It is SUMMER!!!! School is out, activities and sports are done, now it is time to play and relax! How do we still make sure we read, limit screen time, not argue about the things that frustrate us, and use our time together to have FUN and create JOY?

Mark came up with three questions for us to think about at the beginning of June.
1. What do we want to for reading this summer?
2. What does screen time look like?
3. What is it that makes you frustrated that creates nagging, being nit picky, and creates negative energy.

We thought about these questions for two days and then we discussed them at one of our family meeting table talks.

We all came up with goals. Now that is is July 1st, it is time to revisit them. This episode shares our goals for each question and we reflect on our progress.

How do we alter our reading goals since NO ONE has read except Mom?
What will make it interesting?

How are we doing on our screen time and how can we adjust and get better?

Are we all following our agreements to eliminate the anger and frustration with the common problems that create JOY crushers?

This conversation is our normal table talk when we have our family discussions. There is a lot of laughter as we figure out what our next steps are to navigate JOY together!

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Lauren's Book, My Dad Died From ALS and How I Found Joy 30 Years Later
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2J15M3Z

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I'm so excited to share this conversation with Martha McBride. We connected over social media and found we have a lot in common, especially our goal to live in JOY daily.

Martha shares her experience with a bad breakup that led to depression and how she was then able to get out of that.

She also shares how she knows she is living in a state of JOY each day. One way she knows is if she is singing. Not just songs on the radio but even when she can't find her keys. Haha! I love it! She also shares how she consciously chooses JOY during daily tasks that "have to" be accomplished.

Finally, we hear how she is sharing JOY with others, especially with women who are in perimenopause. How BRILLIANT is this! Menopause is something that isn't talked about and women have a negative connotation about this time of their lives.

Martha really brings laughter, light, information, and JOY into a topic that we all think is so negative!

Well, ladies...It DOESN'T have to be!!!

Here is a link to her podcast!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-aloof-vagina-a-cheeky-guide-to-perimenopause/id1671264417

If you are approaching this time in your life, are going through it, or have passed through it, I encourage you to listen to this wonderful podcast!!!

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Lauren's Book, My Dad Died From ALS and How I Found Joy 30 Years Later
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2J15M3Z

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This weekś episode is a conversation with Linda Rossi. Linda was born in Greensburg PA and now resides in Pittsburgh. She acquired her Associate Degree in Human Service which led to her 16 year career with helping to offer her support,encouragement and resources to families in need. She’s a writer of various artistic styles including the self-help genre, poems, and personalized quotes. She has a passion for helping people to improve their lives and empower them with simple techniques toward change.She is the Author of Zest for Life Simple Adjustments to the “New You”.

Linda shares how her career as a hair stylist opened the doors to more. She realized that clients would come to her and confide in her. She realized how much she loved this and decided to do more with this and went back for more degrees.

She has some great tips on how to bring more JOY into your life. The importance of writing a list to find your JOY creators and than how to take action. There are simple things such as nature, dancing, and many more.

She also discusses the importance of being ¨you¨ and not comparing yourself to others.

Unfortunately the last 10 minutes of our conversation did not record. Her book Zest for Life Simple Adjustments to the ¨New You¨ is a guide on creating a ¨new you¨.

Where to find Linda:

Her linktree link takes you to Lindaś TikTok, IG, FB and Amazon where her book can be purchased.

https://linktr.ee/lindasbooks67

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Lauren's Book, My Dad Died From ALS and How I Found Joy 30 Years Later
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2J15M3Z

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Email: lauren@dailyjoy.us
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What is active listening?

What are our positive active listening behaviors?

What are our negative active listening behaviors?

Action steps we will put in place for ourselves to create better communication between us.

Action steps you can put in place for better communication.

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Lauren's Book, My Dad Died From ALS and How I Found Joy 30 Years Later
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2J15M3Z

CONNECT WITH LAUREN AND HER FAMILY

Email: lauren@dailyjoy.us
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Today I speak with Belinda Hearn. Belinda is a women's transformation & EFT Tapping coach with a passion for empowering and helping others unleash their highest potential. Belinda is a guiding light on the journey to inner healing, emotional balance and resilience. Her unique blend of knowledge and practical guidance empowers individuals to find calmness, break through barriers, and transform their lives. Belinda believes that everyone has the potential for growth and healing, and her mission is to provide practical tools to show women how to use their own body to heal itself. Through a blend of evidence based, heart-centered practices, she inspires clarity, growth and lasting change in those she works with. Finding joy and becoming your best self doesn't have to be scary, complicated or take years, you have everything you need already within you, you might just need someone to show you how to access it.

This conversation is very fascinating. Belinda talks about her own personal experience of how she didn't even recognize herself, all the different tools she tried to pull herself out of her funk and what actually worked. She tapped into her nervous system, learning all about it and how it impacts how we feel. Belinda also started EFT tapping and found it extremely useful.

Now she works with clients in many different ways, teaching them the benefit of EFT and how it can help them get back to their JOY. This is her true passion and she with tap with anyone who is willing to do it with her!

Her biggest piece of advice, "It is up to you to find your JOY!"

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Lauren's Book, My Dad Died From ALS and How I Found Joy 30 Years Later
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2J15M3Z

CONNECT WITH LAUREN AND HER FAMILY

Email: lauren@dailyjoy.us
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In this episode, I interview Jason Wolbers. Jason is a successful business owner, husband, dad, positive influencer, and author of the book The Power of a Positive Mindset! His purpose is to help people to develop and maintain a more positive mindset and all around outlook in life!

Jason shares how he grasped onto this positive lifestyle after being anxiety ridden for many years when he was younger. He also shares his inspiration for his book and how he supports others in living a more positive, joyful, life.

A lot of what Jason talks about are things I believe in and have even practiced myself. But it is always great to hear it again as it reminds us of things we might not being doing currently or have let slip away.

How to connect with Jason:
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jasonwolbersmotivation?_t=8lMLAvPlQWE&_r=1

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jasonwolbersmotivation?igsh=MXJzOTdyYm1qdWg0cw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/2qcrbz3WFR6NrvMx/?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Website: https://www.jasonwolbersmotivation.com

Book: The Power of a Positive Mindset: Transform Your Mind Transform Your Life https://a.co/d/0JBKqhJ

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Lauren's Book, My Dad Died From ALS and How I Found Joy 30 Years Later
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2J15M3Z

CONNECT WITH LAUREN AND HER FAMILY

Email: lauren@dailyjoy.us
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurensdailyjoy/
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In this episode we share the importance of sharing highs and low as a family.

They allow a family to connect with each other after a day apart, and opening up lines for deeper communication. We share how we do it and we even share our highs and lows that we had on this particular day.

Take a listen and please share with us how you do this with your family. If you don't, start putting into practice. It may seem weird at first, but I guarantee it will create better and stronger communication with each other and help get past the "fine" as an answer.

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Lauren's Book, My Dad Died From ALS and How I Found Joy 30 Years Later
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2J15M3Z

CONNECT WITH LAUREN AND HER FAMILY

Email: lauren@dailyjoy.us
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This episode is hosted by Hunter. To be completely honest, we were having a hard time finding a moment we could all sit down together to record so he took the bull by the horn and did his own episode.

We had no idea what he was going to talk about until he recorded it. He "killed" it. Maybe he said the title of our podcast wrong, but he definitely knows what to talk about when it comes to creating JOY.

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Lauren's Book, My Dad Died From ALS and How I Found Joy 30 Years Later
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2J15M3Z

CONNECT WITH LAUREN AND HER FAMILY

Email: lauren@dailyjoy.us
IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurensdailyjoy/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/lauren.g.raymond