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
141 episodes
#140 What if you don't fill up all your space?
Not the space in your home but the space in your mind, in your schedule. Do you give yourself a chance to ponder, explore or dream? Do you allow yourself to sit and do nothing and simply receive the gifts from God. Or do you l...
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#139 What if you don't have to understand?
What if you don't have to understand? Our minds want to make sense of everything - that's what minds do. But sometimes we don't have to understand. In this episode, I share how my not needing to understand hel...
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#138 You are Stronger Than Your Worst Fear
Whatever loss or unexpected life change you might be going through right now - remember you are stronger than your worst fear. Often we tell ourselves, we won't survive. We can't do it. We won't make it. But if you're listening to t...
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#137 Might that Fear Be Scarier in Your Head?
A lot of us worry or fret about what might happen in the future. We try to figure out in our heads how we'll get through it. Here's the thing we can't think our way through a future fear. We have no idea where we'll be, what o...
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#136 What are you worrying about that won't matter tonight?
What are you fretting about that won't matter tonight or even later today? In the moment. it's so hard to decipher. It feels like it will matter always. Some things naturally work themselves out, e.g. worrying about being...
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#135 Embracing Every Part of You - A Guided Meditation
Can you accept that parts of you that you shy away from? The parts that you feel are weak or shameful or have too much anger? The parts that you don't wanna shine the light on? How do you embrace these parts?
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#134 Are you stuck in All or Nothing Thinking?
Do you find yourself labeling things as either all good or all bad? Have you ever noticed?Is it habit? A way of motivating yourself? Or lack of awareness?For me, it’s a bit of all of it?Without realizing it, I g...
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#133 What If Others Didn't Have to Understand?
So often we want others to get how we're feeling, what we're thinking or what we're believing. Yet sometimes they just won't get it. When this happens, can we step back and ask ourselves, why do we need them to get it? <...
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#132 In hard times, what has helped you most?
In hard times, what has helped you most?On a hike today, up a mountain trail, I thought about where I gained my greatest strength in the days after we lost our precious child, Christopher. Yes, fam...
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#131 Can you accept all the parts of you?
Can you accept all the parts of you?You know that part that is competitive, or envious, angry, or insecure. We often relish the parts we like about ourselves: our wisdom, our friendliness, our strength, ...
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#130 What if the Unsolicited Advice We Give Is Really for Us?
What if we're really the ones who need to hear it? The next time you go to give advice—especially unsolicited advice— ask yourself whether the advice is really meant for you instead. We think it's f...
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#129 Can you let yourself feel without needing to know why?
In today's solo episode, I share how feeling—really allowing myself to lean in and feel uncomfortable feelings—offered me a strength I didn't know I was seeking. That strength gave me the confidence to pursue two activities without knowing how ...
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#128 What if you took a chance on you?
Have you ever signed up for something you knew might be good for you—but didn’t feel excited about it at all?That was me yesterday. I signed up for an all-day art retreat weeks ago, but I resisted it the whole way through. Even ...
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#127 Before You Compare Yourself, Consider This
You're comparing your inside to their outside and that's why it seems like they have it all together and you don't. If you were to jump inside of them for a moment, you might realize they don't have it all figured out either. It thi...
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#126 When Life Feels Heavy—A Guided Meditation
Sometimes the most overlooked thing we can do when life feels heavy is simply breathe.Breathe and be guided through a meditation that reminds us of our strength—and that we don’t have to carry it all or make sense of everything.J...
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#125 Worrying About What Other People Think?
For some reason, we were worry about what other people think when we have absolutely no control over it. Still that doesn't stop us. The thing is that the doubts or judgements we think they have about us is often coming from us.&nb...
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#124 Can’t Stop Replaying That Conversation in Your Head?
Do you ever find yourself replaying what happened in your head again and again? You may have a whole dialogue going through different scenarios. If only I had said this. Next time I, I'll say that. The more you replay it, the bigge...
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#123 Leaning Into Summer: Guided Meditation to Ease the Transition
Heading into summer can bring up all kinds of feelings.Summer is such a welcomed time but it can bring up a lot of feelings including uncomfortable ones.In today's meditation, I offer you support to move through the transi...
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#122 - What would you ask for if you weren't afraid of hearing no?
What would you ask for if you weren’t afraid of hearing no? If you’re like me your answer might be, “Gosh so much.” Then why aren’t we asking for it now? My friend Regina says they can always say no.
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#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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