Join Gloria Eid (writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide) and host Janice Ho for a conversation on grieving – whether it's the grief we feel when losing a loved one, doing our trauma-healing work, or being impacted by the collective suffering we see in the world. They discuss how they've each created an intimate relationship with grief, and different types of grief practices/supports that can help carry us through hard times. They also share how learning to be with grief can ...
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Join Gloria Eid (writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide) and host Janice Ho for a conversation on grieving – whether it's the grief we feel when losing a loved one, doing our trauma-healing work, or being impacted by the collective suffering we see in the world. They discuss how they've each created an intimate relationship with grief, and different types of grief practices/supports that can help carry us through hard times. They also share how learning to be with grief can ...
Join Gloria Eid (writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide) and host Janice Ho for a conversation on grieving – whether it's the grief we feel when losing a loved one, doing our trauma-healing work, or being impacted by the collective suffering we see in the world. They discuss how they've each created an intimate relationship with grief, and different types of grief practices/supports that can help carry us through hard times. They also share how learning to be with grief can ...
Fellow therapist-in-training Janna Estrada shares about her journey uncovering her authentic self, from not being able to speak up for herself and being overwhelmed by big emotions to doing therapy and finding the right relationships that align with her values. Janice and Janna also chat about the transformational work they've done reparenting their inner child and working compassionately with their protective adaptations to trauma. This episode covers: Janna’s life before her healing journe...
Tim and Janice talk about how to keep the spark going in our romantic relationships, including what to do when our love languages aren’t aligned, continuing to learn new things about our partners, and doing dates! They also discuss the importance of doing the individual work to bring our best selves into our relationships, navigating anxious and avoidant attachment dynamics, and learning to communicate transparently to deepen intimacy. Bio: Tim Johnson is the CEO and Cofounder of Couply, the...
Sydney and Janice chat about how sex work can be healing and a path to reclaiming one's sensuality. They also dive into unlearning codependency and practicing polyamory, plus exploring kink and disowned parts through dom/sub play. Bio: Sydney is a chef, pleasure curator, and sex worker based in what is colonially known as Philadelphia. Sydney is a proud third-generation Chinese-American non-binary human. They graduated from Emerson College in 2019 with a degree in Media Arts Production, but ...
Janice shares her process of how she made it to 3 years alcohol free after struggling with alcohol dependency for many years. She and her guest host Janna Estrada discuss the top 5 things that supported Janice in her alcohol-free journey. This episode covers: Drinking culture and talking openly about drinking5 things that helped Janice go alcohol free:1. Learning the neuroscience of addiction2. Unlearning beliefs about the benefits of alcohol3. Removing triggers to drinking4. Turning to comm...
Sheena Yap Chan and Janice discuss why Asian representation and healing intergenerational trauma are important in building self-confidence. They also talk about racism in Canada and how they gave up parts of themselves to assimilate to Western culture. They share ways we can reconnect with our Asian culture and tap into community to nourish our authenticity and need for support. Bio: Sheena Yap Chan is a keynote speaker, podcaster, consultant, and author on building self-confidence. She curr...
Janice kicks off Season 4 of The Soul's Work Podcast by introducing herself to new listeners, reflecting on the podcast's journey, and sharing what we'll be getting deep and vulnerable about this season. This episode covers: Who is Janice? (Her social identities)Why she started the podcastWhat is the light work? The shadow work?About Season 1About Season 2About Season 3What topics we're discussing in Season 4Connect with JaniceSubscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast Rate & review the...
In this age of insta-everything, it can be tempting to chase the next quick healing fix and spiritual high. But Janice and her guest denise chang discuss a more sustainable approach to healing trauma that involves working with the body; reconnecting with our erotic power; resourcing our ancestors, nature, and animals; and working with our child parts. They also share how practicing solo polyamory and relationship anarchy has helped them both move away from codependent relationships and build...
Janice and her guest Trang Pham continue their conversation about integrating the self-development and therapy work into the messiness of real life and relationships—when it's the hardest to access our tools, practices, and grounding! They discuss important aspects of this integration work, including: initiating hard conversationsbeing transparent about our processnavigating our (and others') uncomfortable feelings when shifting to new patternsintegrating the "light work" without spirit...
Janice and her guest Trang Pham get on the mic for a special episode about integrating the self-development and therapy work into the messiness of real life and relationships—when it's the hardest to access our tools, practices, and grounding! They discuss five big aspects of this integration work: being aware that we've just gotten activated, self-regulating, understanding which wounded parts of us have been triggered and caring for them while taking responsibility for how our protective res...
