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
15 episodes
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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Episode 14
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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
Episode 1: Taking Chances - Starting Scared, Showing Up Anyway
In this first episode of Transformative Journeys, Johanna LeRoux dives into the power of taking that first scary step. From launching a podcast at 58 to facing fear head-on, she shares her honest, hilarious, an...
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Episode 1
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21:53