
Spiritual growth with a soft landing.
The gist
Seek The Joy Podcast is a long-running spirituality and wellness show centered on joy as a daily practice, not a fixed mood. Sydney Weiss speaks with guests about self-compassion, breathwork, intuition, story-sharing, empowerment, career alignment, and the inner work behind meaningful change.
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About Seek The Joy Podcast
Seek The Joy Podcast is a spirituality, wellness, and personal-growth show built around the search for joy in ordinary and difficult seasons. Sydney Weiss frames joy less as constant positivity and more as a practice of reflection, connection, and self-compassion. The show carries a clear sense of history, especially in anniversary and “best of” episodes that revisit the early fear of publishing, the lessons of slowing down, and the community that grew around the project. It is warm. It is also earnest about transformation. Conversations often begin with personal experience and widen into practical or spiritual tools for living with more awareness. One episode with Emily Nahazel uses astrology and Human Design as languages for curiosity, shadow work, career transition, and doing work that better supports the soul. Another with Dr. Cindy Tsai centers high achievers, burnout, overwhelm, and small tools such as the cleansing breath. The Seek The Joy Summit episodes bring in empowerment, gratitude, trust, authentic voice, social media, and the importance of sharing a story. Kelly Rutherford’s conversation emphasizes presence, journaling, nature, laughter, and quieter forms of meditation. Amy White’s “best of” episode moves through intuition, pandemic-era fear and grief, bodily trust, wholeness, and healing the past. Lisa Barnett’s Akashic Records episode gives the show its most explicitly metaphysical shape, with soul plans, karmic patterns, ancestral lineage, and personal guidance at the center. Across its episodes, the rhythm is conversational and encouraging, with long reflective introductions that place each guest inside Sydney’s own learning curve. The show is not clinical self-help. It is more intimate and spiritually open than that. Its appeal comes from the mix of heartfelt storytelling, personal-growth language, and accessible practices that listeners can carry into work, relationships, stress, and self-understanding. Seek The Joy Podcast is best for listeners who want wellness talk with emotional softness, a strong community feeling, and room for both breathwork and the Akashic Records.
Made for: For listeners drawn to heartfelt wellness conversations, self-compassion, spirituality, mindfulness, and personal stories of growth. It especially suits people open to both practical tools and metaphysical frameworks.
What sets it apart: The show blends intimate reflection with guest-led spiritual and wellness conversations, making its archive feel personal rather than purely instructional. It moves comfortably from cleansing breaths and burnout to astrology, intuition, and Akashic Records.
In their own words
Join host Sydney Weiss and thought leaders in health, wellness, and mindfulness, for empowering conversations and heartfelt storytelling on all things self-love, joy, connection, empowerment, wellness and spirituality. Inspired by our ongoing journey toward growth, empowerment, and self-love, every episode offers a fresh perspective, “aha” moments, laughs, stories and wisdom that will stick with you throughout the week. Join us for a new #SeekTheJoy episode every Tuesday!
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A cleansing breath meets a Pisces-heavy birth chart, and your career spiral gets gentler company.
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- a practical reset for overstimulation, with a cleansing breath you can use before your brain opens twelve tabs
- career reflection that consults astrology for clues without turning your chart into a job-placement algorithm
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Episodes
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*BEST OF EPISODE* Get Your Shine: Reignite Your Spark with AJ Sarcione
·50m - 2
Working with Your Astrology & Human Design to Find More Joy in Your Work with Emily Nachazel
·45m - 3
Mila Atmos on the Joy of Civic Engagement and What Keeps Her Hopeful
·42m - 4
Becoming Your Own Success Story with Dr. Cindy Tsai
·43m - 5
*SEEK THE JOY SUMMIT* A Conversation on Empowerment and Joy with Kelly Rutherford
·39m - 6
*SEEK THE JOY SUMMIT* The Importance of Sharing Your Story with Achea Redd, Ardre Orie, Lisandra Vazquez and Kimothy Joy
·1h 4m - 7
*GUEST EPISODE* IGNITE with Sydney Weiss on the Ignite Your Spark Podcast
·42m - 8
Lessons In Grief as a Conduit to Joy with Cat Peters
·39m - 9
Seek The Joy Summer: Summer Solstice Sound Healing with Veneé McGee
·40m - 10
Seek The Joy Summer: Inviting in the Joy of Sanctuary with Helen Joy Butler
·32m - 11
Christa Couture on Why We Can't Have Grief and Loss without Joy and Love
·55m - 12
Seek The Joy Summer: The Power of Play in the Summer with Kara Latta
·36m - 13
*SEEK THE JOY SUMMIT* Journaling for Joy with Sonya Matejko
·28m - 14
*SEEK THE JOY SUMMIT* Stepping into Your Joy with AJ Sarcione, Josette Tkacik and Dr. Lynda Ulrich
·52m - 15
*GUEST EPISODE* Stay Patient and Trust Your Journey with Sydney Weiss from The Quest For New Inspiration Podcast
·23m - 16
*SEEK THE JOY SUMMIT* A Conversation on Mindfulness and Joy with Aiden Chase
·34m - 17
*GUEST EPISODE* Finding Joy Through Rest with Sydney Weiss from The Soul Spark Podcast
·29m - 18
*REPLAY* Seek The Joy Summer: A Solstice Meditation and Mindfulness Chat with Josephine Atluri
·34m - 19
Will It Be a Coastal Grandmother Summer? (It’s a Solo Episode!)
