The Path to Joy

The Art of Not Talking About It!

On today's episode, I take you along on our not-a-college-tour trip to Albany -- complete with mall food court memories, rollerblading, and teen-approved silence on anything resembling future planning. But really it's about why talking about big, uncertain things can feel uncomfortable (for teens and grown-ups) and why being a little 'cagey' is sometimes just self-protection.
 
Thanks so much for listening! I love helping people change (and improve!) their perception of their lives -- aka find more JOY.
 
All of the guides, emails, and information that may help you on your joy journey, can be found on my website: melissabloom.life.
 
Here are links that I mention in the show!! 
🌱 Free workbook Your Daily Guide to Finding More Joy
🌱 Stay Connected Newsletter
🌱 Create the Life You Love Living Retreat (for women only)
🌱Wildflower Wishes Retreat (for mothers and daughters!)
🌱 Melissa Bloom's JOY SCHOOL!
🌱 14-Day JOY Journal
 
If you'd like to check out my book, The Path to Joy, on Amazon, click here!
 
If you'd like to connect, share your thoughts on the show, suggest a topic to discuss, etc.  please feel free to email me at: connect@melissabloom.life. I LOVE connecting!
 
Enjoy the journey!

Sand Is Not My Love Language!

Today, in addition to sharing some summer confessions (I’ve always been more of an indoor cat who just wants to read in the shade with a cold drink), I talk about what summer looks like for me now, how I’m learning to embrace less structure, and why this slower season actually feels really good.
 
Thanks so much for listening! I love helping people change (and improve!) their perception of their lives -- aka find more JOY.
 
All of the guides, emails, and information that may help you on your joy journey, can be found on my website: melissabloom.life.
 
Here are links that I mention in the show!! 
🌱 Free workbook Your Daily Guide to Finding More Joy
🌱 Stay Connected Newsletter
🌱 Create the Life You Love Living Retreat (for women only)
🌱Wildflower Wishes Retreat (for mothers and daughters!)
🌱 Melissa Bloom's JOY SCHOOL!
🌱 14-Day JOY Journal
 
If you'd like to check out my book, The Path to Joy, on Amazon, click here!
 
If you'd like to connect, share your thoughts on the show, suggest a topic to discuss, etc.  please feel free to email me at: connect@melissabloom.life. I LOVE connecting!
 
Enjoy the journey!

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Today's episode is about a super short social media video I made about being OK if you don't want know what you want to be when you grow up. I recorded it on a whim and so many people reached out and said the video spoke to them. 
 
So, if nothing else, if you are someone who is still trying to figure out what you want to be when you grow up, you are in VERY good company!
 
Thanks so much for listening! I love helping people change (and improve!) their perception of their lives -- aka find more JOY.
 
All of the guides, emails, and information that may help you on your joy journey, can be found on my website: melissabloom.life.
 
Here are links that I mention in the show!! 
🌱 Free workbook Your Daily Guide to Finding More Joy
🌱 Stay Connected Newsletter
🌱 Create the Life You Love Living Retreat (for women only)
🌱Wildflower Wishes Retreat (for mothers and daughters!)
🌱 Melissa Bloom's JOY SCHOOL!
🌱 14-Day JOY Journal
 
If you'd like to check out my book, The Path to Joy, on Amazon, click here!
 
If you'd like to connect, share your thoughts on the show, suggest a topic to discuss, etc.  please feel free to email me at: connect@melissabloom.life. I LOVE connecting!
 
Enjoy the journey!

The End of an Era!

Perhaps the title of today's episode is a bit overly dramatic. Yes, it is the 'end of an era' with the twins moving up to high school, but there are many 'ends' like this one. I find, I'm not so great with 'ends.' So, today, let's chat about 'ends' and how to process them. 
 
Thanks so much for listening! I love helping people change (and improve!) their perception of their lives -- aka find more JOY.
 
All of the guides, emails, and information that may help you on your joy journey, can be found on my website: melissabloom.life.
 
Here are links that I mention in the show!! 
🌱 Free workbook Your Daily Guide to Finding More Joy
🌱 Stay Connected Newsletter
🌱 Create the Life You Love Living Retreat (for women only)
🌱Wildflower Wishes Retreat (for mothers and daughters!)
🌱 Melissa Bloom's JOY SCHOOL!
🌱 14-Day JOY Journal
 
If you'd like to check out my book, The Path to Joy, on Amazon, click here!
 
If you'd like to connect, share your thoughts on the show, suggest a topic to discuss, etc.  please feel free to email me at: connect@melissabloom.life. I LOVE connecting!
 
Enjoy the journey!

Making a List and Checking It Twice!

I couldn't help the Santa reference but no, this is not a Christmas-themed episode. This episode is all about 'the worries' -- that list of things that keep you up at night, ruminate on, can't stop turning over in your mind. Today, l chat about one tool I use to handle all of that uncertainty and worry. 
 
Thanks so much for listening! I love helping people change (and improve!) their perception of their lives -- aka find more JOY.
 
All of the guides, emails, and information that may help you on your joy journey, can be found on my website: melissabloom.life.
 
Here are links that I mention in the show!! 
🌱 Free workbook Your Daily Guide to Finding More Joy
🌱 Stay Connected Newsletter
🌱 Create the Life You Love Living Retreat (for women only)
🌱Wildflower Wishes Retreat (for mothers and daughters!)
🌱 Melissa Bloom's JOY SCHOOL!
🌱 14-Day JOY Journal
 
If you'd like to check out my book, The Path to Joy, on Amazon, click here!
 
If you'd like to connect, share your thoughts on the show, suggest a topic to discuss, etc.  please feel free to email me at: connect@melissabloom.life. I LOVE connecting!
 
