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Your Brain Is Designed To Keep You Alive; Not To Make You Happy

Did you know that: 6000 thoughts cross our minds everyday, around 80% of our thoughts are negative, around 90% of our thoughts are the same as the day before. "I...

Why Your New Year's Resolutions Will Fail (And Why It's Not Your Fault)

Every January, millions of us embark on fresh resolutions, driven by good intentions and the promise of a new year. Yet, so often, those goals quietly fizzle out. Why? The...

The Power Of Co-regulation

We need connection to evolve, to survive and to thrive. The two primary roles of the Nervous System are protection and connection. Our Ventral Vagal (newer) system that helps us...

The Doomscroll - Why Does It Feel So Good? Until It Doesn't…

Chronic phone scrolling or doom scrolling can be a symptom of nervous system dysregulation. Scrolling provides the brain with constant novelty - a stream of photos and videos that require...

Rewiring for Relief: How Neuroplasticity Can Help Manage Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is a complex experience that goes far beyond physical discomfort. It's a critical medical problem affecting millions worldwide, not just in terms of pain but also in the...

Neuroadaptation: Why We Need Both Pain and Pleasure

Too many pleasures reduce the capacity for pain, while too little pain increases the threshold for pleasure. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter that connects feelings of pleasure to behavior to motivate...

I Love You From The Bottom Of My Hypothalamus

Have you ever wondered why falling in love makes your heart race, your palms sweat, and your brain feel like it has been replaced with mush? As someone who's spent...

Harnessing Dopamine: The Reward & Motivation Molecule

Dopamine is one of our neurotransmitters that is responsible for feelings of motivation, achievement and reward, as well as being responsible for much of our movement, memory, attention and learning...