About the Author

Loretta Graziano Breuning, PhD is Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and author of Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphin levels. She's Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay.As a teacher and mom, Loretta was not convinced by prevailing theories of human motivation. Then she learned about the brain chemistry we share with earlier mammals, and everything made sense. So she began creating resources to help people manage their inner mammal. Her work has helped thousands of people rewire themselves for more happy chemicals.Her work has been featured on Forbes, NPR, the Wall Street Journal, NBC, Fox, Psychology Today, Cosmopolitan, Inc, Fast Company, Dr Oz and Real Simple. She has been interviewed on a large number of podcasts, including James Altucher, Brainfluence, Recovery Unscripted, YogaBody, FatburningMan, and Primal Blueprint. She has spoken at the International Coach Federation, the Latin American Positive Psychology Network, the Relational Center, and Imagery International. Her books have been translated into Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French, Turkish and German.Dr. Breuning holds a BS from Cornell University and a PhD from Tufts University. She's married with children who are tax-paying adults. In her free time she likes to visit historic places and watch Spanish and French videos while exercising.

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