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276. Confidence, Motivation, & Values: Focusing on Direction, Not Perfection
When confidence is built on external approval, performance, and outcomes, it's fragile. It's also a fragile support for motivation that depends on getting the win,Β whichΒ then boosts your confidence and motivation...
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275. You Are Not Your Thoughts: Cognitive Defusion for Confidence & to Change Your Relationship With Self-Critical Thoughts
You've likely had a situation where you wish you had confidence, but instead feltΒ full of self-criticism, self-judgement, imposter feelings, and anxiety. The good news is that skills like cognitive defusion (the...
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274. Building Confidence with Mindful Acceptance (even when anxiety, self-doubt, & the harsh inner-critic show up)
One of the most essential coping skills for building real confidence is mindful acceptance. This is the practice of noticing that fear, self-doubt,Β and self-consciousness are present and... that's ok. Henry puts it...
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273. How to Build Confidence (When You Don't Feel Confident Yet)
Are you not feeling confident and curious how toΒ increase confidence in yourself? If so, know that you are not alone, you are not suffering from imposter syndrome, and you are not in need of fixing. As we start our...
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272. From Rumination and Defending to Right-Sizing: Recapping the Science & Tips to Build Humility for Mental Health & Wellbeing
Humility is one of the most quietly powerful practices for positive psychology and mental health. It's also one of the most misunderstood.Β Here's the heart of it: humility is not a weakness. It's not about making...
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271. Going Beyond Yourself: How Humility Fights Loneliness, Builds Connection, & Protects Mental Health
HumilityΒ is a powerful mental health tool we have. The science of happiness is clear: genuine connection and belonging are among the strongest predictors of emotional resilience and wellbeing. In this episode of Joy...
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270. Check Yourself: Ego Threat, Stress Relief, & Needing to Prove Yourself
Humility and mental health are more connected than you might think. And if you addΒ self-compassion to the humility-ego mix, then you have a recipeΒ that can supportΒ mood, offer stress relief, and give your mind and...
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269. Know Yourself: The Humility Practice That Quiets Rumination and Builds Emotional Resilience
Humility is a powerful (and mostly misunderstood)Β mental health skillΒ that's grounded by self-knowledge and self-compassion. Humility is also a powerful antidote to rumination andΒ harsh self-criticism and a tool to...
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268. Humility Can Be Stressful... But Worth it for Mental Health
Humility isΒ not a weakness or a sign you're a pushover, instead it's a mental health tool that just might be exactly what our loneliness epidemic and anxiety culture are desperately craving.Β Humility is an accurate,...
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267. You Can't Do Life Alone: Deep Connection is a Key to True Resilience
Spoiler: you were never meant to do this alone. In the final episode of Joy Lab's Resilience series, Dr. Aimee Prasek and Dr. Henry Emmons explore the most powerful β and most underrated β ingredient in lasting...
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266. The Resilience Shortcut That Beats The Latest 'Morning Routine' on TikTok
We'reΒ in our Element of Resilience and we're goingΒ somewhere most mental health conversations completely skip: the heart.Β
Dr. Henry Emmons and Dr. Aimee Prasek unpack why mental health has been so brain-centric for...
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265. The Art & Science (+ Shoveling) of Letting Emotions Move Through You
In this episode of the Joy Lab Podcast, Dr. Aimee Prasek and Dr. Henry Emmons dig into one of the most counterintuitive resilience skills we can build: turning toward negative emotions instead of running from them....
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