House of Joy- Christian Life Coaching

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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January isn’t about hustling harder or proving anything — it’s an invitation to slow down, soften, and reconnect with yourself.

In this cozy, reflective episode, I am reflecting on why January is my favorite month and how a pile of half-finished knitting projects became a powerful metaphor for midlife, creativity, and self-compassion.

So many women carry quiet shame about what they haven’t finished — the dreams they paused, the goals they started and stopped, the skills they picked up and put down. But what if those “unfinished projects” aren’t evidence of failure… but proof that you’ve been listening to yourself all along?

In this episode, I am exploring:


Why January is a natural permission slip to slow down and reset


How a miracle mindset changes the way you experience your life


The hidden cost of telling yourself “I should be further along”


Why half-finished dreams still matter — and still count


How honoring your desires (even quietly) brings joy, creativity, and impact


Reframing inconsistency into curiosity, growth, and self-trust


Letting go of shame and learning to love the process, not just the outcome

This conversation is an invitation to stop apologizing for your pace, your path, and your process — and to gently pick back up whatever is still calling to you.

January doesn’t ask you to become someone new. It invites you to come home to who you already are.

You’re not behind. You’re becoming.

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In today’s episode, Edie sits down with one of the most beloved voices in the House of Joy community: Alene Joiner—coach, teacher, mother of six, and a woman who has lived the work she teaches.

Edie and Alene take us behind the scenes of their friendship (which began in life coach certification), the early days of Life Mentoring School, and how coaching becomes truly transformational when it’s rooted in safety, presence, and emotional capacity—not fixing, performing, or rushing toward “results.”

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the right things on the outside but still don’t feel at peace on the inside… this conversation will meet you right where you are.


Alene’s story: motherhood, faith, psychology, and the path that led her into coaching


Why therapy can feel helpful…and still leave you asking “Okay, now what?”


The moment Alene realized: “I can be my own role model.”


The difference between good coaching and transformational coaching


Why safety is the foundation for real change (and how community helps create it)


How encounter groups were born—and why they’ve become a core part of LMS


True self vs. false self (and how to stop shaming your coping strategies)


What many women in midlife are carrying… and why it’s exhausting


Master Coach Training: “learning to sit with someone in the dark without rushing them to the light”


The surprising truth: what we most want isn’t a new outcome—it’s to like who we see in the mirror

Come say hi on Instagram and tell us: What would change if you stopped abandoning yourself this year?

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Most women don’t experience a new year.They experience the same year… with a different number on the calendar.

In this powerful start to 2026, Dr. Edie Wadsworth invites you into an honest conversation about something we rarely name out loud: the quiet cost of staying the same.

This episode isn’t about goals, habits, or hustle. It’s about what slowly gets lost when we settle into comfort, delay change, and quietly abandon ourselves.

You’ll hear:


Why staying the same is not neutral—and what it’s actually costing you


How emotional numbness, disconnection, and “Groundhog Day living” take root


The hidden grief of unlived dreams, unused gifts, and unanswered callings


Why comfort can dull desire—and how that impacts your sense of purpose


What it really means to stop abandoning yourself and come fully alive again

This is an invitation to wake up—not out of shame or pressure, but out of love for the life you’ve been given and the gifts you’re meant to share.

Because the cost of staying the same isn’t just personal. It’s collective. When you don’t live fully, the world misses you.

If you’ve felt the quiet ache that says, there has to be more than this, this episode is for you.

✨ Ready for support as you step into real change? Life Mentoring School is currently open. Learn more and join us here: 👉 ediewadsworthcoaching.com/enroll
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351. Stop Living the Same Year on Repeat! Made for More Day 1

We’re sharing a powerful excerpt from Day 1 of the Made for More workshop—and it’s the foundation for real change in 2026.

Most people don’t actually experience a new year… they experience the same year with a different number. If your days have felt like Groundhog Day—same mental loops, same emotional patterns, same quiet feeling that you were made for more—this episode is where the shift begins.

In this teaching, Dr. Edie walks you through the framework that explains why you don’t experience life “as it is,” but through your thoughts, identity, and the story you’re living inside of. You’ll learn how the brain defaults to survival, why problem-focused thinking crowds out joy, and how to reconnect with your true self—the version of you that already carries a miracle mindset.

This isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about remembering who you are.


Why most women don’t live a “new” year—just repeat the old one


The #1 reason change doesn’t stick: trying to change from the outside in


How your brain is wired for survival + problem scanning (default mode)


The role of the prefrontal cortex in choosing intentional thoughts + creating


Why your experience of life can’t rise above the thoughts you practice


How rumination turns thoughts into identity (and then into your reality)


Why joy, desire, creativity, and wonder get crowded out in survival mode


How to shift from false self (protective survival) to true self (love + freedom)


What Dr. Edie calls the Miracle Mindset—and how to practice it daily


The concept of an identity set point (and how to upgrade it)

In this episode, you’ll learn:Workshop reminderIf you’re listening on Thursday, January 8, it’s not too late to join Made for More. Head to: ediewadsworthcoaching.com/more
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