City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

Four ways to click, rewire your brain for stronger, more rewarding relationships, Dr Amy Banks with Leigh Ann Hirschman

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-298) and index

Four ways to click

Dr Amy Banks with Leigh Ann Hirschman

rewire your brain for stronger, more rewarding relationships

Do you find it difficult to 'click' with colleagues, neighbours, family or romantic partners? Loneliness has become an epidemic, but according to Dr Amy Banks, every one of us is quite literally hardwired for close relationships. The key to achieving more satisfying relationships is to strengthen the neural pathways in our brains that encourage closeness and connection. This book gives readers the tools they need to strengthen the parts of their brains that encourage connection and to heal the neural damage that disconnection can cause

Chapter 1. Boundaries are overrated: a new way of looking at relationships -- ch. 2. The four neural pathways for healthy relationships -- ch. 3. The three rules of brain change -- ch. 4. The C.A.R.E. relational assessment -- ch. 5. C is for calm: make your smart vagus smarter -- ch. 6. A is for accepted: soothe the dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex -- ch. 7. R is for resonant: strengthen your brain's mirroring system -- ch. 8. E is for energetic: reconnect your dopamine reward system to healthy relationships -- ch. 9. Maintain your brain