How to Find Joy

This podcast is all about how to start finding joy through this messy thing called life. Follow your host, June Suepunpuck, on her curious adventure to answer the question: "how to find joy?" during our most challenging human experiences. As a Joy Guide, June has spent years helping lost and unhappy people go from living uninspired lives to finding a more joy-filled life, and this podcast is a resource to share what she's learned along the way. You can expect beginner-friendly tips from June, as well as, practical advice from her guests, who are experts in their field or have firsthand experience on major life lessons. If you’re ready to get honest about what’s holding you back from true happiness, you want to learn how to empower yourself through tough times, and of course, you want to find out how to bring more joy into your life... then have a listen!

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#34 How to Find Joy Through a Tragedy with Nakita Reed

February 26, 2024 • June Suepunpuck • Season 1 • Episode 34

THIS EPISODE IS FOR:

anyone who has gone through or is currently going through a tragic event
anyone seeking advice on how to heal through a tragedy
anyone who wants to know how to support a loved one through a tragedy
anyone who wants an inspiring perspective about life during the lowest of times

OUR GUEST: NAKITA REED
Nakita Reed is an Associate at Quinn Evans and an award-winning architect with experience in the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings, with a focus on sustainable strategies in design and construction. She has a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia. She is a registered architect, a LEED®-Accredited Professional, and a certified Passive House Consultant.

She serves on the board of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation and is a co-chair of the Zero Net Carbon Collaboration for Existing and Heritage Buildings (ZNCC). She is also the host of Tangible Remnants, a podcast for lovers of existing buildings that explores the intersection of architecture, preservation, sustainability, race & gender.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH NAKITA:
Podcast "Tangible Remnants"
Website
Instagram @tangible remnants
Facebook @tangible remnants

JUNE & NAKITA TALKED ABOUT:

The shocking story of how Nakita found out about the tragic event that killed her 3 family members (her father, step mother, and step mother's sister) and the trial that ensued
How she handled the tragic news
What she had to go through (from logistics to emotions) because of the tragedy
The hardship of carrying the burden of an all-consuming grief
The best description of grief
The pain of letting go and the timeline to create closure
What happened in the trial and finding closure through the justice system when it does not feel fair
"It was always going to happen" / coincidences that can't be ignored
Normalizing the ebb and flow of grief
How to support someone and hold space for people going through a tragedy and what NOT to do
The toxicity of "don't cry" "it will be ok"
How to find acceptance through tragedy
The hardship of receiving an inheritance
Learning to be normal even if that feels like betrayal
3 tips for anyone trying to find joy through a tragedy
What Nakita's father would have said about life and living

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CONNECT WITH JOY GUIDE JUNE!
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If you'd like to work with June one-on-one, join her Joy Guidance Program! Learn more HERE.