WEBVTT - Want To Be Happy? Try These Simple Mood Boosting Hacks 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, the folks, it is Sunday, May seventeenth, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>time to get dopamine. Up Robot has some tricks, some hacks,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm told they all will work to make you

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<v Speaker 1>get happy even when you don't think you can with that.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>you certainly got my attention, ropes.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and it's a way to trigger your brain's happy

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<v Speaker 2>chemicals without taking any.

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<v Speaker 3>Chemicals, no meds.

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<v Speaker 2>This isn't about what you can drink or eat or

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<v Speaker 2>what pill you can take. No, this is just some

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<v Speaker 2>simple tips that will literally and have been proven to

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<v Speaker 2>boost these chemicals that are in your brain that create

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<v Speaker 2>a feeling of happiness.

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<v Speaker 1>You can make yourself happy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, there are four hap'mically happy.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not you just trying to fake the funk.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, actually turn on happiness.

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<v Speaker 3>You can change your body chemistry.

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<v Speaker 1>To me, which leads to happiness, a better mood and happiness.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, then, all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, you know what the four happy hormones are?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, because you just hold me them and you're.

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<v Speaker 3>Really good at recalling, aren't you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to do a Q and A.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go all right, So the first one is dopamine.

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<v Speaker 2>Dopamine is referred to as the reward chemical. It helps

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<v Speaker 2>us feel pleasure as a part of our brain's reward system.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know that I realized that.

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<v Speaker 2>That that that specifically is triggered by feelings of satisfaction

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<v Speaker 2>or that you're rewarding yourself for something.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, isn't that the thing when you get get compliments

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<v Speaker 1>or awards or isn't that the thing dopamine is triggered?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, right, okay, yes, that's what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>So the first thing they say you can do is

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<v Speaker 2>celebrate your wins. And sometimes we don't do that, they said,

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<v Speaker 2>even sometimes checking off a to do list item, you

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<v Speaker 2>will get a rush of dopamine if you acknowledge it, like,

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<v Speaker 2>actually recognize that you just accomplished something.

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<v Speaker 3>Today. We just accomplished something. We're about to go celebrate

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<v Speaker 3>our win.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well I'm back to the other things. Yes, we

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<v Speaker 1>are about to. Because we as we sit here, as

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<v Speaker 1>we record this, we are in the mythical mystic Connecticut.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know it was such a thing. Yeah it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a very white weekend for me. I learned

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about culture. Yes, today, yours this is a

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<v Speaker 1>hot spot and a draw for a bunch of people

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<v Speaker 1>because of a movie that I had never heard of.

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<v Speaker 2>And still haven't seen, Pizza. Julia Roberts grew up loving

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<v Speaker 2>that movie. So yes, we did eat it Mystic Pizza

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<v Speaker 2>last night to prepare for yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Half marathon we ran this morning. Yeah, just randomly signed

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<v Speaker 1>up for this about a month ago. And cute little

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<v Speaker 1>town cue. It is adorable little place and we have

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy We might come back at some point. But it

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<v Speaker 1>was a win. It's a big win. It's even in

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of miles, like I looked over and

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<v Speaker 1>said this, we are badass and just look at we

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<v Speaker 1>just got up on a Sunday and decided to do so. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm celebrating that win. I'll take it. But my thing

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<v Speaker 1>was when you said it, I go to people who

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<v Speaker 1>struggle to find the win, struggle to find in other

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<v Speaker 1>ways bad day. You don't think to yourself, oh I

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<v Speaker 1>accomplish my check off. It doesn't seem like a big win,

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<v Speaker 1>but yes, yes it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, So that can be something as simple as that,

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<v Speaker 2>or and like today, we were just going to drive

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<v Speaker 2>back and we thought, you know what, We're gonna put

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<v Speaker 2>the metals around our neck and we're going to go

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<v Speaker 2>have some brunch and then we'll drive back. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>about kind of marking those moments and recognizing them. It

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<v Speaker 2>will surge the dopamine in your brain. The other thing

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<v Speaker 2>you can do dance to upbeat music. How can you

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<v Speaker 2>be sad when you're dancing to music, Like, just turn

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<v Speaker 2>the music on and start dancing.

