I have a confession: I was afraid to call myself a Joy Coach.

I was thinking about the people who wouldn’t like it, and who may even be triggered by it.

My inner people pleaser hated the idea of shining too bright — even with something as simple as a made-up job title!

The turning point came when I simply got tired of hiding it.

It took too much energy to keep playing small, and my truth longed to be expressed.

Finally, I decided to just go for it!

It felt freeing, vulnerable…and a little anticlimactic.

I’d built it up so much in my head (classic fears, ammiright?), and then was surprised by how normal it felt.

Outwardly, nothing shifted right away.

But in that moment, I freed up so much energy. I felt so powerful, so aligned.

I let this sacred part of myself be seen.

…and I was okay! I AM okay.

Some people don’t like it. That’s okay. I’ve decided I love it, and I’ve been able to feel how that’s more than enough.

Plus — the people who resonate with it, who see the value of focusing on and intentionally creating more joy? It’s so much easier for us to find each other now!

More than ever, my business feels like an absolute lovefest, and I’m here for it!

All of that to say: the payoff of putting my authentic self out there has been so, so worth it. A million times over.

So if you’ve been pumping the brakes on sharing your shiniest, most authentic self with the world — I promise that any fears you have around this are so much scarier in your mind.

Sure, some people won’t resonate with it. Won’t understand it. Might even be triggered by it.

But others will be DELIGHTED by the fullest expression of you.

It will quite literally light up their life.

And most importantly, it will light up YOURS.

What could be more worth it than that?

To shining bright,