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Jun 2020
40m 17s

Ep 256. Happiness Fix

Jody Moore
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Listen in this week to discover how dopamine functions and why concentrated amounts of it can create negative effects in your life. Cutting out concentrated dopamine will leave you feeling uncomfortable. So today, I'm sharing 17 healthy ways for you to get a happiness fix to substitute for those concentrated pleasures that aren't actually serving you.

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