Joy Class

Skincare is a long game. How you treat your skin now will have a massive impact on how your skin looks and feels in the next twenty years.

When your skin is vibrant and healthy, you feel much better in your body and life. For me, skincare has become a significant joy driver and something that makes me feel happy, nurtured, and nourished.

As we get older, our skin changes, and it can feel overwhelming to figure out the best products and techniques to get your skin to the healthy place you want it to be. Today I'm joined by skincare expert Jennifer Adell to talk about how to get your best skin in your 30s, 40s, and 50s. I have to admit that this interview was very selfish because I love skincare and watching Jennifer's videos online.

In this conversation, Jennifer and I talk about common skincare struggles as we age, how lifestyle and nutrition impact skin health, different products and ingredients to look out for in your routine, what you need to know to give yourself a good foundation for aging gracefully, how to start building your skincare routine, and more. Jennifer's approach is about being gentle with yourself, appreciating where you are, and starting where you can. I think you're going to love this one. Let's pull joy in together!

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"Calm is not something we're born knowing how to access. It's a muscle that needs to be flexed, grown, and nurtured." - Jenna Hermans Most of us didn't grow up in a naturally calm, easy, and grounded setting. The world around us is very active and busy, and we're constantly bombarded with messaging about hustling and productivity. Finding calm in chaos is a skill set we have to learn.

While the occasional moments of chaos can be pretty fun, I always want more calmness in my life. Constant chaos leads to overwhelm for me, and everyone around me suffers too.

I'm so excited about today's interview with Jenna Hermans, the author of Chaos to Calm. She's an expert on helping parents move away from chaos and into calmness so that we can all create intentional lives that allow each member of the family to thrive. In this conversation, we talk about the connection between joy and calm, the challenges of parenting, the effects of isolation on our mental health, what it takes for us to change our lives, how you can start your journey from chaos to calm, and more. Let's pull joy in together!

Ready to cultivate more joy in your life?

A FREE GIFT: The Joy Playlist

Learn more about 1-on-1 Healing Sessions

Join Easy Joy, my 28-day joy challenge (it's easy + joyful;)).

Work with me 1:1 in my private mentorship program called Space To Thrive.

To learn more, visit the show notes at https://www.carolinezwickson.com/20

"Self-worth is an inside job, but it's also okay to want to hear that you're attractive." - Dana Myers

If you feel like your libido disappeared or you're struggling to feel sexy after having kids, you're not alone. From my experience and the conversations I've had with clients and friends, I can tell you that this is something that many women struggle with. When so much of yourself is dedicated to caring for someone else, your pleasure can easily fall by the wayside.

Today I'm excited to be joined by my friend, Dana Myers, to talk about how to reawaken that side of yourself. Dana is a leading voice in the sexual wellness and empowerment space, and I got to ask her so many juicy questions.

In this conversation, Dana and I explore why so many women struggle with feeling sexy and alive in their femininity, how to confront the guilt that often comes with taking time for ourselves, tips and tools for how you can reclaim your pleasure, and more. Feeling alive in your body is essential to experiencing lasting joy, and Dana offers a fresh perspective and insights on how you can move closer to that goal.

Let's pull joy in together!

Ready to cultivate more joy in your life?

A FREE GIFT: The Joy Playlist

Learn more about 1-on-1 Healing Sessions

Join Easy Joy, my 28-day joy challenge (it's easy + joyful;)).

Work with me 1:1 in my private mentorship program called Space To Thrive.

To learn more, visit the show notes at https://www.carolinezwickson.com/19

Perfectionism is a common struggle for many people.

Over the last ten-plus years of coaching, I've seen so many women - who technically have everything they need - jeopardizing their growth and joy because they're so tightly wound up in perfectionism.

So many individual and societal factors can feed into perfectionism, but we can strengthen our relationship with ourselves by finding joy in imperfection. Today I'm joined by writer, coach, and founder of UNMEASURED™ Simi Botic to talk about the root of perfectionism and how you can start to release perfectionistic tendencies and find joy in imperfection.

