The Path to Joy
Yes!! This a podcast about joy, perspective, and being human. I share stories from my own life -- the things that make me laugh, make me think, and sometimes make me rethink everything.
No expertise. No perfect answers. Just one person paying attention and sharing what she finds along the way.
Join me every Tuesday and Thursday for a new episode.
Enjoy the journey.
Episodes

Sep 18, 2025
Sep 18, 2025
6 min
Do you feel any of that 'fall energy' around? Whether you have kids going back to school or not, fall can feel a bit more hectic, like it's time to 'kick it into high gear' after chillin' all summer. And I can feel myself rebelling against the new, quicker pace.
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!

Sep 16, 2025
Sep 16, 2025
8 min
Well, it's official! I now I have three children in high school! How is that possible? Today's episode is all about the first day. Kind of sad but talking about it definitely helps!
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!

Sep 11, 2025
Sep 11, 2025
8 min
Do you ever notice that your body has this 'premonition' feeling before your mind attaches to a worry? It's fascinating. It's almost like we feel the worry before we think it. Sometimes, I find I will forget what I was worried about but my body doesn't forget. Today, let's chat about worry, magnetic thoughts, and how to get out of the spiral.
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!

Sep 9, 2025
Sep 9, 2025
8 min
Well, yes, this episode is about my 46th year around the sun! It was a very low-key, simple, and perfect day. What I want for my 'perfect day' has changed as I've gotten older. I'm trading 'stuff' for 'time!'
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!

Sep 4, 2025
Sep 4, 2025
10 min
Today's episode highlights another big milestone -- a marker of time -- Ben's 18th birthday! Aaaaaaah! It seems impossible because, in many ways, I'm still in my twenties trying to figure life out.
It all goes so fast, doesn't it?? All we can do is hold on tight and enjoy the ride!
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!

Sep 2, 2025
Sep 2, 2025
7 min
I'm not sure how two somewhat Type A parents had such a laid back, go-with-the-flow child, but I did! And sometimes I wonder what it would feel like to completely go-with-the-flow!
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!

Aug 28, 2025
Aug 28, 2025
7 min
Today's episode is about a push against perfectionism -- a suggestion that 'good enough' is great! Editing, fixing, tinkering until something is perfect can be enjoyable but it holds us back too. Sometimes we just have to say, 'Yep, not perfect, but good enough!'
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!

Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
7 min
Today's episode is about being honest with yourself. We all have hopes/dreams that make us feel a bit 'wobbly' -- that, if we are honest, we don't really believe will happen. It's hard to tap into the energy of 'I can do it!' when a part of you doesn't really believe that. So, let's talk about how to put aside bravado and and just be real.
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!

Aug 21, 2025
Aug 21, 2025
8 min
I do love my morning coffee but, no, today's episode is not simply an homage to coffee. Our coffee pot kicked the bucket today. Don't worry -- I'll be OK! But the loss did help me get into 'appreciation mode!'
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!

Aug 19, 2025
Aug 19, 2025
6 min
I'm not going to go into an exhaustive list about everything I love about getting older -- I'll spare you! But, one of the aspects of getting older that I really love (and had to share with you today) is that it's pretty tough to get my feathers ruffled.
It's good to be 'unruffleable' (definitely not a word so don't go spreading that one around, friends!).
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!






