I Am Wellness

Joiful Healing presents I Am Wellness, a podcast that holds space for a life-long journey of figuring out what wellness means to each of us. As part of a larger brand called Joiful Healing, I Am Wellness is here to support and serve those who are trying to figure it all out. Through sharing my own personal experiences, using my mental health and public health expertise, and providing meaningful resources, I hope that we can walk through our wellness journey together!

Mentally Well and Flourishing with 911 Sane Jane 10/27/2021

Mentally Well and Flourishing with 911 Sane Jane This week's episode, I am joined with Paige Gaines, the founder and CEO of @911SaneJane Inc., and we are giving all the life as Paige shares her powerful story of navigating her mental health diagnosis, how she prioritizes her wellness, and how she is flourishing as an entrepreneur! It is so important to learn more about mental health and illness and advocate for the support that you need so you can be the best version of yourself. In this episode, we are pouring all of ourselves out to you and look forward to having you be more empowered to flourish in your own right! Remember to Review, Subscribe, and Share! /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/20939990

Being Black AND Woman AND Educated with Jessica Pettis 10/06/2021

Being Black AND Woman AND Educated with Jessica Pettis On this week's episode, childhood best friend, Jessica Pettis @Jesswiththemess.cle, joins Charjoi and shares her experience being a medical student while being a Black woman. We discuss the importance of representation of Black and Brown doctors for our community, the burnout that we experience while breaking down the walls of generation trauma and poverty and being the "first" in our families, and the time that we need to step away from our struggles in order to get back on the right and healthy path! /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/20725799

Traveling for the Soul with Pharryl Jade 09/22/2021

Traveling for the Soul with Pharryl Jade Ever gone on a weekend staycation or a two-week trip to somewhere on your 'bucket list'? On this episode Charjoi & Guest, Travel agent & Founder of Project Take Back My Life, Pharryl Jade, discusses how traveling has been a huge part of their self-care journey. Pharryl shares her insight on how solo travel has brought her closer to the woman that she is loving every day and how she wants travel to be more than just a form of self-care and more a way of life! Follow @Pharryl.Jade for more on travel! /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/20559308

Rollercoaster of Change Management 09/08/2021

Rollercoaster of Change Management WELCOME BACK! I Am Wellness is back and dropping so many gems about change management in this first episode. I reflect on the past couple of months being away from the podcast and how all the change in life impacts my overall well-being. I also share the different types of change and my coping strategies that help me manage the day-to-day changes in life. If one thing is for sure, it's "The only constant in life is change!" Please SUBSCRIBE, REVIEW, and SHARE to all of your friends and family! Also, be on the look out for the release date of my long-awaited self-guided journal, The Garden is Greener Within You! COMING SOON! /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/20402615

Season 2 Is Coming! - Season Trailer 08/30/2021

Season 2 Is Coming! - Season Trailer Welcome back! Season 2 is launching September 8th and I am so ready to get into this season with the Wellness Tribe! Get ready for more gems, more vulnerability, MORE AMAZING GUESTS! We are going to walk together along this wellness journey and it's going to be full of growth and love! /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/20302523

We Are Wellness 05/19/2021

We Are Wellness This is the SEASON FINALE! I am just filled w/ gratitude for this time, experience, & building this tribe with you all. I pour out my many thanks and affirmations during this episode while also noting how I overcome imposter syndrome/self-doubt while on this journey and many others like it. Thank you for listening and supporting, thank you to my loved ones for EVERYTHING, thank you to all of my guests, and thank you universe for aligning everything for I Am Wellness. I Am Wellness will be back for season 2! /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/19158416

CoDependentAF - Am I CoDependent? 05/12/2021

CoDependentAF - Am I CoDependent? In this week's episode, I am launching my CoDependent AF series where I will discuss what it means to be codependent and share my experience with being in recovery. In this first episode of the series, "Am I CoDependent?" We walk through basic information of what codependency is, signs/characteristics of codependency and ways to unlearn some unhealthy ish! We can in fact have healthy boundaries and that does not make us selfish or unlovable. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/19070027

Wellness for All with Paper Therapy Cards 05/05/2021

Wellness for All with Paper Therapy Cards Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! This week, I am joined with the creator and founder of @PaperTherapyCards, Aaron Ni'jai. We dive into benefits of therapy, mental wellness for black men and women, self-care tools, and how Paper Therapy Cards are here to support EVERYONE'S mental wellness through reflections, affirmations, and everyday actions. Check out Paper Therapy Cards at www.papertherapycards.com, they're the perfect gift for yourself or others! /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/18977015

SEX Talk 04/28/2021

SEX Talk Welcome to this week's episode where we are working to eliminate the stigma surrounding sexual health and wellness! We are exploring different types of sexual education, why it's so important to be liberated and fully engage in sexual-based conversations, and how to become more comfortable with safe and healthy sex practices. Safe & healthy sex is great sex! You deserve full & total wellness, this includes sexual wellness! /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/18889619

A Change Is Gonna Come 04/21/2021

A Change Is Gonna Come Welcome to this week's episode where I discuss what happens when change happens TO us versus when change happens FOR us. Often, we become immersed in the madness of unwanted and unforeseen change and forget to look up from the chaos to live the best lives and be the best versions of ourselves that we can be. When we step into our resilience we are reminded that we can work it all out in this lifetime. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/18802019