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<v Speaker 3>Your body chemistry will change.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. It's hard to do when you said, I

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<v Speaker 1>get it, but yes, we music plays a very big

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<v Speaker 1>role in our lives every single day, much to the

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<v Speaker 1>chagrin of our neighbors sometimes who will call downstairs at

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<v Speaker 1>three in the morning pretty early. Yes, said TJ's at

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<v Speaker 1>it again. So yes, music is a big deal. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>all our music is upbeat and inspirational and emotional and

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<v Speaker 1>rouse We like rousing music.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, changes your mood. And the third thing they

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<v Speaker 2>say you can do to increase your reward chemical and

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<v Speaker 2>they said only do this sparingly and when there is

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<v Speaker 2>something to celebrate. But it is true and proven according

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<v Speaker 2>to Harvard researchers, when you treat yourself to a shopping spree,

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<v Speaker 2>your dopamine spikes. So it's something to remember if you

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<v Speaker 2>feel if this is something that you're rewarding yourself for,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, something you've accomplished. Going on a shopping

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<v Speaker 2>spree will absolutely spike your dopamine.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, see, the only people what do they call them

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<v Speaker 1>a choppaholics or shopping addicts. But there are things sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>maybe even eating sometimes people things people do to comfort themselves.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah kind of is exactly kind yes, and it and

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<v Speaker 3>it does.

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<v Speaker 2>But these are ways as long as you can afford

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<v Speaker 2>it and you keep it obviously to a minimum. But

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<v Speaker 2>they said, but just even going out and buying the

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<v Speaker 2>sweater that you've been eyeing because you, you know, either

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<v Speaker 2>did something you were proud of physically, professionally, personally, whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>and to reward yourself that there is a real beat

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<v Speaker 2>and I fit from a body chemical response that you

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<v Speaker 2>can acknowledge and appreciate. All right, Next up seratonin. This

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<v Speaker 2>one is known as the mood stabilizer. So seratonin is

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<v Speaker 2>responsible for boosting your mood. And they say, the number

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<v Speaker 2>one way you can boost your serotonin go outside.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait, what's it? What serotonin does? What?

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<v Speaker 3>It's your mood.

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<v Speaker 2>Stabilizer and it's responsible for boosting your mood so when

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<v Speaker 2>you get a burst of serotonin, your mood increases. And

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<v Speaker 2>the number one way you change your serotonin level for

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<v Speaker 2>the better is to go outside.

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<v Speaker 1>What does that mean a stabilizer. Stabilizer doesn't increase the mood.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, so if you're feeling low or sad, if you

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<v Speaker 2>can get more serotonin, it'll stabilize your mood. It'll make

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<v Speaker 2>you it'll bring you up from a bad mood. So, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it boosts your mood.

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<v Speaker 1>I hear stable, and I hear just solidifies where you

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<v Speaker 1>already are.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it actually brings you up to actually being in

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<v Speaker 2>a good mood or not in a bad mood. And

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<v Speaker 2>going outside that makes sense, they said, even if it's

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<v Speaker 2>just for fifteen minutes, And if you can go for

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<v Speaker 2>a walk, even better, And that makes total sense.

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<v Speaker 3>Like your whole mood can change if you just walk outside.

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<v Speaker 1>Especially if it's a nice weather day.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean even in the rain sometimes I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 2>The number two way they say you can increase your

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<v Speaker 2>serotonin levels is to meditate. That that absolutely regulates your

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<v Speaker 2>mood and can lift you up out of a funk.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with that one hundred percent. It takes some work.

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<v Speaker 1>It takes some training, and it takes some patience to

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<v Speaker 1>find what you like because you have to sit and

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<v Speaker 1>you have to concentrate and focus, and it takes some training.

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<v Speaker 1>But man, when you get there, it is it's I

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<v Speaker 1>highly recommend meditation.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I have tried to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I have not been as good as I have definitely

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<v Speaker 2>not ever gotten into a regular a routine of it.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know that that would be so helpful. So

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<v Speaker 2>I am going to try to do that, even if

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<v Speaker 2>it's just once a week, maybe on the weekend, even

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<v Speaker 2>just as a reflection.

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<v Speaker 1>But the thing, when you get into a habit of it,

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<v Speaker 1>you won't be able to stop. I used to do

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<v Speaker 1>it every single morning in the car on the way

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<v Speaker 1>to the stadio. That's amazing ten minutes because you were

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<v Speaker 1>being driven. Oh yeah, I just want to you're not

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<v Speaker 1>doing it while you were driving. If you can meditate

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<v Speaker 1>and drive at the same time.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, that would be so helpful. Road rage would not exist.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you know? So the next hormone is oxytocin.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know what oxytocin does? Like what that hormone does?

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<v Speaker 3>I did not. It's it's known as the love hormone.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's produced when we're excited by our sexual partner.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's that thrill.

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<v Speaker 2>And it can also be like that feeling of falling

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<v Speaker 2>in love, that is oxytocin.

