JoyfulRx Podcast
The act of caring for others is rewarding in many ways, but it can also be overwhelming and exhausting, resulting in caregivers feeling stressed, unhappy, guilty and burnt out.
Whether you are looking after children, a partner, patients, ageing parents or persons at the end of their life journey, this is your reminder that you cannot pour from an empty cup. You can serve others without sacrificing yourself. The JoyfulRx podcast is your prescription for rediscovering your own inner joy, so you can serve others from your overflow, rather than your reserve tank.
Hosted by Dr. Michelle Welch, a practicing physician, mother, children’s book author, and certified mindset coach. She presents topics each week that impact caregivers specifically and offers actionable steps and tools to help them rediscover themselves, reconnect with joy and create their best lives, starting today.
Episodes
64 episodes
Ep 64- The Real Reason Why You Keep Putting Yourself Last (It's Not A Lack Of Time)
Do you constantly feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day?Do you spend your days taking care of everyone else, only to find yourself exhausted at the end of the night, wondering why your own needs always come last?If s...
Ep 63- How to Receive What You've Been Asking For
Have you ever wondered, "Why can't I receive love?" Or found yourself asking, "Why do I keep getting in my own way?"In this deeply personal episode of the JoyfulRx Podcast, Dr. Michelle shares a simple story about her daugh...
Ep 62- Why Do I Feel Guilty Setting Boundaries?
Have you ever set a boundary and immediately felt guilty?Do you find yourself constantly explaining your decisions, worrying about upsetting people, or feeling responsible for everyone else's feelings?If so, you're not alone.<...
Ep 61- Why Do I Have to Do Everything Myself? (How Burnout Gives You Blinders)
Have you ever become so convinced that something wasn't available to you that you stopped looking for it altogether?In this episode, Dr. Michelle shares a simple moment in traffic that sparked a powerful realization about expectations, p...
Ep 60- The Real Reason Good Moms Lose Their Temper (It's Not What You Think)
Have you ever snapped at your children, partner, or someone you love and immediately felt guilty?In this episode, Dr. Michelle explores a different perspective on frustration, impatience, and emotional reactions.What if the proble...
Ep 59- Why Strong Women Never Feel "Good Enough" (And How Healing Becomes Self-Rejection)
Why do so many strong, capable women still struggle to feel like they’re enough?In this episode, we explore the hidden pressure beneath healing and self-improvement journeys—and why many women unknowingly turn growth into another perform...
Ep 58- How Everyday Phrases Become Limiting Beliefs (& Shape Your Life)
Did the phrases you grew up hearing quietly become the beliefs guiding your relationships, self-worth, boundaries, and sense of possibility?In this episode, I reflect on growing up in the Caribbean where sayings and colloquialisms were w...
Ep 57- Why Waiting Is Quietly Stealing Your Joy...And Your Life
How much of your life have you spent waiting to celebrate a goal?Waiting until you lose the weight. Waiting until you heal. Waiting until the relationship arrives. Waiting until work calms down. Waitin...
Ep 56- Why Healing Feels Hardest Right Before A Breakthrough
In this episode, we explore one of the most misunderstood parts of healing and personal growth: the moment where transformation starts to feel uncomfortable, exhausting, or even impossible.If you’ve ever thought:“Why am I still trigg...
Ep 55- Do I Need A Coach? Here's How To Know
What is coaching, really? And how do you know if you actually need a coach?In this episode, we unpack the truth about coaching — what it is, what it isn’t, and how it differs from therapy, mentorship, and simply talking to a trusted frie...
Ep 54 - Why Am I Still Triggered? (And Why That’s Actually a Good Thing)
In this episode of the JoyfulRx podcast, Dr. Michelle explores why triggering situations are not setbacks on a healing journey, but usually the very thing revealing where growth is still needed.Using a personal experience, she unpacks th...
