What if our lack of understanding about our inner mamma selves was what was holding us back from living more fulfilled lives. Loretta Breuning, PhD was frustrated as a professor and a mom, about how we were studying, teaching and applying learnings on motivation and happiness, and so she retired early from academia to study the mammalian brain and see if we might better optimise our natural wiring - what she found has seen her produce 10 books, translated into 16 languages and today we explore:
Tribe: Myths and misunderstandings
Safety in numbers? Well, for some, yes, for others, it can mean death.
Happiness: If we get it for free, or chase someone else’s version? No good!
Motivation and reward: What is the ease of access to each other and technology doing here?
So fascinating. It gave me a great deal to reflect on and challenged some of my previously held understandings.
I hope you love the show and discuss it with a friend - or me on socials!
Alexx
Want to learn more about Loretta’s work?
Website: https://InnerMammalInstitute.org
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