The Soul's Work Podcast Sun, 17 May 2026 16:17:01 -0400 https://www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com/ en-us © 2026 The Soul's Work Podcast yes 4285b11c-5ecd-5659-bebb-1b01f82412c3 Janice Ho episodic true The Soul's Work Podcast is the show about uncovering our authentic selves through doing both light work and shadow work. Host Janice Ho shares her life experiences and resources on topics such as healing from trauma and addiction, connecting with our intuition, navigating our relationships, and more. This podcast is not meant to give professional advice, but to share personal experiences and help others feel less alone in their own journeys.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) selfdevelopment, spiritualdevelopment, selfwork, alcoholaddiction, alcoholdependency, trauma, healingtrauma, traumahealing, addictionrecovery Janice Ho https://storage.buzzsprout.com/84raktxptki94ek13slaj0r5zrlg?.jpg The Soul's Work Podcast https://www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com/ Relational Anarchy: An Anti-Capitalist Love Story (with Saintless) Relational Anarchy: An Anti-Capitalist Love Story (with Saintless) In this episode, Janice and guest Saintless discuss relational anarchy (RA, a.k.a. relationship anarchy) as an approach to being more human vs. transactional in our relationships. They also talk about how dominant social and political systems negatively impact our intimate relationships. And they share their personal experiences exploring RA and dating, and what's involved in practicing RA including: self-awareness, negotiation, checking out our assumptions, and loving-kindness. 

Note from Janice: Sorry for the low volume on my side of the convo with Saintless -- trying to fix it would have meant delaying publishing this episode further, and I didn't want to do that! Also, Saintless refers to me as "Soojung" in the episode -- that's my Korean name. :)

Bio: Saintless is an idiot that's stupid 10,000 times a day. But as a writer, knowing the etymology of "idiot" and "stupid" simply means I'm always just learning to be myself: a loveable dick. Or at the very least, not an asshole full of shit.

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]]> In this episode, Janice and guest Saintless discuss relational anarchy (RA, a.k.a. relationship anarchy) as an approach to being more human vs. transactional in our relationships. They also talk about how dominant social and political systems negatively impact our intimate relationships. And they share their personal experiences exploring RA and dating, and what's involved in practicing RA including: self-awareness, negotiation, checking out our assumptions, and loving-kindness. 

Note from Janice: Sorry for the low volume on my side of the convo with Saintless -- trying to fix it would have meant delaying publishing this episode further, and I didn't want to do that! Also, Saintless refers to me as "Soojung" in the episode -- that's my Korean name. :)

Bio: Saintless is an idiot that's stupid 10,000 times a day. But as a writer, knowing the etymology of "idiot" and "stupid" simply means I'm always just learning to be myself: a loveable dick. Or at the very least, not an asshole full of shit.

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]]> Janice Ho Buzzsprout-18771278 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:00 -0500 4242 5 6 full true Breaking the Cycles of Generational Trauma (with Maria Cheung) Breaking the Cycles of Generational Trauma (with Maria Cheung) In this episode, Janice and guest Maria Cheung (somatic pleasure coach and clinical sexologist) talk about generational trauma and how patterns created in our parents' time—like conflict avoidance, self-criticism,  hyper-independence, etc—get passed down to us and our other relationships.

They discuss how those patterns can be birthed by historical and cultural factors—like family separation, men being allowed to have multiple wives, and the one-child policy China—and how ongoing systems like capitalism and patriarchy continue to influence the ways we show up in our intimate relationships.

And they share what has helped them gain more compassion for their parents—including in safe spaces in individual and group therapy—while gaining more awareness/accountability and compassion for themselves.

This episode is full of personal stories about infidelity, challenging mom–daughter dynamics, repairing relationships and forgiveness, and the light-bulb moments and deep work that help to break the cycles of generational trauma.

Bio: Maria Cheung (she/her) is a queer, polyamorous Chinese-Canadian, somatic pleasure coach, facilitator and speaker. She is a registered Somatic Sexologist (American Board Certified) and Tibetan Tantra practitioner, with over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry, graduating from the only government accredited Authentic Tantra school in the world. Combining methods from Western and Eastern medicine, Maria guides her clients and audiences through proven embodiment practices in pleasure science, spiritual science and sexual yoga (Tibetan 5 Element Tantra). As a compassionate guide in mind, body, spirit and sex, she shepherds uncolonized holistic trauma-informed and psycho-somatic methods, integrating healing, growth and mastery in the bedroom, into your life and into communities for collective liberation.

