Transformative Journeys - to Growth and Resilience
Transformative Journeys – to Growth and Resilience is a podcast about healing, resilience, and rising from the ashes — one messy, meaningful step at a time.
Whether you’re navigating grief, loss, burnout, or simply trying to reconnect with your purpose, you’ll find real talk, reflection, and practical tools to support your next chapter.
Hosted by Johanna LeRoux, it’s your cozy, no-BS guide to growing through what you're going through - helping you find purpose and walk the powerful path from surviving to thriving... with a healthy dose of sass on the side.
Because transformation isn’t about “getting over it.”
It’s about growing through it.
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Episodes
27 episodes
Episode 26: My Journey Through Loss - Honoring My Son’s Memory & A Conversation About Lost History
Grief for an unlived future is still grief.It just doesn’t always come with casseroles, sympathy cards… or words.In this vulnerable and reflective episode, Johanna shares her personal journey through a specific kind of grief - one th...
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Episode 26
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27:08
Episode 25: Who Am I to Start a Podcast? – Doubt, Courage, and Doing It Anyway
What does it really take to start something new - especially when you feel unqualified, unsure, or scared out of your mind?In this deeply personal, behind-the-scenes episode, I’m sharing the real story of how this podcast came to be. Spo...
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Episode 25
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27:31
Episode 24 – The Art of Unlearning: Limiting Beliefs and Why Shedding Old Stories Is a Superpower
What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t a lack of motivation or talent… but an invisible chain in your mind, forged by beliefs you didn’t even choose?In this episode, Johanna dives into the science and psychology of limiting ...
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Episode 24
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37:13
Episode 23: Flashback & Forward - A Letter to My 20-Year-Old Self (Revisited)
What would you say if you could sit down with your younger self - the one who was still figuring it out, making mistakes, and quietly becoming resilient without even realizing it?In this special flashback episode, I revisit a letter I wr...
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Episode 23
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23:15
Episode 22 - Welcome Into My Home: And My Seasonal Fall Reset
This week, we’re doing something a little different.Instead of tackling a big, emotional topic like grief or shame or self-worth… I’m inviting you into my kitchen. And my living room. And my cozy sweater and fuzzy-sock autumn brain.<...
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Episode 22
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25:52
Episode 21: The Fear of Being Seen - Why Vulnerability Feels So Scary (And How to Do It Anyway)
Ever feel like the scariest thing isn’t what people can see about you on the outside… but what they might discover if they saw the real you?Yeah, me too. 🙋♀️This week on Transformative Journeys, I’m dig...
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Episode 21
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27:57
Episode 20 (FLASHBACK): Revisiting the Ashes: A September Reflection on Loss, Change, and Beginning Again
Some episodes crack you wide open.This one did - and still does.In this special revisit of one of her earliest and most personal episodes, Johanna shares the story of how she began to rebuild her life after the sudden loss of her son...
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Episode 20
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19:10
EPISODE 19: Why Your “Too ness” Is Your Superpower – Reclaiming Your Space and Your Voice
Have you ever been told you're "too" something?Too loud. Too intense. Too emotional. Too confident. Too real. Too much?In this deeply personal and empowering episode, Johanna explores what’s really behind those labels - and why your ...
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Episode 19
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30:17
Episode 18: Empathy, Empaths, and Emotional Boundaries - And How Not to Be a Doormat
We all feel the vibes of the people around us. Some light us up, some drain us dry, and most of us call that empathy - our natural human ability to connect and care. But in recent years, the word “empath” has exploded in po...
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Episode 18
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29:55
Episode 17: Emotional Intelligence – Why Naming It and Feeling It Helps in Healing It
Not all of us grew up with great role models for handling emotions.Maybe you were told you were “too much” or “too sensitive.” Maybe you learned early on to hide your feelings, toughen up, or swallow them down.But here’s the truth: u...
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Episode 17
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28:56
Episode 16: What Is Loss? The Invisible Grief We Don’t Talk About
Have you ever felt like you were grieving… but no one had died?Maybe it was after a divorce, a diagnosis, or a dream that quietly slipped away. You were feeling the ache of loss, but because no one brought a casserole or sent a sympathy ...
