An Initiative of OhioGuidestone
During the past year, Joyful Together® has grown and thrived. This model developed by OhioGuidestone’s Institute of Family & Community Impact (IFCI) infuses play and joy into everyday moments. Despite the struggles of 2020...
When my oldest son was around 2 or 3, he and I invented a “game” that involved me knocking him down over and over again. He stood on the bed, and I swept his...
For many years, researchers looked at behavior only from the top down. Think of Pavlov’s dogs, drooling in response to a sound they’d been taught to associate with food. But Jaak Panksepp challenged that....
Dr. Ben Kearney, IFCI senior fellow and OhioGuidestone‘s Chief Clinical Officer, spoke about Joyful Together© at the Ohio statewide summit on pediatric mental health, “Building Resiliency,” held Sept. 26 in Dayton. IFCI fellow Holli...
Section 1. What is Joy and Where Does it Come From? Joy is a euphoric, neuro-bio-physiological experience that leads to many positive body, mood, and behavioral changes arising from neurochemical brain changes. Joy comes...
