The Weekly Vlog

This is the second of three vlogs I want to share with you about the science behind dopamine. We often think of dopamine...

We often talk about dopamine as the molecule of wanting: it anticipates, craves, and pulls us toward rewarding things. B...

A while back, I talked with two people who were doing beautifully on GLP-1 medications. They’d lost weight, felt great, ...

Dopamine isn’t doing just one job in the brain. In The Molecule of More, the authors distinguish between “desire dopamin...

I just published an article on my Substack about expectation-driven dopamine release and how it relates to Bright Line E...

In this week’s vlog, I want to tackle a question that’s becoming increasingly relevant as GLP-1 medications grow in popu...

What keeps people from sticking the landing when they try to lose weight?

In this week’s vlog, I want to talk about som...

In this week’s vlog, I want to share something new about a part of the brain that plays a powerful role in motivation an...

I’d like to share a trick I’ve been using lately, which helps funnel excitement into gratitude and circumvent “the rev” ...

Barb sent in this question: “Recently, I’ve heard you mention a healthy, gentle kind of dopamine. Can you say more about...

Addictive brains, by nature, are dopamine-driven and always seeking that next hit. When we recover from active addiction...

I was on the phone with a close friend recently, and she was talking about why we do what we do when we follow Bright Li...