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Coming full Circle with a JOY-ful pause until 2027

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A decade ago, my life was torn apart. Ten years on, I feel like I’ve come full circle. This half term didn’t break my heart open again. It felt like closing the book.

In this final episode of the spiritual practices series, I share two of my own spiritual practices. The first is connecting with the spirit within me. The second is connecting with the spirits around me, especially my mum.

In this episode, I share:

  • How the hardest chapter of my life cracked me open and woke up the spirit within me, so I could finally choose me
  • Feeling my mum close in my darkest moments, and why I think the veil between worlds gets thinner when we’re in despair
  • My practice of asking my spirit “what’s going on?” and letting my pen write freely, from a 3am page three years ago to a walk under this week’s full moon
  • What the full moon told me: I just want to write
  • My five Ds (death, divorce, dead ends, depression and dysmorphia) and how each plot twist gave me a book: 
    • CALM, born from losing my mum
    • BLOOM, born from the end of my first marriage and my return to myself
    • THRIVE, born from depression and dysmorphia, and healing from the inside out
    • BUILD, born from dead ends and learning to dream again
    • MAGIC, born from living my delusional dreams
  • Snippets from the letter I wrote to my mum asking for her help to get these books into the hands of the women who need them

A little pause: I’m heading into my writer’s cave to finish the five books in the JOY series. That means The Joy Broadcast is taking a short break. Since we launched on 22nd February 2024, we haven’t missed a single week, so a huge thank you to my wonderful podcast editor Mischa and to every guest who has joined me. This isn’t goodbye. I have a strong feeling I’ll be back on 22nd February 2027, perhaps even reading the books to you here. Thank you for being the most wonderful audience. See you in 2027. 💛

This episode mentions grief, the breakdown of a marriage, infertility and mental health struggles, including depression and disordered eating. Please listen gently.

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