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You have power over your emotions, but its limited, so you need to understand it. Here is a simple explanation of the chemicals that make us feel good: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphin. Youll find out what turns them on in animals, and how you manage them with the animal part of your brain. Then youll learn to rewire your happy chemicals by feeding your brain new inputs in a new way. Well do the same for the unhappy chemical, cortisol, too. Its a step-by-step method with no jargon, based on the work of the Inner Mammal Institute. A more complete presentation of the science is in the companion book, Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphin levels With one lesson a day for fourteen days, you will discover your power over your happy brain chemicals. This is not a checklist of activities. Its a guide to the way your brain got wired long ago, and the way to add on new wiring. We humans get wired by early experience, so we all need updates. You can learn to blaze a new trail through your jungle of neurons to reach your happy chemicals in natural, healthy ways. Realistic expectations are the key. Our happy chemicals are not designed to flow all the time for no reason. They evolved to reward you for taking a step that meets your needs. Our brain defines needs in a quirky way, alas. You will learn about these quirks so you can design realistic steps toward your happy chemicals. You cannot rewire your whole brain in 14 days. You can build one new neural pathway at a time. You will learn to target the new pathway you want and the steps that will build it. It will build with repetition, so you will flow there as smoothly as you now flow into your old happy-chemical pathways. You can replace an unsustainable habit with a new habit designed by you. Youll be glad you did! CONTENTS Day 1 Your Power Over Your Brain Day 2 The Joy of Dopamine Day 3 The Safety of Oxytocin Day 4 The Pride of Serotonin Day 5 The Challenge of Endorphin Day 6 The Pain of Cortisol Day 7 Your Dopamine Past Day 8 Your Oxytocin Past Day 9 Your Serotonin Past Day 10 Your Cortisol Past Day 11 Your Dopamine Future Day 12 Your Oxytocin Future Day 13 Your Serotonin Future Day 14 Design Your Sustainable Path What is the Inner Mammal Institute? Its not really about animals.Its not about happiness as your verbal brain defines it.Its about the happy brain chemicals weve inherited from earlier mammals: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphin. These chemicals are designed to do a job, not to flow all the time for no reason. When you know how the happy chemicals work in animals, you can find healthy ways to stimulate yours. You can train your mammal brain and your verbal brain to work together. Nothing is wrong with you! Nothing is wrong with us! Were mammals. Get the whole story at innermammalinstitute.org Disclaimers: This book is not intended as medical treatment. Nothing in this book is intended to support breaking the law. We all benefit from the rule of law. "Loretta brings so much expert insight and wise advice - she provided a perfect combination of scientific discoveries, personal stories and practical actions for our community" ~ Dr Mark Williamson, Director of Action for Happiness