In this episode, we tackle the foreboding cultural identity of being a "Good Girl" and how that label can hold back our ability to tune in. We, as women, are intuitive beings and creative forces. Many of us are taught that we need to cover our bodies from a young age not to tempt men. We are also asked to be "good wives, daughters, sisters." We get scolded for using our voice and speaking our truth. Our bigger questions are volleyed back at us with "you must have faith, or I said so." There is deep shame attached to truth-telling when it goes against the culture. We have learned that we have more in common at the birthplace of our struggles and traumas than in any other place. We curate content that shows our good side, our perfectness, our success. And that's honestly fine as long as we allow ourselves a platform, to tell the truth and share the stories of our struggle and growth.

We share our personal struggle to maintain the good girl image and how we each found our power when we let our wild, unapologetic voices be heard. It's terrifying to throw caution to the wind, to shout truth into a wind storm that drowns our voices. We have both found freedom that elevates us at the level of our soul. It was the gift that being courageous gave back to us in perpetuity. Honesty and storytelling are the foundation for healing and growth. We realized that healing is as simple as shifting a perspective. You can do that by questioning everything. When you ask better questions, your soul starts churning, and it spits out new ideas and ways to perceive the world. We will leave you with some of the questions we ask ourselves when we are stuck in a limiting belief. Is this true? Who am I without being influenced? What do I get to claim as my own? How can I heal through this? What are the gifts hiding inside this trauma? What do I want my future to look like? What do I dream for myself? How can I see this situation differently? What are the gifts I offer the world?

We are working on our own, deprogramming from a culture that has held us back from speaking our truth. We would love to hear about your journey and insights if this is something you are working on.

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The Art of Joy turns three on Mother's Day. We want to extend our deepest gratitude for all of the love and support along the way. We have had so many good conversations and discovered how resilient we all are. Today we want to honor ALL women. We are the creators and courageous women, who have the capacity for so much love. For those of you who find today a challenge, we hope that you will find some time to honor the way you show up in the world. We hold space for your longings and struggles and are here to cheer you on as you continue to rise over and over again. Today we celebrate the sisterhood of women who come together and make room for each other and lift up the broken around us. To all of you, we wish you the best!

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In this episode, we open up about the struggles we are both currently navigating and how vital self-compassion becomes during challenging days. We need to give ourselves grace because it's not always easy to find outside of ourselves. We are living in such a comparative world, and having access to everyone's curated lives can take us down if we aren't paying attention.

We all face struggles, some hit harder than others, and sometimes we feel more equipped to handle those struggles. Other times we are exhausted and feel like we are stuck in the weeds with no tools at all to navigate our way out. We've learned that being gentle with these tender soul moments is the only outreach we need to provide ourselves. To tap into the idea that we are perfect just as we are often gives enough breathing room to figure out the next step towards healing. We are often in dialogue with younger wounded versions of who we are. It can feel confusing to move forward when the 8-year-old version of our psyche is having a tantrum. Stepping back and becoming the observer often allows us time to gather our thoughts and find just the right tools to navigate our way into joy.

We have both been dealing with growing pains and healing aspects of old wounds that have lived In the shadows for too long. Addressing our truth, speaking it out loud, and sharing with others who have earned the right to hear our story will go a long way in our ability and confidence to rise over and over again. In this episode, we share some of the issues we have been dealing with, share exciting news with our family, and work on making our work more expansive.

Thank you for your support and love. Thank you for your DM's and reviews on the podcast app. All of this feedback lets us know that we are on the right track and sharing relevant content that feels helpful! Life gets complicated for all of us, but together we can help each other along the lonely road. Lots of love to all of you!

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Women. We are strong, powerful, intuitive, and creative beings. We have the capacity to hold each other up or tear each other down. As we come to the end of international women month, we want to celebrate all of you who are making the world go round! This episode speaks to all of the gifts, both hidden and visible, that we all share. We discuss how we can turn our passions and deeper feelings into movements, and side hustles, even full-blown enterprises. Sometimes a friendship is born, and it changes the course of your life. In a world where life can seem so hard to manage, finding your tribe can be one of the most important investments you will ever make. Women need to come together and encourage each other. It's easy to compare ourselves against one another and find all of the ways we don't measure up. But if we could help each other recognize our gifts and support that growth, we all win. The truth is, there is room for all of us—we aren't competing for anything but acceptance and community. And above all, love.

Our conversation with Monica takes you on the journey of a lifelong friendship that had endured the test of time. Monica is such a powerful example of converting your passions, ideas, and thoughts into so much more. She shares how she has turned her desires into movements and how they have evolved into public service. Her courage to unapologetically move through life has put her in a powerful position. If elected, she will become the first Mayor in her city. Her capacity to see, hear, and feel the needs of those around her is her superpower. To become a voice for those who struggle is something we can all do.

