A weekly podcast about resilience, healing, and the beautifully messy journey of becoming.
➡️ New episodes drop every Monday.
💬 If you’ve ever felt like you were starting over - or like your story was still unfolding - you’re in the right place.
🎧 Episode 14: Your Healing Isn’t Selfish: Choosing Yourself Without the Guilt Trip
Healing can feel like a radical act - especially if you’ve spent your life putting others first. This episode explores why choosing yourself isn’t selfish... it’s necessary.
🎧 Episode 13: You’re in Good Company Here: I Still Don’t Have My Sh*t Together a Lot of the Time
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.
🎧 Episode 12: Energy Leaks - Where your energy goes - and how to take it back
Feeling drained for no reason? Discover the hidden energy leaks that leave you burned out - and how to take your power back.
🎧 Episode 11: Boundaries Without Guilt – How to Say No and Still Be Kind
Do you say “yes” when you really want to say “no”?
In this episode, we’re diving into what boundaries really are, why they feel so hard to set (especially for people-pleasers), and how to start protecting your peace without guilt.
Episode 10: Rewriting the Stories You Were Told – Reclaiming Your Inner Narrative
What old beliefs are you still carrying - and who gave them to you? This episode explores how to unpack inherited identity stories and gently rewrite the ones that no longer serve your healing.
Episode 9: How to Live with Intention and Purpose (Without Burning Out)
What does it really mean to live with intention and purpose? And how do we do it without burning out or losing ourselves in the hustle? In this episode, I share powerful insights, science-backed benefits, and real-world strategies to help you start living more intentionally - on your terms.
Episode 8: Dear 20-Year-Old Me: Read This Before You Kiss Another Toad
Ever wish you could go back and give your 20-year-old self a little life advice? In this heartfelt, funny, and brutally honest episode, Johanna shares ten truths she wishes she’d known earlier - from self-worth and boundaries to body image, resilience, and kissing fewer toads.
Episode 7: Mindfulness as a Strategy: How to Use Awareness for Healing & Resilience
Mindfulness isn’t magic, but it is a powerful, science-backed strategy for healing and resilience. his episode explores how awareness can rewire your brain, reduce stress, improve focus, and build resilience - with simple exercises you can start today (no yoga mat required).
Episode 6: Coping vs. Self-Care: Coping vs. Self-Care: Are you Surviving or Thriving?
Is it self-care… or just survival mode with a bubble bath? Let’s explore the difference between coping and true self-care - and why balance matters for building real resilience.
EPISODE 5: How to Strengthen Resilience & Thrive Through Life’s Challenges
Resilience isn’t about being unbreakable - it’s about learning to rebuild. This episode unpacks the real meaning behind the buzzword and provides tangible strategies for navigating life’s challenges.
EPISODE 4: Surviving to Thriving: How Trauma Can Transform Your Life
Your pain doesn’t define you. Your growth does. This episode explores how post-traumatic growth can reshape your life - what it is, how it differs from resilience, and how even life’s darkest chapters can shape a more meaningful, connected future.
EPISODE 3: Finding Yourself Again: How Rediscovering Your ‘Why’ Can Help You Heal
When life changes you, how do you rediscover who you are? In this episode, I explore how finding your “why” - your personal sense of purpose - can help you heal, move forward, and inspire change in your own life and others.
EPISODE 2: Building from the Ashes: How Grief and Trauma Can Spark Transformation
When life shatters, how do we begin again? In this episode, I share my personal story of profound grief after losing my son, and how that pain ultimately became the foundation for purpose and resilience. For anyone navigating loss, this one’s for you.
LAUNCH EPISODE: Taking Chances - You Are Never Too Old to Start Something New
In this episode, I share what it looks like to start something scary and meaningful at 59 - this podcast included. It's a love letter to late bloomers, big feelings, and stepping into the unknown with heart.
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