All Episodes
Episodes
188. Your Two Mental Health Podcasts for 2025
We've got more exciting updates for 2025! First, if you don't already know, Joy Lab is joining the nonprofit Pathways North. Second, we're launching a new podcast next year over at Natural Mental Health... the Natural...
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187. Scarcity Mindset, Decision Making, & Mental Health
In this episode of the Joy Lab podcast, we're digging into the fallacy of scarcity and its impact on mental health and decision making. Scarcity mentality can make us believe we lack sufficient resources, leading to...
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186. Fallacy of Fairness & Victim Mentality
In this episode of the Joy Lab podcast, we're digging into a key obstacle of Sympathetic Joy (our element for December). This is important because Sympathetic Joy, or the practice of finding joy in someone else's good...
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185. A Long, Loving Look At What Really Is (update + encore)
In this episode, we'll highlight some exciting updates before we share an encore episode. In the encore episode, we'll dive into the profound power of gratitude and its impact on mental health. We'll mainly focus...
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184. You're Gonna Love This News...
We have really exciting news to share with you all! The Joy Lab podcast and program will be transitioning into a new nonprofit organization called Pathways North, starting January 2025. Despite the move away from the...
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183. Reduce Fear and Worry with Gratitude
In this episode of the Joy Lab podcast, we explore how gratitude can be a powerful tool in managing fear and worrying. We'll touch on the evolutionary roots of fear, its impact on our lives, and how nurturing...
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182. Envy: Why it surges & what to do when it does
In this episode of the Joy Lab podcast, we explore the complex emotions of envy and gratitude. We'll discuss how practicing gratitude can serve as a powerful antidote to the corrosive effects of envy, and delve into...
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181. Seeing More Than Just What's Wrong (the compassion of possibility)
In this episode of the Joy Lab podcast, we explore Dr. Gabor Maté's fifth and final level of compassion: the compassion of possibility. We'll dig into how we can see beyond suffering and dysfunction to recognize the...
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180. See, Accept, & Move Beyond Past Pains (the compassion of truth)
The poet Rumi shared this wisdom: "Grief can be the garden of compassion. Â If you keep your heart open through everything, Your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom." The poetry...
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179. We're All Just Like the Rest of Us, Aren't We? (the compassion of recognition)
We're focusing on the third level of compassion, as conceptualized by Dr. Gabor Maté—compassion of recognition. This level emphasizes realizing the shared nature of suffering, highlighting that we are not alone. We'll...
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178. The Compassion of Understanding & How to Practice Deep Listening
In this episode of the Joy Lab podcast, we'll explore the 'compassion of understanding'—the second level in Dr. Gabor Maté's five levels of compassion. We'll first highlight the power of moving beyond judgment and...
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177. Your Ordinary Human Compassion (and what happens when you say something you wish you hadn't said)
In this episode of the Joy Lab podcast, we're not just defining compassion, but we're really getting into how it shows up in our daily life. We'll start by highlighting the important difference between pain and...
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