Meet Your Happy Chemicals by Loretta Graziano Breuning Summary
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Unlock your brain's happiness factory! "Meet Your Happy Chemicals" reveals how dopamine, endorphin, oxytocin and serotonin shape your joy. Featured in Psychology Today and Wall Street Journal, this neuroscience gem shows why it takes exactly 45 days to rewire your happiness circuits.
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The Chemistry Behind Your Happiness
Have you ever noticed how that rush of joy after achieving something great fades so quickly? Or why the excitement of a new relationship inevitably dims? Four key chemicals in your brain-dopamine, endorphin, oxytocin, and serotonin-are responsible for these feelings. These "happy chemicals" aren't designed to keep you in perpetual bliss; they're survival tools that surge when your brain detects something beneficial, then quickly reset to prepare for the next opportunity. Understanding this neurochemical quartet is the first step toward creating sustainable happiness rather than chasing fleeting highs that leave you feeling empty when they inevitably subside. These chemicals shaped our ancestors' survival for millions of years, and now they're running the same ancient programming in our modern world-with fascinating and sometimes frustrating results.
Your Brain's Unique Neural Architecture
The Vicious Cycle That Traps Us
The Evolutionary Purpose of Your Happy Chemicals
Your Brain's Essential Warning System
Rewiring Your Brain for Sustainable Happiness
The Choice Is Yours
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