595 Happiness and Joy

Affirmation Pod

Josie Ong Media

Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 950 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Find your way to emotional wealth and everyday happiness with "Happiness and Joy." If this episode was helpful and you want to leave a tip, simply go to AffirmationPod.com/TipJarThe sister episode to this one is Episode 363 I am Happy and Refreshed https://AffirmationPod.com/HappyAndRefreshed This episode is brought to you by AquaTru. AquaTru is a water purifier that transforms your tap water! AquaTru removes 15x more contaminants than ordinary pitcher filters and AquaTru filters last from 6 months to 2 years! I use mine daily for drinking and cooking!AquaTru also comes with a 30-day Money-Back Guarantee. Use promo code AFFIRMATION to get 20% OFF any AquaTru purifier at AquaTru.comReady to change the way you think and start seeing real results?Want to start thinking more positively and feel more confident?Secure your one-on-one affirmations coaching spot at AffirmationPod.com/CoachingWANT MORE EPISODES LIKE THIS ONE? Episode 568 I Can Do Hard Things https://AffirmationPod.com/ICanDoHardThings Episode 535 Accepting What Is https://AffirmationPod.com/AcceptingWhatIs Episode 450 I Got Through It https://AffirmationPod.com/IGotThroughIt Episode 354 Never Giving Up https://AffirmationPod.com/NeverGivingUp Episode 303 Figuring It Out https://AffirmationPod.com/FiguringItOutEpisode 153 Dealing With It https://AffirmationPod.com/DealingWithItHERE'S WHAT LISTENERS ARE SAYING 🙏🏻"I’ve included this podcast into my daily routine for the past couple of months and she’s amazing!" - Shelly Ackah"My go-to podcast when I need motivation and powerful affirmations. Love the quick self-compassion and self-love affirmations by Affirmation Pod!" - Nihan Gorkem"So grateful to Josie for helping me through the toughest of times!" - Christina Torres You Are Worthy ❤️Feeling down about yourself? Struggling with setting boundaries? Wishing you were better at managing your emotions and staying grounded in the present?Very often, we lose ourselves in the darkness of our own judgment. We allow our inner critic to drown out our voice of self-compassion, and find ourselves in a downward spiral of negativity - yikes!But imagine what would happen if you started speaking to yourself kindly. Imagine if you embraced all parts of yourself - even the work in progress parts - and welcomed an abundance of self love into your heart, body, and mind. Take self love to a whole new level!👇🏻Embark on your journey to self love with Affirmation Pod Premium. Through empowering playlists, guided reflections and more, Affirmation Pod Premium gives you access to over 400 ad-free affirmations, plus over 100 bonus episodes you won’t find on the podcast. GO AD FREE AT AffirmationPodAccess.com FAVORITE BONUS EPISODES INCLUDETransitioning Home from Work to Your FamilyI Give Myself CreditWon't Be FooledRelaxation PlaylistWhat's Not Working for Me GET PREMIUM ACCESSAffirmationPodAccess.com “Josie talks to you and sets a really positive tone for the day.” - Maria Hatzistefanis"Affirmations in the morning are game changers. Affirmation Pod has hundreds of guided affirmations in all different categories to suit your needs/intention for the day." - Taylor Nicks “Josie's a saving grace. She literally has a positive affirmation for everything. When you don’t feel like getting up at all, she’s got a great positive affirmation.” – Gabrielle UnionBECOME A PREMIUM ACCESS MEMBER AffirmationPodAccess.com Thanks for listening to Affirmation Pod today! Got questions, feedback or an episode request? Let us know at AffirmationPod.com/Contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Josie with Affirmation Pod, and this is where you get soothing affirmations to help you through
0:05.2	the struggle, the hardship, the times you feel like you're just sinking and trying to stay afloat.
0:13.1	This is episode 595. Welcome to new listeners. Welcome again to returning listeners. Some of you've been around since I first
0:22.7	started Affirmation Pod. Thank you, everyone. I'm grateful you are here. Today's episode is on
0:28.9	happiness and joy. And some of you might be thinking, I'm not feeling much happiness. I'm not
0:34.8	experiencing much joy right now. So what does this episode have to do with me
0:40.8	in my life? And I recognize that. Some of you've shared recently how much pain you're experiencing.
0:49.3	You are struggling to stay afloat. Anything around self-care is such a challenge. And like one person said,
0:57.2	it's not even on my radar to do self-care right now. I was recently reminded of something that
1:02.8	can be helpful when connecting with your kids, talking about a high or a low of the day. Sometimes
1:09.3	it's called a rose and a thorn, and I want to acknowledge
1:13.0	that there may be a lot of lows right now. There may be a lot of thorns. Very few highs, very little
1:18.7	roses around. But as this episode talks about in this time when you may be going through
1:24.9	disappointment, dissatisfaction, devastating news.
1:29.4	There may not be a lot of room for a high or a rose, but there is room there.
1:34.6	And so today, as we may be experiencing lows, and it may be a lower low than ever,
1:42.5	let's make space to experience the lows and the highs,
1:48.3	no matter how small that high might be.
1:50.6	So now here for you is affirmations for happiness and joy.
1:58.7	I give myself permission to feel disappointment, anger, and frustration.
2:08.6	I also give myself permission to feel happiness, joy, and delight. light.
2:45.0	Even in the darkest times,
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