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The Resilient Joy PodcastHappy Halloween- ACOTAR StyleIn this episode, Danet and Kensi talk about their love of reading, the joy they find in a good book, and some of their most recent faves- the ACOTAR series! Join us for this book-club-feel chat, and if you have any book suggestions for us, let us know in the comments!Danet's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/danet.petersonhttps://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/A Cure In Sight:https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81Kensi's Social Media:https...2024-10-3053 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastIntegrity and IntegrationKensi and Crystal continue their conversation regarding healing. We talk about what it means to be integrated and share personal examples of what it looks like to not be integrated. Crystal helps us understand how being integrated is tied to our integrity. Again, the underlying theme of this episode is to approach our journeys of self-awareness and integration with compassion and curiosity. Those shifts alone will help you to live life with more resilience and joy.To learn more about Crystal and the resources she offers, check out the links below:*Also... sorry about the...2024-10-2642 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEmbracing Self-CompassionIn this episode, Kensi interviews her friend, Crystal on the lessons she has learned throughout her life. She shares her experiences with learning to offer herself compassion rather than criticism, beginning to recognize her wants and needs and how to prioritize them, and how these skills have moved her more into a position of collaboration- with herself and others, versus one of competition. Crystal is a beautiful example of living life with Resilient Joy!Crystal's social media:https://www.facebook.com/crystal.b.williamshttps://www.instagram.com/myrathos/Crystal's...2024-10-0435 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastCertainty and UncertaintyIn this episode Kensi and Danet talk about the complimentary and dissonant qualities of our need for both certainty and uncertainty, how we can better create empowering certainty and uncertainty in our lives, and how we can practice tolerating the discomfort that comes from balancing the tension between our need for certainty and uncertainty.Get your Resilient Joy and Rebellious Hope candles here:https://arizonadesertglow.com/products/resilient-joyDanet's Podcast, Facing the Unknown:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-8-facing-the-unknown/id1561300306?i=1000530468304For more information...2024-10-0351 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastYour go-to Self-Care MenuIn today’s episode, Danet and Kensi discuss some foundational self- care practices. Self-awareness and self-compassion being the central components in those practices. As a reference, we use a list of self-care needs for optimal functioning that was provided to Kensi by her therapist. The list includes: 1) breath 2) sleep 3) water 4) food 5) activity 6) hygiene (Bird, 2017). If you like what you hear in this episode, feel free to check out this blog post written by Kensi that also covers this topic:https://peopleparentingpeople.blogspot.com/2023/11/improving-and-maintaining-self-care-in.html Snag the shareable stories below or fo...2024-09-0944 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastGetting to know Danet - Resilient Joy 2.0In this episode, Kensi, newly minted co-host, interviews Danet about her life to date. Areas covered in this introductory episode to rebrand the Resilient Joy podcast as a co-hosted podcast: 1. Where are you at in life right now? Family-husband and kids, job, living, etc.2. What are you passionate about?3. What is one of the most challenging things you have faced in your life and what has helped you to navigate that?4. What is your biggest irrational fear?5. What is your most embarrassing story?Tune in to the next episode to...2024-08-1743 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastGetting to know Kensi! New co-host!Tune in to learn a little about Kensi, the other co-host of The Resilient Joy Podcast.This episode will cover some of the same questions Kensi asked Danet, but we'll get Kensi's take on it!Fun fact! Danet actually spent all of middle school and high school living in the house Kensi lived in as a kid. Crazy right!? We'll talk more about how we met next! Thanks to tuning in and subscribing! We're glad you're part of this discussion and hope you can relate!Danet's Social Media:h...2024-08-1733 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastParenting and Stage IV CancerDanet Peterson, a nearly 4 year ocular melanoma survivor and host of the Resilient Joy Podcast, discusses navigating the stage IV recurrence of uveal melanoma with another ocular melanoma parent and friend, Lindsay Brown. Tune in to hear the first part of this discussion with more to come soon!Danet's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/danet.petersonhttps://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/A Cure In Sight:https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81Kensi's Social Media:https://www.f...2024-04-2858 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastE15 What's been going on--Integrative Cancer TherapyHi all! It's been a while! A hot minute. I wish I could have kept up with continuing my own podcast but in the midst of kids getting sick, a stage IV cancer diagnosis, and my job working for a nonprofit to aid research, and help patients with the same cancer I have been dealing with, plus I've been hard pressed to just focus on my self care and learning how to approach cancer from a naturopathic standpoint--I just haven't had a lot of extra time. Things have settled down and I'm thankfully 5 months cancer free but I have...2023-04-0744 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 14: Kreacher and other little monstersIn this episode, Danet explores how our emotions, usually the perceived "negative" ones, do far less damage when we allow them space and validate them, than if we ignore and stifle our emotions. Like Kreacher, and the little monster from a story book referenced, they can be understood, allowed room and validation, and evolve to be something we learn from, something we feel fully.Take a listen and be sure to subscribe if you enjoy this podcast! Danet's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/danet.petersonhttps://www.i...2021-12-1811 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 13: Christmas Gift hiding places (better late than never)On this episode, Danet shares from posts and polls the many clever ideas for where to hide gifts for your kiddos so they won't be found. This month flew by too fast--apologies for the lateness of this episode!Overall lesson to be learned here? Don't use the same place twice, and be willing to move them often.A few faves: hide them in the christmas tree box! Genius! Hiding them by wrapping them. Hiding in plain sight!Current hiding place: In 3 GIANT black bags usually used for giving things away to the donation...2021-12-1715 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 12: Developing Resilience through a skin cancer diagnosisThe Resilient