What if the carefree version of you, the one who twirled until she was dizzy, made snow angels on winter mornings, and laughed so hard she couldn’t breathe, isn’t gone, just buried? Somewhere between childhood’s dizzying spins and adulthood’s careful steps, we traded carefree for careful. We swapped laughter for control, joy for productivity, and play for performance.
In this episode, I share the story of The Happy Couple, a sculpture that stopped me in my tracks, and what it taught me about the version of myself I used to be: light, lifted, and unafraid to spin. I walk you through three practical, real-life steps to help you remember what it feels like to be weightless again, even in the middle of everything that’s heavy.
Key Takeaways
✨ Why you must schedule play, not just tasks, and how ten minutes of silliness can reconnect you to the joyful version of yourself you forgot existed.
✨ How to start smaller with “the easier option,” saying yes to tiny invitations that make life softer, funnier, and more spontaneous.
✨ What it means to live with “no hands” again, loosening your grip on perfection, trusting life to carry you, and finding freedom in letting go.
This is not about quitting your responsibilities or running away from your life. It is about remembering that joy is part of your design, that you were meant to laugh, move, and float through moments without fear of falling. Because when you let yourself spin again, you find your way back to the woman in the sculpture, carefree, lifted, and alive.
✨ Rewrite. Reclaim. Reinvent. ✨
Because your joy was never truly lost, it was buried under years of responsibilities you alone had to carry.
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