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Joy Found Here

Joy Found Here

By: stephanie martinez rivera
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Welcome to the Joy Found Here podcast, hosted by Stephanie Martinez Rivera. Join us each week while we have real talk with inspiring women about life,balance, grace and permission to step off the ride. Listen in as we hear their stories, victories and fails and how to recognize and embrace the simple joy that life does offer.

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Episodes
  • Trusting the Call: How a Military Officer Became a Psychic Guide in Paradise
    Apr 7 2026

    What does it take to trade a military uniform for a spiritual calling — and finally trust the gift you've carried your whole life? In episode 255 of Joy Found Here, psychic guide and intuitive channel Kathleen Davenport traces the beautifully chaotic path that led her from active duty to the sacred shores of Hawaiʻi — and why every detour, closed door, and sign from the universe was quietly pointing her home all along.


    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    (03:46) From Kansas to Hawaiʻi: military life to spiritual calling

    (07:09) Why her failed political run was a perfect redirection

    (08:20) Competitive golf — and the hamstring that made her listen

    (11:40) The intuitive gift she couldn't keep ignoring

    (13:02) How she prepares her vessel before a reading

    (15:28) How Hawaiʻi shaped the way she receives guidance

    (20:17) The Jack Canfield vision that led her to podcasting

    (30:14) The near-fatal health scare after childbirth

    (32:29) From private readings to her 60-day mentorship

    (34:03) Seven signs the universe is speaking to you


    Kathleen Davenport is a military officer turned psychic guide and spiritual channel based on the shores of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. After a career spanning the military, corporate life, city government, and professional photography, she stepped fully into her lifelong gift of intuitive guidance — helping others find clarity through life's biggest transitions via one-on-one spiritual readings, intuitive mentorship, and her podcast, Finding Focus with Kathleen Davenport.


    In this episode, Kathleen shares how she recognized her intuitive gifts early — channeling entire motivational talks with no script — and how Hawaii's spiritual culture deepened her ability to receive guidance. She reframes career detours, a failed political run, and even a hamstring injury as divine redirections, and reflects on a near-death health scare after childbirth as the wake-up call that taught her to slow down and listen. She walks listeners through her grounding rituals before readings, her private sessions and 60-day mentorship program, and a free downloadable guide on seven signs the universe is speaking to you — closing with a powerful reminder that your gifts, and your guides, are already there.


    Connect with Kathleen Davenport:

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

    YouTube

    Free guide: 7 Signs The Universe is Speaking to You…. & How to Listen

    Podcast: Finding Focus with Kathleen Davenport


    Let's Connect:

    Website

    Instagram

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    43 mins
  • Rising From the Ashes: Melanie Rhora on Burnout, Boundaries, and The Phoenix Path
    Mar 31 2026

    What happens when everything burns down — literally — and the woman left standing in the ashes decides she's done rebuilding the same life twice? In episode 254 of Joy Found Here, Melanie Rhora, author of The Phoenix Path, shares how losing her home and 15-year business to a fire on the same day became the brutal turning point she didn't know she'd been asking for — and how it led her to finally ask the one question she'd been avoiding: what do I actually need?


    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    03:42) When the house fire finally matched what was already burning inside

    (07:11) Why she sat in the mess before rebuilding

    (09:38) The shift from doing for everyone to asking what do I need?

    (11:50) Walking away from a $200M career to follow an unexplainable idea

    (14:07) What happened when Melanie finally stopped confusing control with strength

    (15:57) Why women's circles feel nothing like a networking room

    (19:23) How The Phoenix Path went from circle program to poolside in Costa Rica

    (24:36) The mean girl dynamic — why their projection is never about you

    (27:11) Self-trust as the quiet fire that brings you back to yourself

    (35:55) The book, 12-week program, and Costa Rica retreats explained


    Melanie Rhora is the author of The Phoenix Path: A Woman's Guide to Healing, Rebuilding, and Rising Stronger and founder of Phoenix Path Transformations. After losing her home and 15-year digital marketing business to a fire on the same day, she rebuilt her life from the ground up — this time on her own terms. Now a trauma-informed facilitator and CEO of Ascend Empower Group Inc., she leads women's circles, online programs, and Costa Rica retreats built around her four-step framework: recognize, release, reclaim, and rise.


    In this episode, Melanie shares how her house fire became the catalyst that forced her to stop asking how do I fix this? and start asking what do I actually need? — a shift she credits with changing everything. She unpacks the power of women's circles, including her no-feedback model where women "beam" love instead of offering advice, creating rare space for women to hear their own inner voice. She also reframes the "mean girl" dynamic as a reflection of unhealed wounds, explores why self-trust is the quiet fire that reignites a woman's sense of self, and shares a practical gem she lives by: committing to three fun things a day to stay, as she puts it, a sparkly unicorn.


    Connect with Melanie Rhora:

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

    LinkedIn

    Book: Melanie Rhora - The Phoenix Path


    Let's Connect:

    Website

    Instagram

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    49 mins
  • The Regenerative Medicine Doctor Who Reversed a 93-Year-Old's Aging — Starting With Your Gut
    Mar 24 2026

    What if the stranger staring back at you in the mirror isn't a sign of decline — but an invitation to take back control? In episode 253 of Joy Found Here, Dr. Prudence Hall, founder of The Hall Center and pioneer in regenerative medicine, makes a compelling case that biological age is not a sentence — it's a choice. From the gut-hormone connection to why it's never too late to rebalance your body, this conversation is equal parts eye-opening and deeply hopeful.


    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    (4:25) How France sparked Dr. Hall's calling to champion women's health

    (7:20) Why biological age matters more than chronological — and how to reverse it

    (10:41) Building an anti-inflammatory plate from the ground up

    (14:52) Where to find fiber and why your gut depends on it

    (17:09) The link between menopause, gut inflammation, and estrogen

    (19:32) Sugar, smarter swaps, and hidden inflammatory triggers

    (24:22) The hard truth about alcohol and women's hormones

    (27:05) Perimenopause decoded: symptoms, timing, and missed diagnoses

    (35:24) The thyroid-estrogen connection most doctors overlook

    (39:46) Why it's never too late to rebalance your hormones


    Dr. Prudence Hall is a board-certified physician, founder and medical director of The Hall Center in Santa Monica, and a leading voice in regenerative and integrative medicine. After training as a traditional gynecological surgeon, she pivoted to address the root causes of women's hormonal health through a whole-body, individualized approach. She is the author of Radiant Again & Forever (free download at drprudencehall.com) and has treated over 40,000 patients worldwide through her practice, Menopause Breakthrough Program, and virtual consultations.


    In this episode, Dr. Prudence Hall reframes aging as something largely within our control, introducing the concept of biological vs. chronological age — and making the case that biological age can genuinely be reversed. She covers the foundational pillars: a plant-forward, low-sugar, anti-inflammatory diet; gut health supported by fiber and clean oils; and eliminating hidden inflammatory triggers like gluten and dairy. The conversation's core lands on hormones — Dr. Hall demystifies perimenopause (which can begin as early as the late 30s), champions bioidentical hormone therapy for symptom relief and long-term brain health, and unpacks the underappreciated thyroid-estrogen connection. Her closing message: it is never too late, pointing to a 93-year-old patient whose cognitive clarity was restored through hormone rebalancing.


    Connect with Dr. Prudence Hall:

    Website

    Instagram

    YouTube

    TikTok

    Facebook

    Book: Prudence Hall M.D. - Radiant Again & Forever


    Let's Connect:

    Website

    Instagram

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    49 mins
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