What lights you up? How can you become a witness to another human? The truth is, we all have more in common with our struggles than we do with any curated life. If we can find those who have earned the right to hear our stories and share the good, the bad, and the ugly, we change the world. We hope this episode inspires you to search deeper for your passions and make conscious efforts to be a witness to those you love most. To be seen and heard is one of the most powerful gifts we can offer.

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In this episode we invite our dear friend Diana Anderson to talk to us about her gifts as a channel and medium. "A channel is a passageway, a means of access for a thing, a communication, or an idea." So many of us have varying degrees of this gift and don't realize it. If you get downloads of information and ideas during prayer or meditation, that's a form of the divine working through you. Some people are channeled writers, and when they sit down to transcribe, the information flows from them effortlessly. Most artists will have a deeper connection and inspiration that comes when they are creating. Symphonies have been channeled from the greats of our time. All of these are aspects of our higher self communicating with the divine element in all of us. 

Developing a spiritual practice requires commitment and patience. It's shifting your daily life to make room for the growth and practices that resonate with you. Regardless of your religion or spiritual beliefs, we can all take it a step further by committing to expand our awareness. It really becomes a way of life, and each step we take brings us closer to that alignment with our true nature and divine spirit. 

At the end of this episode, Diana gives us a channeled reading. It's a beautiful message, and we hope that this episode leaves you reflecting on your own gifts. We hope you will get curious about how your unique blueprint has so many gifts to share with the world. We all have access to the holy nature of who we are. 

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Today we have Sean Patrick McPeak back on our show. He is a powerful healer, therapist, Psychotherapist, Depth Psychologist, and Shaman. He has a gift for acting as a mirror and reflecting back the most delicate parts of your soul that need healing. He holds the space you need to heal old wounds and find the insights that will assist you as you heal. We are excited to share this insightful conversation with you.

Shifting your perspective is a hidden superpower. So often, we respond from those unconscious parts of the wounds we carry. We tend to get stuck in the loop of the stories we tell, like a hamster wheel. Breaking this pattern and old beliefs can be as simple as shifting the way we perceive it. If you find yourself in the middle of an ending in life, you may feel like you are being swallowed whole by the anxiety of the darkness that surrounds you. If you can make room for the possibility of a beginning, this little shift can act as a flicker of light in the impossible times that you have to contend with. It's always a good practice to understand how your physical body reacts to trauma. When bad things happen, where do you feel it in your body? Sean explains that understanding these pings are actually messengers trying to inform you. If you allow yourself to get curious about these messengers who show up in the way of feelings, you can ask more profound questions and move towards healing. Shifting your perspective is the first step in re-programming a new neural network of beliefs and responses to anxiety and trauma. To learn more, you can follow Sean;

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We are so excited to introduce you to the Art of Joy in its truest form. We've put so much life into AOJ and we are excited to announce our expansion.  We will be offering training, courses, and gatherings to offer support love, and connection on your journey. Our new website is a flow of free resources, conversations, insights, and community. Coming soon, we will be offering gatherings and more profound teachings for those of you seeking more.

The Art of Joy is the journey to wholeness. When life serves us struggle and sorrow, we are pulled away from the familiar and put on a new path, a new journey. Taking those baby steps to continue moving forward is an art form. It requires us to think outside of the box and reach deep into our souls for the courage to navigate the unknown. Wholeness is the sense of arriving after these dark nights. It's when we step fully into who we are becoming. Wholeness is an evolution, a process of growth that visits us over and over again, testing our ability to rise. Together as a community, we can share our harrowing stories, encourage others to keep going, and learn from each other when we feel like we've dropped into the rabbit hole.

Take a moment and visit www.theartofjoy.com.  We are opening up our waitlist for our awakened training and our monthly gatherings. Also make sure to subscribe to our email list so that you will be the first to know about new courses, blog posts, and resources.

Thank you for your continued support. We are excited to grow our community and connect as we all figure out how to move forward in life with grace, courage, and joy!

Joy can overcome anything in this world if it is chosen! The Art of Joy is the journey to wholeness. 

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Katie Jo brings us her insight and wisdom for sound healing, energy vibrations, and connection. We are beings made of energy, water, vibration, and frequency. When life hands us hell in a handbasket, we can become paralyzed. Fear, pain, grief, loneliness, and worry that things will never get better can bring our entire life to a halt. Sound therapy is a proven tool to help our brain relax into theta states of relaxation. The drum's sound is our first introduction to the rhythm when we hear our mother's heartbeat in the womb. Katie Jo reminds us that as we comfort our babies with pats on the back and their ears held tightly to our chest, we are creating this most basic form of sound that soothes a restless infant. As we grow and gain independence, we move away from the powerful healing sounds that have been a part of every human's beginning. The drum's sound is the heart's sound, a steady beat that can calm the storm when it's raging inside. In general, music has the power to lift our mood, calm our mind, make us spontaneously break into dance and movement, and form human connection and healing.