Joy Podcast is joined by Leah Adams, speaking about her journey with skin melanoma, as well as her family's journey as a whole. Her dad is currently battling stage 4 skin melanoma. Leah urges everyone she comes in contact with to protect your largest organ--the skin!In the winter months, many times we forget to apply sunscreen, thinking the sun is less damaging; but it's still vital to protect your skin, even in winter months--year round is the best!Heres a few things to do to protect your skin:1. Apply SP...2021-11-171h 07The Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 11: Complicated and Boundaries; parenting editionIn this episode, Danet shares how setting some personal boundaries in parenting with school homework have helped save her sanity as a mom. ;) Also, some working through some complicated unexpected emotions!Danet's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/danet.petersonhttps://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/A Cure In Sight:https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81Kensi's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/Brighter Community Resources:...2021-11-0813 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 10: No one has the emotional range of a teaspoonIn this episode, Danet shares about the EMDR therapy session of processing heavy fears about the future and comes to an important conclusion: You can never protect the people you love from their feelings. We all have to FEEL our feelings to build resilience in life. Danet's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/danet.petersonhttps://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/A Cure In Sight:https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81Kensi's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/a...2021-09-0716 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 9: Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itselfIn this episode, Danet talks about facing your fears, and processing the emotion behind fear."Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself." Albus DumbledoreHow to FEEL your fearI feel fear a lot these days--maybe you do too.& yet, fear is what keeps us alive, triggering a rush of adrenaline if we're say, being chased down by a hungry bear.This whole cancer business is tricky because it seems like the fear I feel is always there, especially at first.But feeling it, constantly--well...2021-08-3012 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 8: Facing the UnknownLet's talk about certainty, and uncertainty, and how you can't have one without the other!Both certainty and uncertainty are part of the 6 human needs (disclaimer, learned this from Brad Bizjack who learned it from Tony Robbins).This means we will, as human beings, ALWAYS look for ways to fill these needs, consciously or unconsciously.We NEED certainty to survive emotionally, but we also NEED uncertainty to have an interesting and engaging life.One doesn't come without the other.So when you're faced with the uncertainty and the unknown...2021-07-3023 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 7: Sorting Hats (and when to set them down)In this episode, I talk about releasing our identity as defined by the hats we wear, what we do, and practicing self love and grace in tricky seasons!Danet's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/danet.petersonhttps://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/A Cure In Sight:https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81Kensi's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/https://www.instagram.com/kkevans13/Brighter Community Resources:https://brightercommunity.org/2021-07-1218 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 6: Creating a morning routineMorning Mastery E BOOK LINK to follow along in this episode! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5fb81b247f165b94ed6386b6 subscribe and get it emailed to your inbox!Are you a morning person? Or a night owl?-Regardless here’s a few starting the day tips to help you out!-1. Morning routine (early or not) starts the night before! I set my alarm (and my resolve) BEFORE I go to bed. I set out my pd book, my planner, my journal on the kit...2021-06-1426 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 5: Summer Mojo!How do you stay motivated, especially in summer? I've been getting this question a lot lately! So I figured we could talk about it! I have to stop relying solely on willpower and hack my habits. Having a set plan and people to do it with has been helpful before. My plan for June is to do the let’s get up dance and resistance training but I may incorporate other workouts cuZ I’m missing weight training.I also commit to getting up early like crazy early when I have kids activities. When m...2021-06-0619 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 4: PPD, Miscarriage (my story part 1)Taking a walk down memory lane to walk you through some of the seasons of life I've gone through, some of what helped me in those seasons, and why I want to continue sharing what I have learned through all the crazy--why I look back now and see those difficult seasons as a gift that I have to use and grow from now. Danet's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/danet.petersonhttps://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/A Cure In Sight:https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a...2021-05-0433 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 3: Butterbeer, quidditch, and joyLet's chat for a short couple minutes about pockets of joy--taking note of them, and making sure to plan for them on purpose!TED TALK SHAWN ACHOR HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE: https://youtu.be/GXy__kBVq1MDanet's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/danet.petersonhttps://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/A Cure In Sight:https://acureinsight.org/?v=324d8a1d3f81Kensi's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/Brett.Kensi/about/https://www.instagram.com...2021-05-0207 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 2: Nox v Lumos Maxima (aka Dimmer switches)In this episode, Danet shares how the concept of a "dimmer switch" in your life can make all the difference when confronted with curve balls and ups and downs.Video referenced: Off, On What's In Between-- listen to parts 1, 2 and 3 if you can! but Parts 1 and 2 are the best! https://youtu.be/Pnw5GjpTJJMThanks so much for joining me on the podcast! See you next episode! Danet's Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/danet.petersonhttps://www.instagram.com/the.danet.peterson/A C...2021-04-0818 minThe Resilient Joy PodcastEpisode 1: Welcome to the Podcast! Expecto Patronum!Welcome to my first episode! Talking today about casting a life patronus to boost your confidence, happiness, and resilience levels--if you're not familiar with Harry Potter and the themes--well you're about to find out!Be sure to SUBSCRIBE, share your favorite moment with your tribe on Instagram, tag me @myjoyfitjourney—and if you have a moment, leave a me a brief review! Until next time—keep creating your pockets of joy every day!Disclaimer: I do not own the rights, names, or ideas created by JK Rowling in the Harry Potter seri...2021-04-0211 min