The Talk: A Joy Of It Podcast

What’s Going On? Social Awareness & Relationship Skills—Caring About Our World Helps Us to Care for Others

In this episode of The Talk podcast, host Ashley Bell talks to Valarie Pearce, director of content development at Friendzy and Joy Roberts, Joy of It co-founder. They talk about the core competency of social awareness and how it connects with relationship skills. They also talk about how to build the muscle of empathy and how to handle tension and conflict in a relationship.

 

Time stamps

• [00:01] Intro
• [02:11] On today’s episode
• [02:41] Meet Valarie and Joy
• [06:03] A brief story
• [07:23] Something new they learned this week
• [12:28] What is social awareness
• [16:57] The importance of asking questions
• [18:48] What are relationship skills
• [23:08] We are stewards of relationships
• [27:12] The heart of perspective-taking
• [29:31] Healthy relationships have tension and conflict
• [33:42] Sometimes you don’t have to engage
• [41:57] A brief homework assignment

Self-regulate or Self-destruct, Learning Self-management

In this episode of The Talk podcast, host Ashley Bell talks to Valarie Pearce, director of content development at Friendzy and Julie Widman, Joy of It co-founder. They talk about the core competency of self-management, the ability to manage our thoughts and emotions, and how they play out with our actions. They discuss how you can fine-tune the skills of self-regulation and self-control by assessing your self.

 

Time stamps

• [00:01] Intro
• [01:04] On today’s episode
• [01:15] Do you make your bed?
• [08:17] Meet Valarie and Julie
• [10:51] Defining self-management
• [15:10] Fine-tuning that skill of self-regulation
• [18:00] A choice to self-manage
• [25:47] Spirit of self control
• [28:23] Any growth in self-management?
• [37:17] A brief homework assignment

The Core Competency of Self-Awareness with Connie Armerding and Dr. Marcella Chiromo

In this episode of The Talk podcast, host Ashley Bell talks to Connie Armerding, Joy of It Content Developer and a curriculum writer for JOI Friendzy, and Dr. Marcella Chiromo, a psychology consultant who has worked in the mental health field for over 10 year and also a curriculum writer for JOI Friendzy. Connie and Marcella talk to Ashley about social and emotional learning through the core competency of self-awareness. They talk about how self-awareness can aid us in our identity, development and having mutually beneficial conversations.

 

Time stamps

• [00:01] Intro
• [01:07] On today’s episode
• [02:40] Meet Connie and Marcella
• [05:02] What lesson from 2020 did they carry into 2021
• [10:12] What is self-awareness?
• [15:46] What do you value?
• [18:13] Recommendations for health & continuing the journey
• [23:05] Finding trusted companions
• [29:07] Productive conversations with someone who isn’t self-awareness
• [42:02] Ways to practice self-awareness
• [51:13] A brief homework assignment

The Transformative Power of SEL with Julie Widman and Joy Roberts

In this episode of The Talk podcast, host Ashley Bell talks to Joy of It co-founders, Julie Widman and Joy Roberts, about social and emotional learning (SEL). They discuss how to use SEL as a tool for hard conversations as well as engage in mutually beneficial conversations. They share why this is important to them through personal stories.

 

Time stamps

• [00:01] Intro
• [02:27] On today’s episode
• [08:14] What is social and emotional learning
• [14:28] Acknowledging concerns
• [19:28] Building relationships and community
• [23:05] To foster healthy curiosity
• [32:02] Let’s talk about the big elephants
• [34:44] Why is this important?
• [40:42] Storytime
• [49:47] Remaining vulnerable
• [52:13] A brief homework assignment
• [52:47] What to expect on the next episode

Cultivating Spaces for Life Giving Conversations with Julie Widman and Joy Roberts

In this first episode of The Talk podcast, host Ashley Bell talks to Joy of It co-founders, Julie Widman and Joy Roberts, about cultivating spaces for life giving conversations. They discuss what drives their passion for real, relevant, and relatable conversations and the platforms they are creating to have them. Julie and Joy also share how and why they started Joy of It.

 

Time stamps

• [00:01] Intro
• [02:09] On today’s episode
• [03:11] Two truths and a lie
• [10:46] How did Joy of It came to be
• [15:59] The passion for real, relevant, relatable conversations
• [23:27] Some platforms to have these conversations
• [27:18] What to expect on the next episode
• [27:55] A brief homework assignment