The Soul's Work Podcast
The Soul's Work Podcast is the show about uncovering our authentic selves through doing both light work and shadow work. Host Janice Ho shares her life experiences and resources on topics such as healing from trauma and addiction, connecting with our intuition, navigating our relationships, and more. This podcast is not meant to give professional advice, but to share personal experiences and help others feel less alone in their own journeys.
Episodes
20 episodes
Relational Anarchy: An Anti-Capitalist Love Story (with Saintless)
In this episode, Janice and guest Saintless discuss relational anarchy (RA, a.k.a. relationship anarchy) as an approach to being more human vs. transactional in our relationships. They also talk about how dominant social and political systems n...
Breaking the Cycles of Generational Trauma (with Maria Cheung)
In this episode, Janice and guest Maria Cheung (somatic pleasure coach and clinical sexologist) talk about generational trauma and how patterns created in our parents' time—like conflict avoidance, self-criticism, hyper-independence, etc—...
Shame and Shaming in Social Justice Movements (with Andrea)
In this episode, Janice and guest Andrea discuss shame and shaming in social justice movements and spaces, including:Common ways that shame shows up in our activism workIs shaming ever okay? Is it effective in moving people...
Fearing and Befriending Anger
This episode is all about anger! How many of us come to fear, and then disown, this core emotion. And the ways we adapt to our uneasy relationship with anger, including avoiding conflict, people-pleasing, and passive-aggressiveness.Janic...
How Authentic Are We in Our Relationships? (Practicing Relationship Anarchy)
In this episode, Janice discusses why it's challenging to show up authentically in our intimate relationships, including some of the ways internalizing dominant culture's "relationship rules" had her constantly feeling insecure and trying to ma...
Starting A New Chapter of the Podcast
In this brief introduction to Season 5 of The Soul's Work Podcast, Janice answers four questions:Where has she been for the past two years? (Short answer: Palestine)What does Palestine have to do with What's c...
Dancing with Grief: In Personal Loss and Collective Suffering (with Glora Eid)
Join Gloria Eid (writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide) and host Janice Ho for a conversation on grieving – whether it's the grief we feel when losing a loved one, doing our trauma-healing work, or being impacted by the colle...
Uncovering Our Authentic Self Through Inner Child Work + the Right Relationships (with Janna Estrada)
Fellow therapist-in-training Janna Estrada shares about her journey uncovering her authentic self, from not being able to speak up for herself and being overwhelmed by big emotions to doing therapy and finding the right relationships that align...
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Can You Learn New Relationship Patterns? (with Tim Johnson)
Tim and Janice talk about how to keep the spark going in our romantic relationships, including what to do when our love languages aren’t aligned, continuing to learn new things about our partners, and doing dates! They also discuss the importan...
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Sex Work as Healing Work + Exploring Kink and Polyamory (with Sydney)
Sydney and Janice chat about how sex work can be healing and a path to reclaiming one's sensuality. They also dive into unlearning codependency and practicing polyamory, plus exploring kink and disowned parts through dom/sub play.Bio: S...
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Going Alcohol Free (My 3-Year AF Anniversary)
Janice shares her process of how she made it to 3 years alcohol free after struggling with alcohol dependency for many years. She and her guest host Janna Estrada discuss the top 5 things that supported Janice in her alcohol-free journey.
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Asian Representation: Stepping Into Self-Confidence (with Sheena Yap Chan)
Sheena Yap Chan and Janice discuss why Asian representation and healing intergenerational trauma are important in building self-confidence. They also talk about racism in Canada and how they gave up parts of themselves to assimilate to Western ...
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Building Secure Attachment Through Healing Trauma + Solo Polyamory (with denise chang)
In this age of insta-everything, it can be tempting to chase the next quick healing fix and spiritual high. But Janice and her guest denise chang discuss a more sustainable approach to healing trauma that involves working with the body; reconne...
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Telling the Truth Through Art Therapy (with Youhjung Son)
In this episode, Janice and her guest Youhjung Son, an art therapist and business coach, demystify what art psychotherapy (or "art therapy" for short) is, and how it helps people tap into their inner world in powerful ways that talk therapy can...
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Exploring Solo Polyamory
In this episode, Janice shares about some of her personal experiences exploring solo polyamory over the past few months. She defines what consensual non-monogamy, polyamory, and solo polyamory are to get us on the same playing field, then answe...
Sex and Love: Addressing the Intimacy Recession (with Gwendolyn Dolske)
In this episode, Janice and her guest Gwendolyn Dolske (philosophy professor and host of the Good Is In The Details Podcast) discuss the current "intimacy recession" among young people that is not only keeping individuals from experiencing plea...
Healing in Relationships with a Therapist (with Chris Lam)
In this episode, Janice and her guest Chris Lam (therapist at Ride the Waves Counselling Service) talk about how therapy can help clients heal in relationships, both with the therapist and in their other relationships. They also discuss some co...
Black Lives Matter: Doing the Anti-Racism Work
In this episode, Janice shares a bit about her background in understanding the racism that exists both in so-called Toronto/Canada and the self-development/wellness space. She also shares about her own shame, fears, and uncertainties with doing...
Why It’s So Hard to Stop Drinking
In this episode, Janice explains how a person’s brain becomes addicted to alcohol (or other addictive drugs), and how there’s actually a rational explanation for the seemingly irrational behavior of people who become dependent on drugs. She als...
On Music, Mental Illness, and Leadership (with Rebecca Lam)
In this episode, Janice and her guest Rebecca Lam dive into a raw and open discussion about music, spirituality, mental illness, perfectionism, vulnerability, leadership, and so much more. Don't miss this insightful and honest conversation!...
