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Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

What’s In The Way of Your Joy?

Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

Rachel Brathen

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7643 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

The older we get, the more and more barriers we build between us and joy. It becomes harder to connect to that sense of childlike wonder. In today’s episode, you are going to take a look at what is in the way of your joy. When do you feel unworthy of it? Is it the same situation again and again? Then it may be time to break a pattern. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?

0:04.8

So we started the business two years ago.

0:07.2

We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.

0:12.5

But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.

0:18.0

Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at apple.com forward slash

0:23.6

Hello, VET.

0:30.5

Hello, my loves.

0:32.4

Welcome back to the show and welcome back to a week dedicated to joy.

0:39.9

We have talked about joy in a couple of different ways this week and anchored into the idea that joy is something that lives inside

0:46.1

of us at all times, the same way we have love within us at all times, the same way gratitude

0:52.6

can be found within us at all times. We just need something

0:56.9

to actually awaken that inner joy. And if we think about it, as children, we have a much

1:03.2

closer relationship to joy. It's much easier to reach for play. It's easier to connect with

1:09.6

our creativity. All those things are allowed and embraced

1:13.4

the younger we are. But it's almost like the older we get and as we get into adulthood, we start to

1:18.7

build these barriers between us and joy, between us and play. We start to look at life as

1:25.8

work that's needed to be done, and it becomes more and more challenging

1:29.7

to connect with that inner sense of childlike joy.

1:36.2

So today, for our deepening, I want to have a moment to contemplate whether or not you do have

1:42.6

something in the way.

1:48.9

Do you feel worthy of joy at all times?

1:54.7

Do you feel deserving of joy at all times? Or do you have moments in your day, moments in your life, where you keep joy at bay? Take a moment right here right now just to see if anything is moving or resonating in your body from hearing these words.

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