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<v Speaker 1>I had no idea, why do we want to falsely

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<v Speaker 1>produce that?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, because if you're wanting to feel that that rush

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<v Speaker 2>of oxytocin, that rush of love.

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<v Speaker 1>Basically, why would you want to feel that?

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<v Speaker 3>Why wouldn't you want to feel in front of whom?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, just just in general, it's just a it's a

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<v Speaker 2>fun feeling. So the number one way you can do

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<v Speaker 2>that is if you cuddle with someone, cuddle with cuddle

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<v Speaker 2>with your loved one, cuddle with your pet. You will

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<v Speaker 2>feel a rush of love, that feeling you know, that's

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<v Speaker 2>like joy.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just sexual. Romantic, Okay, that's what it is.

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<v Speaker 3>Sexual.

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<v Speaker 2>It can be sexual, but also just can be romantic

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<v Speaker 2>and romance and the feeling of falling in love.

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<v Speaker 3>And I thought this was interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>They said, the other way you can produce oxytocin is

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<v Speaker 2>to join a local community, like think about start going

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<v Speaker 2>to fitness classes, have a regular yoga group, a book club.

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<v Speaker 2>Basically the feeling of belonging actually when you feel like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a part of this group, and I'm a part

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<v Speaker 2>of this this these folks, and I and I belong

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<v Speaker 2>and I feel loved. That actually will increase your oxytocin.

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<v Speaker 2>I never thought about going to a fitness class as

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<v Speaker 2>making your oxytocin levels go out, but they say it does.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because it's a bunch of other hot people in

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<v Speaker 1>there working out. She end up, Hey, let's grab a

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<v Speaker 1>coffee after class this week. No, it's not about the love,

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<v Speaker 1>please say fitness class. What else? Bible study book club?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I'm sure that could be a part of it

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<v Speaker 2>as well too. Yes, but it's about being in a

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<v Speaker 2>group and being a part of things, all right. When

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<v Speaker 2>we come back, we are going to talk about the

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<v Speaker 2>last of the happy hormones. How do you burst or

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<v Speaker 2>burst or boost your endorphins? When we come back, Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>back everybody to this episode of Amy and TJ. We're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about Harvard researchers have found some simple ways that

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<v Speaker 2>all of us can boost our brains happy chemicals.

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<v Speaker 3>You're feeling a little down, you're feeling in the dumps.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't have to resort to some marijuana or a glass.

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<v Speaker 2>Of wine or maybe even I don't know. They're saying

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<v Speaker 2>you could avoid medicine, that this could actually replace anything

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<v Speaker 2>chemical that you could try to ingest or take.

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<v Speaker 1>Do they say it's just.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if they say it's just as effective,

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<v Speaker 2>but they say it triggers these chemicals, These actions trigger

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<v Speaker 2>these chemicals, just like some other medicines might do. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's available to all of us, and we just have

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<v Speaker 2>to think about what it is that we're looking for.

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<v Speaker 2>But inendorphins, you know, people talk about a runners high

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<v Speaker 2>and I hear about endorphins, but I don't know that

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<v Speaker 2>I actually knew what the definition of what it is

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<v Speaker 2>that endorphins do for us. They are called aka the

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<v Speaker 2>body's natural painkillers.

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<v Speaker 3>I did you realize that or was I just I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know. Was my head in the sand?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes? Usually, but I know I did not know that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I just I'm kidding the same. No, No, it's true

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<v Speaker 1>though it was a beast joke we've been lately.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh I No. So endorphins, look, each one of these

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<v Speaker 2>happy hormones have a very specific function within your body

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<v Speaker 2>chemistry that brings these different feelings of happiness. So yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess endorphins help you get through pain, and I

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<v Speaker 2>always just thought they were all interchangeable, like, oh, my

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<v Speaker 2>serotonin levels are up, or my dope mean levels are up,

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<v Speaker 2>or I want to get that runners high.

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<v Speaker 3>But this is how we actually get through pain.

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<v Speaker 2>And the number one way you can do this not shocking,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure exercise. So we just ran thirteen point one miles.

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<v Speaker 2>You ran through quite a bit of pain, would you

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<v Speaker 2>say in doorphins because you were smiling, you were singing,

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<v Speaker 2>You look like you were in a great mood.

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<v Speaker 1>What was that? I don't know if that's endorphin that

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<v Speaker 1>that was a mind thing. For me, it was, Uh, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been injured. It has some issues, but I was

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<v Speaker 1>one of the better runs. My lungs held up, my

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<v Speaker 1>conditioning held up, just my foot didn't quite hold up

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<v Speaker 1>the whole rangement. I felt lucky and blessed to get

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<v Speaker 1>as far as I did without being in severe pain.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know what role in endorphins played in

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<v Speaker 1>any of them.

