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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.

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