The Wellness Café With Dr. Jon

On this episode you will learn the different happy brain chemicals that drive your entire life. Learning points/discussion - Our ability to build new connections in the brain - Brain gets more efficient at what it does, it conducts electricity faster, it feels natural. - How to form habits - Brain is designed to learn from whatever feels good and whatever feels bad. - Focus on what you want rather than what you don’t want - Healthy distraction.  - We are more likely to feel threatened when we are not doing anything. - Craving equals feeling threatened. - Anxiety and Anger Habits - “Hell in a hand basket feeling” Circuit - We are designed to compared ourselves to others - We are wired for serotonin - What happens when you can’t find positives in your life? - We are naturally selected to procreate - How can I feel good with what I have?  - "You always have a choice" - Social comparison is just a habit of the brain - Your self-criticism is an illusion - The brain is trained to look for negativity. - Anytime some