Joan Podcast
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsThe purpose of Joan is to draw light towards mental health - to bring awareness and real stories to the trauma that most every one endures at some point in life. From depression and post partum depression, to anxiety and eating disorders, to PTSD, the loss of loved ones, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, addiction... The list goes on and on. Joan is a place of honesty and connection. If you're struggling and feeling alone, I hope this podcast helps you to understand that you are heard, you are not alone, and that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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S2. E12 - Joan x Kelly Vittengl - On Following Intuition, Female Friendships and Connections, Plant Medicine in Peru, and Big Life Changes
February 19, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBIn the final episode of season 2, Kelly takes us on a brief personal journey through life since her first episode in season 1.
S2. E11 - Joan x Vienda Maria - On the Mother/Daughter Wound, Boundaries, a Nomadic Childhood, and Following your Bliss
February 17, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBOn this episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with Vienda Maria. Vienda is a women's empowerment coach, writer, creative, and creator of Plannher. In the episode, Vienda walks us through her nomadic childhood, the loss of her birth father, depression and suicidal thoughts as a teenager, her personal experience with the mother/daughter wound, setting boundaries with her mother, her exploration with psychedelics and plant medicine, and following life's synchronicities. Vienda is one of those people wh...
S2. E10 - Joan x Zoë Lind van't Hof - On Loss of her Mother, Denial, Grief, and Purpose through Pain
February 15, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBIn this episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with Zoë Lind van't Hof, founder of Wunder Workshop and Essentials by Zoe LvH. She takes us through the loss of her mother after her unexpected diagnosis with cancer. She dives into detail about the process of death and grief through the year long period from diagnosis to passing. She talks about the meaning of home, the one regret she has, and ultimately about turning her pain into purpose through her incredible companies. You can find Zoe on Instagra...
S2. E9 - Joan x Mariah K. Lyons - On Being A Sensitive Child, Natural Healing, Plant Medicine, The Feminine, and Mary Magdalene
February 12, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 94.8 MBIn this episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with Mariah K. Lyons, founder of Astara, Reiki Master, Crystal Healer, and Western Herbalist. This episode packs a punch as we move through Mariah's incredibly eventful life. She walks us through her childhood, where she always recognized herself as empathic, intuitive and sensitive. She moves us into her teen years where her father was diagnosed with cancer and she began to struggle with her mental health in the form of OCD, Insomnia, and disordered eat...
S2. E8 - Joan x Natasha Zoe Garrett - On Anorexia, Bulimia, Panic Attacks, Addiction and Self-Worth
February 10, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBIn this episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with Natasha Zoe Garrett of Roam Vintage. She shares about her experience of growing up biracial in a primarily white community, and how that affected her self-image. She shares of her struggles with body image and believing her worth was in her beauty. She tells us of her battles with anorexia, bulimia, panic attacks, depression, and alcoholism. Natasha is beautifully candid in this episode and shares how she continues to heal her body and mind, while a...
S2. E7 - Joan x Nici Harrison - On Working With Grief, Suicide, Loss of a Parent, and Healing
February 08, 2021 13:21 - 1 hour - 119 MBIn this episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with Nici Harrison, founder of The Grief Space. Nici unexpectedly lost her mother to suicide, and ultimately went on a deep journey with her grief. She walks us through that experience and how she continues to work with her grief and guide others through theirs. If you'd like to learn more about Nici and her offerings, you can find her website here. If you'd like to follow her on Instagram, you can find her here.
S2. E6 - Joan x Dr. Nicole LePera - On Emotional Trauma, External Validation, Panic Attacks, Medication, and Spirituality
January 01, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn this episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with Dr. Nicole LePera, the Holistic Psychologist. Nicole takes us through her childhood trauma, her experience coming out in the LGBTQ+ community, her journey into Psychiatry, her multiple mental health diagnoses, panic attacks, her own journey and opinion on medication, her overall expertise on emotional trauma, as well as the role spirituality plays in her life. If you aren't already following Dr. Nicole on Instagram, you can find her here. You can...
S2. E5 - Joan x Jana Roemer - On Childhood Depression, Saturn Returns, Purpose, and Astrology
December 30, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn this episode of Joan, Kelly is speaking with one of her teachers and favorite astrologers, Jana Roemer. Jana tells us of her struggle with grasping and understanding reality in her childhood, her physically challenging Saturn Return when she broke her back, finding her purpose and how to find yours, and the importance of astrology -- amongst many, many other things. You can find Jana on Instagram here. You can find Attune to the Moon here. Jana has generously offered a discount code ...
