by Kate | Nov 5, 2025 | joy, kind promises
I listened to the Joy Lab Podcast Episode 103. Sympathetic Joy & Emotional Contagion before writing this post. What it is The phrase “sympathetic joy” comes from a word used in Buddhism: mudita. It’s a Pali word that means “taking delight in someone else’s good...
by Kate | Oct 8, 2025 | kind promises
Before writing this post, I listened to JOY-LAB PODCAST #183. Reduce Fear and Worry with Gratitude Psychologist Aimee Prasek tells the story of picking up her six-year-old daughter to go to the dentist. The girl said her tummy felt a little sick and then realized that...
by Kate | Sep 24, 2025 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, compassion, kind promises
Living with chronic illness is a challenge. In addition to physical sensations, like pain and fatigue, we feel the emotional uproar of fear and anger. Sometimes we also feel embarrassment and/or guilt. It’s easy to think “I should be handling this better!” We add...
by Kate | Aug 12, 2025 | kind promises
(Before writing this blog post, I read articles on love at Science for the Greater Good ) Love comes in many forms, self-love, friendship, romance, love of family, friends, strangers, spiritual love, and more. Here’s what forms of love have in common: a deep unselfish...
by Kate | Aug 6, 2025 | kind promises, Love
(before writing this blog post, I listened to Joy lab podcast episode 173: practicing the art of love.) Perhaps you, like me, have been swimming in love since before you were born. I was raised in a loving family that named me and claimed me from my earliest days....
by Kate | Jul 16, 2025 | joy, kind promises
Playing isn’t just for kids. It’s good for adults as well. Numerous studies found play boosts your overall well-being, helps you cope with stress, and improves your physical health. It increases creativity, sharpens your wit, and puts you in a better mood. Anything...
