Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Stop People Pleasing and Start Honoring You! 186: Choosing Joy: How Intention, Presence, and Gratitude Transform Your Life with Natalie King
Choosing Joy: How intention, presence, and gratitude can transform your life.
Today, I’m thrilled to talk with Natalie King, British transformational coach, speaker, and podcast host of One Precious Life. We explore how to find joy intentionally, even during stressful or challenging times, and why it’s so important to prioritize joy as part of your emotional well-being.
Whether you’re struggling to feel happiness during a busy holiday season, or you want to cultivate more joy, gratitude, and self-love in your daily life, this episode is packed with practical strategies and empowering insights for empaths and highly sensitive people.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- How to Catch Joy Daily: Recognize and savor joyful moments, even in the small, ordinary experiences of life.
- Permission to Be Happy: Why giving yourself permission to experience joy is an act of self-love and self-care.
- Daily Practices for Emotional Well-Being: Simple habits like dancing, walking in nature, laughing, or meditating that boost mood, reduce overwhelm, and enhance resilience.
- The Power of Gratitude: How cultivating gratitude creates more joy, presence, and appreciation in everyday life.
- Joy as a Lifestyle for Highly Sensitive People: How consistent practice can make joy a natural part of your temperament and overall emotional health.
- Avoiding Regrets Later in Life: Why allowing yourself to be happy is one of the most common regrets of the dying, and how to prevent it by prioritizing your joy today.
Challenge for the Week
Create your “joy list”—a small collection of activities that consistently make you feel happy, fulfilled, or playful. Pick one thing from your list today and notice how it shifts your energy, mindset, and emotional resilience.
Work With Me
If you’re a highly sensitive person or recovering people-pleaser ready to create more joy, set healthy boundaries, and take up your space fully, let’s connect. Book a free clarity call here: https://calendly.com/maryannwalkerlife/freeconsult
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Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Natalie King’s Podcast: One Precious Life. Listen now on your favorite platform!
- Natalie’s Women’s Circle: Message Natalie on Instragram to learn more!
- Follow Natalie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/this.one.precious.life/
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