The Stories She Sings

Episode 132: Nurturing the Garden Within with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

Episode 132: Nurturing the Garden Within with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

In this heart-healing episode of The Stories She Sings, Karyn Lynn Grant invites you on a soul-soothing journey to “Nurture the Garden Within.”

Combining the poignant melodies of John Canaan’s “Frozen Garden” and “I Am Your Prince” with her own original song “It’s Time to Dance,” Karyn weaves a musical meditation designed to reach the innermost places of the wounded inner child.

Through gentle narration and inspired reflection, Karyn helps us revisit the tender places where childhood dreams may have been broken, frozen, or forgotten. With the Prince of Peace as our divine Gardener, we begin to thaw the cold places in our hearts, gently watering the wilted hopes and dreams that were never fully healed.

This episode is an invitation to receive divine love, revive your inner joy, and recognize the Prince who never left your side. As Karyn shares her original “over-story” in lyrical form, “It’s Time to Dance” becomes a symbolic call to awaken, arise, and reclaim the beauty and brilliance of your sacred story.

Let the music and message guide you to a place of gentle renewal—where wisdom blooms from once-forgotten dreams, and your inner garden is lovingly restored

Use the instrumental moments or quiet reflections to respond to these journaling prompts:

1. What childhood dream or memory still lingers in your heart, longing to be seen or heard?
2. Have there been seasons where your “inner garden” felt frozen or forgotten? What caused that?
3. In what ways has the Prince of Peace already begun to gently thaw the icy places within you?
4. Are there parts of your heart you’ve closed off for protection? What might help them open again?
5. What song, smell, or image instantly takes you back to a younger version of yourself?
6. How would you describe the “flowers” in your inner garden? Which are blooming, and which need tending?
7. Who were the early caretakers of your emotional garden? How did they nurture—or neglect—your growth?
8. What would it feel like to dance with joy again, just as you did when you were a child?
9. Can you write a letter to your younger self, offering comfort, wisdom, or simply presence?
10. What part of your story needs to be rewritten with compassion and grace today?
11. How can you invite Christ to walk with you through the garden of your soul this week?
12. What message of healing or hope would you offer to another child-at-heart who is still healing?

Go to JoyCoachingAmerica.com to view Karyn’s Joy Coaching Courses/Modules.

Episode #131. Gracefully Transitioning Through Grief into Joy with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

Episode #131: Gracefully Transitioning Through Grief into Joy
with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

Join Karyn in this heart-centered episode as she compassionately defines the seven sacred stages of transitioning through grief into joy. Using the gentle arts of guided meditation, visual imagery, and aromatherapy, Karyn helps listeners address the hidden emotional
wounds often left unexpressed since childhood.

These unspoken sorrows—emotional residues that lodge deep within our cells, organs, glands, and body systems—can silently detour us from our God-given birthright: the full
experience of pure joy.

Through mindful breathing and visual healing, this episode offers a way to lovingly release the energetic weight of grief and embrace the divine invitation to feel lighter,
freer, and more whole.

Let this soul-soothing session guide you gently through the layers of loss, pain, and sorrow—so you may begin to rise again with renewed love, radiant light, and the spiritual
truth: You were meant to experience joy on your mortal journey.

Bring your essential oils, journal, and a quiet heart ready to listen within.

Reflective Journaling Questions
Use the instrumental moments in the podcast to pause, reflect, and respond to the following questions in your journal:

1. What stage of grief am I currently in, and how is it showing up in my body or heart
today?

2. Have I allowed myself to fully feel and express the grief I have carried since childhood?

3. What hidden sorrow have I kept buried, and am I ready to gently bring it into the light?

4. What part of my body feels heavy or burdened, and what emotion might be stored there?

5. In what ways do I protect myself from feeling pain—and how might I begin to soften?

6. What is one loss I’ve never fully grieved, and how might I begin to honor it now?

7. Who or what am I ready to forgive to lighten the emotional load I’ve been carrying?

8. What would it feel like to be truly free of grief’s grip—even for a moment?

9. How can I invite God’s healing light into the places in me that feel dark or broken?

10. What is one joyful memory that still makes my heart smile despite sorrow?

11. What does my soul need most right now to feel safe, seen, and supported in this healing journey?

12. What would “joy restored” look like in my life—and what is one small step I can take toward it today?

Episode 130: The Meditative Soul with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT – The Joy Coach

Episode 130: The Meditative Soul with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT – The Joy Coach

In this heart-centered episode of The Stories She Sings, Karyn Lynn Grant invites you into a sacred space of musical meditation and emotional renewal. A Mindfully Meditative Soul combines a few of Karyn’s original musical meditations with their companion healing songs. This guided experience is crafted to help you gently release the emotional heaviness of the world and reawaken your inner light.

