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Optimizing Your Joy Potential Through Movement, Dance and Play

May 30, 2023 Dr. Amy Bantham/Dr. Elaine O'Brien Season 4 Episode 11
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Optimizing Your Joy Potential Through Movement, Dance and Play
Show Notes

An interview with Dr. Elaine O'Brien, author of The Power of Play: Optimize Your Joy Potential.


Then there's the biochemical things, right?, the dopamine that we get when we're playing, the brain derived neurotrophic factor, we can just really connect with people on a bigger level. We have a saying, let joy be your magnet.  So if you can prime joy in your day, every day, it just helps you to really live your life more fully, more vibrantly. And I think going through the years, that's a real protective factor for you in terms of helping you to be more resilient…

Dr. Elaine O'Brien

Positive psychology
Dance fitness and flow
Influence of dance fitness background
Dance fitness instructors helping others
 Movement and play
Play and joy
Play and well-being
The science of play
The downsides of not playing
 Finding flow while writing

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