The Joy Junkie Show

Lies You Tell Yourself About Your Relationship Lies You Tell Yourself About Your Relationship www.TheJoyJunkie.com/139 Ever think, “Jesus! How can my partner NOT know how much that means to me?!” or “I should be in love with him” (even if you KNOW you aren’t totally all-in,... The post 5 Lies Your Inner Shit-Talker Tells You About Your Relationship [TJJS:EP139] appeared first on .

Work with your fear Work with your fear www.TheJoyJunkie.com/138 Ever find yourself super excited about an opportunity and all of a sudden BOOM! Fear sets in with a vengeance. And then your mind starts spinning with fearful thought after fearful thought. What if I never... The post Breaking Up with Fear + Courting Courage [TJJS:EP138] appeared first on .

Celebrating How Far You’ve Come Celebrating How Far You’ve Come www.TheJoyJunkie.com/137 So, last night I had an epic breakdown. In suuuuch a good way. Without getting into the dramatic details (which I share in this episode), I had a pivotal moment where I realized the magnitude... The post Celebrating How Far You’ve Come [TJJS:EP137] appeared first on .

How to Let Go of Perfection How to Let Go of Perfection www.TheJoyJunkie.com/136 I used to flippantly refer to myself as a Perfectionist and oftentimes I would elude to it being somewhat of a badge of honor. As I got older and my anxiety increased,... The post How to Let Go of Perfection [TJJS:EP136] appeared first on .

How to accept a compliment How to accept a compliment www.TheJoyJunkie.com/135 Tell me if this sounds familiar: You walk into work and someone gives you a lovely compliment about your hair or your outfit or your work on a project and the first thing you... The post How to Accept a Compliment [TJJS:EP135] appeared first on .

“All You Need is Love” is Bullshit  “All You Need is Love” is Bullshit www.TheJoyJunkie.com/134 We’ve all heard the popular phrase and song lyric, “All you need is love”, but how factual is this statement really? Not very. A romantic idea? For sure. But factual?... The post Why “All You Need is Love” is Bullshit (Re-broadcast) [TJJS:EP134] appeared first on .

When Grace and Kindness Don’t Work When Grace and Kindness Don’t Work www.TheJoyJunkie.com/133 If you’ve hung around these parts for a while, you’ll know that one of the cornerstones of my philosophy is that you can deliver damn-near any sort of information (no matter how difficult)... The post When Grace and Kindness Don’t Work [TJJS:EP133] appeared first on .

Make Shit Happen 2016 Make Shit Happen 2016 www.TheJoyJunkie.com/132 If you’re like most people, you have an overwhelming sense of excitement and ambition come the new year. Also like most people, perhaps you hit Jan gang-busters-style, but when Feb comes around you have slowly begun to lose... The post How to Make Shit Happen in 2016 [TJJS:EP132] appeared first on .

How to Stop Talking Shit to Yourself Stop Talking Shit to Yourself www.TheJoyJunkie.com/131 Ever find yourself getting super pumped up about a new opportunity and all of sudden BAM! That little voice creeps in telling you why it’s going to be a total disaster, why... The post How to Stop Talking Shit to Yourself [TJJS:EP131] appeared first on .

5 Ways to Immediately Build Confidence www.TheJoyJunkie.com/130 5 Ways to Immediately Build Confidence Ever see super confident people and wonder how-the-hell they became so sure of themselves? Ever wonder if they were just born that way or if someone taught them or if some life... The post 5 Ways to Immediately Build Confidence [TJJS:EP130] appeared first on .

How to Have Tough Conversations Like a Badass www.TheJoyJunkie.com/129 How to Have Tough Conversations Like a Badass Ever wonder why having difficult conversations causes soooo much anxiety, often leaving you tongue-tied, frustrated with how you’re getting your point across, and down-right bummed-the-fuck-out? It can be... The post How to Have Tough Conversations Like a Badass [TJJS:EP129] appeared first on .

    www.TheJoyJunkie.com/128 Find yourself dreading holiday functions with your family because it’s only a matter of time until your mom pesters you about why you don’t go to church anymore… or you aunt gives you shit for not having kids or not being married…... The post How to NOT Lose Your Shit with Your Family: HOLIDAY EDITION [TJJS:EP128] appeared first on .

www.TheJoyJunkie.com/127 Ever feel like if you speak up for yourself and tell someone “No” to something they are requesting of you or decline an invite (even to obligatory family functions… GASP!) then you are totally being an asshole? Or being super mean? JUST because you’re... The post NOvember: How to Say “No” to People (And NOT Feel Guilty) [TJJS: EP127] appeared first on .

    www.TheJoyJunkie.com/126 Perhaps some of the most challenging relationships we have in our lives are those with our own parents. Although we love them deeply, they are oftentimes the ones who pose the most “issues” in our worlds and who tend to drive us the... The post What to Do When Your Parent Kinda Sucks [TJJS:EP126] appeared first on .

    www.TheJoyJunkie.com/125 If you’re like most peeps, you probably assume that you’re the only one struggling with issues in the bedroom. I mean, surely everyone else is have raging, erotic, kitchen-table sex and there must be something totally wrong with you, considering your sex... The post Mailbag 3.0: Sex Edition [TJJS:EP125] appeared first on .

    www.TheJoyJunkie.com/124 Ever find yourself cruisin’ through Facebook, just minding your own business, and then BOOM! You see someone who is thinner than you posing in her bikini in her exotically sexy, annoying vaca pics and you instantly start comparing yourself to her. Or maybe... The post What to Do When You Constantly Compare Yourself to Others [TJJS:EP124] appeared first on .

    www.TheJoyJunkie.com/123 Ever find yourself in a situation where you feel really badly that someone else is hurt by your choice of actions, but you’re actually NOT sorry about the actions themselves? Maybe you took a stand for yourself and decided to break up... The post #SorryNotSorry [TJJS:EP123] appeared first on .

    www.TheJoyJunkie.com/122 Ever feel like if you tell someone you aren’t available to help them/do something for them, then you are totally letting them down? (And subsequently find yourself riddled with guilt?) Ever feel like you are soooo busy doing everything for everyone else... The post 5 Super Common People-Pleasing Myths [TJJS:EP122] appeared first on .

www.TheJoyJunkie.com/121 Ever have those people in your life who tend to always be a victim? They usually have no shortage of complaints but when you suggest a solution, they quickly declare that they really don’t have a choice in the matter. Maybe it’s your mom... The post When Someone You Love is ALWAYS a Victim [TJJS:EP121] appeared first on .

    www.TheJoyJunkie.com/120 Ever feel like if you stand up for yourself or speak your mind then everyone will think you are a total dick? Or maybe you think, “If I tell them how I feel, I’m deliberately hurting them! Why would I want to... The post How to Speak Up Without Being an Asshole [TJJS:EP120] appeared first on .