S2. E4 - Joan x Laura Killian - On Childhood Trauma, an Alcoholic Parent, Her Father's Death, Manifestation and the Divine
December 28, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBOn this episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with one of her oldest teachers, her aunt, Laura Killian. Laura is a mother, a farmer, a Reiki healer, an Inner Alignment coach, and a Soul Retrieval healer. We dive into childhood trauma and growing up with an alcoholic father, the death of her father, the transition from dental hygiene to being a healer, after being stuck in a mindset of lack. We talk about manifestation and the law of attraction, and we talk a LOT about the Divine and Jesus. If you'r...
S2. E3 - Joan x Kim Beekman - On Bulimia, Trauma Work, Motherhood, Manifestation, and Spirituality
December 25, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBOn this episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with one of her teachers, Kim Beekman. Kim is a trauma coach, a yoga teacher trainer, and an Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor. She has developed her own 8 week system of working with clients to get through childhood trauma that has proven life-changing for many. She walks us through her own childhood trauma and how that manifested in her life as an eating disorder, all the way through to healing and finding her work on this spiritual path. This is a slightly...
S2. E2 - Joan x Morgan Hedley - On Anxiety, Panic, OCD, Pregnancy, Motherhood, and Purpose
December 23, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBOn this episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with her old friend Morgan Hedley. Morgan is a lactation educator and specialist, and a certified holistic nutritionist living in Los Angeles. She shares her experiences with general anxiety, panic attacks, existential OCD, harm OCD, suicidal OCD, health OCD, intrusive thoughts, and her dissociative tendencies. She walks us through her childhood trauma, all the way to motherhood where she has now found her purpose helping other struggling mothers. It is ...
S2. E1 - Joan x Kelly Vittengl - Welcome Back!
December 21, 2020 10:00 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBIn the first episode of season 2, Kelly gives a brief rundown of what this season will bring. If you have any specific questions or would like to get in contact, you can DM Kelly on Instagram at either @kellyvittengl or @joanpodcast.
Ep. 10 - Joan x Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella - On Chronic Illness, Body Image, Social Media, Running a Business Mindfully, and Pregnancy
February 13, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 164 MBIn the final episode of season 1, Kelly is speaking with Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella. Ella became chronically ill in her early 20's, which took her through years of physical pain and mental agony. Today she speaks about how her illnesses affected her mental health, how she started her business and continues to run it mindfully, about the challenges with social media and body image, as well as her current journey through the early stages of pregnancy. Certainly one of the most inspiring wo...
Ep. 10 - Joan x Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella - On Chronic Illness, Body Image, Social Media, Running a Business Mindfully, and Pregnancy
February 13, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 164 MBIn the final episode of season 1, Kelly is speaking with Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella. Ella became chronically ill in her early 20's, which took her through years of physical pain and mental agony. Today she speaks about how her illnesses affected her mental health, how she started her business and continues to run it mindfully, about the challenges with social media and body image, as well as her current journey through the early stages of pregnancy.
S1. E10 - Joan x Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella - On Chronic Illness, Body Image, Social Media, Running a Business Mindfully, and Pregnancy
February 13, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 164 MBIn the final episode of season 1, Kelly is speaking with Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella. Ella became chronically ill in her early 20's, which took her through years of physical pain and mental agony. Today she speaks about how her illnesses affected her mental health, how she started her business and continues to run it mindfully, about the challenges with social media and body image, as well as her current journey through the early stages of pregnancy.
Ep. 09 - Joan x Nicole Dabeau - On Sexual Assault, Postpartum Depression, Bullying, Loss, and Turning Darkness into Light
February 06, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 224 MBIn this episode, Kelly is speaking with Nicole Dabeau on the several traumas and mental health challenges she has faced through life. Nicole touches on the loss of a childhood caretaker. Followed by teenage rebellion and being raped by a high school acquaintance. She soon found herself living in Africa, and then in LA working as a TV correspondent. Nicole then became unexpectedly pregnant and fell into a deep depression. Nicole is now a single mother, and starting a foundation called The Fem.
