Episode 112: Simple Ways to Fight for Joy

About this episode

Jodi Blick shares simple and practical ways to fight for joy amidst life's challenges.

For a while now I’ve wanted to record a quick episode talking about some of the simplest ways to fight for joy. Over the past 8 seasons of this podcast, I’ve shared hundreds of tools that can help in the fight for joy…things that we can implement into our lives that help us fight against the “joy stealers” that life in this broken world can bring, because no matter what we’re going through, there ARE practical, and powerful ways to move towards joy! To fight for it…and find it! But sometimes we can overthink it and we can overlook some of the most simple tools. Obviously there are times when counseling is the best path. Or times when you’ll need medication…or times when you need to make significant changes in regards to your schedule, your lifestyle, your relationships, your weekly routine. But today I wanted to suggest a few simple ways to make some significant progress towards joy that are fairly easy to implement. Almost all of the things I’m going to mention today are free and they are things that can help almost anyone, whether you’re in the midst of grief…or just in a funk. Whether your life is falling apart or you’re just a little more anxious than normal. We’re all going…

People in this episode

Host: Jodi Blick

Topics covered

• joy
• mental health
• spirituality
• self-help
• practical advice

Keywords

• fight for joy
• joy stealers
• mental wellness
• simple tools
• encouragement

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