Cultivating Joy

Joy can show up for a second and vanish the moment your mind asks, “What if this doesn’t last?” That pattern isn’t a character flaw. It’s your nervous system doing threat detection, and your brain following a built-in negativity bias. In this episode, I unpack a different way to understand joy: not as a lucky feeling, but as a trainable process you can build through neuroscience, psychology, and an alchemy-inspired model of transformation.  Book Recommendation: The Joy Spot by Leona DeVinne For more insights on psychology, neuroscience, and mental wellness, you can go to my website, www.natashasheyenne.com for my blog, events, courses, and to sign up for my newsletter.  Thank you for listening to Life, Alchemized. If something here resonated, let it settle before you rush forward. Awareness is already movement