130. drumroll, please... Meet our Updated Joy Lab Program!
The Joy Lab podcast, hosted by Dr. Henry Emmons and Dr. Aimee Prasek, aims to help listeners build resilience and discover joy by blending scientific methods with soulful practices. In this episode, we re-introduce the Joy Lab program, now part of the Natural Mental Health (NMH) community. We discuss the program's foundation on the four pillars of Joy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Positive Psychology, the Science of Mindfulness, and the Wisdom of the Soul, alongside the 12 elements essential for fostering joy such as hope, gratitude, and resilience. Tune in to learn how the experiments within the Program are designed to help you practice and integrate these elements into daily life, aiming for long-term mental health support and flourishing.
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Key moments:
00:00 Welcome to Joy Lab: Uncovering Joy Through Science and Soul
00:39 Introducing the Joy Lab Program: A Community of Joy and Resilience
02:59 The Four Pillars of Joy: Building a Joyful Life
05:33 Exploring the 12 Elements of Joy: A Yearly Cycle of Growth
07:15 The Origins and Power of the 12 Elements of Joy
13:24 Joy Lab's Unique Approach: Microdosing Meditation and More
19:02 Dialogue with the Soul: Deepening Our Inner Connection
22:11 The Courage to Face Inner Challenges: Closing Thoughts
23:28 Final Words and a Quote to Ponder
Sources and Notes:
- Some resources to learn more about positive psychology:
- Classic source to learn more about mindfulness in healthcare applications: Full Catastrophe Living by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Fredrickson B. L. (2001). The role of positive emotions in positive psychology. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. The American psychologist, 56(3), 218–226. https://doi.org/10.1037//0003-066x.56.3.218
- Fredrickson B. L. (2004). The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 359(1449), 1367–1378. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2004.1512
- 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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- Check out our favorite resilience-boosting reads: Bookshop.org
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On Jan 1st, 2025, the Joy Lab Podcast and Program moved from Natural Mental Health to the nonprofit Pathways North.
