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Welcome to Transformative Journeys – the channel where growth meets grit, healing gets honest (sometimes the “I can’t believe she said that” kind), and resilience means practice-makes-progress.
If you’ve ever hit a breaking point, questioned everything, or felt like the old “you” doesn’t quite anymore-you’re not alone.
Hosted by Johanna, a resilience rebel with a wicked sense of humor and a heart for healing, this channel explores emotional wellness, self-compassion, and what it really means to bounce back (even if you're held together with duct tape and caffeine).
Here you’ll find:
Podcast episodes every other Monday
Shorts with bite-sized insights and tough-love pep talks
Tools rooted in neuroscience, story-telling, and lived experience.
No perfection. No toxic positivity. Just grounded support for navigating the messy middle of healing and growth.
Because transformation isn’t about “getting over it.”
It’s about growing through it.
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Teaser: Growth, Grit, and Allowing Ourself to Become
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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PowerPoint Johanna: Helping, Fixing, and Learning to Sit in the Suck
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Teaser: PowerPoint Johanna: Helping, Fixing, and Learning to Sit in the Suck
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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The Comparison Trap – Measuring Ourselves Against Unrealistic Expectations
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Teaser: The Comparison Trap: Measuring Ourselves Against Unrealistic Expectations
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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The Hidden Cost of Being “Good With People” (When You’re Actually an Introvert)
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Teaser: The Hidden Cost of Being "Good With People"
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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High-Load Seasons: How to Carry a Lot Without Losing Yourself
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Teaser: High-Load Seasons: How to Carry a Lot Without Losing Yourself
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May 25, 2026 |
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The Benefits of Boredom (And Why We’ve Come to Fear It)
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May 18, 2026 |
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Teaser: The Benefits of Boredom (And Why We’ve Come to Fear It)
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May 11, 2026 |
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Mindfulness for People Who Don’t Have Time for Mindfulness
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May 04, 2026 |
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Teaser: Mindfulness for People Who Don't Have Time for Mindfulness
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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The Silent Language of Stress: What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Teaser: The Silent Language of Stress - What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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What Are Micro-Boundaries? Small Ways to Protect Your Time, Energy, and Peace Every Day
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Teaser: Micro-Boundaries
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Exposure Therapy in Real Time: What 40 Episodes of Showing Up Taught Me
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Teaser: Exposure Therapy in Real Time
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Multi-Generational People-Pleasing – Our Inherited Yes-Syndrome
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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The Gentle Art of Unlearning Self-Sabotage
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Is Self-Sabotage Just Fear in Sensible Shoes? | A Short Between Episodes
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Your Inner Critic: Friend or Foe?
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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The Unspoken Language of Intuition — Why Trusting Your Gut Isn’t Woo-Woo
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Stop “Shoulding” On Yourself – Why Authenticity Is Your Superpower
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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The Radical Power of Rest – Rewiring the Guilt Out of Relaxation and Recreation
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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The Problem with Resolutions - and the Power of Realistic Goals
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Gratitude, Growth, and Hope - My Holiday Thank You
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Broken Traditions: Coping with Spiritual Dissonance and Holiday Grief
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Creating Your Own Meaningful Rituals
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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How to Support Someone Who Is Grieving (Especially During the Holidays)
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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How to Navigate Grief, Gatherings, and Expectations During the Holidays
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Navigating Grief in a Fast-Moving World – Rituals, Realities, and Relearning How to Mourn
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Grief Brain: Why You Can’t Think Straight (and How to Help Your Mind Heal)
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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My Journey Through Loss: Honoring My Son’s Memory & A Conversation About Lost History
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Who Am I to Start a Podcast?: Doubt, Courage, and Doing It Anyway
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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The Art of Unlearning: Limiting Beliefs and Why Shedding Old Stories Is a Superpower
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Flashback & Forward: A Letter to My 20-Year-Old Self (Revisited)
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Welcome Into My Home: And My Seasonal Fall Reset
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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The Fear of Being Seen: Why Vulnerability Feels So Scary (And How to Do It Anyway)
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Revisiting the Ashes: A September Reflection on Loss, Change, and Beginning Again
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Why Your “Too ness” Is Your Superpower: Reclaiming Your Space and Your Voice
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Empathy, Empaths, and Emotional Boundaries: And How Not to Be a Doormat
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Emotional Intelligence: Why Naming It and Feeling It Helps in Healing It
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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What Is Loss?: The Invisible Grief We Don’t Talk About
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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You Don’t Need to Earn Your Rest: Otherwise Known As - Fix Yourself First (Snack Episode)
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Choosing Yourself Without Guilt: Why Your Healing Isn’t Selfish
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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You’re in Good Company Here: I Still Don’t Have My Sh*t Together a Lot of the Time (Snack Episode)
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Energy Leaks: Where Your Power Goes (And How to Take It Back)
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Boundaries Without Guilt: How to Say No and Still Be Kind
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Rewriting the Stories You Were Told: Reclaiming Your Inner Narrative
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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How to Live with Intention and Purpose (Without Burning Out)
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Dear 20-Year-Old Me: Read This Before You Kiss Another Toad
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Mindfulness as a Strategy: How to Use Awareness for Healing & Resilience
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Coping vs. Self-Care: Are you Surviving or Thriving?
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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How to Strengthen Mental Resilience & Thrive Through Life’s Challenges
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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From Surviving to Thriving: Post-Traumatic Growth
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Finding Yourself Again: How Rediscovering Your ‘Why’ Can Help You Heal
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Taking Chances: Starting Scared, Showing Up Anyway
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Building from the Ashes - How Grief and Trauma Spark Transformation
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Trailer: Welcome to Transformative Journeys
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May 26, 2025 |