What Do You Want? Relearning Desire and Reconnecting with Yourself

What brings you joy? For many people, that question is surprisingly difficult to answer. After years of responsibility, caregiving, achievement, and doing what needs to be done, it's easy to lose touch with what we actually enjoy, desire, or long for. We become experts at managing life while forgetting how to participate in it. In this episode, Tara and Karen explore the hidden cost of disconnecting from ourselves and why reclaiming joy often begins with a simple but powerful question: What do I want? Together, they discuss curiosity, desire, self-expression, and the small breadcrumbs that can guide us back to what makes us feel most alive. In This Episode Why many adults struggle to identify what brings them joy The hidden cost of suppressing who you are Relearning desire after years of responsibility Following curiosity as a compass Self-expression and emotional well-being Small ways to reconnect with yourself Follow us on Instagram! Music:  Opening/Interlude/Outro: Love Is WaitingFeatured Song: Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest Playlists:Spotify - Volume 2YouTube Music - Volume 2 Chapters (00:00:03) - The OVODA Podcast(00:00:53) - What Really Brings Me Joy?(00:05:11) - What Do You Want For Your Life?(00:11:02) - How to Find Joy in Life(00:13:39) - How to Find More Joy in Life(00:16:37) - Dancing in the Moonlight(00:17:44) - What Breadcrumb of Joy Are You Following This Week?(00:19:10) - What Makes You Come Alive?