When I was about 3 or 4 years old, my new home became the quaint little town of Huntsville, UT. We lived on the border of the small town of Eden and Huntsville, across from Hinkley’s Arabian Horse Farm…. now the Spring Creek Ranch. It was such a lovely place to grow up. I was a ragamuffin little girl with tangled hair and dirt on my face constantly. I climbed trees, dug in the dirt, played in the ditch and made friends with all the outside creatures. For many years my dog “Critter” was my best p...
Jul 27, 2022•4 min
A good mother in law is like hitting the lottery!! Trent and I had only been dating a short time when I flew into Utah and he picked me up. He had four loud and wild boys in the back seats and announced we were going to have dinner with his parents. I was a little nervous because I had just flown in and didn’t exactly feel on top of my game as I would have wanted to when meeting his mom and dad. Little did I know, there was no need to be nervous at all. I was welcomed with open arms and so much ...
Apr 20, 2022•4 min
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2022/04/13/the-women-in-my-life-23-julie-fast/
Apr 13, 2022•5 min
I fell in love with Gwen Gibbs way back in 2002. I say fell in love because I don’t know if you become friends with Gwen, to know her is to love her. When you meet Gwen, when you are around Gwen, you simply are in a space of happiness and love. She radiates this every time I am around her or even talk to her on the phone. Gwen, or as she was sometimes affectionately known, G.G., has the warmest heart of anyone I have ever met, Couple that with her cheerleading spirit and you feel loved and suppo...
Mar 29, 2022•5 min
Not many long term friendships begin in a VERY small work space with high stress, rushed deadlines and a daily high paced hustle. These are the circumstances that cemented my relationship with my dear friend turned sister, Carin Snodgrass Miller. This year I turned 50 years young and I’m paying tribute to 50 women who have made a big impact on my life. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2022/03/21/the-women-in-my-life-carin-snodgrass-miller-21/
Mar 21, 2022•6 min
Sister in laws are those sisters that were able to escape your childhood fights. They get to skip right to the good stuff. If you are really lucky, they become just like a REAL sister to you. Mikal Nielsen is one of those fabulous sisters-in-laws. Mikal has had a HUGE impact on my life in so many ways. Our relationship has a strange little twist and that twist is one of the reasons I have grown to love her so much. You can also read this as a blog post at: https://redefiningjoy.me/2022/02/12/the...
Feb 12, 2022•6 min
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2022/01/22/the-women-in-my-life-19-donna-kirkpatrick/ My sister in law, Donna, has been one of my heroes since the day I met her. She is a bad ass warrior with the most loving, caring mama bear heart a human could possibly have. I’m spending my 50th year around the sun, writing about the 50 most impactful women in my life and Donna continues to show up on this list for me all-the-time.
Jan 22, 2022•3 min
The next woman on my list has probably been the most impactful person in my healing journey...and what I now affectionately refer to as my Journey to Joi. I met Vicki Ann Clough in October of 2009 and my life has never been the same, thankfully. She taught me the meaning and the actions behind… “You can only change yourself, but when you change yourself, you change everything!” To understand the impact she had on my life, we have to take a trip back to before our paths crossed. This episode is a...
Nov 08, 2021•13 min
My sister Lexie has long been a woman I have admired and looked up to. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2021/11/05/the-women-in-my-life-17-lexie-moran/
Nov 06, 2021•6 min
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2021/06/04/the-women-in-my-life-16-miriah-stuart/ My dear friend Miriah was introduced to me by a mutual dear friend of ours. Miriah and I were only acquaintances for the first few years after we met and barely crossed paths a few times. But, as in any good story, there is Divine Timing in the magic of a deep and true relationship. A short time after I had separated from my was-band I started thinking about Miriah. I didn’t k...
Jun 04, 2021•8 min
Have you ever met someone and just had the feeling you know them from somewhere? That’s what it was like for me when I met Julie Fox. I first met her when I was still hot and heavy in the mortgage industry almost 20 years ago. I was out scouting for new mortgage brokers and met Julie in one of the new offices I was visiting. We both had this feeling we knew each other but none of our scenarios we ran past each other found an answer to us figuring out where we knew each other from. I now know whe...
May 03, 2021•9 min
My sister Audra does this thing where she just manifests what she wants. From as far back as I can remember she’s been winning concert tickets and money off radio shows like it was picking apples off a tree. I would ask, “How did you get that?” Her reply was always some crazy story about how someone gave it to her or she won it or happened upon it or it just showed up…. And it was JUST what she had been dreaming that she wanted. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy...
Apr 29, 2021•7 min
I met my yogi sisters on a Friday night up at the University of Utah in a gymnasium with only our yoga mats. I had just spent the previous night in the trauma ward of the hospital for a mysterious blockage in my throat which still baffles the doctors and myself, to this day. I had just experienced 48 hours of trauma but I was not going to miss out on the Yoga Teacher Training Certification Program. I had been anxiously awaiting for the course to begin for several months now, so mind over broken ...
Apr 20, 2021•6 min
When I left for Africa and started journaling my adventure, I never expected that my first blog and podcast about it would start at the end. I’ve been back in the United States for about a month and a half. My heart longs to write about my grand adventure….our research, my colleagues, the food, the sweat, the tears, the dancing, the singing and ….. the poop (yes, there’s poop in my story, I was with pre-med students after all) ….. but it seems my heart also has not been ready to dive into the he...
