Joy Lab Program
Joy Lab

Joy Lab

Hosted by: Henry Emmons, MD and Aimee Prasek, PhD

Joy Lab is a mental health podcast to help navigate depression, anxiety, burnout, and stress. It's hosted by two leaders in integrative mental health, Henry Emmons, MD (integrative psychiatrist) and Aimee Prasek, PhD...

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Episodes

264.1 You Are Wired for Resilience: Join the Joy Lab Program Free This Mental Health Awareness Month

Dr. Aimee Prasek drops in with a quick Mental Health Awareness Month reminder and Joy Lab'sΒ 30-day free offer. Joy Lab has just launched into the Element of Resilience, and there's no better time to join the Program...
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264. How to Calm the Mind & Not Feed the ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts)

Calming the mind sounds simple, right? And yet most of us would rather do almost anything other than sitting quietly with our thoughts.Β In this episode, Dr. Aimee Prasek and Dr. Henry Emmons dig into the science of...
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263.1 The Truth About Depression, Anxiety, and Your Inner Strength (Joy Lab's Origin Story) + Joy Lab Free for 30 Days

In this episode,Β Dr. Aimee Prasek shares some of theΒ origin story behind the Joy Lab Program β€” from her own years-long climb out of anxiety, depression, and panic attacks, to a pivotal (and infuriating) moment on a...
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263. From Surviving to Thriving: The Science and Soul of Resilience

What does it actually mean to be resilient? Spoiler: it's not about white-knuckling through hard times or being the type of person whoΒ just 'endures' everything. In this episode, Dr. Aimee Prasek and Dr. Henry Emmons...
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262. What Are You Doing This For? Breaking Free From Joyless Urgency [encore]

We're inΒ our new "month of renewal" format.Β We're essentiallyΒ exploring this question throughout the month...Β whatΒ if growth required less effort?Β ThisΒ is an encore episode that helps us answer this question. Reminder...
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261.1 Free Joy Lab Program Access + Big Updates: New Elements, New Rhythm, New Experiments

May is just around the corner and it's Mental Health Awareness Month. At Joy Lab, we believe awareness alone isn't enough. It's a time to actuallyΒ care for your mental health. So we're offering the full Joy Lab...
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261. Why You Feel Like You Never Have Enough Time (And What to Do About It) (encore)

We're inΒ our new "month of renewal" format.Β We're essentiallyΒ exploring this question throughout the month...Β whatΒ if growth required less effort?Β ThisΒ is an encore episode that helps us answer this question. Reminder...
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260. Perfectionism Is Stealing Your Balance β€” Here's How to Take It Back [encore]

We're inΒ our new "month of renewal" format.Β We're essentiallyΒ exploring this question throughout the month...Β whatΒ if growth required less effort?Β ThisΒ is an encore episode that helps us answer this question. Reminder...
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259. Why Your Brain is Craving Quiet (And What to Do About It) [encore]

We're inΒ our new "month of renewal" format.Β We're essentiallyΒ exploring this question throughout the month... whatΒ if growth required less effort? ThisΒ is an encore episode that helps us answer this question. Reminder...
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258. Renewal Without the Hustle: How to Let Growth Happen This Season

We'reΒ doing something a little different this month β€” and a little more of nothing.Β This is our new "month of renewal" format (happening three times a year in April, August, and December).Β We're essentiallyΒ exploring...
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257. Permission to Grieve: How Feeling It All Makes You More Complete

This is it β€” the finale of our 10-part series on grief, and we're closing with a Gate that might be the most quietly powerful one yet: Other. That's right, the catchall. The one that says: if your loss doesn't fit...
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256. How to Love Fully When You Know Loss Is Coming

Grief doesn't wait for loss to arrive. Sometimes it shows up early β€” sitting beside you while someone you love is still right there. That's anticipatory grief, and if you've ever felt your mind drift to a future...
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