Episode #199: Holiday Overstimulation: How the Season Hijacks Your Dopamine—And What Your Brain Actually Needs

Holiday Overstimulation: How the Season Hijacks Your Dopamine—And What Your Brain Actually Needs If December leaves you anxious, numb, restless, or overwhelmed, your brain is not malfunctioning. It’s responding to a season that pushes your dopamine system into overdrive. In this episode, I show you how holiday pressure, comparison posts, sugar and alcohol spikes, bright lights, noise, and overloaded schedules shift your nervous system from a state of regulation into survival mode. Overstimula...