In this conversation, Simi and I talk about her struggles with perfectionism, the journey to accepting your authentic self, what inspired Letting Go of Leo, the power of vulnerability and sharing your story, how society itself feeds into our perfectionism, strategies to stop getting in your way, and more. I was so excited to have this conversation with Simi, and I know you'll get so many valuable nuggets from this episode. Let's pull joy in together!

Ready to cultivate more joy in your life?

A FREE GIFT: The Joy Playlist

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Join Easy Joy, my 28-day joy challenge (it's easy + joyful;)).

Work with me 1:1 in my private mentorship program called Space To Thrive.

To learn more, visit the show notes at https://www.carolinezwickson.com/18

True healing requires addressing the root cause of the problem, not just suppressing the symptoms.

When it comes to things like anxiety, the conventional medical approach is to go straight to medication. Unfortunately, these can often lead to undesirable side effects, which are then treated with additional medicines, and the snowball effect continues.

As a functional medicine practitioner, today's guest, Dr. Ellen Vora, believes in a holistic perspective. Her approach is focused on creating lives in which her patients can thrive. I was so excited to have Ellen on the show because I've been obsessed with her content since we met a few months ago. She shares incredible information about anxiety and mental health, and I find her approach really refreshing.

In this conversation, Ellen and I discuss the problem with the conventional approach to mental health, the mind-body connection, tuning in to your intuition, the major causes of anxiety, a series of tools, habits, and practices that can help you overcome anxiety, and more. I loved this conversation, and I know you will too. Let's pull joy in together!

Ready to cultivate more joy in your life?

A FREE GIFT: The Joy Playlist

Learn more about 1-on-1 Healing Sessions

Join Easy Joy, my 28-day joy challenge (it's easy + joyful;)).

Work with me 1:1 in my private mentorship program called Space To Thrive.

To learn more, visit the show notes at https://www.carolinezwickson.com/17

"Our darkness is also light; they're not separate." - Jeannine Yoder

At first glance, grief and joy seem to be on opposite ends of the spectrum. But what if they could coexist?

We all have or will experience grief and loss in one form or another. Whether it's losing a loved one, experiencing heartbreak, or living through a traumatic event, none of us can avoid it. At the same time, we're culturally conditioned to deal quietly with it on our own.

Today I'm joined by life and business coach Jeannine Yoder to talk about grief and loss and how we can move through grief in a way that doesn't wholly exclude joy from our life. A couple of months ago, I hosted a dinner with a group of women at my house to share their grief experiences. Jeannine was at that dinner, and her insights were so poignant, beautiful, and wise that she opened up the whole conversation. After that, I knew I had to have her on the podcast to share her enriching perspective with you. In this conversation, we talk about grief and joy, why the two are not mutually exclusive, Jeannine's healing journey, her decision to listen to the quiet inner voice that told her to burn everything down, how she found the courage to build a new foundation, and more. I know that you're going to love this conversation. Let's pull joy in together!

Ready to cultivate more joy in your life?

A FREE GIFT: The Joy Playlist

Learn more about 1-on-1 Healing Sessions

Join Easy Joy, my 28-day joy challenge (it's easy + joyful;)).

Work with me 1:1 in my private mentorship program called Space To Thrive.

To learn more, visit the show notes at https://www.carolinezwickson.com/16

You can create the life that you want.

Believing in your enoughness is fundamental if we are to thrive in the long run. It makes us more resilient and allows us to tap into our power and potential fully. On the flip side, people with a strong inner voice telling them they're not enough usually don't have a lot of space for joy and pleasure.

Today I'm doing things a little differently. This episode is a pep talk for you, telling you you are enough. I'll share some of my experiences and journey with my enoughness and two stories from previous clients that illustrate the depth and width of this conversation of enoughness.

I hope you enjoy this episode and leave with the information and motivation to look at yourself and see your own enoughness, beauty, and resilience. Let's pull joy in together!