·17m - 20
Healing From Within: There’s Intuition in Our Symptoms with Katie Beecher, Medical and Emotional Intuitive
·44m - 21
Lessons In Storytelling to Bring About Transformational Change with Zane Landin
·43m - 22
Scott Erickson on How To Not Give Up On Yourself
·46m - 23
Connecting to Your Spiritual Self with Isabeau Maxwell
·56m - 24
Lessons In Grief as an Opportunity for Expansion, Magic, and Joy with Debra Driscoll
·43m - 25
The Value and Impact of Stillness as We Navigate Crisis with Tom Cronin
·47m - 26
Jodi Monelle on Creating a Welcoming Platform that Embraces Sustainability and Conscious Living
·39m - 27
Lessons In The Gift of Post-Traumatic Growth with Krista St-Germain
·33m - 28
Music as a Form of Therapy to Heal, Connect, and Bloom with Hanna Francis
·52m - 29
The Connection between Art and Healing and #ColorForACause with Brette Sims, Founder of STUK Designs
·48m - 30
I Love Me More: Making Self-Love a Practice with Jenna Banks
·48m - 31
Breaking Through Fear with Compassion with Magalie René
·52m - 32
You Are Lovable Right Now with Laura Behnke
·57m - 33
The Power of Community to Bring About Healing with Vanessa Cornell, Founder of NUSHU
·57m - 34
How to Work for Change without Losing Your Joy with Karen Walrond
·47m - 35
Self-Care Resolutions & Intentions for 2022
·24m - 36
And Just Like That ... It‘s Our 2021 Recap!
·27m - 37
(aka Ep. 267) Sincerely, Me *Five Years of Seek The Joy + Closing Chapters*
·26m - 38
*BEST OF EPISODE* Dancing Out of the Darkness with Alignment, Joy, and Zumba with Josette Tkacik
·51m - 39
*BEST OF EPISODE* Changing Work from the Inside Out through Mindfulness and Compassion with Scott Shute, Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn
·51m - 40
*BEST OF EPISODE* Finding the Joy in Uncertainty with Vrin Rao
·50m - 41
*BEST OF EPISODE* Choosing a Life of Adventure, Redefining Athleticism, and Embracing the Body We’re In with Mirna Valerio, aka The Mirnavator
·1h 3m - 42
*BEST OF EPISODE* John Clarence Stewart, Multi-Talented Actor, Poet, and Singer, on Art as Healing, Claiming Your Voice, and His Spiritual Journey
·1h 1m - 43
*BEST OF EPISODE* Human Design: The Ultimate Permission to be You with Kelsey Abbott
·1h 3m - 44
*BEST OF EPISODE* Meghan Watson on Choosing Rest and Its Connection to Self-Trust and Boundaries
·54m - 45
*BEST OF EPISODE* Intuitive Healing, Grounding in Your Energy, and Stepping into Your Power and Growth with Kathryn Schiff
·58m - 46
*BEST OF EPISODE* MindTravel: Creating a Soundtrack for Expression, Transformation and Celebration with Murray Hidary
·48m - 47
*BEST OF EPISODE* The Wisdom of this Moment with Intuitive Medium Amy White
·52m - 48
Celebrating Four Years of Seek The Joy Podcast!
