Navigate stress, anxiety, and depression with the science of joy.
Joy Lab is a nonprofit-powered, Ambie-nominated podcast that blends science and soul to help you cope with chronic stress, navigate mental health challenges, and build genuine resilience. The scientifically-backed podcast episodes are weekly steps towards better mental health and wellbeing.
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Joy Lab is a 2026 Ambies Award nominee for 'Best Wellness or Relationships Podcast'.
Popular Episodes
The Joy Lab Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 249
Everything We Love, We Will Lose: Navigating the First Gate of Grief
This conversation weaves together Buddhist teachings on impermanence, neuroscience research on grief and savoring, and the vital reminder that grief is absolutely a team sport.
Episode 220
The Still Small Voice: Awakening with Soulfulness
Join us as we explore the concept of the 'Still, Small Voice' and its role in authenticity and soulfulness. We'll talk about the importance of turning inward and listening to our inner voice—our wisest self.
Episode 222
Are You Stuck in Joyless Urgency?
In this episode, we talk about "joyless urgency," a brilliant phrase coined by Marilynne Robinson. The short story is that our modern kind of hustle culture and constant busyness often leads to little personal fulfillment.
Expert Voices. Human Hearts.
Joy Lab is co-hosted and guided by two leading mental health experts who blend science with soul to help you cultivate more joy and make real, lasting changes.
Henry Emmons, MD
PSYCHATRIST & CO-HOST
Dr. Emmons is an integrative psychiatrist and author whose approach to mental health has helped thousands of people find a path through depression, anxiety, and mental health struggles. He believes that healing should be whole-person, sustainable, and rooted in what makes us fully human. His work weaves together clinical experience, mind-body and natural therapies, mindfulness teachings, and other holistic approaches, making science feel like soul.
Aimee Prasek, PhD
MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCHER & CO-HOST
Dr. Prasek brings the rigor of research science to the warmth of practical, human-centered wellness. Her expertise in positive psychology, integrative modalities, and mindfulness shapes how Joy Lab translates complex science into meaningful, actionable practices. She's committed to building programs that actually work for real lives.
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