over-giving
• Self abandonment
• Love note to the givers
• Reminders and permission slips
• Breathing together
• What does the ego have to do with giving
• Playing pretend
• You are worthy of rest
• Things to consider this week

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

-anyone who wants to make the most of their precious life

-anyone who wants to know how to find joy while alive, but don’t know where to begin

-anyone who wants to live magnanimously

-anyone who is ready to laugh in the grim reaper’s face

-anyone who wants to discover what makes them feel alive

OUR GUEST: JODI WELLMAN

Jodi Wellman is a leading authority on living lives worth living. As a speaker and facilitator, she helps her clients live squander-free lives while they’re lucky enough to still be above ground — while cleverly beginning with the “big end” in mind. She named her business Four Thousand Mondays because it shines the light on the finite number of weeks we have to live like we mean it. Jodi holds a Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she is also an Assistant Instructor. As a certified coach with 25 years of corporate leadership experience, she helps executives, teams, and high performers work well and live even better.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH JODI WELLMAN

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/fourthousandmondays/ 

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/FourThousandMondays 

Website

https://fourthousandmondays.com 

RESOURCES WE CHATTED ABOUT

Jodi’s TEDEX talk “How death can bring you back to life”

Jodi’s Monday Mornings You Have Left Calculator 

Jodi’s "How Alive (or Dead) Are You" quiz (look for the pop up!)

HERE IS WHAT JUNE & JODI DISCUSSED

• Introducing Jodi Wellman
• Why Jodi chose talking about death as her life’s calling
• Planning “the end” and going backwards to move forward
• What does it take for people to live their best life 
• How death is a positive reframe
• 3 things as tips to finding joy before you die
• Diagnosing the dead zones
• Widening and deepening life
• Getting motivated to do fun and find meaning to feel more alive
• Novelty is key
• How habits are turning us into zombies
• Saying yes to life
• What would you do if you only had 12 mondays left?
• Bucket listing
• Wild abandon
• Why counting down your Mondays can support you / Temporal scarcity 
• Memento Mori “Remember Death”
• NOT living with regret

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

• anyone who hates their job and is ready to make a change
• anyone who has the privilege to leave their job and wants ideas on how to prepare
• anyone who is in a corporate job they want to leave
• anyone who has an entrepreneurial spirit, but don’t know what to do with it
• how to begin finding joy in your work when your current job sucks

TODAY'S GUEST: WINN CLARK 

Winn Clark is a professional coach who works with creative entrepreneurs, coaches, and executives to courageously move forward in their work. In 2016, Winn completed The Professional Coaching Course and was certified as an Integral Coach at New Ventures West in San Francisco, where she's currently an adjunct faculty member. Before coaching, Winn spent over 20 years in the corporate world in marketing and business development in diverse settings including a Fortune 500 company, a financial services start-up, and the world’s largest CRM/direct marketing agency. Along the way, she earned an MBA and followed her career to Miami, Minneapolis, and Chicago. Winn coaches clients from around the world in 1:1 and group coaching. She's based out of her home in Paso Robles, on the Central Coast of California where she lives with her partner Ted and their cats Pinot and Noir.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH WINN CLARK

Instagram @winnclark

-LinkedIn Winn Clark

-Website www.winnclark.com

RESOURCES WE CHATTED ABOUT

“The Way of Integrity” Martha Beck 

“The Hedgehog Concept” Jim Collins

“Ikigai” Hector Garcia

HERE IS WHAT JUNE & WINN DISCUSSED

• Introducing Winn Clark 
• Winn’s definition of joy
• What happens when you’re burnt toast
• Grievances of corporate clients and people who don’t love their job
• How much time we spend at work
• Collective complaints
• Golden handcuffs
• Connecting with our body for wisdom
• Layoffs / job loss and where to go from here
• The enmeshment of identity and work
• The gift of time and guidance
• Discerning who to tell about your new work and ideas
• The importance of community
• Winn’s 3 pieces of advice on how to find joy in your work 

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

This episode is a Just June, where our host, June, discusses her opinion of 5 different Joy Killers that may exist within you. Listen to find out which Joy Killer you are…

HERE IS WHAT JUNE DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

• The top 5 Joy Killer Types
• Each Joy Killer’s description
• Each Joy Killer’s weapon of choice
• Each Joy Killer’s motivation for killing joy 
• Each Joy Killer’s victim list
• Each Joy Killer’s final verdict or life outcome
• June’s advice on what to do this week based on your Joy Killer type

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

Our guest today is Dr. Amber L. Wright, a communication expert and founder of Words Well Said, a personal development company that helps organizations do a better job at making their people feel seen, heard, and valued. As an executive coach and speaker, she guides leaders toward expressing their highest selves with confidence and grace. Her popular TEDx Talk entitled, “Ask Better Questions to Build Better Connections,” has inspired people all over the world to become stronger communicators in their everyday lives. She has been mentioned in Fast Company, Essence, and Mashable, and (now officially) has a doctorate of education in Organizational Change and Leadership at the University of Southern California. 

