Somewhere between motherhood, business, healing, and growing up… I forgot how to have fun.
Not the curated kind — the real kind. The silly, joyful, present, fully-alive kind.
I caught myself trying to schedule downtime like it was a meeting, and realized I had turned joy into something I had to earn.
This episode of Permission is about remembering how to feel good again, how to trust peace, and how to let joy back into your life without waiting for the next shoe to drop.
In this conversation, I’m sharing what it looks like to unwind survival mode, stop sabotaging good moments, and learn how to actually enjoy your life again — in business, in motherhood, in love, and in your own body.
You’ll hear about:
• Why joy can feel suspicious when you’ve lived in chaos
• The subconscious ways we create drama when things are finally calm
• How peace can feel like a “risk” when you’re used to survival mode
• Letting joy be simple, small, and unearned
• How fun is reshaping my motherhood, my business, and my presence
This is an episode about letting yourself be happy without apologizing for it.
About choosing joy even when your brain goes searching for danger.
About giving yourself permission to feel good — without waiting for chaos to follow.
Key takeaways:
• Peace isn’t boring — it’s safety your body hasn’t learned to trust yet
• Joy doesn’t have to be earned; it can be practiced
• You can hold gratitude and grief at the same time
• The good doesn’t disappear when you stop scanning for danger
• Presence is the permission you’ve been waiting for
I hope this conversation reminds you that you’re allowed to have fun again.
You’re allowed to feel good, to laugh, to play, to enjoy your life — even while you’re growing.
Because joy isn’t a distraction from the work… it’s part of why you’re here.
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