Joy is Not a Luxury

Somewhere along the way, a lot of us started treating our own joy like something we had to earn. Like rest, delight, and ease were rewards waiting for us on the other side of one more finished to-do list. In this episode, I'm sharing the moment I realized I had been living in survival mode without even knowing it - and why I stopped believing that joy was something I had to wait for. This is a conversation about rest, guilt, womanhood, and giving ourselves permission to experience something good before everything is handled - because the truth is, everything never gets handled. When was the last time you did something simply because it brought you joy - and what would it look like to choose one small joy this week, on purpose? Ready to begin your own reconstruction? The Reconstruction Reset is a free guided reflection that walks you through the same framework I use on the show — Tell, Examine, Amplify. Grab it here: ⁠the-reconstructed-educator-rsszat.subscribepage.io