In today's episode, the tables are turned and my colleague Rochelle interviews me! Listen as I talk about my discoveries around joyful living and my thoughts on joyful therapy.

Host: [Josh Stern](http://joyfultherapy.com/index.html)

Co-Host: [Rochelle Greenhagen](https://www.rochellegreenhagen.com/)

Opening Music- [Justin Reed](https://soundcloud.com/justinreed)

In today's episode, my guest Rochelle Greenhagen explores the deep question of what is really me. Rochelle is a therapist practicing in San Francisco. Tune in as Rochelle talks about the important of coming to terms with our true selves and opens up about her own healing story dealing with an eating disorder.

Host: [Josh Stern](https://joshsterntherapy.com/index.html)

Guest: [Rochelle Greenhagen](https://www.rochellegreenhagen.com/)

Opening Music- [Justin Reed](https://soundcloud.com/justinreed)

In today's episode, my guest Carly Adams talks about organizing our physical spaces. Carly is the owner of Tidy Revival in Sacremento, California. Tune in as Carly talks about the barriers, the emotions, and the process of organizing one's home or office and listen as I come to realize she's a therapist for the external.

Host: [Josh Stern](https://joshsterntherapy.com/index.html)

Guest: [Carly Adams](https://www.tidyrevival.com/)

Article referenced in episode: [Article](https://undecidedthebook.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/saxbe-repetti-pspb-2010.pdf)

Opening Music- [Justin Reed](https://soundcloud.com/justinreed)

In today's episode, my guest Randall Alifano talks with me about vulnerability, love, and spirit. Randall does psycho-spiritual counseling here in the Bay Area. Tune in as Randall talks about the merging of psychology and spirituality. Hear us celebrate the notions that your spirit never gives up on you and that you can always return to it and to home.

Host: [Josh Stern](https://joshsterntherapy.com/index.html)

Guest: [Randall Alifano](https://randallalifanophd.com/)

Opening Music- [Justin Reed](https://soundcloud.com/justinreed)

In today's episode, my guest Julia Carpenter talks with me about the healing art of acupuncture.  Julia is a founder and practitioner  at the Berkeley Acupuncture Project. Tune in as she talks about the radical notion of self-care, the inherent wisdom of the body, making healing more accessible and affordable, and what she predicts the future of healing holds.

Host: [Josh Stern](https://joshsterntherapy.com/index.html)

Guest: [Julia Carpenter](http://berkeleyacupunctureproject.com/index.html)

Opening Music- [Justin Reed](https://soundcloud.com/justinreed)

In today's episode, my guest Dr. Laura Figoski talks about physical health from a more holistic perspective. Dr. Laura Figoski is a naturopathic physician practicing in San Francisco. Tune in as she discusses the complexities surrounding one's physical health and shares insights into how to best support it.

Host: [Josh Stern](https://joshsterntherapy.com/index.html)

Guest: [Dr. Laura Figoski](http://www.lauranaturopath.com/)

Opening Music- [Justin Reed](https://soundcloud.com/justinreed)

In today's episode, my guest Rose talks about her twenty five plus years as an intuitive trainer and coach. Tune in as Rose talks about wholeness, integration, our intuition, and about the power of becoming aware of how we learn to get love and attention.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Coach Rose

Opening Music- Justin Reed

In today's episode, my guest Annie Wright talks about the power of relationships. Annie is a therapist and head of a clinic in Berkeley, California. Tune in as Annie talks about her own personal journey through relationships and speaks to their power to wound or to heal us.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Annie Wright

Opening Music- Justin Reed

In today's episode, my guest Marek Ondera talks about the need to feel our unwanted feelings and the health produced by doing it. Marek is a practicing therapist in San Francisco and Mill Valley. Tune in as Marek speaks about today's young people, how he holds hope about the future, and speaks candidly about his own struggles with self-blame.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Marek Ondera

Opening Music- Justin Reed

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Mike Levy

Opening Music- Justin Reed

In today's episode, get to hear directly from Josh Stern, host and creator of this podcast. Josh will be talking about what motivated him to start this podcast, what his thoughts are on the first nine episodes, and where he sees future episodes going. Tune in as Josh talks about the healing power of recognizing the positive and celebrating.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: none

Opening Music- Justin Reed

In today's episode, my guest Jared Michaels talks about spirituality and the healing process. Jared is a therapist and Zen priest practicing in San Francisco and Berkeley. Tune in as Jared and I talk about spiritual life and get quite personal about the details of our own healing paths and experiences.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Jared Michaels

Opening Music- Justin Reed

In today's episode, my guest Rusty Gaillard talks about aliveness and how to have a vibrant life. Rusty is a certified life coach in Silicon Valley. Tune in as Rusty talks about how to go beyond healing, stay open to possibility, and find inside out meaning and purpose.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Rusty Gaillard

Opening Music- Justin Reed

In today's episode, my guest Chris Harrison talks about vulnerability and wounding and the healthy need for their expression. Chris is the Global Resiliency Program Manager at Facebook. Tune in as Chris talks about the seductive nature of comparing ourselves to others and his own personal story of struggling with alcohol addiction.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Chris Harrison

Opening Music- Justin Reed

In today's episode, my guest Ali Howard feels into what healing is and introduces the powerful idea of healthy dependency. Ali is a therapist practicing in San Francisco. Tune in as Ali and I stumble around to find words that really capture what healing is and to hear Ali's story about her first ten day silent retreat having never meditated before in her life.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Ali Howard

Opening Music- Justin Reed

In today's episode, my guest Emily Swanson flips the notion of health and wholeness onto our environments and our connections. Emily is a practicing therapist in San Francisco and Marin. Tune in as Emily talks about our innate drive towards health and wellness and her own personal story of when she truly realized that the beautiful was inside of her too.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Emily Swanson

Opening Music- Justin Reed

In today's episode, my guest Andrew Sokolsky shares his insights regarding the topics of healing, truth, and change. Andrew is a practicing chiropractor, life coach, and author of the book "The Best Lover, Ever" working in San Francisco. Tune in as Andrew and I wonder through the learnings from his own life's lessons and land on the healing topic of alignment with oneself.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Andrew Sokolsky
Andrew's Book: The Best Lover, Ever: How to be The Best Partner in a Committed, Monogamous Relationship

Opening Music- Justin Reed

In today's episode, my guest Ashley Crouch will be discussing the healing process of inviting in versus rejecting our emotional experiences. Ashley is a therapist and certified self-compassion teacher practicing in San Francisco. Tune in as she shares her own personal story of working with self-love and its transformational effects in her life.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Ashley Crouch

Opening Music- Loyalty Freak Music "It Feels Good To Be Alive Too"

In today's episode, my guest Karla Schlags will be discussing the healing process of slowing down and taking space. Karla is a practicing therapist in San Francisco. Tune in as she shares her own personal story of being mugged and turning the experience into an empowering story.

Host: Josh Stern
Guest: Karla Schlags

Opening Music- Loyalty Freak Music "It Feels Good To Be Alive Too"