How to Find Joy

June Suepunpuck

This podcast is all about how to start finding joy through this messy thing called life. Follow your host, June Suepunpuck, on her curious adventure to answer the question: "how to find joy?" during our most challenging human experiences. As a Joy Guide, June has spent years helping lost and unhappy people go from living uninspired lives to finding a more joy-filled life, and this podcast is a resource to share what she's learned along the way. You can expect beginner-friendly tips from June, as well as, practical advice from her guests, who are experts in their field or have firsthand experience on major life lessons. If you’re ready to get honest about what’s holding you back from true happiness, you want to learn how to empower yourself through tough times, and of course, you want to find out how to bring more joy into your life... then have a listen!

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#3 How to Find Joy When You're Single with Shani Silver

How to Find Joy

07/03/23 • 38 min

If you are currently single and feeling exhausted by the dating apps, the games, the people who keep asking you your status and giving unsolicited advice... If you’re feeling pressure from family, society, or even your own inner critic to finally settle down, or you’re frustrated and starting to feeling hopeless because you feel like your life can’t start or won’t start until you find “the one”, well this episode of How to Find Joy is dedicated to you!

My guest is going to blow your mind and flip your beliefs on its head because she is going to make you question everything you may have been taught to believe about being on your own AND empower you to show up with more joy, especially when you are in your singlehood!
And for those of you who are in relationships, I’m also talking to you too because...

1) if you’re in a relationship or marriage that is toxic, but you stay because you are terrified about what it means to be single, I hope this conversation also comforts and supports you.

2) Even if you’re happy in your relationship, this episode will teach you how to better support and respect your single loved ones, which IMO is very important!
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Our guest today: Shani Silver
Shani Silver is an author of A Single Revolution and podcaster for A Single Serving from Fort Worth, Texas. Her name is pronounced like "rainy" with a "sh." In April of 2019, she launched A Single Serving Podcast to change the narrative around being single and to help single women shed both societal shame and a digital dating dependency. Shani wants single women to know that it's possible to feel free and optimistic about singlehood. To love single life and desire a relationship at the same time. After fifteen years single and four years dating app free, she's living proof.
Connect with Shani Silver
Website
Patreon
Instagram
TikTok
Twitter: @shanisilver
Here is what Shani and I discussed on this episode:

Shani’s definition of joy
How Shani finds joy
Questioning societal expectations on singlehood
Different treatment for single people / Questioning why married people get more respect than singles
What is blocking your joy while you're single
What are the most common grievances for being single
Shani’s core mission to offer up a new narrative about singlehood, particularly for single women
3 pieces of advice on how to find joy when you’re single
Helpful tool for singles, Shani’s book: “A Single Revolution: Don’t Look for a Match, Light One”
Why her podcast is also a supportive tool for singles “A Single Serving Podcast” on Patreon

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!
Website
InstagramTikTok
YouTube
LinkedIn
If you'd like to work with June one-on-one, join her Joy Guidance Program! Learn more HERE.

#1 How to Find Joy When Life Feels Unfair with Jennifer Cassetta

How to Find Joy

06/26/23 • 39 min

My guest today is Jennifer Cassetta and we are talking about How to Find Joy When Life Feels Unfair. Jenn is a TEDx and Keynote speaker, health and empowerment coach and author of The Art of Badassery: Unleash Your Mojo With Wisdom of the Dojo. Equipped with her 3rd degree black belt in Hapkido, Masters degree in nutrition and various wellbeing certifications, she has spent the last two decades coaching people to feel strong, safe and powerful from the streets to the boardroom. With clients that include Apple, American Airlines, Nike and Uber, Jennifer has rocked hundreds of stages across the country with her knockout combination of engaging content and contagious enthusiasm. Her skills have been featured on the Today show, Rachael Ray, The Doctors as well as countless publications!
https://www.instagram.com/jenncassetta/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-cassetta/

https://www.facebook.com/JenniferCassetta

https://www.tiktok.com/@jenncassetta
https://jennifercassetta.com

Here is what Jenn and I discussed on this episode:

What she offers in her book, The Art of Badassery: Unleash Your Mojo With Wisdom of the Dojo
The "Aha" moment she had through her mom
Time she felt life was unfair
The impact of 9/11 on her life & survivor's guilt
How the dojo became her sanctuary
How to channel and process feelings of unfairness
Learning to "embrace the suck"
The different belts and what they mean spiritually and philosophically
Where and why Jenn sees people struggling with embracing the suck
Different therapy methods to release feelings
3 pieces of advice Jenn would give for people to get through this period of life that feels unfair and how to start finding joy through it

