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It can be easy to get caught up in what happened to us, in difficulties, and in the healing work so much, that forget why we're doing this healing work, to experience more joy! The following saying resonated with me and inspired this podcast: "You're not healing to be able to handle trauma. You're used to trauma. You're healing to be able to handle joy." Joy is one of the fruits of the spirit and a fruit of our healing labors. God wants us to not only experience joy, but to embody it. We cover why joy is so important in trauma recovery, how to avoid toxic positivity and bypassing when cultivating joy, and how to cultivate more joy in your life with the realities and unique challenges of being a trauma survivor in mind. As a survivor, it can be more challenging to experience joy, but like the rest of healing work, it is a skill that can be learned. You CAN live a joyful life, in spite of all that has happened to you.

Breakdown of Episode
1:17 Intro
4:40 Why Joy Is So Important in Trauma Recovery and Why Toxic Bypassing Doesn't Work
11:52 Different Kinds of Joy
18:30 Why Trauma Survivors Struggle More to Experience Joy and Starting Where You're At
31:44 How to Embody Joy After Trauma

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