Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience
Welcome to Transformative Journeys – the channel where growth meets grit, healing gets honest (sometimes the “I can’t believe she said that” kind), and resilience means practice-makes-progress.
If you’ve ever hit a breaking point, questioned everything, or felt like the old “you” doesn’t quite anymore-you’re not alone.
Hosted by Johanna, a resilience rebel with a wicked sense of humor and a heart for healing, this channel explores emotional wellness, self-compassion, and what it really means to bounce back (even if you're held together with duct tape and caffeine).
Here you’ll find:
Podcast episodes every other Monday
Shorts with bite-sized insights and tough-love pep talks
Tools rooted in neuroscience, story-telling, and lived experience.
No perfection. No toxic positivity. Just grounded support for navigating the messy middle of healing and growth.
Because transformation isn’t about “getting over it.”
It’s about growing through it.
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Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience
The Radical Power of Rest – Rewiring the Guilt Out of Relaxation and Recreation
How much time do you spend truly resting?
Not just zoning out on your phone or multitasking while you fold laundry - but actually allowing your mind and body to pause, recover, and restore?
In this episode of Transformative Journeys, we’re talking about something that should be simple… but often isn’t: rest. Not the hustle-culture version you earn after doing everything for everyone else - but radical, intentional rest. The kind your brain, body, and spirit need to heal, regulate, and show up as your full self.
We’ll explore:
- Why we feel so guilty about slowing down
- The neuroscience behind rest and how your brain repairs during wakeful stillness
- Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith’s 7 types of rest (spoiler: it’s not all about sleep)
- How to identify what kind of rest you actually need right now
- Simple ways to integrate restorative moments into real life (without bubble baths or mud masks… unless that’s your thing)
If you’re someone who struggles to slow down—or needs permission to rest without guilt—this one’s for you.
Resources Mentioned:
- ✨ Grab the FREE Bounce Back Blueprint – your guide for when life feels like a lot
- 🎧 Episode 7: Mindfulness as a Strategy for Coping and Healing
📚 Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith’s TED Talk + book Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity
Let’s Connect
📸 Instagram: @transformativejourneys.johanna
🌐 Website + freebies: transformativejourneys.ca
▶️ YouTube (enhanced episode version): Transformative Journeys
🛑 Disclaimer:
Johanna is not a therapist - just a human sharing lived experience.
✨ “I’m just Johanna – a fellow human being on my journey through this thing called life, and your guide on this transformative journey.”
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