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RESOURCES FROM DR. AMBER:

Can We Talk Cards

“Can We Talk? 10 Life Lessons on Finding Your Voice and Finding Yourself” Book
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CONNECT WITH DR. AMBER:

Website

Instagram

Facebook 

LinkedIn

Twitter @talktoamber

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WHAT JUNE & DR. AMBER DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Introducing Dr. Amber L. Wright
• What is your definition of joy?
• What is bringing you joy these days?
• If you are not good at communicating, where do we even begin?
• Why is it important to ask better questions?
• Is specificity key in asking better questions?
• How do we elongate conversations, especially if we accidentally ask a YES / NO question?
• Examples of follow up questions
• Why follow up questions are a form of care and selflessness
• Deepening intimacy through conversations
• How to be open to receiving questions when you think they are innately intrusive, rude, or nosy
• What are the most common grievances about learning to communicate
• Why public speaking or speaking in general is terrifying
• Do I really want these people to see me?
• Why is it important to speak up and be heard?
• Releasing the ego to speak from the heart
• How to communicate in professional settings
• How to be honest in complicated situations with honesty
• Confrontation without antagonism
• What is a good way to start a challenging conversation?
• Active listening
• Amber’s top 3 pieces of advice on how to find joy through honest conversations
• June and Amber play with Amber’s “Can We Talk” cards

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

If you are currently single and feeling exhausted by the dating apps, the games, the people who keep asking you your status and giving unsolicited advice… If you’re feeling pressure from family, society, or even your own inner critic to finally settle down, or you’re frustrated and starting to feeling hopeless because you feel like your life can’t start or won’t start until you find “the one”, well this episode of How to Find Joy is dedicated to you! 

My guest is going to blow your mind and flip your beliefs on its head because she is going to make you question everything you may have been taught to believe about being on your own AND empower you to show up with more joy, especially when you are in your singlehood! 

And for those of you who are in relationships, I’m also talking to you too because...

1) if you’re in a relationship or marriage that is toxic, but you stay because you are terrified about what it means to be single, I hope this conversation also comforts and supports you.

2) Even if you’re happy in your relationship, this episode will teach you how to better support and respect your single loved ones, which IMO is very important!

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Our guest today: Shani Silver
Shani Silver is an author of A Single Revolution and podcaster for A Single Serving from Fort Worth, Texas. Her name is pronounced like "rainy" with a "sh." In April of 2019, she launched A Single Serving Podcast to change the narrative around being single and to help single women shed both societal shame and a digital dating dependency. Shani wants single women to know that it's possible to feel free and optimistic about singlehood. To love single life and desire a relationship at the same time. After fifteen years single and four years dating app free, she's living proof.

Connect with Shani Silver
Website
Patreon
Instagram
TikTok
Twitter: @shanisilver

Here is what Shani and I discussed on this episode:

• Shani’s definition of joy
• How Shani finds joy 
• Questioning societal expectations on singlehood
• Different treatment for single people / Questioning why married people get more respect than singles 
• What is blocking your joy while you're single
• What are the most common grievances for being single
• Shani’s core mission to offer up a new narrative about singlehood, particularly for single women
• 3 pieces of advice on how to find joy when you’re single
• Helpful tool for singles, Shani’s book: “A Single Revolution: Don’t Look for a Match, Light One”
• Why her podcast is also a supportive tool for singles “A Single Serving Podcast” on Patreon

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

In this solo episode How to Find Joy podcast host, June Suepunpuck, shares more personal and intimate details about her journey to joy. She even reveals truths to us that she doesn't even want to admit to herself.

REFERENCES:
Lonely Cat Song (Original)
Lonely Cat Symphony

WHAT JUNE DISCUSSED:

• Why Lonely Cat is NOT sponsoring today's episode
• Resonating with music, memes, and movies when we feel alone, sad, or misunderstood
• June's opinion on how to find true joy
• What June learned while living in Washington, D.C. as well as working in Hollywood
• The "lie" June and the collective was sold on how to be happy
• If June was Oprah
• Joy, intuition, and love being innate gifts for us all 
• The struggle with joy is....
• Feeling like a fraud and living a lie 
• CoCo aka Codependency, martyrdom and hypocrisy 
• Why we stifle joy and good feelings
• Why June doesn't want to settle
• Everyone's homework for the week on how to find joy

