The Luella Jonk Show
From the therapy room of a registered psychotherapist, dating coach and solopreneur who has tirelessly attempted a 'healthy' work-life balance for 25 years, it rarely existed for me and likely does not for most business owners, entrepreneurs and executives. The truth is relationships can really suffer. I will be interviewing expert guests who are doing things right so we can all learn to mix business with pleasure. Topics will range from building better relationships, connection, dating, and how to spread more kindness and compassion towards others while doing so. Listeners, you have the right to have passion surrounding your work while maintaining passionate relationships. You can have your cake and eat it too. New episodes premiere every Tuesday.
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In this deeply personal solo episode, I'm sharing what I've learned after 25 years as a therapist about what actually saves us when everything falls apart. Spoiler alert: it's not another communication hack, a perfect three-step process, or even your impressive degrees. It's something much simpler—and much harder. Toge
In this deeply important episode, I'm joined by Katy Faust—founder and president of Them Before Us, mother of four, and fearless advocate for children's fundamental rights. Together, we dive into one of the most crucial conversations of our time: how our culture's elevation of adult desires is systematically harming th
🔈 A quick note: I was testing out some new equipment while recording this, so the audio may sound a little off in places. Thanks for your grace as I find new ways to bring these conversations to life. In this episode, I explore one of the most subtle and sacred tensions in any long-term relationship: the quiet miscomm
In this deeply personal solo episode, I'm getting vulnerable about one of the hardest lessons I'm learning as both a therapist and a mother: how to find genuine peace not after our struggles end, but right in the middle of them. After 25 years of helping others navigate their relationships, I'm discovering that my own
In this deeply personal episode, I sit down with Princeton's Robert P. George—McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and one of America's most respected moral philosophers. What began as a conversation about truth-seeking and intellectual humility transformed into something far more intimate: a exploration of how we find
In this solo episode, I get brutally honest about what therapy should actually accomplish - and spoiler alert: it's not about making you feel warm and fuzzy. Inspired by a candid conversation with a long-term client who's been seeing me for 8 years, I break down the real reasons people invest in therapy and why so many
