How to Find Joy
This podcast is all about how to start finding joy through this messy thing called life.
Follow your host, June Suepunpuck, on her curious adventure to answer the question: “how to find joy?” during our most challenging human experiences.
As a Joy Guide, June has spent years helping people go from living uninspired lives to building ones that feel honest, aligned, and joy-filled.
In Season 1, you heard beginner-friendly tips and practical advice from guests who were experts in their field or had firsthand experience with major life lessons.
In Season 2, things get more personal. Instead of only learning from others, you’ll hear June share her own stories of reinvention in real time: the messy middle of motherhood, identity and career shifts, and starting over in a new city (again). This is not about perfect “3-step” formulas. It’s about the unpolished, often awkward process of letting go of old dreams, experimenting with what’s next, and finding joy in the middle of it all.
If you’re ready to get honest about what’s holding you back from true happiness, want to feel less alone in your own life pivots, and are curious about the small things that can make a big difference... you’re in the right place.
New episodes every other Monday!
How to Find Joy
36. Why I Disappeared and What's Next This Season!
In this episode of How to Find Joy, host June Suepunpuck returns after a year she never could have planned. What was meant to be a short break after Season 1 turned into a year of upheaval, reinvention, and unexpected firsts.
Season 1 was filled with expert interviews and practical tips for finding joy through grief and life’s biggest challenges. It was created for those who want the step-by-step formulas and to hear the end results.
On the other hand, Season 2 is for anyone currently in the messy middle... feeling stuck, starting over, or unsure about who they are right now. Instead of only sharing polished “after” stories, June shows up in real time to explore what’s messy, what’s grounding, and what’s actually helping her stay joyful (or at least human) through identity shifts, motherhood, and the not-so-shiny parts of rebuilding a life.
If you’re craving honest conversations, small sparks of inspiration, and proof you don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward, this season is for you.
New episodes drop every other Monday, so hit follow and join the journey!
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June Suepunpuck (00:02.274)
Welcome to the How to Find Joy podcast. If you are currently feeling unhappy, overwhelmed, stuck in a rut, or simply need a boost of hope, you've come to the right place. I'm your host, June Supanpuk, also known as Joy Guy June, and I'm here to give you honest conversations on how to find joy through this messy thing called life. My intention is to share practical tips on how to get back on the path towards joy.
show you examples of what that could look like for you, and help you feel more inspired and connected to your own definition of success, power, and true happiness. If you're ready to learn what's possible, the How to Find Joy podcast is here for you. So let's get this pod started. Woohoo!
June Suepunpuck (00:55.566)
Hello and welcome back to how to find joy guess who's back back again Juni's back Tell a friend. Okay for those of you who have been Ry Rider dies in season one Thank you so much for your patience when I published that final episode last March, I did not know I was gonna be gone this long, but I
I had very good reasons that I will share with you shortly and for anyone who is new I'm Jun Tsupanpuk, your Joy Guide and host and I want you to be cordially invited to our little Joy community slash club. We're usually going through perpetual existential crises together and crying about it, but I promise we're still a fun group. I'm doing thumbs up right now if you can't see me.
So I don't remember planning it this way, but season one was actually all around grief. And basically it was how to find joy when you're grieving all the messy bits and parts of life, whether it be tragedy, a divorce, a shocking diagnosis or a move. And I had the sweetest lineup of experts in those topics come and share with us about their experiences.
and we all got to walk away with three tips to finding joy again. To me, that was such a gift and a really cool way to showcase stories of the amazing humans I know. And again, if you're new here, I highly recommend going back to season one and listening because those nuggets of wisdom were priceless. And I had some solo episodes here and there, which I am proud of, but I mostly shared from the POV.
someone else's experience and I realized that although that format worked last time, I think that milk has officially expired in my Joy fridge and I'm gonna toss it out now because frankly I have changed and so shall the path of sharing. So in season two I want to prepare you for what is to come.
June Suepunpuck (03:13.655)
And this season will be dedicated to reinvention or if you're more woo centric like me, we'll call it rebirth, rebirth. But you you decide because that is the period of life I'm currently in. I am going through a whole reinvention slash rebirth of who I am, what I'm doing with my life and what I'm of course doing with this podcast. And I'm really
passionate about it right now. So as an update, like I promised, since we last talked, I actually left California my home, my beloved home of 17 years. I sold my house, moved to the Midwest to be with closer family, and then started my own family. So I got pregnant at 40. Late bloomer. High five. And I became a first time mom.
