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Apr 10, 2023 59 min

Ep 49: When Joy Feels Scary

from Unlearned Hosted by Jaime Mahler and CA Rhoades

Can you experience joy after or even in the midst of trauma? CA and Jaime take a look at why embracing joy can be such a difficult barrier for us to move beyond when trauma is a part of our lives and then they explore what exactly we can do about it. Notes: Can you feel joy after experiencing trauma? How joy can become a barrier How to move beyond the fear of joy Why acceptance of what makes us human is so important The thing inside of us that questions if we are worthy of having joy Start with an ounce Techniques to gain ownership of your joy The importance of curiosity and asking why not Links: Support the podcast by joining our Coffee Fiend club: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/unlearned⁠⁠ Why Do I Crave Chaos?: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DTnNqOSjwx2StbjVfXp7J?si=09ade4fee68541b5 FREEBIE! Intention Prompts:⁠⁠ http://tinyurl.com/Intentionprompts⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/theunlearnedpodcast/⁠⁠ Jaime’s Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/recollectedself/⁠⁠ Jaime’s TikTok:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@recollectedself⁠⁠ CA’s Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.secure.instagram.com/embracingdivergence/⁠⁠ CA’s Tiktok:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@embracingdivergence⁠⁠ Email us topics/suggestions: [email protected]

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