Sara hosts solo this week and goes back to basics: why Joy Moments is a practice, not a perk. The episode is about what happens when you stop doing it, what happens when you remember to, and the gap between those two things. She talks about intentionally looking for the small stuff when the big stuff is hard, shares her own moments from the week, and reminds listeners that piggybacking on someone else's joy counts too. No pressure, no finish line, just filling the tank a little.

Topics Covered

• Why joy moments matter most when things are hard, not when they're already good
• Sara makes her son stop in a strip mall parking lot to listen to a mockingbird
• A tree frog Sara can't stop trying to locate before letting the dog in
• A drive home where the to-do list was winning until the wildflowers weren't
• A Threads post about stopping mid-conversation for a sunset or a mushroom, and the comments that followed

Links & Resources

Submit your own joy moment, a question for No Shame in Our Game, or apply to be on a show at practicalhug.com/submit