We live in a time where disconcerting news abounds. But in this moment, you are invited to pause, breathe deeply, and welcome in pure, faith-filled vibrations. Bring your favorite essential oils, your journal and a pen—and prepare to reconnect with the innocent joy of childlike faith and the restoring power of divine love. As you listen, allow yourself to feel and take a deep breath and exhale the quiet sorrows of your soul—those you’ve seen, heard, or absorbed into your heart, mind, body and spirit; if even from a distance.

We all need a little respite from the heartaches we have experienced along life’s way. This episode offers a soul-nurturing haven to breathe out deeply embedded stress while creatively, consciously, connecting to serenity. 

Through mindful reflection and beautiful lullabies for the Child within, Karyn guides you to visualize more of what your soul longs for: gifts of the spiritual gifts of love, joy, peace which lead to a sense of wholeness.

Let this be your sacred morning or evening meditation ritual.

Use the instrumental segments to journal your answers to the following 12 Reflective Questions:

    1.    What emotion do I most need to acknowledge and release right now?
    2.    Which essential oil or aroma brings me the greatest sense of peace and why?
    3.    When was the last time I felt pure, childlike joy—and how can I invite that feeling back into my daily life?
    4.    What thoughts or fears am I ready to exhale and surrender today?
    5.    What does “mindful meditation” mean to me in this season of life?
    6.    How can music become a more intentional part of my healing journey?
    7.    What memory brings me comfort when the world feels heavy or overwhelming?
    8.    What does my soul long to experience more of—love, joy, peace, purpose?
    9.    What are three simple practices that restore calm to my heart?
    10.    How can I show more compassion to myself as I navigate grief or uncertainty?
    11.    What visual or mental image brings me peace when I close my eyes?
    12.    What truth do I most need to remember about myself today?

Episode 129: The Mindfully Meditative Heart with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

Episode 129: The Mindfully Meditative Heart

with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

In this soul-soothing episode, Karyn Lynn Grant invites listeners to embark on a heartfelt journey inward, where the spirit remembers what the mind may have forgotten. “The Mindfully Meditative Heart” gently reminds us that we are not striving to become someone new, but rather awakening to the radiant truth of who we already are: divine, joyful, and whole.

Through the lens of spiritual reflection and meditative stillness, Karyn explores the eternal identity of the soul—a truth written into the essence of our being long before earthly challenges clouded our clarity. By mindfully meditating upon our divine essence, we reconnect with the joyful heart we’ve always carried within.

This episode is a call to come home to yourself—to the divine spark, the primordial joy, and the unshakable love that has always been yours.

Use the time where the instrumentals are playing to journal your answers to the following questions.

12 Reflective Questions for the Mindfully Meditative Heart:

1. What does the phrase “mindfully meditative heart” mean to me personally?

2. In what moments of stillness have I felt closest to my divine essence?

3. How can I better remember who I truly am beyond titles, roles, or accomplishments?

4. What joyful qualities have always existed within me, even if buried?

5. When was the last time I felt a deep sense of spiritual belonging?

6. How do I reconnect with my soul’s truth when life feels distracting or noisy?

7. What old beliefs or self-concepts am I ready to release so my true self can shine?

8. In what ways does my heart long to be nurtured and listened to?

9. How has divine joy shown up in my life in unexpected ways?

10. What part of my identity feels like a “return” rather than a “new creation”?

11. How can mindful meditation become a daily reminder of my sacred worth?

12. If I could speak to my highest, truest self today, what would I want to hear?

Episode 128: The Wounded Warrior by Karyn Lynn Grant

Episode 128: Behold, The Wounded Warrior By Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT – The JOY COACH

As Memorial Day invites us into sacred remembrance, The Wounded Warrior tenderly explores the many ways we love—and lose—those who journeyed with us through seasons of laughter, sorrow, and growth. Whether through death, distance, or emotional separation, loss wears many faces.

In this poignant episode, Karyn reflects on the call to love even when hearts are wounded. She speaks to the woman who has cherished deeply, grieved silently, and perhaps carried the weight of unspoken goodbyes or broken dreams. With prayerful intention and healing insight, she shares how we can honor both those who have crossed the veil and those still walking a different path, by embodying Christlike love—constant, compassionate, and kind.

