162. How Affirmations Help You Step Up & Ignite Joy

Hello, beautiful!

Have you ever thought about the dash — that tiny little line between your birth date and your death date on a headstone?

It doesn't look like much. But it's everything.

In today's episode, I'm showing you how affirmations can help you step up and ignite real joy — even when fear or imposter syndrome is trying to keep you stuck.

Pulling from an old poem called "Between the Dash," a Christmas trip gone sideways in a Virginia castle (yes, really), and a question that's been sitting in my Trello board for four years: what if every life really does have a story worth telling — including yours?

We'll sit with Psalm 90:12, wrestle with the fear that keeps so many of us stuck in inaction, and walk through a full centering exercise and affirmation practice to help you step into joy and take one small, brave step today.

You'll Learn:

👣 How affirmations help you step up and release fear and self-doubt

👣 Why the "dash" matters more than the dates on either side of it

👣 A simple centering + affirmation practice to ignite joy and take action

✨ Plus, you'll hear a heartfelt prayer to help you lay down fear, shame, and hesitation — and pick up your gumption instead.

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