Latest Podcast Episode... Episode 37: Hack Your Brain Chemistry and Beat Fatigue and Anhedonia with Andy West

Andy West, author of "Dopamine Mountain," shares powerful insights about rewiring our brains through intentional dopamine management to overcome fatigue, depression, and low motivation.

• Dopamine functions as our energy system, controlling motivation and linking directly to mood

• Challenge yourself first, then get rewarded - this counterintuitive approach creates sustainable dopamine regulation

• Our ancestors followed effort-reward-rest cycles naturally, but modern life provides too much instant gratification

• Depression and fatigue often result from dopamine depletion, requiring baby steps and small rewards to rebuild

• Frame challenges as growth opportunities to activate dopamine instead of stress chemicals

• Morning is optimal for hard tasks because we wake with slightly elevated dopamine

• Discipline isn't inherent - it's simply choosing action over quick dopamine, practiced one step at a time

• Rewards feel better when moderated and earned through effort

• Write down difficult emotions through journaling to process them and engage dopamine pathways

• Never settle for being stuck - even small movements like leg planks in bed can start rebuilding motivation

Find Andy West at DopamineMountain.com and on social media platforms as Dopamine Mountain. You can also find her on Amazon.

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