Trust Your Innersense™ with Joanne Starkman
Trust Your Innersense ™ with Joanne Starkman invites you to slow down, reconnect, and come home to yourself. Rooted in self-love and everyday rituals, this podcast explores what it means to live with intention—starting with the relationship we have with our bodies, our breath, even our hair. Joanne, a holistic beauty founder and gentle guide, shares real conversations and mindful practices to nourish your inner and outer world.
Each episode feels like a cozy cup of tea with a wise friend—full of heart, honesty, and tools you can actually use. From soulful storytelling to simple shifts in daily habits, you'll find inspiration to soften, listen inward, and move through the world a little more rooted and real. Trust Your Innersense is a quiet nudge toward the truest version of you.
Trust Your Innersense™ with Joanne Starkman
55 - From Diagnosis to Purpose: Transformational Stories from the Innersense™ Founders Summit
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Grounded Leadership and the Power of Rest
Joanne sits down with Yukiko Taylor, founder of Oly Curl, whose journey into the beauty industry began as a young mother determined to support her family. After stepping away to care for her daughter through a leukemia diagnosis, she eventually returned behind the chair and discovered her passion for curly hair. Now an associate trichologist, Yukiko blends science and artistry while sharing how rest, sleep, and quiet morning rituals have become essential to her clarity, creativity, and growth.
Healing, Intuition, and Living with Less
Next, Joanne connects with Leslie Menich, wellness educator, salon manager, and founder of Live On with Les, whose journey began through years of personal health challenges, including gut issues, Hashimoto’s, mold exposure, and thyroid cancer. Leslie shares how learning to listen to her body led her into clean beauty, mindfulness, and sustainable living, and how she now supports not only her clients but also her salon team in prioritizing their health. Her approach is simple and grounded. Small, consistent changes that create lasting impact.
Resilience, Curls, and Showing Up Anyway
The episode closes with Victoria Ka'awa-Opiana, curl specialist and founder of Love All Curls, whose story is both powerful and deeply human. After being diagnosed with autoimmune conditions and later undergoing lung removal surgery, Victoria shares how not doing hair was never an option, so she found the tools and strength to keep going. She opens up about adapting her schedule, supporting clients through major life transitions like chemo curls, and why creating a positive, healing space in her chair matters more than ever.
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