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]]> In this episode, Janice and guest Maria Cheung (somatic pleasure coach and clinical sexologist) talk about generational trauma and how patterns created in our parents' time—like conflict avoidance, self-criticism,  hyper-independence, etc—get passed down to us and our other relationships.

They discuss how those patterns can be birthed by historical and cultural factors—like family separation, men being allowed to have multiple wives, and the one-child policy China—and how ongoing systems like capitalism and patriarchy continue to influence the ways we show up in our intimate relationships.

And they share what has helped them gain more compassion for their parents—including in safe spaces in individual and group therapy—while gaining more awareness/accountability and compassion for themselves.

This episode is full of personal stories about infidelity, challenging mom–daughter dynamics, repairing relationships and forgiveness, and the light-bulb moments and deep work that help to break the cycles of generational trauma.

Bio: Maria Cheung (she/her) is a queer, polyamorous Chinese-Canadian, somatic pleasure coach, facilitator and speaker. She is a registered Somatic Sexologist (American Board Certified) and Tibetan Tantra practitioner, with over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry, graduating from the only government accredited Authentic Tantra school in the world. Combining methods from Western and Eastern medicine, Maria guides her clients and audiences through proven embodiment practices in pleasure science, spiritual science and sexual yoga (Tibetan 5 Element Tantra). As a compassionate guide in mind, body, spirit and sex, she shepherds uncolonized holistic trauma-informed and psycho-somatic methods, integrating healing, growth and mastery in the bedroom, into your life and into communities for collective liberation.

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]]> Janice Ho Buzzsprout-18503392 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0500 3440 5 5 full false Shame and Shaming in Social Justice Movements (with Andrea) Shame and Shaming in Social Justice Movements (with Andrea) In this episode, Janice and guest Andrea discuss shame and shaming in social justice movements and spaces, including:

  • Common ways that shame shows up in our activism work
  • Is shaming ever okay? Is it effective in moving people toward action? 
  • How do we react or cope when we are steeped in shame?
  • How is shaming politicians/institutions different from shaming people?
  • How can we take care in not shaming others in a way that hurts the movement?

This conversation is not meant to be prescriptive. Rather, it is meant to open up a not-often-discussed topic in our social justice spaces and think through its nuanced layers.

Bio: Andrea (she/they) is a poet and writer from Toronto who has performed with various organizations, including Unity Charity, JAYU and Lakeshore Arts. This statement does not encompass all they are but her love of the arts always propels her towards self expression, liberation and using the written word to connect with others and the world.

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]]> In this episode, Janice and guest Andrea discuss shame and shaming in social justice movements and spaces, including:

  • Common ways that shame shows up in our activism work
  • Is shaming ever okay? Is it effective in moving people toward action? 
  • How do we react or cope when we are steeped in shame?
  • How is shaming politicians/institutions different from shaming people?
  • How can we take care in not shaming others in a way that hurts the movement?

This conversation is not meant to be prescriptive. Rather, it is meant to open up a not-often-discussed topic in our social justice spaces and think through its nuanced layers.

Bio: Andrea (she/they) is a poet and writer from Toronto who has performed with various organizations, including Unity Charity, JAYU and Lakeshore Arts. This statement does not encompass all they are but her love of the arts always propels her towards self expression, liberation and using the written word to connect with others and the world.

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]]> Janice Ho Buzzsprout-18352132 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500 3407 5 4 full false Fearing and Befriending Anger Fearing and Befriending Anger This episode is all about anger! How many of us come to fear, and then disown, this core emotion. And the ways we adapt to our uneasy relationship with anger, including avoiding conflict, people-pleasing, and passive-aggressiveness.

Janice talks about her own experiences repressing her anger for many years, and why she had come to see anger as a threatening emotion that had to be sent to the corner of her internal home. 

She shares about the therapy work (Internal Family Systems Therapy) she did to befriend her anger, and how it helped her to better clarify her needs and set boundaries.

She also discusses the importance of looking past the individual/family situation to understand how our broader cultural, social and political environment influences how comfortable we feel with our anger and that of others.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

  • The Soul's Work Blog: "Letting Anger Come Out of the Corner"
  • Dr. Jennifer Mullan: @decolonizingtherapy (IG) / Decolonizing Therapy 
  • Jordan Pickell: @jordanpickellcounselling
  • Susan McConnell: Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy 
  • Laurence Heller & Aline LaPierre: Healing Developmental Trauma 
  • Prentis Hemphill: What It Takes To Heal (my apologies, I called Prentis' book "How to Heal" in the episode!)
  • Arturo Biaocchi (societypages.org): "The racialization of mental illness"

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]]> This episode is all about anger! How many of us come to fear, and then disown, this core emotion. And the ways we adapt to our uneasy relationship with anger, including avoiding conflict, people-pleasing, and passive-aggressiveness.

