Radio Headspace Bring More Joy Into Your Everyday Life
Nov 21, 2025
In this enlightening discussion, Jeffrey Marsh, a non-binary author and podcaster known for their advocacy of joy and queer identity, shares insights on joy as a form of resistance. They explore how embracing joy flaunts societal norms and celebrates individuality. Jeffrey dives into the journey of reclaiming joy from childhood and the importance of nurturing our inner child. By structuring life around joy, they encourage listeners to engage in activities that bring happiness, wrapping up with a guided breathing exercise to foster present-moment joy.
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Joy As Resistance
- Joy can be an act of resistance when society expects you to shrink.
- Jeffrey Marsh frames joyful living as a revolutionary choice that undermines hate.
Joy Provokes More Hate Than Identity
- Jeffrey shares that online hate often targets his visible joy more than his identity.
- He suggests that joy, not makeup or queerness, provokes the most extreme reactions.
Inner Child Holds Joy
- The inner child often holds the key to our capacity for joy.
- Jeffrey argues that inner child work reveals the child within as the keeper who can save us.