Have you ever performed feeling completely fine while everyone around you assumed you were falling apart. Kate Kayaian knows that feeling from the inside. She spent four decades as a professional cellist, the kind of career most people only dream about, and on the night that career quietly ended, a…
Kate Kayaian shares her approach to living fully — savoring meals with friends, simple walks, and growing her own food.
Colette Jane Fehr shares her journey from teaching and a marketing job that didn't fit, to realizing her innate ability to help others in distress. The 2008 economy led her to real estate, a path that finally made sense, despite the fear. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your…
As a teenager, Joy Kong spiraled academically while her mother battled blood cancer.
Joy Kong describes how journaling surfaced pain from a past relationship — and led to a hard decision.
A childhood memory of easing her mother's pain sparked something in Joy Kong — a drive to help others heal.
Colette Jane Fehr shares how wearing her heart on her sleeve has always been her way of showing up. True vulnerability connects us, making us feel less alone. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #Vulnerability #Authenticity #Connection #Humanity #ColetteJaneFehr
Joy Kong breaks down how stem cell therapy may help the body repair itself and fight disease.
The harrowing reality of childbirth complications and severe postpartum anxiety. Colette Jane Fehr shares her journey through a crisis few openly discuss. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #Childbirth #PostpartumAnxiety #MentalHealth #ColetteJaneFehr
Joy Kong explains the process she used to write her book — leading with memory, then checking it against her journals.
Joy Kong opens up about the psychological trap of comparison — and how she broke free of it.
A single shadowing experience with an OBGYN redirected Joy Kong's entire career.
Colette Jane Fehr recalls vivid, rich memories from preschool, emphasizing how play-based learning and imagination created fertile ground for her development. A truly wonderful start. #EarlyChildhoodEducation #PlayBasedLearning #ChildDevelopment #Imagination #ColetteJaneFehr
Before everything else, Joy Kong led American and European travelers through the Himalayas at just 20 years old.
Becoming a therapist, especially in couples therapy, is demanding. Colette Jane Fehr trained rigorously for 6 years post-grad to navigate intense reactivity, protect people's pain, and help them heal in the moment. It's a complex, live-wire situation. #CouplesTherapy #TherapistLife #EmotionalHealing #MentalHealth #RelationshipAdvice
Joy Kong shares how she turned her passion into a life she actually wanted to live, setbacks and all.
Joy Kong reflects on the freedom that comes with self-acceptance, even against her parents' expectations.
At her lowest point, Joy Kong made an audacious decision: cold-calling hotel rooms just to find someone to talk to.
Ever felt like you marched to your own beat? Colette Jane Fehr shares how her childhood ballet-tights-as-hair phase was just the beginning of a wonderfully unique journey. Embrace your individuality! #EmbraceYourself #ChildhoodMemories #Individuality #BeYourself #Authenticity
Leaving China was not a simple decision for Joy. Hear the raw story of her visa rejection, a difficult marriage, and starting over. This conversation explores the reality of leaving China when life hits a breaking point. If you have ever felt stuck in an isolating environment, this story offers…
Some decisions cannot be made with a chart. Joy Kong knows this because she tried. Three days and three nights of careful, logical reasoning, and still she could not talk herself out of what her gut already knew: she needed to leave China and find her own life, even if…
Told she was falling behind, Joy Kong built her own strategy to catch up — and then some. Full episode on The Life Shift Podcast.
Colette Jane Fehr shares a touching moment where a grown son reflects on his upbringing, explaining how his parents, products of a different generation, struggled with emotions. He acknowledges his own growth and past assumptions about providing for his family, highlighting the evolving understanding of emotional connection. #GenerationalDifferences #EmotionalGrowth #FamilyDynamics…
Shame-based messages met an imaginative inner world. Colette Jane Fehr invented 7 sisters, even faking phone calls, leading to psychological testing. A testament to a rich inner life. #ChildhoodImagination #Storytelling #InnerWorld #ColetteJaneFehr #PsychologicalTesting
