02 Jun Want more Joy? Just Own You -read or watch/listen to recording (invite to regsiter for next session of the Womb on June 8th)
Want more Joy? Just Own You
Fifteen years ago, I became a coach because after studying psychology for a while, it seemed to focus on what was wrong with people and coaching was born out of positive psychology-essentially what was ‘right’ with people.
It focused on their values, their strengths, what they loved and what lit them up. I loved that idea-that felt more like ‘me.’
As I’ve coached over the years, I’ve witnessed the power of people coming home to themselves and living and leading their lives from that space, which is my absolute Joy Spot. It’s not always easy work for them or for me, as I live more in alignment with myself. There is always joy there when we do it.
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I was sitting in a session with my own coach when she invited me to participate in a quiet visualization.
At the time, I was going through a hellish divorce.
I wasn’t feeling joyful at all—I was struggling.
But as I dropped into the silence, something unexpected happened.
It became very clear:
I was here to spread joy.
It shocked me.
Joy felt so far from where I was.
But the more I explored it, the more I realized joy wasn’t something I had really understood. I thought it was about happiness, and I came to realize that the kind of joy I connect with is the joy that is deeply rooted in our truth.
In one of our last conversations I had with my coach before she passed away, she said not just the word ‘joy’-Joy is an acronym for something really important for you and your work. The essence lies in that acronym, which I recently discovered.
As seems to be the case, at least lately, it came up in my meditation. I heard, ‘Just own you. That’s the essence of Joy.’
It hit, but when I started writing after my meditation, I put together the acronym I had been waiting for: J.O.Y.
Just Own You.
AHHHHHHH!! I could hear the angels sing (well, not really, but sort of)
This is my life’s work. Own who I am and bring that to the world unapologetically.
And that’s the magic that comes out in my most meaningful coaching conversations and work—helping people wholeheartedly embrace who they are and shine their light unapologetically in the world.
JOY = Just Own You
That’s the joy I am here to help people uncover.
Just Own You.
Not the version shaped to meet expectations.
Not the one that shrinks to keep the peace.
Not the one who performs.
The real you.
The whole, deeply human you.
This is my ‘why.’
To help people reclaim their truth, their voice, their light.
To live in alignment with their deeper why—
what my current coach calls “sacred why” that fuels everything for me.
Because without knowing our why, it’s easy to drift and to feel disconnected, to lose our sense of meaning—
and with it, our joy.
I read this morning in a Blog post by Arthur Brooks, who talks about the science of happiness (a part of joy)
“The mental health issues we see today are a symptom of a deeper problem, which is a growing inability to define and understand life’s deep meaning.
People—especially young people—often feel that they don’t know the ‘why’ of their lives.
Worse, evidence suggests that they’re not even looking for it, nor are we encouraging them to do so. This creates a feeling of emptiness, especially when times are inevitably rough.
The dramatic rise in people’s screen time and internet usage is not the reason for this, but has made the problem much worse. It interrupts the default-mode network—the set of brain regions that become active when we are mentally at rest—which neuroscientists have found is crucial for finding high-level meaning, memory, future contemplation, and daydreaming.”
— Arthur Brooks, The Science of Happiness
I see it in all age groups that we, perhaps because of the pace and demands of our lives, have lost touch with ourselves and, with that, a deep sense of meaning and purpose. Very often, we have never even considered our “why.”
The truth is, we don’t find our why in the busyness.
We don’t uncover our joy in the hustle or noise.
We find it in the quiet.
Sometimes, that space is created with a support person or a good friend who invites deep conversation and contemplation. Or a coach (I would be lost without the support of a coach) or a therapist.
Something that has been helpful for me lately is meditating to specific songs and then journaling with what comes up and something we do in the Womb as well.
If you want to give it a try, you can sit and listen to this song and see what comes up. Listen to it once a day and see what shows up each day. It’s not your standard meditation music as this sweet number is by my favourite band Earth, Wind and Fire :). Maybe it’s even the music itself that feels good or it invites you to move- Just Own You and your experience with it.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=X6KUwob9hSM&si=Mnj9ci8cMtuvoHqc
If you want to take this contemplation a step further
Journal with these prompts-just write the answers that come up for you, try not to pause-write for one minute atleaset when you answer the questions. You could take one a day for the next week.
What would it mean for you to wake up?
What does it mean for you to walk in the light?
What would it mean to bring more substance to your life?
What part of you has been pushed aside?
What are you worthy of that you have been setting aside?
What is your heart holding that you need?
What break or change are you longing for?
What did you learn about yourself from working through these prompts? What will you do as a result?
Even a minor change could move you closer to the joy you deserve-hit reply if I can support you.
Another opportunity to tune into what you need more of is this Sunday in The Womb
a place for women to reflect, restore, and reset
The Womb is a safe container.
It’s a place monthly sanctuary for women to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most.
To rest.
To rejuvenate
To reconstitute
To Just Own You.
This Sunday, we gather around the theme of Grace—
not perfection, just presence.
Not striving.
Not fixing, but coming home.
You’re invited.
If your heart is whispering that it’s time to reclaim your joy—
Then come.
There’s space for you.
Join us in The Womb this Sunday, June 8th, at 1 pm. This is a camera and mic-off space, so you can be fed and nurtured in a safe and intimate environment because that’s what wombs are made for: a safe container for growth where you can just be…and explore Grace
This is a space where I guide you through meditation, visualizations, and journaling prompts, all led by meaningful music playing throughout.
Sign up here and get the recording sent to you after
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mHgvUMDwTo-IJ95s5LCb8w
Thank you for being here-you matter.
With love and joy,
Leona
If you want some daily Joy Spot-finding tips-learn the art and science of joy-connect on Instagram @thejoyspot
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