Janice talks about her own experiences repressing her anger for many years, and why she had come to see anger as a threatening emotion that had to be sent to the corner of her internal home. 

She shares about the therapy work (Internal Family Systems Therapy) she did to befriend her anger, and how it helped her to better clarify her needs and set boundaries.

She also discusses the importance of looking past the individual/family situation to understand how our broader cultural, social and political environment influences how comfortable we feel with our anger and that of others.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

  • The Soul's Work Blog: "Letting Anger Come Out of the Corner"
  • Dr. Jennifer Mullan: @decolonizingtherapy (IG) / Decolonizing Therapy 
  • Jordan Pickell: @jordanpickellcounselling
  • Susan McConnell: Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy 
  • Laurence Heller & Aline LaPierre: Healing Developmental Trauma 
  • Prentis Hemphill: What It Takes To Heal (my apologies, I called Prentis' book "How to Heal" in the episode!)
  • Arturo Biaocchi (societypages.org): "The racialization of mental illness"

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]]> https://www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com/s5-ep3-fearing-and-befriending-anger/ Janice Ho Buzzsprout-18149970 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0500 2285 5 3 full true How Authentic Are We in Our Relationships? (Practicing Relationship Anarchy) How Authentic Are We in Our Relationships? (Practicing Relationship Anarchy) In this episode, Janice discusses why it's challenging to show up authentically in our intimate relationships, including some of the ways internalizing dominant culture's "relationship rules" had her constantly feeling insecure and trying to manage her past partners.

She shares about how practicing relationship anarchy (RA) – which advocates for us building our relationships through open communication, collaboration and mutual consent vs. according to prescribed labels and rigid social norms – has helped her feel more secure in herself, deepen her connection with others, and approach her dating partners and friends with more curiosity and care. 

The reflection questions Janice mentions include:

  • How intentional am I being in building this relationship with the other? 
  • Am I truly aware of what I need and desire from this person I’m in relationship with? Have I communicated that transparently to the other? 
  • How do I stay true to myself, while also staying open to the other person’s needs, preferences, and boundaries when I’m navigating, for example, a romantic partnership where I might bring in expectations and pre-conceived ideas of what that relationship “should” look like?
  • Am I actively creating a safe-enough space for the other, where they trust they can express themselves authentically, even when that means us bumping into each other’s differences that can cause tension?
  • Am I aware of how the dominant culture impacts the decisions I make in my intimate relationships?

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]]> In this episode, Janice discusses why it's challenging to show up authentically in our intimate relationships, including some of the ways internalizing dominant culture's "relationship rules" had her constantly feeling insecure and trying to manage her past partners.

She shares about how practicing relationship anarchy (RA) – which advocates for us building our relationships through open communication, collaboration and mutual consent vs. according to prescribed labels and rigid social norms – has helped her feel more secure in herself, deepen her connection with others, and approach her dating partners and friends with more curiosity and care. 

The reflection questions Janice mentions include:

  • How intentional am I being in building this relationship with the other? 
  • Am I truly aware of what I need and desire from this person I’m in relationship with? Have I communicated that transparently to the other? 
  • How do I stay true to myself, while also staying open to the other person’s needs, preferences, and boundaries when I’m navigating, for example, a romantic partnership where I might bring in expectations and pre-conceived ideas of what that relationship “should” look like?
  • Am I actively creating a safe-enough space for the other, where they trust they can express themselves authentically, even when that means us bumping into each other’s differences that can cause tension?
  • Am I aware of how the dominant culture impacts the decisions I make in my intimate relationships?

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]]> https://www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com/how-authentic-are-we-in-our-relationships-practicing-relationship-anarchy/ Janice Ho Buzzsprout-18030552 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400 1480 relationship anarchy, relationships, dating, friendships 5 2 full true Starting A New Chapter of the Podcast Starting A New Chapter of the Podcast In this brief introduction to Season 5 of The Soul's Work Podcast, Janice answers four questions:

  1. Where has she been for the past two years? (Short answer: Palestine)
  2. What does Palestine have to do with 
  3. What's changed on the podcast?
  4. What will be talking about in Season 5?

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]]> In this brief introduction to Season 5 of The Soul's Work Podcast, Janice answers four questions:

  1. Where has she been for the past two years? (Short answer: Palestine)
  2. What does Palestine have to do with 
  3. What's changed on the podcast?
  4. What will be talking about in Season 5?

