June is Brain Awareness Month and I've been learning so much about the brain! Yesterday Action for Happiness hosted another awesome event featuring Loretta Breuning, author of "Habits of a Happy Brain."
It was a fascinating presentation and the event video is available to view for free for the next two weeks!
Quick take-aways:
Loretta talked about each of the four "happy hormones" and ways we could naturally increase each of these in our systems:
- Dopamine - associated with anticipation of pleasure or a reward
- Serotonin - social recognition
- Oxytocin - Trust, bonding, love, touch
- Endorphins - Pain relief, runner's high, can be triggered with laughter
She explained how we make connections with events, foods, experiences that created these hormones from our past. Those connections will trigger the hormone in the future. A "comfort food" that calmed us when we were young, can be used to calm us in the future because there's a connection between that food and dopamine, for example.
Want to learn more? Check out these resources from Loretta's work:
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