Habits of a Happy Brain, Loretta Graziano Breuning
Habits of a Happy Brain, Loretta Graziano Breuning
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Habits of a Happy Brain
Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels

Author: Loretta Graziano Breuning

Narrator: Amanda Carlin

Unabridged: 6 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2017

Synopsis

A revolutionary approach to enhancing your happiness level!

Get ready to boost your happiness in just 45 days! Habits of a Happy Brain shows you how to retrain your brain to turn on the chemicals that make you happy. Each page offers simple activities that help you understand the roles of your “happy chemicals”—serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphin. You’ll also learn how to build new habits by rerouting the electricity in your brain to flow down a new pathway, making it even easier to trigger these happy chemicals and increase feelings of satisfaction when you need them most. Filled with dozens of exercises that will help you reprogram your brain, Habits of a Happy Brain shows you how to live a happier, healthier life!

About Loretta Graziano Breuning

Loretta Breuning, PhD, is the author of Habits of a Happy Brain and The Science of Positivity. She is the Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay. As a teacher and mom, she was not convinced by prevailing theories of human motivation. Then she learned about the brain chemistry we share with earlier mammals, and everything made sense. She began creating resources that have helped thousands of people manage their inner mammal. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, Real Simple, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, and on Forbes, NPR, and numerous podcasts. Her work has been translated into Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French, Dutch, Portuguese, and Turkish.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Liong on April 22, 2023

I read this book because I want to know how to make people happy always. The author explains the main body chemicals that motivate us as follows: Dopamine: seek rewards Endorphin: ignore physical pain Oxytocin: build social alliances Serotonin: get respect from others It also suggests some tools that wil......more

Goodreads review by Diane on January 27, 2016

I've read several books on rewiring the brain to overcome anxiety and depression by changing our thoughts, and goodness knows there's a plethora of books on happiness. So I was pleased to discover a new angle on both subjects. Imagine being able to train your brain to switch on happy chemicals that......more

Goodreads review by Ana on February 27, 2023

Interesting book about how the mammalian brain works, especially the human brain. It explains how the hormones work and how to increase your dopamine, serotonin, endorphin, and oxytocin levels. There`s a summary at the end of each chapter that is really helpful. Our brain is weird and fascinating. I......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 08, 2018

This book is self-published (through Breuning's own institute), her explanation of neurotransmitters is simplistic and assumes that we know more about how the brain works than we actually do, and she has no medical or scientific background (her PhD is not in the sciences and she's a professor of man......more

Goodreads review by Kristina on July 04, 2012

*** I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads *** ** The Giveaway was Listed By Loretta (the author) ** * I received my copy on Mon, Jun 18 2012 * THANK YOU GOODREADS FIRST READS AND LORETTA! First off, I would like to note that 3 stars does in fact mean "I liked it." Also, I spent a y......more

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