The JOY Broadcast
Episode: Celebrating One Year of Joy Broadcasting!
Host: Ali Mortimer, The JOY Coach
Date: February 16, 2026
Episode Overview
In this special anniversary episode, Ali Mortimer celebrates one year since launching The JOY Broadcast, a podcast designed to infuse positivity, hope, and joy into the daily lives of listeners. Reflecting on both her personal journey and the community's growth, Ali shares the guiding principles that shaped her transformation and offers actionable wisdom for anyone seeking to create a more joyful life. The episode centers on gratitude, self-reflection, and the unveiling of "The Harmony Principles"—seven core tenets Ali developed through her own healing and coaching journey.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Year in Review and Community Milestones
- Ali recounts launching the podcast on February 22, 2025, sharing her amazement at reaching 70 episodes and nearly 10,000 downloads in the first year.
- Gratitude to listeners: Ali thanks the community for listening, sharing, and leaving messages. She encourages listeners to help push downloads over the 10,000 milestone by sharing favorite episodes.
- Quote (03:57): “We’ve got about 800 downloads to go to get to 10,000. I think we can do it if we do it together. This is all in the name of joy broadcasting, right?”
2. The Mission to Spread Joy
- Ali outlines her evolution from IT consultant to Joy Coach, driven by her 2018 realization that her true mission was to spread happiness and create love for as many people as possible.
- She characterizes joy as a transformational tool and a “super attractor”—the more it’s allowed to ripple out, the more good things, people, and opportunities follow.
3. The Origin Story: From Despair to Joy
- Ali vulnerably shares her journey from a place of deep despair in 2016, which sparked her to create her first “joy list”—a collection of simple pleasures that gradually lifted her out of darkness.
- She discusses the compounding effects of intentionally pursuing joy, from healing depression to building healthy relationships and successful businesses.
4. Sniper Alley & Choosing Joy as a Lifestyle (14:37)
- Describes “Sniper Alley,” a period of life marked by compounded stressors—aging parents, teenage children, health changes, and professional pressures.
- Personal anecdotes illustrate the critical decision to choose joy as a foundational lifestyle after facing family health scares and personal loss.
- Quote (16:49): “When you create joy as the lifestyle, you can start to see your way through. Joy is the strategy for living your life.”
5. The Seven Harmony Principles
(Main segment begins at 24:45) Ali details the seven principles (forming the acronym HARMONY) which guide her philosophy and coaching practice. For each, she offers both personal stories and practical applications.
a. H – Hopes and Dreams
- Always have something to look forward to, regardless of size.
- Embraces the acronym HOPE: “Hold On, Pain Ends.”
- Quote (28:44): “Hope for better days... Dream because it lifts your spirits.”
b. A – Act in Accordance with Spirit
- Reconnect with inner intuition and act from alignment with one’s soul.
- Stories of meditation and soul-guided visions illustrate how small steps in faith led Ali to a joyful present.
- Quote (33:03): “If my heart can believe it... if my soul shows me, and if I act in accordance every day in the belief that this is a possibility for me, then it will happen.”
c. R – Resilience and Whole Heart Health
- Cultivates strength through challenges, developing “heart courage.”
- Uses the analogy of the egg versus peach: be strong at the core, not brittle on the inside.
- Quote (36:33): “Knowing my values, knowing who I was... meant I would be able to respond to whatever life threw at me.”
d. M – Mind Mastery and Mindfulness
- Advocates for mastering the mind, not letting it sabotage happiness.
- Distinguishes between mind mastery and “mind fuckery,” emphasizing mindfulness as key to joy.
- Suggests meditation not as silence, but as intentional awareness.
- Quote (39:52): “Your mind can either fuck you up... or it can really fire you the fuck up. You get to choose.”
e. O – Own My Truth
- Stresses vocalizing one’s needs, desires, and feelings to foster authenticity and healing.
- Shares how open truth-telling transformed both marriage and coaching relationships.
- Quote (48:06): “Owning my truth has allowed me to live my purpose freely. It’s allowed me to love my life, live with no regrets.”
f. N – Nurturing Relationships
- Highlights that joy flourishes in a network of supportive, loving relationships—beginning with the self.
- Discusses self-love practices and how modeling this attracts positive social circles and community, both offline and online (Joy Rebellion).
- Quote (56:03): “The most important relationship... was the one that I had with myself. This is where Joy started. Just on you.”
g. Y – (Your/Co-) Creation
- Embraces personal responsibility in shaping life while surrendering to the universe’s flow.
- Encourages using the Harmony Principles as a ladder out of darkness or stagnation.
- Quote (1:02:48): “I take full responsibility for what I can control. And trust in the universe... to help me create that wonderful life that is worth living.”
6. The Evolution of Ali’s Offerings & Community
- Talks about launching and evolving Joy-based programs—from Heal Yourself Happy to the Love Club and now to the Joy Rebellion.
- Announces a birthday gift: listeners can access The Joy Codes (Harmony Principles toolkit) for free in exchange for a review and share (1:09:23).
- Invites listeners to join community challenges and coaching for ongoing joy support.
7. Personal Stories & Legacy
- Shares a poignant family story about scattering her mother’s ashes in the Swiss Alps; connects this to themes of legacy, seizing the day, and choosing vibrant living after loss (1:04:51).
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
- On hope and small joys:
“It doesn’t have to be something big and fancy... I’m looking forward to turning the coffee machine on this morning.” (28:58) - On the role of hardship:
"Good sailors are never created in calm seas, you have to take the rough because that's when you learn." [Paraphrased at 35:18] - On mindfulness:
“Calm is to live with a consciously aware and loving mind.” (42:12) - On relationships:
“When you show others how to love you, they know how to too. So powerful.” (57:41) - On legacy:
“The gift that my mum gave me dying 10 years ago was that you have one life. Go and live it.” (1:05:49) - On life philosophy:
“Wherever you go, there I am.” (1:13:04)
Important Timestamps
| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|-------------------------------------------------------| | 00:01 | Introduction/reflection on North Yorkshire winter | | 03:57 | Thanking listeners; community celebration | | 14:37 | “Sniper Alley” and choosing joy after crisis | | 24:45 | Introduction to the Harmony Principles | | 28:44 | Hopes and Dreams | | 33:03 | Acting in Accordance with Spirit | | 36:33 | Resilience & Heart | | 39:52 | Mind Mastery and Mindfulness | | 48:06 | Owning My Truth | | 56:03 | Nurturing Relationships (self and others) | | 1:02:48 | Your/Co-Creation; personal responsibility | | 1:04:51 | Ashes in the mountains; living fully after loss | | 1:09:23 | Announcement: The Joy Codes birthday giveaway | | 1:13:04 | Final reflections; “Wherever you go, there I am.” |
Tone and Style
Ali’s delivery is conversational, candid, and warm—often weaving in light humor, personal anecdotes, and gentle encouragement. She openly acknowledges her own struggles and tangents, creating an inclusive and safe space for vulnerability.
Action Steps & Listener Invitation
- Choose one Harmony Principle to focus on this week.
- Share a favorite episode or leave a review as a birthday gift to the podcast (for access to the Joy Codes).
- Consider joining the Joy Rebellion or connecting on social platforms for continued community and support.
Summary
This vibrant anniversary episode distills a decade of Ali’s healing and coaching wisdom into practical principles that listeners can use to cultivate joy, resilience, and hope. Through storied insights and heartfelt reflection, it encourages everyone—no matter their present struggles—to embrace joy as a daily choice and a transformative force.