Apr 15, 2021•12 min
Now that you've heard about the day that had the biggest impact on me during my Learning Abroad experience in Africa its time to rewind to the beginning. This is the part in the movie where the words on the screen say “Six Weeks Earlier”..... This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2018/09/22/meanwhile-in-africa-part-2-where-to-begin/
Apr 15, 2021•5 min
I'm so grateful for the adventures I have said YES to that have scared me to death. Here's just one of them..... This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2019/04/16/i-said-yes/
Apr 15, 2021•2 min
This woman's journey for justice began long ago. Her very life had been threatened if she testified. She worried about the safety of her children. She questioned whether or not it was worth the risk to press forward but yesterday that book ended and today she gets to begin writing an entirely new book. As she stood in her honor and integrity and said, “ This will not happen to another woman, not on my watch!” , there wasn’t an absence of fear but there was courage to overcome that fear. Today I ...
Apr 15, 2021•3 min
Trent has asked me several times what I think the producers of Naked & Afraid see in him and why they invite him back for more challenges. I told him he is the classic “hero’s journey”. Tune in to hear why Trent Nielsen is my hero. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2019/08/26/courage-doesnt-always-roar/
Apr 15, 2021•4 min
If you haven’t heard my story of how I ended up in Africa…. That's another podcast. It’s a fabulous story that begins with Trent’s courage to overcome malaria and carry on! Trent overcoming malaria is what led me to going to Africa myself, that’s the part you know about. What I have NEVER told anyone is that as soon as I announced I was going to Africa on a Global Health Learning Abroad trip to satisfy my final credit for my degree I was paralyzed with fear. My mind went wild with all the reason...
Apr 15, 2021•4 min
A couple years ago my sister, Anika, helped me cross off a bucket list item. I wanted to go rock climbing and she was a fantastic guide/instructor. She assisted me in getting all harnessed in, gave me great instructions and then became my support system....physically, emotionally and what would become an incredible spiritual life lesson for me! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2019/09/03/be-the-heroine-of-your-own-life/
Apr 15, 2021•2 min
In Psychology we talk about the devastating consequences of overthinking…. In psych speak we call this rumination and there are fabulous articles and books written about how disastrous this behavior can be….so whether you call it overthinking or call it by its evil twins name, rumination, these both can be a road trip to devastation.
Apr 15, 2021•25 min
Hi!! I'm Sheri Joi. I am strong, confident, powerful warrior of light. I'm passionate about transformation and even more passionate in guiding women to their own transformation. I do this by sharing my Journey to JOI. Hop in.... let's go for a ride!
Apr 14, 2021•13 min
In my intro podcast I mentioned we would talk about four P words that have been PLAGUING me. My Perfectionism has caused Procrastination and Paralysis in creating my Podcast. So deep breath AAANNNDDD……. My name is Sheri Joi and I’m a recovering perfectionist!
Apr 14, 2021•30 min
A couple of years ago one of my friends turned 40 years old so she decided to do a tribute to 40 of the women in her life who had impacted her the most. I loved this idea! This year I’ll be turning 49 so each week from my birthday today until when I turn 50 in a year (and I’ll give myself a couple of weeks for an intermission), I’m going to pay tribute to 50 women or groups of women who have shaped me into the woman I am today! These are in no particular order and these are by no means the only ...
Apr 14, 2021•12 min
This year between my 49th birthday and my 50th birthday I’m paying tribute to 50 women or groups of women who have shaped me and have made a personal impact on my life. Today is #2 of the Women of Influence in my life. Today I’d like to introduce you to my Granny. She was the BEST! Granny was in my life for as long as I can remember. My very first memories are of sleepovers at her house with my cousins. We would wake up and she would make us French toast with melted butter and warmed jam on top....
Apr 14, 2021•14 min
My aunties have made a huge impact on my life. Listen in to find out these women shaped key parts of my life. How have the women in your life shaped you? Have you ever thought about it? It's a profound journey of discovery, I highly recommend! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2021/02/11/the-women-in-my-life-3-my-aunties/
Apr 14, 2021•14 min
Before Aimee showed up in my life, I had been “friends” off and on.... And I use the “friends” term loosely…. with a little group of gals who made being friends tough .... Just your average typical mean girls. Every morning on the bus on my way to school, I had to remember who we were mad at or if they were mad at me…. Honestly, the girl drama just wasn’t for me and it was exhausting…. Even though I didn’t know it, I was looking for something different. This episode is also available as a blog p...
Apr 14, 2021•8 min
n order to tell you about this next woman who has made a huge impact on my life, I have to be very honest and vulnerable about a part of me that is ugly. Sharing this with the world can be a little scary for me but it is important you know the whole story…. For then you will understand how much this woman means to me. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2021/03/04/the-women-in-my-life-5-my-sister-kazree/
Apr 14, 2021•7 min
Until I had gone through my own Dark Night of the Soul, I did not realize just what a super power it was to be a woman!!! Because of my Journey to Joi, I am passionate about showing all women that we are stronger than we think we are. We are super heroes…. even when we fall….. we pick each other up and straighten each others crowns. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2021/03/09/the-women-in-my-life-6-my-tribe/
Apr 14, 2021•6 min
Sometimes in an ordinary life, you are blessed with EXTRAORDINARY people to walk the road alongside you. This is definitely the case in my life. One of these extraordinary women in my life is Janet Combe and I’m blessed to get to call her my bonus mom. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://redefiningjoy.me/2021/03/11/the-women-in-my-life-7-my-bonus-mom-janet-combe/
Apr 14, 2021•6 min
