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Finding Your Joy Spot is your wee spot of weekly joy—part reflection, part reminder—to come home to yourself.
Hosted by Leona deVinne, leadership coach and guide for wholehearted living, each episode blends soulful storytelling with research-backed tools to help you live a life rooted in real, lasting joy.
This podcast is for anyone ready to embrace who they are wholeheartedly and show up—bravely and unapologetically. Because real joy isn’t something we chase—it’s something we cultivate when we live our lives on purpose.
These short episodes are an invitation to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what lights you up.
Whether you're on a walk, making your morning coffee, or stealing a few quiet minutes for yourself—tune in and find your joy spot.
Hi, I’m Leona deVinne—and welcome to *Finding Your Joy Spot*.
This is your wee spot of weekly joy—where we pause, breathe, and reconnect with what really matters.
Each week, I’ll share a short reflection to help you embrace who you are wholeheartedly, show up unapologetically, and live your life on purpose.
No pressure. No pretending. Just real talk, grounded wisdom, and a little grace along the way.
Let’s find your joy spot—together. Want more Joy? Just Own You
The Soul Spa - a staycation a wee slice of home made heaven
I jokingly called it my Soul Spa on Instagram—but the name stuck, because that’s exactly what it became.
I started the Saturday of my 2 glorious week staycation with deep intention: to spend several hours in quiet contemplation through meditation and journaling. This, for me, is the deep connection I'd been looking for.
That may not sound fun for you, but for me, I understand things so much more deeply, and my most wholehearted ideas come from spaces like these.
I surrounded myself with things that matter—photos of the people I love, my mom's and grandmother's keepsakes, a bracelet I wore when I was 5 or 6, and a drawing of a lioness my daughter made for me years ago. It’s not just a beautiful image—it’s the meaning of my name, and a symbol of the inner courage I want to embody in my life.
That morning, I asked myself some big questions. Who am I? What am I here to bring? How do I step into the courage to live this life wholeheartedly?
When you ask big questions, you get big answers. Many are stretchy, and most are uncomfortable. The only way to avoid that is to stay small and not express myself, living into the reason I am here.
I will choose courage over comfort.
I am keenly aware that we get only one chance here, and I want to live my life to the fullest, not leave anything behind.
From that point on, I felt led to spend every day meditating for an hour. It became my anchor—my way of reconnecting before stepping into anything else.
And for two full weeks, I gave myself full permission to nurture all of me.
I saw my coach (twice). Had two massages. I went on a retreat with my dearest friend. I had Cranial sacral therapy. Reiki twice. Physiotherapy. My annual physical. I did yoga, went on walks, organized things, visited my favourite thrift stores, and savoured the simple things.
I spent time with my kids and grandbabies. I went on a half-day date with my love that included pedicures, a long walk, and dinner out.
I wrote more of my next book, Unapologetic, printed off the pages I’d written so far, and organized them into three sections of the book. Clarity-know who you are, Confidence- be who you are and Courage-Express who you are.
Every day, I made time to paint with watercolours. No pressure to create something “beautiful.” Just paint. It wasn’t about the finished product—it was about exploration, expressing my inner 5-year-old, and connecting to my intentions and myself in a quiet, intuitive way.
As you can see here, I buried my doubts (I have lots of them) to nurture my dreams.
My time off wasn’t one grand gesture. It was a series of quiet, deliberate choices to tend to me. To nourish all of me.
We often think of nurturing ourselves as something we’ll get to “once things settle down.” But I’ve come to believe nurturing isn’t a reward for getting through life—it’s how we live well in it.
When we tend to ourselves—body, mind, soul, and spirit—we don’t just feel better. We reconnect to who we are AND why we are here.
And it reaffirmed something I know in my bones: I can only give to others from a place of fullness. And I’m at my best when I’m rooted in what matters most.
If you’re feeling scattered, disconnected, or a little worn down by the pace of life, I want you to know you’re not alone. And I want to gently remind you that you don’t have to wait until you hit empty to tend to yourself.
This is your invitation to nurture you.
In light of all things nurturing, my inner 5-year-old reminds me that July and August still feel like the months to change up the pace, so I will be taking a break from weekly emails.
This summer's session of The Womb, an hour-long session filled with quiet, contemplative practices to help you come home to yourself, will take place on August 10th, with the topic being Nurturing. I will be recording it and sending it out for listening on August 10th. We will go back to live sessions in September. If you missed the last session, you can listen to it here-grab a journal and a pen and find a comfy place to relax.
And if you’re ready for a full day dedicated to reconnecting with yourself, I’d love to welcome you to the Just Own You retreat on October 18 in Bragg Creek, AB.
Information here https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/just-own-youwomens-retreat-a-time-to-reflect-reconect-and-be-restored-tickets-1507997403829?aff=oddtdtcreator
We’ll gather. Reflect. Restore. Reset. And most importantly, you’ll have the space to come home to yourself again.
Something to consider journaling about:
• What part of you is quietly asking to be nurtured right now?
• When was the last time you did something just for you—no outcome, no expectation, just because it felt good?
• What would your version of a Soul Spa look like this week, even in a small way?
• Have some extra fun-ask your five-year-old self what they would love to do to feel nurtured?
Thanks for listening.
I hope something in this reminded you of what matters to you—your truth, your voice, your joy.
Sometimes it’s the small moments that bring us back to ourselves.
Take good care, and I’ll see you next time on Finding Your Joy Spot