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Take the quiz:
Remember How You Naturally Play
When you’ve been managing pain, symptoms, or stress for a long time, “just do what makes you happy” can feel impossible. Your energy is different, your life is different, and joy might feel very far away—maybe even a bit absurd to focus on.
Yet a quiet part of you may still be longing for more lightness, ease, and joy—but feel unsure where to begin.
Play looks different for everyone. This quiz gives you a gentle starting point to rediscover your unique Play Personality—the way you naturally access joy and curiosity—and reminds you that part of you is still here, just buried under survival mode.
Our quiz is inspired by Dr. Stuart Brown’s research at the National Institute for Play.
It takes about 3 minutes to take. Fun and easy.
You’ll get:
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A Play Personality result (Explorer, Creator, Kinesthete, Joker, etc.)
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One tiny, doable joy experiment tailored to your type
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A short “Foundations of Joy” email series about joy, chronic symptoms, and microdoses of playfulness that actually fit your life, with an option to explore the mindbodyJOY community if and when you feel ready
You’ll see your result on the next page and get it emailed to you for safekeeping.
What happens after you take the quiz
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Learn your Play Personality
Are you an Explorer, Director, Creator/Artist, Kinesthete, Collector, Competitor, Joker, or Storyteller? Discover your joy style and what strengths you can use to access more of it.
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Get tiny, tailored Joy Experiments
A few simple ideas that match your style and respect your energy. Think seconds or minutes, not hours.
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Receive our “Foundations of Joy” email series
Short, gentle emails on how joy supports nervous system healing — with an option to try mindbodyJOY FREE for 14 days if you’d like to explore this in community.
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Want to see more about the space behind that free trial?
Learn more about the mindbodyJOY community
Why everything here is small (on purpose)
When your nervous system has been in survival mode for a long time, even good things can feel overwhelming.
Big joy, big goals, big programs can trigger more pressure, self-judgment, or shutdown.
In mindbodyJOY, we work with microdoses of joy — moments so small and believable that your brain doesn’t reject them or demand more. Things like:
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pausing to notice a color you love
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one stretch, one breath, one silly face
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a single sentence about something that touched you
So the experiments you’ll see after the quiz are deliberately short and gentle. Think of them as little signals that “something else is possible” — kind first nudges, not fake “everything’s fixed now” promises.
Who this is for
This might be for you if…
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You live with chronic pain, symptoms, or long-term stress
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Joy feels far away, flat, or like something other people get to have
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You’re tired of being a “self-improvement project”
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You quietly long for more lightness, ease, and joy—even if a part of you isn’t sure it’s possible
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You want to feel more like yourself again — but at a chronic-friendly pace
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You like the idea of tiny, doable joy experiments instead of “just think positive”
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You are intested in learning how brain retraining can support your wellbeing
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