Joyful Journey – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome back to another heartfelt episode of the Joyful Journey. Today, I’m sharing a powerful chapter from my book, Whispers of the Soul, titled Forgiveness is a Choice. This topic has been on my heart lately—how we forgive others, and perhaps more importantly, how we forgive ourselves.

I’ll take you on a journey of healing and self-discovery as I explore the pain of holding on, the courage to let go, and the incredible freedom that comes with forgiveness. Together, we’ll reflect on what it truly means to release old stories and embrace compassion for ourselves and others.

I also share some reflective exercises to help you reconnect with your inner child—a beautiful source of love, joy, and wisdom—and let that child guide you toward deeper self-forgiveness.

This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, weighed down by the past, or in need of a little more kindness for themselves. I hope it inspires you to take the courageous step of choosing forgiveness and finding the freedom to move forward.

If you’re ready to dive deeper into this work, I’d love for you to explore my book, Whispers of the Soul. As always, I’m here to connect—feel free to reach out using the links in the show notes.

Let’s journey together, one step closer to joy.

Order Your Copy of Whispers of the Soul: https://mybook.to/Whispersofthesoul

About Anita Adams

I’m Anita Adams, your host, and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization dedicated to guiding individuals toward their authentic selves for a life of purpose, passion, and joy. Alongside hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I offer transformative retreats, workshops, and coaching programs to unlock inner wisdom. I am also the bestselling author of Whispers of the Soul, A Guide to Clarity, Confidence, and Joy.

Connect with me via email and explore our community on our website, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Your support means the world to us! Join our community of Joy Makers and Conscious Leaders. Share with friends, and leave us feedback. Subscribe for updates and consider leaving a review to help others discover us. Thank you!

Connect with Anita: 

Email - anita@joyfulinspiredliving.com

Website - https://joyfulinspiredliving.com/

Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/628676761727732

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anitaadams604/?hl=en

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/

Whispers of the Soul Book: https://mybook.to/Whispersofthesoul

In this episode, I reflect on the Cherokee tale of two wolves, a story that offers profound insight into the emotions we choose to nurture. Are you feeding the wolf of fear, anger, and negativity, or the one of joy, peace, and compassion? We’ll explore practical strategies to nurture the good wolf and tame the bad wolf when it’s dominating your emotions.

Drawing from personal experiences and advice from a trained professional, this episode is a heartfelt reminder that healing begins by facing the bad wolf while intentionally feeding the good—creating the clarity and balance needed to thrive.

Order Your Copy of Whispers of the Soul: https://mybook.to/Whispersofthesoul

About Anita Adams

I’m Anita Adams, your host, and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization dedicated to guiding individuals toward their authentic selves for a life of purpose, passion, and joy. Alongside hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I offer transformative retreats, workshops, and coaching programs to unlock inner wisdom. I am also the bestselling author of Whispers of the Soul, A Guide to Clarity, Confidence, and Joy.

Connect with me via email and explore our community on our website, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Your support means the world to us! Join our community of Joy Makers and Conscious Leaders. Share with friends, and leave us feedback. Subscribe for updates and consider leaving a review to help others discover us. Thank you!

Connect with Anita: 

Email - anita@joyfulinspiredliving.com

Website - https://joyfulinspiredliving.com/

Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/628676761727732

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anitaadams604/?hl=en

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/

Whispers of the Soul Book: https://mybook.to/Whispersofthesoul

In today’s fast-paced world, genuine listening has become a lost art. Too often, we find ourselves caught up in waiting for our turn to speak rather than truly hearing the other person. In this episode, I explore the transformative power of intentional listening—listening not just with our ears, but with our hearts.

Join me as I share personal insights and experiences, along with three practical tips to improve your listening skills. Learn how to ground yourself in the moment, practice the power of the pause, and truly connect with those around you. Plus, we’ll dive into a deeper form of listening, inspired by wisdom from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda, and how this practice can help you feel the thoughts behind the words.

Discover how becoming a better listener can strengthen relationships, foster deeper connections, and even help you navigate misunderstandings with grace and compassion.

ABOUT ANITA:

Anita Adams is a life and leadership coach, speaker, retreat leader, podcast host, and author of the bestselling book "Whispers of the Soul - A Guide to Clarity, Confidence, and Joy."

She is also the visionary behind The Wisdom Way Method, a practice that empowers individuals to embark on a journey of conscious living and inspired leadership. With a keen focus on harnessing the power of inner wisdom, Anita guides her clients and audience toward unlocking their innate brilliance and realizing their true potential.

Connect with Anita Adams

Email - anita@joyfulinspiredliving.com

Website - https://joyfulinspiredliving.com/

Facebook Group - / 628676761727732

Instagram - / joyfulinspiredliving

Linkedin - / anitaadamsyvr

When you learn to make conscious and intentional choices that are based on understanding who you are, what you want, and why it matters, you become an active player in the game of life instead of a passive player where choices are made for you. If you move through life as a passive player, that’s when you are rolling the dice and leaving things to chance. This episode is about how to create your own luck by becoming an active player and sitting in the driver’s seat of your life.

