Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook235 pages24 hours
This Is Your Brain on Joy: A Revolutionary Program for Balancing Mood, Restoring Brain Health, and Nurturing Spiritual Growth
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
“This Is Your Brain on Joy is a thoughtful, practical, life-changing book that will help you take advantage of the latest neuroscience research—combined with biblical insights—to bring more joy and love into your life.”
—from the Foreword by Daniel G. Amen, MD
Author and speaker for the PBS special Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
What does your brain have to do with experiencing joy?
A lot more than most of us realize.
In this breakthrough book, Dr. Earl Henslin reveals how the study of brain imaging turned his practice of psychotherapy upside down—with remarkably positive results.
He shares answers to puzzling questions, such as
Read this practical, easy-to-understand, and often entertaining book, and you’ll know exactly how to nourish your mind, balance your brain, and help others do the same. After all, the capacity for joy is a terrible thing to waste.
—from the Foreword by Daniel G. Amen, MD
Author and speaker for the PBS special Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
What does your brain have to do with experiencing joy?
A lot more than most of us realize.
In this breakthrough book, Dr. Earl Henslin reveals how the study of brain imaging turned his practice of psychotherapy upside down—with remarkably positive results.
He shares answers to puzzling questions, such as
- Why isn’t my faith in God enough to erase my blue moods?
- Why haven’t I been able to conquer my anger? Pray away my fear and worry?
- Why can’t I find freedom from secret obsessions and addictions?
Read this practical, easy-to-understand, and often entertaining book, and you’ll know exactly how to nourish your mind, balance your brain, and help others do the same. After all, the capacity for joy is a terrible thing to waste.
Unavailable
Author
Dr. Earl Henslin
Dr. Earl Henslin is a licensed counselor and author of six books and numerous professional articles. For the past fourteen years, working closely with brain imaging research pioneer, Dr. Daniel Amen, Dr. Henslin has been integrating brain imaging in patient treatment.
Related to This Is Your Brain on Joy
Related ebooks
Your Brain Is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Conquer Your Negative Thoughts: The Secret to Emotional Freedom and Happiness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Change Your Brain Every Day: Simple Daily Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Memory, Moods, Focus, Energy, Habits, and Relationships Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe ReWired Brain: Free Yourself of Negative Behaviors and Release Your Best Self Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5NeuroWisdom: The New Brain Science of Money, Happiness, and Success Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Daniel G. Amen's You, Happier Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBrain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Happiness Genes: Unlock the Positive Potential Hidden in Your DNA Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThrilled to Death: How the Endless Pursuit of Pleasure Is Leaving Us Numb Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Deadly Emotions: Understand the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection that Can Heal or Destroy You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Anxiety Reset: A Life-Changing Approach to Overcoming Fear, Stress, Worry, Panic Attacks, OCD and More Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Root Cause Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anxiety Rx Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Memory Rescue: Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss, and Remember What Matters Most Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stones of Remembrance: Healing Scriptures for Your Mind, Body, and Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Conquer Worry and Anxiety: The Secret to Mastering Your Mind Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: by Daniel G. Amen | Includes Analysis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Left Brain Speaks, the Right Brain Laughs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Woman Who Changed Her Brain: And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Switch On Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Designed to Heal: What the Body Shows Us about Healing Wounds, Repairing Relationships, and Restoring Community Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Christianity For You
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mere Christianity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Enoch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind... Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Reflections on the Psalms Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Screwtape Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Imagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God's Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wild at Heart Expanded Edition: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winning the War in Your Mind Workbook: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Workbook: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Law of Connection: Lesson 10 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Start Again Monday: Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating Habits with Lasting Spiritual Satisfaction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for This Is Your Brain on Joy
Rating: 4.176470588235294 out of 5 stars
4/5
