12/07/2025
🌟 Tips from Your Cobblestone Counsellors!
✨ Choosing Joy: How Your Brain Learns What Matters Most ✨
Did you know that choosing to focus on joy doesn’t just feel good — it actually helps retrain your brain?
Your brain has something called the salience network — basically your internal spotlight. It decides what’s important, what gets your attention, and what becomes your “priority signal.”
So when you intentionally notice moments of joy, you’re sending your brain a powerful message:
👉 “Pay attention. This matters.”
Over time, your brain starts seeking out more joy, building new pathways that support safety, calm, and emotional wellbeing.
For those navigating trauma or chronic pain, this practice is more than positivity — it’s neuroscience-based healing. Choosing joy teaches your brain to interpret signals differently, reducing fear, tension, and even pain by highlighting what is safe, meaningful, and uplifting.
💛 It won’t feel easy every day — and that’s okay.
Each moment you choose joy, no matter how small, is a step toward a more regulated, peaceful nervous system.
If you want support cultivating joy, regulating your nervous system, or exploring pain reprocessing, Clarissa is here to help.
✨ Book a session or a free 15-minute consultation — link in bio! ✨
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