Ep. 121 - How to Find Joy, Trust Yourself & Live Authentically with Rosalie Kissmann

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Rosalie Kissmann—speaker, educator, happiness teacher, and founder of Joy Redefined—for a powerful conversation about finding joy, trusting your intuition, overcoming fear, authentic living, self-love, relationships, spirituality, and discovering your purpose.

Rosalie grew up as the daughter of Italian immigrants in a traditional household where life came with a clear roadmap: work hard, get an education, get married, and follow the rules. For years, she checked every box. By her twenties, she had the marriage, beautiful home, luxury cars, and vacations that were supposed to represent success.

But something was missing.

At 31, Rosalie trusted the voice inside telling her that the life she had built wasn't the life she was meant to live. Despite resistance from her family and the fear of starting over, she chose divorce and walked away from the comfort and security she had known.

Going from a 3,600-square-foot home to a one-bedroom apartment taught her something life-changing: happiness and fulfillment aren't the same thing as having more.

Adam and Rosalie explore the psychology of happiness, including the difference between hedonic happiness—the temporary pleasure we experience through possessions and experiences—and eudaimonic happiness, the deeper fulfillment that comes from meaning, growth, and living in alignment.

Rosalie also opens up about one of the darkest periods of her life. During the pandemic, while teaching and raising her daughters, she reached a point where she no longer wanted to live. Then, during an experience she describes as divine, she felt a powerful shift that changed the trajectory of her life and deepened her connection to spirituality and purpose.

That journey ultimately became Joy Redefined.

Rosalie explains why joy isn't reserved for life's happiest moments. It can exist alongside grief, adversity, uncertainty, and struggle. She shares practical insights on staying present, strengthening social connection, breaking generational patterns, embracing failure, removing the masks we wear, and learning to become your own biggest supporter.

She also shares her JOY framework: Just remove your mask. Own your story. You are enough.

At its core, this conversation challenges us to stop looking outside ourselves for happiness and start building lives rooted in authenticity, purpose, connection, and self-acceptance.

About Rosalie Kissmann

Rosalie Kissmann is a speaker, educator, happiness teacher, and founder of Joy Redefined. After 25 years as an elementary school teacher, she expanded her passion for education by teaching happiness to children and sharing her message with broader audiences through motivational speaking.

Her work explores happiness, authenticity, self-acceptance, resilience, relationships, spirituality, and what it means to find joy even when life isn't perfect.

Connect with Rosalie

Website: https://joy-redefined.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joy_redefined/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosalie-kissmann/

About Adam

Adam is a Recovery Coach Professional (RCP) providing personalized recovery coaching, companioning, and recovery travel support locally and nationwide.

Drawing from his own long-term recovery, Adam supports individuals navigating early sobriety, relapse recovery, treatment transitions, sober social situations, and rebuilding their lives.

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