Integrity and Joy
Creating a Better World, One Life at a Time
Welcome to “Integrity and Joy,” a podcast designed for anyone striving to live a more fulfilling and meaningful life. Hosted by life coach and meditation teacher Steve Walker — a former educator, diplomat, and activist — each episode invites you to explore what it truly means to live with integrity and embrace joy. Drawing on his fascinating life story and insatiable curiosity, Steve engages with guests from all walks of life to uncover actionable insights and inspiring stories.
Together, let’s embark on a journey to cultivate love, joy, and a deeper sense of purpose in our lives and communities. Join us for conversations that not only uplift your spirit but also empower you to make meaningful change in your life and have a positive impact on the world.
Episodes
23 episodes
Even Coaches Get Sick: Lessons in Resilience and Rest (Season 1 Finale)
The season 1 finale didn’t go as planned — because life didn’t go as planned.In this deeply personal episode, I share what happened when an unexpected and serious illness forced me to stop, surrender control, and put my own coaching and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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29:21
From Conflict Resolution to Figuring Out Your "Wow!": A Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Dr. Paul Williams
Episode 19 or Integrity and Joy:Dr. Paul R. Williams has spent his career navigating the world’s most fragile moments. A lawyer, negotiator, and professor, he’s been a quiet force behind peace deals, post-conflict constitutions,...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:31:20
A Conversation About Courage (Bonus Episode)
A former student of mine, Erica Lazarus, has been working with me on the Integrity and Joy social media presence since last fall. She's a pretty unique and special person — social worker, yogi, powerful spirit — and we talked a bit about how co...
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Season 1
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58:27
Transformation in Three Acts: Integrity Through Every Phase
Episode 18 of Integrity and Joy:Transformation and transitions rarely happen all at once. They unfold in phases—something ends, there’s a disorienting in-between, and then, something new begins. In this episode, Transfo...
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Episode 18
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46:08
LION BABE's Jillian Hervey on Authenticity, Music & Becoming a Mom | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 17:In this soulful and inspiring conversation, Steve reconnects with his former student — the dynamic Jillian Hervey, best known as the front woman of the genre-blending duo LION BABE. Jillian ...
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Episode 17
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1:33:36
Tackling Difficult Conversations with Integrity (Without Losing Your Cool) | Integrity and Joy
Episode 17 of Integrity and Joy:We’ve all been there—those moments when your heart races, your palms get sweaty, and you’re bracing yourself for a conversation that feels impossibly awkward or confrontational. Whether i...
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Episode 16
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47:47
Engineering Resilience: Overcoming Discrimination on the Path to SpaceX | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 15: In this deeply personal and thought-provoking episode of Integrity and Joy, host Steve Walker reconnects with a former student, Meharban Singh Sobti, whose journey from a challenging...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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2:10:22
Mindfulness Can Change Your Life (For Real!) | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 14: Mindfulness can be a life changing practice. While mindfulness — including meditation — has become tremendously popular in recent years, it is often misunderstood and many people deny themsel...
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Episode 14
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39:02
Pursuing Your Passion and Achieving a Flow State With Organizational Psychologist Jared Weintraub | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 13: Dr. Jared Weintraub is a former student of mine and an Organizational Psychologist who explores the practical applications of generative AI, workplace nudges, mindfulness, and Flow Theory to ...
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Episode 13
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1:05:14
Creating Your Purpose
Integrity and Joy — Episode 12: Many of us feel stuck or struggle to find our "purpose." But we create our purpose and meaning in life and there are concrete ways we can do exactly that, personally and professionally.
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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27:01
Founder and CEO Helaine Knapp | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 11: Helaine Knapp is incredibly impressive and inspirational! Founder and CEO of CityRow and author of Making Waves, Helaine is a successful entrepreneur and consultant whose story will ...
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Episode 11
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56:52
Integrity in Uncertain Times | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 10: We live in uncertain times. How can integrity help us navigate these uncertain times and restore the integrity of the core institutions that we need for a functioning democracy and free socie...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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35:08
Will Richardson on the Future of Education | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 9: Education will be a recurring theme in this podcast because it is so central to our own development and to our society as a whole. I was fortunate to teach in and, eventually, run an innovativ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:08:58
The Importance of Courage | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 8: We often think of courage as primarily being something heroes, first responders, and others facing physical danger have. But we all have some capacity for courage and need courage of different...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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45:14
Scott Zumwalt on Being an Innovator in Digital Marketing for Presidential Campaigns, LGBTQ Rights and More! | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 8: Scott Zumwalt was impressive as a 10th grader in my European history class, foreshadowing his tremendous success as a digital marketing innovator on presidential and senate campaigns, in the L...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:10:36
Five Keys to Healthy Relationships | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 6: The quality and health of our relationships are huge factors in our ability to live a good life, to create and find joy and happiness and meaning in our lives. To experience love.Here ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:48
My Struggles with My Inner Voice (Bonus Episode) | Integrity and Joy
In this Bonus Episode related to Episode 4, I discuss my own struggles with my inner voice, including imposter syndrome and fear of abandonment and rejection.
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Season 1
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12:03
Two Hikers, Two Journeys — Life on the Appalachian Trail and Beyond | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 5: Navigating your 20s can be challenging — so why not throw in a five-month thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail?!Do you like stories of adventures and big life lessons? Are you or is some...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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2:12:09
Managing Your Inner Voice | Integrity and Joy
In episode 4 of Integrity and Joy, we talk about our inner voice — is it your biggest cheerleader or, like for many of us, your harshest critic? We’ll explore why we have such a negative inner voice, how paradigms and mindsets — which ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:23
My Conversation with Jamie Arkin: Public Health, Life in Africa, Creating Your Life | Integrity and Joy
My guest on episode 3 of Integrity and Joy is Jamie Arkin, a New Yorker and former student of mine turned public health and development consultant based in Cape Town, South Africa.Jamie grew up in New York and knew there w...
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Episode 3
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1:18:05
Living a Good Life | Integrity and Joy
Integrity and Joy — Episode 2: How do we live a good life? Living a good life can be challenging and even a bit of a mystery. Managing our careers, relationships, finances and more can be confusing and overwhelming at times...
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Episode 2
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34:25