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]]> https://www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com/s5-ep1-starting-a-new-chapter-of-the-podcast/ Janice Ho Buzzsprout-17977668 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:00:00 -0400 912 5 1 full false Dancing with Grief: In Personal Loss and Collective Suffering (with Glora Eid) Dancing with Grief: In Personal Loss and Collective Suffering (with Glora Eid) Join Gloria Eid (writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide) and host Janice Ho for a conversation on grieving – whether it's the grief we feel when losing a loved one, doing our trauma-healing work, or being impacted by the collective suffering we see in the world. They discuss how they've each created an intimate relationship with grief, and different types of grief practices/supports that can help carry us through hard times. They also share how learning to be with grief can transform us in positive ways, including increasing our resilience and sustaining activism work. Gloria also gifts us with reading a few poems from her new book Waves: poems on grief.

This episode covers:

  • 4:57 Introducing Gloria Eid
  • 8:12 Poem reading and reflection: Hoping
  • 12:13 What sparked Gloria’s writings on grief (her book Waves)
  • 15:32 When grief engulfs us vs being in partnership with grief
  • 20:05 Why processing grief is important + the many supports we can access for our grief work
  • 27:22 Why the wellness industry doesn’t promote grief practices more
  • 33:16 Poem reading and reflection: The Greatest Task
  • Allowing for happiness and joy in times of grief
  • 40:27 Finding support from nature (something bigger than us)
  • 42:00 Poem reading and reflection: Breath And 
  • On protesting and collective action
  • 54:11 Returning to “the same” grief – why can’t we just move on?
  • 1:00:46 Grief in trauma-healing work
  • 1:03:41 Alchemizing grief: the other side
  • 1:06:07 Poem reading: Letter From Grief
  • 1:07:37 Grieving collective suffering + finding support
  • 1:19:20 Poem reading: For You
  • 1:20:28 How to connect with Gloria

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]]> Join Gloria Eid (writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide) and host Janice Ho for a conversation on grieving – whether it's the grief we feel when losing a loved one, doing our trauma-healing work, or being impacted by the collective suffering we see in the world. They discuss how they've each created an intimate relationship with grief, and different types of grief practices/supports that can help carry us through hard times. They also share how learning to be with grief can transform us in positive ways, including increasing our resilience and sustaining activism work. Gloria also gifts us with reading a few poems from her new book Waves: poems on grief.

This episode covers:

  • 4:57 Introducing Gloria Eid
  • 8:12 Poem reading and reflection: Hoping
  • 12:13 What sparked Gloria’s writings on grief (her book Waves)
  • 15:32 When grief engulfs us vs being in partnership with grief
  • 20:05 Why processing grief is important + the many supports we can access for our grief work
  • 27:22 Why the wellness industry doesn’t promote grief practices more
  • 33:16 Poem reading and reflection: The Greatest Task
  • Allowing for happiness and joy in times of grief
  • 40:27 Finding support from nature (something bigger than us)
  • 42:00 Poem reading and reflection: Breath And 
  • On protesting and collective action
  • 54:11 Returning to “the same” grief – why can’t we just move on?
  • 1:00:46 Grief in trauma-healing work
  • 1:03:41 Alchemizing grief: the other side
  • 1:06:07 Poem reading: Letter From Grief
  • 1:07:37 Grieving collective suffering + finding support
  • 1:19:20 Poem reading: For You
  • 1:20:28 How to connect with Gloria

Subscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast

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DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> Janice Ho Buzzsprout-14189025 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:00:00 -0500 4871 4 8 full false Uncovering Our Authentic Self Through Inner Child Work + the Right Relationships (with Janna Estrada) Uncovering Our Authentic Self Through Inner Child Work + the Right Relationships (with Janna Estrada) Fellow therapist-in-training Janna Estrada shares about her journey uncovering her authentic self, from not being able to speak up for herself and being overwhelmed by big emotions to doing therapy and finding the right relationships that align with her values. Janice and Janna also chat about the transformational work they've done "re-parenting" their inner child and working compassionately with their protective adaptations to trauma.

This episode covers:

  • Janna’s life before her healing journey
  • The break-up that changed Janna’s path
  • Isolation, navigating big emotions, and feeling unsupported
  • Reflection: Who really shows up for me?
  • What finally pushed Janna into therapy despite the stigma
  • Janna’s and Janice’s first experiences trying therapy
  • "Re-parenting" our child self/parts
  • What supports have helped Janna to heal and grow
  • How not being with the right people impact our self-worth
  • Identifying our most important values 
  • Aligning our values with our relationships
  • Exploring the fear of speaking up
  • Doing the inner work to make setting boundaries effective
  • Finding support for our defense mechanisms

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]]> Fellow therapist-in-training Janna Estrada shares about her journey uncovering her authentic self, from not being able to speak up for herself and being overwhelmed by big emotions to doing therapy and finding the right relationships that align with her values. Janice and Janna also chat about the transformational work they've done "re-parenting" their inner child and working compassionately with their protective adaptations to trauma.

