Choose Joyy Podcast

Chelsea
  • 5.0 (11)
  • Self-Improvement
  • Updated Semiweekly

Based on the mood and habit tracking Joyyful Planner, the Choose Joyy podcast is focused on self alignment for those who struggle with anxiety. Through these unpredictable times, we’ve all experienced moments of self-doubt and uncertainty. By making a conscious effort to choose joy daily, we allow ourselves to heal and grow into the path destined for us. Join me weekly to unpack, affirm, and choose joy. 

  1. May 20

    Your Truth Isn't THE Truth

    Send us a Text! We want to hear your questions, thoughts, and dilemmas to discuss during our “Chels Chats”- join the conversation 🤍 “My truth” is everywhere, but I’ve been wondering what we’ve lost by using it as a mic drop. I’m not interested in dismissing anyone’s feelings, trauma, or lived experience. I am interested in the quiet shift where speaking your truth starts getting confused with speaking the truth and where validation replaces curiosity. We talk about why humans are unreliable narrators (even when we mean well), how selective memory and self-protection can shape our version of events, and why it’s possible for two people to experience the same relationship in completely different ways. I share the mindset that keeps me grounded: two things can be true at once. Your feelings can be real, and your interpretation can still be incomplete. That’s not weakness, it’s emotional intelligence. The internet loves clear heroes and villains, but real life is layered: you can be hurt and still owe accountability, you can have good intentions and still cause harm, and healing often needs privacy, time, and humility. If you’ve ever asked yourself whether you’re chasing truth or protecting the version of yourself that feels safest, this one’s for you. Listen, share it with a friend, and then subscribe, leave a review, and tell me your take: has social media changed how you tell your story? Don't forget to text us to be featured on the next episode of Chels Chats! Visit @choosejoyypodcast on Instagram and X for more.

    10 min

  2. Apr 22

    Main Character or Just Selfish?

    Send us a Text! We want to hear your questions, thoughts, and dilemmas to discuss during our “Chels Chats”- join the conversation 🤍 Episode 30: Self-love is healthy. Self-centeredness is not. In this episode of Choose Joyy, we're talking about the rise of "main character energy," when confidence becomes entitlement, and how to truly put yourself first without losing empathy, accountability, or connection.  If you’re ready for a mindset reset that protects your peace without protecting your ego, press play. Share this with a friend, and leave a review with what you’re working on right now helloooooo SEND A TEXT Don't forget to text us to be featured on the next episode of Chels Chats! Visit @choosejoyypodcast on Instagram and X for more.

    15 min

  3. Mar 19

    Joy Is Not a Reward

    Send us a Text! We want to hear your questions, thoughts, and dilemmas to discuss during our “Chels Chats”- join the conversation 🤍 What if happiness isn't something you earn?  In this episode, we're unpacking the belief that you to struggle, suffer, or hit rock bottom before you're allowed to experience joy. Let's unlearn the myth of earned happiness and go explore what it looks like to choose JOY. If you've ever felt guilty when life feels good--or like you're always waiting for the other shoe to drop--this one is for you. Affirmation of the week: I do not have to suffer to deserve joy. I am allowed to experience peace, ease, and happiness now. I release the belief that struggle gives my life value. I welcome JOY without guilt, fear, or hesitation. Don't forget to text us to be featured on the next episode of Chels Chats! Visit @choosejoyypodcast on Instagram and X for more.

    15 min

  4. Feb 25

    Joy As Resistance

    Send us a Text! We want to hear your questions, thoughts, and dilemmas to discuss during our “Chels Chats”- join the conversation 🤍 EPISODE 28: In a world that profits off our panic, choosing joy isn't naive- it's rebellion. When everything feels overwhelming, protecting our peace becomes revolutionary. Let's talk about why choosing joy might be the most radical thing you can do right now. If this spoke to you, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs permission to rest, and leave a review to help more people choose joy with us. Don't forget to text us to be featured on the next episode of Chels Chats! Visit @choosejoyypodcast on Instagram and X for more.

    12 min

  5. Jan 28

    Your Brain on Joy: The Endorphins One.

    Send us a Text! We want to hear your questions, thoughts, and dilemmas to discuss during our “Chels Chats”- join the conversation 🤍 Ever feel clenched from the neck down and wired from the neck up? We’re wrapping our Your Brain on Joy mini‑series with a deep dive into endorphins—the body’s natural painkillers—and why real relief often looks sweaty, tear‑stained, and gloriously un‑aesthetic. We unpack how endorphins buffer stress, change your experience of pain, and help you keep going when life gets heavy, plus why hustle culture glorifies the chase while overlooking the chemistry of release. Joy doesn’t always wait for perfect conditions. It often meets you mid‑mess, right after a deep cry or a hard sprint, when your nervous system finally exhales.  We tie the whole joy system together—dopamine to pursue joy, serotonin to sustain it, oxytocin to share it, and endorphins to survive into it—so you can stop white‑knuckling and start letting joy flow. Ask yourself where you’re holding tension and what release would look like today. If a relief list helps, start with move, laugh, cry, breathe, spice, cold touch. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs permission to let it out, and leave a review to tell us which endorphin boost you’ll try first. Don't forget to text us to be featured on the next episode of Chels Chats! Visit @choosejoyypodcast on Instagram and X for more.

