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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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:

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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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:
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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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 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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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 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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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: 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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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 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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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: 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.

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+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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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 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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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