This episode covers:

  • Janna’s life before her healing journey
  • The break-up that changed Janna’s path
  • Isolation, navigating big emotions, and feeling unsupported
  • Reflection: Who really shows up for me?
  • What finally pushed Janna into therapy despite the stigma
  • Janna’s and Janice’s first experiences trying therapy
  • "Re-parenting" our child self/parts
  • What supports have helped Janna to heal and grow
  • How not being with the right people impact our self-worth
  • Identifying our most important values 
  • Aligning our values with our relationships
  • Exploring the fear of speaking up
  • Doing the inner work to make setting boundaries effective
  • Finding support for our defense mechanisms

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DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> Janice Ho Buzzsprout-12915540 Wed, 24 May 2023 20:00:00 -0400 2756 4 7 full true Can You Learn New Relationship Patterns? (with Tim Johnson) Can You Learn New Relationship Patterns? (with Tim Johnson) Tim and Janice talk about how to keep the spark going in our romantic relationships, including what to do when our love languages aren’t aligned, continuing to learn new things about our partners, and doing dates! They also discuss the importance of doing the individual work to bring our best selves into our relationships, navigating anxious and avoidant attachment dynamics, and learning to communicate transparently to deepen intimacy.

Bio: Tim Johnson is the CEO and Cofounder of Couply, the app for Couples. Couply helps 300,000 couples build an incredible relationship that lasts forever, through relationship questions, couples quizzes and custom date ideas and relationship advice all based on your partner’s personality.

This episode covers:

  • How the Couply app helps couples deepen their relationship
  • What to do when your love languages aren’t aligned
  • Love maps: Continuing to learn about our partners over time
  • Date ideas to keep the spark alive
  • The ups and downs of long-term relationships
  • Shifting from being right and winning to being in a partnership
  • Communicating transparently with each other for deeper intimacy
  • Communicating with your partner about your communication styles
  • Shifting from an anxious to secure attachment style
  • Leaving room for messiness in relationships
  • Learning to read the red flags early on

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]]> Tim and Janice talk about how to keep the spark going in our romantic relationships, including what to do when our love languages aren’t aligned, continuing to learn new things about our partners, and doing dates! They also discuss the importance of doing the individual work to bring our best selves into our relationships, navigating anxious and avoidant attachment dynamics, and learning to communicate transparently to deepen intimacy.

Bio: Tim Johnson is the CEO and Cofounder of Couply, the app for Couples. Couply helps 300,000 couples build an incredible relationship that lasts forever, through relationship questions, couples quizzes and custom date ideas and relationship advice all based on your partner’s personality.

This episode covers:

  • How the Couply app helps couples deepen their relationship
  • What to do when your love languages aren’t aligned
  • Love maps: Continuing to learn about our partners over time
  • Date ideas to keep the spark alive
  • The ups and downs of long-term relationships
  • Shifting from being right and winning to being in a partnership
  • Communicating transparently with each other for deeper intimacy
  • Communicating with your partner about your communication styles
  • Shifting from an anxious to secure attachment style
  • Leaving room for messiness in relationships
  • Learning to read the red flags early on

Subscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast

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DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> Janice Ho Buzzsprout-12826916 Wed, 10 May 2023 22:00:00 -0400 3668 4 6 full true Sex Work as Healing Work + Exploring Kink and Polyamory (with Sydney) Sex Work as Healing Work + Exploring Kink and Polyamory (with Sydney) Sydney and Janice chat about how sex work can be healing and a path to reclaiming one's sensuality. They also dive into unlearning codependency and practicing polyamory, plus exploring kink and disowned parts through dom/sub play.

Bio: Sydney is a chef, pleasure curator, and sex worker based in what is colonially known as Philadelphia. Sydney is a proud third-generation Chinese-American non-binary human. They graduated from Emerson College in 2019 with a degree in Media Arts Production, but found their passion for food and sensuality. After many career changes, they decided to pursue culinary arts following in their grandparents’ footsteps.

