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Today we will be graced by Austin’s beloved radio personality, author, motivational speaker, and business consultant extraordinaire -- Ms. Kimberly Holiday!
Lead with Levity Podcast Show Notes
Episode: 7
Release date: September 30, 2019
Title: A bridge to JOY through restorative circles
Guest: Kimberly “Lady Joy” Holiday
Radio Personality, Author, and Business Consultant (Austin, Texas)
Introduction
Welcome to the Lead with Levity podcast. My goal is to interview a diverse set of leaders who are interested in making a big impact on the employee experience and willing to share their perspectives on levity at work.
Today we will be graced by Austin’s beloved radio personality, author, motivational speaker, and business consultant extraordinaire -- Ms. Kimberly Holiday!
Kimberly Holiday, otherwise known to most as LadyJoy, is the on air personality for KAZI 88.7 FM’s The Juice and Jam Morning Show, but she wears many hats.
- As the owner of The Mobile Nanny Staffing Agency, she’s able to fulfill her personal commitment to child and family advocacy.
- As a published author and motivational speaker, Ms. Holiday’s inspirational messages cross domestic and international boundaries.
She has a heart to serve others by modeling the potential to live with joy regardless of life’s circumstances. Her smile is her logo and #Gotjoy is her brand!
TIME STAMPS
[04:13] The story behind the #GotJoy brand
[05:44] How do you bring the concept of #GotJoy into the work you do? | Bonus: Why Kimberly's called Lady Joy
[08:19] Lady Joy talks about healing circles
[10:00] Is there a place for healing circles in the corporate setting?
[12:48] When is the best time for an organization to do healing circles?
[14:55] Kimberly talks about her experience with sexual molestation and her healing
[16:24] Addressing emotional literacy through healing circles
[16:58] Healing circles are a conduit to get you through a place of healing to a place of joy
[17:43] Kimberly explains emotional literacy
[19:27] The impact of emotional literacy on the workplace
[21:32] Is there a link between joy and levity? | Kimberly talks about changeableness
[22:55] How would you incorporate levity into what you do?
[24:09] Have you done any of the [learning] circles with adults?
[25:45] Kimberly talks about mental wellness
QUOTES
--- On Levity
- "Levity involves quality interactions, and there's a certain level of realness that has to occur between people for them to get to that point." Heather Walker
- "Levity to me almost feels fluid, like liquid gold that can seep into every single nook, cranny and crevice, and it can reach places that humor and strategy and business meetings cannot reach."
- "When we talk about levity, we're not saying
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