{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fandalsowithyou.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fjoyinhardtimes-eEma8ZLc","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"How do we have joy even when it's difficult?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/749dc643-cef2-499b-bfb4-e4994f4b49be/a4c37f5a-3175-4d42-a4fc-8ea1ead3bf31/joy.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/bef3b753-7c9b-4d31-8dbc-b2dff541d632\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"How do we have joy even when it&apos;s difficult?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"The #1 question Lizzie has been asked on her book tour is some version of \"how can I have joy when I feel so scared/sad/mad?\" This is such a tender question, and one we - your three hosts today - have all wrestled with very, very deeply. As priests, but also just as people (who, to be clear, don't have this all hacked) we have not always been happy. Or grateful. But we have found ways to cultivate and nourish a spiritual discipline of joy, so we want to share the best practices we have found for nurturing joy in the face of everything that wants to steal our joy from us. "}