In this milestone episode, Sylvia reflects on reaching 50 episodes of 10 Minutes to Joy and why celebrating our wins matters more than we realize. Drawing on her experience as a holistic psychotherapist, she shares how gratitude and acknowledgement can reset your energy and open the door to more joy. Join Sylvia as she reflects on her podcast journey, the support that made it possible, and the lessons learned along the way. She also invites listeners to share feedback, topic ideas, and reviews—helping shape future episodes that continue to inspire and recharge. New episodes drop every Friday. Share your wins, reflect, and celebrate along with Sylvia!

Vision Boards: Using Your Intuition To Create Your Life with Sylvia Plester-Silk | 10 Minutes to Joy Podcast Discover how vision boards, manifestation, and intuition can help you create the life you truly desire. In this episode, holistic psychotherapist Sylvia Plester-Silk shares her proven approach to intuitive vision boards, showing how emotions, symbolism, and energetic alignment play a crucial role in achieving your goals—without rigid rules or forced outcomes. Learn why trusting your inner guidance often works better than traditional goal-setting and how vision boards can evolve with you year after year. This episode is perfect for women seeking personal growth, life reinvention, and emotional clarity, especially during times of transition or self-discovery. Sylvia explains how to use your intuition and creative energy to manifest what matters most, helping you reset, recharge, and step into your next chapter with confidence and joy. Tune in for 10 minutes of inspiration, insight, and practical guidance for creating a vision board that truly reflects your inner desires.

The end of the year is a powerful moment to pause, reflect, and honor the journey you’ve been on. In this episode, Sylvia Plester-Silk invites you to a heartfelt year-end ritual designed to help you celebrate your wins, acknowledge your growth, and release what’s been holding you back. This is more than a reflection—it’s a chance to reconnect with yourself, feel gratitude for the lessons of the past year, and create space for the possibilities ahead. Whether you’re seeking clarity, emotional relief, or inspiration to step confidently into 2026, this episode will leave you feeling lighter, empowered, and ready to embrace the new year with intention and joy.

Feeling overwhelmed or stressed during the holiday season? Women over 50 often put everyone else first, leaving their own well-being behind. In this episode of 10 Minutes to Joy, Sylvia Plester-Silk shares practical techniques to bring calm, self-love, and presence into your busy holidays. You’ll learn: • Quick breathing exercises and meditation practices to release tension and stress • Visualization methods to wrap yourself in loving energy and nurture your inner calm • How to set healthy boundaries while still enjoying time with loved ones • Ways to gift yourself joy, compassion, and emotional freedom this holiday season Take 10 minutes to reconnect with yourself, embrace the season with presence, and create Holiday Harmony in your life.

Gift-Giving Stress? Try Giving What Love Really Wants This Season Feeling pressure to find the perfect holiday gift? In this 10 Minutes to Joy episode, Sylvia Plester-Silk shares a refreshing perspective on gift-giving inspired by The 5 Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman. Learn how understanding your love language — and the love languages of those you care about — can ease holiday stress and create a more profound connection. Sometimes the greatest gift isn’t wrapped at all… It’s time together. A warm, grounding listen for anyone seeking a more meaningful, less overwhelming holiday season.

A trek to Machu Picchu became an unexpected lesson in how covert narcissists quietly drain our energy. In this episode, Sylvia shares what she discovered after the trip—and how hidden energetic pulls can linger long after the relationship ends. You’ll learn practical ways to recognize subtle energy drain, release old attachments, and reclaim your emotional strength. Sylvia also introduces simple techniques—like cord-cutting rituals, the violet flame, and calling on Archangel Michael—to help you clear what isn’t yours and rebuild your energetic boundaries. Perfect for the festive season, this episode offers gentle guidance for protecting your energy, honouring your limits, and putting your well-being first.

In this episode, Sylvia Plester-Silk, RSW, reveals the powerful—but often forgotten—step that can transform every emotional interaction: checking in with yourself before you respond. So many of us rush to offer solutions, advice, or comforting words… yet that’s rarely what someone truly needs. Sylvia explores why we fall into this pattern and how a simple pause can deepen connection, prevent overwhelm, and create more meaningful support. You’ll hear about: • Why listening without fixing changes everything • How self-awareness improves emotional communication • The surprising impact of unwanted advice • The role of clear, gentle requests in getting your needs met This episode is filled with relatable stories and simple shifts that help you show up with compassion, clarity, and confidence.

In this episode of 10 Minutes to Joy, Sylvia Plester-Silk, RSW, explores how we are each birthed from divine love—yet so often conditioned to believe we are less. Drawing from real client experiences and insights on transactional self-esteem, Sylvia reveals how chaotic family systems and manipulative dynamics teach us to earn approval instead of embodying our inherent worth. Learn how to release guilt, heal emotional wounds, and reconnect with your soul’s divine essence. This episode invites you to remember who you truly are—whole, worthy, and free from others’ expectations.

