Season 2
Feb. 21, 2022
S2|EP17: 6 Lessons Learned from Doing the Soul's Work (Season 2 Finale)
In this episode, Janice wraps up Season 2 of The Soul's Work Podcast with six of her biggest lessons learned from doing the soul's work over the past four years.
Dec. 27, 2021
S2|EP16: Closing Out 2021: Reflections on Another Big Year
If 2020 was a big year, 2021 felt like a continuation of that. As this year comes to an end, what important reflections do you have about 2021 that will help you walk into the New Year just a bit more grounded and knowing your authentic self?
Dec. 14, 2021
S2|EP15: Doing the Work: From Anxious to Secure Attachment in Relationships (with Melissa Vona)
How can attachment theory and attachment styles help us better understand why we show up in our relationships the way we do? In this episode, we explore this + the highs and lows of doing the work to move from insecure to more secure attachment in relationships.
Nov. 18, 2021
S2|EP14: Navigating Boundaries: The Good, the Confusing, and the Uncomfortable
Everyone’s talking about boundaries these days and how important they are for our Selves and our relationships. But then why do they feel so hard to do, and does setting boundaries mean we have to push people away? We discuss all this and more in this episode on navigating boundaries.
Oct. 27, 2021
S2|EP13: Healing in Relationships with a Therapist (with Chris Lam)
What makes people turn to therapy? How is talking to a therapist different from sharing your "problems" with a good friend or family member? In this episode, we discuss this and many other aspects of doing therapy!
Oct. 10, 2021
S2|EP12: Life Is Short, But What If We Need to Slow Down?
"Life is short, so live it to the fullest." This well-known mantra can push us to want to do things bigger, better, and more of. But what if "living to the fullest" feels more like undue pressure than inspiration? What if going slow and being cautious is sometimes actually the most authentic decisi…
Sept. 15, 2021
S2|EP11: From Hopeless to Hopeful with Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (with Lucy Duong)
When we go through our darkest days, a brighter future can feel hopeless. That was where Lucy Duong found herself after losing her sister to suicide. After trying conventional therapeutic approaches, hypnotherapy and neurolinguistic programming brought her greater healing and continuing onward with…
Aug. 8, 2021
S2|EP10: Navigating Online Dating and Sex After Lockdown
After emerging from a long, sexually frustrating lockdown, how do we navigate dating and sex? In this episode, we explore the lessons that can be learned from less-than-desirable sexual experiences in discovering new, more authentic ways of enjoying sex.
June 7, 2021
S2|EP9: Healing Trauma (Part 4): Doing Therapy
How can we begin to heal trauma? In this episode, we explore one potential aspect of healing: doing therapy to gain new insights into our current life challenges and heal trauma within a safe, attuned relationship with a therapist.
May 5, 2021
S2|EP8: Healing Trauma (Part 3): Getting Triggered (Why Can’t We Just Leave the Past in the Past?)
Why can't we just let things go and leave the past in the past? In this episode, we explore why past traumatic experiences can trigger us in the present, even years after they happened.
March 10, 2021
S2|EP7: Healing Trauma (Part 2): What Causes Trauma + Why Trauma Isn’t Just About Negative Thoughts
So what is trauma exactly? If "bad" things happened to me in the past, can't I just think more positively to forget about them? In this episode, we explore why trauma and its impacts are so much more than about how we think.
Feb. 15, 2021
S2|EP6: Healing Trauma (Part 1): What is Trauma + How My Healing Journey Started
If you've tried everything from positive affirmations to meditation and you're still feeling stuck in unhealthy patterns and ongoing triggers, an exploration into trauma might provide new perspectives and paths to change.
July 4, 2020
S2|EP5: Doing the Self-Work
What if we're just too depleted or unmotivated to do our "self-development" work? In this episode, we take a step back from talking about the deep inner work itself to reflecting on how we want to approach this self-work in the first place so that it's sustainable over the long-term.
June 5, 2020
S2|EP4: Black Lives Matter: Doing the Anti-Racism Work
While the recent murder of George Floyd by police has evoked a new wave of the Black Lives Matter movement, racism against Black folks is nothing new (including in Canada). How do we sit with the challenging feelings we may be experiencing and mobilize ourselves to help dismantle our culture of whi…
May 13, 2020
S2|E3: Why It’s So Hard to Stop Drinking
Why can't we just stop at one drink? A common belief is that if people dependent on substances just "tried harder," they could gain some control over their addictions. But the neuroscience shows why the path to recovery is so much more complex.
May 11, 2020
S2|EP2: Sitting with Hard Feelings
"Just be grateful for what you have." "Don't worry, everything's going to be fine." "Just think positive." Have you ever heard these responses when you've shared some challenging feelings you've been going through? In this episode, we explore the gift of giving ourselves and others the space to sit…
May 10, 2020
S2|EP1: Season 2 Introduction
In the Introduction of The Soul's Work Podcast: Season 2, host Janice Ho welcomes you all back to the show and shares about her almost two-year hiatus off the mic. You'll get a sneak peek of the topics she'll be discussing this season, plus some background on her more journey exploring her relation…