Joy is not something you have to earn. It’s not waiting for the perfect season or a healed version of you, it’s here, quietly asking to be felt, even in the middle of the mess.

You are allowed to laugh while you’re still healing. You are allowed to smile through uncertainty. You are allowed to hold both pain and joy in the same breath.

Because joy doesn’t mean you’ve forgotten your struggles, it means you’re choosing to live despite them.

Listen to my full podcast episode on Healing Echoes, where I talk about embracing joy without guilt, even in the midst of becoming.

While you’re here…

I’m so thrilled to share my newest book, A Heart Made for Holding, now available on Amazon! It’s the first in The Hands That Carry Us Series, a story about love, healing, and the courage to feel joy again after pain.

You can also explore my other heartfelt reads:

📚 Somewhere Along the Way, I Stopped Living for Myself…

📚 The Awakening of Readiness

📚 A Heart Made for Holding

All are available on Amazon, just search the titles or tap the link in my bio.

And don’t forget to explore my blog and podcast, Healing Echoes, where every word is a gentle reminder that joy still belongs to you.