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Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Johanna

33 episodes

1 hour ago

Send us a text This is the final episode in my four-part series on navigating grief and loss during the holiday season. The holidays can bring deep spiritual conflict and emotional pain after loss. In this episode, we explore how to navigate traditions that no longer feel safe, sacred, or comforting - and what to do when your beliefs have shifted. In this heart-to-heart conversation, we go deeper into the emotional complexity of the holidays - including the spiritual dissonance that can come ...

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Send us a text This is the final episode in my four-part series on navigating grief and loss during the holiday season. The holidays can bring deep spiritual conflict and emotional pain after loss. In this episode, we explore how to navigate traditions that no longer feel safe, sacred, or comforting - and what to do when your beliefs have shifted. In this heart-to-heart conversation, we go deeper into the emotional complexity of the holidays - including the spiritual dissonance that can come ...

Show more...

Personal Journals,

Society & Culture,

Self-Improvement,

Health & Fitness

Episodes (20/33)

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Broken Traditions: Coping with Spiritual Dissonance and Holiday Grief

Send us a text This is the final episode in my four-part series on navigating grief and loss during the holiday season. The holidays can bring deep spiritual conflict and emotional pain after loss. In this episode, we explore how to navigate traditions that no longer feel safe, sacred, or comforting - and what to do when your beliefs have shifted. In this heart-to-heart conversation, we go deeper into the emotional complexity of the holidays - including the spiritual dissonance that can come ...

1 day ago

31 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Creating Your Own Meaningful Rituals

Send us a text Episode 30 is part of my holiday grief support series - and we’re diving into something both simple and sacred: ritual. Rituals aren’t just religious or cultural. They’re deeply human. From how you make your morning tea to how you mark a loved one’s memory - rituals can offer grounding, connection, and comfort in the face of grief and transition. In this episode, I explore the difference between traditions and rituals, the neuroscience behind why they help us feel more emotiona...

1 week ago

26 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

How to Support Someone Who Is Grieving (Especially During the Holidays)

Send us a text When someone you care about is grieving, it can feel difficult to know what to say, what to do, or how to show up. You don’t want to say the wrong thing… but saying nothing doesn’t feel right either. And during the holiday season - or around anniversaries, special dates, or milestones - those fears and uncertainties can grow tenfold. In this heartfelt and practical bonus episode, Johanna shares gentle guidance for becoming a compassionate companion on someone else’s grief journ...

1 week ago

25 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

How to Navigate Grief, Gatherings, and Expectations During the Holidays

Send us a text The holiday season can feel impossibly heavy when you’re grieving. Whether this is your first December without your person - or the fifth, or the tenth - this time of year can bring emotional landmines, painful contrasts, and overwhelm that others don’t always see. In episode 29a, Johanna walks beside you to explore: 🌿 Why holiday “firsts” (and seconds… and thirds…) hit so hard 🌿 The emotional, sensory, and social triggers unique to this season 🌿 Anticipatory grief and why the ...

2 weeks ago

31 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Navigating Grief in a Fast-Moving World – Rituals, Realities, and Relearning How to Mourn

Send us a text How do we grieve in a world that’s forgotten how to slow down? In episode 28, we explore the complex and often lonely experience of grieving in a fast-paced, productivity-obsessed culture. From ancient mourning rituals to modern-day memes and emojis, we unpack how societal shifts and digital life have changed the way we mourn - and why grief still needs community, expression, and ritual to be fully processed. I’ll walk you through the difference between grief and mourning, the ...

3 weeks ago

36 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 27: Grief Brain – Why You Can’t Think Straight (and How to Help Your Mind Heal)

Send us a text Have you ever found yourself forgetting simple things during grief - misplacing your keys, struggling to focus, or feeling like your brain is wading through fog? You're not alone. Grief doesn’t just affect our hearts - it affects our brains too. And it’s not “just in your head.” In this deeply personal episode, I’m diving into the neuroscience behind grief brain - that frustrating, disorienting fog so many of us experience after loss. We’ll explore how grief affects memory, foc...

