Worksheet
Activate Your Happy Chemicals
This happy chemicals worksheet introduces clients to the brain’s key feel-good hormones—dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins—and highlights simple ways to naturally boost these happiness chemicals. Whether addressing depression or simply promoting self-care, this tool empowers clients to naturally activate their happy hormones.
How to Use This Worksheet
This worksheet can be used in session or assigned as a between-session resource to support psychoeducation and behavior change. It’s an engaging way to help clients understand how neurotransmitters impact their mood, motivation, and emotional well-being. Therapists can use this worksheet to teach clients about the mental health benefits of physical activity, social connection, healthy eating, and sleep.
Who It’s For
This worksheet is ideal for clients struggling with low mood, depression, anxiety, or chronic stress, as well as those interested in boosting mental health through lifestyle changes. It’s especially effective for clients who benefit from visual, psychoeducational resources that encourage self-care and emotional regulation.
Expected Outcomes
- Increased understanding of how happy chemicals affect mental health and bodily processes
- Empowerment through learning natural ways to boost feel-good hormones
- Stronger commitment to self-care, including physical activity, connection, and rest
- Greater motivation to build daily habits that improve emotional well-being
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References
Breuning, L. G. (2015). Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels. Adams Media.
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