Finding Joy in the Hard
Finding Joy in the Hard is a weekly podcast about how we meet life when it stretches us — in grief and growth, in ordinary struggles and unexpected turns.
In short minisodes, I share honest reflections, gentle nervous system awareness, and simple embodied practices to help you steady yourself when things feel uncertain.
From time to time, I sit down with guests who have walked through difficulty and found light in the dark and joy in the hard.
I’m your host, Suzanne Andora Barron — yoga and meditation teacher, Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner, and writer. Through breath, awareness, and simple practices, I help people ease tension and reconnect to their inner steadiness.
Finding Joy in the Hard
#100 Are you brave enough to be vulnerable to access "gifts hidden in plain sight"
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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 same name, was out to dinner with her family in July weeks after her father passed. It was a hole in the wall kind of restaurant where the tables are inches from one another. She noticed that the diners next to her were on their first date. We all know how awkward that first date can be. So Cathy offered to purchase them desert.
They reconnected when the woman texted Cathy to thank her. She shared how this was her first date after losing her husband four years ago on July 3rd. Cathy shared that her dad passed weeks before on July 3rd. The beautiful exchange and the synchronicities that transpired were profound. They only happened because Cathy was brave enough to be vulnerable. Listen in to hear more of the details.
Cathy's book, Abundant Ever After, releases TODAY. She shares hundreds of stories and teachings of how we can have more joy, peace and ease in our lives when we connect to the gifts "hidden in plain sight."
If you'd like to purchase Cathy's book, here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=abundant+ever+after+cathy+heller&crid=30GQRGHO9T32B&sprefix=abundant+ever+%2Caps%2C132&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_14
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