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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast, I talk to a world-renowned psychiatrist, brain specialist, 12 times N.Y. Times best-selling author, and founder of Amen Clinics Dr. Daniel Amen about his incredible new book You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type, feeling good based on your brain type, how to discover your brain type, improving your brain health to improve your mood and enhance your happiness, how to become 30% happier in just 30 days, and so much more!

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
3:20 Why Dr. Amen wrote his new book
4:00 Why it is important to understand the neuroscience behind happiness
5:00 How the pandemic affected our ability to be happy
6:20 Different things make different people happy
9:30 The neuroscience behind happiness
10:05 A healthy brain is more likely to be a happy brain
11:20 Supplements, the brain & happiness
12:30 Happiness myths you should stop believing
15:00 Why you should give your mind a name
15:50 Community & happiness
16:30 How meaning & purpose are connected to happiness
21:00 Why the pleasure centers in the brain wear out
26:40 Where the happiness industry went wrong
30:00 Mental health & happiness

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*DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.