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39. Joy, Not Just An Emotion

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Shanna and Susan talk about Joy in this weeks episode. They discuss the fact that we have a joy center in our brain designed to scan our surroundings looking for people who are happy to be with us. They also discuss the benefits of joy and how to increase our joy capacity.

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Podcast Highlights:

- Welcome by Shanna
- Definition of Joy: A feeling of great pleasure and happiness
- The brain science behind joy
- Scriptures on Joy: 2 Corinthians 4:6, Psalm 16:11, Psalm 21:6 (God's face is related to joy)
- Nehemiah 8:10 - The JOY of the Lord is your strength
- Joy helps us regulate other emotions
- Steps To Increase our Joy capacity:
1. Think of a memory that makes you feel grateful and connected to God in that moment
2. Relive that experience for 10 seconds
3. Give the memory a name
4. Think about how or what you felt in your body as you relive the memory
5. What was God wanting to impress on you in that memory


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