162. How Affirmations Help You Step Up & Ignite Joy

162. How Affirmations Help You Step Up & Ignite Joy

July 5, 2026 · 13 min · Episode 162

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In this episode, Heidi Fitzsimmons discusses how affirmations can help overcome fear and ignite joy in life.

Hello, beautiful! Have you ever thought about the dash — that tiny little line between your birth date and your death date on a headstone? It doesn't look like much. But it's everything. In today's episode, I'm showing you how affirmations can help you step up and ignite real joy — even when fear or imposter syndrome is trying to keep you stuck. Pulling from an old poem called "Between the Dash," a Christmas trip gone sideways in a Virginia castle (yes, really), and a question that's been sitting in my Trello board for four years: what if every life really does have a story worth telling — including yours? We'll sit with Psalm 90:12, wrestle with the fear that keeps so many of us stuck in inaction, and walk through a full centering exercise and affirmation practice to help you step into joy and take one small, brave step today. You'll Learn: 👣 How affirmations help you step up and release fear and self-doubt 👣 Why the "dash" matters more than the dates on either side of it 👣 A simple centering + affirmation practice to ignite joy and take action ✨ Plus, you'll hear a heartfelt prayer to help you lay down fear, shame, and hesitation — and pick up your gumption instead. 📖 Grab…

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