Finding Joy in the Hard
Finding Joy in the Hard is a testament to how incredibly powerful we are.
In this daily podcast, I offer two-ten minute episodes: words of inspiration, thought provoking questions to shift from rigid thought patterns and actionable healing tips.
Once or twice a month, I'll offer interviews with people who have found joy in the hard of life. Those who found their way to light, no matter their circumstances.
I'm your host, Suzanne Andora Barron. I've been teaching yoga, meditation, and mindfulness and mindset for fourteen years. As a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner, I teach students how to use the placement of their hands and breath to ease pain and discomfort in their body, support themselves emotionally and balance mind, body and spirit.
Welcome! I'm so excited you're here!
Episodes
122 episodes
#121 What if You Slow Down?
What if you slow down? How does that land for you? Are you thinking, "I can't. I'll never get anything done? My question for you is: what are you not getting done because you're moving so fast? M...
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#120 Do You Ever Feel Out of Sorts? One Way to Find Grounding
Do you ever feel out of sorts? Perhaps you move from activity to activity or even room to room in your home and you can’t figure out how to settle. You’re exhausted and can barely move or maybe you’re jittery ...
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#119 Do You Realize How Special You Are?
Do you realize how special you are and how you are making someone else's life infinitely better even if they don't tell you? It sounds conceited to even say it let alone think it, but what if that is simply our old ways of thinking ...
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#118 Are You Dismissing Your Feelings?
We all know what it's like when others dismiss how we feel, but what about when we do it to ourselves? If you're not sure, here are a few examples of what you may say to ourselves. I should be stronger. I am okay. I should be over ...
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#117 Are Your Beliefs Tripping You Up?
In episode 117, I ask you to question how your beliefs are tripping you up? I'm not referring to religious beliefs, but rather those beliefs that rule how you think and how you feel. Beliefs like, I'm not ready; I can'...
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#116: Do you allow yourself to face your fears?
When our boys were little, they played a game with their cousin called Face Your Fears. One at a time, they would venture into the unfinished part of the basement without the lights on.Can you just imagine their littl...
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#115 How often do you expect things to go wrong?
Do you even know? Until we start paying attention to what we're thinking, we may not even realize how we might be expecting things to go wrong. This way of thinking not only makes us more hesitant, it keeps in lack and focusing on o...
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#114 - Are You Cancelling Yourself Out?
Another way of saying this is - are you self abandoning? This thought came to me today while reviewing my students mindfulness assignments - they had to pick something they multitask and for seven days single task the pri...
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#0113 Have you ever paid attention to yourself when you judge?
Have you ever paid attention to yourself when you judge?The answer is likely no. We slip into that firey hot feeling without even noticing it—most times.Well today I noticed. I wa...
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#0112 "Blessings From My Father's Death," with Melissa Colbeck
Today my guest is Melissa Colbeck. Melissa lost her father suddenly eleven years ago on the day we recorded this episode (December 21st). Melissa has always believed there is a reason for everything and while it took her several years, she foun...
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#0111 Do You Slow Down Enough to Celebrate Yourself?
I recorded this episode after I did something that I procrastinated on for four months! Do you allow yourself to relish the beautiful things that you did, or accomplished? Or are you like me and you push through? It's not enough, yo...
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#0110: Find the Calm in the Chaos: Guided Meditation
If life is feeling heavy right now, give yourself the gift of this 15 minute meditation to bring you back to center and remember that this moment is the only moment that matters. I taught it on Monday and it was well-received. ...
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#109 Are you beating yourself up because you said or did the wrong thing?
Welcome back to Finding Joy in the Hard. Let the guilt go. If you said or did the wrong thing, you can say you're sorry. But guess what? No one else probably noticed. And if they did, they noticed it for a second ...
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#108 Resilience is Your Superpower with Denise Schwendeman
My dear friend Denise and I talk about resilience, navigating the world of childhood cancer, what it’s like for the sibling, and how joy is found in the ordinary moments. You’ll feel her effervescent light shine through our conversation and be ...
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#107 Does the weather affect your mood?
Does the weather affect your mood?Sometimes it just does, especially a long stretch of cloudy rainy days. But here's a thought to help you remember that the sunshine is never that far away.In the podcast, I shared that I'm offer...
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#0106 Guided Meditation - Imagine Meeting Yourself for the First Time
Imagine meeting yourself for the first time, taking off your blinders and letting all the expectations go. Imagine seeing yourself as strangers do. Notice and feel your essence, your strength and your power. Maybe you notice your weaknesses, b...
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#0105 - Do you waste your energy on things that don't matter?
My husband told me this today when I told him about a conversation I had had a few weeks ago and how I'd respond differently next time. He said, "You waste a lot of energy on things that don't matter."It gave me pause and I wond...
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#0104 "We're More Than Our Pain Story" - Ydaiber Orozco interviews me
Welcome to Season 2 of Finding Joy in the Hard. I'm so excited to be in Season 2. It's such an honor and a pleasure to share these conversations and mini-sodes with you. Since I launched season 1 with my story, it seems fitting to launch ...
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#103 Are you remembering to breath?
It's a few days before Christmas and Hanukkah and I have a question for you. Are you breathing? I know it sounds silly because of course you're breathing. You have to breathe to live. But when we get overwhelmed with our to...
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#102 Do You Take Time to Notice Your Thoughts? You Should....
Have you ever taken the time to notice what you're thinking? Unless it's a practice, you likely don't. We think our thoughts are who we are. We hear them, think they're true and live accordingly. But when w...
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#101 The Gifts of Grief 2.0 with Cecilia Mannella
Today I'm sharing with you, "The gifts of grief," my interview with Cecilia Mannella. It's very fitting that I'm resharing this episode today, December 4th because it's the anniversary of my dad's death. My dad would be 94. He died when he was ...
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#100 Are you brave enough to be vulnerable to access "gifts hidden in plain sight"
Are you brave enough to let yourself be vulnerable and open your heart to connect to another person? In today's episode - 100!!!! -- I share a story about how Cathy Heller, author of Abundant Ever After and podcast host of the ...
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#099 No Would Haves or Should Haves & Finding Gratitude with Joanne Archer
Welcome back to Finding Joy in the Hard, where you'll get a mix of powerful stories of people who've gone through incredible challenges and have come out the other side. And you'll also get short, brief ahas, teachings, thoughts that will...
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