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Episode 16
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25:46
Episode 15: Snack Episode - You Don’t Need to Earn Your Rest (Otherwise Known As - Fix Yourself First)
Rest is not a reward. It’s a requirement.And if you’ve ever found yourself trying to earn rest by doing more, fixing yourself, or making everyone else happy first… this one’s for you.This bite-sized pep ...
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Episode 15
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5:49
Episode 14: Choosing Yourself Without Guilt - Why Your Healing Isn’t Selfish
Have you ever felt guilty for resting, saying “no,” or simply putting your own healing first?Yup. Same here.In this episode of Transformative Journeys, we’re unpacking the guilt so many of us feel when we finally try to c...
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24:23
Episode 13: Snack Episode – You’re in Good Company Here: I Still Don’t Have My Sh*t Together a Lot of the Time
Ever have one of those days where you know better, but still find yourself spiralling anyway?Yup. Me too.This mini pep talk is for anyone who’s ever fumbled their way through a messy Monday (or any day ending in “y”) wond...
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Episode 13
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9:19
Episode 12: Energy Leaks – Where Your Power Goes (And How to Take It Back)
Ever end your day feeling like a wrung-out dishrag… but can’t figure out why?This episode is for anyone who's feeling drained, burned out, or low on bandwidth - without any obvious reason. Spoiler alert: you might be leaking energy in wa...
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Episode 12
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29:52
Episode 11: Boundaries Without Guilt – How to Say No and Still Be Kind
Do you say “yes” when you really want to say “no”? In this episode, we’re diving into what boundaries really are, why they feel so hard to set (especially for people-pleasers), and how to start protecting your peace without gu...
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Episode 11
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28:34
Episode 10: Rewriting the Stories You Were Told – Reclaiming Your Inner Narrative
Sometimes the things holding us back… aren’t even ours.In this episode, we talk about the hidden “scripts” we’ve internalized over the years. Whether from childhood, culture, or well-meaning people who told us who we should be.<...
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Episode 10
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20:45
Episode 9: How to Live with Intention and Purpose (Without Burning Out)
What does it mean to live intentionally? What does that really mean… and how do we begin to do it - without burning out?In this episode, we’re digging into what it means to live a life aligned with our values and rooted in purpo...
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Episode 9
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21:54
Episode 8: Dear 20-Year-Old Me: Read This Before You Kiss Another Toad
Ever wish you could go back in time and have a little chat with your younger self… or maybe give them a bit of a pep talk? In this week’s episode, I’m doing just that.With the benefit of almost 40 years of hindsight, these are ten things...
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Episode 8
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21:18
Episode 7: Mindfulness as a Strategy: How to Use Awareness for Healing & Resilience
Mindfulness might be trending, but it’s not just a buzzword - it’s one of the most powerful tools I’ve ever added to my resilience toolbox. In this episode, I explore the real difference between mindfulness exercises and meditation, touch on th...
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Episode 7
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29:05
Episode 6: Coping vs. Self-Care: Are you Surviving or Thriving?
Self-care is everywhere these days - but do we really understand what it means? In this episode of Transformative Journeys, Johanna breaks down the difference between coping and true self-care habits, and why knowing that diff...
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Episode 6
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17:21
Episode 5: How to Strengthen Mental Resilience & Thrive Through Life’s Challenges
Why do some people seem better equipped to handle life’s challenges? In this episode of Transformative Journeys, Johanna dives into what building resilience really means, how we can all learn to cultivate it and heal after adversity.
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Episode 5
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26:53
Episode 4: From Surviving to Thriving: Post-Traumatic Growth
Not all growth comes from sunshine. Some comes from fire. In this episode of Transformative Journeys, Johanna unpacks the powerful concept of post-traumatic growth - the idea that painful experiences, when reflected...
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Episode 4
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26:10
Episode 3: Finding Yourself Again: How Rediscovering Your ‘Why’ Can Help You Heal
After a major life disruption, it’s easy to lose sight of who you are. But what if your “why” could help you find your way back?In this episode, Johanna LeRoux explores the power of reconnecting with purpose as a path to healing a...
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Episode 3
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15:21
Episode 2: Building from the Ashes - How Grief and Trauma Spark Transformation
What happens when your world cracks wide open — and somehow, you keep going? In this episode, Johanna LeRoux shares a deeply personal turning point in her journey, exploring how life’s hardest moments can also hold the seeds of growt...
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Episode 2
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17:34