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

My guest today is Jennifer Cassetta and we are talking about How to Find Joy When Life Feels Unfair. Jenn is a TEDx and Keynote speaker, health and empowerment coach and author of The Art of Badassery: Unleash Your Mojo With Wisdom of the Dojo. Equipped with her 3rd degree black belt in Hapkido, Masters degree in nutrition and various wellbeing certifications, she has spent the last two decades coaching people to feel strong, safe and powerful from the streets to the boardroom. With clients that include Apple, American Airlines, Nike and Uber, Jennifer has rocked hundreds of stages across the country with her knockout combination of engaging content and contagious enthusiasm. Her skills have been featured on the Today show, Rachael Ray, The Doctors as well as countless publications!

https://www.instagram.com/jenncassetta/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-cassetta/

https://www.facebook.com/JenniferCassetta

https://www.tiktok.com/@jenncassetta

https://jennifercassetta.com 

Here is what Jenn and I discussed on this episode:

• What she offers in her book, The Art of Badassery: Unleash Your Mojo With Wisdom of the Dojo
• The "Aha" moment she had through her mom
• Time she felt life was unfair 
• The impact of 9/11 on her life & survivor's guilt
• How the dojo became her sanctuary
• How to channel and process feelings of unfairness
• Learning to "embrace the suck"
• The different belts and what they mean spiritually and philosophically 
• Where and why Jenn sees people struggling with embracing the suck 
• Different therapy methods to release feelings
• 3 pieces of advice Jenn would give for people to get through this period of life that feels unfair and how to start finding joy through it

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

Welcome to the How to Find Joy Podcast! I am June Suepunpuck, your host and your Joy Guide for this experience. I want you to know that this podcast is all about STARTING you on the path towards joy and how to start FINDING joy through this messy thing called life. 

From my personal experience, being a human can really suck! It can be frustrating, you can feel so much anger or loss or grief or confusion… or hopelessness because you don’t even know where to begin to change your circumstances or get ideas on how to start feeling better…

… and, actually, that was my whole inspiration for creating How to Find Joy! 

The intention of this podcast is to be a resource for you when you’re feeling down or lost and want to begin reconnecting with your joy and your hope. Here you’ll find practical, grounded, and beginner friendly tips so you can walk away after each episode with the knowledge and self awareness to make lasting changes in your life. 

My hope is that this podcast will eventually become a library for you to come to when you want to learn HOW TO FIND JOY through a specific time or about a specific topic. 

As a teaser, here are few of the episodes you can look forward to on this podcast: 

“How to Find Joy Before You Die” 

“How to Find Joy in Your Work”

“How to Find Joy Through Honest Conversations”

“How to Find Joy When You’re Single”

“How Find Joy Through a Divorce”

“How to Find Joy When Life Feels Unfair”

And even if a topic does not resonate with you, you can always send it as a lifeline to support someone you know who may be struggling with that very topic of the week. There are ENDLESS subjects we will cover.

So if you’re ready to get honest about what’s holding you back from true happiness, you want to learn how to empower yourself through tough times, and of course, you want to find out how to bring more joy into your life, then have a listen. I can’t wait for us to go through this adventure together… See you all, Mondays!

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

• anyone who has gone through or is currently going through a tragic event
• anyone seeking advice on how to heal through a tragedy
• anyone who wants to know how to support a loved one through a tragedy
• anyone who wants an inspiring perspective about life during the lowest of times

OUR GUEST: NAKITA REED
Nakita Reed is an Associate at Quinn Evans and an award-winning architect with experience in the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings, with a focus on sustainable strategies in design and construction.  She has a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia. She is a registered architect, a LEED®-Accredited Professional, and a certified Passive House Consultant.

She serves on the board of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation and is a co-chair of the Zero Net Carbon Collaboration for Existing and Heritage Buildings (ZNCC). She is also the host of Tangible Remnants, a podcast for lovers of existing buildings that explores the intersection of architecture, preservation, sustainability, race & gender.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH NAKITA:
Podcast "Tangible Remnants"
Website
Instagram @tangible remnants
Facebook @tangible remnants

JUNE & NAKITA TALKED ABOUT:

• The shocking story of how Nakita found out about the tragic event that killed her 3 family members (her father, step mother, and step mother's sister) and the trial that ensued 
• How she handled the tragic news 
• What she had to go through (from logistics to emotions) because of the tragedy
• The hardship of carrying the burden of an all-consuming grief
• The best description of grief 
• The pain of letting go and the timeline to create closure
• What happened in the trial and finding closure through the justice system when it does not feel fair
• "It was always going to happen" / coincidences that can't be ignored
• Normalizing the ebb and flow of grief 
• How to support someone and hold space for people going through a tragedy and what NOT to do 
• The toxicity of "don't cry" "it will be ok"
• How to find acceptance through tragedy
• The hardship of receiving an inheritance
• Learning to be normal even if that feels like betrayal 
• 3 tips for anyone trying to find joy through a tragedy 
• What Nakita's father would have said about life and living 