Janice and her guest Arys Déjan (host of The Who and How Club Podcast) close out Season 3 with a deep conversation on love and relationships, including how they’ve upped their standards for letting someone into their life since working on themselves, and contending with the aloneness that can come along with raising the bar. They also share their experiences doing therapy and taking a break from doing the self-work to integrate the skills and lessons learned into real life. Before the convers...
In this episode, Janice and her guest Kyria Marie (holistic nutritional consultant & health coach) discuss the connection between trauma/mental health issues and chronic health problems. Kyria shares about the transformative work she does with clients, taking both a science-based and "ancient wisdom" approach to healing. Janice and Kyria also discuss the potential impacts of intergenerational trauma on health and the agency we have in influencing our genes, as well as the importance of gr...
Janice shares what has been the most transformative approach for her in healing trauma and changing lifelong patterns. In Part 2 of this episode, she discusses: Why we may need our body's participation in healing traumaReconnecting to our body's internal experience to unlearn patternsIncreasing our capacity for self-regulation through co-regulationGetting curious about our protective adaptations to traumaTending to our core wounds and reconnecting with split-off emotions and parts of ou...
Janice shares what has been the most transformative approach for her in healing trauma and changing lifelong patterns. In Part 1 of this episode, she discusses: 5 core needs that, when not met, can result in developmental trauma (+ Janice's personal experiences with early trauma)The distress cycle of trauma: top-down + bottom-up processesHow trauma impacts the mind and bodyThe big missing link in healing: integrating both the mind + body (+ relationship)How our mind can help in healing ...
In this special birthday episode, Janice and her special guest interviewer (her almost 1-year partner, a.k.a. Sugar) sit down to reflect on Janice's life and path ahead as she turns the big 4-0. Janice answers: What makes you happy?Are there such thing as happy coincidences in life? What scares you? And will you meet that fear face to face one day?What's been rewarding and challenging about navigating polyamory?What's one thing you did in your past relationships that you'd change?What ro...
Janice and her guest (also dating partner) Steve LeBlanc get vulnerable chatting about how early abandonment trauma has impacted their later relationships and capacity for connection. In part 2 of their conversation, they dive into: Integrating the inner work into relationshipsHealing from infidelitySteve’s greater self-awareness of his triggers in present-day situationsExperiencing secure attachment and freedom in a consensually non-monogamous relationshipDeveloping a safe container to be pr...
Janice and her guest (also dating partner) Steve LeBlanc get vulnerable chatting about how early abandonment trauma has impacted their later relationships and capacity for connection. In part 1 of their conversation, they dive into: The research on how impaired connection in early childhood can lead to the abandonment woundThe impacts of Steve’s early relationships with his parents on his self-identity and later relationshipsExperiencing co-dependency, anxious attachment, and low self-esteemH...
Janice and her guest Hari Alexandra, a coach who helps women heal trauma, share about how their experiences of childhood trauma have impacted their adult relationships, their 4-year healing journeys, and the process of integrating the inner work into relationships in everyday life. The conversation dives into: Hari's and Janice's childhood relationships with their fathers and anger Hari's experience with energy healing (how it helped and why it was limited)How Hari's and Janice's experie...
In this episode, Janice and her guest Youhjung Son, an art therapist and business coach, demystify what art psychotherapy (or "art therapy" for short) is, and how it helps people tap into their inner world in powerful ways that talk therapy can sometimes miss. Youhjung also talks about her coaching work helping budding art therapists make a career out of this practice, and Janice shares about her experience getting a "taste" of art therapy through Youhjung's online exercises. Rate & revi...
In this episode, Janice shares about some of her personal experiences exploring polyamory (solo polyamory, more specifically) over the past few months. She defines what consensual non-monogamy, polyamory, and solo polyamory are to get us on the same playing field, then answers the most common questions and/or misperceptions she gets when telling others about her new way of doing relationships, including: Why did you decide to explore polyamory?Solo polyamory sounds like dating with no commitm...
Join Gloria Eid (writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide) and host Janice Ho for a conversation on grieving – whether it's the grief we feel when losing a loved one, doing our trauma-healing work, or being impacted by the collective suffering we see in the world. They discuss how they've each created an intimate relationship with grief, and different types of grief practices/supports that can help carry us through hard times. They also share how learning to be with grief can ...