17 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Can knowing if your cingulate gyrus is overactive change your whole life?Can the right drug or herb do more than just cover up depression or anxiety, but actually restore & heal the brain?Can physical dysfunction in the brain rob a committed Christian of the joy that is possible in Christ?If you read this book, you’ll discover the answer to all these questions is an unqualified YES. This Is Your Brain on Joyis a highly readable introduction to cutting edge concepts of brain function in health and emotional disorders. The author, Dr. Earl Henslin, is a practicing psychologist who has collaborated for ten years with Dr. Daniel Amen, a pioneer in the field of brain imaging. They treat people suffering from depression, anxiety, panic, rage, “ADD” and other problems not by labeling them with a disease, but by considering what anatomic part of their brain is malfunctioning, and then helping them through supplements, therapy, medicine, & other supportive & healing measures.This is not the typical paradigm that was taught to most physicians, including me. ”Business-as-usual” medicine is to fit a person’s symptoms to a standardized diagnosis, then use a drug recommended for that diagnosis. That approach was formalized decades ago, when we had few tools to see function & dysfunction within the living brain.There is a better way. Physicians like Dr. Amen are performing advanced brain scanning on tens of thousands of patients and seeing the correlations between symptoms and brain function, and seeing how different therapies targeted toward specific areas of the brain can bring radical improvements in people’s lives.This book starts out with an introduction to the relationship of a biochemically healthy brain to a joy-filled life, and how damage or dysfunction within the brain will sabotage any effort to live a fulfilling life. The second section of the book details what dysfunction in each of the brain’s mood-related centers (prefrontal, cingulate gyrus, basal ganglia, deep limbic, and temporal lobes) look like, and details specific therapies to help each area. There is a final chapter which draws on the New Testament book Philippians to list six ways to increase joy in your life. The book’s only major weakness is that it largely overlooks the spiritual components to a life of joy such as freedom from sin & the new birth, but it is understandable that this book’s focus be on the physical/biochemical, while there are many other fine books to read dealing specifically with the spiritual.If you or a friend or family member struggle with any emotional or mood disorder, this book will give you new insight, new hope, & new ideas on how your brain & your life can be all that it can be. Highly recommended.
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Is Your Brain on Joy: A Revolutionary Program for Balancing Mood, Restoring Brain Health, and Nurturing Spiritual Growth. By Dr. Earl Henslin. Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 2008. 243 pp.Dr. Earl Henslin is a licensed counselor who has an obvious passion for restoring joy in the lives of his patients and his readers. He has partnered with Dr. Daniel G. Amen, MD to learn more about how we can combine the science behind the SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography) and a therapeutic understanding of the brain from a counselor’s perspective.I have long been a fan of Dr. Amen and his ground-breaking research into understanding why our brains work the way they do. His works on ADD entitled Healing ADD and Change Your Brain, Change Your Life had a profound impact on me and my wife. As a result, when Thomas Nelson asked me to read and review Dr. Henslin’s latest book, I jumped at the opportunity!Dr. Henslin has divided his book into three primary sections. The first five chapters deal primarily with some background on why the book was written as well as some very technical information on how the brain works, and what areas of the brain impact different areas of our emotional and psychological well being. Herein lies one of the many strengths of this book. Dr. Henslin has written this book in such a way that the very complex information he is relating is done in a very understandable way. I am confident that my 10 year old daughter would have no problem reading this section, and explaining to me what each of the different issues are. Dr. Henslin closes this first section with a discussion on “joy-boosters”. Everything from pharmacology to movies, food to prayer is discussed. It is amazing what a change in diet can do for our emotional well being!In second section of the book the author explains in detail the different sections of the brain he explored in chapter three. In a very clear, entertaining style he talks about very specific things we can do to improve our brain health for each of these brain centers. I particularly enjoyed the discussion about the prefrontal cortex (wrestling with ADD) and the deep limbic system (dealing with depression). It is so refreshing to see a well researched medical book written from a biblical, Christian perspective!Finally, Dr. Henslin concludes his book with a chapter entitled, “An Apostle on Joy: The Real Secret.” In this chapter he does a study in joy in the book of Philippians, uncovering 6 “Secrets to Joy”. A great study, and an excellent capstone to this book.I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone and everyone who wrestles with finding joy and contentment. Dr. Earl Henslin demonstrates the wisdom in an integrated approach between Psychology and Spirituality. I look forward to sharing this book with my wife, and making some changes as we seek to live life the way God intended – filled with the Spirit, possessing peace and finding joy.Soli Deo Gloria