Erin McCarthy, PhD: Mindfulness. Balance. Resilience

Erin McCarthy, PhD: Mindfulness. Balance. Resilience Mindful life coaching for curious humans.

It’s so easy to beat ourselves up for what we haven’t done, to focus on what is going wrong, but what if you stopped and...
08/11/2026

It’s so easy to beat ourselves up for what we haven’t done, to focus on what is going wrong, but what if you stopped and noticed what’s *not* wrong?

Like the beautiful echinacea blooming amidst the weeds.

Sometimes in hard times, trying to focus on what’s good can feel fake or too hard, but shifting our attention to what’s okay or what’s not wrong is easier and often brings relief.

One of the best things I’ve done this summer is notice and soak up the joy in small things—flowers, birdsong, laughter, ...
08/07/2026

One of the best things I’ve done this summer is notice and soak up the joy in small things—flowers, birdsong, laughter, a moment of connection. Noticing these moments and soaking them in all helps open you up to joy … and this is both powerful in its online right and supportive for when things get tough!

Want to join us in our Summer of Joy community? The daily audio drops are complete, but you can catch up and join us for the rest of the weekly drops in August. Just click the link in the bio.

07/27/2026

It’s never too late to begin again.
That’s it!
You can never fail at setting an intention.

For two practices that can support starting again, click the link in my bio., or comment “start again”.

07/15/2026

Here’s how I cultivated my Joy garden today:
I went for a walk without my phone. That was it.
Give it a try and let me know what you think.
(And yes, I went for that walk earlier this morning before I recorded this video — in case you were thinking 💭 “hey— she’s not walking without her phone!” ☺️

07/13/2026

What fertilizer do you need to grow your Joy garden?
Is it more fun?
Is it a closer connection to your values?
You cannot force joy by just saying “I choose Joy.”
What you can do, because joy is an inherent human capacity, is cultivate the conditions for you to create more space for Joy and to recognize it when it emerges!

Kate Bowler 🫶🏻 Hope when life is hard. Catherine Price

You don't need to white knuckle yourself through the difficult times before you get to experience joy; in fact, it is st...
07/09/2026

You don't need to white knuckle yourself through the difficult times before you get to experience joy; in fact, it is staying connected with joy that keeps us from falling into despair during the difficult times and busy seasons. 🤍

07/04/2026

You are worthy of joy!
What magic would happen in your life if you gave yourself permission to see more joy? To feel more joy? To be more joyful?

That’s the experiment we’ll be running all summer inside the Summer of Joy!

We’ll bring together mindfulness, philosophy and neuroscience to explore and co-create joy all summer—and it’s only $27!

Join us—we start Monday July 6!

This summer, we’re co-creating joy!JOY is a capacity. And like any capacity, it can be developed, practiced, and protect...
06/30/2026

This summer, we’re co-creating joy!

JOY is a capacity. And like any capacity, it can be developed, practiced, and protected.

As James Baraz writes:
“Joy is already there inside you. It is inherent in every one of us, an innate capacity.”

Joy is NOT a feeling that only shows up when conditions are right.

Joy is an inherent capacity that can be actively cultivated (not forced, and not performed). Cultivated, the way you tend a garden, rather than willing it into bloom.

And guess what…the more you cultivate joy, the more it grows!

Join us for the Summer of Joy starting July 6!

Comment JOY or click the link in bio for details.

This summer, we’re co-creating joy.Somewhere along the way, joy became something you would get around to. Once the world...
06/29/2026

This summer, we’re co-creating joy.

Somewhere along the way, joy became something you would get around to.

Once the world calmed down, or once there was more time…

Choosing joy is a declaration that your value is inherent. It is a refusal to be commodified, colonized, or reduced to what you can produce.

Let me ask you: What magic would happen in your life if you were to orient around pleasure, around joy?

That’s what the summer of joy is all about!

We start July 6!

Comment joy for details!

It was a loooong winter and rough spring…and I’ve decided this is going to be the summer of joy!DM or comment JOY if you...
06/27/2026

It was a loooong winter and rough spring…and I’ve decided this is going to be the summer of joy!

DM or comment JOY if you want in. We start July 6.

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