WHAT SETS YOU OFF?
THE SPOUSE WHO PUSHES YOUR BUTTONS. THE CHILDREN WHO WON’T LISTEN. ANNOYING COWORKERS. REJECTION. TRAFFIC HASSLES.
All these can set you off. And, just like that, a good day becomes a bad day. Under the right conditions, all of us can be pushed too far. The trick is knowing how to “get back” to healthy emotions—to that sweet spot. What’s the secret? It’s as easy as flipping a switch.
Brain science has discovered that there is a “switch” inside your brain that activates joy—the secret of healthy emotions. When joy is lacking, when the switch is off, we can’t be our best selves. We become angry, overwhelmed, sad. The good news is we don’t have to stay that way. The Joy Switch will help you:
• RECOGNIZE WHEN YOU’RE LOSING JOY
• IDENTIFY YOUR PARTICULAR “TRIGGERS”
• LEARN HOW TO STAY IN JOY!
Packed with illustrations, expert insight, and helpful self-assessments, The Joy Switch will help you thrive amid life’s everyday challenges.
Paperback. 176 pages.
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Everybody wants to experience joy. But it often eludes us. Coursey blends brain insight with practical wisdom to show you how you can more consistently experience joy. He deftly weaves colorful life stories into how he encourages the reader to engage their ‘joy switch.’ I recommend The Joy Switch to anyone who wants greater satisfaction in their relationships with people and with God.
- Dr. Charles Stone | Lead Pastor at West Park Church in London, Ontario, Canada. Author of five books including Holy Noticing: The Bible, Your Brain, and the Mindful Space Between Moments
Politics, money and religion – why are there topics and people we just cannot talk about? How does family love turn into shouting, silence, hurt feelings and distance? The Joy Switch explains the clear mechanism in the brain that few people understand but we all see. You know you already need to know this!
- Dr. Jim Wilder PhD | Author and international speaker on the neuroscience of trauma recovery and prevention
- Dr. Bill Atwood | Anglican Bishop & Author
The Joy Switch is one of those books that can change your life. If you take the time to do the exercises Chris has assembled, there is no way your joy won’t grow! Understanding the material gathered in this book will give you a relationship-improving paradigm that you will wish you had known years before.
- Dr. Marcus Warner | Co-author, The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages, The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids, The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People, Breakthrough, Rare Leadership, Building Bounce
This book is about how to get joy, keep joy, and what to do to get it back when you’ve lost it. Thanks, Chris, for another great book simplifying complex topics and giving us practical activities to learn the skill of building and maintaining relational joy. Let the relational revival begin!
- Monica Mouer | MS, LCMHCS, CSAT, Certified EMDR Therapist
I am delighted that Chris Coursey, founder of THRIVE and author of Transforming Fellowship-19 Skills that Build Joyful Community, has published his latest valuable work, Joy Switch. With humor and helpful clarity, Coursey demonstrates, encourages, and challenges us to do exercises that cultivate life-giving habits of joy and appreciation, which are foundational skills that galvanize the transformation promised us in discipleship in Christ. Joy Switch is a valuable starting place in the growing Life Model-THRIVE library for those who seek real change and want effective measurable results.
- Cynthia Jacobsen | Soul coach, writer, founder and director of Whole Heart Living
Living in today’s culture is complicated and busy in a way that can foster deep levels of anxieties. Chris Coursey, in his book “The Joy Switch” presents a practical understanding of how we can gently restore the peace and calm of the beauty of life. Read this thoughtful book to help learn to live an intentionally peaceful life in these unsettling days.
- Bryan Walker | Head of Schools, Calvary Schools of Holland
The Joy Switch book is an impactful 7 chapter explanation of how to turn an upset day into one filled with JOY! In fact, by daily practice of new habits like quieting our bodies and practicing appreciation, we can experience a joy filled life! Sharing concepts wrapped in stories, Chris Coursey shares from his own family’s life. Discouragement and anxiousness need not rule us — God designed our brains to run on the fuel of JOY! Reading the chapters in a group format gave us opportunities to be a people together who could track our progress in training our brains. We could also witness the benefit to those in our orbits. I highly recommend The Joy Switch for a group to grow and experience JOY together!!
- Pam Bryan | Joy Switch Small Group Leader
The Joy Switch is the foundational series to help people engage more with the relational circuits and why it is important. Everything we do builds off of this relational foundation.
Our skill practice courses are designed to help you bridge the gap in your ability to use a particular skill. Each course is designed to help you strengthen your skill so you can use it in all circumstances. These 3 relate to The Joy Switch – helping you switch your relational circuits ON!
Premier Training: Our 5-day trainiang brings together the foundations of relational skill brain theory with hands-on skill practice. We cover all 19 relational skills over the week and have a great time doing it!
Joy Switch Events: With 1-day, 1.5-day, and 2-day options, you can host your own event and bring the Joy Switch to your community!
True Identity Events: True Identity events offer you a taste of the True Identity/Flex Track in our 5-day Premier Training. We give a foundational experience where you learn how essential relational skills can integrate into your daily life.
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