If you grew up in divorce or chaos, you probably learned that joy has to be earned.
You behaved to keep the peace. You felt guilty when money was tight. Good moments always seemed to cost someone something.
So now you only let yourself enjoy life after you’ve exhausted yourself… and even then, you feel like you haven’t done enough.
But joy is not a prize for productivity. In the Building a Home Framework, joy lives in the Attic — the room in the house that exists simply because life is meant to be enjoyed.
You’re allowed to rebuild that Attic without burning yourself out first.
Comment ATTIC if you’ve been treating joy like something you have to earn, and you want to start practicing it like a room you’re allowed to live in.
▶️ Watch the full Attic episode: Why Joy Feels Unsafe After Childhood Divorce | Rebuilding Your Attic (paste your video link here)
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