Episode 31: Stuck in Life and Frustrated? Why Play is Your Secret Weapon
In this episode of Powered by Joy Podcast, we're diving deep into what it feels like to hit a wall—whether it's in achieving a goal, finishing a project, or simply dealing with a frustrating situation in daily life. I’m so excited about this solution that challenges our traditional, often rigid approaches to overcoming obstacles. We reflect on how we’ve all been conditioned to grind, work harder, and push through difficulties, but through a personal journey I reveal that embracing play and joy can be a powerful, and perhaps unexpected, antidote to feeling stuck.
We cover how my own experience of making space for play in my life, whether through engaging in motor sports for fun or exploring spiritual practices with like-minded friends opened up space for big change. Surprisingly, these moments of joy and playfulness led to a significant breakthrough in my professional life, more than doubling my business results. We focus on the importance of recognizing the signals our bodies give us when we're hitting a limit and how stepping away to play can reset our energy, creativity, and overall progress, creating space for breakthrough.
With a four-step process—Observe, Acknowledge, Curiosity, and Go Play—we acknowledge the importance of integrating fun and joy into daily life. By doing so, not only can we overcome obstacles, but we also become more magnetic and creative in our pursuits. The episode also includes a FREE resource with playful ideas to help you quickly shift your energy whenever you feel stuck. Whether you're facing a major challenge or just a minor setback, this episode encourages you to harness the power of play to find your way forward.
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Call to All those soon to be or New Empty nesters!
Are you terrified of what it will be like when there are no kids at the house full time anymore? Or they are newly driving and never home anymore? Or off to college and you are feeling lost and sad? You don’t even know what to choose for dinner because you always cooked what the kids wanted. Not sure how to move forward without the busy mom life? Has your body started to “act up” and make it hard to have energy, sleep and focus or do anything!?!? Let’s talk! There’s so much more life to live, when we are willing to dive in and explore and learn to listen to our “knower”, we can start to heal and that increases our capacity to experience joy, love, pleasure, vitality, and more adventures! A FREE 30 minute discovery call with me will help you get clarity on steps towards making this shift in your life! Get your FREE call here- Schedule My Free call now!
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