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mindbodyJOY is a space for people whose nervous systems have been stuck in survival mode for too long. Created by Simone Holderbach, Neuroplasticity & Nervous System Coach and educator, mindbodyJOY combines courses like GLIMMER with the mindbodyJOY community, a daily practice space for building safety, resilience, positive affect, connection, creativity, awe, meaning, and small moments of aliveness. mindbodyJOY is a chronic joy community where we practice micro-doses of positive emotion and connection that are small on purpose, so the nervous system can say yes.
Hi Reader,If you’ve lived with persistent pain for any length of time, you know how much attention it can demand. How does my body feel today? What triggered this? Can I safely do that? What if I flare afterward? For a long time, pain was mostly understood as a direct signal of damage in the body. We now know it is more complex than that. Often, tissues have healed, but the nervous system continues to produce a protective pain response. That is where the concept of neuroplasticity comes in....
Hi Reader,Wanting connection and having the capacity to socialize are not always the same thing. You may miss people, but not have the energy to make plans. You may want to feel included, but not have the bandwidth for small talk. You may long for warmth, ease, or being seen, while also needing a way to connect that does not require you to perform being okay. Sometimes the lonely part of you wants people, while the exhausted part of you wants quiet. That is not a contradiction. It is often...
Hi Reader,Maybe you can relate. When life has been shaped by chronic symptoms, pain, anxiety, burnout, or stress for a long time, creativity can start to feel like something that belongs to another version of you: the version who had more energy, more spaciousness, more curiosity, and more access to play. And when someone says, “You should try doing something creative,” it can sound almost insulting if your brain is busy scanning symptoms, solving problems, managing appointments, and trying...