Loretta Graziano Breuning's Blog, page 9
February 16, 2015
When Love Brings Pain - #2
I struggled to understand my husband until I read "The Power of Two." Now I don't "cross over" into his brain. I speak for myself and respect his ability to speak for himself. What a relief!
February 8, 2015
When Love Brings Pain - #1
Your brain seeks the good feeling of letting down your guard. But the slightest threat puts your brain on alert. If you learn to manage these alerts, you can have lasting love.
January 17, 2015
You Have the Right to Feel Good Now, With or Without "Them"
It often seems like "they" are standing in the way of your happiness. But if you conquered ���them,��� you wouldn't be as happy as you imagine. Your happy brain chemicals are hard to make sense of, but when you understand them you have all the power you need in the world.
You Have the Right to Feel Good Now, With or Without "Them"
It often seems like "they" are standing in the way of your happiness. But if you conquered “them,” you wouldn't be as happy as you imagine. Your happy brain chemicals are hard to make sense of, but when you understand them you have all the power you need in the world.
December 10, 2014
Can We Stop Comparing Ourselves to Others?
When you feel like the world is judging you, it helps to know how your brain creates that feeling. Animals compare themselves to others, and we have inherited a brain that compares and reacts. You can free your inner mammal from this cage when you know how it works.
Can We Stop Comparing Ourselves to Others?
When you feel like the world is judging you, it helps to know how your brain creates that feeling. Animals compare themselves to others, and we have inherited a brain that compares and reacts. You can free your inner mammal from this cage when you know how it works.
A World Without Social Comparison
When you feel like the world is judging you, it helps to know how your brain creates that feeling. Animals compare themselves to others, and we have inherited a brain that compares and reacts. You can free your inner mammal from this cage when you know how it works.
December 1, 2014
Ten Ways to Stay Positive During the Holidays
It's easy to feel judged and annoyed during the holidays. When you know how your brain creates those feelings, you can replace them with feelings you'd rather have. It's hard at first, but you build new neural pathways that make it easy to go positive instead of going negative.
Ten Ways to Stay Positive During the Holidays
It's easy to feel judged and annoyed during the holidays. When you know how your brain creates those feelings, you can replace them with feelings you'd rather have. It's hard at first, but you build new neural pathways that make it easy to go positive instead of going negative.
November 19, 2014
The War in Your Brain Between Healthy and Unhealthy Habits
Many children learn unhealthy habits despite our best intentions. It helps to know how the brain builds habits. Our brain learns when something feels good, because that releases happy chemicals that connect neurons. We can teach our children that self-care feels good.
