TMIT 16: Joy

🎙️ Episode 16: Joy“I want you to know joy, so together we will practice gratitude. I want you to feel joy, so together we will learn how to be vulnerable.” — Brené Brown, Wholehearted Parenting ManifestoThis week, we’re talking about joy—what it feels like, why it can be hard to stay with, and how we’re learning to welcome more of it into our family life.We explore the kind of joy that sneaks up on you, the kind that’s layered with memory and meaning, and the kind that feels almost too good to fully let in. We also dig into foreboding joy (thank you, Brené), and how practicing vulnerability and gratitude helps us stay present through it.We reflect on how joy changes when you become a parent, how to reclaim personal sources of joy, and how to make room for your kids’ joy—even when it’s loud, messy, or inconvenient. And we talk about the kinds of shared moments that bring us together as a family: the silly, the spontaneous, and the deeply connected.💡 Episode Highlights Joy vs. happiness—and why it matters “Layered joy” and how nostalgia amplifies meaning Foreboding joy: dress-rehearsing tragedy when things feel too good Reclaiming personal joy after early parenthood Letting kids keep their joy—even when it’s chaotic The role of gratitude and vulnerability in feeling joy more fully🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.And if this episode resonates, text it to a friend or leave a review—we’re building this together, one honest conversation at a time.🧡 Thanks for being here with us.