137. A Balanced Approach to Medications, Supplements, and Nutrition to Support Mood (encore)
In this episode of the Joy Lab podcast, we're exploring a more balanced approach to supporting brain chemistry. Understanding brain chemistry for mental health is really important... it's not everything, but it's important (we'll get into those other important areas later in this series). In this episode, we'll touch on dietary strategies, supplements, and foods to support mood and resilience.
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Key moments:
00:00 Welcome to Joy Lab
00:45 Introducing the Resilience and Hope Series
01:13 The Carrot, Egg, and Coffee Recap: Models of Resilience
02:06 Understanding Our Responses to Stress
02:47 The Role of Temperament in Mental Health
05:46 Brain Chemistry: A Dynamic Influence on Our Wellbeing
08:31 Medications and Mental Health: A Balanced View
11:50 Supplements and Nutrition: Strategies for Balancing Brain Chemistry
19:15 The Resilient Diet: Nourishing Body, Mind, and Soul
26:36 Closing Thoughts and Future Conversations
On Jan 1st, 2025, the Joy Lab Podcast and Program moved from Natural Mental Health to the nonprofit Pathways North. You can find the Resilience Quiz and Resilience tools over at naturalmentalhealth.com.
Sources and Notes:
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Joy Lab Program: Take the next leap in your wellbeing journey with step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life.
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Subscribe to our Newsletter: Join us over at Joylab.coach for exclusive emails, updates, and additional strategies.
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Check out our favorite resilience-boosting reads: Bookshop.org
- Joy Lab Podcast #13 (The Roots of Resilience) This episode is a broad overview of what we'll be talking about over the next 9 episodes. It's a really helpful summary!
- Chemistry of Calm (Dr. Emmons' book referenced in this series)
- The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change (book)
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