6:: spring cleaning:: dopamine detox! part III (our dopamine system & how to "spring clean" for our mental health!)

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this week we end our "spring cleaning" series chatting about our mental and emotional health! we go over our dopamine system, what it is in charge of, how to level it out, and things we can do to help us feel more motivated! dopamine is an important messenger within our brain that helps control our overall motivation to do things. it is a complex system that depends not only on our natural levels, but also on our current levels compared to the previous levels in our system. dopamine is the reason we may experience more excitement planning the trip than actually going on the trip! take a listen to find out more about how you can optimize your own dopamine system! loving the pod? click the follow button, and we'd love if you could leave a review! want to join the sisterhood? download our app for https://apps.apple.com/us/app/el%C3%A4%C3%A4-wellness/id6474137013 (iphone) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arketa.elaawellness (android)! (7 day free trial!) check out our socials: insta:: https://www.instagram.com/dr.kelsyvickdpt/ (@dr.kelsyvickdpt) and https://www.instagram.com/elaa_wellness/ (@elaa_wellness) youtube:: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv-95gEXGFWKlBfOyQ0-HHw (@dr.kelsyvickdpt) tiktok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.kelsyvickdpt (@dr.kelsyvickdpt)

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