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252. The Grief of What Should Have Been & The Loss of Not Being Truly Seen (Grief Recovery & Healing Series part 5)
What if the loss you're carrying doesn't have a name — no death, no disaster, just a quiet, persistent ache that something was always missing? In this episode of Joy Lab, we'll look at Gate Four of our grief series:...
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251. We’re Wired to Grieve Together: Why Collective Grief Affects Your Mental Health & the Coping Skill of Gathering (Grief Recovery & Healing Series part 4)
We're diving deep into Francis Weller's third gate of grief: the sorrows of the world. This gate reminds us that collective losses like wars, violence, injustice, and environmental destruction impact us whether we...
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250. Grieving the Parts of You That Have Not Known Love & Welcoming Them Back With Self-Acceptance & Self-Love (Grief Recovery & Healing Series part 3)
We're exploring the second gate of grief from Francis Weller's framework: The Places That Have Not Known Love. Unlike the first gate (episode #249)—which dealt with more of the external losses—this gate turns inward...
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249. Everything We Love, We Will Lose (Grief Recovery & Healing Series part 2)
"Everything we love, we will lose" is a truth about grief that can challenge our emotional resilience. However, facing this truth of impermanence can actually support mood, boost gratitude, support more positive...
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248. Grief, Growth & The Wholeness of Being Human (Grief Recovery & Healing Series part 1)
Grief and joy are not opposites. This is the start of our holistic, ten-part series on grief, and we'll make the case for why that belongs in a joy-focused, positive psychology podcast: because you cannot have one...
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247. The Science of Goal Setting: Fit (with self-connection) and Grit (with harmonious passion)
Why do most New Year's resolutions fail by week three? Often because we don't really connect with those resolutions. In this episode, we'll build on our self-connection series to see how that work of connecting with...
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246. The Power of Self-Alignment & Reclaiming Your True Self
We're talking about self-alignment today—the final piece of our self-connection series and perhaps the most challenging. What does it really mean to be "comfortable in your own skin"? More than just knowing yourself...
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245. Stop Waiting to Accept Yourself: The Truth About Unconditional Self-Acceptance
Most of us are wait to accept ourselves after we achieve our goals—after we get that award, land the job, or fix that flaw. But this approach keeps us trapped in an endless cycle of unworthiness. In this...
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244. The Practice of Self-Awareness: Why You're Worth Knowing
Are you self-aware? Thankfully, it's not a yes or no question. Self-awareness is the practice of knowing yourself without judgment and it isn't a one-and-done achievement. It's a lifelong practice that exists on a...
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243. Making Self-Connection Your Superpower in 2026
Happy New Year! Welcome to a special Thursday episode of Joy Lab as we kick off 2026 with our Element of Inspiration. We'll explore why inspiration is so much more powerful than willpower-driven resolutions with some...
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242. Joy vs. Happiness: Why Joy Is Your Birthright (And How to Find It in 2026)
It's been an interesting year (and honestly, we're still searching for the right adjective). But one thing is crystal clear: we desperately need to prioritize joy—our own and others'. And no, that's not toxic...
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241. From Depression to Joy: Why We Created Joy Lab (And How You Can Help)
Our work at Joy Lab is both deeply personal and fully universal. In this episode, we're sharing more about why we do this work and why it's so needed. And this isn't just another origin story. It's a call to action....
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