What if joy isn't something we find once life gets easier... rather the very thing that helps us through life's hardest seasons?
In this heartfelt conversation, Sarah sits down with entrepreneur, creative director and Joy First® founder J. Nichole Smith to explore a journey shaped by burnout, crippling self-doubt, people-pleasing and the pursuit of proving her worth.
Together they unpack the moments that changed everything, from pretending to be confident until confidence became real, to a life-changing realisation on Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island that success wasn't what she was searching for after all.
This is a conversation about choosing purpose over pressure, recognising the breadcrumbs that quietly lead us towards joy, and discovering that perhaps the life we've been striving for is closer than we think.
Whether you're navigating burnout, questioning your direction, or simply longing for a little more peace, this episode offers hope that joy isn't reserved for perfect moments... it's available to us, even in the messy middle.
Stories of Survival in the Modern Age features honest conversations about resilience, reinvention, and being human in a complicated world.