This is a tribute to the tender-hearted—to those who have loved fiercely and lost bravely. Because in the end, love is never lost—it returns to bless the one who gave it, nurtured it, sacrificed for it and cherished it.

Here are 12 reflective questions to accompany this episode by Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT – The Joy Coach;

1. Who is someone I have loved deeply but lost, whether through death or emotional separation?
2. How have I processed the grief of losing someone still living?
3. In what ways did I express love to this person while they were in my life?
4. Have I withheld love due to pain or betrayal, and what would it feel like to release that pain now?
5. Can I see this person through the lens of Christlike compassion, even if they wounded me?
6. What unspoken prayers or blessings do I want to send energetically to them today?
7. How has their presence—even in loss—shaped the woman I’ve become?
8. Is there a broken dream tied to this relationship that I still grieve?
9. What role did I play in this relationship, and was that role divinely appointed for a season?
10. How can I honor my own heart while still extending unconditional love from afar?
11. Where do I feel that ‘love is never lost’ manifesting in my life now?
12. What does it mean for me personally to love as Christ loves—even when it’s hard?

 

Episode 127: The Enlightened Journey — Embrace the Light with Karyn Lynn Grant, The Joy Coach

Episode 127: The Enlightened Journey — Embrace the Light

with Karyn Lynn Grant, The Joy Coach

 

In this radiant episode, Karyn Lynn Grant invites you to step into a deeper awareness of your true self. The Enlightened Journey is not about striving for a distant state of perfection—it is about awakening to the truth that you are already whole, already radiant, already an enlightened being.

 

Drawing from mindful meditation practices and timeless Buddhist wisdom, this episode gently reminds you that your divine potential is not a future destination, but a present reality. You don’t need to become something more—you need only be who you already are.

 

Join Karyn on a sacred 14-step guided journey designed to help you embrace the light within, honor your present moment, and walk in the awareness of your true, illuminated nature.

 

Now is the time to let your inner light shine.

 

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Reflective Questions:

1.What does “being enlightened in the moment” mean to me personally?

2.In what ways have I already experienced my own inner light?

3.How can I more fully embrace the truth that I am already complete?

4.What old beliefs am I ready to release about needing to “become” someone else?

5.What practices help me return to my center and feel aligned with my divine self?

6.How does it feel to say, “I am already whole” out loud? What emotions arise?

7.Can I recognize moments today when I forgot the light within me? How can I gently return to it?

8.Who or what reminds me of the light that already lives inside me?

9.What would change in my life if I lived from the belief that enlightenment is here and now?

10.How can I honor my divine potential through small choices today?

11.When do I feel most spiritually awake and aware?

12.What step from today’s 14-step journey resonated most deeply—and why?

 

Let your reflections be gentle and heart-opening as you walk your enlightened path with intention.

Episode 126: Mother’s Day — The Chocolate Meditation with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

Episode 126: Mother’s Day — The Chocolate Meditation with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

This Mother’s Day, indulge in a moment just for you. In this deliciously soothing episode, Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT—The Joy Coach—guides you through a relaxing chocolate meditation that’s as nourishing for the soul as it is for the body.

So go ahead: unwrap your favorite piece of chocolate, put your feet up, and get cozy. As you savor each bite, Karyn shares calming affirmations and fascinating insights into the real health benefits of chocolate—one of the most beloved treats women everywhere share in common.

Did you know that chocolate can uplift your mood, support your heart, and even calm the nervous system? This episode is a beautiful invitation to celebrate the sweetness of life, reconnect with your senses, and receive a little extra love on this special day.

Perfect for a moment of mindful self-care, this meditation is a gift to mothers—and to the inner nurturer in us all.

Happy Mother’s Day… now, breathe in joy—and let the chocolate melt your stress away.

Episode 125 “Breathe in The Energy of Pure Love with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT

Episode 125 – Breathe in The Energy of Pure Love with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT

In this deeply reflective and restorative episode, Karyn Lynn Grant invites listeners into a sacred space of musical meditation centered around the timeless call: “Physician, heal thyself.” Blending gentle  melodies with guided breathwork, Karyn continues her exploration of healing through the breath—offering comfort, renewal, and inner peace to those who give so much of themselves to others.

Whether you are a healer, a caregiver, or someone walking a path of self-discovery, this episode offers a tender reminder: healing begins within. Let Karyn’s voice, music, and spirit-filled insights guide you back to your own wellspring of divine strength, where restoration awaits through every conscious breath.