·26m - 49
The Akashic Records: Your Soul Has a Plan with Lisa Barnett
·53m - 50
Lessons In Dating Your Business with Miriam Steketee
·31m - 51
You Are an Intuitive Dreamer with Athena Laz
·47m - 52
Creativity is a Practice of Presence and Mindfulness with Leya Van Doren
·47m - 53
Seek The Joy Summer: The Role of Community this Summer with Phoebe Leona Plus a Summer Solstice Yoga Flow with Lea Isidora Onayan
·29m - 54
Andrea Owen on Making Noise, Taking up Space, and the Four Steps to Unlearning
·52m - 55
Reflections on Grief and Loss + Life Update (It's a Solo Episode!)
·28m - 56
Seek The Joy Summer: A Summer of Self-Care with Ashley Sondergaard
·35m - 57
Seek The Joy Summer: The Energy of the Summer Season with Haley Cole
·30m - 58
Lessons In Owning Our Sensitivity with Melody Wilding
·30m - 59
Seek The Joy Summer: A Solstice Meditation and Mindfulness Chat with Josephine Atluri
·34m - 60
Listen Like You Mean It: Ximena Vengoechea on Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection
·48m - 61
Change Your Breath, Change Your Life with Ana Lilia
·49m - 62
True Wellness Can’t Be Achieved Without Joy with Ruth Elnekave of JOYÀ
·46m - 63
Reconnecting to Joy this Summer (It's a Solo Episode!)
·17m - 64
Lessons In Shifting Our Mindset from I CANT to I CAN with Dolores Hirschmann
·28m - 65
Meghan Watson on Choosing Rest and Its Connection to Self-Trust and Boundaries
·53m - 66
Chef Amber on Holistic Living to Nourish Our Mind, Body and Soul
·40m - 67
Changing Work from the Inside Out through Mindfulness and Compassion with Scott Shute, Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn and Author, The Full Body Yes
·50m - 68
Changing Work from the Inside Out through Mindfulness and Compassion with Scott Shute, Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn
·22m - 69
Lessons In Overcoming the Fear of Success with Jessica Soares
·31m - 70
Strong Women Lift Each Other Up: It Starts With You with Molly Galbraith, Co-Founder of Girls Gone Strong
·50m - 71
Lifelines: The Journey Inward to Self-Discovery, Compassion, Light and Joy with Melissa Bernstein, Co-Founder of Melissa & Doug
·49m - 72
Finding the Joy in Uncertainty with Vrin Rao
·50m - 73
Lessons In Relationships and Our Inner Child with Veronica Grant
·31m - 74
Celebrating Where Food Meets Feminism with Lindsay Gardner, Author of Why We Cook: Women on Food, Identity and Connection
·50m - 75
Reinventing Happiness, Positivity and Optimism with Brandon Posivak
·50m - 76
Aly French & Erica Stein of Courageous Wellness on Leaning into Obstacles & Bridging the Wellness Gap
·54m - 77
An Enneagram Guide to Self-Care with Christina Wilcox
·58m - 78
Lessons In Using Astrology to Frame Our Soul-Care Practices with Sara McCormick
·29m - 79
Moments of Empowering Inspiration: Happy International Women’s Day!
·41m - 80
Everything We Need to Know About Female Friendships with Danielle Bayard Jackson
·48m - 81
Get Your Shine: Reignite Your Spark with AJ Sarcione
·49m - 82
Get Your Shine: Reignite Your Spark with AJ Sarcione
·49m - 83
Good Morning Intentions: Everything is Ritual with Britt Deanda and Tara Schulenberg of Elevate The Globe
·49m - 84
Lessons In the Gift of Loneliness with Liv Bowser
·29m - 85
Human Design: The Ultimate Permission to be You with Kelsey Abbott
·1h 16m - 86
Thirty Things I've Learned in Thirty Years
·23m - 87
Lessons In Assembling Our Tribes with Leah Dean
·33m - 88
The Wisdom of our Moods with Lauren Martin, Founder of Words of Women and Author The Book of Moods
·45m - 89
Creating a Roadmap for 2021 by Aligning Our Goals with Our Vision with L'areal Lipkins
·49m - 90
Lessons In Spiritual Wellness with Kelly Collins
·24m - 91
A Year of Patience, Deep Breaths, Loss and Joy. It's Our 2020 Recap!
