The Art of Finding Joy

I gave a TEDx Talk in Singapore in March, 2023, and get asked a lot about what it was like. In all honesty, it was such an incredible opportunity and deeply personal experience. Especially since it was at my old high school!

Here's the TEDx Talk. It's called 'How to say yes, when everyone tells you no': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKxkvhj3Xv0

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Celebrity dog trainer and animal behaviourist Lauren Hewitt-Watts shares what it's like to reach the peak of your career, only to find that it doesn't fulfil you anymore. The realisation led Lauren to create Dog Mum Mindset, an online business filled with resources and support for dog parents. Lauren shares her best tips on how to raise and train your pup, deal with separation anxiety, and her experience building an online dog empire.

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In today's episode, Rebecca Nesbit, coach at Soul Happy Success and Scottish transplant living in Texas. Rebecca and I talk about culture shock when travelling or moving to new places, our love for supermarkets in different countries and what it means to have a good quality of life with chronic illness. Disability is not a dirty word, and we weigh in on how we live life on our own terms after many years of searching for chronic pain solutions.

Speaking of living life on my own terms, I've been travelling for the past year. When season 1 of the podcast aired, that felt like a distant dream but I'm now a fully-fledged digital nomad and am sharing all of my tips on how to make money and travel in a free masterclass. GRAB YOUR SPOT HERE.

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Oh how I have missed you!! What a joy it is to back with The Art of Finding Joy podcast.

It's been a wild, magical year of travel, healing, joy, and challenges. I started my own business, left my home to travel full-time, visited 14 countries, made huge improvements in my health, became a TEDx speaker, and am living a life that brings me so much joy.

When I started travelling, I had so many questions and nowhere to ask them and it was sometimes really hard to navigate it all. I'm offering a free masterclass with all of the information I wish I'd had at the beginning of my travels, and it teaches you the foundation to be able to make money and travel. Here's the link if you want to join us: https://www.jennirussell.net/make-money-travel-masterclass-signup

Thanks for tuning in again, it's such a pleasure to share this podcast with you.

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How can we embrace change without the paralysing fear? How can we get excited and curious about what's on the other side of uncertainty? Jenni talks about transition, and letting go of the fear that stops us from moving forward. 

Nadeya Hassan is the founder of Zaya, a company on a mission to help people awaken to deep transformation and healing using the power of science, sound, art and mindfulness. In this episode, we chat about:

- Nadeya's personal journey into spirituality

- How to begin integrating mindfulness into our lives, and nurture our daily practices

- Coping with grief

- Being of service, including Nadeya's time in the Peace Corps 

- The intersect of technology and spirituality, and how this space is evolving

Have you ever struggled to start something new because you're afraid it won't be perfect? Do you continue to delay making decisions until you can control every little detail? The fear of not getting things right can be paralysing, and stop us from trying many new things.

In this episode of The Art of Finding Joy, Jenni Russell takes you through three tips to shift our mindset around perfectionism. These are three easy to use strategies that can help us move past the fear of not having everything planned out in advance and give ourselves the grace to start something new today. 

Peter Bodnar is a singing teacher based in Sydney, Australia. He trains professional singers in the music theatre and classical performing arts industry. Peter harnesses over 30 years in the business, as a singer, actor and teacher – and now enjoys fostering the careers of both up-and-coming performers and industry legends. In this episode, we chat about:

- The mechanics of our voice

- The intimacy of singing and speaking as yourself, rather than a character

- Breaking the moulds of other peoples' expectations

- Pursuing our passions, and the mental health implications when we are no longer fulfilled

- Pivoting in careers to support our growth

In our first solo episode, Jenni shares how she how found joy in her life while living with chronic illness, and why it was important to start this podcast. 

Living with chronic health issues was the catalyst for Jenni's huge mindset shifts, and today is the one year anniversary of the life changing surgery that finally confirmed the right diagnosis after years of searching. Throughout those years of debilitating pain, she learned how to find joy in the now while also still holding hope for change to come. Jenni shares some of her key take-aways for navigating life through tough times. 

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Have you ever followed all the steps correctly, but still ended up still feeling unfulfilled? Sometimes we can do everything 'right' but it doesn't get us where we want to go. I chat with Kristen Lettini on how we can start to create a dream vision for our lives that allows us to get the most out our one precious life. If we want to create change then we have to be willing to try new things, and this conversation is your permission slip to start creating some beautiful changes in whatever direction lights you up. Keep in touch with Kristen on Instagram @kristen.lettini, and through her podcast 'Build your own fairytale'. 

Got suggestions on who you'd like to see on the podcast next? Get in touch with Jenni on Instagram @_jennirussell.