Joy Lab

Welcome to the Joy Lab Podcast! Your hosts, Dr. Henry Emmons and Dr. Aimee Prasek, blend soulful insights with practical strategies to help you navigate mental health challenges like chronic stress, anxiety, and depression. In each episode, we dive deep into the art and science of joy, exploring how to build resilience and flourish, even in the face of life's overwhelming moments. You’ll walk away with practical insights to help you navigate life’s obstacles with more confidence—because joy isn’t something you have to chase, it’s something within you that's waiting for you to rediscover.

If you’re ready to redefine your relationship with mental health and unlock the joy that’s already within you, simply choose an episode that speaks to you and press play. Join us every Wednesday for a new episode.

The Joy Lab Podcast and Program are powered by the nonprofit, Pathways North @pathwaysnorth

We're Wired to Give, But Are You Giving Too Much? | Joy Lab Podcast [237]

The Power of Good Enough Parenting & Calling Out Our Moms | Joy Lab Podcast [236]

Reducing Negative Self-Talk With Illeism (it's a thing!) | Joy Lab Podcast [235]

Gratitude: Beyond the Hashtags and Eye Rolls | Joy Lab Podcast [234]

There's More Right With Us Than Wrong With Us (encore) | Joy Lab Podcast [233]

Facing Pain and Finding Freedom (encore) | Joy Lab Podcast [232]

Reducing Self-Criticism & Judgment by Recognizing Our Shared Human-ess | Joy Lab Podcast [231]

Understanding Ourselves & Others (encore) | Joy Lab Podcast [230]

Ordinary Human Compassion & Self-Compassion to Improve Mental Health (encore) Joy Lab Podcast [229]

You Belong and Are Connected Meditation (encore) | Joy Lab Podcast [228]

Self-Love Is Not Narcissism | Joy Lab Podcast [227]

Self-Love and Finding Light in the Darkness (encore) | Joy Lab Podcast [226]

Welcome to Love! | Joy Lab Podcast [225]

From FOMO to GOMO: Discovering Freedom and Joy in The Choices We Make | Joy Lab Podcast [224]

Breaking Free from Pathological Productivity | Joy Lab Podcast [223]

Are You Stuck in Joyless Urgency? | Joy Lab Podcast [222]

"The Opposite of Play is Not Work, The Opposite of Play is Depression." | Joy Lab Podcast [221]

The Still Small Voice: Awakening with Soulfulness | Joy Lab Podcast [220]

Follow Your Bliss: Awakening to Joy | Joy Lab Podcast [219]

The Road Most Travelled: Awakening Through Suffering | Joy Lab Podcast [218]

Embrace Your True Self: Accepted, Connected, & In The Game | Joy Lab Podcast [217]

Unmasking Your True Self: Exploring Authenticity and Awe | Joy Lab Podcast [ep. 216]

Are You Curious to Learn or Confirm? | Joy Lab Podcast [215]

Fast-Acting Strategies to Combat Worry and Anxiety | Joy Lab Podcast [214]

Worrier? You're Not Alone. Here's Why We Worry... | Joy Lab Podcast [ep. 213]

How Uncertainty & Anticipatory Anxiety Can Keep You Stressed Out & Stuck | Joy Lab Podcast [ep. 212]

What You Need to Know About Hope When You've Lost It | Joy Lab Podcast [ep. 211]

"I Can't Handle Change" & how to squash self-limiting beliefs like that one | Joy Lab Pod [ep. 210]

You Are Capable of Radical Change | Joy Lab Podcast [ep. 209]

When Your Life Passions Become Obsessions (encore) | Joy Lab Podcast [ep. 208]