Ep 53 - Invisible Burnout: Why You’re Exhausted Even When You’re “Fine”
I created a burnout classification system that helped me treat my own burnout and now I use it to help others. In this episode, we explore a quieter, often overlooked form of burnout, the kind that happens when your needs don’t disappear… th...
Ep 52 - Why You Aren't Really Over it Yet (How To Heal)
There are things you’ve told yourself you’ve moved on from. Situations you’ve made peace with. Stories you can tell without falling apart.And yet… they still come up.In quiet moments. In conversations.
Ep 51 - How to Stop Overfunctioning (Without Everything Falling Apart) (Part 3 of 3)
So you see the pattern.You understand why it’s happening.But now comes the real question:👉 How do you actually change it… in real life?Without guilt. Without conflict. Without everything unraveling....
Ep 50 - Why Doing Less Feels Unsafe (Even When You’re Exhausted) (Part 2 of 3)
Why Doing Less Feels Unsafe (Even When You’re Exhausted)Description:If you listened to Part 1 and thought:“Okay… I see it. But I still can’t stop.”This episode is for you.Because overfunctioning isn’t j...
Ep 49 - The OverFunctioning Trap (Part 1 of 3)
“I don’t understand why I'm the only one doing everything.”If you’ve ever felt like you’re the only one holding everything together—at home, at work, in your relationships—this episode will hit close to home.But what if the issue ...
Ep 48 - How to Protect Your Peace from Negative Comments and Situations
There is a quiet skill that determines the quality of your life: knowing what deserves your attention—and what doesn’t.Many high-functioning women and caregivers feel responsible for explaining themselves, correcting misunderstand...
Ep 47 - Heavy Seasons Are Not a Signal to Abandon Yourself
There are seasons in life that don’t look dramatic.They’re just… heavy.In this episode, I explore what happens internally during heavy seasons, especially for high-achieving women and caregivers who are used to being the strong on...
Ep 46 - How I Moved from Survival Mode to Self-Trust (10 Lessons From 2025)
This birthday didn’t feel loud or celebratory in the traditional sense. It felt quiet. Steady. Like a deep exhale. And in that quiet, I realized just how much has shifted over the last year — not because I forced massive change, but because I s...
Ep 45 - Why We Abandon What's Working (And Call It Growth)
Why do we abandon routines that are actually working...and call it growth?In this episode, Dr. Michelle explores a subtle form of self-sabotage common among high-functioning women: making tiny, logical-seeming pivots away from wha...
Ep 44 - Setting Intentions Without Overwhelm vs. Making Resolutions
Feeling overwhelmed by New Year’s resolutions? This episode of the JoyfulRx podcast offers a compassionate alternative for caregivers and busy women: setting intentions without pressure.Dr. Michelle explores how to step away fro...
Ep 43- Beyond Burnout: When Stress Becomes Pain
What happens when pain has no clear medical explanation—but still changes everything?In this episode, I’m sharing a conversation I originally recorded as a guest takeover on a colleague’s podcast. As I listened back, I realized how deepl...
Ep 42- Feminine and Masculine Energy in Caregiving: How Decision Fatigue Drains Both
In this episode, we dive into the hidden impact of decision fatigue on caregivers — not just as a mental drain, but as an energetic one. We explore how constant decision-making pulls women out of their feminine energy, how it overwhelms ...
Ep 41- What My Mom's Peach Cobbler Taught Me About Joy and Myself
In this deeply personal and heart-opening episode of The JoyfulRx Podcast, Dr. Michelle shares a story that blends nostalgia, grief, ancestral wisdom, and the profound truth that joy is never truly lost — only waiting to be accessed ag...
Ep 40 - From Default to Intention: How Self-Awareness Transforms Parenting and Caregiving
Have you ever caught yourself reacting to your child or loved one in a way that made you think, “Where did that even come from?” You’re not alone. In this episode, Dr. Michelle dives deep into the quiet, unseen patterns that drive so m...