Joy Wasn’t Missing — My Brain Was Just Too Busy Surviving to Feel It: A Mental Stillness Breakthrough | Praise Podcast

This is the story of the quiet that made space for what had always been there and the ability to notice joy beneath the mental load I carried. Tune in!🎧

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00:00:00 --> 00:00:02 Joy wasn't gone.

00:00:02 --> 00:00:04 I just couldn't feel it.

00:00:05 --> 00:00:08 Not with my brain so busy surviving.

00:00:08 --> 00:00:13 This is the story of the quiet that made space for what had

00:00:14 --> 00:00:16 always been there and

00:00:16 --> 00:00:20 the ability to notice joy beneath the mental load I carried.

00:00:21 --> 00:00:22 Tune in.

00:00:25 --> 00:00:25 Hello,

00:00:25 --> 00:00:27 and welcome to Momo 634,

00:00:27 --> 00:00:32 a bite-sized podcast that's chock-full of inspiration,

00:00:32 --> 00:00:33 motivation,

00:00:33 --> 00:00:34 and positivity,

00:00:35 --> 00:00:38 straight from the intersection of faith and mental wellness.

00:00:39 --> 00:00:41 Please like, share, and subscribe.

00:00:42 --> 00:00:47 Momo 634, motivational moments just for today.

00:00:57 --> 00:01:01 Long-time listeners know that I'm a child of the 60s and 70s.

00:01:01 --> 00:01:04 Michael Jackson was my first boy crush.

00:01:05 --> 00:01:09 I remember listening to the music of the Jackson 5 on my

00:01:09 --> 00:01:11 avocado green hard-shell

00:01:11 --> 00:01:13 plastic Aristocats record player.

00:01:15 --> 00:01:18 One of my favorite songs was his rendition of Happy.

00:01:19 --> 00:01:22 written by Smokey Robinson for the movie of Billie Holiday's

00:01:22 --> 00:01:25 life called Lady Sings the Blues.

00:01:26 --> 00:01:31 The song is about the transformational power of love creating

00:01:31 --> 00:01:32 happiness within.

00:01:32 --> 00:01:39 Today marks two weeks since I added lemon balm to my supplement regimen.

00:01:40 --> 00:01:43 I shared some of the preliminary results that I saw in the

00:01:43 --> 00:01:45 episode When Life Hands You Lemons.

00:01:47 --> 00:01:51 Just yesterday, I added a zinc formulation to the mix.

00:01:51 --> 00:01:57 I'll link it below and add it to our toolkit tab at momo634.com.

00:01:58 --> 00:02:02 I didn't expect to see any results until at least Thursday,

00:02:03 --> 00:02:04 per my research,

00:02:04 --> 00:02:06 but today was amazing.

00:02:09 --> 00:02:12 Though I had a headache most of the day due to barometric

00:02:13 --> 00:02:14 pressure fluctuations

00:02:14 --> 00:02:17 associated with the cold front currently moving through Texas,

00:02:18 --> 00:02:22 I can honestly say that I felt joy and happiness.

00:02:24 --> 00:02:27 I've shared one of my pet peeves in the misinformation about

00:02:27 --> 00:02:29 OCD is that it's often

00:02:29 --> 00:02:33 dismissed as a personality quirk or penchant for tidiness when,

00:02:34 --> 00:02:34 in fact,

00:02:35 --> 00:02:42 it produces horribly intrusive and distressing thoughts 24-7.

00:02:43 --> 00:02:49 So any reprieve is good, but to have several sustained hours?

00:02:50 --> 00:02:51 Unreal!

00:02:52 --> 00:02:56 It must have been how the demon-possessed man must have felt

00:02:56 --> 00:02:58 when Jesus cured him

00:02:58 --> 00:03:01 and he was once again clothed in his right mind.

00:03:03 --> 00:03:08 I can remember only one other time in my life that I felt this

00:03:08 --> 00:03:09 sort of a reprieve.

00:03:10 --> 00:03:13 It was in response to a medication I tried when I was

00:03:13 --> 00:03:15 misdiagnosed with ADHD,

00:03:16 --> 00:03:18 and it only worked for a few days.

00:03:19 --> 00:03:22 I've talked about the wellness tracker I created in other

00:03:22 --> 00:03:23 episodes this year,

00:03:23 --> 00:03:27 as in the episodes Hive Mind and Hacker's Gonna Hack.

00:03:28 --> 00:03:30 So I'm noting all of these moods,

00:03:31 --> 00:03:31 feeling,

00:03:31 --> 00:03:32 doses,

00:03:32 --> 00:03:37 weather fluctuations for a full 10 days after adding this

00:03:37 --> 00:03:38 additional supplement.

00:03:39 --> 00:03:42 I'll let you know how it goes and if this trend continues

00:03:42 --> 00:03:44 without the intrusive thoughts.

00:03:45 --> 00:03:46 Now again,

00:03:46 --> 00:03:48 your mileage may vary,

00:03:48 --> 00:03:52 and you should always check supplements out in concert with

00:03:52 --> 00:03:52 your medical team.

00:03:53 --> 00:03:54 That said,

00:03:55 --> 00:03:59 be persistent in pursuit of your mental health and wellness

00:03:59 --> 00:03:59 journey.

00:04:00 --> 00:04:04 You are worth happiness and peace of mind.

00:04:04 --> 00:04:08 I'm playing around with the idea of making this tracker

00:04:09 --> 00:04:10 commercially available.

00:04:10 --> 00:04:13 and or offering it to premium subscribers.

00:04:14 --> 00:04:16 It's just a nascent idea right now,

00:04:17 --> 00:04:18 but I'd like to know,

00:04:18 --> 00:04:19 what do you think?

00:04:20 --> 00:04:21 Chime in below.

00:04:24 --> 00:04:25 Thanks for listening.

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00:04:47 --> 00:04:47 Have a blessed day.