The Joy Rebellion: Recent Episodes
Lauren Padula
Welcome to The Joy Rebellion. A podcast for all things joy: creating it, experiencing, sharing it. And being inspired by those who live their joy, out loud, every single day. Welcome.
Well, I don't know about you, but I'm struggling with being present.
So I decided to do a little dive into all things presence and record this podcast episode for you/me.
What is presence? Why is being present good? What happens when we aren't present? How do we get better?
It's all here.
We borrow from the likes of Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach this week to talk about The Sacred Pause.
How stopping can change your life.
STOP. Go back and listen to Episode 13.
Ok, welcome back.
Today we're getting into the nitty gritty of how to actually form a new habit - or perhaps ditch an old one that isn't serving you?
We explore routines, rituals, and habits: what they are, how they differ from one another, and why we should care about them.
From identifying your existing habits and routines to creating new ones, we talk about how they fit in your life and ways to make them a more impactful part of your joy journey.
Today's guest is Nellie Wilson. Sort of. That's not her real name, but that's the name she writes sweet and spicy romance novels under.
Nellie is an architectural historian and former middle school teacher who has found a home inside of herself as a romance writer.
We talk about finding joy when it doesn't come naturally to us, keeping joy as we shift careers and identities, and why the romance genre is misunderstood and vastly undervalued.
Nellie is open and honest and funny - and her new book, Curated, is available now!
You can find Nellie online at @woahnelliewrites.
Enjoy!
We've all had those weeks. The ones where the world throws everything it has at you.
What do we do then? How can we reconcile our joy journey with the absolutely real feelings of frustration, anger, stress, or anxiety that can come up?
In this short and sweet episode I give you 4 ideas that, hopefully, help!
Today I'm joined by Laura Green (@lauramcgreen on all the socials).Laura is a friend of mine from college, whom I've always admired for her authenticity, humor, leadership skills, and speed.Lately she's found success as a content creator, tapping into that natural humor with spot on videos about runners, moms, runner-moms, and more.We chat about A LOT. How she manages and thinks about joy in relation to her career choices, how she does (or doesn't) put her kids online, finding her worth in the content creation space, and more.This was a really fun conversation with some serious gems. Enjoy!
As we wrap up the two-parter on how/if joy fits in with the American dream, we tackle the question through the lens of understanding how our current values came to be - specifically through a mini dive into Puritanism!We chat about the Puritans, what they believed, and how (because they were some of the founders of this country) their beliefs ingrained themselves in our culture.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Those are the American ideals, right?
So then why are we so unhappy as a society?
Here in Part 1 we talk about Capitalism, being sold happiness, and the unequal foundation on which our modern country was built - and why focusing on our joy is important as an act of rebellion for us all.
We break down the differences between happiness and joy.
Start the convo about how our society views the two (and which it prefers that we seek).
And debate how to pronounce "hedonic".
Enjoy!
Yeah, yeah - I know they're technically two different things, but we're talking about them together.
How do you find purpose in life - and why should you care?
Plus, isn't this joy stuff selfish? Not if it's all about connection.
Bonus - Kevin Bacon is in this episode.
Let's play buzzword Bingo! First up, Gratitude.
We'll talk about the difference between gratitude and Gratitude, how to find more Gratitude in your life, and why Gratitude is a game changer.
What is presence? Can you actually ever be in the present moment? How should we really think about presence in regards to our joy?
Truly, these are more fun HUMAN facts that have to do with Joy. But you get the drift.
We talk about us as humans, some of our faults in understanding ourselves, and how we can use those faults to our benefit when it comes to being joyful.
Put on your lab coat - we're talking science today!
Specifically your autonomic nervous system. All things "fight or flight" and "rest and digest" - plus HOW you can hack your nervous system for joy!
Hi, I'm Lauren. Learn a little bit about me - and, more importantly, why I made this podcast.
Yes, a whole podcast about joy.
Why?
Tune in to find out why (and how) joy is important to us as humans - our physical health, our emotional well being, our social interactions, and more.
Welcome to The Joy Rebellion. The podcast for all things joy: creating it, experiencing it, sharing it, and being inspired by those who live their joy, out loud, every single day.
Let's get started.