Author: Ashley A
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Subscribers should now be fixed!
🎉 Good news! 🎉 The subscription feature for Detour From Hell should now be working correctly! 📧💜 If you’ve been wanting to subscribe to receive notifications when new blog posts are published, now is a great time to give it a try. If you experience any issues subscribing or don’t receive the confirmation email, please…
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Happy Chemical Series Part 7 (final): The Brain Behind This Hot Mess
A Summary of the Happy Chemicals and How They Have Shaped My Life Content warning: This article discusses addiction, trauma, domestic violence, grief, death, anxiety, depression, and unhealthy coping mechanisms. Please take care of yourself while reading. 💜 Over the past several weeks, I have written about the chemicals and systems that influence motivation, mood,…
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Happy Chemical Series: Part 6
Cortisol: The Survival Chemical We Mistake for the Enemy For the last several weeks, we have talked about the chemicals connected to motivation, pleasure, confidence, connection, and pain relief. Part 1: went over the Happy Chemicals in general: Part 2: Dopamine helps push us toward rewards. Part 3: Serotonin plays a role in mood, confidence,…
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Happy Chemicals Part 5: Endorphins — The Brain’s Natural Pain Relief
Introduction: The Final Chemical Before the Stress Chemical *Content Warning: This post discusses addiction, trauma responses, emotional pain, unhealthy coping patterns, and survival mode. Please read with care and take breaks if needed. Throughout this series, so far, we have talked about the chemicals in our brain that influence happiness, motivation, connection, mood, attachment, survival,…
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Issues When Subscribing?
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know that a couple people recently has reached out and said they tried to subscribe to the blog and they were not getting an email. I wonder how many people have had the same issue. So, I have submitted a ticket and hopefully get an answer soon!…
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