Breaking the Chains, EPISODE 5: Joy After Survival - Reclaiming the Right to Thrive

27/10/2025 8 min
Breaking the Chains, EPISODE 5: Joy After Survival - Reclaiming the Right to Thrive

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Episode Synopsis

Joy can feel unfamiliar after a lifetime of survival. In this episode, Li explores what it means to allow joy back into the body after trauma, silence, and emotional exhaustion. Drawing from Hexagram 58 – Duì: The Joyous Lake, we learn that joy isn’t about forced positivity, it’s about breathing freely again, choosing pleasure without guilt, and letting softness coexist with strength. 💧 Includes: reflection prompts + a Still Waters Pause to help you reconnect with grounded joy. ✨ You don’t have to earn your peace. You’re allowed to feel good again.

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