#13 How to Find Joy When Your Child Has ADHD with Casey Tuell

How to Find Joy

09/11/23 • 38 min

OUR GUEST: CASEY TUELL
Casey Tuell is an Occupational Therapist with a Masters degree and 12 years of experience and a lifetime of experience working with children. Her journey began with a love for children. Casey started from babysitting and then moved onto teaching and eventually found her calling in OT, where she has worked in various settings including schools, clinic, rehab, home health, early intervention, PICU and NICU.
Casey’s school days were challenging due to undiagnosed ADHD, but it wasn't until high school that she got the official diagnosis. After years of living and thriving with her own ADHD, and working with children as an OT, she has discovered what has proven to be an effective way to understand and manage ADHD symptoms.
HOW TO CONNECT WITH CASEY:

Website

Instagram

TikTokHERE IS WHAT JUNE & CASEY DISCUSSED:

What is ADHD?
How the name ADHD can be misleading
What is neurodivergence?
Pros and cons of labeling and naming ADHD for your child
What were Casey’s personal struggles with ADHD, especially in her childhood / teen years?
Signs that your child may have ADHD and the different ways it can present
Anxiety & ADHD
Getting your child diagnosed
What are the gifts / pros of having ADHD?
Common challenges and grievances of parents with ADHD children
Getting guidance in the beginning stages
What is Occupational Therapy (OT)?
How does OT support you and your child
Taking into account siblings who do not have ADHD
Why it’s important to work as a whole family when a child has ADHD
Why learning the basic fundamentals is key as a parent
What is rejection dysphoria?
What is masking and how to support your child
How parents set the tone and recognizing your emotional connection and your own co-regulation is vital
Explaining the ADHD brain
Amy the Amygdala
What is fight, flight, freeze, fib
3 pieces of advice to parents who have children with ADHD and want to find joy through the process

#15 How to Find Joy From a Doctor's Perspective with Dr. Cindy Tsai

How to Find Joy

09/25/23 • 37 min

Our Guest: Dr. Cindy Tsai
Dr. Cindy Tsai is an award-winning board-certified physician, TEDx speaker, bestselling author and wellness/life coach taking an integrative mind-body-spirit approach helping accomplished women create alignment to live a healthy and meaningful life with ease. As a leader, physician, and patient herself, she saw and experienced the impact of chronic stress on the body and was compelled to do more than prescribe medications as a bandaid. Through her own healing journey, she explored and trained in a wide range of modalities and transitioned to entrepreneurship to make a bigger impact taking an integrative approach to wellness. Dr. Cindy believes that everyone deserves to enjoy the life they worked so hard for and it’s time to say yes to yourself and more.
+Instagram: https://instagram.com/cindytsaimd

+Facebook: https://facebook.com/cindytsaimd

+Twitter: https://twitter.com/cindytsaimd

+Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@cindytsaimd

+YouTube: https://youtube.com/cindytsaimd?sub_confirmation=1

+Website: https://cindytsaimd.com
Resources We Referenced
So Much Better: Life-Changing Strategies to Develop Calm, Confidence & Curiosity to Become Your Own Inspiring Success Story
What June & Dr. Cindy Talked About

What's bringing Dr. Cindy joy these days
What kind of doctor is she
Why she decided to go into the field of Integrative Medicine
The expansion and criticism of new holistic approaches
Why "the quick fix is not a fix" is an important theme to her as a doctor
Dr. Cindy's medical struggles as a patient with a rare autoimmune disease
Getting to the root cause through self advocacy & accountability
Lack of joy for medical professionals / getting medical professionals more support for themselves / burnout
3 things you can do to find joy from a doctor's perspective

#22 (Part 2) How to Find Joy When You Lose Someone You Love with Tess Bermudez

How to Find Joy

11/13/23 • 34 min

THIS EPISODE:

This is part 2 of June’s interview with Tess on how to find joy when you lose someone you love.

OUR GUEST:

Tess Bermudez is a Southern California Native who has been exploring her Native American heritage through Shamanic education and other holistic healings. She is an animal lover and rescuer, business professional, and mental health advocate. She is determined to help normalize grief in all aspects of life.

