The research blew our minds. Hour after hour, each of us found eye-opening new insights and only reassured us in our mission with the podcast. (Inspire and empower you to start experiencing more joy.)

Unfortunately, we have all been misled toward happiness, and as a result, joy hasn't received enough attention.

The sciences can barely agree on its definition besides the fact that it is complex and challenging to research.

How can something so intuitive with an enormous impact on human well-being be so overlooked?

Good question, and we come with answers. From this episode, you can learn about:

- Various definitions of joy

- The complexity of joy as an emotion

- The distinction between joy and happiness

- Which nervous system is activated by joy and which one by happiness

- The benefits of joy

- And more...

Also, we will introduce the very first task for you to begin experiencing more joy in your daily life. All you need is a pen, paper, and a few minutes.

In Joy,

Brian & Julia

Are you interested to learn more?

To prepare for the episode, we used the following online resources:

Articles:

The Science Behind the Joy of Sharing Joy : link

The Science of Happiness : link

Biological Connection to the Feeling of Happiness : link

Videos:

TedTalk Shawn Achor The Happy Secret To Better Work: link

Books:

Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry Kaplan and Sadock's

Toward a Psychology of Being Abraham H. Maslow

Here is how to connect with us:

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After the first 10 episodes are released, you will be able to listen to us on the major podcast platforms. Thank you for your patience with us as we are just starting. 🙂

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