4 weeks ago

31 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 26: My Journey Through Loss - Honoring My Son’s Memory & A Conversation About Lost History

Send us a text Grief for an unlived future is still grief. It just doesn’t always come with casseroles, sympathy cards… or words. In this vulnerable and reflective episode, Johanna shares her personal journey through a specific kind of grief - one that doesn’t always get named or witnessed. As the holiday season approaches and emotions begin to stir for many of us, this conversation pulls back the curtain on lost history - the ache of what could have been. We often expect grief to show up aro...

1 month ago

27 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 25: Who Am I to Start a Podcast? – Doubt, Courage, and Doing It Anyway

Send us a text What does it really take to start something new - especially when you feel unqualified, unsure, or scared out of your mind? In this deeply personal, behind-the-scenes episode, I’m sharing the real story of how this podcast came to be. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t overnight, it wasn’t pretty, and Imposter Syndrome still lives rent-free in my brain. But I did it anyway. From scribbling topic lists in notebooks, to putting the podcast mic I wanted in and out of the "shopping cart" onl...

1 month ago

27 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 24 – The Art of Unlearning: Limiting Beliefs and Why Shedding Old Stories Is a Superpower

Send us a text What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t a lack of motivation or talent… but an invisible chain in your mind, forged by beliefs you didn’t even choose? In this episode, Johanna dives into the science and psychology of limiting beliefs - those sneaky, fear-based inner narratives that shape what we think we deserve, what we’re capable of, and what’s “possible” for us. We all have them: 🧠 “I’m not good at...” 🧠 “I’m too old...” 🧠 “People like me don’t get...

1 month ago

37 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 23: Flashback & Forward - A Letter to My 20-Year-Old Self (Revisited)

Send us a text What would you say if you could sit down with your younger self - the one who was still figuring it out, making mistakes, and quietly becoming resilient without even realizing it? In this special flashback episode, I revisit a letter I wrote to my 20-year-old self earlier this year - a mix of compassion, brutal honesty, and the kind of perspective that only comes from living through some of life’s hardest moments. I originally wrote it for fun… but as you’ll hear, it turned int...

1 month ago

23 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 22 - Welcome Into My Home: And My Seasonal Fall Reset

Send us a text This week, we’re doing something a little different. Instead of tackling a big, emotional topic like grief or shame or self-worth… I’m inviting you into my kitchen. And my living room. And my cozy sweater and fuzzy-sock autumn brain. Because fall has always felt like a transition time for me. 🍂 A pause between the chaos of summer and the hustle of the holidays. And a time to come back to the simple, sensory things that help me feel grounded, nourished, and cared for. In this ep...

2 months ago

25 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 21: The Fear of Being Seen - Why Vulnerability Feels So Scary (And How to Do It Anyway)

Send us a text Ever feel like the scariest thing isn’t what people can see about you on the outside… but what they might discover if they saw the real you? Yeah, me too. 🙋‍♀️ This week on Transformative Journeys, I’m digging into something I’ve struggled with for most of my life: The fear of being seen. Not the physical kind of seen. The raw, vulnerable, emotionally exposed kind. In this episode, I share: Why our nervous system treats vulnerability like danger (hello, fight-or-flight).How sh...

2 months ago

27 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 20 (FLASHBACK): Revisiting the Ashes: A September Reflection on Loss, Change, and Beginning Again

Send us a text Some episodes crack you wide open. This one did - and still does. In this special revisit of one of her earliest and most personal episodes, Johanna shares the story of how she began to rebuild her life after the sudden loss of her son Michael. It’s a deeply human conversation about grief, identity, transformation, and what it means to take the first shaky steps toward healing - even when you don’t feel ready. Whether you’re navigating your own grief, walking through a chapter ...