THE LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED THAT THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO:

Grandma Diane Staggs

Grandma Jenny Hernandez

Zack Portka

Lurissa Holcomb

Kyle Lewis

Bonnie Staggs

Mike Samson

Kathy Ivans

Grandpa Manuel Hernandez

Brandon Furlough

Grandma Staggs

Nathan Hernandez

Ben Mertlich

David "Blue" Verwyest

Grandpa Richard Roehl

Danielle Stevens

Robin Staggs

WHAT JUNE & TESS TALKED ABOUT:

3 tips for anyone who wants to find joy when a loved one passes away
No timelines for grief
How to know who to share your grief with
The importance of holding space
“What do you need from me?”
Ways to support someone who is going through grief
Give grace and flexibility to the person who is struggling with their grief / Not personalizing
What to say to someone who is grieving
The importance of seeking help
Medication & Grief
Admitting the struggle of grief and asking for help
Why experiencing joy and grief simultaneously is possible and necessary

#9 How to Find Joy When You're Living in Overtime with Joe Wilson

How to Find Joy

08/14/23 • 38 min

THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

Anyone wants to hear someone who brings joy to the world even in their darkest times
If you think life sucks, but somehow you find a way to laugh through the tears
If you are terminally ill or know someone who is and you need a “brighter side” perspective

OUR GUEST: JOE WILSON

Joe Wilson is an award winning filmmaker who was diagnosed with cancer and given fifteen months to live - eighteen months ago. Wilson is the creator of the online series PlayShorts and Vampire Mob and he made international news selling a jar of celebrity air.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH JOE WILSON

InstagramFacebookSpotify

RESOURCES WE CHATTED ABOUT

Joe’s GO FUND ME ... donate here!

Joe’s “We are All Famous” merchandise

Joe’s Camp Chemo Playlist

Tig Notaro LIVE

AfriCAM to see the animals Joe talked about

Joe’s Virtual Reality Video / Eiffel State Building

Joe’s Wright Brothers VR Painting

HERE IS WHAT JUNE & JOE DISCUSSED

Who is Joe Wilson?
What does it mean to live in overtime
Being on chemo and what that looks like
Finding humor at camp chemo
Comedians: People who wear armor of humor
What is a compassionate pessimist?
Comedy theater for cancer patients
“We are all famous to a few people”
Making an impact mark on the world in your way
Mosh pit / chemo battles
Why Joe feels lucky while living in overtime
How sharing your energy with the world matters
Resilience and being an adventurer
The challenges and going through the motions of living
“Life is more important than show business”
A message to workaholics
Sometimes cancer wasn’t enough
Important boundaries and sources of joy for living in overtime
If someone is living in overtime or just for diagnosed and hoping to live in overtime, what are 3 pieces of advice Joe would give for finding joy

#6 How to Find Joy In Your Work with Winn Clark

How to Find Joy

07/24/23 • 39 min

THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

anyone who hates their job and is ready to make a change
anyone who has the privilege to leave their job and wants ideas on how to prepare
anyone who is in a corporate job they want to leave
anyone who has an entrepreneurial spirit, but don’t know what to do with it
how to begin finding joy in your work when your current job sucks

TODAY'S GUEST: WINN CLARK

Winn Clark is a professional coach who works with creative entrepreneurs, coaches, and executives to courageously move forward in their work. In 2016, Winn completed The Professional Coaching Course and was certified as an Integral Coach at New Ventures West in San Francisco, where she's currently an adjunct faculty member. Before coaching, Winn spent over 20 years in the corporate world in marketing and business development in diverse settings including a Fortune 500 company, a financial services start-up, and the world’s largest CRM/direct marketing agency. Along the way, she earned an MBA and followed her career to Miami, Minneapolis, and Chicago. Winn coaches clients from around the world in 1:1 and group coaching. She's based out of her home in Paso Robles, on the Central Coast of California where she lives with her partner Ted and their cats Pinot and Noir.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH WINN CLARK

Instagram @winnclark

-LinkedIn Winn Clark

-Website www.winnclark.com

RESOURCES WE CHATTED ABOUT

“The Way of Integrity” Martha Beck

“The Hedgehog Concept” Jim Collins

“Ikigai” Hector Garcia

HERE IS WHAT JUNE & WINN DISCUSSED

Introducing Winn Clark
Winn’s definition of joy
What happens when you’re burnt toast
Grievances of corporate clients and people who don’t love their job
How much time we spend at work
Collective complaints
Golden handcuffs
Connecting with our body for wisdom
Layoffs / job loss and where to go from here
The enmeshment of identity and work
The gift of time and guidance
Discerning who to tell about your new work and ideas
The importance of community
Winn’s 3 pieces of advice on how to find joy in your work

#32 How to Find Joy After a Shocking Diagnosis with Anna Tower-Kovesdi

How to Find Joy

02/05/24 • 32 min

WHO IS THIS EPISODE FOR:

Anyone who has just received a shocking diagnosis
Anyone who knows someone who just got a diagnosis
Anyone looking to hear what it’s like to have Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Anyone who wants real life, practical tips on how to find joy through a diagnosis of any kind

OUR GUEST: ANNA TOWER-KOVESDI

Anna is a 35-year-old, active, outdoorsy, health-conscious, and positive Hungarian woman who got diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 5 months after leaving her family behind, moving to the U.S., and marrying the love of her life. She is a communication specialist, a former university lecturer, and a certified coach. Anna is currently working as a PR manager and an advocate for people who have cancer and want to respect it.

