In this educational monologue Mandy talks about what is actually going on with the dopamine hits everyone talks about these days and then ends with some practical ways to control our behaviour for better mental health and wellbeing through harnessing the power of the reward system.

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Berridge KC, Kringelbach ML. Pleasure systems in the brain. Neuron. 2015 May 6;86(3):646-64. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.02.018. PMID: 25950633; PMCID: PMC4425246. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425246/)

The Science of Habit: What does it take to stick with something long term? You just have to rewire your brain. by By Stacey McLachlan on December 22, 2021

https://www.healthline.com/health/the-science-of-habit#6