Today’s guest, Samantha Joy, is a writing coach and the bestselling author of “The Less Effect: Design Your Life for Happiness & Purpose.   I recently connected with Samantha and bonded over our shared interest in authenticity and vulnerability on social media. At the time we met, we were both going through a similar situation, and we decided to hop on a call together to talk through it. I enjoy her approach to social media, as well as her approach to life.   Samantha shared with me how writing a book changed her life, bringing her from her darkest place to her most vibrant and empowered phase in life. I wanted to bring her on the show to talk about things like understanding how to be comfortable with discomfort, what a mindset shift means, and how to take care of yourself so that you can shed the things that hold you back and show up in the world as your authentic self.    Samantha is able to share how she came out of her darkest times in a very comfortable and understandable way. How she rose from the ashes to become her best self, which I think is an incredibly powerful story. Find Samantha here:   The Less Effect book: https://www.amazon.com/less-effect-Design-Happiness-Purpose/dp/1985672545/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MC3MMMXLW56B&keywords=the+less+effect&qid=1677879389&sprefix=the+less+ef%2Caps%2C626&sr=8-1   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamsamanthajoy/  Find Nick Thompson here:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nthompson513/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXipWcR8Pit6vYHd1ZcKgKg