Are you tired of taking things personally? Sylvia Plester-Silk explains why it’s never really about you. In this week’s 10 Minutes to Joy Podcast, discover how emotional patterns, past experiences, and mental filters shape the way people act—and how you can stop carrying their weight. It really is all about them! Stop absorbing others’ crap—start focusing on your joy!

Listening to her intuitive guidance, Sylvia Plester-Silk, RSW, has developed a groundbreaking approach to couples therapy: the Joyana Cara™ Method. Moving beyond surface-level communication, this method focuses on resolving old patterns and cultivating deep understanding and compassion for your partner. Discover how you can create stronger, more meaningful connections in your relationship. Learn more and book a good fit call at www.pathtojoy.ca

We all have things that intrigue us and naturally pique our curiosity. Join Sylvia Plester-Silk on this episode of the 10 Minutes to Joy Podcast as she encourages you to find and indulge your natural curiosity. Set a budget, not only financial, but also other resources, to create opportunities for more discovery in your life! You deserve to experience expansion!

Join Sylvia Plester-Silk on 10 Minutes to Joy as she explores how authentic giving lifts your energy and strengthens connection. Learn how pure intentions and heartfelt generosity create joy, raise your vibration, and bring emotional freedom. A powerful reminder that the energy behind your actions shapes your relationships and your inner peace.

Feeling fear at the edge of something new? In this episode of 10 Minutes to Joy Podcast, Sylvia Plester-Silk, RSW, shares how she faced her fear of heights with compassion, deep breathing, and energy techniques. Learn how to take small, brave steps, embrace your emotions, and turn fear into inner strength.

In this episode of 10 Minutes to Joy, holistic psychotherapist Sylvia Plester-Silk explores burnout beyond the workplace, showing how it can affect every part of life when we live out of alignment with our values. Drawing from her own journey, Sylvia shares practical strategies to restore balance through physical, emotional, and spiritual self-care. Discover how to identify the early signs of burnout, create a “no longer” list, and cultivate lasting resilience to safeguard your well-being and rediscover joy.

In this episode of 10 Minutes to Joy, Sylvia Plester-Silk, RSW, explores how women can transform fear into assertiveness and reclaim their voice. Too often, silence and self-suppression keep us stuck in patterns of fear, but speaking up is an act of self-love that opens the door to joy and emotional freedom. Through personal stories and gentle guidance, Sylvia shares why courage matters, how to honor your truth without guilt, and why it’s never too late to find your voice. This empowering conversation reminds listeners that joy grows when we dare to speak up for ourselves.

Join Sylvia Plester-Silk on 10 Minutes to Joy as she reflects on National Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada. She explores the legacy of residential schools, the lack of Indigenous history in public spaces, and the importance of moving beyond symbolic gestures. With a focus on education, respect, and meaningful action, Sylvia highlights what Canadians still need to learn to truly honour Indigenous peoples and work toward reconciliation. Please take the time to read the report here: https://nctr.ca/about/history-of-the-trc/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-of-canada/ The photo for today's podcast was taken in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. Ch'ondey, from the Han Language, means "medicine on land." This was an artistic demonstration that every child matters. 

Struggling to find an exercise routine you actually enjoy? In this episode of 10 Minutes to Joy, Sylvia Plester-Silk shares her journey from working with her trainer, Pam, to discovering the surprising joy of AquaFit classes twice a week. From the physical benefits to the laughter and motivation of having a workout partner, she explores how staying active after 50 can be fun, social, and energizing. Tune in and discover why your past doesn’t limit what’s possible for your health and vitality today.

Do you often seek approval from others before making decisions? In this episode of 10 Minutes to Joy, Sylvia Plester-Silk shares her personal journey of breaking free from the habit of relying on external validation. She explores how fear and self-doubt can undermine confidence and how tuning into your body’s inner wisdom can guide you toward decisions that feel right for you. Sylvia encourages listeners to embrace mistakes as safe and essential stepping stones for personal growth. She provides practical tips to strengthen self-trust, including slowing down, checking in with your physical responses, and learning to honor your unique patterns instead of following someone else’s system.

This fall, put yourself first. In this episode of 10 Minutes to Joy, Sylvia Plester-Silk shares practical self-care tips to help you stay energized, balanced, and connected. Learn how to build simple daily rituals, use breathing breaks for calm, and embrace nourishing practices that make you your own top priority.

Words carry energy—and the way we speak to ourselves shapes our health, relationships, and joy. In this episode of 10 Minutes to Joy, Sylvia Plester-Silk, RSW, explores the hidden power of language, weaving in Dr. Masaru Emoto’s fascinating research on water molecules and how words influence energy patterns. Through a candid story about falling into nagging behavior, Sylvia shares how self-awareness, proper amends, and mindful self-talk can shift negative cycles into compassion and connection. Listeners will learn simple practices like conscious breathing, noticing body signals, and using the phrase “up until now” to gently reframe thoughts. If you’ve struggled with self-criticism or repeating old patterns, this episode offers tools to release negative energy, nurture self-compassion, and improve the way you connect with others.