S1. E9 - Joan x Nicole Dabeau - On Sexual Assault, Postpartum Depression, Bullying, Loss, and Turning Darkness into Light
February 06, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 224 MBIn this episode, Kelly is speaking with Nicole Dabeau on the several traumas and mental health challenges she has faced through life. Nicole touches on the loss of a childhood caretaker. Followed by teenage rebellion and being raped by a high school acquaintance. She soon found herself living in Africa, and then in LA working as a TV correspondent. Nicole then became unexpectedly pregnant and fell into a deep depression. Nicole is now a single mother, and starting a foundation called The Fem.
S1. E8 - Joan x Jena Sophia, Psych-K Facilitator - On PCOS, Endometriosis, Anxiety, Medication, and Fully Healing
January 30, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 173 MBToday, Kelly is speaking with Jena Sophia. Jena is a Psych-K facilitator, Reiki Master, and flower essence maker. She began experiencing anxiety when she was a young child, and as mystery symptoms got worse, she was put on more and more medication. It was at 15 when she was diagnosed with PCOS and Endometriosis, which resulted in more medication. Listen as she tells us about hitting her breaking point, how she found Psych-K, began to heal her mind, and went cold turkey off all her medication.
Ep. 08 - Joan x Jena Sophia, Psych-K Facilitator - On PCOS, Endometriosis, Anxiety, Medication, and Fully Healing
January 30, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 173 MBToday, Kelly is speaking with Jena Sophia. Jena is a Psych-K facilitator, Reiki Master, and flower essence maker. She began experiencing anxiety when she was a young child, and as mystery symptoms got worse, she was put on more and more medication. It was at 15 when she was diagnosed with PCOS and Endometriosis, which resulted in more medication. Listen as she tells us about hitting her breaking point, how she found Psych-K, began to heal her mind, and went cold turkey off all her medication.
Ep. 07 - Joan x Ashley Wood, Akashic Record Reader - On Postpartum Anxiety, Medication, and Her Intuitive Gifts
January 23, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBToday, Kelly is speaking with Ashley Wood, International Akashic Records reader and host of the podcast Manifest This! She speaks about her psychic childhood, a house fire induced trauma she suffered in her late 20's, her prepartum depression, her postpartum anxiety, and how medication gave her the ability to step out from her dark cloud and into her intuitive gifts.
S1. E7 - Joan x Ashley Wood, Akashic Record Reader - On Postpartum Anxiety, Medication, and Her Intuitive Gifts
January 23, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBToday, Kelly is speaking with Ashley Wood, International Akashic Records reader and host of the podcast Manifest This! She speaks about her psychic childhood, a house fire induced trauma she suffered in her late 20's, her prepartum depression, her postpartum anxiety, and how medication gave her the ability to step out from her dark cloud and into her intuitive gifts.
Ep. 06 - Joan x Lisa O'Connor of Life by Leese - On the Death of Her Mother, Mystery Physical Symptoms, Her Lyme Diagnosis, and Natural Healing
January 16, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 225 MBToday, Kelly is speaking with Lisa O'Connor of Life by Leese. Lisa is a holistic nutritionist, specializing in skincare. She is a genius at aiding her clients in finding the answers to heal within themselves. Listen as Lisa takes us on her journey through healing her Lyme and her grief, and turned it into her current work to help others.
S1. E6 - Joan x Lisa O'Connor of Life by Leese - On the Death of Her Mother, Mystery Physical Symptoms, Her Lyme Diagnosis, and Natural Healing
January 16, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 225 MBToday, Kelly is speaking with Lisa O'Connor of Life by Leese. Lisa is a holistic nutritionist, specializing in skincare. She is a genius at aiding her clients in finding the answers to heal within themselves. Listen as Lisa takes us on her journey through healing her Lyme and her grief, and turned it into her current work to help others.
S1. E5 - Joan x Janessa Leone - On The Unexpected Loss of Her Father, Depression, Grief, and Re-connecting with God
January 09, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 175 MBKelly speaks with Janessa Leone, an accessories designer in L.A. Janessa unexpectedly lost her father, whom she considered her best friend and soulmate, in February of 2016, and her life was flipped upside down. She talks about her journey through depression and grief, her anger with God, her decision to take medication, and the cyclical nature of grief. She also speaks about how to take mental health days at work, how to handle waves of grief, and how to be gentle on yourself through the pro...
