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.

* * *


#ForTheLove #ForTheLovePodcast #JenHatmaker

_________

CHECK OUT Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
➤ Sustenance - (A Community of Poets and Writers founded by Joy Sullivan) - https://joysullivanpoet.com/sustenance

➤ Necessary Salt - (Joy Sullivan’s Substack Blog) - https://joysullivan.substack.com/

➤ Instructions For Traveling West by Joy Sullivan - (A book of poems coming April 9, 2024) - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...


CONNECT with Our Guest!
➤ Website: https://joysullivanpoet.com/
➤ Facebook:   / joy_e_sullivan  
➤ Instagram:   / joysullivanpoet  
➤ Substack: https://joysullivan.substack.com/
___

➤ JEN HATMAKER BOOK CLUB - Join the sisterhood! https://jenhatmakerbookclub.com

___

WATCH more videos from Jen:

➤ For the Love of Small Wins series: https://bit.ly/FTLsmallwins

➤ For the Love of The Enneagram series: https://bit.ly/FTLenneagram


➤ Happy Hour: http://bit.ly/JensHappyHour

➤ Monday Mornings with Jen: http://bit.ly/MondayMorningsJen

___

CONNECT with Jen!

➤ FOLLOW Jen on Instagram:   / jenhatmaker  

➤ FOLLOW Jen on Twitter:   / jenhatmaker  

➤ LIKE Jen on Facebook:   / jenhatmaker  

➤ SUBSCRIBE NOW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatma...

➤ VISIT: http://jenhatmaker.com/

___

For more “For the Love” . . .

➤ SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastApple

➤ LISTEN on Spotify: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastSpotify

➤ HEAR IT on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastStitcher

➤ LISTEN on iHeartRadio: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastiHeart