Bestselling author and Joy School founder Lisa McCourt joins Jessica for a deeply compassionate conversation on self-trust, soul wisdom, and redefining joy beyond surface happiness. Together, they explore major life transitions, intuition versus logic, unconditional love, parenting, emotional healing, activism, and the practices that help us return to ourselves when life feels overwhelming. Lisa shares insights from her decades of work teaching joy as a full-spectrum embrace of the human experience, offering grounded tools for greater compassion, resilience, and inner peace. This episode is an invitation to remember that joy is not the absence of hardship, but the loving presence we bring to all of it.
Guest Bio:Lisa McCourt is the author of Free Your Joy and other books on love and joy, with over 9 million copies sold worldwide. She is the creator of the Joy Vibe Tune-Up modality and founder of Joy School, where she has spent over two decades teaching the principles of joy. Her bestselling children’s book I Love You Stinky Face, praised by Publishers Weekly as a “modern classic,” reflects her enduring impact. She also offers nondenominational ceremonies for life’s meaningful transitions and is currently expanding her work into New York’s Hudson Valley.Website: lisamccourt.comInstagram: @lisamccourtjoy
Host Bio:Jessica Shepherd is an astrologer, intuitive guide, and author of five books, including A Love Alchemist’s Notebook. She is the host of Soft Human Voice and writes the companion Substack newsletter Soft Human Words, where she explores sensitivity, self-trust, embodiment, and intuitive living. Based in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Jessica’s work helps others reconnect with their inner wisdom and cultivate calm, clarity, and meaningful transformation.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_jessicashepherd_/Websites: jessicashepherd.com | moonkissd.comSubstack: jessicashepherd.substack.com
Production Credit:Produced by Noah TetznerProfit With Podcasting: profitwithpodcasting.com
