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Finding Joy in the Hard is a testament to how incredibly powerful we are.
In this daily podcast, I offer two-ten minute episodes: words of inspiration, thought provoking questions to shift from rigid thought patterns and actionable healing tips.
Once or twice a month, I'll offer interviews with people who have found joy in the hard of life. Those who found their way to light, no matter their circumstances.
I'm your host, Suzanne Andora Barron. I've been teaching yoga, meditation, and mindfulness and mindset for fourteen years. As a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner, I teach students how to use the placement of their hands and breath to ease pain and discomfort in their body, support themselves emotionally and balance mind, body and spirit.
Welcome! I'm so excited you're here!
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Today is the anniversary of my dad's death - December 4th. And I have felt off all day long - only I didn't make the connection until about 20 minutes ago. I may feel fine mentally, but physically my body feels the loss. It's really quiet incredible. In this episode, I share a sweet story about how my dad helped me in difficult time and also how we need to meet ourselves wherever we are at. Grief shows up differently at different times for all of us. It might catch us off guard, like it...
Some days even coming up with what you’re grateful for feels like too much effort. If that’s you today - listen to this. And if you'd like to receive weekly healing tips, sign up on my website: https://suzanneabarron.com/ The information presented on this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or prescribe for any medical or psychological condition, nor to prevent, treat, mitigate or cure any such conditions.
Thanksgiving holds so many feelings — missing and love, joy and sadness, longing and gratitude. I created this Thanksgiving meditation to help you feel supported, grounded, and held in whatever rises for you. Inside, you'll be guided through gentle breath, presence, and a reminder of the love and support that surrounds you, both visible and invisible. And if this meditation brings you a little peace today, and you’d like more guided tools to help you nurture and support yourself through...
Have you ever thought about it? It's okay to admit. It's actually very freeing and we give ourselves a break. We don't have to figure everything out. Admitting we sometimes get tired of being with ourselves is a form of disassociation - in a good way. Once we recognize it and admit it to ourselves, we don't have to escape via distraction. We can choose that direction if we want to. But we don't have to go unconscious because we can't figure ourselves out. Give it a listen and I'd ...
So much of the judgement we receive comes from our own head. In this episode, I recorded while driving—because I just had to share it—I explain how when we're in the present moment - fully in the present, we can be mindful and kinder to ourselves. It's when we go unconscious, that a younger version of us starts to judge our actions. And if you'd like to receive weekly healing tips, sign up on my website: https://suzanneabarron.com/ The information presented on this podcast is for educ...
Not the space in your home but the space in your mind, in your schedule. Do you give yourself a chance to ponder, explore or dream? Do you allow yourself to sit and do nothing and simply receive the gifts from God. Or do you leave just enough time to get somewhere so you can do one more thing? I'm not judging you. I do this too. But after meditating one morning, I had the aha what if I don't fill up all the space. So much of our stress is self-induced. Leaving too late, mult...
What if you don't have to understand? Our minds want to make sense of everything - that's what minds do. But sometimes we don't have to understand. In this episode, I share how my not needing to understand helped me in a stressful situation. Our mind chases answers - any answers - to find a solution. But our mind can only draw answers from our past or lack - our past experiences or what can go wrong. So how do we find the truth? By dropping down into our heart - in t...
Whatever loss or unexpected life change you might be going through right now - remember you are stronger than your worst fear. Often we tell ourselves, we won't survive. We can't do it. We won't make it. But if you're listening to this, you are doing it. You are so much stronger than you think you are. In this episode I share with you a short story on surviving my worst fear. And you are doing it too. If you have comments or questions, you can reach me on Instagram her...
A lot of us worry or fret about what might happen in the future. We try to figure out in our heads how we'll get through it. Here's the thing we can't think our way through a future fear. We have no idea where we'll be, what our circumstances will be like or even if it will come to fruition. In today's episode, I share about something that happened this morning, something I've worried about for years. And guess what: all the worrying did NOTHING to prepare me for the actual ...
