Recovering JoyNora Femenia, Ph.D

1st Step: Cancel negative emotions

• You cannot experience joy if you focus onsadness or anger;

• Being stressed, anxious and worried takesyour energy away;

• Recognize them and let them go!

2nd Step: Love yourself

• Make an effort to identify all your positiveaspects

• Tell yourself how good you are at the thingsyou are good at

• Remember to appreciate each one of yoursuccesses

3rd Step: Expressing joy

• Breathe deeply and connect with your positiveaspects;

• Feel the pleasure of having them;• Let yourself go, do something spontaneous,

silly and completely creative;• Just for the heck of it, there doesn’t have to

be a reason, only because you are alive!

4th Step: Let it go

• Remember to laugh at the world, andyourself;

• Let the little things drop away;• And create small joys each day;• Find the fun in your own mistake, and forgive

yourself…• Even better, congratulate yourself for the

learning involved in your mistakes!

Open the door to your joy

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Get to Know Coach Nora!

Nora Femenia is a conflict coach, the author of several books that will support youin your search for personal growth and joyful, nurturing relationships... so you canfinally feel happy and secure. Do you want to develop self-confidence and trust inyourself fast? CoachNora reveals the secrets of developing a secure attitude in life,through her phone/email coaching sessions.

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