Joy Is a Practice, Not a Personality

JOY Unfiltered: Choose Joy on Purpose · Jun 18, 2026 · 23m

We've been sold a myth: that joy is something you're either born with or you're not. The "fun one." The "naturally happy one." The one with the sparklier nervous system. In this episode, I'm taking that myth apart piece by piece — and recorded just days into being a married woman, voice a little softer around the edges, thank-you notes still piled high. What we dig into: Why the research says roughly 40% of happiness is within our control through intentional activity — not genetics, not circumstances, but the stuff we actually choose to do. Why joy is trainable, the same way strength and…