Hello Beautiful Humans,

 

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer.

 

I am offering a 10-day Dopamine Reset program beginning Wednesday, Sept 9, 2026. I selected this date specifically for numerological reasons because it's a 1-day (a day where you may feel a sharp spike of new beginnings, independence, and drive). September is the 9th month, on the 9th day, in the year 2026 (2+0+2+6=10, 1+0=1), meaning that 9 + 9 + 1 = 19 (1 + 9 = 10, 1+0= 1).

 

This dopamine reset program is something that I created and have personally done 9 times. Each time that I chose to reset, I noticed I was leaning on technology again and not being intentional with my time. For me, there are always simple signs that tell me that I am falling back into old habits - habits I was not proud of, and that didn't actually make me feel good. One time I checked my iPhone Screen Time and saw that I was spending 26 hours/week playing a game; another time I was spending an average of 18 hours/week on social media; and another time I found that I was picking up my phone an average of 136 times per day! I noticed that when my phone would ding with an alert, I would immediately pick it up and look at it, interrupting whatever I was doing or whomever I was talking to. All of these things were out of alignment with the life I wished I was living, the person I claimed to be, and they were not things my future self could be proud of. What could I do with an extra 18 or 26 hours per week?! Think of this as adding more discipline and meaningful time to your life through intentionality. 

 

The dopamine reset program is about learning your dopamine patterns, interrupting them, replacing them with high-value dopamine activities, shifting the patterns and habits in your life that seem to happen to you automatically, and starting to live more in alignment with whom you want your future self to be. The dopamine reset is about being intentional with how you interact with dopamine, rather than keeping your default patterns. High-value dopamine comes from setting and achieving goals, investing in things your future self will thank you for, exercising, reading, organizing, investing in your hobbies, doing more of what you enjoy, and setting yourself up for success. Low-value dopamine comes from scrolling social media, binge-watching TV, over/under eating and/or sleeping, constantly checking your phone or apps, drugs, alcohol, nicotine, gambling, shopping, etc. Think of anything that your future self wishes you would change - those are low-value, dopamine-driven behavioral loops that we get stuck in because they feel good in the moment and don't have a long-term payoff or benefit. The dopamine reset program is about learning your dopamine patterns, intentionally choosing what type of dopamine you want your body to receive, resisting the urge for short-term gratification, and retraining your brain (neuroplasticity is so cool!) to seek out long-term reward activities.  This knowledge will help you self-regulate and feel better about the life you're living.

 

• Who is this for - This is for you if you say "I don't have time for..." something you want to  be doing in your life. This is for you if you have areas of your life you'd like your future self to be more proud of. This is for you if you feel stuck, demotivated, and can't figure out how to shift.

• Dates - The Program will run for 10-days from September 9-19. Registration closes September 3, as the group will launch on WhatsApp and begin a slow, guided process about what to expect leading up to the start on September 9.

• Cost - $33 for an individual | $55 for a pair (accountability partners work very well during this process). Preferred payment: Zelle or Venmo (802-343-5470), as website registrations keep a % of the income. If the cost is prohibitive for you, please reach out to me for more information about scholarships.

• What it is - It's a 10-day program to help you shift your default dopamine patterns. By the end, you'll feel greater clarity, creativity, connection, and motivation to do the things your future self will thank you for. 

• What's required - Be ready to shift your life in a way that feels meaningful and aligned with your future goals. Be ready to post 1x per day in the WhatsApp group (this can be anything from day 1 done, to how you're feeling, to a question - the goal is engagement and accountability to yourself and the group). It may seem counterintuitive to use technology while we reduce our dependence on technology 🙂, and what I will do is turn off sound and vibration notifications for WhatsApp and choose 1-2 times each day to check the group and respond to messages or inquiries rather than looking each time someone posts something and being fully available to it all day. This is about intentionality.

• What you'll receive - Guidance from me on how to manage and use the positive and adverse effects of dopamine to live a life closer to your aspirations.  As you progress through the program, I will help you celebrate wins (even when results aren’t perfect).  I will send you daily emails and WhatsApp group messages to keep you on track, and the WhatsApp group will provide support for questions, encouragement, and accountability. With this instruction and support and your own efforts, you will make progress toward living a life more in tune with your aspirations.