DONATE TO ANNA'S GO FUND ME
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-anna-tower-on-her-cancer-journey

CONNECT WITH ANNA

Instagram

WHAT ANNA & JUNE TALKED ABOUT

What symptoms Anna was experiencing before she got diagnosed with blood cancer
The shock of receiving the news
How urgent care saved her life
The importance of listening to your body and your intuition
Reframing diagnosis statistics
The way her relationship with Joe gave her strength
Inner and mental healing as surprise preparation for the diagnosis
Setting intentions to get through the diagnosis
Acceptance: feel the feelings but don’t feed them
Respecting cancer and integrating it into life
The reality of anger and diagnosis
What her thoughts are on mortality and death
Enjoying the human experience when it has a different meaning with a diagnosis
What joy is now post diagnosis
3 ways to find joy after a shocking diagnosis

#34 How to Find Joy Through a Tragedy with Nakita Reed

How to Find Joy

02/26/24 • 44 min

THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

anyone who has gone through or is currently going through a tragic event
anyone seeking advice on how to heal through a tragedy
anyone who wants to know how to support a loved one through a tragedy
anyone who wants an inspiring perspective about life during the lowest of times

OUR GUEST: NAKITA REED
Nakita Reed is an Associate at Quinn Evans and an award-winning architect with experience in the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings, with a focus on sustainable strategies in design and construction. She has a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia. She is a registered architect, a LEED®-Accredited Professional, and a certified Passive House Consultant.

She serves on the board of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation and is a co-chair of the Zero Net Carbon Collaboration for Existing and Heritage Buildings (ZNCC). She is also the host of Tangible Remnants, a podcast for lovers of existing buildings that explores the intersection of architecture, preservation, sustainability, race & gender.
HOW TO CONNECT WITH NAKITA:
Podcast "Tangible Remnants"
Website
Instagram @tangible remnants
Facebook @tangible remnants
JUNE & NAKITA TALKED ABOUT:

The shocking story of how Nakita found out about the tragic event that killed her 3 family members (her father, step mother, and step mother's sister) and the trial that ensued
How she handled the tragic news
What she had to go through (from logistics to emotions) because of the tragedy
The hardship of carrying the burden of an all-consuming grief
The best description of grief
The pain of letting go and the timeline to create closure
What happened in the trial and finding closure through the justice system when it does not feel fair
"It was always going to happen" / coincidences that can't be ignored
Normalizing the ebb and flow of grief
How to support someone and hold space for people going through a tragedy and what NOT to do
The toxicity of "don't cry" "it will be ok"
How to find acceptance through tragedy
The hardship of receiving an inheritance
Learning to be normal even if that feels like betrayal
3 tips for anyone trying to find joy through a tragedy
What Nakita's father would have said about life and living

#7 How to Find Joy Before You Die with Jodi Wellman

How to Find Joy

07/31/23 • 44 min

THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

-anyone who wants to make the most of their precious life

-anyone who wants to know how to find joy while alive, but don’t know where to begin

-anyone who wants to live magnanimously

-anyone who is ready to laugh in the grim reaper’s face

-anyone who wants to discover what makes them feel alive

OUR GUEST: JODI WELLMAN

Jodi Wellman is a leading authority on living lives worth living. As a speaker and facilitator, she helps her clients live squander-free lives while they’re lucky enough to still be above ground — while cleverly beginning with the “big end” in mind. She named her business Four Thousand Mondays because it shines the light on the finite number of weeks we have to live like we mean it. Jodi holds a Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she is also an Assistant Instructor. As a certified coach with 25 years of corporate leadership experience, she helps executives, teams, and high performers work well and live even better.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH JODI WELLMAN

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/fourthousandmondays/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/FourThousandMondays

Website

https://fourthousandmondays.com

RESOURCES WE CHATTED ABOUT

Jodi’s TEDEX talk “How death can bring you back to life”

Jodi’s Monday Mornings You Have Left Calculator

Jodi’s "How Alive (or Dead) Are You" quiz (look for the pop up!)

HERE IS WHAT JUNE & JODI DISCUSSED