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🎙️ Welcome to the Merriment Making Podcast—a soft rebellion in your earbuds.
I’m your host, Mary “Uncustomary” England—creator of the Merriment Making Method™, sacred disruptor, joy strategist, and founder of the Merriment Movement at Uncustomary.org.
This podcast is your permission slip to step off autopilot and into something more meaningful. Each week, we explore creative tools, playful philosophy, rebellious optimism, and science-backed strategies to help you feel more alive—not just “okay.”
Whether you’re burned out, bored, or bright but buried, you belong here. Let’s reclaim your weirdness, reawaken your joy, and create a life that feels good on purpose.
Happiness isn’t fluffy. It’s radical. And you don’t need to be fully healed to choose it.
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Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
What if success didn’t require burnout, self-denial, or endless hustle? What if joy was actually the most sustainable fuel for growth, healing, and motivation?
In this episode, Mary England kicks off April’s theme—making joy easy—by dismantling hustle culture myths and offering a gentler path to success: one built on delight, discipline, and a touch of weirdness. We’ll explore the difference between willpower and discipline, how happiness boosts physical energy and motivation (yes, there’s science!), and why your joy might be activating other people’s jealousy.
You’ll hear reflections on martyrdom vs. trickster energy, playful habits that actually work, and how being your fullest self becomes a permission slip for others to do the same.
🧠 Featuring wisdom from Liz Gilbert, Dana Carvey, and a poetic riff on why more things rhyme with bliss than suffering.
🆓 Join the free community where we’re making joy a habit together: uncustomary.org/positive-pulse
You don’t have to suffer to succeed. You just have to feel good to do good.
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