The Path to Joy
Yes!! As the name implies, this podcast is about joy and its many facets. I’ll share tools, stories, and encouragement about how to view your world in a new and wondrous way. I’ll help you move your JOY needle up! Join me every Tuesday and Thursday for a new episode. Enjoy the journey!
Episodes

25 minutes ago
25 minutes ago
Apparently all I needed was the topic of 'camp' and all of these day camp memories came flooding back. Yes, today's episode is about summer camp but it also serves as a reminder to myself to allow my kids to have their own experiences without projecting my past nonsense on them. And, oh boy, do I need the reminder!
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!

3 days ago
3 days ago
No, don't worry -- this podcast is not becoming a DIY show about how to build a treehouse! I can safely say I am probably one of the least qualified podcast hosts to offer construction tips. Today's episode is really about perception and how you can look at the same thing every day and then, one day, wake up and see it through 'new' eyes.
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!

Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Today's episode is kind of about menopause -- but not really though. I share part of an email that Dr. Mary Claire Haver sent in which she writes a letter to her younger self. I love her email and the idea that this is a new life chapter that can be quite wonderful.
Yes, there are some physical changes that can be tough. But, it can also be a time for freedom -- freedom from caring for other humans, freedom from roles we used to play. A beginning!
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!

Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Today's episode is about resilience. The return. The power that lies in falling and getting back up. Because we will all fall, make mistakes, change our minds. That's just being human. But it's what happens at that moment that really matters.
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!

Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
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!

Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
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!

Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
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!

Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
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!

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
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!

Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
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!