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A FREE GIFT: The Joy Playlist

Join Easy Joy, my 28-day joy challenge (it's easy + joyful;)).

To learn more, visit the show notes at https://www.carolinezwickson.com/15

"I'm afraid there's something inside of me that will never stop eating ice cream if I let it."

So many of us carry around a fear that our minds and our bodies are on different teams. That if we don't hold the reins of our diet tightly and avoid all temptation, we'll spin out of control.

Fortunately, it's not true. Your body wants to feel good, agile, flexible, energized, and healthy. It all comes down to reconnecting with your body and your intuition.

Today I'm joined by Jamie Mendell to talk about intuitive eating and finding joy through food. It was so important to me to bring this conversation to the podcast because I know many people struggle with emotional eating and feel out of control around food, and it's wrapped up in a lot of self-criticism and pain.

In this conversation, Jamie and I talk about how intuitive eating is the gateway to living an intuitive life, how it helps to strengthen your relationship with yourself, and why being restrictive with food prevents you from feeling whole and in harmony with yourself. I loved this interview and know you'll gain so much value from it. Let's pull joy in together!

Ready to cultivate more joy in your life?

A FREE GIFT: The Joy Playlist

Learn more about 1-on-1 Healing Sessions

Join Easy Joy, my 28-day joy challenge (it's easy + joyful;)).

Work with me 1:1 in my private mentorship program called Space To Thrive.

To learn more, visit the show notes at https://www.carolinezwickson.com/14

It's not what you eat; it's what you absorb. - Sarah Marlette

Gut health is a foundational pillar for optimal overall health. It's directly connected to several body systems, from the brain to reproductive health, thyroid, and more. Despite its central importance, the standard Western diet doesn't do our gut a lot of favors, and many of us find ourselves in a less-than-ideal place with our gut health.

Today I'm joined by functional medicine licensed nutritionist Sarah Marlette to talk about what it means to have a healthy gut and practical tools you can use in your everyday life to rebuild your gut health. Sarah works with women to help them break through the noise of diet culture by creating a realistic approach to nutrition using tools, not rules. Sarah's passion is to inspire realistic, manageable, education-based habits.

From supplements to diet and mental health, this conversation hit on many simple ways to make mindful shifts in our lives, including ensuring that our nervous system is well-nourished. Having a joy practice is one of the best ways to combat stress and even things like your gut health benefit from having joy in your life. Let's pull joy in together!

Ready to cultivate more joy in your life?

A FREE GIFT: The Joy Playlist

Learn more about 1-on-1 Healing Sessions

Join Easy Joy, my 28-day joy challenge (it's easy + joyful;)).

Work with me 1:1 in my private mentorship program called Space To Thrive.

To learn more, visit the show notes at https://www.carolinezwickson.com/13

Most of us experience burnout even though we might not recognize it.

Far from just feeling tired, burnout can impact every area of your life and relationships and the topic deserves far more attention than it's already getting. Once you're in that place, it's challenging to understand what kind of burnout you're experiencing, where it's coming from, and how to heal from it so you can return to a life where you are thriving.

Today I'm joined by Justine Carino, a licensed mental health counselor and anxiety treatment specialist. In this conversation, we will explore burnout in-depth and how to avoid or address it. We'll also examine if certain personality types are more prone to burnout and why boundaries play a vital role in protecting ourselves from it.

So, if you're ready to understand burnout and how to heal from it, this episode is for you. Justine is an expert in her field and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the conversation. I'm excited to share her insights with you and provide you with specific action steps that you can take to build better boundaries and protect yourself from burnout in the long run. Let's pull joy in together!

Ready to cultivate more joy in your life?

Learn more about 1-on-1 Healing Sessions

Join Easy Joy, my 28-day joy challenge (it's easy + joyful;)).

Work with me 1:1 in my private mentorship program called Space To Thrive.

To learn more, visit the show notes at https://www.carolinezwickson.com/12