Ep. 05 - Joan x Janessa Leone - On The Unexpected Loss of Her Father, Depression, Grief, and Re-connecting with God
January 09, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 175 MBKelly speaks with Janessa Leone, an accessories designer in L.A. Janessa unexpectedly lost her father, whom she considered her best friend and soulmate, in February of 2016, and her life was flipped upside down. She talks about her journey through depression and grief, her anger with God, her decision to take medication, and the cyclical nature of grief. She also speaks about how to take mental health days at work, how to handle waves of grief, and how to be gentle on yourself through the pro...
S1. E4 - Joan x Jac Lewis of The Broad Place - On Post-Natal Depression, Anxiety, Creativity, and Meditation
January 02, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 175 MBToday I'm speaking with Jac Lewis of The Broad Place, a Meditation school based in Australia. Jac seemed to magically appear at a crucial point during my panic attacks and I had the honor of learning meditation from her. We speak about her personal life from her challenges with bullying, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and post-natal depression which led her to a spiritual path of self-exploration and meditation, and ultimately to opening her school The Broad Place to share her learnings with oth...
Ep. 04 - Joan x Jac Lewis of The Broad Place - On Post-Natal Depression, Anxiety, Creativity, and Meditation
January 02, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 175 MBToday I'm speaking with Jac Lewis of The Broad Place, a Meditation school based in Australia. Jac seemed to magically appear at a crucial point during my panic attacks and I had the honor of learning meditation from her. We speak about her personal life from her challenges with bullying, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and post-natal depression which led her to a spiritual path of self-exploration and meditation, and ultimately to opening her school The Broad Place to share her learnings with oth...
Ep. 03 - Joan x Anoushka Florence of The Goddess Space - On Labels, Eating Disorders, Depression, and Finding Your Inner Goddess
December 26, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBToday on Joan, Kelly speaks with Anoushka Florence of the Goddess Space. Anoushka opens up about her parents divorce that led to her rebellious teenage years where she rejected her Jewish upbringing, and began abusing alcohol and drugs, followed by an eating disorder in attempt to gain some control over her life. She also opens up about a break-up that led her to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, a depression that followed, and how she found spirituality and created the Goddess Space.
S1. E3 - Joan x Anoushka Florence of The Goddess Space - On Labels, Eating Disorders, Depression, and Finding Your Inner Goddess
December 26, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBToday on Joan, Kelly speaks with Anoushka Florence of the Goddess Space. Anoushka opens up about her parents divorce that led to her rebellious teenage years where she rejected her Jewish upbringing, and began abusing alcohol and drugs, followed by an eating disorder in attempt to gain some control over her life. She also opens up about a break-up that led her to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, a depression that followed, and how she found spirituality and created the Goddess Space.
Ep. 02 - Joan x Lacy Phillips of To Be Magnetic - On Depression, Break-Ups, Social Media, and Manifestation
December 19, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 174 MBIn the second episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with Lacy Phillips of Free and Native. Lacy goes into detail about her several bouts of depression through life. She also speaks on break-ups, navigating social media, and then she walks us through her manifestation process, something Kelly swears by and mentions several times in her episode.
S1. E2 - Joan x Lacy Phillips of To Be Magnetic - On Depression, Break-Ups, Social Media, and Manifestation
December 19, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 174 MBIn the second episode of Joan, Kelly speaks with Lacy Phillips of To Be Magnetic. Lacy goes into detail about her several bouts of depression through life. She also speaks on break-ups, navigating social media, and then she walks us through her manifestation process, something Kelly swears by and mentions several times in her episode.
S1. E1 - Joan x Kelly Vittengl - On Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Suicidal Thoughts and Spirituality
December 12, 2018 09:29 - 1 hour - 190 MBIn the first ever episode of Joan, Kelly, the host of Joan and founder of Frances Loom, shares her personal experience with anxiety, panic attacks, and suicidal thoughts that led her to a spiritual path and set her on a quest to find her true self. She shares her experiences, her lessons, her rock bottom, and the reason she was compelled to start this podcast.
Ep. 01 - Joan x Kelly Vittengl - On Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Suicidal Thoughts and Spirituality
December 12, 2018 09:29 - 1 hour - 190 MBIn the first ever episode of Joan, Kelly, the host of Joan and founder of Frances Loom, shares her personal experience with anxiety, panic attacks, and suicidal thoughts that led her to a spiritual path and set her on a quest to find her true self. She shares her experiences, her lessons, her rock bottom, and the reason she was compelled to start this podcast.