Jump Start Your Joy®

This week on Jump Start Your Joy, I'm sharing 6 ways to create a foundation for a joy-filled life during the pandemic. It's no secret that living in 2020 has brought many of the things that we considered foundational to our world into question. Health, school, our work, groceries, equality, safety, and freedom have all come into question as the world grapples with the immense change that COVID-19 has brought with it.

One of the questions I'm getting asked on interviews and from listeners is: how do I find joy now, in the midst of the pandemic?

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Author, artist, and entrepreneur, Colin Egglesfield joins to talk about creating connection authentic connection, listening, and how to become an "Agile Artist." He also shares testicular cancer, his role on All My Children, and his new online courses.

Starting a business can feel overwhelming and scary, but if you embrace starting small, and following what lights you up - it doesn't have to be. Inspired by a listener's question, this episode tells you how to embrace your dreams.

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I'm delighted to have the founder and CEO of Remix PR joining me today. Andi Albin works with big names in the music and entertainment industry, and she has lovingly built her business from the ground up. With clients like Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block, Matthew Morrison (of Glee), and Colin Egglesfield, Andi and her team focus on creating digital experiences and building relationships for clients. I'm honored to have her join the podcast to talk about the key to finding joy after hitting rock bottom.

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Elsie Escobar of She Podcasts and Libsyn joins me today to talk about finding your voice, how to pick a name for your show, that change is the only constant, and how she learned to ground in and get connected (and encourages others to do the same).

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In this podcast interview, Elsie Escobar and I talk about:

• Her earliest sparks of joy, having soft serve ice cream with her grandmother, and playing with the contents of her wallet.
• Starting her podcast back in 2005 (Elsie's Yoga Class)
• How to name your podcast (and why you should not stress that much about it)
• Change being the only constant in podcasting and life
• How to create a community
• How podcasters can ground into their truth and share their stories
• What's bringing her joy: gardening, and walking in nature

Resources Elsie Escobar's Website Elsie on Twitter Elsie on Instagram She Podcasts on Facebook She Podcasts Live Recode Decode with Kara Swisher

My recap on the 2019 She Podcasts Live Conference

The author of "Moving Beyond Trauma," Ilene Smith is a somatic experiencing practitioner, trauma healer and speaker. She shares the role trauma plays in our lives, how to work with trauma, and how to approach the current trauma vortex we're all living in, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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It takes a lot of heart, courage, and vulnerability to reject the pressure to "play big." By letting go of the expected hustle, and efforting, you can find joy in ways that are small, manageable, and noticeable, everyday.

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Inspired by the Erica Cordea's presentation at She Podcasts Live, in this episode I'm reflecting on how you can use the inspiration, intention, and action framework to embrace Imperfect Allyship and the work of dismantling racism.

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1. Show up in "imperfect ally-ship" Learn more about this from Erica Cordea at Pause on the Play or tune into Erica on Amy Porterfield's Online Marketing Made Easy podcast.

2. Keep working, and doing the work, while acknowledging that "The line of progress is never straight." You can read more about this, which is in Martin Luther King, Jr's "Where do we go from here?"

3. Be mindful of intent AND Impact Jamie Utt talks about this on Everyday Feminism

4. Provide feedback to other allies in a way that the person can hear it. When sharing feedback with other white allies; insight from Kathryn Britton in Positive Psychology News.

5. Honor that "the hidden work is the heart work is the hard work." Doing the work doesn't need to be done real-time or publicly. Doing the work means I will share learnings and resources. Read about this quote from Ashlee Eiland on Instagram.

Erica Cordea Pause on the Play

Rachel Cargle The Great Unlearn Patreon

Trudi LeBron

Nicole Cardoza's Anti-Racism Daily Newsletter

Layla Saad: Good Ancestor Podcast and Me and White Supremacy

How do you find a career that you love, especially when you're working a 9 to 5 that feels soul sucking? Have you decided it's time to make the change? Laura Simms is the expert in helping people find careers that feel like home.

In this episode, Laura Simms and I talk about:

• The kinds of people she works with
• Marketing during a pandemic
• The trends she's seeing in people looking to make a career change now
• How to make the change: define what you want, and then make a plan to get there
• Developing Quiet Confidence
• How to know if you're ready for a career transition

In this episode, I'm delighted to be joined by Dr. Ezzie Spencer, author of "Lunar Abundance" and the "Lunar Abundance Journal." After first hearing her interview with Jess Lively in 2017, I was deeply inspired by her story. Ezzie started out as a lawyer in Australia, and also holds a Ph.D in emotional well being. Starting in childhood, Ezzie found herself drawn to the moon and its phases in cycles, and found herself returning to its magic and cycles as she looked for ways to cope with the stress of life as a lawyer.

In this episode, Dr. Ezzie Spencer and I talk about: -Her early sparks of joy in watching the moon -Working as a lawyer, and finding herself at the brink of burn out -Returning to the inspiration of the moon and its cycles and phases -How to take inspiration from the lunar phases and cycles as a way to pace our own lives -Re.love, and her work with women who have experienced toxic relationships -How to jump start your joy: set an intention to be joyful, meditation, asking what is the one thing you're grateful for, right now?

Resources: Lunar Abundance: Cultivating Joy, Peace, and Purpose Using the Phases of the Moon by Dr. Ezzie Spencer Lunar Abundance Journal (on Amazon) Re.Love program for recovering from toxic relationships by Dr. Ezzie Spencer Dr. Ezzie Spencer on The Lively Show Episode 212

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