Life in Relationship - Pleasure

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How do I get more pleasure in my life and relationships?

Getting past the word pleasure - Culture and church cringy word, kind of awkward, vaguely sexual

Pleasure definition = enjoyment, satisfaction

1 - Look for pleasure to be relationship focused

2 - ask deeper questions about pleasure

3 - pleasure in balance with other emotions

4 - noticing skills

3 stages of pleasure:

Wanting – expectation/anticipation, pursuit/drive

Liking – sensation experience of pleasure, hedonistic hotspots in the brain

Learning – brain updating information, making future predictions; brain begins linking neurotransmitters that were harder to link before

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Altogether Beautiful video on expanding our understanding of pleasure

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