Katie Jo is the owner of Sage Canvas, a beautiful space in Lehi, Utah. She offers drum circles, sound therapies, drum-making workshops, guided meditations, shamanic healing, and so many other soul supporting services. Our world seems to have gone mad. We are more divided now than ever. Our ability to connect with the entire planet of 7 billion humans through social media has opened pandora's box. We need to come together and work on the collective shadow that has become a raging storm. We feel bombarded with noise, confusion, and interference that lives within our unconscious being. We need to slow down and look around for those who are disconnected and suffering. We would benefit by sitting around the metaphoric campfire and beat our drums together as a tool to soothe so many wounded souls. Rhythm and sound are a universal language, and the earth that holds us so sweetly has a pulse and vibration, an ebb and flow that mirrors us. If we can find this deeper connection, plug it into the deeper syncopation surrounding us and slow down enough to feel it, we might just set foot on a healing journey. Katie Jo offers us such a grounded space and so many offerings that become a bridge for healing and connection. You can find her on Instagram;

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This Christmas comes with a little extra sparkle. We have been graced with a planetary conjunction that falls on the winter solstice, our darkest night of the year. 2020 has been rougher than expected for all of us. Our collective grief and struggle are palpable. It feels like we've been holding our breath for 12 months, waiting for the sky to fall, picking up the pieces when it does, and wondering what our tomorrows might look like. The natural world has a beautiful way of showing us her cycles and how to navigate them. As dark as times get, the potential for light always lives under the shadows. Sometimes it can take a long time to find that flicker, and sometimes it comes flooding in like a wave. But the universal truth is that it exists. Whether we can discover it or not, becomes our work. It requires us to be patient and sit in the uncomfortable feelings that ride shotgun with heavy emotions. We have to get curious about how we feel and the circumstances that life drops on us from out of nowhere. Our ability to rise is in direct proportion to our ability to sit with and feel our pain. There are such beautiful lessons that live in these middle spaces. The Art of Joy is truly a process. The Art is the journey, and Joy is finding wholeness. It's a slow and patient embarking into places that make us uncomfortable. Just as we have moved through the darkest night of the year, we are now returning to brighter days. The cycle is consistent and reminds us that the days get more hopeful after being dark for so long. It's also a beautiful metaphor to have a conjunction light up the sky like a smoke signal that assures us that we can indeed rise. As we wrap up another year as a podcasting duo, we are blessed by all of you who support our work. With a new year upon us, we are excited to watch The Art of Joy unfold and grow even more. We wish all of you little flickers of light and insane courage to navigate the dark moments. We love you dearly and pray that peace will find you in small moments of stillness. Take good care of yourselves as you are serving others. And remember that The Art of Joy is the journey to wholeness.

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Human Design. It’s a logical system that brings together principles of The I Ching, astrology, chakra system, and quantum physics. Your Human Design Chart, also called a BodyGraph, is calculated using your birth date, time, and place, to reveal your genetic design. It's like a combination of your astrology chart and Meyers Briggs, but way more specific and detailed for you.

Erin Claire Jones created our design and we were so curious to see what would show up. With just our birthdate, time, and place of birth, she was able to generate a profiled and distinct design that matched our personalities and behaviors with astounding accuracy. It's nice to know in detail how we each respond to life and situations. Erin has the loveliest way of breaking down each profile and then sharing strengths, weaknesses, and how we can best show up for each other.  She works with businesses, couples, and individuals. She also offered a 30-page design that dives deep into the aspects that make you uniquely you!

There are 5 basic personality types, and within that based on the specifics of your birth, it gets really detailed.

Manifestor

Generator

Manifesting Generator

Projector

Reflector

There are energy centers that align with your chakra system that transform our life force energy. This aspect shows what energy centers are strong and those that we need to be more gentle with.

There are Authority types that add dimension to your profile

Emotional

Sacral

Splenic

Environment

Self-projected

Lunar cycle

Ego authority

Once you break these all down into a specific design for you, there is a detailed discovery of how you show up, respond to, and process life. We loved our journey with Erin, and hope you will find helpful information as you explore your own human design.

Erin has been featured in been featured in publications like Forbes, Nylon, mindbodygreen and more, and has been on over 80 podcasts, like Sahara Rose's Highest Self, Mark Groves, That's So Retrograde, Almost30, Chatty Broads, One Part, Let It Out , Organic Olivia, Femails, Your Own Magic, We Met At Acme.

Erin is offering our listeners a 10% discount on a 30-page human design profile. Enter code  ARTOFJOY.

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