So many of us find dopamine hits, but get addicted, and are less happy.

This is a short preview - Hear the full podcast and see resources at How Dopamine affects the brain can be a key to improving our lives.

"We live in a world that's designed to hijack your dopamine. We're scrolling, sending another text, looking at videos.

"Understanding what is happening in the brain is the key to changing our lives.

“Dopamine itself is a signal. It’s a neurotransmitter that’s essential for the experience of pleasure, reward, and motivation.”

Dr. Anna Lembke, Chief of Addiction Medicine at Stanford.

In this creative mind audio, Dr. Lembke explains how much this neurotransmitter affects our motivations and attention and quality of experience, including happiness.

The first short segment is from the video trailer for her Masterclass, followed by a clip from a Fresh Air interview with Terry Gross, then a short clip from a sample video from her class.

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Therapist Jessica Baum writes, "You might not use the word safety when talking about your relationships. But you do know the feeling of walking on eggshells, shrinking yourself to avoid conflict, or bracing for the moment they pull away or you explode."

She notes "Safety is the presence of steadiness, not just lack of chaos, where you can exhale and be your full self, knowing you’ll still be loved."

This is a brief excerpt from the full episode, with audio and text about her online course 7 Stages of Detoxing from Toxic Relationships.

See the original podcast page: How to understand toxic relationships, and gain healthy ones.

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Dr. Cathleen King on how to move into safety and healing: "From a young age, many of us learned to brace for life instead of relax into it.

"This constant vigilance trains the nervous system to stay in survival mode: blocking rest, repair, and true healing."

Dr Cathleen King teaches neuroscience principles related to trauma and health recovery.

This audio is from one of her videos. She notes in the description, "In this video, we’ll explore how early life experiences shape chronic stress patterns, why the nervous system learns to protect instead of restore, and how you can begin retraining your body to feel safe enough to heal... from autoimmune conditions, trauma, or persistent health issues."

» Visit her Primal Trust site to "Learn to consciously self-regulate your biology and heal." Includes free ebook: "How Healing Happens", plus membership community with live classes, plus articles, newsletter and more.

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