Loretta Breuning: How to Break Bad Habits with Brain Science

Do you have any bad habits? Why is it that sometimes we find ourselves repeating undesirable behaviors despite our best attempts to change?

Well, in an age when our communication has been degraded to typing with our thumbs and screaming into silly smart devices, human relationships it seems, are suddenly in jeopardy.

So how can we turn down our anxiety, reprogram our brains and work with our brain chemistry to create the positive changes we actually want in our lives?

If you’ve ever been derailed by your inner monkey or dealt with existential angst, this show is for you.

Returning to the podcast today is one of my favorite people to talk to, Loretta Breuning, PhD. She’s a professor, best-selling author, host of the Happy Brain Podcast and founder of The Inner Mammal Institute.

In today’s show, Dr. Breuning is sharing critical insight into how we can rewire our brains and boost serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin levels. We’re talking about…

• How to work WITH your happy brain chemicals (instead of against them)
• What to do about existential angst (it’s all the rage these days)
• Simple tricks to retrain your brain to create new habits or skills
• How to avoid reverting to bonds that were built by institutions
• Making peace with your mammal brain with small daily contributions
• And tons, tons more…

Let’s go hang out with Dr. Breuning.

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Where To Find Loretta Breuning

You can find Loretta Breuning and her work at InnerMammalinstitute.org.

Her podcast is the Happy Brain Podcast, which you can listen to on iTunes or on HappyBrainPodcast.com.

You can also follow, like, subscribe and keep in touch with Loretta on all the socials—she’s on YouTube @InnerMammalInstitute, Instagram @inner.mammal.inst Twitter @innermammal, Facebook @LorettaBreuningPhD, as well as on LinkedIn.

Be sure to pick up a copy of her books, including “Tame Your Anxiety”, “How I Escaped Political Correctness And You Can Too”, “The Science of Positivity”, “Habits of a Happy Brain”, and more.

And stay tuned for her brand new book, Status Games, which will be coming out this spring.

So, once again, you can find everything Dr. Loretta Breuning is up to over at InnerMammalinstitute.org.

Before You Go…

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Excellent and thorough. A comprehensive and enjoyable read that challenges conventional thinking. Abel made me reconsider my approach to food. I look forward to learning more.

Hey Vanessa, thank you so much for that review.

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What did you enjoy most in this conversation with Loretta Breuning? Did you learn anything new? What new habits or skills are you building? Drop a comment below!