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Top Joy Resources

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To learn additional insightful information about decreasing stress from another favorite seminar, visit the Decrease Stress super resource blog - https://www.thriving-together.com/post/decrease-stress-enhance-joy-and-increase-success-today
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Raelene's favorite "Finding Joy" video playlist on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaa7tLmOiWF2ek3z6cjNOm9uzJ9xTsUaA I have collected many of the videos that capture much of the session, as well as some of the funny videos I played during it. It includes “Secrets for Healing Yourself”, “Joy: It’s Terrifying”, Boundaries (by Brene), “How to Stop Screwing Yourself” Tedtalk by Mel Robbins.
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Michelle Obama, making a plan for joy, even in your dark days... And then joy will come: https://youtu.be/m2felyLKSo0?t=119
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Podcast by Mel Robbins - "The #1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to this, Your Brain Will Not Be the Same": https://open.spotify.com/episode/2W9TAePwbkCLd383shwsMA?si=599be5d71c1645cd
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The Joy Plan Author’s Blog, includes a NO COMPLAINTS challenge! Can you imagine? Catching and redirecting complaining for 7 days! https://www.thejoyplan.com/joy-plan-blog/
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Finding a Joyful Body (expansion of the session you attended) - https://youtu.be/Aq9VZF3jhkE
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55 Ways to Say No - https://7esl.com/ways-to-say-no/
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A Beginners Guide to Setting Boundaries: https://youtu.be/tUOvY6Lfm1A
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The song "The Power of Love is Here Now": https://youtu.be/7rJfU1A6cxs?si=mDIezp6Q2cjISsi7
Insightful videos from the presentation:
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Brene Brown Video on Boundaries: https://vimeo.com/274228723
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Sad little girl video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJDedHvRuT4
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Little girl banana video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZhylbtJCg0
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Dad - Daughter Affirmations - https://youtu.be/SIy8krDQ1fk?t=4
Top Decrease Stress Resources
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​Facebook Group: For a collection of resources, join the Facebook Group Decrease Stress
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Youtube Video with Raelene: Decreasing Stress During These Difficult Times: https://youtu.be/79ACheJ87iA
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Naptime Nugget Video/Article: "Mastering Stressful Moments so You Can Truly Shine"
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Dr. Amit Sood's Resources:
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Website with free subscription to daily practice quotes and ideas and links to the research.
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Dr. Sood - Resiliency and our 150 undone tasks (open files).
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Calm and energize - a meditation with your breath - https://youtu.be/IGDJjO6WEb8
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Brene Brown's great insight: It is about comparative suffering, specifically applied to the current context and found it very useful. Here is the link: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-comparative-suffering-the-50-50-myth-and-settling-the-ball/
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