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The JOY Hour

The JOY Hour

Auteur(s): Maya Gandaia
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 Welcome to The JOY Hour with Ella Mesma. Each episode, creative entrepreneurs share their real stories: the struggles, the transformations, and what it truly takes to build a business and life that feels aligned. This isn't about hustle culture or overnight success. It's about the messy, beautiful journey to choosing joy, creativity, and authenticity over everything else. Grab a tea, get cosy, and join us for The JOY HourMaya Gandaia Développement personnel Réussite
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  • The JOY Hour Podcast hosted by Ella Mesma. Episode 71: Be Unacceptable with Alex Harvey

    The JOY Hour Podcast hosted by Ella Mesma. Episode 71: Be Unacceptable with Alex Harvey
    Nov 23 2025
    THE JOY HOUR PODCASTEpisode 71 – Be Unacceptable with Alex HarveyRelease Date: 23rd November 2025LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & THANKS: Recorded between Bali and Lisbon. The JOY Hour honours the sacred lands of Bali and the Indigenous communities of Indonesia. We acknowledge the colonial histories of both Indonesia and Portugal, and recognise that the land we stand on carries stories of Indigenous peoples, resistance, and resilience.ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Content Warning: This episode references depression, mental health struggles, self-worth challenges, and occasional strong language.Alex Harvey shares her journey from depression and engineering to helping women break free from good girl conditioning. Discover how joy serves as a compass, the antidote to perfectionism, and why choosing yourself first serves the world.🎁 FREE GIFT FOR LISTENERS: Download your free Joy Hour resource at ⁠mayagandaia.com/joyhourgift⁠IN THIS EPISODE: Breaking free from good girl conditioning and perfectionismAlex's journey from depression through engineering to creative entrepreneurshipUsing joy as an indicator of flow vs. stress statesThe paradox of serving yourself first to serve the worldLiving authentically outside the boxes of "acceptable"Managing multiple creative projects whilst maintaining balanceThe freedom that comes from choosing your own pathTIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Introduction00:56 – Welcome and life in Bali01:11 – Creating multiple projects: book, fashion line, and pleasure art03:27 – The role of joy in business and creative life06:27 – Alex's journey from depression to purpose09:46 – The transition from engineering and finding a creative path11:42 – Discovering pleasure and sensuality as a pathway15:08 – Working with the nervous system and stress responses19:25 – The pressure of good girl conditioning27:22 – Society's impossible expectations28:37 – The antidote: Being unacceptable31:26 – Living for yourself vs. living for others32:02 – How to connect with Alex and find the book32:56 – ClosingABOUT THE GUEST: Alex Harvey is a transformational coach, author, and creator helping women remember who the f*ck they are and live it.Through Feminine Alchemy, Alex guides women to break free from the "good girl" conditioning that keeps them playing small and step into their wildest creative power, leadership, and feminine magnetism.She is the founder of The Modern Woman Academy, author of Be Unacceptable, and creator of Dare the Label, featuring a fashion range and glass pleasure collection.Known for her raw honesty and no-fluff wisdom, Alex blends deep spiritual alchemy with real-world results, helping women shift from self-doubt and people-pleasing to unapologetic confidence, embodied purpose, and authentic success.When not creating in Bali, Alex pursues dance, travel, and living fully turned on and free.RESOURCES & MENTIONS: Book: Be Unacceptable by Alex Harvey www.beunacceptablebook.comBook mentioned: The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro KishimiFeminine Alchemy: Alex's signature body of workDare the Label: Women's fashion and glass pleasure art collectionThe Modern Woman Academy: Alex's coaching platformCONNECT:Ella Mesma Website: ⁠www.ellamesma.co.uk⁠ | ⁠www.mayagandaia.com⁠Book: ⁠https://mayagandaia.com/journal-to-joy/⁠Current offers: ⁠⁠https://mayagandaia.com/links/⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ellamesma/Alex HarveyBook: ⁠beunacceptablebook.com⁠Current offers: ⁠www.themodernwoman.academy/links⁠Podcast: ⁠www.themodernwoman.academy/podcastlinks⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alexh.co/LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joy-hour/id1849505845Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1e2AslgK9q1hnEimdgQHzrYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mayagandaiaAmazon: https://shorturl.at/uFKChACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & THANKS: Music: LamRockEverything else: Brought to you by Ella and guests ❤️Enjoyed this episode? Like, Subscribe, and Share!
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    34 min
  • PowerUp! Podcast 70: Writing is the Act of Listening to Oneself with Toni Giselle

    PowerUp! Podcast 70: Writing is the Act of Listening to Oneself with Toni Giselle
    Jul 19 2025

    Writing is about listening.

    Connecting and tuning in.

    All of this enables the words to come through the body.

    “When we only move from the logical mind and we don’t move from the body mind and the heart mind, and we don’t integrate these different parts of ourselves, then it can feel like it’s [writing] taking and not also nourishing us.”

    What an incredibly special episode to close the season and the show on.

    The wisdom and generosity that Toni brings to this episode around the power of language through her embodiment as a listener who listens through writing, poems, and the earth - for the stories that help us remember our power and our magic, is precious and invaluable.


    Toni Giselle Stuart works as a poet, performer, creative writing facilitator & healer. Her work includes Krotoa-Eva’s Suite – a cape jazz poem in three movements with filmmaker Kurt Orderson; Poetry, Paramedics and Film with filmmaker/health researcher Leanne Brady (2018); What the Water Remembers at Woordfees (2020); forgetting. and memory with vangile gantsho Vusumzi Ngxande, at the Virtual National Arts Festival (2020). She has an MA Writer/Teacher (distinction) from Goldsmiths, University of London, where she was a 2014/2015 Chevening Scholar.


    Mentions:

    Connect with ToniWebsite: https://tonistuart.com/IG: @tonigiselle_official

    Email: mail@tonistuart.com

    Dot Dot Dot Dance: https://www.dotdotdotdance.com/

    Anis Mojgani: Shake the dustBadilisha Poetry Festival

    D'bi Young: Rivers and Other Blackness Between Us

    Gabeba Baderoon

    Shine Lulu Kitololo

    Business course for creatives: http://www.lulukitololo.com

    Speculative fiction trilogy and verse

    In bloom: Poetry with time on the land

    The Writers Oasis: https://tonistuart.com/the-writers-oasis

    Rah Nomvula Busby of Divine Lotus

    Waatlemoen konfyt: Watermelon preserve

    In Bloom: https://tonistuart.com/_____in-bloom

    Cairn = A pile of stones or rocks intentionally piled up one on top of the other as ways to show the path


    Connect with us:

    Ama Rouge

    Website: www.wearewildwithin.com

    IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin

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    Twitter: @podcastpowerup


    Ella Mesma

    Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma

    FB:@EllaMesma Twitter: @podcastpowerup

    Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter

    Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team
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    47 min
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