·25m - 92
The Power of Storytelling - Episode 36
·30m - 93
Lessons in Resilience with Lauren Chiarello
·25m - 94
The Power of Storytelling - Episode 35
·26m - 95
IMPACT: Creating a Plan for Meaningful Change with Christen Brandt of She's The First
·54m - 96
Lessons In Letting Go with Michelle Moore
·22m - 97
Lessons In Forgiveness with Kiersten McIntire
·26m - 98
Defining Yourself, Your Worth, and Your Joy on Your Terms with Dana-Maxx Pomerantz of The Be Happy Project
·48m - 99
The Power of Storytelling - Episode 34
·26m - 100
Vasavi Kumar on The Gift of Seeing Yourself First
·49m - 101
(aka Ep. 267) Sincerely, Me *Five Years of Seek The Joy + Closing Chapters*
Hidden gemSydney Weiss says Seek the Joy reached 65 countries, 45 podcasts, and episode 267 before announcing the final chapter.
Oct 4, 2022·26m·1 clip - 102
Working with Your Astrology & Human Design to Find More Joy in Your Work with Emily Nachazel
Hidden gemSeek The Joy Podcast features Sydney Weiss interviewing intuitive career coach Emily Nahazel about using astrology, human design, meditation, journaling, and intuition to find more joy at work.
Sep 27, 2022·45m·3 clips - 103
Mila Atmos on the Joy of Civic Engagement and What Keeps Her Hopeful
Sep 13, 2022·42m - 104
Becoming Your Own Success Story with Dr. Cindy Tsai
Seek the Joy Podcast host Sydney Weiss interviews board-certified physician and coach Dr.
Sep 6, 2022·43m·3 clips - 105
*SEEK THE JOY SUMMIT* A Conversation on Empowerment and Joy with Kelly Rutherford
Kelly Rutherford says people are creating all day whether they know it or not, and Sydney Weiss uses that idea to frame the closing Seek the Joy Summit session.
Aug 23, 2022·39m·3 clips - 106
*SEEK THE JOY SUMMIT* The Importance of Sharing Your Story with Achea Redd, Ardre Orie, Lisandra Vazquez and Kimothy Joy
Hidden gemSeek The Joy Podcast’s Summit panel with Audrey Ori, Akia Redd, Kimothy Joy, and Lissandra Vasquez centers on why telling your story matters.
Aug 16, 2022·1h 4m·2 clips - 107
*GUEST EPISODE* IGNITE with Sydney Weiss on the Ignite Your Spark Podcast
Aug 9, 2022·42m - 108
*SEEK THE JOY SUMMIT* Journaling for Joy with Sonya Matejko
Aug 2, 2022·28m - 109
*SEEK THE JOY SUMMIT* Stepping into Your Joy with AJ Sarcione, Josette Tkacik and Dr. Lynda Ulrich
Jul 19, 2022·52m - 110
*GUEST EPISODE* Stay Patient and Trust Your Journey with Sydney Weiss from The Quest For New Inspiration Podcast
Jul 12, 2022·23m - 111
*SEEK THE JOY SUMMIT* A Conversation on Mindfulness and Joy with Aiden Chase
Jul 5, 2022·34m - 112
*GUEST EPISODE* Finding Joy Through Rest with Sydney Weiss from The Soul Spark Podcast
Jun 28, 2022·29m - 113
*REPLAY* Seek The Joy Summer: A Solstice Meditation and Mindfulness Chat with Josephine Atluri
Jun 21, 2022·34m - 114
Will It Be a Coastal Grandmother Summer? (It’s a Solo Episode!)
