Episode 132: Nurturing the Garden Within with Karyn Lynn Grant, LMT, The Joy Coach

In this heart-healing episode of The Stories She Sings, Karyn Lynn Grant invites you on a soul-soothing journey to “Nurture the Garden Within.”

Combining the poignant melodies of John Canaan’s “Frozen Garden” and “I Am Your Prince” with her own original song “It’s Time to Dance,” Karyn weaves a musical meditation designed to reach the innermost places of the wounded inner child.

Through gentle narration and inspired reflection, Karyn helps us revisit the tender places where childhood dreams may have been broken, frozen, or forgotten. With the Prince of Peace as our divine Gardener, we begin to thaw the cold places in our hearts, gently watering the wilted hopes and dreams that were never fully healed.

This episode is an invitation to receive divine love, revive your inner joy, and recognize the Prince who never left your side. As Karyn shares her original “over-story” in lyrical form, “It’s Time to Dance” becomes a symbolic call to awaken, arise, and reclaim the beauty and brilliance of your sacred story.

Let the music and message guide you to a place of gentle renewal—where wisdom blooms from once-forgotten dreams, and your inner garden is lovingly restored

Use the instrumental moments or quiet reflections to respond to these journaling prompts:

1. What childhood dream or memory still lingers in your heart, longing to be seen or heard?
2. Have there been seasons where your “inner garden” felt frozen or forgotten? What caused that?
3. In what ways has the Prince of Peace already begun to gently thaw the icy places within you?
4. Are there parts of your heart you’ve closed off for protection? What might help them open again?
5. What song, smell, or image instantly takes you back to a younger version of yourself?
6. How would you describe the “flowers” in your inner garden? Which are blooming, and which need tending?
7. Who were the early caretakers of your emotional garden? How did they nurture—or neglect—your growth?
8. What would it feel like to dance with joy again, just as you did when you were a child?
9. Can you write a letter to your younger self, offering comfort, wisdom, or simply presence?
10. What part of your story needs to be rewritten with compassion and grace today?
11. How can you invite Christ to walk with you through the garden of your soul this week?
12. What message of healing or hope would you offer to another child-at-heart who is still healing?

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