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<v Speaker 2>I bet it played a lot of roles, a huge

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<v Speaker 2>role in it because you were able to. I mean, look,

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<v Speaker 2>this was just If anyone has ever run the Mystic

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<v Speaker 2>Connecticut half Marathon, it is gorgeous.

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<v Speaker 3>It is beautiful.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a picture perfect weather day, but that was

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<v Speaker 2>one of the I think it might be the hilliest

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<v Speaker 2>race that I have ever run.

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<v Speaker 3>Was it the hilliest race? You did?

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<v Speaker 1>They were, I guess short, and you could argue even

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<v Speaker 1>slight inclines, but it was a lot. I was shocked

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<v Speaker 1>how up and down and there are a couple devils

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<v Speaker 1>in there.

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<v Speaker 2>There was one in particular, like between mile nine and ten.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, why is this hill here right now?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah? The end? Oh yeah, I thought the end

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<v Speaker 1>on an incline at some point. Oh yeah, it was.

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<v Speaker 2>It was.

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<v Speaker 1>They should put a warning label on the dam.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, this is not flat.

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<v Speaker 2>I told you actually to get you, I was like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I just found this half marathon in mister, Connecticut. It's

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<v Speaker 2>along the coast, so obviously it won't be hilly. It'll

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<v Speaker 2>be flat along the shore. I'm just so glad I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know what the course was like beforehand, because I

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<v Speaker 2>would have been freaking out.

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<v Speaker 3>That was very hilly.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do think Look, I was running out of

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<v Speaker 2>I was running out of gas at the end of it.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's those endorphins. It's amazing what your body can

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<v Speaker 2>push through and.

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<v Speaker 3>I do it. I do speak to and I know

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<v Speaker 3>you do too, babe. Just the runners high.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not necessarily this euphoria all the time, but it

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<v Speaker 2>is what keeps you going and keeps your legs moving

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<v Speaker 2>even when you're in pain. So that's pretty cool. The

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<v Speaker 2>other way you can boost your endorphins. I guess this

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<v Speaker 2>makes a lot of sense. Watch something funny. Laughter is

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<v Speaker 2>the best medicine, right, so that actually produces painkillers.

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<v Speaker 3>That's so cool.

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<v Speaker 1>I would highly recommend as well watching stand up comedy.

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<v Speaker 1>You know me, I have this song in the background oftentimes,

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<v Speaker 1>and just to hear someone staying up just telling jokes

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<v Speaker 1>and with the intent of making you laugh. Oh that's

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<v Speaker 1>I highly recommended Netflix and Hulu. All these folks have

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<v Speaker 1>all these stand up specials. You'll find a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>new comics. I highly recommend that. I didn't realize I

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<v Speaker 1>seek out comedy. I guess every time I go into

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<v Speaker 1>the bathroom, I got my iPad and you hear some

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<v Speaker 1>funny show on or somebody's.

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<v Speaker 3>You love Archer. You always have Archer.

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<v Speaker 1>Archer Constant Joah. I know every one of those episodes,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's still it's funny to me. So I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe I'm seeking this out and didn't even realize.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I think it's cool because you probably didn't think,

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<v Speaker 2>oh wow, my endorphins have boosted now and that's why

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in a better mood. You don't even realize it.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's kind of cool to actually have it laid

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<v Speaker 2>out this way. I appreciate the way they laid it out,

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<v Speaker 2>so you could actually say, hmm, if I want to

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<v Speaker 2>increase this, if I want to feel this, here's what

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<v Speaker 2>I should do. But a lot of it is about

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<v Speaker 2>being outside, being active, exercising and belonging, being with people.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of common sense. But when you're sitting alone

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<v Speaker 2>feeling sorry for yourself, if you can be intentional about

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<v Speaker 2>just mixing it up and taking some of these and

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<v Speaker 2>making some of these choices, it could absolutely change your day.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you go through the four right quick again?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Dopamine, celebrate your wins, dance to upbeat music and

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<v Speaker 2>treat yourself to a shopping spree. Serotonin, get outside, meditate, oxytocin,

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<v Speaker 2>cuddle with the loved one or pet, join a group,

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<v Speaker 2>endorphins exercise, watch something funny, so without everyone we hope you.

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<v Speaker 3>Can be happy and stay happy.

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<v Speaker 2>Today, I'm Amy Robach alongside TJ Holmes.

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<v Speaker 3>We will talk soon.