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  • Prairie Doc Perspective Week of August 18th, 2024

    Curstie Konold MPH LCSW QMHP|Aug 22, 2024

    Our brain releases chemicals into our body that impact functions in our body, such as our mood. There are four chemicals that commonly support "feeling good," and they are also known as "happiness chemicals." These four chemicals are dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins. Dopamine provides us with pleasure, motivation, and learning. Known as the reward chemical, dopamine may help us feel determined to accomplish our goals or meet our needs. Oxytocin is often known as the love hormone, an...

  • Prairie Doc Perspective Week of August 4th, 2024

    Curstie Konold MPH LCSW QMHP|Aug 8, 2024

    Everyone we know, meet, or pass in the grocery store has their own set of personal life experiences that are unique from our own. We all come from different places, have our own set of genetics, and have different parents or families, which is part of what makes us unique from each other. We can even have different experiences than our siblings who grow up in the same home as us. Our experiences are part of what help us learn, create adaptations to the world around us, and how we continue to...