I didn’t actually hear about October 7 and what unfolded in Gaza immediately thereafter until October 17. By then, around 5,000 Palestinians in Gaza—almost half of them children—had been murdered by the Israeli military’s bo…
Intro written on July 20, 2024 It’s Day 287 of the genocide in Gaza; 78 days short of a year. Today, I woke up to an Instagram post sharing the experience of two American surgeons who volunteered at a Gaza hospital. Juri, a Palestinian girl …
In “Exploring Solo Polyamory” (Episode 5, Season 3 of The Soul’s Work Podcast) I responded to some of the most common questions, and often misperceptions, I get about polyamory and solo polyamory. Almost two years into my explorat…
In “Exploring Solo Polyamory” (Episode 5, Season 3 of The Soul’s Work Podcast), I responded to some of the most common questions, and often misperceptions, I get about polyamory and solo polyamory (a.k.a. solo poly or SoPo). Now, …
It’s the final day of my 4-years-later review of my Season 1 solo episodes. And what better note to end it on than coming back to our authentic selves? (I’ll be skipping Episode 13, "On Navigating Romantic Relationships (with Bruno Nune…
This was a nostalgic post to read back to. It’s one of the starkest examples of how much has changed in my life, even just in the past two years. In Episode 11 of Season 1, "My Drinking Story," I read part of an old journal entry from when I …
In listening back to all of my Season 1 episodes, this one probably hits me the hardest. Today's four-years-later take on Season 1 is for Episode 10: "Spiritual Bypassing: Why Feeling Good Is Not Enough." (I skipped Episode 8 ["On Valuing Ti…
Listening to this episode today on creating a daily spiritual practice couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m continuing with my blog post series sharing my four-years-later take on my Season 1 episodes. Today, I’m reflecting on…
Oof, listening back to my episode "On Identifying as an Asian Female" brought up some feelings. If you've been following my recent blog posts, you'll know I've been sharing my four-years-later take on my Season 1 episodes. This reflection is on Epi…
Wow, I actually recorded a 15-minute podcast episode. Now, that I forgot all about! Packed in those 15 minutes though was a lot to reflect on. Here is my four-years-later take on Episode 5, "What Are Your Core Values?," of Season 1 of the podcast. …
We're onto Episode 4, "Practicing Self-Care," for my four-years-later review of Season 1 of the podcast. If there was ever a time for self-care, it would be now – and of course, during the entire damn pandemic. For many of us living in Toron…
Today's four-years-later review of Season 1 of the podcast is on Episode 3: "Finding Courage in the Face of Fear." If you've been following along with my reviews of Episode 1 and Episode 2, you'll know I'm revisiting what I shared with y’all …
In Season 1, Episode 3, "Finding Courage in the Face of Fear," I shared a letter that I wrote to Fear in my quest to develop a different, more compassionate relationship with Fear. Here is that letter: Dear Fear, I want to apologize. I haven&rsquo…
Here we go! I'm continuing to do my review of Season 1 of the podcast. I wanted to revisit what I shared way back when to see whether my perspectives have changed. This is my take on Season 1, Episode 2 four years later ... This episode, "Getting H…
So I decided to take a trip back in time and listen to all of my Season 1 episodes. Believe me, it was kinda hard to muster up the courage – I wasn’t sure if I’d just be cringing the entire time at the sound of my voice. But it w…
Today I want to share my reflections on the sometimes fear-inducing topic of vulnerability. Many of us have learned to see vulnerability as an unfavourable state that should be avoided at all costs. Even the thesaurus tends to paints vulnerab…
The phone rings. I answer. It's me from 10 years in the future. "Hello, Janice. It's me. You. From the future. Do you have a few minutes to chat? I wanted to tell you about our greatest regrets over the past 10 years." I clutch the phone. Regrets?…
The Soul's Work Podcast is the show about uncovering our authentic selves through doing both light work and shadow work. But what the heck does that even mean? What is authenticity? What is light work? Shadow work? Well, this is my one take on the …
Disclaimer: This is a long one – take your time and take care of yourself as you read. For the longest time, my "self-development" journey focused mainly on developing greater self-awareness and learning to think about situations or myself di…
Anger is destructive. Anger is unbecoming. Anger needs to go stand in the corner and take a timeout. At least that's what we're usually taught as kids...and as adults too. When I was young, I learned that anger was something to be feared. My dad's…
CONTENT WARNING: Childhood trauma, challenging family dynamics DISCLAIMER: Please keep in mind that this is about my one experience of childhood trauma and unique relationship with my primary caregivers. I acknowledge and respect that some folks ma…
Right after I wrote my last post, "I Wish We Could Grieve Together," I participated in a breathwork session held by Breathwork Healing. Breathwork is a healing technique where you intentionally activate your sympathetic nervous system (the fight-fli…
Grief is an emotion that has come up a lot for me during the pandemic. I'm sure it has for all of us, as we've all lost something profound in this experience, whether it's been the loss of connection with our loved ones, human touch, our jobs, our a…
Content Warning: In this post, I discuss some of the impacts I've experienced from early childhood trauma. Please take care while you read. I'm in week 1 of the NeuroAffective Touch®: A Somatic Toolkit for Healing Emotional & Relational Tra…