Love is not a museum piece.

It breathes. It shifts. It changes outfits when we are not looking.

In this episode, we explore three tender, surprising ways love evolves in real life.

First, the love that quietly fades.

The hobby, the role, the dream you once held like a favorite song on repeat… but now it feels like static. What if outgrowing something is not failure, but wisdom? What if releasing it is an act of self trust, not loss?

Then, the flip side.

The things you swore you would never like. The foods, the workouts, the ideas, the identities you built your personality around rejecting. What happens when curiosity cracks the door open? Could growth mean letting yourself change your mind without guilt?

And finally, the complicated truth.

Some people or things may never be your “favorite.” Not everything is meant to be adored. But can you choose respect over resistance? Can you find value without forcing affection?

This conversation is about loosening your grip, softening your stance, and letting love mature into something deeper than simple like or dislike.

Because sometimes love looks like holding on.

Sometimes it looks like walking away.

And sometimes it simply looks like understanding.

This episode explores the everyday power of love. We dive into love languages, learning to love yourself first, and why real love gives freedom instead of control. Plus, how praising your partner publicly strengthens connection and why, at the end of it all, love is still the greatest thing we can choose.

Simple. Intentional. Love, lived out loud. LOVE is Living Your Joy Life

The number 8 is a symbol of God’s love for me in good times, hard times and the most ordinary, mundane moments. He wants to connect with us and sometimes a symbol can be a reminder that He is with us. In this episode, I share about my daughter Shae, born with Trisomy 18. She was born on July 8, died on December 8. She was 8 years old. For many years, the number 8 represented only sadness & grief but now it’s a symbol of God’s presence in my life. It is a God wink. I’m grateful to have this sign as it causes me to pause & give thanks for all that He has done and all the He will do.

Laughing is my favorite. I love to laugh so hard I cry. Have you ever just cracked up so hard that anything & everything became funny? Even just the act of laughing brought on more laughter until you practically peed your pants? (Yeah that’s happened). I just love LOVE to laugh. Did you know that laughing is actually making you younger? It has a longevity effect as well as so many other physiological & psychological boosts. It’s so good for you that there is something called Laugh Yoga. I’m not kidding. There are videos on YouTube if you want to give it a try. It has something to do with the contagious effect of laughter. Have you ever just started laughing because you see someone else cracking up?? That’s the idea.

In this episode I share a hilarious & embarrassing story involving a winter storm & a lost bet, I also give you some funny movie recommendations to help you on this - the worst winter storm weekend of 2026. Winter-pocalypse.

So Besties, if you are feeling the doldrums of the longest January ever, I hope this episode will lift your spirits & spark some Joy. The sun will shine again & soon we will be complaining about the heat & mosquitos.

Do you feel lost? Are you having an identity crisis? Are you unsure of who YOU are beyond the titles of wife, mom, sister, daughter? This episode is for you. You can become any version of you that you want. Like trying on shoes- you may not know what you want but you know what you don’t want (No thank you stilettos).

Part of living your joy life is knowing who you are in a way that helps you to curate meaningful identity.

It’s ok to fake it till you make it just don’t give up on you. It’s ok to be a different you. It’s ok to be louder you. It’s ok to be a healthier you. It’s ok to be whatever the heck you want to be in whatever way you can make it happen.

Being lost in your identity is better than being dragged along in a bunch of different ways that are robbing you of JOY. Being lost means you can be found. Let’s find the “Now You” besties.

Xoxo,

Kimmi

In the 80’s there were a lot of commercials about the starving children in Africa. I grew up hearing that I shouldn’t waste my food because of the starving children. Now I have to decide how to reconcile food waste with the potential adverse impact of eating too much. In this episode I talk about Sunk Cost Fallacy and the Endowment Effect. Basically not “waisting” versus not “wasting”. Blowing gift cards is a form of waste. But not spending gift cards is a form of waste - financially and as a matter of the heart. Someone cared enough to spend their money on YOU so that you can buy something to think of that person when you use whatever you bought. Which then brings us to a spiritual faith connection- the fact that Jesus basically gave each of us a gift card through his death & resurrection. If we know this (own the gift card) but don’t receive it (spend the gift card) we basically are wasting our eternal gift. Deep message that I am not very equipped to fully explain, it makes sense in my head. I hope you get what you need from today’s podcast to spark some JOY.

Ps spend your gift cards,

PSs don’t waste your life

Love you mean it,

Kimmi

It’s hard to make changes. It’s also hard to stay stuck in the cycle of where you are. In this episode I encourage you to figure out what you value most in order to help you take a step forward toward the real treasure - JOY. Nothing feels as good as living your joy life, you can’t do that without having some goals you are chasing (and crushing). Let’s work through what holds us back so that we can move forward in 2026 together. I’m already so proud of you.

So many times we set New Years Resolutions that we want to want to do but we consistently don’t. Another year of goal setting, another year of goals gone flat. So in this episode, let’s consider the What if theory as a way of problem solving backwards. I share my merge onto the highway system of breaking my sugar habit and I share how my goal of doing less exercise might actually mean more exercise without the guilt. “Less” executed with consistency can be more than “more” done with inconsistency. As always, I’m your Type B Pro Max bestie who isn’t here to make you feel less than the awesome human you are but instead to tap into the way you think and what moves you to create change. Happy New Y ar! Let’s not quit together.

In this episode, I share my mixed feelings about the end of a year. As an unapologetically optimistic person, I tend to feel sad about the end of a year. I work through these feelings by reflecting on the all the things that happened in 2025. My tendency is to feel like I didn’t do enough. I wasn’t as successful as I could have been. The metric for success rarely includes a JOY barometer. I lived 31 million moments in 2025 and not all of them were joyful. But when I truly look back, I would do it all again. I wouldn’t change a thing, I don’t need a new me for 2026, I want more of what matters to me: I want more hugs, laughs, walks, hobbies, cities, music, cocktails, frivolity, art. I want more Jesus. I want more memories. I bet you want this too and I hope that you will be encouraged to DECiDE to decide what that will look like for you. Do it scared, Do it broke, Do it fat. Just DO the things and don’t let 2026 fade away without intention. This is how you #liveyourjoylife. Share with me- what you are deciding to do!

This is for the midlife mommas in the muck. This was my pivotal moment. Where facing my fears helped me to unlock the magic of living in Joy.