The Joy Jam

The Joy Jam

By MPR - Manawatū People’s Radio
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The Joy Jam episodes

  • Episode 86 - GRIEF
    A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Finding joy in the aftermath of grief and loss. Maree describes the pain of saying goodbye to her best friend. She talks about the comfort of holding those memories close to her heart in order to remember the joy of friendship.
    31 min
  • Episode 85 - CHOOSING YOU
    A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: How do we put our self first? What does real self care and positive beliefs even look like? Maree looks at our thoughts, feelings and beliefs and why putting our self first is so very crutial.
    31 min
  • Episode 84 - CERTAINTY
    A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Something a lot of people want yet the world is so full of uncertainty. Maree shares the story of 27 year old Holly Butcher who wrote her philosophy on life before she passed away of Bone cancer. The fragility makes letting go so important.
    29 min
  • Episode 83 - LETTING GO OF THE WAR INSIDE OUR HEAD
    A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Finding joy can be hard when we dislike our bodies or our life. Our minds become a prison and the guards are monsters always snearing, telling us we aren't good enough, pretty enough, thin enough etc. How do we stop the triggers from robbing us of our self worth and joy. Freeing ourselves gives the ultimate joy.
    30 min
  • Episode 82 - FINDING JOY REGARDLESS
    A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: What are you waiting for before you can be happy? How perfect do you need to be? Because that day will never come. Better to accept yourself now, not worry what people think and feel the joy anyway. Maree shares how.
    30 min
  • Episode 81 - PRIDE
    A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: To help unpack some of the definitions of Pride, Maree interviews Douglas Seivers Jarrett AKA Molly Mustard. Douglas unpacks some of the Pride flag history as well as gives us a rich, candid interview on growing up Queer, embracing his authentic self and finally on all things Molly Mustard. A great interview.
    31 min
  • Episode 80 - PARENTING
    A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Looking at new ways of parenting are important in this ever changing world. However some fights with our kids are as old as time. So what fights are still worth having and what ones aren't. Listen in to hear more.
    31 min
  • Episode 79 - Freedom
    A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: Showing up for yourself, lessons learnt in midlife and redefining what success means to you are all the focus of this episode. Finding Joy in what you think and do without comparing yourself to others is freedom.
    31 min
  • Episode 78 - Setting intentions for the year
    A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. This Week: What is your focus for the year? What words will be key for you and what goals have you set? Maree shares how self care, self love and saying no to herself and others are going to be her focus.
    32 min
  • Episode 77 - HEADING INTO 2023
    A show about joy and resilience with Maree Gibson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand An Air. On This Episode: What do you want next year to look like? We often reflect on the year that's past and wonder what the new year will bring. The future needs you! Happy new year to you Joy Jammers!
    31 min

About The Joy Jam

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Tune in to The Joy Jam, a podcast about Joy hosted by Maree Gibson. What gives us joy and what stops us from feeling joyous? Here are stories from people who share how they overcame adversity and have…