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Medicine with Meaning

From Managing Symptoms to Thriving: The Role of Joy in True Wellbeing

Jul 23, 2026 · 35m

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Welcome back to Medicine with Meaning. In today’s episode, host Dr. Julie Taw to explores powerful role of joy in our health and well-being. Together, they challenge the traditional view of health as simply the absence of disease and discuss why joy is more than just a fleeting emotion, it’s a vital indicator of how well we’re really living. Dr. Julie Taw reveals how chronic stress can keep us disconnected from joy and explains why joy isn’t something we earn after completing our to-do lists,...