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

In this episode, June talks about the struggles of starting something new and why adopting 'Shoshin' aka 'Beginner's Mind' could be the fastest gateway towards joy.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Shoshin Meditation by Soothing Pod

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

WHO IS THIS EPISODE FOR:

• Anyone who has just received a shocking diagnosis
• Anyone who knows someone who just got a diagnosis
• Anyone looking to hear what it’s like to have Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 
• Anyone who wants real life, practical tips on how to find joy through a diagnosis of any kind

OUR GUEST: ANNA TOWER-KOVESDI

Anna is a 35-year-old, active, outdoorsy, health-conscious, and positive Hungarian woman who got diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 5 months after leaving her family behind,  moving to the U.S., and marrying the love of her life. She is a communication specialist, a former university lecturer, and a certified coach. Anna is currently working as a PR manager and an advocate for people who have cancer and want to respect it.  

DONATE TO ANNA'S GO FUND ME
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-anna-tower-on-her-cancer-journey

CONNECT WITH ANNA

Instagram 

WHAT ANNA & JUNE TALKED ABOUT

• What symptoms Anna was experiencing before she got diagnosed with blood cancer
• The shock of receiving the news
• How urgent care saved her life
• The importance of listening to your body and your intuition 
• Reframing diagnosis statistics 
• The way her relationship with Joe gave her strength
• Inner and mental healing as surprise preparation for the diagnosis
• Setting intentions to get through the diagnosis
• Acceptance: feel the feelings but don’t feed them 
• Respecting cancer and integrating it into life
• The reality of anger and diagnosis
• What her thoughts are on mortality and death 
• Enjoying the human experience when it has a different meaning with a diagnosis
• What joy is now post diagnosis
• 3 ways to find joy after a shocking diagnosis

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

In this episode June talks about ways you can identify if you are a people pleaser and the top 3 ways that supported her towards overcoming her people pleasing behavior.

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!

Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

Substack: For more podcast bonus materials and behind-the-scenes, as well as, a Joy Community where you don't have to go through the mess alone!

Instagram: The only social media June is really on right now

Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy

THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

• Anyone who is currently going through divorce
• Anyone who is thinking of choosing divorce
• Anyone wanting to know how to find joy through this challenging process
• Anyone who wants to hear someone who has been through it and wants practical tips for healing 

OUR GUEST: AUTUMN REESER

Acting came into Autumn’s life as a clear calling when she was six years old and her parents took her to see her first play in the small surf town of Carlsbad, California. She begged to audition for the next one, the jumping off point for a lifelong love-affair with art, musical expression and exploration of the human character and psyche. Autumn’s breakout screen role came as the individualist Taylor Townsend on FOX’s hit teen drama, ‘The OC.’ This launched her into a steady stream of strong female leads on shows like Entourage, No Ordinary Family, Last Resort, and many more. Over the next decade, she became a mother to two boys and found a home telling love stories on the Hallmark Channel, for which she has become a much-beloved and in-demand star. In recent years she’s stepped further into her power by executive-producing for the network, as well as co-writing and directing additional projects for stage and screen. 

HOW TO CONNECT WITH AUTUMN:
Instagram

WHAT AUTUMN & JUNE TALKED ABOUT:

• What is Autumn’s definition of joy
• How she is harnessing her joy right now
• Why Autumn was called to talk about finding joy through divorce
• Being the bridge between the dream and the broken dream 
• The catalyst for her divorce
• Dissolving soul contracts and the business of life
• Learning acceptance during this challenging time
• Initiation into unconditional love as an awakening and a call to alignment
• The struggles of speaking up for what we need and want
• Finding support and asking for help
• The dissonance of past self and current self 
• Taking off the rose colored glasses / seeing reality
• When you know divorce is the right decision
• Autumn’s inner techniques that helped her find joy through divorce
• Starting from what is and using acceptance as a key to shift and what that looks like
• From heroes to villains
• The importance of feeling all of your feelings and how to do it
• Breaking out of the mainstream narrative 
• Shame, terror, guilt, self doubt 
• The gifts that come after divorce
• How to think of divorce as an initiation for your soul
• Practicing how to choose yourself beyond divorce
• Becoming the Creatrix & the Phoenix Rising  / Burning everything down to its essence to find joy 
• How to open your heart again after divorce and move forward

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In this episode, June reads from Brené Brown's book Atlas of Heart about 'Foreboding Joy', shares what it means and how it can be keeping you in a cycle of unhappiness!

RESOURCES:
Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown

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Website: Here you'll always find the latest news, events, and offerings

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Joy Guidance: For those who want private, 1:1 support in finding joy