 Thanks for listening!

If you want to learn more about what I teach around finding clarity and creating a life you love full of purpose, passion, and joy, I encourage you to join our community at Joyful Inspired Living. Here’s the link: http://www.joyfuljourney.ca/

I’m your host, Anita Adams, an award-winning leader and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization dedicated to teaching people how to access their highest most authentic self so they can find clarity and create a life of purpose, passion and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I offer retreats, both live and online, and private coaching programs to further guide my clients on their journey to their highest self.

We truly appreciate your ratings and reviews, which help others find us so we can reach more people with our message and ultimately bring more joy into the world. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast app on your mobile device.

Other ways to connect with me:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anitaadams604/?hl=en

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/joyfulinspiredLiving

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/

Email - anita@joyfulinspiredliving.com

Give yourself permission to play and transform your life. That’s the theme of our conversation on today’s episode with my guest and “Play Advocate” Lada Lysniak. From a diagnosis of breast cancer to living cancer-free, Lada shares her joyful journey of how bringing play into her life saved her life and is putting smiles on the faces of everyone she meets.

About our guest Lada Lysniak

Lada is an award-winning journalist and photojournalist. She has also produced award-winning documentaries, worked at ABC News, and has created and hosted over 100 live tv shows. Among her favorite shows that she created include Street Talk and the Couch Show! Since 2019, Lada has added PLAY Advocate into her “Energetic Raise the Vibe” tool belt to help others turn on their Permission to Play switch.

Lada Zoom travels the world on her “Unicorn Playify Toastie" (as in Toastmaster) World Tour, creates Spontaneous One Minute Unicorn High Vibe Dance parties, and is an everyday magic maker!

Lada believes in leaving a little sparkle wherever she Roams! Lada has been wearing a Unicorn every day, everywhere for over two years.

How to connect with Lada Lysniak

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lada.lysniak

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goddesslada14

Youtube: https://youtube.com/user/couchchick  

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladalysniak 

About your host:

I’m your host, Anita Adams, an award-winning leader and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization dedicated to teaching people how to access their highest most authentic self so they can find clarity and create a life of purpose, passion and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I offer retreats, both live and online, and private coaching programs to further guide my clients on their journey to their highest self.

Email - anita@joyfulinspiredliving.com

Website - https://joyfulinspiredliving.com/

Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/628676761727732

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anitaadams604/?hl=en

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/

It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation with us, head over to https://joyfulinspiredliving.com/  While there, check out the “Members Only” section where you can gain access to our “Tool Box” of free downloadable resources that will further guide you along your own personal joyful journey. Our Tool Box will be updated regularly with new content, much of which will be provided by guests of our show.

With this podcast, we are building a community of Joy Makers and in the process raising our vibration and the collective consciousness!

If you know somebody who would benefit from what we offer, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast app on your mobile device.

We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

In order to create the best possible life for yourself, you must listen to the guidance of your inner wisdom. In order to do that effectively, you must learn to 1) trust that guidance unequivocally; 2) surrender to the current of the universe, even when that current becomes turbulent or wants to carry you in a different direction; and 3) detach from clinging on to any specific outcome. In this episode, we explore how to master these skills so you can create the life you are meant to live and become unstoppable.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to learn more about what I teach around finding clarity and creating a life you love full of purpose, passion and joy, I encourage you to join our community at Joyful Inspired Living. Here’s the link: http://www.joyfuljourney.ca/

About your host:

I’m your host, Anita Adams, an award-winning leader and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization dedicated to teaching people how to access their highest most authentic self so they can find clarity and create a life of purpose, passion, and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I offer retreats, both live and online, and private coaching programs to further guide my clients on their journey to their highest selves.

Leave us a review

We truly appreciate your ratings and reviews, which help others find us so we can reach more people with our message and ultimately bring more joy into the world. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

Subscribe to the podcast

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast app on your mobile device.

Other ways to connect with me:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anitaadams604/?hl=en

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/joyfulinspiredLiving

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/

Email - anita@joyfulinspiredliving.com

In today’s episode, we meet Michel Parad, a holistic business coach who helps entrepreneurs launch and grow their mission-driven businesses, live their best possible life and increase their impact. Today’s conversation is about the self-creation process so you can step into your best self and have the greatest impact.

