Embracing Change with Joy Sullivan

Our new series of Embracing Change is a deep examination of all the different ways change shows up in our lives and all the ways we can respond to it. As Jen says in this interview, our guest today went through a “chosen change.” Hers was a transformation that felt inevitable after all the small, incremental posture changes made her ready for the leap to follow - a leap toward more sanity, more love, and more joy.
Joy Sullivan is a poet and community builder. Her new book “Instructions for Traveling West” is “for anyone flinging themselves into fresh starts.” She received a Masters in poetry from Miami University and has served as the poet-in-residence for the Wexner Center for the Arts. She joins the podcast today sharing her story of walking into the unknown. Through her unique viewpoint as a poet, she unlocks potent ways for us to trust our intuition and stay curious about what is scaring us.
Jen and Joy touch on:
The importance of embracing loneliness and stillness as opportunities for self-discovery and hearing one's true inner voice and callings.
stories from Joy’s life that served as lessons for her to love herself more deeply
Reclaiming selfhood by rupturing constrictive cultural and religious narratives, especially around womanhood and female identity
For anyone feeling the tug to upend the inertia of their life and lean into evolution, this conversation is an inspiring guide for following one's deepest callings into new horizons.
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CHECK OUT Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
➤ Sustenance - (A Community of Poets and Writers founded by Joy Sullivan) - joysullivanpoe...
➤ Necessary Salt - (Joy Sullivan’s Substack Blog) - joysullivan.su...
➤ Instructions For Traveling West by Joy Sullivan - (A book of poems coming April 9, 2024) - www.penguinran...
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➤ Website: joysullivanpoe...
➤ Facebook: / joy_e_sullivan
➤ Instagram: / joysullivanpoet
➤ Substack: joysullivan.su...
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[@ering7664]

Just wow! I was diagnosed with C-PTD back in December and Joy's 2 poems Leaping and I Took My Body Out To Dinner made me instantly pre-order the book. Joy , thank you for sharing your beautiful soul and being with us all - what a privilege and a treat!. I'm doing a ton of deep personal work and just these two poems along felt like Love and I felt seen - deep work is sometimes lonely Jen, your interviews of late especially Kobe Campbell are literally like someone is holding my hand and holding me whilst I'm doing my deep work. Thank you to you Jen and all your amazing guests for showing up and existing and sharing in such beautiful, powerful ways - you'll never really know how much you are helping keeping me afloat whilst I heal so love you and thank you.

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fascinating discussion ❤