37. (Replay) Spark Joy into Your Life Affirmation: 'I Welcome Play & Joy' For a Transformative Year

In our goal-setting series, titled 'Add these three 'S’s' to your goals,' we discussed how incorporating three essential 'S’s' can enhance your chances of success. Today, we’re zeroing in on one particular 'S': 'Sparking Joy' by infusing play into our adult lives. Rediscover the joy in your work life with the surprising secret weapon of play. I'll take you on a heartfelt journey, sharing how integrating play into our daily routines can reinvigorate creativity, build resilience, and lead to career success. Through personal stories and scientific insights, we unravel the amazing benefits of serotonin and dopamine, two happiness-inducing chemicals released during play. Embrace this replay episode as a guide to inject wonder and curiosity back into your life, and watch as the transformation unfolds, not just in your career, but in your overall well-being.To learn more about adding the ‘Three Essential ‘S’s’ into your Goals for a Transformative Year,’ check out episode #34 to learn about each element to enhance your goals for game-changing results. Show Notes and Timestamps:===[00:00:00] Intro [00:01:16] Replay episode #31[00:03:06] What is play? [00:04:27] The science behind play [00:07:29] Identify your play personality[00:10:11] Start of affirmation[00:13:01] End of affirmation[00:13:27] Making your affirmation S.T.I.C.K.Y [00:15:03] EndIf you’re curious about how to make your affirmations sticky, listen to episode 1 and I’ll walk you through how to make your affirmation practice a more effective and transformative tool for your career-changing journey. You’re listening to the right show, formerly known as the Mindful Life Changes or Mindful Career Change. We’ve pivoted through the years, but finally landed on the right path: content for moms in the ‘Sandwich Generation’, because midlife disruption doesn't have to break you. New episodes drop on:Sundays: 20-min episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations)Wednesdays: Bite-sized episodes to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique & reset your weekMore from The Mindful Midlife Mom:Discover Valerie's articles on ohhellomidlife.com or watch her videos on YouTube @ohhellomidlifeThis podcast explores patience, meditation, confidence, presence, and overcoming resentment while cultivating calm, peace, mindfulness, clarity, mantras, and addressing loneliness and burn out; it covers boundaries, caregiving, guilt, affirmations, working moms, self-care, midlife crisis, empty nesters, empowerment, people pleasing, compassion fatigue, family caregiving, stress relief, self-worth, stress management, and how to shift from reactive to centered when feeling short tempered, offering tools for self acceptance, easing mental exhaustion, building emotional resilience, harnessing inner strength, and preventing caregiver fatigue for those in the sandwich generation through expert advice on boundaries setting.