Hello and welcome back to the podcast where you are invited for lighthearted conversations

about things that matter as you seek to live your most meaningful, beautiful, and joyful life.

I'm your host, Dr. Edie Wadsworth, and I hope you enjoy your stay here at the House of Joy.

Well, hi, everybody. Welcome back to House of Joy. Yes, yes welcome back you are seeing us bright and early i think

this is the earliest we've ever recorded it is the earliest it's before eight y'all listen this is my

exact time of day that i love with all my heart but my my voice has not gotten warmed up. So if we sound

froggy, that's why. That's why. And if you hear my coffee, if you hear my coffee,

sorry. Yeah, I've got my two. Sorry. It's too early. Sorry, not sorry. But we are excited today.

We have a really interesting episode planned for you all about stress, the effects of having

high cortisol, especially for too long.

I feel like this is like the exact thing I've struggled with most of my life.

So this is going to feel like we're trying to incriminate me which we will which you

know what that's what house of joy is just kidding we share our own struggles and hopefully you can

find some peace and relief yes so anyways we're excited to dive in um we have been enjoying the most spectacular October and the most spectacular family time.

I know. It's been so fun.

We've had company two weeks, two weekends in a row.

Savannah and Tim were here. We love you. We miss you so much.

I know. I wish they were just here all the time.

I do too. And then Marcus was here for he came for um the florida game stayed a week through the alabama game

both of which our vols won yes hallelujah come on go valls go valls and we had such a fun time at

the alabama game last week my gosh. It was so fun.

And then Emily's here. And then we're headed for a visit to New York City. So listen, give me all the

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