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Angela Joy | creativity and identity

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motherhood. art. content creator✨
Helping women choose themselves + their dreams
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Being the "good one" ruined me.

I learned very early that everything I wanted had to be earned.

Love.
Attention.
My own voice.

I feel in love with art at 7 and had a rocky relationship with it for years.

The thing that brought me joy is also the thing that I diminished.

That would had meant I putting effort in me not others.

I got lost emotionally as a teen, isolated in my narcissistic relationship.

Life is funny though...

I wasnt ready but God blessed me with a beautiful daughter and the push I needed to choose me..

Finally.

I tore down walls, limited beliefs, relationships, old habits just I could the women I dreamed of.

I am now choosing joy over things I cant control.

My goal is to create a business I can help other women rebuild themselves and have the freedom I also dreamt of.

My name is angie, a single mom who im just a dreamer who is working everyday to grow, learn and share my story.

If this resonates, follow along.

Xo.

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Day 2.
#storytellingcontentchallenge by @itsangela.joy

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2 months ago

If you're feeling stuck and uninspired, this is for you.

Especially us moms.

After pouring everything into our kids, jobs, etc. We can feel drained.

I get that.

I stick with 10 minutes a day to practice.

The goal isn't to struggle to have dedicated long periods or expensive materials but rather get in touch with the creativity we are itching for.

If thia sounds like you, follow along. 🫶

#creativityeveryday #contentcreator #findyourspark by @itsangela.joy

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7 days ago

Follow for more life advice. ✨️

I spend YEARS struggling with people pleasing and now setting boundaries.

I find it hilarious how a cat makes you rethink everything...

If youre a cat parent.. YOU GET IT. Lol

Ill do anything for my cats but people?

I can easily say no now.

So thats progress towards my peace.

Xo.

#catmom #peoplepleaserproblems ##selfgrowth by @itsangela.joy

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15 days ago

I used to so mad at GOD.

Years ago, he called my uncle and my first dog home.

Then I found lucy who became my soul dog for almost 15 years.

She was there through at the pivotal moments.

In July 2024, I said goodbye to the one who i never imagined saying goodbye to.

Grief is funny though.

A cat found me.

Past me would have felt guilty but I didn't.

Instead I realized that I can love more without dismissing her.

I am now blessed to be a cat mom of 2.

Ill miss her every day...

Let this be a reminder that joy is a choice.

You can grieve and stay still every day or choose to move forward with joy.

Xo

#catmom #petgrief #choosingjoy by @itsangela.joy

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If no one told you...

You need creativity in your life.

Pour all of you (good and bad)

Make it go from internal to external..

I lost myself throught grief, postpartum and every stage you can think of.

I started to breathe when I created. In my case, painting.

Especially as moms, we can lose your ourselves and dont recognize yourself when you're looking in the mirror.

Create something out of nothing.

THIS is the key to reconnecting yourself back to YOU.

You dont need to be a perfect mom, you need to be a happier mom.

Xo.

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#womenempoweringwomen
#creativityeveryday
#becomingher taken in Los Angeles, California by @itsangela.joy

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19 days ago

This would have saved me so much time...

My name is Angie, single mom and have been trying to be a content creator for the past 2 years and now taking it seriously.

So use my experience and avoid this...

(Number 5 is KEYYY!!) 🔑

1. Being ready
False. You'll never be. Especially since this is new. You'll learn by doing not studying

2. Trying make everything pretty.
Yes. Tidy it up but you dont need all these expensive equipment for high quality content. Your phone and sun is good enough.

3. Too much fomo
Buying all these courses and coaches because you WILL get overwhelmed. Just follow 1 or 2 for guidance and FINISH it. There is no magic course that will make you money.

4. Doing it alone
As a stubborn eldest daughter, i am used to do it alone. Staying in my lane. But this k lone world can make you feel alone especially when your friends and family doesnt understand you. Join a community for accountability .

5. YOU are the niche.
I over thought and got stuck for years ranging from art, to pet grief, digital marketing etc when in reality those are my pillars and passions. I realized that if I want actually build a longlasting business, its based my story and journey.

People buy into people, not products.

Breathe and go for it.

Follow along @itsangela.joy for all things content creation journey while being a single mom and working 9 to 5.

Xo. by @itsangela.joy

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19 days ago

From surviving an abusive narcissistic relationship, questioning my worth to now rebuilding myself and a business from scratch?

Its something I never thought possible.

But its true and all while I have my daughter watching and moving forward.