This episode covers:

  • Sydney’s journey with being monogamish, non-monogamy + polyamory
  • Becoming a sex worker
  • Reclaiming sensuality through sex work
  • Practicing boundaries in sexual relationships (and life in general!)
  • Communicating boundaries before and during sex
  • Sex work as healing work
  • How sex workers can learn from polyamory
  • Unlearning monogamous culture + codependency
  • Being a sex worker + Asian
  • Exploring ourselves through kink + dom/sub play
  • Navigating group play + potential triggers
  • Being polyamorous + Asian

Resources mentioned:

  • Mistress Mei: https://www.instagram.com/multiverseofmei/ 
  • Jayda: https://www.instagram.com/jayda_kissed/
  • Michelle Hy: https://www.instagram.com/polyamorouswhileasian/
  • Leanna Yau: https://www.instagram.com/polyphiliablog/ 

Subscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast

Rate & review the podcast:

Connect with Sydney:

  • https://sexysoupdumplings.com/
  • https://www.eatwithlydialim.com/
  • https://www.instagram.com/sexysoupdumplings/

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> Sydney and Janice chat about how sex work can be healing and a path to reclaiming one's sensuality. They also dive into unlearning codependency and practicing polyamory, plus exploring kink and disowned parts through dom/sub play.

Bio: Sydney is a chef, pleasure curator, and sex worker based in what is colonially known as Philadelphia. Sydney is a proud third-generation Chinese-American non-binary human. They graduated from Emerson College in 2019 with a degree in Media Arts Production, but found their passion for food and sensuality. After many career changes, they decided to pursue culinary arts following in their grandparents’ footsteps.

This episode covers:

  • Sydney’s journey with being monogamish, non-monogamy + polyamory
  • Becoming a sex worker
  • Reclaiming sensuality through sex work
  • Practicing boundaries in sexual relationships (and life in general!)
  • Communicating boundaries before and during sex
  • Sex work as healing work
  • How sex workers can learn from polyamory
  • Unlearning monogamous culture + codependency
  • Being a sex worker + Asian
  • Exploring ourselves through kink + dom/sub play
  • Navigating group play + potential triggers
  • Being polyamorous + Asian

Resources mentioned:

  • Mistress Mei: https://www.instagram.com/multiverseofmei/ 
  • Jayda: https://www.instagram.com/jayda_kissed/
  • Michelle Hy: https://www.instagram.com/polyamorouswhileasian/
  • Leanna Yau: https://www.instagram.com/polyphiliablog/ 

Subscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast

Rate & review the podcast:

Connect with Sydney:

  • https://sexysoupdumplings.com/
  • https://www.eatwithlydialim.com/
  • https://www.instagram.com/sexysoupdumplings/

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> https://www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com/s4-ep5-sex-work-as-healing-work-exploring-kink-and-polyamory-with-sydney/ Janice Ho Buzzsprout-12732680 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:00:00 -0400 3361 4 5 full true Going Alcohol Free (My 3-Year AF Anniversary) Going Alcohol Free (My 3-Year AF Anniversary) Janice shares her process of how she made it to 3 years alcohol free after struggling with alcohol dependency for many years. She and her guest host Janna Estrada discuss the top 5 things that supported Janice in her alcohol-free journey.

This episode covers:

  • Drinking culture and the challenge of talking openly about drinking
  • 5 things that helped Janice go alcohol free:
  • 1. Learning the neuroscience of addiction
  • 2. Unlearning beliefs about the benefits of alcohol
  • 3. Removing triggers to drinking
  • 4. Turning to community for support
  • 5. Doing the trauma-healing work
  • Getting to 1 year alcohol free
  • Will Janice ever drink again?

Resources mentioned:

  • This Naked Mind (Annie Grace): https://thisnakedmind.com/ (Please note that the course This Naked Mind Intensive mentioned in the episode is no longer available. The Path program by This Naked Mind may be the closest alternative.)

The Soul’s Work Podcast episodes mentioned:

Subscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast

Rate & review the podcast:

Connect with Janna Estrada:

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> Janice shares her process of how she made it to 3 years alcohol free after struggling with alcohol dependency for many years. She and her guest host Janna Estrada discuss the top 5 things that supported Janice in her alcohol-free journey.

This episode covers:

  • Drinking culture and the challenge of talking openly about drinking
  • 5 things that helped Janice go alcohol free:
  • 1. Learning the neuroscience of addiction
  • 2. Unlearning beliefs about the benefits of alcohol
  • 3. Removing triggers to drinking
  • 4. Turning to community for support
  • 5. Doing the trauma-healing work
  • Getting to 1 year alcohol free
  • Will Janice ever drink again?

Resources mentioned:

  • This Naked Mind (Annie Grace): https://thisnakedmind.com/ (Please note that the course This Naked Mind Intensive mentioned in the episode is no longer available. The Path program by This Naked Mind may be the closest alternative.)