Take a moment. Breathe. Be healed.

Twelve Reflective Questions for the Healing Soul

(To ponder during or after the meditation)

1.When was the last time I truly paused to care for my own heart, body, and spirit?

2.What message is my breath trying to communicate to me today?

3.In what ways have I given too much of myself without receiving the healing I need?

4.Where in my body do I feel tension, and what might that tension be trying to tell me?

5.What emotional wounds have I set aside while tending to others?

6.How can I invite divine healing into the areas of my life that feel broken or burdened?

7.What does it mean to me, personally, to “heal thyself”?

8.What role does forgiveness—of self or others—play in my healing journey?

9.Am I open to receiving the same compassion I so readily give?

10.What would restoration look like for me in this season of life?

11.How might musical meditation and breathwork become a regular part of my self-care?

12.What whispered invitation from heaven did I hear during this episode?

Episode 124 – Mindful Breathing: A Sacred Practice for the Soul with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

Ep # 124 – Mindful Breathing: A Sacred Practice for the Soul with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

In this spiritually uplifting episode, join Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach, as she invites you into a sacred practice of mindful breathing—designed to gently guide your soul into higher vibrations of peace, joy, and divine connection. As a Relaxation Therapist and Licensed Massage Therapist, Karyn has devoted her life to helping others find calm amidst the chaos. Through her gentle voice and Christ-centered meditations, you’ll learn to exhale the pressures of the world and inhale the comforting presence of the Savior.

Let this be your time to pause, breathe deeply, and reconnect with your spiritual essence. Find a cozy place to relax, bring your favorite essential oils, close your eyes, and allow the distractions of the day to melt away. Through guided meditations and heartfelt reflections, you’ll be led into a beautiful space of soulful restoration and inner stillness

Twelve Reflective Questions

1. What emotions do I most often carry in my breath—peace, anxiety, tension, or joy?
2. When was the last time I felt completely relaxed in my body and spirit?
3. How does my breathing change when I focus on the presence of Christ?
4. What physical sensations do I notice when I allow myself to breathe deeply and fully?
5. Can I identify moments during the day when I hold my breath or breathe shallowly?
6. In what ways does mindful breathing help me feel more spiritually grounded?
7. How do I experience the Spirit more clearly when I quiet my mind through breath?
8. What external distractions tend to pull me away from inner peace?
9. How can I create more intentional space in my day to simply breathe?
10. What is my soul longing for in this present moment of stillness?
11. How do I feel after participating in a Christ-centered breathing meditation?
12. What is one truth I heard or felt during this episode that I want to carry into tomorrow?

Closing Affirmation

“I inhale divine peace.

I exhale worldly pressure.

My breath is a sacred bridge between my body and my spirit.

With each breath, I draw closer to the One who gives me life.

I breathe in stillness. I breathe in love. I breathe in Christ.”

Episode #123 Resurrecting Joy with Karyn Lynn Grant, The Joy Coach

Episode #123   Resurrecting Joy with Karyn Lynn Grant, The Joy Coach

In this uplifting episode, Karyn Lynn Grant invites you to embark on a journey of emotional renewal and spiritual awakening. The episode opens with her original song, “It’s Time to Dance,” a heartfelt anthem encouraging listeners to embrace joy and movement. Following the song, Karyn shares meditative insights on overcoming negativity and reclaiming a spirit of enthusiasm for life. She reminds us that, “In heaven, healing is contagious!” Through her guidance, you’ll explore how to shift from sorrow to joy, finding hope and healing in the process.

Twelve Reflective Questions:

1. What emotions arise when you hear the phrase, “It’s Time to Dance”?
2. How do you currently express joy in your daily life?
3. Are there negative thought patterns you need to release to make room for joy?
4. What does “resurrecting joy” mean to you personally?
5. Can you recall a time when you felt contagious joy? What contributed to that feeling?
6. How can you create an environment that fosters enthusiasm and positivity?
7. What spiritual practices help you overcome negativity?
8. In what ways can you share joy with others in your community?
9. How does music influence your emotional and spiritual well-being?
10. What steps can you take to invite more joy into your life today?
11. How do you perceive the connection between healing and joy?
12. What affirmations can you incorporate into your routine to reinforce a joyful mindset?

Take time to reflect on these questions, allowing them to guide you toward a renewed sense of joy and purpose.