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
#121 What if You Slow Down?
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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?
Maybe like me you're missing things? Or maybe you're making mistakes?
Or maybe you're not giving yourself space to dream or reflect?
When we slow down we give ourselves time to think and to feel.
Feeling is likely the reason we don't slow down.
Feeling is hard, but if we don't feel the hard than the good we feel is diminished too.
And it all starts with slowing down. In this episode, I share the gifts of slowing down and some of the risks of moving too fast. Along with a healing tip to help you feel more deeply.
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