Unrefined Joy

Creating and claiming space for happiness inside of a busy & hurried world - helping you find micro doses of joy THRU the challenges of everyday life. Joy & happiness are all around you - you just have to quiet the noise around you long enough to see and feel it. So rather than feeling stuck in life's valleys, let’s shorten that period of time. Unrefined Joy is where you'll find tools to help catapult yourself back up because you deserve that. You’ll also get to hear from dear friends of mine who have been thru their own struggles in life but have been able to find joy along the way.

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S1E10 rebirth and surrender, becoming like a pig in mud

S1E10. Annie gets really real and raw during this episode with you about what has been going on in her world lately. She's been in a funk and even though she's not quite through it yet, she wants to share how she is learning to enjoy sitting in this discomfort and getting excited about the incredible growth she knows is coming. Annie talks about how she's been dealing with this block and what she's been doing on the daily to help her surrender, get curious, and ask herself the tough questions. F...

Mar 14, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 10

S1E9 "it never felt like enough", finding magic in the mundane with Rachel Gibler

S1E9. Annie chats with Rachel, a friend that actually feels more like a sister to her. Rachel is a manifestation coach who is all about spiritual and self development for the modern day chick who doesn't feel like she fits into a box. Rachel talks all about how her fast growth within her business felt internally, overcoming it never feeling like enough, the benchmarker continue to move and how allowing herself to FULLY feel her emotions changed her. Rachel dives deeper into how looking inward ra...

Mar 07, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 9

S1E8 "i would fail all over again", how failing gave her the opportunity to rebuild with Jamie Schiloski

S1E8. Annie chats with her dear friend, Jamie, about her photography business came to be, how her move from coast to coast and then falling flat on her face doing so was one of the best things to happen to her. Jamie shares how failing then rebuilding changed her and why she wouldn't want it any other way. Annie also dives deep into fear of failure and why we need to walk TOWARD failing instead of away from it. Jamie talks all about her journey with personal growth and therapy + her biggest take...

Feb 28, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 8

S1E7 battling the overconsumption of social media, creating space to think

S1E7. Annie shares how taking a month off social media changed the game for her - she felt less hurried, less bothered, and MORE present. She recognizes that social media CAN be an amazing place for information and connection and she has also learned how it can overtake your mind and end up taking a toll on your overall wellbeing. Annie also gets real and vulnerable with you around the ways she's noticed her scrolling interferring with her life that bring up shame. And of course Annie provides v...

Feb 21, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 7

S1E6 “your kid has cancer”, the hardest AND most incredible year with Joe Klauder

S1E6. Annie chats with Joe about how he handled receiving the most earth shaking news after his five year old son was complaining of stomach aches. Joe shares his ability to show up even when your world stops and the wild strength that him and his family found within themselves. Joe will make you laugh and probably cry (with Annie) thru his recounting of the lasy year since the initial diagnosis. Joe also shares how he and his family have paid it forward since learning of his child's diagnosis. ...

Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 6

S1E5 it’s not about the finish line - how I became “a runner”

S1E5. Annie chats about her experience training for a half marathon with two babes to care for and how to get creative with your life / situation. She shares her journey to running a half marathon .. which she didn't even like .. but how she came to realize it's ALL about the JOURNEY - not the finish line. Even if you're not a runner, this episode has a powerful message you'll want to hear! ________________________ Follow Annie Grassi (@unrefinedjoypodcast) on Instagram . To join Annie's free mo...

Feb 07, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 5

S1E4 living inside a dream, moving a family of 4 from the UK to the USA, with Rebecca “Penny” Pilgrim

S1E4. Annie chats with her dear friend Rebecca Pilgrim (aka Penny) about all the things. Her move from the UK to the US. What it feels like to finally live inside of a vision / dream you've worked towards for YEARS. Things she would have done differently. Penny shares so many sweet nuggets of life and experience throughtout this episode. You can find Penny on Instagram , @parputtpenny 🫶🏼 ________________________ Follow Annie Grassi (@unrefinedjoypodcast) on Instagram . To join Annie's free mom...

Jan 31, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 4

S1E3 wild experience with breathwork

S1E3. Annie shares her wild first time experience at a breathwork workshop. She talks all about learning to surrender, choosing to leave as a different person, and the control we forget we DO have in our lives. It might be too woo woo for some, but Annie wants to chat about her interpretation of the experience and educational side of breathwork so that you can decide if it might be something for you to try. Follow Samantha Charles (@samanatha__charles) on Instagram . ________________________ Fol...

Jan 24, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 3

S1E1 it's really happening

S1E1. In this short and sweet first episode, Annie shares her hope for you while you follow along on her podcast journey! She talks about not waiting until you're "ready" but instead taking messy action. Annie also dives into how we have to EXPECT life to get in the way of forward progress and then create a toolbox to help us continue to pick ourselves back up! ________________________ Follow Annie Grassi (@unrefinedjoypodcast) on Instagram . To join Annie's free mom's zoom group, click HERE ....

Jan 16, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 1

S1E2 wtf is it with meditation?

S1E2. Annie shares how meditation has radically shifted her life, how she got started and how hard it has been for her (she won't sugarcoat it for ya)! She wants to help bridge the gap between "woo woo" and the "work" because she believes in both so deeply. Annie wants to emphasize that she is not claiming to be a doctor / expert but she wants to share how she has witnessed / experienced meditation helping with racing thoughts, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, sleep, and so much more! ______________...

Jan 16, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Trailer

Hello friends! I'm Annie and I am SO happy you're here! I've spent the better have of the last decade obsessively consuming growth content - all kinds of topics - so I can help filter through for not only myself but my friends and clients I coach as well. Basically gathering the best tools to not just cliche be the best versions of themselves but to actually take action and live out what FEELS good. Over the past few years, I've transitioned to the role of motherhood. Basically I've climbed to t...

Jan 08, 2023•3 min

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