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Pain Processing Pathway (Part 2) Jul 03, 2023

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When the joy elevator in our brain gets stuck, our pain isn’t able to fully process. In this episode, we continue to unpack the joy elevator and the five levels of the pain processing pathway.

Pain Processing Pathway (Part 1) Jun 26, 2023

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Sometimes the joy elevator in our brain gets stuck and our pain isn’t able to fully process. In order for suffering to keep from becoming traumatic, our brains need to process the pain at all five levels of the pain processing pathway. In this episode, we begin to unpack the joy elevator and the pain processing pathway.

Attack Toxic Thinking Jun 19, 2023

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It’s no secret – negativity robs our joy. Toxic thoughts can imprison us in unpleasant emotions. How do we get free and return to joy? In the next phase of our joy series, we’re discussing some of the brain science of toxic thoughts and strategies for how to replace them.

Taming the Amygdala (Part 2) Jun 12, 2023

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When emotions are dragging, there is an amygdala to soothe.

In this episode we finish our discussion about how to tame the amygdala and return to joy when we find ourselves trapped in one of the big six negative emotions.

Taming the Amygdala (Part 1) Jun 05, 2023

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We’re continuing our joy series with a little brain science. When something triggers the amygdala as “personal,” it sends out a signal of good, bad, or scary. If bad or scary is signaled, it triggers one of six emotions: sadness, shame, disgust, despair, anger, or fear.

For the next two episodes, we are talking about how to tame the amygdala and return to joy when we find ourselves trapped in one of the big six negative emotions.

Joy House May 29, 2023

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Would you describe your inner world as joyful?

Whether conscious of it or not, most of us live out of an inner world of fear or joy. Last episode we talked about tearing down that inner fear house.

In this episode, we are talking about building an inner joy house. Building a joy house can also be thought of as growing resilience.

This episode recaps the ABCs of Building Bounce and introduces an overview of the acrostic from The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People - CASA: calming, appreciating, storytelling, and attacking toxic thinking.

Fear Bonds May 22, 2023

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Let’s tear down the house of fear and build a house of joy. Last episode we introduced Joy Bonds. Our brains are designed to run on the fuel of joy, but they can default to fear. In this episode we’re looking at the counterpart—fear bonds.

Joy Bonds May 15, 2023

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A joy-filled life is possible. Let’s talk about how to cultivate one.

Marcus says two words blew up his old paradigm: Joy Bonds. His old paradigm said belief + choice = transformation, but what about joy and attachment?

We’re starting down a new trail for the summer where we explore the transformative nature of joy, and we hope you’ll join us!

SOUL-L (Part 5: Lineage) May 08, 2023

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Did your ancestors open the door to the devil?

We are wrapping up our series on the acrostic SOUL-L, which looks at five common areas where the devil claims ground in our lives and how to reclaim that surrendered ground.

Today’s episode addresses lineage. Sometimes the enemy has permission to work in our lives because of the doors our ancestors opened to him. Sin has generational consequences.

What does this mean from a biblical and spiritual warfare perspective? How do you protect yourself and future generations?

SOUL-L (Part 4: Lies We Believe) May 01, 2023

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Can believing a lie give the devil permission to my life? We are in the midst of looking at five common areas where the devil claims ground in our lives and how to reclaim that surrendered ground. Today’s episode looks at lies we believe. The devil is the “father of lies” (John 8:44). When we believe Satan’s lies over God’s truth, it’s like shaking hands with the devil and saying, “You are right, and God is wrong.” The remedy for a lie is to replace it with truth. How do we do that?

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