So yeah, you could say I've been busy, I guess, finding joy in real life, IRL, you know, like the kind that does not happen, by the way, all polished and pretty at the end of my podcast episode. I mean, the kind of finding joy that happens when, you know, somehow I'm going through my midlife identity crisis and there are diaper blowouts in between or, and then I have to hop.
to the ER, because my mom's heart is acting up, and then I'm also Googling at the same time, if you could possibly die from not sleeping ever again. You know, that kind of finding joy in somehow in real life through the messy freaking middle. So yeah, that is why I am saying that I would love this season to be dedicated to the voice of honesty.
And not to say that I wasn't honest season one, I feel like there was a lot of pressure, I'm not gonna lie, behind the scenes of like my old identity saying June, you have to be perfect. June, you can't make mistakes. June, you need to make sure that every episode and every question is well thought out and blah, blah, blah, blah. And I love that version of myself. And now she is tired. She's exhausted. She's also got different priorities in life.
June Suepunpuck (05:33.679)
And I really care a lot less about trying to make everything about this podcast and what we talk about kind of in this like polished way. And I care more about getting real and showing up in a way that will hopefully say to you, my beautiful audience, hey, I am genuinely right there with you. And here's what life looks like for me.
Here is how I'm attempting to find joy and here's the hot dumpster fire that I'm going through and this is how I'm kind of navigating it. So this is what is going to change. So as you know, in season one, we had other guests. I will have occasional guests here, but for the most part, you'll be hearing just from me and there won't be very many or if at all.
of those tidy little three steps to joy wrap ups at the end of an episode. know, I myself will not be telling you how to find joy. It's more of like, how do we find joy together? So if I were to even rename this podcast, it would be how do we find joy together? Question mark. But rebranding sounds also exhausting. So we ain't going to do that.
So no more three steps to joy. I can already hear my Virgos groaning in the background. I'm sorry. I hear you. But I promise that I think this format will still matter because personally, in my opinion, I think the most useful thing that I can offer right now is not the I've arrived advice. It's actually allowing everyone, including myself, to see
the real unfiltered process while I'm still in it. Because I know I can't be the only one in this whole world tearing down old versions of myself, trying to build something that's more honest and real and true, and also at the same time wondering what the hell I'm doing half the time. So if you're in that beautiful place of reinvention and rebirth, my hope is that hearing my mess
June Suepunpuck (07:53.189)
and my grounding rituals and what's actually working for me might give you a little more relief and a little more camaraderie. And hopefully, fingers crossed, maybe even a few sparks of your own joy. So just like before, all the episodes will drop on a Monday, but it'll be every other Monday now because new mom life is still kicking my ass and I like to keep my sanity.
And also, I do wanna say that I am also juggling a couple of other places and spaces if those resonate with you even more. So I created a sub stack also called Joy Guy June, and that's where hopefully in the future episodes, we'll be able to unpack what the episode is about there on my live streams, and then get into more of the juicy bits and connect as a community. Cause that was one of the biggest problems I had about season one. I was like, okay.
So we just downloaded all these things and now where do we go? You know, and I got so much personal feedback via email, but there was no place, like one place where we could just show up, you know, whether on Zoom or a live or whatever to really just, or even the comments section. There's no comment section, you know, like where we could just commiserate and really connect via our wisdom or
the stories that we share, I feel like those are so impactful. part of the reason why I love Reddit so much, but I want to create maybe a more troll-free Reddit in my sub stack. So I have already shared a couple of really personal things that have been going on that, you know, discusses some of the topics that I feel like is very resonant to what we're going to be talking about in season two. So please check that out. It'll be...
linked in the show notes. And as always, if you want high touch one-on-one support, my joy guidance sessions are still available. So that I think is the whole jam and the bread and the peanut butter. I think we've got all the PBJ out for everyone to eat. So thank you for being here. Thank you for snacking on this episode. We are officially back.
June Suepunpuck (10:12.404)
And honestly, it's about time. I have been thinking about talking to everyone and just being in community with you all for a really long time. And frankly, motherhood is very isolating. And so being able to have this space to share with you all again is so awesome. And I will see you in two Mondays. Until then, I hope you find joy some way somehow.
one brave, messy, honest step at a time. Okay, I'm gonna sea walk on outta here. We gotta get a YouTube channel so you can actually see me attempt a sea walk. Okay, bye!
June Suepunpuck (10:58.516)
If you love this episode and want more, there are a few ways to stay connected. You can explore more resources over at JoyGuideJune.com. That's where you'll always find the latest episodes, upcoming events, and ways to work with me. And if you want a community where you can be loved and to also see some of my more private journal essays.
You can join me on the Joy Guide June sub stack. That is also where you will find extra nuggets of wisdom inspired by each of our podcast episodes. And of course, if you're craving personal guidance, you can book a one-on-one joy guidance session with me. It is private, it is custom, and a space for you to get clear on what's next for you and your path to joy. So no matter how we stay connected, I am so glad you're here and I will see you next time.