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The Self-Transforming Brain

The Self-Transforming Brain

Our relationships with one another are not a casual part of our lives; they are fundamental to how our minds function and are an essential aspect of brain health.

This means that the way we communicate alters the very circuitry of our brain, especially in ways that help keep our lives in balance. 

Science further verifies that when we cultivate compassion and mindful awareness in our lives—when we let go of judgments and attend fully to the present—we are harnessing the social circuits of the brain to enable us to transform even our relationship with our own self.

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