2 months ago

19 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

EPISODE 19: Why Your “Too ness” Is Your Superpower – Reclaiming Your Space and Your Voice

Send us a text Have you ever been told you're "too" something? Too loud. Too intense. Too emotional. Too confident. Too real. Too much? In this deeply personal and empowering episode, Johanna explores what’s really behind those labels - and why your so-called “too‑ness” might actually be your greatest superpower. With a blend of storytelling, brain science, and no-BS reflection, you’ll learn: Why we care so much about other people’s opinions (hint: it’s wired into your brain)How rejection, sh...

2 months ago

30 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 18: Empathy, Empaths, and Emotional Boundaries - And How Not to Be a Doormat

Send us a text We all feel the vibes of the people around us. Some light us up, some drain us dry, and most of us call that empathy - our natural human ability to connect and care. But in recent years, the word “empath” has exploded in pop culture, and it’s not always used in ways that help us heal or set boundaries. In this episode of Transformative Journeys, Johanna dives into: The neuroscience of empathy and the three types psychologists recognizeThe origins of the term “empath” (spo...

3 months ago

29 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 17: Emotional Intelligence – Why Naming It and Feeling It Helps in Healing It

Send us a text Not all of us grew up with great role models for handling emotions. Maybe you were told you were “too much” or “too sensitive.” Maybe you learned early on to hide your feelings, toughen up, or swallow them down. But here’s the truth: unprocessed emotions don’t just disappear. They resurface - in your mind, your relationships, and even in your body. In this episode of Transformative Journeys, Johanna explores: What emotional intelligence really means (beyond the HR buzzword)The ...

3 months ago

28 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 16: What Is Loss? The Invisible Grief We Don’t Talk About

Send us a text Have you ever felt like you were grieving… but no one had died? Maybe it was after a divorce, a diagnosis, or a dream that quietly slipped away. You were feeling the ache of loss, but because no one brought a casserole or sent a sympathy card, you wondered if you were overreacting. You weren’t. In this episode of Transformative Journeys, we’re talking about disenfranchised grief - the kind of loss society doesn’t always acknowledge. From job loss to chronic illness, from coming...

3 months ago

25 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 15: Snack Episode - You Don’t Need to Earn Your Rest (Otherwise Known As - Fix Yourself First)

Send us a text Rest is not a reward. It’s a requirement. And if you’ve ever found yourself trying to earn rest by doing more, fixing yourself, or making everyone else happy first… this one’s for you. This bite-sized pep talk is your permission slip to stop waiting until you’re on the edge of burnout to rest. You’re not broken. You don’t need to be fixed. You just need space - and maybe a nap. In this episode, I talk about: Why rest ≠ laziness (even if it feels uncomfortable)The myth of “fixin...

3 months ago

5 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 14: Choosing Yourself Without Guilt - Why Your Healing Isn’t Selfish

Send us a text Have you ever felt guilty for resting, saying “no,” or simply putting your own healing first? Yup. Same here. In this episode of Transformative Journeys, we’re unpacking the guilt so many of us feel when we finally try to choose ourselves - and why that guilt isn’t a sign that you’re selfish… it’s a sign that you’ve been conditioned to ignore your own needs. You’ll learn: Why choosing yourself isn’t selfish - it’s neurologically necessaryThe brain science behind guilt, stress, ...

4 months ago

24 minutes

Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience

Episode 13: Snack Episode – You’re in Good Company Here: I Still Don’t Have My Sh*t Together a Lot of the Time

Send us a text Ever have one of those days where you know better, but still find yourself spiralling anyway? Yup. Me too. This mini pep talk is for anyone who’s ever fumbled their way through a messy Monday (or any day ending in “y”) wondering why their emotional toolbox feels MIA when they need it most. In this snack-sized episode, I’m ditching the usual structure and serving up some unfiltered truth about growth, shame, and what it really looks like to be resilient in real life. Spoiler: It...

4 months ago

9 minutes