Have you ever felt like you had to "deserve" joy?

Like it only counted if you worked hard enough for it first?

For many Intuitive-Sensitive People (ISPs), joy isn’t something they give themselves freely. It’s something they’ve learned must be earned, more often than not, after everyone else is taken care of. After all the responsibilities are fulfilled. After they’ve proven their worth.

It’s a belief system that turns joy into a reward, instead of a right.

But joy isn’t a transaction. It’s a state of being and you don’t have to suffer first to access it.

You are allowed joy, without guilt.

This isn’t about ignoring responsibility, it’s about no longer sacrificing your spirit for the comfort of others. It’s about allowing yourself the wholeness you give so freely to everyone else.

In Week 2 of the Mind & Body Workbook, we explore how over-responsibility suppresses your sense of joy. When you're constantly proving your worth, you miss the signals your body is sending, that deep pull toward lightness, play and peace.

If you’ve already started the workbook, turn to Day 10 (on page 40) and reconnect with where joy has been missing in your daily life.

If you haven’t begun yet, now is the perfect time to start. 

Take this insight into your daily life, like Jennifer Aniston has

Jennifer Aniston has often shared that much of her life was spent feeling the pressure to hold everything together. In interviews, she’s opened up about the cost of trying to be the one who’s always calm, composed and in control.

Over time, she’s learned to drop the performance and reconnect with what brings her peace: letting go of the need to earn her own joy.

She’s discovered there’s power in allowing joy to arrive, without apology or explanation.

In her words:

“You can undo a lot of trauma by just sitting still with yourself.”
— Jennifer Aniston

Her story is a reminder that joy doesn't need to be scheduled, justified or explained. 

Simply put: You don’t need permission to feel good.