The Soul’s Work Podcast episodes mentioned:

Subscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast

Rate & review the podcast:

Connect with Janna Estrada:

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> Janice Ho Buzzsprout-12684382 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 14:00:00 -0400 1972 4 4 full true Asian Representation: Stepping Into Self-Confidence (with Sheena Yap Chan) Asian Representation: Stepping Into Self-Confidence (with Sheena Yap Chan) Sheena Yap Chan and Janice discuss why Asian representation and healing intergenerational trauma are important in building self-confidence. They also talk about racism in Canada and how they gave up parts of themselves to assimilate to Western culture. They share ways we can reconnect with our Asian culture and tap into community to nourish our authenticity and need for support.

Bio: Sheena Yap Chan is a keynote speaker, podcaster, consultant, and author on building self-confidence. She currently inspires women through her award-winning podcast called The Tao of Self-Confidence where she interviews Asian women about their inner journey to self-confidence. Her mission is to help Asian Women boost their confidence to live their authentic selves, help Asian Women create a voice in the world, and create a stronger representation for Asian women. Sheena has been featured on MindValley, slice.ca, Marketing in Asia, Manila Times and more. She is also the TOP 100 Filipinos to follow on LinkedIn for inspiration and learning in 2020. She is also the co-author of the International bestselling book Asian Women Who Boss Up. Sheena will be releasing a book with Wiley called The Tao of Self-Confidence: A Guide to Moving Beyond Trauma and Awakening the Leader Within in May 2023.

This episode covers:

  • Sheena’s journey to self-confidence
  • Why Asian representation matters
  • Questioning cultural standards
  • Healing intergenerational + historical trauma
  • Experiencing racism in Canada
  • Giving up parts of ourselves to assimilate into Western culture
  • Reconnecting with Asian culture
  • Getting support from community

Resources mentioned:

Subscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast

Rate & review the podcast:

Connect with Sheena Yap Chan:

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> Sheena Yap Chan and Janice discuss why Asian representation and healing intergenerational trauma are important in building self-confidence. They also talk about racism in Canada and how they gave up parts of themselves to assimilate to Western culture. They share ways we can reconnect with our Asian culture and tap into community to nourish our authenticity and need for support.

Bio: Sheena Yap Chan is a keynote speaker, podcaster, consultant, and author on building self-confidence. She currently inspires women through her award-winning podcast called The Tao of Self-Confidence where she interviews Asian women about their inner journey to self-confidence. Her mission is to help Asian Women boost their confidence to live their authentic selves, help Asian Women create a voice in the world, and create a stronger representation for Asian women. Sheena has been featured on MindValley, slice.ca, Marketing in Asia, Manila Times and more. She is also the TOP 100 Filipinos to follow on LinkedIn for inspiration and learning in 2020. She is also the co-author of the International bestselling book Asian Women Who Boss Up. Sheena will be releasing a book with Wiley called The Tao of Self-Confidence: A Guide to Moving Beyond Trauma and Awakening the Leader Within in May 2023.

This episode covers:

  • Sheena’s journey to self-confidence
  • Why Asian representation matters
  • Questioning cultural standards
  • Healing intergenerational + historical trauma
  • Experiencing racism in Canada
  • Giving up parts of ourselves to assimilate into Western culture
  • Reconnecting with Asian culture
  • Getting support from community

Resources mentioned:

Subscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast

Rate & review the podcast:

Connect with Sheena Yap Chan:

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> https://www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com/s4-ep3-asian-representation-stepping-into-self-confidence-with-sheena-yap-chan/ Janice Ho Buzzsprout-12639131 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -0400 2651 4 3 full true Building Secure Attachment Through Healing Trauma + Solo Polyamory (with denise chang) Building Secure Attachment Through Healing Trauma + Solo Polyamory (with denise chang) In this age of insta-everything, it can be tempting to chase the next quick healing fix and spiritual high. But Janice and her guest denise chang discuss a more sustainable approach to healing trauma that involves working with the body; reconnecting with our erotic power; resourcing our ancestors, nature, and animals; and working with our child parts.

They also share how practicing solo polyamory and relationship anarchy has helped them both move away from codependent relationships and build secure attachment with themselves and others.

Bio: denise is a somatic trauma resolution practitioner, erotic movement arts facilitator, and intuitive energy healer. their work focuses on the cultivation of erotic power and the healing of intergenerational trauma through the body ecology modality. as an immigrant of taoist malaysian chinese descent and solo-polyamorist, denise brings together their wisdom of nervous system attunement and animist perspectives to offer deep healing and collective liberation.