It wasnt easy and far from simple.

It was a choice.

Never give up.

If you ever felt lost or in a season where you're just not sure, you're the right place.

Let grow together.

Xo.

#singlemom #startingover #womensupportingwomen by @itsangela.joy

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20 days ago

i’m 35 and i’m not afraid to admit that:

1. i’m a single mom and sometimes i have no idea what i’m doing. i’m the one who has to figure things out, make the decisions, keep going, and somehow still show up like i have it all together.

2. i spent years thinking being a “good woman” meant being easy to love. being agreeable. keeping the peace. putting everyone else first. i’m still unlearning how much of myself i gave away trying to be enough.

3.i’ve been single for almost eight years. for a long time, i convinced myself i didn’t even want a relationship. maybe i genuinely didn’t. or maybe i just got really good at convincing myself i didn’t need anyone.

4.i spent over a decade working jobs that taught me how to survive, but not necessarily how to build the life i actually wanted. now i’m trying to create something of my own while still working my 9 to 5.

5.i’m terrified of putting myself online. which is kind of funny because apparently i decided the solution was to start sharing my life, my story, my opinions and my face with strangers on the internet.

6.i’m realizing that i don’t actually want to become a completely different person. i want to become more of the person i was before i learned to shrink myself for everyone else.

7. i’m rediscovering how much creativity means to me. somewhere between growing up, becoming a mom, working, surviving and trying to be responsible, i forgot that i actually like making things just because they make me happy.

8. i’m ambitious, but i don’t want the life i used to think success was supposed to look like. i don’t want to work myself into the ground just to prove that i’m successful. i want freedom. time. creativity. and a life my daughter can actually see me enjoying.

9. sometimes i look at my life and feel like i’m so far behind. then i remember that i’m 35, raising my daughter, rebuilding myself, starting a business from scratch and figuring out who the hell i am outside of everything i was taught i should be.

i’m not trying to have it all figured out.

i’m just finally trying to build a life that actually feels like mine.
if you’re figuring it out too, you’re taken in Los Angeles, California by @itsangela.joy

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21 days ago

I don't understand women who are not a girl's girl.

Someone who i was extremely close with for 3 years was someone I didnt recognize.

We bonded over being single moms, traumas and hope for the future.

The more deeper and unfiltered, i realized how different we actually were.

Little by little everything added but the final straw was her NOT being a girl's girl.

She said if I would have attended to HIS needs, my ex would have never cheated on me.

I slowly backed away....
I put myself first over the sake of the friendship..
I focused on my real ones...

Its crazy that in my 30s I still learned what it is to be a friend.

Lesson? ALWAYS empower your fellow girl.

Thats your real tribe.

Xo

#womenempowerment #girlsgirl #womeninspiringwomen by @itsangela.joy

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22 days ago

Tip: if your friend is doing karaoke with no shame, let them finish.

Iykyk.

I called my best friend to remind her how upset I was again lol.

#friendshipgoals #carpoolkaraoke #wicked taken in Long Beach, California by @itsangela.joy

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24 days ago

As a eldest daughter, putting others needs before mine was practically a birth right.

I stayed quiet too long.
Brushed my own needs to the side for too long.

After my daughter was born, I knew i had to change so i can be the best for her.

I dove into healing myself.
Rewiring my brain and to ignore those limited beliefs.
I created art again.
Cut toxic friendships.

I feel stronger knowing I can be kind to not just others but to myself

If youre a momma, in this season youre not alone.

I understand.

Follow @itsangela.joy for more.

Xo. by @itsangela.joy

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25 days ago

I was so lost.

It was 2019. It was my 28th birthday and my daughter was 3 months old.

It hit me.

Im a single mom and the man I thought I knew inside and out for 7 years turned out to be an abusive narcissistic liar.

I looked into my baby's eyes and knew that I may have pick a bad father but I will work on myself to be the best mother for her.

I changed everything that I once felt like rut.

I left my 11 year barista job to corporate banking in hopes to climb the corporate ladder

After working hard for a year, my promotion was less than a dollar.

Lost and frustrated, I saw a reel of a mom who was making money right here in Instagram.

I thought if she can, so can i.

I invested not just on knowledge but rewiring my mindset to believing in myself.

Now, im starting over and really owning my craft in content creation to share my message and helping other women feeling lost in their identity.

Follow @itsangela.joy for the journey, Ill show everything im learning.

Xo.

#startingover #singlemomlife #becomingher taken in Los Angeles, California by @itsangela.joy

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