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In "Finding Courage in the Face of Fear (S1, EP3 | The Soul's Work Podcast)," I share 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.…

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…