Access to high-dopamine stimuli is impacting our lives.

Calling all hustlers:

Our lives are often built around productivity and pursuit. 📈
Our worth is often defined by achievements and accolades. 🏆

And in-between the hustle and the grind, we are eating in a hurry, texting in a hurry, *resting* in a hurry, and multitasking our little faces off.

“We’re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli and it’s come at a great cost to our mind, body, and relationships.” — Dr. Anna Lembke

I remember, not too long ago, when I was shoving sugary snacks & potato chips into my mouth while banging out emails and simultaneously responding to texts & chats on various devices…

Just counting the minutes until happy hour when I could take a sip of that first drink and finally—ahhh—relax. (or, in truth, escape.) 🕳️ 🚶…. . .

Looking back, I can see how I was stacking those chips against me.

…how I was layering one dopamine hit on top of another, though I didn’t know it at the time, as a way to stay afloat in this this culture of rush.

It was GO-GO-GO all day long until I’d *crash* into bed.

I was putting myself through a gauntlet of highs and lows...

🧠 Learning the science behind all this—and understanding the complex cycles that intertwine to produce our mood and our motivation…

(Not to mention our physical & mental health…)

I was finally able to sit back on my heels a bit. …to slow down and repair some of those frantic settings.

…I was finally able to rest.

💗 And you can, too.

👉 Taking a break from alcohol allows your system to reset and rebalance.

👉 You might be surprised by how you feel after a few weeks.

[[If a few weeks off sounds impossible, you’re not alone. ...I was right there with you.]]

Feel free to reach out for tips on taking a break that’s not based on willpower or deprivation. …I promise there’s an easier way.

You are not in this alone.
💌