{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Joy, a deeper look","description":"A Happier Year is now available \u2014&amp;nbsp; an illustrated calendar with 366 science-based actions. Use the code &quot;happycastlistener&quot; for 10% off at checkout on http:\/\/ahappieryear.com What is joy? We dig into how we define joy and talk about a strategy to add more joy to our lives. [00:00] Intro [1:10] Exciting Happycast news! [02:28] What is joy? [05:25] Joy as an emotion&amp;nbsp; [08:32] Joy as more than an emotion [11:25] Appreciative joy&amp;nbsp; [13:55] Joy journal [15:08] Tears of joy [20:05] Outro &amp;nbsp; References &amp;nbsp;  Casioppo, D. (2019). The cultivation of joy: practices from the Buddhist tradition, positive psychology, and yogic philosophy. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 1\u20137. doi:10.1080\/17439760.2019.1685577&amp;nbsp; Emmons, R. A. (2020). Joy: An introduction to this special issue. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15(1), 1\u20134.  https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/17439760.2019.1685580 Zeng, X., Sun, Y., Deng, Y., &amp;amp; Oei, T. P. S. (2019). Appreciative joy rooted in Chinese culture: Its relationship with strengths in values in action. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 1\u201310. Zeng, X., Wang, R., Oei, T. P. S., &amp;amp; Leung, F. Y. K. (2018). Heart of Joy: a Randomized Controlled Trail Evaluating the Effect of an Appreciative Joy Meditation Training on Subjective Well-Being and Attitudes. Mindfulness. doi:10.1007\/s12671-018-0992-2&amp;nbsp; Matthew Kuan Johnson (2020) Joy: a review of the literature and suggestions for future directions, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15:1, 5-24, DOI: 10.1080\/17439760.2019.1685581   Oriana R. Arag\u00f3n &amp;amp; John A. Bargh (2017): \u201cSo Happy I Could Shout!\u201d and \u201cSo Happy I Could Cry!\u201d Dimorphous expressions represent and communicate motivational aspects of positive emotions, Cognition and Emotion, DOI: 10.1080\/02699931.2017.1301388 Matthew Kuan Johnson (2020) Joy: a review of the literature and suggestions for future directions, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15:1, 5-24, DOI: 10.1080\/17439760.2019.1685581 Arag\u00f3n, O. R., &amp;amp; Clark, M. S. (2018). &quot;tears of joy&quot; &amp;amp; &quot;smiles of joy&quot; prompt distinct patterns of interpersonal emotion regulation. Cognition and Emotion, 32(5), 913-940. doi:10.1080\/02699931.2017.1360253\u2019  ","author_name":"Happycast: The Science of Happiness","author_url":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/happycastpodcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15197159\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/78204842"}