CW: Mention of experiencing sexual harm

This episode covers:

  • Working with the body to heal trauma 
  • Experiencing shame before embodiment
  • Self-compassion + resourcing “something bigger”
  • Spirituality + limitations of Western healing
  • Erotic power + sexuality
  • Erotic power dance
  • Solo polyamory: building secure attachment
  • Unlearning codependency through relationship anarchy
  • Unlearning mononormativity + “the relationship escalator”
  • The commercialization of healing work
  • Accessing joy

Resources mentioned:

  • Rachel Maddox
  • Dr. Rocío Rosales Meza
  • Audre Lorde’s essay “Uses of the Erotic”
  • Amber McZeal (Ancestral Lineage Healing)
  • Rooted Global Village

Subscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast

Rate & review the podcast:

Connect with denise chang:

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> In this age of insta-everything, it can be tempting to chase the next quick healing fix and spiritual high. But Janice and her guest denise chang discuss a more sustainable approach to healing trauma that involves working with the body; reconnecting with our erotic power; resourcing our ancestors, nature, and animals; and working with our child parts.

They also share how practicing solo polyamory and relationship anarchy has helped them both move away from codependent relationships and build secure attachment with themselves and others.

Bio: denise is a somatic trauma resolution practitioner, erotic movement arts facilitator, and intuitive energy healer. their work focuses on the cultivation of erotic power and the healing of intergenerational trauma through the body ecology modality. as an immigrant of taoist malaysian chinese descent and solo-polyamorist, denise brings together their wisdom of nervous system attunement and animist perspectives to offer deep healing and collective liberation.

CW: Mention of experiencing sexual harm

This episode covers:

  • Working with the body to heal trauma 
  • Experiencing shame before embodiment
  • Self-compassion + resourcing “something bigger”
  • Spirituality + limitations of Western healing
  • Erotic power + sexuality
  • Erotic power dance
  • Solo polyamory: building secure attachment
  • Unlearning codependency through relationship anarchy
  • Unlearning mononormativity + “the relationship escalator”
  • The commercialization of healing work
  • Accessing joy

Resources mentioned:

  • Rachel Maddox
  • Dr. Rocío Rosales Meza
  • Audre Lorde’s essay “Uses of the Erotic”
  • Amber McZeal (Ancestral Lineage Healing)
  • Rooted Global Village

Subscribe on YouTube: @thesoulsworkpodcast

Rate & review the podcast:

Connect with denise chang:

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> https://www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com/s4-ep2-building-secure-attachment-through-healing-trauma-solo-polyamory/ Janice Ho Buzzsprout-12593646 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:00:00 -0400 3146 4 2 full true Exploring Solo Polyamory Exploring Solo Polyamory In this episode, Janice shares about some of her personal experiences exploring solo polyamory over the past few months. She defines what consensual non-monogamy, polyamory, and solo polyamory are to get us on the same playing field, then answers the most common questions and/or misperceptions she gets when telling others about her new way of doing relationships, including:

  1. Why did you decide to explore polyamory?
  2. Solo polyamory sounds like dating with no commitment.
  3. How many people would you be seeing at one time?
  4. What if you want more (from your already married partner)? 
  5. Don't you ever get jealous?
  6. Maybe you just haven't found the right one yet.
  7. You must have gotten really hurt in relationships to be doing this.
  8. Wow, it sounds complicated.
  9. Is polyamory easier or harder than monogamy?

Rate & review the podcast:

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Also check out:

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> In this episode, Janice shares about some of her personal experiences exploring solo polyamory over the past few months. She defines what consensual non-monogamy, polyamory, and solo polyamory are to get us on the same playing field, then answers the most common questions and/or misperceptions she gets when telling others about her new way of doing relationships, including:

  1. Why did you decide to explore polyamory?
  2. Solo polyamory sounds like dating with no commitment.
  3. How many people would you be seeing at one time?
  4. What if you want more (from your already married partner)? 
  5. Don't you ever get jealous?
  6. Maybe you just haven't found the right one yet.
  7. You must have gotten really hurt in relationships to be doing this.
  8. Wow, it sounds complicated.
  9. Is polyamory easier or harder than monogamy?

Rate & review the podcast:

Listen to all The Soul's Work Podcast episodes: www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Also check out:

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Janice is a therapist-in-training and not licensed to work with clients.

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for working with a professional mental health or healing practitioner.

]]> https://www.thesoulsworkpodcast.com/s3-ep5-exploring-solo-polyamory/ Janice Ho Buzzsprout-10426391 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:00:00 -0400 3250 sex, intimacy, relationships, dating, onlinedating, love, selfdevelopment, polyamory, solopolyamory, CNM, consensualnonmonogamy, monogamy 3 5 full true