What are you fretting about that won't matter tonight or even later today? In the moment. it's so hard to decipher. It feels like it will matter always. Some things naturally work themselves out, e.g. worrying about being late to a meeting or why someone isn't responding to our message. But other times, we stay so attached to the worry or concern that it's still with us for hours, days or even weeks later. An emotion only lasts 90 seconds—I know that seems impossible. It's our...
Can you accept that parts of you that you shy away from? The parts that you feel are weak or shameful or have too much anger? The parts that you don't wanna shine the light on? How do you embrace these parts? In this meditation, I guide you on how to meet you—all of you and to embrace the wisdom that each part holds. And if you'd like to receive weekly healing tips, sign up on my website: https://suzanneabarron.com/ The information presented on this podcast is for ed...
Do you find yourself labeling things as either all good or all bad? Have you ever noticed? Is it habit? A way of motivating yourself? Or lack of awareness? For me, it’s a bit of all of it? Without realizing it, I get stuck in all or nothing thinking. And I don’t think I’m alone. If it’s not all good, then it’s bad or a failure. In this episode, I give examples of how this might show up in your life and how to shift, granting yourself more kindness. And if you'd like to recei...
So often we want others to get how we're feeling, what we're thinking or what we're believing. Yet sometimes they just won't get it. When this happens, can we step back and ask ourselves, why do we need them to get it? Why do we need them to understand? This isn’t to say we don’t share with others. Of course, we want to tell our family members and friends about our experiences, our hardships, our celebrations and more. We want to sit with them over a cup of tea or a ph...
In hard times, what has helped you most? On a hike today, up a mountain trail, I thought about where I gained my greatest strength in the days after we lost our precious child, Christopher. Yes, family and friends played a huge role. As did all the alternative modalities that I now practice and teach like yoga, breathwork, meditation and Jin Shin Jyutsu. But my saving grace was reading scripture daily. I think this is the first time I'm sharing this on my podcas...
Can you accept all the parts of you? You know that part that is competitive, or envious, angry, or insecure. We often relish the parts we like about ourselves: our wisdom, our friendliness, our strength, our joy, but what about the darker sides we keep hidden? The parts we don’t want to admit having like: Insecurity Fear Envy Selfishness Or something else We know we can be fearful, insecure, envious, selfish and more, but we don’t want to admit they are part of us. In toda...
What if we're really the ones who need to hear it? The next time you go to give advice—especially unsolicited advice— ask yourself whether the advice is really meant for you instead. We think it's for the person we're talking to, but what if we consider: if it came to us, it's for us. This morning while journaling, I had a huge aha about advice for my sister. As I continued to journal, I wondered what if this is really for me. I was lucky I was in a meditative ...
In today's solo episode, I share how feeling—really allowing myself to lean in and feel uncomfortable feelings—offered me a strength I didn't know I was seeking. That strength gave me the confidence to pursue two activities without knowing how they would turn out. A lot of times, feelings show up and we don't know 'the why' or 'the reason,' yet if we can lean into them any way, there is wisdom to be had. And the crazy thing is whether we feel the feeling or we resist it, we still ...
Have you ever signed up for something you knew might be good for you—but didn’t feel excited about it at all? That was me yesterday. I signed up for an all-day art retreat weeks ago, but I resisted it the whole way through. Even the morning of, I questioned everything: Why are you doing this? You can still cancel. But a quieter, steadier voice nudged me out the door. In this episode, I share: How resistance shows up even when we’re doing something nourishingWhy creativity can feel uncom...
You're comparing your inside to their outside and that's why it seems like they have it all together and you don't. If you were to jump inside of them for a moment, you might realize they don't have it all figured out either. It this short episode, I invite you to consider that when we compare, we're really only seeking to love ourselves more fully. And if you'd like to receive weekly healing tips, sign up on my website: https://suzanneabarron.com/ The information presented on...
Sometimes the most overlooked thing we can do when life feels heavy is simply breathe. Breathe and be guided through a meditation that reminds us of our strength—and that we don’t have to carry it all or make sense of everything. Join me for 19 minutes as I guide you on a journey back to yourself. To a place where you can set down your burdens, even if just for a little while— and feel a bit more freedom, a bit more flow. Or simply give yourself permission to pause for a few minu...
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