The Absolutely Essential Love Brain Hacks You Need w/Dr. Krissy, Ph.D. Enneagram 3
Did you feel different back when you first fell in love?
Love does indeed impact our brains, and wonderfully, loving emotions can support us with emotional bonding, which we are excitingly talking about with neuroscientist Dr. Krissy Thomas, Ph.D on the pod!
However, the intensity of love can also have negative effects on the brain and lead us to burnout and mental illness as well. Thus, as we goal-get together, we NEED to work at it so we stay healthy, as we learn today.
On the podcast, we demystify the brain and practically hack our way through the best ways we can allow our thinking and activities to support us in our goals together!
Join me as we sit at the feet of Dr. Krissy Thomas here.
Dr. Krissy was not only game to take the Truity Enneagram test with me and share her scores (not surprisingly, she's high in Enneagram Three with all of her brain studies!), but she was named one of the most influential Canadian Black Women in neuroscience, and you will know why when you learn from her!
It's a powerful and fun episode as we dissect the very best ways to boost your joy and life together!
Specifically, we learn the hacks around:
How the brain does not differentiate between the physical and emotional brain
Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity
Why & how crying releases endorphins as stress is released
The sympathetic & parasympathetic nervous processes
Dopamine (our feel-good brain chemical)
Serotonin (a mood-boosting brain chemical)
Oxytocin (a relationship, "love chemical")
Endorphins (natural pain relievers for relieving mood)
Mirror neurons and how we can help each other
Sleep and its housekeeping role for our life and marriage
And SO much more!
