The Feeling of Joy: Why it Scares us + How to Pass it on

Get ready for the early episode pivot in this one, folks. Talking about their marriage a few minutes into recording, Josh and Christi had a moment that sent them spiraling into laughter. The atmosphere shifted, so they shifted with it. And the result? A conversation about joy! In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about why joy can be so difficult to feel. “We’re actually scared of joy,” Christi says. “It is such an intense emotion that our bodies feel under threat.” Christi goes on to say, “The feeling of joy is so big that you can’t start at 95%, you have to begin by micro-dosing it at about 5%.” But feel it we must. The Bible says that the joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10). If it strengthens us, it must be dangerous for darkness. No wonder it takes courage to feel it. Like anything else, joy is caught, not taught. Josh and Christi talk about how to overcome the fear, shift the atmosphere, and pass joy onto our kids. Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:24 10 Days of the Easter Story 2:53 Josh & Christi’s wedding story 5:55 The unexpected pivot into joy 7:30 Shifting the spiritual atmosphere for joy 13:10 Left brain knowledge of versus right brain experience of joy 17:52 How joy is birthed within us 21:16 God is a joyful God 28:14 Why we’re afraid of joy 31:30 How to micro-dose moments of joy in your life 34:01 Practical ways to experience joy and pass it onto your kids 42:55 Ways to make joy not feel threatening Show Notes: Get 10 Days of the Easter Story: A Family Experience Through the Feelings of Holy Week Looking for a marriage intensive with Famous at Home? Apply now. Men, sign up for the Living Legacy Cohort: Sign up for our email list and Famous at Home Starter Bundle: Download the Famous at Home app from Apple, click here . Download the Famous at Home app from Google Play, click here . Download NONAH's single Find My Way Home by clicking here:

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The Feeling of Joy: Why it Scares us + How to Pass it on is an episode from Famous at Home by Josh + Christi Straub.

This episode is 48:09 long.

This episode was published on Mar 20, 2026.

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