House of Joy- Christian Life Coaching

It’s officially love month, and we’re leaning all the way in. In this episode, Edie and Emme share 10 (okay… maybe 12) practical, real-life ways to show love—the kind that actually makes people feel seen, safe, and cared for.

We start with a mindset shift we learned years ago: lovability doesn’t come from the other person—it comes from your ability to love them. Which means you have more agency than you think to create love in your relationships, regardless of circumstances.

Then we get super tangible: the everyday, ordinary things that become extraordinary when they’re “clothed in love.”


Why love is a choice and a skill you can grow


How making food (especially soup) can be one of the most powerful acts of love


The importance of human touch (hello “compassion circles” + holding hands)


One of the most underrated forms of love: cleaning something for someone quietly (without martyr energy)


How making things beautiful is a real way to care for the people around you


Why it’s loving to pause before reacting—especially in parenting + relationships


The “small thing” that helps you stay loving: do one thing that makes you feel like you


How giving someone your full attention (aka putting the phone down) is one of the most expensive gifts you can give


The power of apologizing quickly and repairing fast


Thoughtfulness that lands every time: cards, notes, tiny gifts, and “I thought of you” moments


Our favorite practice: a LOVE SPREE—writing down everything you love about someone…and then telling them

Pick one person. Write down everything you love about them. And then—don’t keep it to yourself—tell them today.

Because you’ll feel the love while you’re thinking it… and they’ll feel it when you share it.

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This episode was born out of a weekend that cracked my heart wide open.

My siblings and I surprised my mama for her 80th birthday in Key West, and watching her soak in love and connection made me reflect on something I see all the time in midlife women — and something I’ve had to work through myself.

There’s one emotion that quietly drains our joy, steals our energy, and keeps us living in a low-grade heaviness… and most women don’t even realize it’s there because it doesn’t always show up as anger.

It shows up as irritability. Emotional flatness. Apathy. That “I don’t even know what I want anymore” feeling. It can even look like being capable and responsible… but secretly exhausted and resentful underneath it all.

Today we’re talking about resentment — why it creeps in, how it keeps your body in survival mode, and how it silently poisons the person holding it (even when we think it’s about someone else). We’ll also talk about what I learned from my mom: emotional freedom is possible, and joy is often much closer than you think.

And if you’re craving real support learning how to process emotions, expand your capacity, and build emotional wealth — I’m doing something I don’t normally do: we’re opening Life Mentoring School for 3 days. Even if you join for one month, come get the tools. Come learn how to feel lighter.

Resentment isn’t who you are. It’s who you became to survive. And you’re safe now to soften.

Join Life Mentoring School (open for 3 days): ediewadsworthcoaching.com/join 

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Well hi, dear ones! Today’s episode is a fun one. We wanted to do something a little lighter, a little more “front porch chat”… but still so good.

We’re sharing five pieces of advice we’re genuinely grateful we didn’t take — because whew, we live in an age where everyone has an opinion on how you should live, love, work, and make decisions. And a lot of that “advice” sounds wise… until you actually try to build a life you love.

So consider this your permission slip to pause, question the narrative, and decide what’s true for you.


Why I’m glad I didn’t stay stuck in the “steady 9–5 is the only safe way” mindset


The relationship advice floating around the internet that can quietly breed resentment (and what we think is healthier)


My personal hot take: more is more (more joy, more love, more beauty, more life)


Why “wait until you’re ready” is often just fear in a cute outfit — and how to move anyway


The best reframe of all: get your hopes up (because not getting your hopes up is basically being disappointed in advance)


the Aerie sweat set (especially pregnancy-friendly!)


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The Rhode peptide lip tint in “Ribbon”


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My upgraded method for the lemon chicken rice soup (so flavorful) https://substack.com/home/post/p-185682117

If you loved this episode, come tell us on Instagram: What advice are YOU officially not taking anymore?

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What if you haven’t even scratched the surface of the life you could have?

In this episode, I invite you into a question that has been lingering in my own heart lately — especially as I reflect on a full, beautiful year and look ahead with fresh curiosity and hope.

So many women I work with love their lives and are deeply grateful… yet still feel a quiet sense of disengagement. Life looks good on the outside, but inside something feels muted. Less alive. Less lit up than it once did.

Today, we explore the idea that your life isn’t limited by your circumstances — it’s shaped from the inside out. There is no ceiling on the amount of joy, meaning, connection, purpose, or aliveness you’re allowed to experience. The question is: where might you be unintentionally placing limits on yourself?

In this episode, we talk about:


Why midlife can feel dull even when life is “good”


How joy, purpose, and meaning are created internally — not externally


The difference between needing rest and needing aliveness


How under-expression and disengagement lead to quiet exhaustion


What might change if you believed there was more available to you


How to stop blocking what wants to move through you

This conversation is an invitation — not to hustle, strive, or chase something new — but to soften, open, and re-engage with your own life. To ask yourself where joy, curiosity, and desire might be waiting for permission again.

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It’s a cozy “back on the couch” episode in the actual House of Joy — and it’s full of real life, real laughter, and a brand new year energy we can actually feel.

Dr. Edie and Emme are sharing 7 surprising things they’re carrying into 2026… and yes, there’s a very big, very joyful announcement you’ll want to hear early in the episode.

From slowing down in January (without guilt), to treating attention like a spiritual practice, to trusting the unfinished work, this conversation is a permission slip to enter the year with more intention, more wonder, and way less pressure to “do it perfectly.”

In this episode, we talk about:


Emme’s major life update (and why she was in a “stinky mood” at first 😅)


What a slower January can do for your nervous system and your joy


Attention as a spiritual practice (and why hobbies help you come alive)


Trusting the unfinished work—in knitting, life, and the creative process


Setting goals that nourish you, not goals that impress people


Creating a home that feels like peace (even in a rental)


Identity shifts: matriarch/Grammy era + new mom era


Choosing wonder and awe on ordinary days


Favorite things: skincare + cozy shows + the “portable TV” era

✨ We’d love to hear: What are you carrying into 2026? Come tell us on Instagram!

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