#119 Do You Realize How Special You Are?

#119 Do You Realize How Special You Are?

Author: Suzanne Andora Barron April 20, 2025 Duration: 4:02
Do you realize how special you are and how you are making someone else's life infinitely better even if they don't tell you? It sounds conceited to even say it let alone think it, but what if that is simply our old ways of thinking that we learned from our parents and they learned from their parents. Focusing on the gift of who we are instead of our shortcomings and all that we're not shifts how we see the world and interact in it. One of the most selfish things we can do is...

Life has a way of stretching us, often in directions we never anticipated. Finding Joy in the Hard, hosted by Suzanne Andora Barron, is a weekly space that meets you right there, in that stretch. This isn't about bypassing pain or forcing positivity; it's about the honest, often quiet work of navigating grief, personal growth, daily struggles, and those sudden turns that leave us reeling. Each episode offers a grounded conversation with your own experience. Suzanne's solo minisodes provide candid reflections intertwined with gentle nervous system awareness and simple, embodied practices-tools to help you find a steadier footing when the ground feels anything but solid. The podcast also features conversations with guests who have walked their own difficult paths, people who have discovered genuine light in dark places and, yes, found joy in the hard. It’s a resource for anyone looking to cultivate resilience not as a concept, but as a felt sense in the body and mind, exploring the intersection of mental and physical well-being through a lens of compassionate realism. You'll hear a blend of personal narrative, practical wisdom, and supportive dialogue, all aimed at making the challenging parts of being human feel a little more manageable and a lot less lonely.
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Podcast Episodes
#126 When Life Feels Heavy—A Guided Meditation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:26
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 ev…
#125 Worrying About What Other People Think? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:40
For some reason, we were worry about what other people think when we have absolutely no control over it. Still that doesn't stop us. The thing is that the doubts or judgements we think they have about us is often coming…
#124 Can’t Stop Replaying That Conversation in Your Head? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:03
Do you ever find yourself replaying what happened in your head again and again? You may have a whole dialogue going through different scenarios. If only I had said this. Next time I, I'll say that. The more you replay it…
#123 Leaning Into Summer: Guided Meditation to Ease the Transition [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:13
Heading into summer can bring up all kinds of feelings. Summer is such a welcomed time but it can bring up a lot of feelings including uncomfortable ones. In today's meditation, I offer you support to move through the tr…
#122 - What would you ask for if you weren't afraid of hearing no? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:55
What would you ask for if you weren’t afraid of hearing no? If you’re like me your answer might be, “Gosh so much.” Then why aren’t we asking for it now? My friend Regina says they can always say no. Without asking the a…
#121 What if You Slow Down? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:29
What if you slow down? How does that land for you? Are you thinking, "I can't. I'll never get anything done? My question for you is: what are you not getting done because you're moving so fast? Maybe like me you're missi…
#120 Do You Ever Feel Out of Sorts? One Way to Find Grounding [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:45
Do you ever feel out of sorts? Perhaps you move from activity to activity or even room to room in your home and you can’t figure out how to settle. You’re exhausted and can barely move or maybe you’re jittery and can’t r…
#118 Are You Dismissing Your Feelings? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:22
We all know what it's like when others dismiss how we feel, but what about when we do it to ourselves? If you're not sure, here are a few examples of what you may say to ourselves. I should be stronger. I am okay. I shou…
#117 Are Your Beliefs Tripping You Up? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:28
In episode 117, I ask you to question how your beliefs are tripping you up? I'm not referring to religious beliefs, but rather those beliefs that rule how you think and how you feel. Beliefs like, I'm not ready; I can't…
#115 How often do you expect things to go wrong? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:41
Do you even know? Until we start paying attention to what we're thinking, we may not even realize how we might be expecting things to go wrong. This way of thinking not only makes us more hesitant, it keeps in lack and f…