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Mindfulness in everyday life.

Joy Jordan
January 29, 2026

Winter Inspiration

Joy Jordan
January 29, 2026
Winter Inspiration

My friend Stacy Parish and I collaborate on a seasonal podcast. Each quarter, we sit down for a short, honest conversation about how we’re really doing—and what’s sustaining us along the way.

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Joy Jordan
November 3, 2025

A Small Yet Measurable Difference

Joy Jordan
November 3, 2025
A Small Yet Measurable Difference

On Saturday, I led an afternoon retreat. Sixteen people gathered to meditate, reflect, and heal. The sharing was deep: losing loved ones, caregiving to parents and kids, feeling not enough, making career shifts, and reconnecting to emotions.

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Joy Jordan
September 4, 2025
Prison Stories

Hug the Wounded Kid Inside You

Joy Jordan
September 4, 2025
Prison Stories
Hug the Wounded Kid Inside You

A new person, T, joined the prison mindfulness group last week. Our discussion—and meditation practice—centered on painful feelings. Here’s what happened…

Tagged: emotion, self-compassion, mindfulness, prisonstories

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Joy Jordan
August 15, 2025
Prison Stories

Keep Doing the Work

Joy Jordan
August 15, 2025
Prison Stories
Keep Doing the Work

We often minimize our own goodness.

We assume others are more creative, more compassionate, more wise.

Recently, during a pastoral visit in prison, I sat with J—as I’ve done many times before. His life story is the hardest I’ve ever heard: relentless abuse, trauma, and loss. Yet somehow, he’s emerged transformed.

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Joy Jordan
August 7, 2025
Prison Stories

Don't Wait

Joy Jordan
August 7, 2025
Prison Stories
Don't Wait

On Monday, I went to Oshkosh Correctional for pastoral visits.

My third 1:1 was with C, who lost his mom a year ago. Losing a loved one is even more painful when incarcerated. You feel helpless, disconnected, and ashamed.

Tagged: grief, mindfulness, prisonstories

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