Show Highlights:

• Creating your reality with the way you think

•  Awareness, intention, and the ability to choose

•  Understanding yourself deeply to reveal your own brilliance

•  Using the S.E.L.L. method to understand who you are and to grow your business (Source, Experience, Liberate, Light up)

•  Using spiritual tools - pros and cons

•  Discover your Archetype

About our guest Michele Perad

Michele has over 12 years of marketing and business development experience with expertise in helping businesses scale through innovative partnerships, campaigns, events, and communication. Michele became keenly passionate about the study of consciousness, mindset, and well-being seven years ago, and immersed herself in various spiritual modalities including Kabbalah, energy healing, and gene keys, and studied with renowned shamans around the world. Michele is an Advanced ThetaHealing® Practitioner.

Discover Your Archetype Quiz: https://bit.ly/3TVcad3

How to connect with Michele

Website: https://micheleparad.com/

Email: care@micheleparad.com

About your host:

I’m your host, Anita Adams, an award-winning leader and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization dedicated to teaching people how to access their highest most authentic self so they can find clarity and create a life of purpose, passion, and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I offer retreats, both live and online, and private coaching programs to further guide my clients on their journey to their highest self.

Email - anita@joyfulinspiredliving.com

Website - https://joyfulinspiredliving.com/

Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/628676761727732

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anitaadams604/?hl=en

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/

It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation with us, head over to https://joyfulinspiredliving.com/  While there, check out the “Members Only” section where you can gain access to our “Tool Box” of free downloadable resources that will further guide you along your own personal joyful journey. Our Tool Box will be updated regularly with new content, much of which will be provided by guests of our show.

With this podcast, we are building a community of Joy Makers and in the process raising our vibration and the collective consciousness!

If you know somebody who would benefit from what we offer, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast app on your mobile device.

We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

Do you ever feel guilty for wanting to do nothing when you’ve got a big list of things to do? Do you feel like you always have to be working towards your goals one way or another? If so, this episode is for you and it will serve as a reminder that what is yours to do sometimes, and what is the best thing to do, is just chill out!

Thanks for listening!

If you want to learn more about what I teach about finding clarity and creating a life you love full of purpose, passion, and joy, I encourage you to join our community at Joyful Inspired Living. Here’s the link: http://www.joyfuljourney.ca/

About your host:

I’m your host, Anita Adams, an award-winning leader and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization dedicated to teaching people how to access their highest most authentic self so they can find clarity and create a life of purpose, passion, and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I offer retreats, both live and online, and private coaching programs to further guide my clients on their journey to their highest self.

We truly appreciate your ratings and reviews, which helps others find us so we can reach more people with our message and ultimately bring more joy into the world. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast app on your mobile device.

Other ways to connect with me:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anitaadams604/?hl=en

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/joyfulinspiredLiving

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/

Email - anita@joyfulinspiredliving.com

Did you know that studies have revealed only 2 - 3 % of North Americans are clear about their core values? Most people make big life decisions based on societal expectations instead of their own values. We’ve all done it at some point in our lives. Conform to societal pressures, or live up to the expectations of parents, partners, and friends. Making decisions based on what we feel we should do, not what we really want to do. In today’s episode, we go through a short exercise on how to identify your core values so you can make the best decisions for yourself and live life on your terms.

Link to Core Values Chart: https://mailchi.mp/eb1fc74da794/valuechart

Thanks for listening!

If you want to learn more about what I teach about finding clarity and creating a life you love full of purpose, passion, and joy, I encourage you to join our community at Joyful Inspired Living. Here’s the link: http://www.joyfuljourney.ca/

About your host:

I’m your host, Anita Adams, an award-winning leader and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization dedicated to teaching people how to access their highest most authentic selves so they can find clarity and create a life of purpose, passion, and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I offer retreats, both live and online, and private coaching programs to further guide my clients on their journey to their highest selves.

We truly appreciate your ratings and reviews, which helps others find us so we can reach more people with our message and ultimately bring more joy into the world. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device.

Other ways to connect with me:

What are your feelings about money? Do you think it’s good or inherently evil? Do you have guilt around wanting more money, feel bad about not making enough of it or feel guilty about making too much? In today’s show, I share a conversation I have with Spirit about money and my fears around making lots of it. Some great insights were shared including one about this journey we are on to our highest self and our magnificence.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to learn more about what I teach around finding clarity and creating a life you love full of purpose, passion, and joy, I encourage you to join our community at Joyful Inspired Living. Here’s the link: http://www.joyfuljourney.ca/

I’m your host, Anita Adams, an award-winning leader and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization dedicated to teaching people how to access their highest most authentic self so they can find clarity and create a life of purpose, passion, and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I offer retreats, both live and online, and private coaching programs to further guide my clients on their journey to their highest self.

We truly appreciate your ratings and reviews, which help others find us so we can reach more people with our message and ultimately bring more joy into the world. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast app on your mobile device.

Other ways to connect with me:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anitaadams604/?hl=en

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/joyfulinspiredLiving

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/

Email - anita@joyfulinspiredliving.com