    13 min

  6. Jan 21

    Your Brain On Joy: The Oxytocin One

    Send us a Text! We want to hear your questions, thoughts, and dilemmas to discuss during our “Chels Chats”- join the conversation 🤍 EPISODE 26--Your Brain on Joy but this is one where we pop some Oxytocin. What if the deepest joy isn’t loud at all, but quiet, warm, and rooted in feeling safe with yourself and others? We go all-in on oxytocin—the bonding hormone behind trust, belonging, and the calm that lets joy stay—showing why presence beats productivity when it comes to feeling connected. Instead of glorifying hustle, we slow down to explore how emotional safety fuels happiness, why proximity isn’t the same as intimacy, and how “connection” outperforms “attachment” for lasting relationships. You’ll leave with practical, human ways to boost oxytocin: longer hugs with consent, meaningful conversations where you listen without fixing, honest eye contact, unrecorded acts of kindness, deliberate laughter, and brave, bounded vulnerability. We also share reflection prompts to locate where you feel safe, with whom you feel most like yourself, and where you could soften. If you’ve felt lonely in a crowded life, this is your invitation to trade chaos for care, urgency for presence, and quick highs for gentle joy. If this resonated, share it with someone who “gets you,” subscribe for the series finale next week, and text us your trial-and-error stories so we can include your voice in our Chels chat wrap-up. Your presence here matters—choose connection, and choose joy. Don't forget to text us to be featured on the next episode of Chels Chats! Visit @choosejoyypodcast on Instagram and X for more.

    16 min

  7. Jan 14

    Your Brain on Joy: The Serotonin One.

    Send us a Text! We want to hear your questions, thoughts, and dilemmas to discuss during our “Chels Chats”- join the conversation 🤍 Welcome to Your Brain on Joy- a mini-series breaking down the four neurotransmitters as if they were prescriptions for feeling better.  Ever feel like life only rewards you when you push harder? We flip that script by exploring serotonin—the chemistry of steadiness, safety, and quiet confidence—and how it differs from dopamine’s chase for the next win. Instead of glorifying the grind, we dig into how contentment forms the ground you can grow from, especially when your nervous system is asking for support. We talk through clear signs that serotonin is running low and why that doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful or negative. Then we map out simple, science-aligned habits that help serotonin rise and build trust within yourself. If this resonates, share it with a friend who’s tired of the hustle hamster wheel, and subscribe so you never miss a new chapter of Your Brain on Joy. Leave a review with one small routine you’re committing to this week—we’d love to cheer you on. Don't forget to text us to be featured on the next episode of Chels Chats! Visit @choosejoyypodcast on Instagram and X for more.

    11 min

  8. Jan 7

    Your Brain on Joy: The Dopamine One

    Send us a Text! We want to hear your questions, thoughts, and dilemmas to discuss during our “Chels Chats”- join the conversation 🤍 Welcome to Your Brain on Joy- a mini-series breaking down the four neurotransmitters as if they were prescriptions for feeling better.  This episode we start with Dopamine. What if the reason you feel “meh” isn’t laziness, but chemistry nudging you toward the wrong rewards?  This conversation is for anyone craving real motivation without the crash. If you’re ready to swap quick surges for deeper satisfaction, try one trade this week: put the phone down for an hour, finish a lingering task, learn something new, or cook instead of tapping an app. Pause when you’re done and let that quiet surge of “I did that” land—that’s dopamine aligned with your growth. Next week we move to serotonin and the calm it brings. If this episode helped, share it with a friend who needs a nudge, and follow Choose Joy for more science-backed, heart-forward tools. Leave a review to tell us your one small win today. Don't forget to text us to be featured on the next episode of Chels Chats! Visit @choosejoyypodcast on Instagram and X for more.

    12 min
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Based on the mood and habit tracking Joyyful Planner, the Choose Joyy podcast is focused on self alignment for those who struggle with anxiety. Through these unpredictable times, we’ve all experienced moments of self-doubt and uncertainty. By making a conscious effort to choose joy daily, we allow ourselves to heal and grow into the path destined for us. Join me weekly to unpack, affirm, and choose joy. 

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  • Creator
    Chelsea
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Choose Joyy Podcast
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