Jun 14, 2022·17m - 115
Healing From Within: There’s Intuition in Our Symptoms with Katie Beecher, Medical and Emotional Intuitive
Jun 7, 2022·44m - 116
Lessons In Storytelling to Bring About Transformational Change with Zane Landin
May 24, 2022·43m - 117
Scott Erickson on How To Not Give Up On Yourself
May 10, 2022·46m - 118
Connecting to Your Spiritual Self with Isabeau Maxwell
May 3, 2022·56m - 119
Lessons In Grief as an Opportunity for Expansion, Magic, and Joy with Debra Driscoll
Apr 26, 2022·43m - 120
The Value and Impact of Stillness as We Navigate Crisis with Tom Cronin
Apr 12, 2022·47m - 121
Jodi Monelle on Creating a Welcoming Platform that Embraces Sustainability and Conscious Living
Apr 5, 2022·39m - 122
Lessons In The Gift of Post-Traumatic Growth with Krista St-Germain
Mar 22, 2022·33m - 123
Music as a Form of Therapy to Heal, Connect, and Bloom with Hanna Francis
Mar 8, 2022·52m - 124
The Connection between Art and Healing and #ColorForACause with Brette Sims, Founder of STUK Designs
Mar 1, 2022·48m - 125
I Love Me More: Making Self-Love a Practice with Jenna Banks
Feb 15, 2022·48m - 126
Breaking Through Fear with Compassion with Magalie René
Feb 8, 2022·52m - 127
You Are Lovable Right Now with Laura Behnke
Feb 1, 2022·57m - 128
The Power of Community to Bring About Healing with Vanessa Cornell, Founder of NUSHU
Jan 25, 2022·57m - 129
How to Work for Change without Losing Your Joy with Karen Walrond
Jan 11, 2022·47m - 130
Self-Care Resolutions & Intentions for 2022
Jan 4, 2022·24m - 131
And Just Like That ... It‘s Our 2021 Recap!
Dec 28, 2021·27m - 132
*BEST OF EPISODE* Get Your Shine: Reignite Your Spark with AJ Sarcione
Dec 21, 2021·50m - 133
*BEST OF EPISODE* Dancing Out of the Darkness with Alignment, Joy, and Zumba with Josette Tkacik
Dec 14, 2021·51m - 134
*BEST OF EPISODE* Changing Work from the Inside Out through Mindfulness and Compassion with Scott Shute, Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn
Dec 7, 2021·51m - 135
*BEST OF EPISODE* Finding the Joy in Uncertainty with Vrin Rao
Nov 30, 2021·50m - 136
*BEST OF EPISODE* Choosing a Life of Adventure, Redefining Athleticism, and Embracing the Body We’re In with Mirna Valerio, aka The Mirnavator
Nov 23, 2021·1h 3m - 137
*BEST OF EPISODE* John Clarence Stewart, Multi-Talented Actor, Poet, and Singer, on Art as Healing, Claiming Your Voice, and His Spiritual Journey
Nov 16, 2021·1h 1m - 138
*BEST OF EPISODE* Human Design: The Ultimate Permission to be You with Kelsey Abbott
Nov 9, 2021·1h 3m - 139
*BEST OF EPISODE* Meghan Watson on Choosing Rest and Its Connection to Self-Trust and Boundaries
Nov 2, 2021·54m - 140
*BEST OF EPISODE* Intuitive Healing, Grounding in Your Energy, and Stepping into Your Power and Growth with Kathryn Schiff
Oct 26, 2021·58m - 141
*BEST OF EPISODE* MindTravel: Creating a Soundtrack for Expression, Transformation and Celebration with Murray Hidary
Oct 19, 2021·48m - 142
*BEST OF EPISODE* The Wisdom of this Moment with Intuitive Medium Amy White
Host Sydney Weiss shares a best-of episode featuring an interview with intuitive medium Amy White about healing, intuition, and finding wholeness during challenging times.
Oct 12, 2021·52m - 143
Celebrating Four Years of Seek The Joy Podcast!
Oct 5, 2021·26m - 144
The Akashic Records: Your Soul Has a Plan with Lisa Barnett
Host Sydney Weiss interviews Lisa Barnett about accessing the Akashic Records for personal soul wisdom and spiritual growth.
Sep 28, 2021·53m - 145
Lessons In Dating Your Business with Miriam Steketee
Sep 21, 2021·31m - 146
You Are an Intuitive Dreamer with Athena Laz
Host Sydney Weiss interviews depth psychologist Athena Laz about the significance of dreams, dream interpretation, and how to use dreams for personal growth and intuition.
Sep 14, 2021·47m - 147
Creativity is a Practice of Presence and Mindfulness with Leya Van Doren
Sep 7, 2021·47m - 148
Seek The Joy Summer: The Role of Community this Summer with Phoebe Leona Plus a Summer Solstice Yoga Flow with Lea Isidora Onayan
Host Sydney Weiss discusses the role of community in personal transitions with guest Phoebe Leona, focusing on intentional reintegration and building in-person connections.
Aug 31, 2021·29m - 149
Andrea Owen on Making Noise, Taking up Space, and the Four Steps to Unlearning
Aug 24, 2021·52m - 150
Reflections on Grief and Loss + Life Update (It's a Solo Episode!)
Aug 19, 2021·28m