Takeaways

• Talking about the people we've lost is one of the most powerful ways to keep their memory alive, even years after they're gone.
• The small, specific details, a lipstick shade, a perfume, a favorite movie, are what make someone's memory feel close and real.
• The values, confidence, and grit a parent instills in their children carry forward in everything those children do, long after that parent is gone.

In this deeply personal episode of Find the Joy, host Courtney Vroman takes a pause from her usual format to honor a very special day. May 26th would have been her mom Carol Mensen's 66th birthday, and Courtney uses this episode to share memories, celebrate her mom's life, and keep her legacy alive through storytelling.

Carol was a cosmetologist, salon owner, interior decorator, community volunte ...