• Why You Feel Called to This Now - If you're reading this, it's because your higher self already knows this is what's next for you. Your future self is already thanking you.  ​​
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dopamine reset program 

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In a world engineered to pull our attention in a thousand directions, our minds and bodies quietly call us home. A dopamine reset is about remembering who you are beneath the noise, beneath the cravings, beneath the habits that keep you disconnected from your deepest truth. This journey is an invitation to rediscover the clarity, creativity, and inner power that have always been yours. As you move through these pages, you will learn to regulate your energy, reclaim your focus, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been waiting so patiently for you to return.

 

A dopamine reset is for you if you feel that you “don’t have time” for things that you wish you were doing in your life. A dopamine reset is for you if there are areas of your life that your 9-year-old or 90-year-old self wishes you would do differently. Think about that for a moment. Are you playful and having fun as your 9-year-old self would want? Are you making investments in your body, your life, and your future that your 90-year-old self will thank you for? Are there things you wish you were doing but you say or feel that you don’t have time for them? A dopamine reset will help you shift your responses to each of those questions. You’ll feel more creative, more motivated, more connected, and more in control of your life. 

 

A dopamine reset is about intentionally choosing when, what, and how you spend your time. All of those areas where dopamine is adversely impacting your life are habits that you’ve formed and fall into when you’re on autopilot. During the dopamine reset, we’re going to intentionally choose how we spend our time, rather than falling into our old patterns. The point is to be intentional with how you spend your time, rather than just doing what you always do.

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I’ve done this dopamine reset program 8 times now and am doing it a 9th time now, starting on my 46th birthday. Each time I do it, I focus on a different set of dopamine habits that have returned to my life. I’m more aware of them now, and I still fall victim to them consuming me and feeling like I’m “relaxing” even though the data show that my brain isn’t actually relaxing. My key to when to start one is that I start when I feel I don’t have time for things my future self will thank me for.

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Questions I've received:

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• Q: What is dopamine?

  • A: Dopamine is a neurotransmitter your body naturally produces. It's a chemical messenger that regulates your brain's reward system, which is involved in feelings of pleasure, motivation, and reinforcement, helping you learn and repeat behaviors that make you feel good. It's released when you experience rewarding stimuli, such as food, love, achieving a goal, and when you gamble or scroll social media. The release of dopamine reinforces the behaviors that lead to the rewards. Some ways of receiving dopamine are extremely beneficial for your health, wellness, and nervous system, and others aren’t. The main difference between "good" and "harmful" dopamine depends on how much and how fast the dopamine is released, which impacts your brain, behavior, and well-being. ​

• Q: I don't know what a dopamine reset is, can I still join?

  • A: Yes. That's perfect. Most people have never done this before. I’m here to guide you every step of the way. Your only job is to show up each day committed to trying.

• Q: Can I do this with a friend or partner?

  • A: Yes! In fact, shared accountability doubles your success rate according to an American Society of Training & Development study. And since we’re doing this as a group, we get to experience the Hive Mind effect, which makes us work together faster. When two or more minds hold the same intention, the magnetic field around them amplifies exponentially. The Global Coherence Initiative found that when groups of people meditate or affirm together, they create a measurable electromagnetic ripple effect that raises the vibration of themselves and their entire community.

• Q: When will I start to feel it? 

  • A: Immediately. And it will feel uncomfortable at first. By day 3, the positive effects will be clearly embodying your life. 

• Q: How will this positively impact my life? 

  • A: You will feel more clarity, more creativity, more motivation, more aligned with your future self, more ready to tackle your life and make it what you dream it can be.​

• Q: How do you plan to facilitate this? 

  • A: I will be actively checking the WhatsApp group 1-2 times each day to respond to inquiries and offer encouragement. I will be sending you a daily email and prompt in WhatsApp with instructions for that day. The 5 days from registration closing on September 3 to starting the program on September 9 will include daily information from me about dopamine and questions you can answer to help set you up for success.

• Q: How much time on each of those 10 days? 

  • A: The few days leading up to the program start ​also will take about 10 minutes per day to set yourself up for success. The daily journal prompts take an average of 10 minutes per day. When you start cutting out or cutting back on high-volume dopamine behaviors, you will find that you have "more time" to do things, which means it won't feel like adding something to your life. 

• Q: Is it a group meeting? 

  • A: No. It's a WhatsApp group for attendees to ask questions, post responses to daily prompts, and help hold each other accountable.​​​

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