#161 Finding Peace When it Feels So Hard

#161 Finding Peace When it Feels So Hard

Author: Suzanne Andora Barron July 24, 2026 Duration: 6:57
Today is the anniversary of my son Christopher's death, and I'm out walking the path across the street from my house — the same path we used to bike together. In this episode, I share how peace can be found more often than we realize — in the smallest of moments. I also share: Why I didn't really understand what peace meant until I lost my little boy and knew its absenceThe origin of my gratitude journal practice, started when my son Christopher was on chemoA guided Jin Shin Jyuts...

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.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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Podcast Episodes
#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…
#119 Do You Realize How Special You Are? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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…
#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…
#116: Do you allow yourself to face your fears? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:10
When our boys were little, they played a game with their cousin called Face Your Fears. One at a time, they would venture into the unfinished part of the basement without the lights on. Can you just imagine their little…