Go Deep 04/07/2021

Go Deep This week, I have my sis, Hannah Araya, here to help celebrate my birthday! As we "pour it up", we make space to go deep into our experiences and thoughts on trauma, codependency, ambitious traits in ourselves and that attract us to others, and meeting ourselves exactly where we need to be met. It's safe to say that whatever we needed to talk about, was discussed in this episode (and there may be some singing [very off key] in there too). /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/18616067

The Weight of the World 03/31/2021

The Weight of the World In this week's ep., I discuss thoughts and feelings I have surrounding all of the events happening in the world around us. It seems as though the world becomes more chaotic everyday and it takes a lot of work to navigate it all and still maintain my sanity and wellness. Please be advised that there are heavy topics discussed in this episode and if you need to connect w/ someone to talk please use these resources: CrisisTextLine - text "HOME" to 741-741 or call the SuicidePreventionLifeline 1-800-273-8255. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/18546083

Trusting the Tribe 03/24/2021

Trusting the Tribe In this week's episode, I pay special tribute to my "tribe" and dive into taking inventory of the relationships in your life and how to find the value in your friendships. I also reference Oprah's Super Soul Conversations episode with Dr. Brene Brown and the "Anatomy of Trust" where she breaks down the meaning and important components of how to establish trust within yourself and others. Here, we learn that trust is built from B.R.A.V.I.N.G. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/18446978

What To Expect When You're Expecting 03/17/2021

What To Expect When You're Expecting This week's episode is shared with @bymikaylataylor, who shares her experience living with chronic illness as well as shares news of her "mommy to be" to a beautiful baby girl. While the pregnancy journey is often normalized to be an easy, happy, and healthy experience, this is not the case for a lot of women. Mikayla shares her experience with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), enduring the impacts of her chronic illness, maintaining her overall wellness, and being her best advocate while receiving treatment. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/18356357

It's The Body For Me 03/10/2021

It's The Body For Me In this week's episode, I am joined by Charity Irby as we discuss body image and share our experiences with body shame, how the outside world impacts our own internal views of ourselves, and how finding self-love meant that we needed to start honoring our bodies. As noted in the episode, an excerpt is shared from The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor which was purchased from Black-owned bookstore, Underground Books, in Sacramento, CA. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/18261077

It's A Man's Mind 03/03/2021

It's A Man's Mind Join me and a special guest, Pat Julmiste, as we dive into mental health and overall wellness from a man's point of view! We talk about stigmas and taboos within the Black & Haitian communities, what mental health means and looks like for men compared to women, and how therapy has shaped his outlook on how his mind is working for him and not against him. Follow Pat for more information about his upcoming podcast and to learn more at @pjqb3 on IG. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/18158342

Let Me Transform Ya! 02/24/2021

Let Me Transform Ya! With inspiration from a conversation held between Oprah and Bishop T.D. Jakes on her Soul Conversations Podcast regarding Transformational Thinking, I dive into how transforming my thoughts from within has changed not only my outlook about myself but how I've used it to evolve into the woman I desire to be and have outcomes that set me up for my success. I talk through moving from the pain of the past and self-sabotage to allowing my experiences to steer me in a more growth-filled present and future. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/18068528

Control Freak Guest Starring This Is Thirties 02/17/2021

Control Freak Guest Starring This Is Thirties With I Am Wellness's first guests, Mia and Kim - hosts of the This is Thirties Podcast, we are unpacking the need to have control over EVERYTHING and how it impacts our wellness. We get to explore where our control freak comes from and how it's navigated through our season of 20s versus our season of 30s. After unpacking, we learn how to use healthy tools to reframe our "need" to control and start to radically accept what is. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/17949239

You Too Cute To Be Single 02/10/2021

You Too Cute To Be Single There is nothing more aggravating than someone trying to tell you that you should or should not be in a relationship without understanding the chapter of life that you're in. For all my folks thriving in their singleness right now, this is the Valentines Day special just for us! We discuss my journey navigating a super committed relationship at a young age and how that shifted my views on relationships throughout my twenties and beyond. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/17763335

20 Somethings 02/03/2021

20 Somethings Are you in your season of 20s? Have you left your season of 20s behind? Regardless of what season of life you're in currently, I think we can all agree that our 20s hit us with some life-altering lessons. In today's episode, I discuss those lessons and how they changed me as a woman and how I'm am becoming better because of them. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/17763182

New Year, Better Me 01/27/2021

New Year, Better Me Has that "New Year, New Me" mentality ever worked for you? No? Me neither. Join me during this episode as I discuss reframing my mindset on bringing in the new year as well as strategies of goal-setting. Too often, we are setting goals that are only quick fixes to life-time problems and we should be aligning our lifestyle to promote overall wellness. /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/17690984

Introduction to I Am Wellness 01/24/2021

Introduction to I Am Wellness Welcome to I Am Wellness! This is a brief introduction of the podcast, what to expect, and a little bit about your host...ME!...Charjoi! Get started on our Wellness Journey with this intro and then head right over to the episodes! Welcome Wellness Tribe and enjoy!! /episode/index/show/iamwellness/id/17662361

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