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…

To speak or not to speak. It's a question I've wrestled with many times during the life of this podcast. I almost decided to retire altogether after my short stint with Season 1. And after taking the plunge into Season 2, I've faced several moments …