The JOY Broadcast with Ali Mortimer

Episode: The Joy of a Quest!
Date: April 20, 2025
Host: Ali Mortimer – The JOY Coach

Episode Overview

In this uplifting episode, Ali Mortimer dives into the concept of "questing"—the pursuit of joy, healing, and inner truth. Drawing parallels between the childhood excitement of Easter egg hunts and the adult journey of self-discovery, Ali shares personal stories, insights on energy healing, and the transformative power of embarking on a quest for truth within oneself. She introduces her upcoming nine-day energy quest, emphasizing that the ultimate treasure is found deep inside, within our own hearts, minds, and chakras.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Joy of Quests and Childhood Memories

• Easter Egg Hunts as Metaphor

  • Ali fondly recalls how Easter egg hunts brought her more excitement than Christmas as a child. Hiding and finding eggs became a family tradition she continued with her own sons.
  • Memorable moment: The delight of not just finding, but hiding, the eggs:
    “I used to get so much pleasure doing it... as much as I loved the delight in their faces.” (02:00)
  • She humorously recounts the moment her son Willie caught her in the act, effectively ending both the Easter Bunny and Father Christmas in one go.

• The Never-ending Quest

  • Ali’s parents would sneak eggs out of baskets and re-hide them, turning the hunt into a “never ending quest”—a metaphor for the enduring human search for fulfillment and discovery. (01:35–03:05)

2. From Challenges to Quests: The Power of Framing

• Language Matters

  • Ali prefers the term “quest” over “challenge.”
    • “A challenge can often feel like a failure if I don’t do every single day... I don’t want anybody who decides that they want to join this quest to feel that they’re going to fail at it.” (04:37)
  • She wants quest participants to feel fulfilled, regardless of how much or little they engage, and not burdened by the possibility of failure.

• Personal Relevance

  • Her approach is influenced by her own human design profile (line 3/6: trial and error, adventure), making “quest” a more appealing, open-ended framework.

3. The Inner Quest for Truth and Spirituality

• Diamond Mining within the Self

  • Ali describes her personal journey as an “inner quest for truth” during a time in her life when she felt lost.
  • She draws inspiration from Liz Gilbert’s book Big Magic, quoting:
    • “The universe buries strange jewels deep within us and then stands back to see if we can find them.” (06:13)
  • This concept of “jewels” within led Ali to explore chakra and energy healing.

• Discovery through Chakras

  • Understanding her energy centers (chakras) was revelatory—a process of uncovering hidden jewels within herself.
    • “Whether they were obvious... or whether they took a little bit of time and deeper work, the diamond mining, the going deeper within, the darker it got, the brighter the jewel.” (09:01)
  • Each chakra offered its own “gems”—from rubies of the root to amethysts of the crown.

4. The Nine-Day Energy Healing Quest

• Purpose and Intent

  • Ali announces a nine-day journey focused on “purifying, cleansing, detoxing, decluttering” the chakras, culminating in the creation of “the most beautiful magnetic energy.”
  • The aim is to amplify joy, love, peace, harmony, and abundance by finding inner truth and healing.

• Personal Transformation

  • Through this energy work, Ali experienced profound changes:
    • “Through healing myself and my chakras and finding these diamonds and these jewels deep within me, I created a life where everything was healed, where everything became better. I healed my marriage, I healed my relationship... I created a magnetic, pure aura within me that was so authentic and so true because I knew the truth of myself...” (10:02)

5. Call to Connection and Joy

• Ripple Effect
  • Ali’s mission extends beyond her own healing; it’s about spreading joy to others and letting that joy ripple outward.
  • “Remember, the ripple of joy starts with you and within you.” (11:48)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Questing:

  • “When I look up ‘quest’ in the dictionary… it’s the search for something. It is the pursuit of—it’s a quest for a mission, it’s a hunt, isn’t it? It’s all of those things.” (03:30)

• On Spiritual Discovery:

  • “This was the quest for my truth. This was an inner quest. It wasn’t an outer quest. It was an inner quest for the truth of myself and who I was when I found myself in that space of having lost everything, including myself.” (06:35)

• On Self-Healing:

  • “The darker it got, the brighter the jewel.” (09:17)

• On Sharing Joy:

  • “My mission is to spread love, joy, peace, and abundance to as much of the world as I possibly can, so that every person knows that they don’t have to walk alone in their darkness.” (11:34)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:50–03:05 | Childhood joy of Easter egg hunts; the metaphor of a “never ending quest”
• 03:30–05:40 | Difference between a quest and a challenge; importance of framing pursuit of growth
• 06:13–07:30 | Inner quest for truth; inspiration from Big Magic and “diamond mining” the self
• 08:40–10:20 | Transformative journey through healing chakras; personal examples of change
• 10:20–11:18 | Introduction to nine-day quest; vision for transforming energy and finding joy
• 11:34–End | Closing message on spreading joy and creating ripple effects

Tone and Style

Ali’s delivery is warm, candid, and infused with optimism. She uses personal anecdotes, gentle humor, and heartfelt encouragement to create an atmosphere of hope and possibility. Her language is nurturing, inviting listeners to both seek inner treasures and share joy with others.

Summary

This episode encourages listeners to embrace life as a quest—not just a series of challenges—for knowledge, healing, and self-discovery. Blending childhood wonder with spiritual wisdom, Ali Mortimer gently guides her audience to look inward, trust the process of healing, and become sources of joy for themselves and the wider world.