Enjoy the journey!

Some Requested Advice!

Today's episode is a bit out-of-left field. I don't really love giving advice, especially business advice. But, today, I'm stepping outside of my comfort zone and sharing some advice (100% solicited!) that I recently shared about creating my business.
 
Thanks so much for listening! I love helping people change (and improve!) their perception of their lives -- aka find more JOY.
 
All of the guides, emails, and information that may help you on your joy journey, can be found on my website: melissabloom.life.
 
Here are links that I mention in the show!! 
🌱 Free workbook Your Daily Guide to Finding More Joy
🌱 Stay Connected Newsletter
🌱 Create the Life You Love Living Retreat (for women only)
🌱Wildflower Wishes Retreat (for mothers and daughters!)
🌱 Melissa Bloom's JOY SCHOOL!
🌱 14-Day JOY Journal
 
If you'd like to check out my book, The Path to Joy, on Amazon, click here!
 
If you'd like to connect, share your thoughts on the show, suggest a topic to discuss, etc.  please feel free to email me at: connect@melissabloom.life. I LOVE connecting!
 
Enjoy the journey!

Words Create Your World!

Today’s episode is all about words. Words have so much power and sometimes we all get a little sloppy with them. It’s not intentional -- we do it without thinking. Putting ourselves down in jest or ’hedging’ so as not to set ourselves up for disappointment. I do this all the time. And I think it’s about time I ’cleaned’ up some of my language.
 
Thanks so much for listening! I love helping people change (and improve!) their perception of their lives -- aka find more JOY.
 
All of the guides, emails, and information that may help you on your joy journey, can be found on my website: melissabloom.life.
 
Here are links that I mention in the show!! 
🌱 Free workbook Your Daily Guide to Finding More Joy
🌱 Stay Connected Newsletter
🌱 Create the Life You Love Living Retreat (for women only)
🌱Wildflower Wishes Retreat (for mothers and daughters!)
🌱 Melissa Bloom's JOY SCHOOL!
🌱 14-Day JOY Journal
 
If you'd like to check out my book, The Path to Joy, on Amazon, click here!
 
If you'd like to connect, share your thoughts on the show, suggest a topic to discuss, etc.  please feel free to email me at: connect@melissabloom.life. I LOVE connecting!
 
Enjoy the journey!

Making Some New Habits!

Today's episode is about habits. Breaking habits and starting new ones is soooo hard -- so much of what we do is patterned and habitual. But, I do think at least this old dog can learn some new tricks!
 
Thanks so much for listening! I love helping people change (and improve!) their perception of their lives -- aka find more JOY.
 
All of the guides, emails, and information that may help you on your joy journey, can be found on my website: melissabloom.life.
 
Here are links that I mention in the show!! 
🌱 Free workbook Your Daily Guide to Finding More Joy
🌱 Stay Connected Newsletter
🌱 Create the Life You Love Living Retreat (for women only)
🌱Wildflower Wishes Retreat (for mothers and daughters!)
🌱 Melissa Bloom's JOY SCHOOL!
🌱 14-Day JOY Journal
 
If you'd like to check out my book, The Path to Joy, on Amazon, click here!
 
If you'd like to connect, share your thoughts on the show, suggest a topic to discuss, etc.  please feel free to email me at: connect@melissabloom.life. I LOVE connecting!
 
Enjoy the journey!

The Earthly Garden of Emotions!

I know the title of today's episode seems a bit opaque. I promise it's not. I don't think my writing style could ever be described as anything but 'accessible.' 
 
I do love this concept of the 'earthly garden of emotions' -- proposed by the spiritual teacher, Mark Nepo. The idea that all emotions spring from the same soil. An explanation for why we can cry and laugh at the same moment. Listen and let me know what you think!
 
Thanks so much for listening! I love helping people change (and improve!) their perception of their lives -- aka find more JOY.
 
All of the guides, emails, and information that may help you on your joy journey, can be found on my website: melissabloom.life.
 
Here are links that I mention in the show!! 
🌱 Free workbook Your Daily Guide to Finding More Joy
🌱 Stay Connected Newsletter
🌱 Create the Life You Love Living Retreat (for women only)
🌱Wildflower Wishes Retreat (for mothers and daughters!)
🌱 Melissa Bloom's JOY SCHOOL!
🌱 14-Day JOY Journal
 
If you'd like to check out my book, The Path to Joy, on Amazon, click here!
 
If you'd like to connect, share your thoughts on the show, suggest a topic to discuss, etc.  please feel free to email me at: connect@melissabloom.life. I LOVE connecting!
 
Enjoy the journey!

A Trio of Mothers!

Today's episode is about this past Mother's Day -- there were three mothers in the house this year celebrating. And, yes, I realize I'm a few weeks late with this one --  better late than never, right? It was a good mother's day: amidst hummus and kofta, there was this moment for me of 'how did we all get here?'
 
Thanks so much for listening! I love helping people change (and improve!) their perception of their lives -- aka find more JOY.
 
All of the guides, emails, and information that may help you on your joy journey, can be found on my website: melissabloom.life.
 
Here are links that I mention in the show!! 
🌱 Free workbook Your Daily Guide to Finding More Joy
🌱 Stay Connected Newsletter
🌱 Create the Life You Love Living Retreat (for women only)
🌱Wildflower Wishes Retreat (for mothers and daughters!)
🌱 Melissa Bloom's JOY SCHOOL!
🌱 14-Day JOY Journal
 
If you'd like to check out my book, The Path to Joy, on Amazon, click here!
 
If you'd like to connect, share your thoughts on the show, suggest a topic to discuss, etc.  please feel free to email me at: connect@melissabloom.life. I LOVE connecting!
 
Enjoy the journey!