EPISODE 01.

You Are Not Alone: Welcome Back to Oxygen for Women

Oxygen for Women Podcast

with Perry Janssen

This pilot episode explores the hidden epidemic of loneliness, the healing power of community, and why connection is literally medicine for our bodies and souls.

If you've been giving more than you've got and are ready for revolutionary self-care, this is your invitation to breathe, restore, and reclaim your inner oxygen.

Key Themes

The Hidden Epidemic of Loneliness

• Living in a world full of noise and technology but lacking real connection
• Understanding loneliness as biology, not weakness—we're wired for connection
• How isolation shows up: anxiety, depression, emotional eating, exhaustion, and addiction

Why Community Matters

• Community is medicinal: it adds 7-12 years to your life
• Reduces postpartum depression, increases pain tolerance, strengthens heart and nervous system
• When we have real community where we're truly seen and supported, healing happens naturally
• Pain is more tolerable when we're with others

You're More Connected Than You Think

• Sleep-deprived moms feeling like failures
• Female leaders being talked over and dismissed
• Women of color navigating inequity
• Mothers dealing with teenage rebellion
• Women riding the roller coaster of menopause
• Whatever you're feeling, someone else is feeling it too 

Notable Quotes

"We are biologically wired for connection. Our nervous systems actually regulate through relationship, through presence, through being seen and understood."

"Community is truly medicinal. It's medicine to our body and our soul and our mind and our hearts."

"When you don't have to fix yourself, you can relax and be yourself and be met there. I'm here to meet you there."

"When women share their stories, the truth, the messy, the sacred, we heal together."

Guided Exercise

A breathwork and visualization practice connecting listeners to women around the world who are breathing and struggling alongside them—a powerful reminder that we're all part of an invisible web of support.

What's Coming Next

Weekly Format:

• Micro-episodes: 5-15 minute episodes exploring different themes

• Thursday Q&A: Perry answers listener questions every Thursday

Topics to be covered:

• Inner critic and self-compassion
• Boundaries and burnout
• Emotional exhaustion
• Creative recovery
• Self-love and embodiment
• And much more

About the Host

Perry Janssen, wife, mom of 4, personal growth fanatic and crazy book lover, she is also a licensed Psychotherapist with 32 years of experience, skillfully integrates traditional, progressive, & alternative psychological approaches into her practice. Drawing from neuroscience, somatic therapy, expressive arts, and Eastern and Western psychologies, she offers holistic support in teaching and coaching groups.

She is a multifaceted writer, having served as a columnist, international bestselling author, and even as a radio host!

Connect with Perry

Submit Your Questions:

Email: [email protected]
Website: perryjansen.com

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