Unlocking the Chemistry of Joy: A Spiritual Approach to Inner Harmony

“If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.” ~ Carlos Santana

Our minds and hearts are guided by a beautiful symphony of inner energies—what science calls neurotransmitters, and what the soul might experience as emotional tones. Four of these key messengers—dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins—work in harmony to help us feel connected, peaceful, purposeful, and alive.

In the years when I suffered from major loss, depression, and huge transitions in my life, I had no idea that I could take charge of my own emotions and actually steer them in a positive direction. But I knew that I couldn’t keep feeling this horrible…and that’s when, through a lot of reading and research, I discovered the magic of these four neurotransmitters. Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins are often referred to as “happy hormones” due to their roles in promoting positive emotions, well-being, and pain management.

In this article, I am sharing all that I know you can do to consistently return to your happy space, no matter what life throws your way. ❤

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🩷20 Gratitude Journaling Prompts Focused on Healing(+free printable)

“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking the whole world belongs to you.” ~ Lao-Tzu

In the last article, I shared 14 ways to find your happy place and why it was so important for our healing to have this happy place and go to it often. In that article one of the most profound ways was to write a gratitude journal. Its easier to start the practice if you have prompts to write, so this post is all about how to get started(and how I started) with this healing practice and with a FREE PRINTABLE with the prompts and space for you to begin. Read on and don’t forget to download your free gratitude journal with healing prompts at the end…

Years ago, I started writing in a gratitude journal because I needed to heal from depression, anxiety and deep traumas. It was one of the tools suggested by almost all spiritual teachers, psychology professors and experts in the field of mental and emotional health.

In the beginning, I struggled to write anything down. Then slowly as I kept sitting with it, I simply tried to write five things each morning for which I was grateful. The practice encouraged me to look back on the past 24 hours and recall all the positive parts of the day.

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5 Signs Someone/Something is Good for Your Healing Journey

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” ~ Helen Keller

Healing in this time and age is hard. And, can be confusing too.

Back when I started my healing journey, information and guidance predominantly came from books or mentors. There was a human element to understanding how to heal. It felt sacred. Now, everything is online or on apps, which can feel, less sacred.

Today, healing is harder because there is SO much information out there. It can get confusing for someone to actually find the right healing channels or mentors. This essentially slows down the process of healing, and takes the sacredness out of it.

But, hope is not lost. There are still people out there who genuinely want to help and guide you on your healing journey. You just need to know what to look for. I might even go so far as to say, that in this time of information, you can actually find very specific help to your specific situation and make your healing journey faster and mor satisfying. Crux of that is How to identify the right kind of help.

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